Claudia Coussins

I currently have availability on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays but please ask if you would like another day as I sometimes have flexibility.

I'm an integrative psychotherapist (UKCP and MBACP), researcher and wellbeing coach with over 15 years of experience dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities.

I completed my MA in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy at the Minster Centre.

My goal is to make mental healthcare more accessible and attuned to the diverse needs of those I work with, always considering and critiquing the broader social and political context to foster healthier minds, bodies, relationships, and communities.

To complement the benefits of individual psychotherapy and coaching, I also work in community-based settings and collaborate with organisations who share a motivation for collective wellbeing and social justice. This exciting and sometimes painful work involves critiquing and resisting some conventional models of mental health.

I work online and in two locations (in Holloway and in King's Cross)

Visit my website: https://www.claudiacoussinstherapy.com/

Life can sometimes feel heavy, confusing and lonely. But therapy and coaching can offer a supportive space to explore, heal, and cultivate joy. While I don’t believe it’s possible to fully understand another’s experience, together, we’ll work to uncover the habits holding you back, make courageous changes, process trauma & oppression, and embrace a more peaceful, fulfilling life.

My approach is:

*attachment-informed

*embodied

*relational

This means I believe we can gain as much insight from how we interact, as from the content of what we say. My practice draws on childhood, inter-generational and wider cultural experiences to make sense of thoughts, feelings and sensations in the present. I believe that working with our physicality and paying attention to our bodily sensations can enhance our understanding of ourselves.

I work with issues such as depression, anxiety, identity, trauma, relationship difficulties, workplace challenges (discrimination, burnout etc), self-esteem, abuse, spirituality, grief, loneliness and more.

I welcome clients from all backgrounds and I also have specific expertise working with practitioners in the health, mental health, social care and other caring and wellness professions, where there can be particular themes of stress, burnout and vicarious trauma which can be challenging to manage.

If now isn't the right time for ongoing therapy, you might be interested in the Wellbeing Reset, a therapeutic coaching programme designed to enhance wellbeing and create sustainable lifestyle changes. You can find out more about this on my website - https://www.claudiacoussinstherapy.com/wellbeing-reset

I offer a free 20 minute online introductory call.