Marie Kolkenbrock

Current availability in NW6: Tuesday mornings and afternoons, Wednesday afternoons

Major life changes can leave you feeling disconnected from who you thought you were. This might follow a bereavement, a breakup or separation, illness or injury, or trauma, whether recent or long ago. Other shifts, such as becoming a parent, changing careers, retiring, moving to a new town or immigrating, can also leave you feeling untethered.

As an integrative therapist, I draw on a range of approaches so that our work fits your needs and goals. I work with adults facing anxiety, depression, bereavement and loss, trauma, relationship difficulties, discrimination, and life and work transitions. I also work with men on issues around masculinity, fatherhood and sexuality. My practice is LGBTQI+ affirming.

Born in Germany, I’ve lived in France, Austria and the US, and for most of the last sixteen years in the UK. Before becoming a therapist, I spent over fifteen years in academic research and higher education. I’ve had my own share of endings and new beginnings, and I’m ready to be alongside you through yours.

My practice draws on several approaches:

Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic: we pay attention to the often unconscious ways your early relationships and personal history shape how you experience yourself and others.

Existential: we explore your values, how you make meaning in your life, and your capacity to make choices within the givens of your circumstances and of being human.

Socially and culturally informed: therapy needs to acknowledge how social norms and injustices contribute to individual difficulties, and how they shape the way we inhabit the world and our bodies.

Person-centred: I respect your autonomy, and you decide what to bring to our sessions.

Qualifications

Diploma in Integrative Counselling, The Minster Centre, London (Level 7, postgraduate)

MA in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling, The Minster Centre and Middlesex University (in progress)

PhD in German Literature, University of Cambridge

I offer a free 20-minute phone call to get a sense of each other and have a first conversation about whatever brings you to therapy. 

At our first in-person session, I undertake an assessment. This means we will have a more structured conversation in which I ask some questions about you and your personal history. This allows us to make sure I'm a good fit for your therapeutic goals and needs. 

Current availability in N5: Monday mornings and early afternoons

Major life changes can leave you feeling disconnected from who you thought you were. This might follow a bereavement, a breakup or separation, illness or injury, or trauma, whether recent or long ago. Other shifts, such as becoming a parent, changing careers, retiring, moving to a new town or immigrating, can also leave you feeling untethered.

As an integrative therapist, I draw on a range of approaches so that our work fits your needs and goals. I work with adults facing anxiety, depression, bereavement and loss, trauma, relationship difficulties, discrimination, and life and work transitions. I also work with men on issues around masculinity, fatherhood and sexuality. My practice is LGBTQI+ affirming.

Born in Germany, I’ve lived in France, Austria and the US, and for most of the last sixteen years in the UK. Before becoming a therapist, I spent over fifteen years in academic research and higher education. I’ve had my own share of endings and new beginnings, and I’d be glad to be alongside you through yours.

My practice draws on several approaches:

Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic: we pay attention to the often unconscious ways your early relationships and personal history shape how you experience yourself and others.

Existential: we explore your values, how you make meaning in your life, and your capacity to make choices within the givens of your circumstances and of being human.

Socially and culturally informed: therapy needs to acknowledge how social norms and injustices contribute to individual difficulties, and how they shape the way we inhabit the world and our bodies.

Person-centred: I respect your autonomy, and you decide what to bring to our sessions.

Qualifications:

Diploma in Integrative Counselling, The Minster Centre, London (Level 7)

MA in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling, The Minster Centre and Middlesex University (in progress)

PhD in German Literature, University of Cambridge

I offer a free 20-minute phone consultation which allows us to get a first sense of each other and have a first conversation about whatever brings you to therapy.

At our first in-person session, I will conduct an assessment. This is a more structured session that further ensures I’m a good fit to help you with your therapeutic goals.