Natalie Clarke

Therapy

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).