Katy Tozer
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About me
Most of us will have times in our lives when we experience emotional distress or feelings of unbalance. I have experience in working with depression, anxiety, stress, low mood, traumatic experiences, bereavement and eating disorders. I have a particular interest in working with women's health issues.
I am experienced in working with family/relationship difficulties and with those supporting a family member with health issues. My approach can focus on the therapeutic relationship and how this might provide insight for other relationships in your life. I am flexible and adaptive to how you want to work.
I work with all ages including children and adolescents. I offer dyadic work for parents and children to attend therapy together if there are ruptures or difficulties in the relationship.
I offer clinical supervision for qualified and trainee therapists as well as other professionals such as those working in education/academia.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
MA Dramatherapy, University of Derby (2010)
PG Cert Higher Education, University of Derby (2015)
Foundation in Group Analysis, Institute of Group Analysis (2016)
Clinical Supervisor ,British Association of Dramatherapists (2016)
Experience
2010 - 2014 Primary Mental Health Worker/ Dramatherapist, Leicestershire CAMHS
2010- 2014- Freelance Dramatherapist working in variety of clinical settings
2012- 2014- Family Mediation Practitioner, Loughborough Housing Service
2011 - 2023- Senior Lecturer/ Course Lead, University of Derby
2023- Present- Senior Lecturer/ Course Lead, University of South Wales
2019 - Present- Dramatherapy Private Practice
Publications
Bird, D. & Tozer, K. (2016) Towards a drama therapy pedagogy: an a/r/tographic study using dramatic improvisation, Drama Therapy Review, 2 (1)
Bird, D. & Tozer, K. (2018) An a/r/tographic exploration of engagement in theatrical performance: what does this mean for the student/teacher relationship? Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1177/1474022218787167
Tozer, K. (2020) Re-conceptualising ‘mise en scene’ for online dramatherapy. Dramatherapy, 41 (2) 82-89
Tozer, K. (2018) ‘Re-thinking uncertainty in higher education using Klein’s concepts of the paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions’ in Clive Holmwood & Judie Taylor (Eds.) Learning as a Creative and Developmental Process in Higher Education. Oxford, Routledge.
Tozer, K. (2023 – In process) A phenomenological study of the use of dramatic subtext to explore the unsayable within clinical supervision
Member organisations
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£60 per 50 minute Dramatherapy session.
£60 per 50 minute clinical supervision.
Concessions offered for trainees - please enquire.
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Please contact to find out about my current availability as this can change regularly.
Further information
My approach is informed by psychodynamic theory which holds the therapeutic relationship as being central to the work. I offer an empathic space in which people can explore whatever they need to without judgement. I offer various creative methods to deepen this exploration and bring about other perspectives. Sometimes in sessions there may be very little talking involved, in others there may only be talking.
Dramatherapy is a flexible and adaptive therapy that can be tailored to the individual. Together we can work to explore your unconscious patterns of behaviour and ways of being to help you better understand and accept yourself. Dramatherapy can be effective at working with trauma and painful material in a safe and manageable way.
I offer a free of charge initial consultation if you would like to find out more or see if we would be a good fit together for therapeutic work.
