Katie Dolan

* unfortunately I have no availability for new clients at the moment*

Hello, if you are looking at my listing then it probably means that you are needing  support.  It takes courage to reach out when we need it.  You may be seeking help for a variety of reasons, big and small. Having  space to talk about what is happening  and space to say what we need ......is absolutely the start of feeling better. 

You may be seeking therapy for many reasons, you maybe anxious or stressed, feeling you have difficulties in relationships, and challenges in your life that you need help with. 

The approach I use is both integrative and person centred in bringing both understanding and clarity at the level that you need. 

I am an experienced integrative psychotherapist, registered with both the UKCP and BACP professional bodies, and I am an affiliate member of the West Midlands Institute of Psychotherapy.

I have over 30 years experience working in higher education, the charity sector, the NHS and private practice.

I use both my experience and your initial consultation and assessment to determine how best to help you in moving forward. This will support change for you as you need it.

I can offer Zoom, Skype or Face-2-Face appointments at my therapy practice in  Leamington Spa.

We would typically work as a one off appointment or on a weekly or fortnightly basis 

I work with all ages over 14+ and welcome diversity and difference.

I offer a safe and confidential space, to enable you to find potential for positive change. I offer an initial phone call to discuss needs before booking an appointment.

Please do contact me to discuss what you are seeking from coming to counselling and psychotherapy

Look forward to speaking to you then

I can offer daytime appointments that can be either in person or online, or a mixture of both by mutual agreement.

I am a Senior Accredited BACP counsellor (SCoPEd C) and a UKCP registered psychotherapist. My approach to supervision is founded on an integrative transpersonal model.

Supervision provides a place for active collaboration and transformation. In this work, both in therapy and in supervision, we can enable a dynamic space for exploration, restoration and life long learning.  

I have a Certificate in Supervision from a UKCP accredited training provider ReVision, London. And I also have 20 years experience supervising clinicians and students in health professions. I also have 25 years experience teaching in Universities,  also in healthcare. For supervision this brings skills in teaching, mentoring, ethical approach and evaluation of practice.

Supervision always occurs in a relational context; that of the supervisor, therapist and client, all three are interconnected.

3 main functions of supervision can be described in a nutshell ( Proctor 2018) as:

Normative; appropriate, ethical and professional working, in the contest of relevant codes of ethics and professional practice and any organisations considerations and contracts.

Formative; includes all theory, skills and professional development.  

Restorative: supporting any anxiety and difficulties in response to and evoked by the clients material.

I work from my therapy practice in Leamington Spa and I offer supervision to both fully qualified counsellors and counselling trainees.

I have a busy private practice working with individuals and couples, student therapists and supervisees.

I offer sessions both in person and online.

My aim is to work both collaboratively and phenomenologically with you. Working at depth is important and I provide a reflective learning space and supervision environment that enables enquiry. openess to learning, attention to our human differences and diversity, whilst sustaining an ethical exploration.

The work is informed by our supervision standards including clear boundaries, contract, reviews and safeguarding.

We will look at transference, parallel process dynamics including what is and what is not said, and that which is at edge of awareness that maybe influencing the therapeutic relationship.

There may be value in us reflecting on the BACP Ethical Framework for Counselling Professional periodically.  My aim is that, in the supervisory relationship, we can be ourselves, and accept more of ourselves so that we can free up processes and our Self as a whole.

Supervision can have elements of mentoring, training, support and counselling. It is an appreciative enquiry.

I have particular ongoing interest in:

Somatic approaches to therapy; that tap into body unconcious, where we store memories and missing links that when connected to can both restore and bring understanding to our therapeutic process.

The transpersonal approach: that accesses images and the imaginal, metaphor, myth and dreams, and soul, in the therapeutic process.

If you are interested in the possibility of working together, please do make contact and we can set up a zoom call together.

I offer a free 30 minute zoom call to explore your needs and how i might be a best fit for you. We can discuss practicalities and whether you are in need of 60 or 90 minute sessions per month or want to split across two.

I would suggest we review our work together every 6 months ( BACP ethical commitment to supervision 2018).

We will have a contractual mutual agreement adhered to from the start of our work together. I am happy for us to work either on line or in person or a mixture of both.

You can also check my website for further information regarding my background and the way I work in my own therapy practice.