Ashley Gallimore

I currently have availability for Wednesday afternoons in August, and then from September I will be increasing my office hours so I will also have availability all day on a Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

Therapy can be daunting if you don’t know what to expect. I’m not a doctor, you don’t need to question how you’re phrasing things or use formal language when you come for your sessions. It’s okay to swear, laugh, cry or vent… or not. Therapy is a space for you, so you do you.

I always aim to be myself when working with a client (this is sometimes called congruence), and I really hope you can be yourself too. I hope that by offering a space free of judgement that you will feel in time that you can be more of yourself when you come to therapy.

There is no such thing as “right” or “wrong” things to talk about in therapy. Talk to me about your deepest thoughts and feelings, talk to me about sport, work, your week, your relationships, what you hate, what you love, sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.

Life is about light and shade, and I think therapy often reflects this. Sometimes we can think that therapy is a place to feel sad and nothing else, but all feelings are welcome, even the silly, angry and happy feelings.

I am an integrative therapist, which essentially means that I draw from different theories and ways of working to work with each client as an individual. If theory is your thing, my core modalities are Person Centred, Gestalt and Psychodynamic. I work in a way that is radically non-judgemental, and I am LGBTQ+ and neuroaffirming, trauma informed and sex positive in my practice. I sometimes work creatively, but I also know this isn’t everyone’s cup of tea so will always follow my client’s lead. I am a student member of the BACP and adhere to the BACP Ethical Code.

I offer a free initial 30 minute consultation, before this I will ask you to complete a short intake form. The initial consultation is an opportunity for you to tell me a little bit more about yourself and what brings you to therapy, and I will tell you a little about myself and how I work, and you can get a sense of whether you feel like I am a good fit for you.