Dr Stephen Adams-Langley

I provide short-term solution-focused therapy and long-term psychotherapy to individuals and couple counselling. I have been working with a wide range of issues including panic attacks and anxiety, bereavement, stress, addictions, relationship difficulties, sexuality, depression and loss of meaning, for over 25 years.

I am a Registered Practitioner with the General Psychotherapy Council (GPsyC), a fully qualified UKCP registered psychotherapist and a senior accredited counsellor and clinical supervisor with BACP based in Marylebone, Central London.

I have worked extensively in a wide range of settings as Head of Psychotherapy and Senior Clinical Consultant including for a number of national charitable foundations and the corporate sector.

The use of the title Dr in this directory listing relates to the member’s doctorate qualification. However, this does not imply a general medical qualification.

Counselling and psychotherapy are both “talking therapies” which help us make sense of our lives and survive the crisis, difficulty or turning point. My approach is integrative which means I have been trained in, and can employ, several theoretical approaches.

I draw from cognitive behavioural therapy, humanistic/person centred, psychodynamic, brief solution focused therapy and existential approaches to adapt the theory to each individual client. My philosophy is that each person is unique and therefore no one approach suits all. I might use cognitive behavioural therapy for clients with phobias or panic attacks, whereas the person who is depressed or anxious will need a more supportive and philosophical approach.

My aim is to clarify those aspects of your life that cause distress, confusion or anger and that can lead to you feeling stuck, blocked, unfulfilled and desperate. It is through exploration and clarification that we can explore options and choices and understand and come to terms with our issues.

The sessions are 50 minutes in length, although occasionally if requested I will see clients for longer sessions.

My counselling is absolutely confidential, and my approach is non-judgmental and supportive regardless of clients' race, religion, sexual orientation, nationality or presenting behaviour. I have extensive experience with clients who are presenting with self-harming behaviour such as drug or alcohol misuse, compulsive sexual behaviour, self-harm, suicidal ideation and eating disorders.

SUPERVISION

I have been a supervisor of counsellors and psychotherapists for more than 30 years in private practice, the NHS, primary care and the not for profit sector.

I am an accredited supervisor with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I have a Diploma in Individual and Group Supervision and a Diploma in Case Work Supervision.

I have been trained in the Inskipp and Proctor model of supervision which is integrative. This means that I able to supervise within and across different theoretical orientations and I have extensive supervision experience with the Person Cantered, Humanistic, Existential, Psychodynamic and Integrative models.

The use of the title Dr in this directory listing relates to the member’s doctorate qualification. However, this does not imply a general medical qualification.

My approach

Counselling and psychotherapy are both “talking therapies” which help us make sense of our lives and survive the crisis, difficulty or turning point. My approach is integrative which means I have been trained in, and can employ, several theoretical approaches.

I draw from cognitive behavioural therapy, humanistic/person centred, psychodynamic, brief solution focused therapy and existential approaches to adapt the theory to each individual client. My philosophy is that each person is unique and therefore no one approach suits all. I might use cognitive behavioural therapy for clients with phobias or panic attacks, whereas the person who is depressed or anxious will need a more supportive and philosophical approach.

My aim is to clarify those aspects of your life that cause distress, confusion or anger and that can lead to you feeling stuck, blocked, unfulfilled and desperate. It is through exploration and clarification that we can explore options and choices and understand and come to terms with our issues.