Welcome
Hi, I’m Beth, I offer one to one psychotherapy in Newcastle. Weekly or fortnightly appointments are available for adults (18 and over) in my peaceful room in Heaton (see on map). Online therapy is also available. Please ask about appointment times and availability. My current fee is £75 per session. Want to see what it would be like to work together?
I have always been fascinated by the many ways we search for meaning in our lives, and in the ways we support each other (or fail to). I know how amazing and transformative good relationships of all kinds can be, and how painful it can be when we struggle to find or keep them. And I am passionate about helping people learn to relate to themselves, others and the world in the fullest possible way.
What can psychotherapy help with?
People come to therapy for all sorts of reasons, here are just a few examples:
- Anxiety, depression, low self esteem
- A life event, transition, loss or bereavement
- Trauma or CPTSD
- Feeling stuck, joyless, or wanting to understand yourself better
- Issues with identity, gender, sexuality or relationships
- Neurodivergence (such as ADHD or Autism)
Everything is connected. Very often therapy becomes about much more than the thing that first causes someone to seek it. There are more examples of issues I work with in Frequently Asked Questions. If you are struggling with something specific and aren’t sure if I can help:
How can psychotherapy help?
Whatever you’re going through now and however you’re coping (or struggling to) is understandable in the context of your history and experiences. You aren’t a symptom, diagnosis or disorder, you are a unique and amazing human being, doing the best you can in the circumstances, as we all are.
From before we are even born we learn and become who we are in relation to others. Throughout our lives our relationships hugely affect our health and happiness. We adapt to our earliest relationships and form patterns of relating that form the blueprint for our future relationships. These blueprints inform what we want, need and expect from others, how we feel about ourselves, who we are attracted (and attractive) to and how we expect to be treated.
I understand (and know without doubt from my own experience) that the way we heal and grow as adults is also through our relationships.
Together we will learn how you came to be who you are, how you relate to yourself and others, and why you either struggle or thrive in the ways you do. The more safe and accepted you feel, and the more awareness you have, the more possible it becomes to heal, change and grow (if you want to!)
Choosing a therapist
I know what a brave step it can be starting therapy (I’ve been there). It can feel daunting knowing where to begin when there are so many different therapies (over 400 apparently!) Research shows that the relationship between client and therapist is the most important factor in the success of any therapy. It is more important than the type of therapy. More about the type of therapy I offer:
Relational Integrative Psychotherapy
Because the relationship is the most important factor in your therapy, it is really important to find a therapist who feels right for you. Shop around if you can. If you you think I might be right for you and you want to meet to see if we’d be a good fit:
My qualification, accreditation and experience
- Postgraduate Diploma in Relational Integrative Psychotherapy from Scarborough Counselling and Psychotherapy Training Institute (SCPTI)
- Accredited by the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
- Abides by the ethical principles of SCPTI and UKCP: UKCP Ethical Principles and Code of Professional Conduct
- Nine years in practice with clients in the charitable sector and in private practice
- Insured by Balens
- DBS checked
- Registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) as a Data Controller
Further information
Do you have any questions? See my Frequently Asked Questions or get in touch.
Or think we might be a good match and want to find out? I’d love to hear from you.
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“Every act of communication is an act of tremendous courage in which we give ourselves over to two parallel possibilities: the possibility of planting into another mind a seed sprouted in ours and watching it blossom into a breath-taking flower of mutual understanding; and the possibility of being wholly misunderstood, reduced to a withering weed. Candour and clarity go a long way in fertilizing the soil, but in the end there is always a degree of unpredictability in the climate of communication — even the warmest intention can be met with frost. Yet something impels us to hold these possibilities in both hands and go on surrendering to the beauty and terror of conversation, that ancient and abiding human gift. And the most magical thing, the most sacred thing, is that whichever the outcome, we end up having transformed one another in this vulnerable-making process of speaking and listening.” (Maria Popova)