“People make more sense than they realise – especially when they’re met with patience, honesty and respect”.

Hello, I’m Gareth, an EMDR-trained integrative counsellor and psychotherapist, and qualified clinical supervisor.

About me

Before training as a therapist, I spent years in a people-focused profession that took me around the world. It was here I learned to stay calm, listen properly, and pay attention to what was being said.

Eventually, that became the work itself. What kept drawing me back, in every setting, was how much shifted when someone felt genuinely heard – not rushed, not advised, just understood. I trained as an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist, then as an EMDR therapist, then as a clinical supervisor. I’ve spent a long time learning how to do this carefully.

I think people make more sense than they realise when they’re met with patience and respect. Most of what I do is help people see that for themselves.

How I work

There isn’t a method I follow, exactly. I trained as an integrative therapist with a focus on EMDR because I didn’t want to fit people into a single approach – different people need different things, and the work has to bend around the person rather than the other way round.

What stays the same is the relationship. I take what happens between us seriously, because in my experience that’s what does the actual work. Trust, honesty, and the sense of being properly met. Without those, even the best technique doesn’t go very deep.

I won’t tell you what to do, but I won’t pretend to have no view either. Therapy with me is a conversation. We talk, we notice what comes up, and we work it out together.

Who I work with

I work with adults – usually people who are used to being the responsible one. The ones others lean on, the ones who keep things going, the ones who’ve spent a long time managing. People often arrive at the point where managing isn’t enough anymore, and they’re not quite sure what to do about it.

If you’d like to read more about what people commonly bring to therapy, I’ve written about anxiety and overwhelm, relationships and identity, and loss, change and meaning.

I have a particular interest in working with men. Men often put off therapy for a long time, and arrive cautiously. I try to make that easy.

I see clients online across the UK and internationally, and in person in Tenterden, Kent.

Training and what holds the work

I’m a Professional Accredited Member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (PNCPS Acc.) and work within the NCPS Code of Ethical Practice. I trained as an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist, hold a Level 5 Diploma in Counselling and a Level 6 Diploma in Supervision (both with distinction), and I’m trained in EMDR with EMDR Nexus.

My practice is supported by regular clinical supervision and full professional indemnity insurance. Anything we discuss is confidential within the limits I’ll explain at the start of our work together.