Natalie Clarke
Therapy
Therapy FAQ
Where and when?
After working online due to the pandemic, I am now offering a hybrid approach - some in person sessions, and some online only. I offer a mix of morning, afternoon and some early evening slots. I do not currently offer any sessions on the weekend.
Cost?
Session prices start at £70 for 50 minutes.
For information on my reduced fee offerings please see the Concessions page.
Availability?
All my in person spaces are currently full but please get in touch to be added to my waiting list.
Please note, I am not always online and so while I aim to reply to all messages within three days, some times it does take longer.
What type of therapy do you practice?
I am an Integrative psychotherapist which means my training covered a variety of approaches and modalities which I am now able to synthesise and utilise depending on the individual clients I see, their unique situation and what I feel will be most supportive for them. I feel this approach is best because rather than having a dogmatic or rigid way of working I am able to be flexible and meet you where you are. Some key ways that I work include psychodynamic, person-centred and relational approaches. I am also influenced by body psychotherapy and attachment theory.
What did those terms mean?
This is a very simple explanation but in brief:
What are your qualifications?
I have a MA and Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling from The Minster Centre. I am a Registered Member of the BACP and Trainee Member of the UKCP. I am also a member of The Relational School.
I have been regularly seeing clients since 2016 and I am committed to Continuing Professional Development and often undertake extra training.
How do we start?
If you think therapy is right for you, and are interested in working together, please send me an email and if I have a space I will invite you for an initial session. In this time I will ask some questions about you, what’s brought you to therapy and your history. You will also have a chance to find out a little about me and the way I work too. This session is designed as a chance for both of us to see if we will be able to work well together. If we decide that it isn't a good fit I would be happy to help find a referral for you, if wanted.
How often will we meet?
I only offer weekly therapy, so this means our working schedule will be once a week, every week at the same day and time, aside from the regular breaks I take at Easter, in August and for Christmas.
How long will I be in therapy?
I work in an open-ended way. This means I will work with you for a long as you need and as long as the therapy is useful to you. I find that I usually work with people for at least a year.
Who comes to therapy with you?
I work with a wide variety of people, but people who have seen me include queer people, trans and non-binary people, people who are non-monogamous and/or polyamorous or in open relationships, people from a working class background, people of colour, sex workers, and people who practice kink/BDSM.
I am queer and trans friendly, including non-binary identities. I am also kink aware and see sex work as work. I am body positive and practice fat acceptance. As a white person I aim to be as anti-racist as possible and my therapeutic approach is influenced by queer theory and intersectional feminism. I am interested in anti-oppressive framework and aim to make my counselling practice an inclusive and diverse space where we, with whatever differences we might have, can come together to explore, understand and work deeply together.
If you do not see yourself described on the above list it does not mean I can’t or won’t work with you, these are just some of the areas I tend to specialise in.
What type of issues do you work with?
This is an non-exhaustive list but I work with: abuse, anxiety, bereavement, depression, trauma, stress, relationship breakdowns and conflicts, questions or issues around sexuality (including asexuality), questions or issues around gender, non-monogamy/polyamory, issues with family of origin, work problems, and exploring/working with with marginalised identities ( e.g. sexuality, gender identity, gender presentation, disability status, sex worker status and class background).
Getting in touch
You can either send me an email direct or use the contact form opposite
London Bridge
I have a practice in London Bridge for central and south east London based clients.
Online Therapy
I now offer on-going online-only therapy via Zoom.
Low Cost Options
I have two dedicated low-cost slots in my practice as part of my commitment to keeping therapy as accessible as possible. My low cost slots are currently full, but I am now operating a waiting list for them, so if you would like to added to this list, please send me an email.
Covid - 19
As therapy is a high transmission activity, here are the safety protocols I’ve put in place for face to face sessions in order to protect us both. The room will be wiped down and sanitised between clients, and a window will be opened for ventilation. I will take an LFT test before all sessions, and would ask that you do too. If they are both negative we can proceed, otherwise we would switch to an online session.
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