Phoebe Gorry
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About me
Deciding to go to therapy, and finding the right therapist can be a daunting and difficult process.
My aim is to make that as easy as possible for you and I offer a free, initial first session of 30 minutes for you to test the waters and figure out if I feel like the right therapist for you.
I practice with warmth, empathy and compassion which aims to facilitate you to feel safe to share what might be worrying you in a trusting, confidential space.
I’ll never push you to talk about anything you don’t want to, instead, I’ll work to remain by your side to support you in unfolding your feelings however way you wish to.
I’m an integrative therapist which means I draw from a toolbox of skills and modalities so that I can tailor my therapeutic approach to suit your unique needs.
My grounding is in the philosophy of the person-centred approach; I trust in the direction that clients wish to explore. I believe we all have the potential to grow and hold the answers within ourselves.
I draw upon psychodynamic ideas - considering how our childhood experiences and key patterns of attachment to parental figures in our early years influence how we relate to ourselves, others and the world around us.
I’m trauma informed. This means I’m well versed in old and new research that helps us understand how to work with and navigate trauma in the body and mind.
I also work creatively, with a particular interest in how the use of tuning into the body, mental imagery and metaphor can enhance offer further insight to the therapeutic experience.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have experience working with clients dealing with depression and low mood, anxiety and panic attacks, self-harm, suicidal ideation, relationship and interpersonal difficulties, those who have experienced sexual, physical and mental abuse, childhood trauma, trauma in adult life, ADHD, bereavement and clients with partners in palliative care and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
I currently work within the NHS as part of an IAPT service and have previously held therapy posts at Headstrong and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
My background is within the creative arts – I worked as a performer for many years before re-training as a psychotherapist.
Qualifications and Training
- Master of Arts – Counselling & Psychotherapy – Roehampton University (2023)
- Certificate – Mental Health First Aid (2022)
- Level 3 Certificate – Counselling Studies (CPCAB) (2019-20)
- Level 2 Certificate - Counselling Skills (CPCAB) (2018-19)
- BA Honours Degree - Music - ACM (2018)
CPD
- Somatic Trauma Therapy - Babette Rothschild (ongoing 1 year training)
- Applied Polyvagal Theory in Somatic Psychology – An embodied approach to trauma recovery (2023)
- PCA, Psychiatry & Working with Trauma (2023)
- Social Marginalisation and Trauma: A Person-Centred Perspective (2023)
- The Contribution of Psychotherapy to Wider Social Change (2023)
- Suicide and Self Harm (2022)
- Single Session Therapy (2022)
- Childhood sexual abuse – The body keeps the score (2022)
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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
From £60.00
Free initial online session
Additional information
Initial first 30-minute online taster session - Free of charge
Online & Face to Face Sessions - I offer a sliding scale dependant on circumstances, location and availability. Please contact me to discuss further.
When I work
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I have availability from Monday - Friday, both daytimes and evenings, and Saturday mornings.
Sessions last 50 minutes. Normally we would meet on a weekly basis at a regular time.
Further information
My practice in Brixton is based at The Brixton Therapy Practice - a stones throw from Brixton Tube, on the Victoria Line.
My Surbiton Practice is in central Surbiton, 5 minutes from Surbiton mainline railway station. Parking is available directly outside.
