Claudia Coussins

I’m a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor interested in wellbeing, care and justice. I have over 15 years of experience of supporting the mental health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities. My intention is to co-create therapeutic spaces where people can heal, (un)learn and imagine.

Alongside my clinical work in private and community settings, I conduct research and teach. I enjoy collaborating with organisations who share a motivation for disrupting normative narratives about mental health and nurture more expansive experiences of wellbeing.

I completed my MA in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy at the Minster Centre and my supervision training at Headstrong Academy. I am registered with UKCP and am a practitioner member of the Black, African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN). 

I offer supervision to therapists and trainees. I see my role as supporting reflexivity, attending to both the content and process of the clinical work and offering theory and wider resources where relevant. My intention is to provide a supportive and challenging space with room to attend to your overall wellbeing as well as your clients’. Having held service manager (including being the Deputy Safeguarding Lead) and clinical leadership positions, I can provide guidance for those working in organisations as well as private practice.

Depending on your experience and how we decide to shape the space together, the focus of supervision may shift. For example, if you are a trainee or newly qualified, sessions might feel a bit more structured around practicalities and specific clinical areas such as skills and applying theoretical modalities. If you are more experienced, sessions are likely to be much more collaborative and spontaneous. Either way, I am guided by an anti-oppressive approach which means I take into account how intersectionality, power, privilege and oppression play out therapeutically in bodies and minds. 

I provide a free 20 minute intro call

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 a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor interested in wellbeing, care and justice. I have over 15 years of experience of  supporting the mental health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities. My intention is to co-create therapeutic spaces where people can heal, (un)learn and imagine.

Alongside my clinical work in private and community settings, I conduct research and teach. I enjoy collaborating with organisations who share a motivation for disrupting normative narratives about mental health and nurture more expansive experiences of wellbeing.

I completed my MA in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy at the Minster Centre and my supervision training at Headstrong Academy. I am registered with UKCP and am a practitioner member of the Black, African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN). 

Psychotherapy with me might involve unpacking intergenerational cycles, early relationships and family dynamics. And it might mean going beyond words to grapple with the clues and sensations hidden in - and expressed through - the body. Or going beyond linear ideas of time to explore experiences of anticipation, regret, hope and (almost) memories as they play out in the present. Sometimes it might just mean being with ordinary everyday heartaches.

My intention isn’t to ‘fix problems’ like anxiety, shame and grief. Instead, it’s to attend to them with care as we expand moments of connection and peace in real time. Together, we’ll move between and within your inner worlds and the wider socio-political context in recognition of the impact that structural injustices have on wellbeing, particularly for marginalised groups. As we experiment with these moments in the therapy room, new possibilities open up outside.

I work with people from all backgrounds but I’m particularly committed to supporting therapists and other caring professionals of colour who are navigating personal and collective spirals of wellbeing. 

I work online and in two locations (Caledonian Road and Holloway)

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

I offer a free 20 minute online introductory call.