Daniel Sumpton

I see people face to face or online in my therapy room in the heart of hackney, east london. I offer daytime sessions monday to friday and some evening sessions are available. 

Struggling by ourselves and experiencing depression, anxiety and other mental health problems can be tough to deal with alone. Looking after your mental health and wellbeing is important. Using many years of experience in the NHS and private practice, I think I can help you understand why you are struggling and what to do to change it. Working together we can work out a new and better future for you. Don't let your mental health hold you back from being yourself and living your life fully.  

I offer individual Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) and Mentalisation Based Treatment (MBT) face to face and online. Both are evidence based models that originated in the NHS. 

I originally trained as a specialist mental health social worker and am passionate about empowering people to understand their own mental health and find ways to feel more in control of their lives and health. You are unique and bring your own personal and individual experience of the world, your upbringing and early life experiences. It is here that we shape ways of managing, interacting and relating to ourselves and others. Our history influences how we feel, behave and act and how we experience mental health.

 Treating you as the unique individual that you are will allow us to work out how best to help you help yourself. You are your own expert and therapy is the collaborations that will allow you to move forward in your life. 

CAT is a a collaborative programme for looking at the way a person thinks, feels and acts, and the events and relationships that underlie these experiences (often from childhood or earlier in life). As its name suggests, it brings together ideas and understanding from different therapies into one user-friendly and effective therapy model for a range of mental health and emotional problems. It is a programme of therapy that is tailored to your individual needs and manageable goals for change. It is a time-limited therapy - between 4 and 24 weeks, but typically 16.

At its heart is an empathic relationship between the therapist and client. It's purpose is to help you make sense of your situation and to find ways of making changes for the better.

MBT is used to help people who are experiencing overwhelming and intense emotional distress. It focuses on developing a person’s ability to recognise what is going on in their own mind and in other people’s minds. It can help in managing emotional regulation and developing fulfilling and meaningful relationships. Mentalizing is a normal everyday skill we all use. It can be easily lost when overwhelmed. MBT aims to enhance your capacity to understand your emotional responses and fluctuating mood changes. It can also help with reading other people’s responses.

I offer a free 20 minute telephone or video conferencing call so you can ask any questions about me or the way that I work. It is really important that you feel free to ask what you need to. This will also be the time to discuss days/times of available sessions. 

Following this, I would then offer an initial face to face session to discuss your therapy needs and get a better understanding of what you think underlies your difficulties, what your goals are and whether I think I can help you. It is really important that I feel therapy with me will help and if I can offer you what I think you need. If I can't, I will make recommendations for the type of therapy I think will help you best and direct you to places where you can access this. The first session will be 50 minutes long and will cost £80.

If we both think working together will help we will agree a therapeutic contract and will meet weekly for generally 16 sessions. Knowing in advance how many sessions we will have together allows you to know the financial and time investment you will need to make. 

I offer individual and group sessions face to face and online. I provide face to face individual supervision in my therapy room in the heart of hackney during the working week and can be flexible to fit your supervision needs. 

I currently run several NHS CAT groups in person and online. Group supervision is 1.5 hours long and can runs on a weekly or monthly basis. 

I am also available to offer supervision in your organisation. 

I am a qualified CAT supervisor, senior supervisor and coaching supervisor with over 10 years supervision experience. I am passionate about offering a reflective supervision space that allows you to understand yourself as a therapist and enhance your work with your clients.  

I currently work with a range of clinicians in my supervision practice. I run several CAT supervision groups, individual CAT supervision, individual supervisions for counselling and clinical psychologists in private practice. I also currently supervise life/health coaches in the NHS. 

I offer the following supervision:

Psychology/psychotherapy Supervision

Individual and group supervision for clinical and counselling psychologists and psychotherapists. I use my training in CAT and MBT therapies and supervision combined with his experience of the psychodynamic approach. Offering a reflective, collaborative and relational space to consider your work with patients and clients.

Cognitive Analytic Therapy Supervision

I am an experienced and qualified CAT supervisor and senior supervisor who currently provides CAT supervision for colleagues in the NHS and private practice. We offer weekly and monthly supervision for qualified CAT therapists/Psychotherapists.

 I also offer senior supervision for those undertaking their CAT supervisor training.

Coaching Supervision 

A qualified and coaching supervisor who trained with ICF accredited Barefoot coaching . Offering a relational approach to coaches who want to reflect and explore the interpersonal dynamics, unconscious process and impact this has on their work with people. Combining years of experience as a Psychological therapist, clinical supervisor and coaching supervisor to provide a unique space to explore your relationships with your clients. 

Please see below for some testimonials

“ I have had the privilege of being supervised by Dan over the past 3 years. During this time I have benefited from a thoughtful, inspirational, challenging and nourishing environment. Dan’s experience has helped bring insight and support in my client work and development. He has the capacity to communicate and explain complicated themes all which being humble and compassionate. He is a dedicated supervisor from who I am learning and growing as a psychologist and person.”

GV Psychologist

“I have had a really positive supervisory experience with Dan. I find his approach to be supportive and open but also challenging when needed. He has really helped me think about what is happening with my clients and how to relate this to the CAT model. I also find it really useful when he maps things out in supervision. I would definitely recommend him as a supervisor.”

KN Psychologist & CAT Therapist

“I am a Clinical Psychologist, Cognitive Analytic therapist and supervisor with more than 25 years experience in the NHS and private practice. Group supervision with Dan is an oasis. A safe space where we can stop and reflect, knowing that Dan will bring just the right amount of challenge and humour.”

JE Psychologist and CAT Therapist

 “Dan is really skilled at allowing you the freedom to practice in your own style whilst also offering guidance within a solid relational framework. I always enjoyed our supervision sessions and felt supported as well as encouraged to try out different ways of approaching my work.”

NT Clinical Psychologist

“Dan has been my supervisor for several years and I have learnt a tremendous amount from him. He is a containing, kind supervisor who makes you feel well supported in your work”

HD Clinical Psychologist

I offer weekly and monthly supervision sessions.