Experience
I have been working as a psychotherapist for fifteen years. Working in private practice, I have developed an efficient method of supporting clients struggling with depression, relationship and life crises. My mental health experience allows me also to take referrals from clients experiencing severe and enduring mental health problems.
I see my private clients in Pimlico and Kensington. In addition to it, I teach psychotherapy and counselling at the Gestalt Centre London and other psychotherapy training centres in the UK and other parts of Europe such as Bulgaria, Georgia and Poland. Prior to becoming a psychotherapist, I worked in mental health, managing a supported housing scheme and a day centre.
I further my knowledge and experience by regularly attending conferences, trainings and workshops in Europe and North America.
Method
Working as a psychotherapist, I keep a good balance between challenging and supporting clients. I work with experimentation paying attention to and inviting movement and sensations clients may feel in their bodies. It is a creative approach where you and I may experiment with creative forms of expressing feelings and attending to the felt sense.
I develop deep and honest relationships with clients whilst maintaining professional boundaries. My approach is based on Integrative and Gestalt therapeutic modalities with a strong focus on integrating body and mind and relationality.
I actively attend to themes related power to support my clients in attending to diversity in their various intersectional identities.
Although I have been working predominantly on Zoom during the lockdown, I only accept clients who can come for offline face to face meetings at one of my locations.
My techniques are described more widely on pages Relational Therapy and Embodied Practice while my stance towards diversity is on pages Antiracism and Gender, Sexual and Relationship Diversity.
My experience covers, but is not limited to the areas listed below:
- Anger Management – rage, violent behaviour, irritability, lack of anger, non-assertive responses
- Mental Health – panic attacks, anxiety, low self-esteem, mood swings, self-destructive behaviour, eating disorders, depression, OCD, Bi-Polar and other diagnoses, living with stigma, re-engaging with the world after a mental breakdown
- Existential Problems – loss or lack of meaning in life, mid-life crisis, lack of motivation
- Relationships – jealousy, relationship breakdown, bereavement, abandonment, loneliness, sexual concerns
- Racial trauma and other issues related to diversity including support for people coming out and transitioning,
- Career / Work Problems – unfulfilled potential, redundancy, stress and burn-out, lack of confidence, communication problems,
- Addictions – substance misuse, internet, sex, pornography,
- Trauma and Abuse – historical or recent abuse, other traumas.
Professional registration and affiliation
 | The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is the UK’s leading professional body for the education, training and accreditation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. | ||
| Gestalt Psychotherapy Training Institue – I am a Training and Supervising Member of the Institue | |||
 | UK Association for Gestalt Practitioners – the widest association for Gestalt therapists in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. UKAGP represents the interests of British therapists in the European Association for Gestalt Therapy (EAGT) | ||
 | International Association for Advancements in Gestalt Therapy – an international community of Gestalt Therapists working together to develop Gestalt research, theory and practice. Between 2012 and 2016 I was a board member of this organisation. | ||
 | European Certificate in Psychotherapy – certificate established to develop and maintain international standards in psychotherapy | ||
| European Association for Gestalt Therapy – European body established to certify Gestalt institutes and psychotherapists |
Detailed CV is available on my LinkedIn profile
Contact
If you have any questions about the service I provide or would like to book an initial appointment please contact me on 079 202 555 42. I can also be reached via email on adam@gestalt.uk.com.