Louise King

I currently have availability on Mon and Thurs evenings

I provide counselling and psychotherapy in a comfortable, confidential and non-judgemental environment to explore life’s difficulties and challenges. I offer an experienced listening ear and a supportive approach.

Life has it's ups and downs and I believe that there is no shame in saying that you need help with emotional difficulties. I've had to overcome life crises of my own and these experiences help me to empathise with other people’s struggles.

I work with individuals on an open-ended basis as a psychotherapist or for an agreed time period as a counsellor, with the aim of enabling you to enhance your life and to live it more fully. By looking at our unconscious thoughts, dreams and behaviour, we can gradually develop insight and stop repeating the things that hold us back from being all we can be.

If you have any unanswered queries or more personal questions, I am happy to discuss these with you by phone or e-mail. Or contact me to arrange a session to see if we can work together.

When you first get in touch, please leave the following details:

•Your name

•Your contact email / telephone number

•Any special instructions e.g. convenient times to call, whether it is ok to leave a message when calling etc

I tend to just say I am responding to your enquiry when I leave messages – just in case you don’t want others sharing your number / email address to know you have been in touch.

2. Telephone conversation

This conversation can be brief, and confirm:

•Appointment time and date

•Location

•Fees

It is natural to want to chat briefly and to see if you feel comfortable talking to me.

3. Our first meeting

When we first meet, we will explore what you want to achieve in counselling or psychotherapy. If you’re still not sure which is appropriate, that can be discussed too, as well as any questions you have.

I currently have availability for clinical supervision.

Trained in online therapy, I am also able to offer online supervision.

I have 12 years’ experience as a qualified integrative therapist, and I work in a relational way, flexing different approaches to client needs and temperament. I’m a kink-aware therapist. As part of my training, I undertook over 100 hours working on a psychiatric ward shadowing a psychiatrist and I specialise in working with individuals with complex mental health needs – diagnosed and undiagnosed

Prior to qualifying, I worked for over a decade as a Samaritan with the suicidal and despairing, in person, on the phone, and in HMP Holloway.

Experience/Qualifications:

Certificate in Supervision - CSTD, 2022

PhD Psychology – University of Northampton, 2022

Certificate in Online Therapy – Academy for Online Therapy, 2021

PG Diploma Integrative Psychotherapy & Counselling – CCPE, 2011

PG Certificate Integrative Psychotherapy & Counselling – CCPE, 2005

MA, University of Essex (1993); B.A. (Hons) from King’s College, London (1992).

I have undertaken a wide range of CPD, including the following topics :

- Adverse Childhood Experiences

- Addiction

- Porn and sex addiction

- Dreams

- Shame

- Dissociative identity disorder and sexual abuse

- Domestic abuse

- Body work

- Spirituality in practice

- Ableism and chronic illness

- Transpersonal approaches to therapy

- Psychiatry and spirituality

- Working with race and microaggressions

- Bereavement

- Using online sandtrays

- Working inter-relationally

I am committee member of the BPS Transpersonal Section and am actively involved in transpersonal psychotherapy. I have my own spiritual practice and am part of a Kabbalah group. 

I am excited to offer Supervision as a reflective practice for individuals and groups, across different modalities. In use the Seven Eyed Model of supervision, which is focused on process and relationship and I really enjoy working in this way. 

Supervision has always been the cornerstone of my practice – a source of support, comfort and insight. I have valued respect and trust in my own supervisory relationships and have found this has, in turn, improved my client relationships. For me, it is a very important place for open reflection. I would like to offer others the trust that I have received. Supervision has given me the permission to work from an authentic place.

I am very happy to have a chat about what you expect from Supervision, and how we might work together to support you and your clients.