Simon Wilson, MA, PG Dip

**Please note I am not currently taking on new clients**

The types of therapy I provide are General Individual Therapy, Group Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Addiction Therapy and Couple Therapy - specialising in substance misuse, personality disorders, self harm / suicidal behaviours and sexual issues / compulsions, along with general anxiety and depression.

My private practise has afternoon or evening appointments and I am based in Cheshunt.

I work as the Therapy Services Manager at The Priory Hospital in North London, where I am responsible for the therapy provision for all inpatient, outpatient and day patients across four services: General Psychiatry for Acute Adult,  Addiction Treatment, OCD and Complex Obsessional Disorders and CAMHS. I manage a team of 35 permanent staff and 35 sessional staff including: Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CBT and DBT Therapists, Psychotherapists, Family / Systemic Therapist and Occupational Therapists.

I am also the Course Director for the Foundation Programme at the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology. This is a College of Sex and Relationship Therapy (COSRT) accredited programme for trainee Psycho-sexual Therapists / Clinical Sexologists. I provide training, coaching and supervision to trainee and qualified clinicians.

https://www.theinstituteofsexology.org/about-us

The majority of clients seeking therapy with me are looking for help with underlying symptoms of depression or anxiety and often have a history of trauma, abuse, loss, attachment issues or developmental trauma from their family of origin.

My therapeutic style is pluralistic, meaning I utilise Psychoanalytic Theory, Humanistic Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Techniques to tailor the therapy to the individual - I do not believe one size fits all, but that all modalities of therapy are useful at different times for different people.

My primary training was in Gestalt, meaning I focus on the therapeutic relationship we create and systemic issues the client is experiencing. However my therapy work is very much informed by my study of Psychoanalytic theories (especially Attachment Theory) and by the Psychoanalytical Clinical Supervision I regularly receive. I also utilise Behavioural and Cognitive Techniques to support clients in managing symptoms and offer evidence based treatment for emotional regulation, utilising DBT and CBT.

One day per week I co-facilitate Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) groups for clients with personality disorder at the Priory North London, for information on this please contact the Priory Hospital North London directly.