About me
Breathing space, for you.
Hello, I’m Rob. I’m an integrative psychotherapist and provide both short- and long-term therapy. I completed a Masters degree in Core Process Psychotherapy, which is a mindfulness-based therapy. I wonder what brings you here, seeking support right now. Our society can often feel like it isn’t set up to provide us with the emotional support that we often need. In fact, it can often feel like it is contributing to, or even causing our suffering. I would aim to provide you with a safe and compassionate space that can allow you to rest and explore your thoughts and feelings from a calm and more grounded place. Central to my approach is aligning more to the present moment, and supporting you also with this. Amongst other benefits, this may help to bring you into relationship with your feelings in a different, closer way. By connecting with our emotions and feelings in our body, this may bring fresh insight; stepping into a new way of being and relating, and ultimately leading to change.
There are many areas of self, and of life, that I can support you with. However, here are a few of my areas of interest:
- Depression, anxiety
- ADHD and neurodivergence
- Relationship difficulties
- Childhood bullying
- Self-esteem building, and emotional neglect
- Hearing voices, and other marginalised aspects of self
- Traumatic experiences
- Working with men; masculinity
- Anger
- Living with a chronic health condition
- Grief, death and dying
If you would like to see how it feels to meet and share a little about yourself, I offer initial sessions at the rate of £65 for up to 45 minutes. Should you decide to book in beyond this, ongoing sessions would be at the same time each week. If you would prefer to talk first on the phone, please do get in touch and we can arrange a time to hold a brief conversation (free of charge).
Experience
As well as in private practice, I have worked mainly in the NHS, in the field of physical health. This is where I first became familiar with chronic disease, and the field of mental health. These experiences, and a growing interest in Buddhist psychology, led me to my training in mindfulness-based psychotherapy. My own psychotherapeutic journey has instilled within me a deep sense of the importance of one’s own wellbeing, particularly in a world which can often feel unsafe, confusing, and overwhelming; cultivating and maintaining one’s own wellbeing, with dedication, can and does open up life to more possibilities, deeper connections, and authentic joy and happiness.
I have for the past 5 years worked for a Hospice, in the field of palliative care. This experience has given me a deeper insight into working with grief, bereavement, chronic and terminal illness, and dying. I currently work in private practice, in both London (Kings Cross/ Islington) and Brighton (central).
Training, qualifications & experience
- Core Process Psychotherapist -UKCP full accreditation
- Post-qualification MA (Masters) in Mindfulness-based Psychotherapeutic practice - trained with the Karuna Institute (KI)
- NHS Talking Therapies - currently for a depression service; I am trained in Person-centred experiential Counselling for Depression
- Experience working in private practice, with a broad array of psychological and emotional presentations including more severe mental illness
- 20 years experience working in various NHS settings, including palliative care/ Hospice setting
- Background in physical health, as a Physiotherapist (BSc Hons)
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
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
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
Fees
£75.00 per session
Additional information
Introductory sessions last up to 45 minutes. These are priced at £65
Session rates: £75
Weekly sessions are 60 minutes in duration - I work in this role on Thursdays only
I offer free introductory phone calls (optional) - up to 15 minutes in duration
No concessionary rates currently available - apologies for this
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Further information
I am a Core Process psychotherapist offering depth psychotherapy and also short-term psychotherapeutic intervention as required. Please click on the following link to read more about this style of therapy:
https://karunainstitute.co.uk/our-approach/
This is a traditional yet modern integrative psychotherapy approach, drawing upon awareness through mindfulness.
