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My Approach

Embodied Gestalt Counselling & Psychotherapy 

Awareness is a core element of Gestalt therapy. By exploring your life more deeply, we can gain a clearer understanding of what might be holding you back from moving forward. I believe that every thought, feeling, sensation, and behaviour serves a purpose - none of which are inherently "bad" or shameful. Together, we can explore how these patterns developed, the roles they once played, and whether they continue to serve you in the present.

Therapy with me is not just about talking. It’s about being with your experience as it is - sensing, feeling, and allowing insight to arise naturally.  If you just want to talk, we can; if you’re open to it, we might also engage in mindful experiments, guided awareness, or creative dialogue to support insight and growth. This could include noticing subtle sensations, exploring body posture, or giving voice to parts of yourself that have remained hidden.

I've found my approach works well with people who:

  • Are self-aware but feel stuck in their head (loops of stories, “what-ifs,” overthinking)

  • Feel anxious and caught in repeating patterns they can’t shift

  • Are grieving or living with/alongside a life-limiting illness

  • Are at a crossroads (after break-ups, burnout, or big life transitions) and want to explore the next step

  • Struggle with boundaries, people-pleasing, shame, or a persistent “not good enough” feeling

  • Are processing trauma or the after-effects of difficult relationships

  • Are exploring meaning, identity, or spiritual questions

  • Want an engaging, creative and dynamic approach to therapy that focuses on the "here and now."

My approach can be especially helpful for those who have engaged in personal development or therapy before but are now looking to make deeper, transformative changes.

If any of the above resonates with you then please get in touch.

Individual Therapy

What I can offer

I offer both short and long term individual therapy, in person and online.  My main clinic is in Glossop, Derbyshire but I can also see clients in Manchester and online. Sessions are usually weekly for 50 minutes, though due to scheduling needs and other factors, this may vary.

Sessions cost £60. However, I really want therapy to be open to people of all incomes and offer a limited number of reduced-fee slots for those experiencing financial hardship. Please feel free to ask about current availability. If these spaces are currently full, I’m happy to add you to my waiting list or recommend other options for affordable counselling. 

 

I am a full clinical member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP),the official body of for the training and registration of psychotherapists.  I am registered as a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor.

 

I am fully insured and work to the Codes of Ethics and Practice of the GPTI (Gestalt Psychotherapy Training Institute) and UKCP.

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Get in Touch

If you're interested in exploring therapy with me, then please call me on 07921 823926 (leave a message if I don't pick up and I'll get back to you asap), email me at paulwhiteheadtherapy@gmail.com or contact me on the form below for a free consultation to explore how we might work together. 

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Paul Whitehead
Tel: 07921 823926

E-mail: Paulwhiteheadtherapy@gmail.com

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