• Do you ever feel stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed?

• Do you have aches, pains or physical symptoms that get worse when you’re feeling low?

• Would it be helpful to have regular contact with someone who listens, empathises, and supports the whole you - mind, body, and soul?

If so, then body psychotherapy could help you...

Video on Body Psychotherapy

I recently made a video for Welldoing.org entitled ‘What is Body Psychotherapy?’ Have a watch below.

Working Online

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, I offered online body psychotherapy. I now see clients in-person, but continue to provide online sessions when people need to isolate.

When working online, even though we are not in each other’s physical presence there are still many ways we can engage the body in creative and meaningful ways. As well as talking, we might use body awareness exercises, breath work, or visualisation to deepen our experience of what is happening in a session. Some clients find it helpful to have paper and pens handy to draw or write with, while others use cushions or objects to represent people or things they want to talk about in therapy. However we work, the aim is always to support you emotionally in your self-discovery in ways that suits you.

We have gone through unprecedented changes and adjustments to our lives - a process which reawakens old emotional challenges and brings with it new ones. Moving forward, it will be ever more important to stay as grounded and embodied as we can, and to remember that help is still available if needed. If you feel you might benefit from some additional support, please do get in touch.

Articles

I’ve written a couple of articles about body psychotherapy. One is for Welldoing.org entitled 'Beyond Words: Working Non-Verbally in Psychotherapy’, which is about how I got into Body Psychotherapy and some of the reasons a person might seek it out as a client. I also discuss a couple of the methods I use in sessions. The second is a blog post for Healthunlocked.com called ‘What is body psychotherapy?’ Click below to have a read.