Nathan Jenkins
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About me
I am an integrative therapist specialising in LGBTQIA therapy, sex & relationships therapy, kink-aware therapy, poly-aware therapy, and bereavement therapy.
I see clients in St Paul's, Marylebone and Walthamstow in London, as well as online.
Areas of focus:
LGBTQIA+
Anxiety
Depression
OCD
Kink
Polyamory / Ethical non-monogamy (ENM)
Self esteem
Sex and relationships
Stress
Trauma
My approach can be boiled down to a central core issue of how we relate: how we relate to ourselves, to others, to our past experiences and to our ever-evolving sense of self. I see our therapeutic relationship as a place where you can explore, question and even make changes to what felt like a fixed way of relating.
Individual therapy
Individual therapy is unique to you. You may be feeling stuck and lost in yourself, yet not be able to pinpoint what is wrong. You may be feeling anxious, in a low mood, or have lost your direction. Individual open-ended therapy can offer a supporting, non-judgemental, professional relationship to explore your feelings, thoughts and behaviours to gain a clearer understanding of what you are struggling with and what you need.
Therapy can help to process baggage from the past that is interfering with the present. The therapy space can be a place for you to say the unsayable, to be free to explore what has otherwise felt out of bounds.
LGBTQIA therapy
I am queer affirmative, so my position is that your sexuality and gender identity is as unique as you are and is something to be cherished. Struggles around our identity and desires can be challenging and painful and the world can unfortunately, be an isolating and shaming environment to be a part of. As a result of growing up in these sometimes hostile surroundings, a range of difficulties can develop later in life such as; difficulties in relating and forming nourishing relationships, feeling isolated and not belonging, feeling shame around aspects of yourself, or a reliance on alcohol and drugs to just be with yourself and others.
Particularly for gay men, the sexual landscape has changed rapidly in the past decade. Advances in sexual health with effective HIV management and PrEP have grown alongside chemsex being more common. In our counselling sessions, you can expect to be listened to empathically and non-judgementally, working with the reality of modern queer life, not at odds with it.
Sex & relationships
My practice takes a sex positive and kink friendly position. Sex positivity holds strong the knowledge that your sexual desires and ways of having (or wanting to have) sex can be a joyous exploration and way of growth. Societal shame around sex has thrown many obstacles in this course, and we, unfortunately, absorb and internalise some of that shame into our sex and relationships. Sadly, our story of sex is often not one of joy but of struggle, confusion and pain. Difficult and traumatic sexual experiences can hold power over the present and be an obstacle in how you form sexual and loving relationships. I believe that the therapeutic relationship can be an opportunity to heal and to grow into who you really are.
The world of kink and BDSM has often been pathologised in more traditional forms of therapy. I believe that taking the default stance of viewing kinks or fetishes as a signal of something that has gone wrong is not only obsolete but damaging and shaming. The kink world is not without its complexities and risks, but your desires and journey with kink give an insight into who you are as a person, maybe even who you want to be. Our sessions can be a place where you can openly explore and be curious about your kink side.
Bereavement therapy
Loss is an inevitable part of being alive and has a huge impact on all of us. When you lose someone close to you, even though you have an awareness that grief can be a battle, your own grief can be startlingly unfamiliar and scary. It can be alarming to see yourself suddenly not be able to cope with everyday activities or lose meaning in what used to give you so much joy. The loss of someone can even bring back previous losses that occurred many years ago, losses that you thought had settled and been put to rest.
As much as bereavement happens to people all the time, you may feel lonely in your grief. Others around you may not know what to say or what to do. Your work and family commitments may now be at odds with how you feel and what you need. Your bereavement may also come at a time where you were already struggling, and now this has landed on top of that heavyweight. I believe that having a space to explore how you are feeling is crucial during this time. Your grief needs care and attention, and short term therapy (12 sessions) can be very effective in giving you space to feel supported and to heal.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Diploma in Integrative Counselling, an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, and an MA in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy from The Minster Centre, Europe's leading institute for Integrative Psychotherapy.
I am a registered member of UKCP, UK Council for Psychotherapy and BACP, the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. This means that I work within their Ethical Principles and adhere to the Professional Occupational Standards, ensuring that I practice therapy within a rigorous professional framework.
UKCP Registered Member 2011171267
BACP Registered Member 384180
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
Session rate: £70
Our sessions are 50 minutes long.
When you contact me, we will find time for an initial assessment. This assessment is time for us to get to know each other and to explore what is bringing you to therapy. It is also an opportunity for you to see if I am the right fit for you. The cost of the assessment is £70.
After the assessment, we will find a regular time slot that works for you.
When I work
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Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesdays & Thursdays.
Further information
My therapy rooms are located in Walthamstow E17 and Wimpole Street W1.
