Hello, my name is Kat, welcome to my website. I am a UKCP Psychotherapist in Training offering low cost Psychotherapy to adults in a confidential room in central Stroud.

If you're here, you might be wondering if Psychotherapy is right for you and what it might be like. Psychotherapy is a  process of talking with a trusted other in a safe space to support your mental wellbeing and help you navigate life's challenges . It can be helpful to support many kinds of issues, from low mood and depression, overwhelm and anxiety or  processing past traumas or losses. Whatever the reason, it can be a powerful way to release solitary suffering, providing a space where you are heard, valued, and can foster self-acceptance, allowing you to experience yourself and your life in a new way. 

My approach is Integrative, this means I draw on different approaches to Psychotherapy to inform how I practice. Fundamentally I see the relationship we build as central to the therapeutic work as I believe that healing and growth happens in a relationship with another. At the beginning of the therapy we will be building the foundations of this, getting to know each other, establishing and nurturing trust.

My style of therapy is also informed by the belief that our past experiences and relationships are very important in shaping the person we are and the struggles we experience.  I will provide you with a space for exploration of your life experiences (past and/or present), this might be specific traumas or look more like piecing together past stories and dynamics. In this exploration there is opportunity to gain personal awareness, express, release and to move through things that are no longer serving you. I see my role as a witness, companion, detective and champion on this explorative journey of yours. 

Although important, I don't view our past experiences as the totality of us, and believe we are all born with a unique essence and temperament and want to give space for this part of you to be valued and understood, I am curious to be with what makes you unique. 

Over time I believe Psychotherapy can offer us the chance for personal integration. By this I mean to live with greater awareness, more wholly and less in a state of anxiety or fear, from wiser and more grounded parts of ourselves. 

If you would like to arrange an initial session to explore further, please contact me on katroddpsychotherapy@gmail.com