Welcome
Central London Psychotherapy and counselling face to face and online
Hello, I'm Grania.
I provide safe and confidential face to face psychotherapy and counselling from my practice in central London as well as online to clients in the UK and Europe. I work with adult individuals.
While I'm trained as a Gestalt Psychotherapist, which means I have a philosophy that underpins my practice, I will meet you where you are, with whatever is going on for you, without judgement.
Have a look at some of the reasons people seek therapy and how it can be helpful, below. Read more about my qualifications and experience in About Me and find out what therapy might be like to experience in How we might work together. I list Areas of Expertise as a guide rather than a menu or list of exclusions.
There are many reasons people seek therapy. You may be distressed, curious, upset, wanting more of some things in your life and less of others. You may wonder about how you approach life and the choices you see available to you and the choices you make. As you explore what it means to be you, right now, in the life that you have, I offer my presence alongside as a non-judgemental, curious and supportive other in a safe, confidential space.
For some of us, we may be realising that some of the ways we learned to keep ourselves safe, instead of protecting us, are keeping us stuck. Sometimes we need to untangle our feelings and thoughts about the present or about the past in order to step forward with curiousity and flexibility into our future.
Painful events endured alone might keep us separate and removed from full engagement in our lives, or dreams of how things could or should be gets in the way of our seeing how things are and what is within our power and agency to change.
Therapy can help us to acknowledge pain and loss as well as rightfully own what is ours to celebrate, releasing us to live a more satisfying life and make choices that serve us well.
I am a registered psychotherapist with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapists (UKCP), which monitors and ensures the highest ethical standards are adhered to in practice. I am also a registered member of the BACP.
I trained over a five year period at the Metanoia Institute, a leading Psychotherapy training institute in London where I gained my MSc and Clinical Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapy.
Prior to that I gained an MSc in Organisational Change at Ashridge Business School. I have a BA in Philosophy from the University of London and a BA in Psychology from University College Dublin.
A little more about me
I grew up in a small town in Ireland and lived briefly in New York and Los Angeles. I currently live in London.
I began my working career in book publishing and newspapers ultimately working in large corporate transformations as a change and engagement consultant.
I practice out of two locations, one at City Therapy Rooms, 33 Furnival Street, EC4A, near Chancery Lane and also from Library Rooms at 37 Queen Anne Street in W1G, near Oxford Circus.
Some of the areas I work with
Anger
Anxiety
Childhood Emotional Neglect
Depression
Existential questions of meaning
Grief
Hypervigilance
Lack of access to feelings
Life stage transitions
Loss
Low mood
Overwhelm
Panic attacks
Preparing for the Third Act of Life
Self esteem
Self harm
Suicidal feelings
Trauma
The psychotherapy I offer is humanistic and relational, which means that we speak together about what you bring. Meeting face to face or on zoom,
trusting in the process that what shows up or comes to mind in the immediate will be relevant. While being alongside you with empathy, I may share what I observe of our process of being together for our joint inquiry and curiosity. I may also share some of what is going on for me as we work shoulder to shoulder to explore your own ways of being in the world.
I practice Gestalt therapy which has its underpinnings in existential philosophy - responsibility for our choices; Zen Buddhism - focus on the here and now; and embodiment - interconnectedness of body and mind, with a core belief that we carry within us the wisdom to know what we need to live authentically, given the right conditions and context.
If there is a concept of health underpinning my approach, it is about finding a way to live flexibly, responsively and authentically. Every ‘symptom’ serves or once served a purpose, the question is whether it still keeps you safe or is holding you back.
Get in Touch
M: +44 7979 647577
Availability
Evenings
Wednesday and Thursday at
City Therapy Rooms,
33 Furnival Street, EC4A 1JQ.
Nearest Tube is Chancery Lane.
Mornings
37 Queen Anne Street, W1G 9JB.
Nearest Tube is Oxford Street and Bond Street.
Online availability outside of these times throughout the week.
Fees
Face to Face psychotherapy:
33 Furnival Street or 37 Queen Anne Street
£95.00 per 50 minute session
Online:
£75 per 50 minute session