Caroline Topham

My Approach:

My therapy room is a warm and non-judgmental space where you can expect to feel welcome and respected. Your therapy will be anchored in my years of training in Integrative Transactional Analysis psychotherapy. We will explore your history and learn about the different parts of your personality to support you to resolve inner conflicts and find connection and peace with yourself.​

Psychoeducation is part of how I practice and I share relevant psychotherapy and neurobiology theory to empower you to understand yourself better, and develop a more compassionate inner voice. 

My practice is trauma-informed, neuro-affirmative and LGBTQ+ affirmative. I work with an intersectional lens and pay attention to how experiences of discrimination and privilege may influence your therapeutic experience. All aspects of your identity are welcome, and I am mindful of how my own experiences and identities may connect with yours. 

Qualifications:

My four-year psychotherapy diploma in Transactional Analysis from an Integrative Perspective is complemented by various ongoing trainings that I attend; examples include trauma-informed practice, understanding neurodiversity, the therapeutic use of psychedelics, and anti-oppressive practice in the therapy room. For relationship and couples therapy I draw on both Transactional Analysis and my training in the Imago technique​. I have also spent a year training in the SPIM 30 Somatic and Interactive Trauma method with Dr. Ralf Vogt of the Leipzig Trauma Institute, and regularly attend psychotherapy conferences both in the UK and overseas.

​Alongside my psychotherapy career I have over fifteen years of experience in higher education as a cancer researcher, biomedical science lecturer and mentor. I have played competitive sport at an international level and have an interest in the mind-body connection in this context. I currently volunteer delivering athlete wellbeing support for the England roller derby training squad.

I work from the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy and the Didsbury Counselling and Therapy Centre, both located in South Manchester. I also work online. Sessions are 50 minutes.