I wonder what brings you here today?
Maybe the life you've always known isn't making sense any more, making you anxious, confused or depressed. Perhaps you desire change or meaning or just some "handholds" of awareness and understanding. Is the pressure and strain of "doing it on your own" or "holding it all in" is getting too much? Perhaps your relationships keep following the same painful scripts- maybe another pair of eyes and compassionate presence will help? Compulsions or addictions might be offering short term relief but long term shame and anxiety- do you yearn to bring them into honest and caring dialogue?
I'm ready to hear from you and about you.
I work in trauma-informed way...Safely: your goals, your pace; Soulfully: connecting with your real and deeper self; Creatively: using imagery, dreams and symbols; Compassionately: honouring how you’ve had to thrive or just survive; Responsively: a person who actively cares about and accepts you; Somatically, honouring how our bodies bear the unspoken burdens we carry; Educationally: casting light on how pain stays in your system.
Most importantly I bring humanity... yours and mine in compassionate dialogue and relationship.
I have over fifteen years experience in the NHS, working with grief, bereavement, difficult histories and the search for meaning and fulfilment. Whatever is on your heart and mind, I'll be really happy to hear from you and discuss how we might work together.
My psychotherapy practice is based in Alwoodley, Leeds within easy reach of LS17, LS18, LS21, LS22, LS29, LS6, LS7, LS8, HG1, HG2 and HG3. Read more below, check out my blog, call me and or use this contact form to book a £15 taster session & explore further,
With warmest wishes,
Adam
RELATIONAL & INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY
LEEDS, HARROGATE AND SURROUNDING AREAS
Thank you for visiting my website. If you've got to the stage of exploring therapy than there'll be a lot going on for you and some anxiety about meeting someone new and laying yourself open is natural. My first priority is too build an atmosphere of safe and responsive rapport.
Good therapy allows more and more of your "whole self" to be seen and heard; this is a delicate process, as in our history we are used to showing an "edited version" of who we are. Just reflecting together on how difficult and painful this has been can be a huge weight lifted. The call to discover ourselves can happen at all kinds of stages in life: radical changes like marriage, the birth of children, any kinds of loss and bereavement or changes in our professional life. Similarly, as we grow older, we can start questioning what we always assumed about ourselves- common experiences of this can happen around mid to late 20s (quarter life) or in our late 30s and 40s (mid life). You may be going through one of theses "crises" and you may be struggling to find solid ground. Therapy can be your invitation to slow down find a "place to stand" and reflect on what is happening.
- You might want to move forward in life and connect to dreams, plans and creativity but keep noticing inner blocks to your self-realisation. Therapy is as much about your future growth and potential as it is about dwelling in the past. In relational psychotherapy, we use the "aliveness of the present moment" to explore the "blocks" and also to experiment with new ways of being.
I offer a professional, confidential, boundaried relationship where we work deeply together to hear, explore and develop your needs, feelings and hopes.
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My model of psychotherapy draws on lots of different influences (Relational Psychoanalysis, Jungian, Object Relations, Attachment, Gestalt and Intersubjective) but I hold theories "lightly" to understand our work but my primary emphasis is always the human connection being forged between us.
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Experience tells me that our "true selves" are larger, more creative and more resilient than we've been led to believe and that therapy is so much more than "fixing". It's more about discovering and experimenting new ways of being in a safe place. Read more about the therapeutic space here
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I'm registered with UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy), am fully insured and meet for regular supervision and CPD.
Location and Fees
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Usually our meetings will be weekly and will last 50 minutes. These will take place in my home office in Alwoodley (stairs to access). I charge on a sliding scale according to your resources, between £40 and £90 per session. This fee reflects your investment in the process, my level of training and my commitment to you. If you can afford to pay more this helps others clients afford therapy.
At present I offer individual one to one therapy in person although we can contract for remote working over secure video conferencing.
I also offer outdoor "walk and talk" therapy- see here
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Contact Please get in touch to book a taster session (reduced rate £15)
2 Mount Drive,
Leeds, LS17 7QW
WORKING HOURS
Current availability
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays