Leah Clements

Daytime & evening sessions, Monday - Thursday.

I have been working as an integrative therapist for the past five years. 

I'm interested in helping you to explore and understand your experiences and relationships with family, friends, colleagues and partners.  I'm also interested in the relationship you have with yourself and how you view yourself in the world.  

I am interested in your upbringing, what kind of environment you grew up in and who took care of you during this time, as your early years and experiences will have shaped you and your outlook on life. 

Often, experiences that we have been through in the past, will continue to impact upon us in the present, so exploring the past and finding new perspectives can be the key to freeing us from old, unhelpful patterns.

In exploring different aspects of your life and your experiences, we will work together to make sense of your problems and find new ways of living more authentically.

Prior to completing my training as a therapist, I worked in the charity sector for twelve years as a support worker, working with homeless people, people with mental health issues, drug, alcohol and gambling addictions and in the women's sector, with women affected by domestic abuse.

I will work with whatever issues you choose to bring to our sessions but I have a particular interest in working with anxiety, bereavement, addiction and also those existential questions around the meaning of life, who we are and where we're going.

After you have contacted me, we will arrange a brief phone conversation so I can get at a sense of what you're looking for and then we can arrange a first session.  I will also email you some information about my practice, which will cover confidentiality and other relevant information.  

Our first session will give us both an opportunity to meet and for you to tell me more about yourself, what issues have brought you to therapy and what you're looking to gain from sessions.  

I will ask you quite a few questions about your upbringing, your family and your relationships, which will help me to understand you and your experiences and help me to put your difficulties into context.  You can also ask me any questions about how I work and I will tell you how think I can help you.

Towards the end of the session, we will decide if we want to continue working together or if you'd prefer to have some time to think about it, you're welcome to do so and contact me later with your decision.