Natalie Clarke
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About me
I am an Integrative psychotherapist and I work with a wide variety of people, but people who have seen me include LGBTQIA+ people, trans people, people who are non-monogamous and/or polyamorous or in open relationships, people from a working-class background, people of colour, sex workers, and people who practice kink/BDSM.
I am queer and trans friendly, including non-binary identities. I am also kink-aware and see sex work as work. As a white person, I aim to be as anti-racist as possible, and my therapeutic approach is influenced by queer theory and intersectional feminism. My practice is focused on the neurodiversity paradigm. I am interested in anti-oppressive work and aim to make my counselling practice an inclusive and diverse space where we can come together to explore, understand and work respectfully together.
If you do not see yourself described on the above list, it does not mean I can’t or won’t work with you; these are just some of the areas I tend to specialise in.
I am also neuroaffirming and specialise in working with late-discovered and high-masking autistic people, especially women and afab people. I am also Covid-conscious and work with people with long Covid and those impacted by chronic illness.
Training, qualifications & experience
- I am a Member of BACP and a Full Clinical Member of UKCP.
- I have an MA and an Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling.
- I have certificates in DBT, Psychosexual Therapy, and Working Therapeutically with Autistic Adults.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£90.00 - £140.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a range of fees, and also offer some Reduced Fee slots as well.
Further information
I am an Integrative psychotherapist, which means my training covered a variety of approaches and modalities that I am now able to synthesise and utilise depending on the individual clients I see, their unique situation, and what I feel will be most supportive for them. I feel this approach is best because, rather than having a dogmatic or rigid way of working, I am able to be flexible and meet you where you are. Some key ways that I work include psychodynamic, person-centred, and relational approaches. I am also influenced by body psychotherapy, IFS, DBT, polyvagal theory, and attachment theory.
What did those terms mean?
This is a very simple explanation, but in brief:
- Psychodynamic: This means we will probably spend some time thinking about your past experiences and how they shape you today
- Attachment theory: We will consider your relationship(s) with your significant caregiver(s) and how that might be influencing your relationships in the present
- Body psychotherapy: We will pay attention to your bodily sensations and see how that relates to your emotions
- Relational work: This means I see the therapeutic relationship as being the primary site of the growth and healing you are coming to therapy for
- Person-centred: This means I try to ‘democratise’ the experience of therapy, so rather than me sitting in an ‘expert’ position, I believe you are the expert on your own life and try to be aware of and balance the power dynamic between us.
- IFS: Internal Family Systems, where we think about your different parts and how to integrate the whole system
- DBT: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, where we focus on learning skills to manage intense emotions and improve relationships, by balancing acceptance (validating your experiences) with change (making positive shifts)
- Polyvagal theory: Thinking about the autonomic nervous system states and how they impact you
