Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #125455
- (at Trudy McMahon Therapy)
BA Communications, University of Sunderland , UK; MA Somatic Psychotherapy , JFK University, CA, USA
I’ve worked with individuals who are exploring alternative ways of being in relationships such as polyamory, and non monogamous/ non traditional relationships. I work with individuals and couples. I support non judgmental exploration and discussion of conflicts they may face, in terms of family, religious upbringing and internal struggles. I encourage a sex positive environment and I am kink allied. My background is in substance misuse counseling. I also see a large proportion of clients struggling with body image concerns and disordered eating. I work in a relational way, that invites the client into the therapeutic process, setting goals, assigning homework if appropriate, coming up with ways to better resource in times of stress/ emotional overwhelm. I enjoy working with people who view themselves as sensitive beings, intuitives /empaths. I am somatically trained, which means I invite the body into the therapy, offering interventions such as grounding exercises/ mindfulness, aromatherapy and other somatic resourcing techniques.