{"id":756,"date":"2025-01-27T18:41:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/?page_id=756"},"modified":"2026-07-31T17:09:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:09:02","slug":"individual-counselling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/therapy\/individual-counselling\/","title":{"rendered":"Individuals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.ic-page{max-width:960px;margin:0 auto;color:#2A2A28;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:18px;line-height:1.55;}\n.ic-page strong{font-weight:700;}\n.ic-page em{font-style:italic;}\n.ic-page a{color:#1F4E4A;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#9A6B1F;}\n.ic-page h1,.ic-page h2,.ic-page h3{color:#1F4E4A;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25;}\n.ic-page h1{font-size:2.1rem;margin:.4em 0 .3em;}\n.ic-page h2{font-size:1.55rem;margin:2em 0 .5em;}\n.ic-page h3{font-size:1.2rem;margin:1.4em 0 .4em;}\n.ic-page p{margin:0 0 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<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sunrise_01-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A hand reaching towards the light \u2014 the openness that begins therapy\">\n  <div class=\"ic-hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"kicker\">Individual Therapy<\/div>\n    <h1>A confidential space to think, feel, and become<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"lede\">Integrative individual therapy for adults \u2014 a place to talk through what has shaped you, and to slowly move towards the person you actually are.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ic-intro\">\n  <p><strong>Welcome.<\/strong> My therapy offering provides a genuinely confidential space where you can talk through your thoughts and feelings in safety, and where your process of change and understanding can evolve at its own pace.<\/p>\n  <p>You may have self-diagnosed, been given a diagnosis, or simply believe that you are not OK. Whatever brought you here, you are welcome. I do not apply labels to people \u2014 I support clients to see themselves as unique individuals. We are all human, and all fallible; self-acceptance and self-compassion are the learning most of us need most.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <p>I do not apply labels to people. I support clients to see themselves as unique individuals \u2014 human, fallible, and worthy of compassion.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<h2>How I work<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"ic-figure-right\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/authentictandt.uk\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/freedom_01-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A hand raised towards the sun \u2014 the movement of self-acceptance\">\n  <figcaption>Self-acceptance is where much of the work begins.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p>As an <strong>integrative psychological therapist<\/strong>, I draw on a wide range of approaches and tailor my work to the needs of each client. The main focus is on building a <em>trusting and safe relationship between us<\/em> \u2014 one where honesty, acceptance and empathy empower you to become your true self.<\/p>\n\n<p>My theoretical grounding is broad: attachment theory, person-centred approaches, developmental psychology, polyvagal insight, positive psychology, and the somatic understanding of how trauma is held in the body. But no client meets a theory. They meet a therapist. What matters most is that you feel met \u2014 where you actually are, in the moment you actually walk in.<\/p>\n\n<p>I bring particular experience of <strong>developmental and relational trauma<\/strong> \u2014 the long, pervasive kind of hurt that shapes people from very early on. Much of my ongoing work, and my writing, is in this area.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ic-clear\"><\/div>\n\n<h2>What I work with<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"ic-issues\">\n  <h3>Some of the issues that bring people to therapy<\/h3>\n  <p class=\"subtitle\">The list below is not exhaustive \u2014 many clients arrive with more than one of these, or with something that does not quite fit a category. All are welcome.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ic-issues-grid\">\n    <div class=\"ic-issue\">\n      <div class=\"name\">Trauma &amp; Abuse<\/div>\n      <div class=\"note\">Developmental, relational, and event-based.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ic-issue\">\n      <div class=\"name\">Anxiety &amp; Depression<\/div>\n      <div class=\"note\">The most common companions of hard times.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ic-issue\">\n      <div class=\"name\">Decision-making<\/div>\n      <div class=\"note\">When something needs choosing, and you are stuck.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ic-issue\">\n      <div class=\"name\">Identity<\/div>\n      <div class=\"note\">Questions of who you are, and who you are becoming.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ic-issue\">\n      <div class=\"name\">Life Changes<\/div>\n      <div class=\"note\">Ageing, disability, redundancy, retirement \u2014 the shifts that ask us to remake ourselves.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ic-issue\">\n      <div class=\"name\">Loss &amp; Grief<\/div>\n      <div class=\"note\">Bereavement, miscarriage, and the losses that do not have neat names.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>What you can expect<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"ic-approach\">\n  <div class=\"ic-value\">\n    <div class=\"word\">Confidentiality<\/div>\n    <div class=\"desc\">What is brought into the room stays there, within the standard professional exceptions.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ic-value\">\n    <div class=\"word\">No labels<\/div>\n    <div class=\"desc\">You are a unique person, not a diagnosis. My work begins with that.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ic-value\">\n    <div class=\"word\">Integrative<\/div>\n    <div class=\"desc\">A broad theoretical base, adapted to what you actually need.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ic-value\">\n    <div class=\"word\">Unhurried<\/div>\n    <div class=\"desc\">Change takes the time it takes. Sessions are held at the pace that suits you.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <p>The main focus is on building a trusting and safe relationship between us, where honesty, acceptance and empathy empower you to become your true self.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<h2>Practical matters<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong> are usually weekly or fortnightly, of 50 or 60 minutes. I offer both <strong>in-person<\/strong> sessions at my base in <strong>Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire<\/strong>, and <strong>online<\/strong> sessions via Zoom \u2014 whichever suits you best. Some clients mix the two.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Fees<\/strong> vary according to context and circumstance. Every therapy relationship begins with a conversation, and finances are part of what we can talk through. If cost is the only barrier, please still get in touch \u2014 there is always a conversation to be had.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ic-cta\">\n  <h2>Ready to talk?<\/h2>\n  <p>Every therapy relationship begins with a conversation. 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