S Katrina Hillkirk

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Integrative Arts Psychotherapist MA UKCP SEP/ Trauma Healing
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

location_on Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

I offer a confidential, comfortable environment with the space and time to feel grounded, gain support, find insight and perspective. I work relationally, with a wide range of people who seek support in their lives. It may be specific such as relationships or loss, or the experience may feel more unspecific and include feeling anxious, depressed, stressed, guilty, or lost

There are many gateways to healing and in using Creative arts together with dialogue we can use methods such as sandtray, images and dreams to explore our internal world for perspective, insight, and direction. Similarly our bodies hold the stories of our lives and in reconnecting with our senses we have the capacity to connect with our resources to transform traumatic events, memories and anxieties.

In our work together there is the opportunity to engage with drawing, painting, sandtray, movement, drama and bodywork. Since the work is experiential it may be easier to understand by having a free trial/introduction.

Training, qualifications & experience

I’m a qualified Integrative Arts Psychotherapist having completed my MA training at the Institute of Arts in Therapy and Education. I work within the ethical guidelines of the Institute and the UKCP of which I am a registered member. I have also trained as an SEP (somatic experiencing practitioner ) and am currently assisting on the 3 year training in which the power of the mind and the body is included to aid in the healing of traumatic experiences.

I have had over 25 years experience working in a wide range of organisations including:

Working for Sure Start in Hastings

Counselling at Kent University

Running Stress Management groups and working
one to one at Godden Green Mental Health Hospital,

Running Art Therapy groups with Adults and Adolescents

Assessment work at IATE (Institute of Arts in Therapy and Education)

Tutoring at IATE

Working in Private Practice

Assisting on Somatic Experiencing (SE ) training in Edinburgh/London

Assisting on Integral Somatic Psychology ( ISP ) training in Koln, Germany

Member organisations

school Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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UKCP
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

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Accredited register membership

UK Council for Psychotherapy
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Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Many areas of counselling may be undefined, I deal often with a combination of different symptoms and conditions, if that is the case for you, it may be worth making contact to see if we can work together.

With regards to the type of Therapy below, I offer Integrative Arts Psychotherapy which is a combination of therapy using the Arts, Music and Drama. I am also offer Trauma informed therapy both for developmental trauma and one of traumatic events,  having trained in Somatic Experiencing, using the principles of Peter Levine

Therapies offered

Fees

£65.00 per session
Free initial in-person session

Additional information

I offer my Introductory session free and then my charge is £65 for the hour

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

I have some space on Thurs

Further information

My Private Practice is in central Sevenoaks with parking on site.

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young people (13-17)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Groups
Organisations

Key details

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S Katrina Hillkirk
S Katrina Hillkirk