Louise Taylor

Monday evening, Tuesday day, Wednesday day, Thursday online only. 

I offer clinical supervision to counsellors and psychotherapists working across a range of settings, including private practice, agencies, and integrative or holistic contexts.

My supervisory work is psychodynamically informed, with a strong focus on the here and now of the therapeutic relationship. I support supervisees to reflect on unconscious processes, relational dynamics, transference and countertransference, and the emotional impact of the work on the therapist.

I integrate Internal Family Systems (IFS) into supervision and am Level 1 trained. This allows space to explore both client parts and therapist parts, including protectors, vulnerabilities, and patterns that may become activated within the therapeutic and supervisory relationships.

I also draw on my extensive background in CBT and mindfulness (used as a secular clinical approach), particularly where structure, formulation, or stabilisation is helpful.

Alongside talking-based supervision, I welcome and support discussion of energy work, including Reiki, somatic awareness, and subtle relational or embodied processes that arise in therapy. Energy-based perspectives are held reflectively and ethically within a clinical framework, with attention to boundaries, consent, and professional standards. This may be particularly supportive for therapists working integratively or with body-based, spiritual, or non-verbal approaches.

My supervisory style is collaborative, reflective, and containing, offering both support and appropriate challenge. I aim to provide a space where clinical thinking can deepen, ethical awareness is strengthened, and the therapist’s own process is carefully attended to.

Supervision is available on a regular or ad hoc basis. 

In private practice since 2013. 16 years NHS experience in primary & secondary care. 

Now I work in an integrative way. Energy/ Reiki/ somatic ways of working are very welcome. 

We can have a free introductory Zoom chat to see if we are the right fit. 

Face to face Mon eve, Tue day, Wed day. Thur online clinic only. Check with me for my current vacancies. 

I am a psychodynamically trained counsellor with a focus on the here and now, working with current patterns of distress and relational difficulties rather than solely on early experiences. I offer both short-term and open-ended work, depending on your needs.

I integrate Internal Family Systems (IFS) and am Level 1 trained. IFS is a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach that helps clients understand and work with different parts of themselves, supporting emotional regulation and internal balance.

I provide a safe, reflective space where difficulties can be explored and held within the therapeutic relationship, allowing for increased insight and meaningful change.

Alongside talking therapy, I also offer Reiki as an optional, complementary approach. This is used with client consent and clinical appropriateness, particularly to support nervous system regulation and embodied awareness.

I established my private practice in 2013, following 16 years’ experience working as a therapist within the NHS.

I offer face-to-face sessions from my practice room in Chorlton, as well as walk-and-talk therapy in the South Manchester area.

My work is psychodynamically informed, providing the primary framework through which I explore current difficulties, including experiences that may be hard to name. I also have extensive experience in CBT and mindfulness (used as a secular therapeutic approach), and I integrate Internal Family Systems (IFS) into my practice. I am Level 1 trained in IFS, a trauma-informed, evidence-based model that supports compassionate understanding of different parts of the self.

Alongside talking therapy, I offer Reiki as an optional, complementary approach for clients who wish to include a broader, body-based perspective. This is always guided by client consent and clinical appropriateness.

Sessions are available on a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly basis. Concessions are available for clients in receipt of benefits.

I offer a free introductory call, lasting up to 20 minutes, held via Zoom. This provides an opportunity to discuss what brings you to therapy, to understand how I work, and to consider whether we feel a good fit before committing to ongoing sessions.

If you wish to proceed, you may then book an initial face-to-face consultation. Some clients choose to have up to four initial consultations before deciding whether to begin therapy. These sessions can also be used as a stand-alone intervention, offering space to reflect on and formulate your difficulties, which may be particularly helpful if gaining understanding is your primary aim.