Isabella Whitaker

Monday - Afternoon online availability

Wednesday - Morning online availability

Thursday - Morning online / Afternoon in person availability

Friday - All day online availability

I am an integrative psychotherapist specialising in working with trauma, and everything that comes with that, including but not limited to, anxiety, depression, difficulty in relationships, isolation etc. My practice is based on the philosophy that every person has the capacity to grow and to find meaning in life no matter what they are facing or have been through. I aim to create a warm and nurturing space in which you can explore your more painful feelings and develop a greater sense of self-understanding and self-acceptance. 

Therapy can help you make choices that serve you and ultimately lead to a more authentic and contented existence. The first step towards change is choosing to do something differently. Perhaps seeking therapy is your first step.

As a relational therapist, I will use our therapeutic relationship to reflect on how we are relating to one another in the moment. This helps us to understand your patterns of relating to others. Therapy will help you develop new ways of relating to others that are more in line with your authentic self. Setting you free from harmful patterns that you find yourself stuck in. 

My approach to working with trauma is based on modern scientific understanding of the relationship between trauma and the body. By incorporating the body in therapy, we are able to understand how your emotional pain manifests physically. The physical symptoms of trauma can be debilitating and bringing awareness to these feelings can make them feel less scary. My primary motivation is to keep you feeling safe at all times.

Another part of recovering from trauma is to find meaning in what can feel like a meaningless situation. This will involve some exploration around how to live meaningfully despite what you have been through. Trauma can destroy one’s sense of self and meaning in life, and cause feelings of isolation, loneliness, and despair. We will explore how the trauma has affected and continues to affect you. We will also search for a way for you to live meaningfully and with purpose.

As a trained Yoga, Breathwork, and Meditation teacher, I incorporate practices that either calm or activate the nervous system depending on what the client wants and needs. Calming breathing techniques are particularly useful for trauma and anxiety. Energising breath is useful for stuckness and depression. These techniques are an optional part of the therapy. The choice is yours.

Before attending a first session, I offer a free 15 minute phone call where we will assess whether we want to work together. I will ask you about your reasons for coming to therapy and what you hope to get out of the process. If we agree to work together, we will arrange our first session and go from there.

Monday - Online availability in the afternoon

Wednesday - Afternoon availability in person / Morning online

Thursday - Afternoon availability in person / Morning online 

Friday - Online availability all day

I am an integrative psychotherapist specialising in working with trauma, and everything that comes with that, including but not limited to, anxiety, depression, difficulty in relationships, isolation etc. My practice is based on the philosophy that every person has the capacity to grow and to find meaning in life no matter what they are facing or have been through. I aim to create a warm and nurturing space in which you can explore your more painful feelings and develop a greater sense of self-understanding and self-acceptance.  

Therapy can help you make choices that serve you and ultimately lead to a more authentic and contented existence. The first step towards change is choosing to do something differently. Perhaps seeking therapy is your first step.

As a relational therapist, I will use our therapeutic relationship to reflect on how we are relating to one another in the moment. This helps us to understand your patterns of relating to others. Therapy will help you develop new ways of relating to others that are more in line with your authentic self. Setting you free from harmful patterns that you find yourself stuck in.

My approach to working with trauma is based on modern scientific understanding of the relationship between trauma and the body. By incorporating the body in therapy, we are able to understand how your emotional pain manifests physically. The physical symptoms of trauma can be debilitating and bringing awareness to these feelings can make them feel less scary. My primary motivation is to keep you feeling safe at all times.

Another part of recovering from trauma is to find meaning in what can feel like a meaningless situation. This will involve some exploration around how to live meaningfully despite what you have been through. Trauma can destroy one’s sense of self and meaning in life, and cause feelings of isolation, loneliness, and despair. We will explore how the trauma has affected and continues to affect you. We will also search for a way for you to live meaningfully and with purpose.

As a trained Yoga, Breathwork, and Meditation teacher, I incorporate practices that either calm or activate the nervous system depending on what the client wants and needs. Calming breathing techniques are particularly useful for trauma and anxiety. Energising breath is useful for stuckness and depression. These techniques are an optional part of the therapy. The choice is yours.

Facing your pain can be scary, but it’s not something you have to do alone. I will hold a supportive space for you to explore your pain and find a way to start living again. Living unconsciously from a place of trauma means you are constantly repeating old patterns and having the same painful experiences. Therapy can help you break out of old patterns and live a more authentic life.

Before attending a first session, I offer a free 15 minute phone call for us to assess whether I am the right therapist for you. We will discuss your main concerns and what you hope to get out of therapy. If after the phone call we wish to proceed together, then we will arrange our first session.