Tim Plant

Mon & Tues 10:00 - 20:00

Wed & Thurs 10:00 - 15:00

Fri 10:00 - 19:00

Sat 10:00 - 13:00

I trained at the Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute in Nottingham, graduating with first class honours in my BSc degree in Integrative Humanistic Counselling and Psychotherapy.

As a therapist my philosophy is based around the belief that all people are more than their actions and thoughts, the difficulties they experience and the things that have happened in life for better or worse. My approach acknowledges the whole person, focussing on the human instinct to seek change and growth from the inner strength, goodness and self-compassion I profoundly believe exists within all people.

My humanistic approach aims to see you in context of your own unique experiences, placing empathy, non-judgment and truthfulness at the heart of my therapy, along with honouring your autonomy in determining your own direction. I work with the close connection between thoughts, emotions and embodied responses, aiming for us to develop your attunement to your nervous system, through which you will find a deeper self-understanding. We learn to regulate your intuitive senses, bringing together your various conscious and unconscious parts, enabling you to move forward in life with more awareness and self-kindness.

You may be experiencing anxiety, low mood, grief, relationship difficulties, unwanted thoughts or the effects of trauma. You may feel overwhelmed by your emotions, disconnected from them, shamed by your struggle to cope or unsure of what you feel at all. Or you may simply feel that you would like to build a robust therapeutic relationship to understand yourself more deeply. Whatever brings you, we begin from wherever you are, without judgment.

The therapeutic relationship

Your therapy is something we will both experience and I believe the therapeutic relationship is the most vital aspect. Amongst other things it provides the sense of safety needed to explore those thoughts and feelings that may otherwise be difficult to speak out. The other focal relational aspect is your relationship with self, and I will closely support you as try to allow your congruent, true self to emerge. I will never tell you who you should be, what you should think or what you should do. Instead, I aim to meet you where you are, with openness, curiosity and acceptance. Sometimes the experience of being understood can be meaningful in itself.

The presenting past

Therapy often raises earlier-life experiences and relationships, which we try to address in context of their impact on your ‘here and now’ experience, rather than emphasising on re-living the past. We may make connections to harmful patterns that seem to repeat in your life and bring different aspects of ‘you’ into conscious awareness.

An embodied approach

Our bodies carry our emotional experiences including traumatic events that can remain embedded long afterwards.  While also valuing thoughts and cognitive understanding, I will help you avoid rushing towards ‘thinking’ your way to explanations or solutions, as you learn to connect more to your felt sense of self. This process may provide insight into the ways you have learned to respond to the world around you.

Your first session

The first session is an opportunity for us to meet and begin to explore what has brought you to therapy. You don't need to arrive with a clear explanation or know exactly what you want to talk about. You can tell me as much or as little as feels comfortable. There is no expectation to continue. It is important that you have an opportunity to get a sense of me and whether the way I work feels right for you.

Appointments

I offer 50-minute face-to-face or online sessions for individual adults (18 years or over). There is no standard length of therapy, some people come for a shorter period, while others need longer-term. We will talk honestly about what feels appropriate for you.

Confidentiality

This is something I take very seriously. What you bring to therapy is treated with respect and absolute confidentiality within the professional and ethical boundaries of my practice. I work within the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.

Contact

You are very welcome to get in touch via text or email, or if it would help we can arrange a short video call. Don't worry, you don’t need to explain everything, just few words about what you're looking for is enough to start with. I can help you arrange your session, or online booking is also available if you would rather go ahead that way.