About Me
I am a Gestalt Psychotherapist (UKCP registered & higher accredited member of UKAHPP). I aim to offer a safe and confidential space, where you can feel welcome and able to be yourself. My approach is relational, which means that the quality of relationship we build together is an important part of the work. I take care to create a space where you can feel accepted and heard. I find it helpful to hold a curious and non-judgemental attitude as we begin to understand what is happening for you. I will work with what you choose to bring to each session, at a pace that feels right for you. I'm interested not only in what has brought you to therapy at this time, but in getting to know you as a whole person. I was drawn to Gestalt for its holistic and experiential nature, and I enjoy bringing creativity into my work. I understand that it can be difficult to voice some of our more uncomfortable or unwanted feelings and thoughts. So together we’ll pay close attention to what supports you to build trust and express yourself in a way that helps to make sense of your responses to the world around you. We might use resources such as drawing, image cards or objects to support self-expression and explore things that can sometimes be difficult to put into words. Most importantly, my focus is to meet you where you are and support you to develop a greater sense of understanding, choice and connection with yourself. I work as a psychotherapist in private practice in Bristol, alongside my role as a school counsellor and as part of a team of therapists at Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (GARAS), where I work with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. I have completed a five-year Post Graduate Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapy and a two-year Post Qualifying Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People. If you are interested in working together and would like to book an initial session or introductory phone call, please contact me via sarahlnd@hotmail.co.uk To find out more about how I work, you can visit my therapist profile on the counselling directory via this link: Psychotherapist Sarah London - Bristol - Counselling Directory