Katrina Dunbar

I currently have availability on Mondays and Fridays. I work 8am to 4pm and see clients face to face in my therapy room at home, online via zoom or by telephone if you prefer.

I will be working until 22 December (inc) and then taking time off until 31 December (inc). During this time I will not be responding to emails or telephone enquiries.

Choosing a therapist often raises lots of questions and concerns. That's why I offer a free half hour introductory session so that we can discuss your needs further and you can get a better idea of whether you'd like to work with me.

Someone described their experience of my therapeutic style recently as 'combines empathy and warmth with directness and a willingness to challenge'. If this sounds like what you might be looking for, I'd love to hear from you.

I started training in 2006 and am an experienced integrative psychotherapist and counsellor. Whether over six sessions or many months, I am committed to give my clients the safety, respect, sharing of knowledge and support to make the changes they want to see in their life and relationships.

I work from my home in Farnham, Surrey, and remotely by zoom or telephone.

I have both a postgraduate diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy using the Arts (Distinction) and an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling. I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling Society (NCS), and work to their ethical guidelines. 

I have worked with clients with a wide range of issues they want to explore, better understand and move beyond. These include complex trauma such as childhood abuse, addiction, relationship issues, infidelity, loss and bereavement and severe depression and anxiety.

Our first session will be different from others in that we will spend most of it with me asking you a list of questions about your family background, relationships and mental and physical health. I will take notes in this session (I don't usually write anything in therapy sessions) and its purpose is for me to get a good overview of your life that I then have as my foundation to build on as I learn more about you in our sessions and how I can best support you to get what you want out of our work together.

We will also go through the most important points of the contract in that session  so that you fully understand it before you sign it. I will have emailed you the contract, together with my privacy statement (this covers GDPR issues) and a form requesting key information I need in order to be able to maximise your safety while I am your therapist eg, GP details and contact details for your emergency contact. I am happy to answer any questions you have about any of these details.