Individual Therapy
For those looking for support to explore habits, behaviour patterns, present issues and past distress - and who want to integrate new ways of supporting long-lasting personal transformation and change.
Sessions are weekly, fortnightly or arranged in intensives, depending on your needs. Regular weekly sessions are either 60 or up to 90 minutes, and intensives range from 90 minutes to full day or weekend timeframes, again depending on your needs.
In all of these I bring an integrative psychotherapeutic approach, drawing from a range of modalities including EMDR, body-based interventions and mindfulness exercises, helping to support mind, heart and body with an attachment informed and trauma informed understanding of healing and personal development.
EMDR forms the structure of my approach, and stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. It is traditionally used for PTSD and traumatic events, but more recently research has shown it to be helpful across many other areas, supporting in transforming and rewiring past experiences and present-day distresses, integrating them in the nervous system to be able to move forward and move on.
Issues I've helped with include Depression, Life Transitions, Relationship Difficulties, Communication Issues, Attachment Complexity, Difficulties with Self-Esteem, Parenting Challenges, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Professional/Career Issues, Spirituality, Gender and Sexual Identity, LGBTQIA+ Counselling, Medical and Health Concerns, Anxiety and Phobias, Pain Management, Stress Management, Sexual Abuse, and Grief, Loss, or Bereavement
I also have experience with other issues that aren't so easy to pinpoint or name, but show up as niggles and knowings that we keep to ourselves for fear of being judged for 'not being normal'. This can be overthinking, procrastination or 'laziness', lack of emotion (but wanting connection), a knowing that something's wrong even though you can't quite work out what that is, despair for what's happening in the world, concern for the future of humanity, rage and anger, frustration that you know what needs to change but you can't seem to make it happen (whether for yourself or someone else) or avoidance behaviours 'cos it's all just too much...
Whatever your needs, you're welcome to book a free 30 minute call to meet me, discuss where you're at and help decide on next steps.
Places are currently available for both short and long-term therapy options.
Katharine Brayne
Hello! I'm Katharine and I'm a registered psychotherapist practicing EMDR and Integrative Psychotherapy and specialising in authenticity, attachment and the brain-body connection.
I help individuals (18+) navigate the challenges of their day-to-day, addressing future goals, present triggers and past pain to create long-lasting, sustainable change for a positive impact in their lives.
I lightly say, but sincerely mean, 'I've got all your tenses covered':
present,
past,
future,
and the one where this all shows up the most we often don't realise
a 'tense' body or mind.
Yup - it's called 'in-tense' for a reason. It's all happening,
I also say 'You bring the problem. I'll bring the Brayne' but I don't only deal with problems, goals or desires. Dreams are also welcome here.
(yup. cheesy. but therapy can also be light, with fun interspersed through the darkness)
geek note: “Scientists have recently determined that it takes approximately 400 repetitions to create a new synapse in the brain—unless it is done with play, in which case, it takes between 10 and 20 repetitions.”
— Dr. Karyn Purvis
therefore, arguably, therapy 'should' be fun, so that new synapses and thought patterns can fire and wire more easily...
but. no 'shoulding' in this process. What happens will happen and my job is to support you throughout.
'trust the process'
and
where there's no trust, bring hope and let's see what we can make possible, together.
For more about me, how I work and how I got here, see the About page - less jokes, more detail
And if this hasn't put you off so far, you're invited for a free 30-minute call to get to know each other and see whether working together is a good fit for where you want to be headed.
Get in touch
If you're not sure of booking a call, or you have a different reason to get in touch, feel free to complete this form or contact me using the information below.
Best wishes,
Katharine
+447472438408