Alice McGurran

I'm a compassionate, non-judgemental and dedicated therapist whose strengths lie in working with people who find it hard to trust others.

I'm here to get to know you. How do you construct your reality. Why are you who you are? What has happened to you? What are your strengths, what holds you back? How do you get in your own way?

Some areas of work include:

• Anger
• Shame
• Relationship difficulties
• Childhood difficulties and trauma
• More recent trauma
• Low self-esteem and self-worth
• Perfectionism and high self-criticism
• Low mood and depression
• Stress
• The body – your relationship to your physical body, how connected or disconnected you feel
• Dissociation
• Chronic pain 

Gestalt therapy might suit you if:

• You have a lot of self-awareness, but things don't seem to change
• You want to hear more from your therapist – not in terms of tips or advice, but in terms of how they experience you and the session
• You are curious about yourself and wider existential themes
• You are interested in the 'how' as well as the 'what' in life
• You want a style of therapy that makes room for all parts of you, including playfulness and laughter
• You are interested in working creatively and experimentally (this can very much be at whatever pace feels manageable to you)

We can all get stuck and become rigid in how we look at the world, and - importantly - how we look at ourselves. Therapy is a space where you can experiment with looking at things differently, and find a new way of being that serves you better, here, today, rather than feeling held down by the past, or like you don't have agency over the direction of your life.

Gestalt therapy is deep and explorative, but it's also present-day focused and growth-oriented. What is relevant from the past will show itself in the present, in how you relate to others (including me), in what gets under your skin, what brings you joy and comfort, and what causes you pain and anxiety. By working in the here-and-now, we can both soothe old wounds and create a more fulfilling future.