Shonagh Wright-Phillips

I currently have some availability for new clients.

I offer some evening slots. At present, I do not work on Mondays or weekends.

Please feel free to contact me via the enquiry form on my website which allows you to easily tick suitable time slots for you - www.shonaghwrightphillips.co.uk.

I’m a qualified Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and Psychotherapist in advanced training at the Metanoia Institute in London.

I have accumulated clinical experience from various settings and have had the extraordinary privilege of working with a diverse range of clients in accordance with my commitment to inclusive and anti-oppressive working. I consider myself to be dedicated, empathetic and personable, with my clients’ best interests always at the very heart of my practice.

I will not advise you on what to do, but will instead aid you to draw upon your own resources. As an integrative practitioner, I use a range of therapeutic models to tailor support in a way that feels right for you. I’m trained in three Humanistic modalities — Transactional Analysis, Gestalt and Person Centred, and I work relationally, seeing the relationship between therapist and client as a key component of meaningful change.

I further believe that each unique client is the expert on themselves, humans are to be understood as a whole (combining mind, body, soul, context and community) and people have essential worth and the capacity to overcome in the right conditions.

I provide one-to-one therapy sessions in person from my practice on the outskirts of Colchester, or online via Zoom to anybody residing within the UK.

Therapy can be short, medium or long-term and is tailored to your presentation and needs.

I work with individuals aged 18 and over, offering a confidential and non-judgemental space to explore whatever is presenting itself to you. I do not currently work with couples or groups. I am also unable to work with adoption cases, active eating disorders or active psychosis.

I offer a free 15 minute Zoom call to give an initial assessment as to whether I may be a good fit for you, and to get a brief overview of your reasons for accessing therapy. This time also serves for you to ask me any questions.

Please see my website's FAQ page for further information such as payments, cancellations and what therapy may help you achieve.

I adhere to the ethical standards of the UKCP, BACP and Metanoia Institute.

If there is an opportunity to continue with one another beyond the free 15 minute introductory call, we can proceed to arrange our first paid session for a mutually agreed time/date, and I will provide you with a copy of an intake form to complete and our therapeutic agreement to consider beforehand.

The first session with a new therapist can be nerve-wracking, even if you have had therapy before. It is therefore not essential to jump in at the deep end. Instead, it is an opportunity to get to know one another and to examine whether we could work well together.

I go through your background information with you and ascertain what your goals may be. I request that you complete an initial evaluation form and we will also attend to contracting, so that we can both be sure of expectations and boundaries. We can additionally discuss any queries you might have regarding the therapeutic agreement you will have been sent.