THE INTEGRA PRACTICE
​Psychotherapy and Supervision grounded in experience, ethical care, and relational understanding.
The Integra Practice offers psychologically rigorous psychotherapy and clinical supervision for people seeking a considered, relational space in which to find their way forward.
My professional life has been devoted to understanding how people live with uncertainty, loss, conflict, and contradiction, and how change becomes possible when experience is met with care. The work is shaped by over thirty years of clinical experience across NHS and private settings, including my role as Director of Psychological Services within the NHS, where I hold responsibility for the design, governance, and delivery of complex psychological care.
Alongside this, my work has long included teaching and examining, as well as supervising research and clinical work. My work is informed not only by long clinical practice but by ongoing scholarship and contribution to professional discourse. I am particularly interested in how therapeutic capabilities are used, how complexity is metabolised, and how practitioners sustain ethical depth over time. This experience continues to shape my attention to rigour, reflexivity, and continually sharpens my respect for complexity and the ethical use of psychological power.
I work best with those who value depth, autonomy, and thoughtful psychological work.
Approach
My approach is collaborative and relational, drawing on psychodynamic thinking, trauma-informed approaches (including EMDR), mindfulness-based practices, and embodiment. I also draw on interpersonal neurobiological perspectives when they genuinely support the work and promote regulation. I support symptomatic relief, particularly in the early stages, as therapy unfolds at a considered pace. Therapy is shaped around the person and the relationship that develops between us. This means supporting the capacity to stay present when things are uncertain or unresolved.
I am less interested in forcing outcomes than in whether the work is being held properly. In a culture that prioritises speed and measurable outcomes, I am committed to work that respects psychological process and human sovereignty. When the conditions are right, shifts tend to emerge organically.
You do not need to arrive with a clear story or a well-formed question. We begin where you are. There is no expectation that you be coherent, composed, or certain.
