About me
Hello! My name is Nathan Dean (he/him, cis/het), and I am a person-centred therapist based in the UK, working with clients all over the world. As a person-centred therapist, my role is to explore your lived experience; rather than give direct advice, we explore together what will work specifically for you, your circumstances, and your view of the world around you. Whether grief, depression, anxiety, or some of the more specific elements listed below, we can create a safe space together to explore your experiences. You can find out more about me from www.pronoiacounselling.com
I also bring in techniques and theories from other practices, such as gestalt and CBT, but I am always diving into other modalities to create a holistic approach for all my clients, whether part of the western canon of therapeutic techniques, or trying to decolonise my approach.
Below is a breakdown of what I can bring to your space. And this is key. This time is your time. Whatever you want to discuss, at the pace you feel is beneficial. I will guide and challenge, where appropriate, but the core is that this is a safe, non-judgemental space for you to explore what you have collected along lifes journey.
Mental Health MOT
Sometimes, we don’t need anything more than a check-in with ourselves. Therapy is often seen as an intervention when things get to their worst point, but we can also relate to our therapeutic spaces as ones to explore where we are at when things are going well, or when the changes are less dramatic or intense. An MHMOT may be exactly what we need for this, an initial six sessions of examining the elements of our life to see where can use improvement, what is working, and where we are going. We’ll use things such as Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs or the Japanese concept of Ikigai to map out where we’re at, and work from there.
Carers Support
My placement when training as a counsellor was the Carers Support Centre in my area. I learnt a lot working with carers in terms of their needs, wants, and the social elements of what it means to care for a loved one, a family member, or friend. If you are in a position as a carer, and need a space to explore the feelings that come from such a role, I have experience in this area I would love to share with you. We can create a safe space suitable for exploring, specifically, the difficulties and successes of taking on a caring role, living alongside COVID, and the sociopolitical landscape that comes with this. This is your time to explore what it means to be a carer today.
Living with Disability
As someone with a stoma bag, I’ve come to learn how to live with Crohn’s Disease, an ileostomy stoma, and the world that comes with. Disabilities are not always visible, and the world is not always designed to be the most beneficial for those of us with such disabilities. Whether living with Crohn’s, IBS, Colitis, stoma, or other disabilities, gastric or otherwise, we can explore what it means to live with conditions that can affect our energy levels, require adjustments for the day to day, and need extra attention now COVID is in our environment. Suffice to say, with whatever ails us, we can find a way of centering back to you, the self, and what benefits you. As I say to all my clients, it isn’t about right or wrong, but what serves you and what doesn’t.
Grief, Depression, Anxiety
Grief, depression, and anxiety are key terms we often come across in therapeutic spaces. Whether the grief of a passed loved one, the loss of a job, a change of living situation, or any other shift, change, or loss, having a place to explore what that grief means to us and how to sit with it is important. As well as this, depression and anxiety are such well-spoken elements of the current climate of our world, and once again having a place to understand it, explore it, and find ways of living with it are important. With some experience working with clinically diagnosed conditions and the malaise of the modern world, we can use CBT and gestalt therapies - bringing you to the present moment - to alleviate these sensations.
Masculinity
The role of the man has changed. As I’ve worked with more and more people who identify as men, with he/him pronouns, or the conventional gender binary, it is evident that our relationship with our masculinity requires examination. Whether managing anger, emotional regulation, or investigating your life purpose, what motivates you, what your new role is in society, we can use the safe space of the therapeutic conversation to figure out what this means in today's landscape. Once again using Gestalt to bring to the present, CBT to emotionally regulate, and socially conscious person-centred therapy for your lived experience, we can sit in your truth to find what concerns you, what benefits you, and what can serve you in the future. You are not alone.
ADHD & Neurodiversity
ADHD has moved to quite a front-and-centre position in the modern world; whether a formal diagnosis from a medical practitioner, to self-diagnosing through finding commonality with the experiences of others, many people are finding they identify with ADHD, autism, and neurodiversity as a whole. With my own experiences with ADHD (self-diagnosed, whilst I await formal diagnosis), and working with students and clients who exhibit certain behaviours, traits, or thought-patterns which may might label as neurodiverse, we can use our space in the counselling room to explore your relationship to ADHD, autism, monotropism, or neurodiversity as a whole. This can include ways to structure your time, relationship guidance, and speaking of new developments in the field, such as rejection-sensitive dysphoria.
Whatever concerns, problems, or emotions you may be facing currently, I endeavour to create a safe environment to explore your lived experience, the challenges of your life, and what will serve you moving forward. With my background in teaching (both mainstream and SEN), my person-centred approach, and my willingness to learn about different cultural, social, and political backgrounds, I hope we can work together to find what is best for you. This is your space. This is your time. This is your truth. Let’s explore it together.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Level 4 in Person-Centred counselling but I continue to develop my practice by integrating theories from a range of fields, whether that be CBT, Jungian theory, or even researching how to decolonise my practice or bring in life coaching skills to complement our sessions.
My training took me to the Carers Support Centre in my area, where I worked with the local community, offering support for those who cared for their loved ones during this period of economic instability.
I am a member of various communities as well, therapeutic, spiritual, and philosophical, which continue to challenge me and offer insights into my practice. Alongside which, I host a bi-monthly gathering for therapists to discuss our practice with one another.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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Accredited register membership
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Fees
£50.00 - £100.00
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Additional information
I offer a flexible rate for my clients to counterbalance the economic instability we are facing at present. If my rates still do not align with your current financial circumstances, please reach out as I can offer some flexibility in some instances. I try and work on a case by case basis, with £50 being my lowest rate for the most part, and £100 being the highest.
For those who are in a position to afford by higher rates, this allows me to open up slots to those who are perhaps less fortunate, or who are in the precariat. It also goes to the upkeep of my website, developing my own resources, and hosting events.
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