Integrative Psychotherapy

Integrative psychotherapy is an embodied, relational approach to therapy that takes into account you as a ‘whole person’, your development and the context of your presenting concerns. You and your therapist work collaboratively to restore meaning and build resources that aim to enrich your life.

Individualised Treatment

Integrative Psychotherapy does not believe in a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to therapy but draws on a variety of therapeutic modalities to create a bespoke plan for treatment that suits your unique history, problems, needs, strengths and goals. Your individual and subjective experience is valued and recognised to have developed within a context of culture and biology. ThePresentPlace welcomes people with diverse backgrounds and members of the LGBTQI+ community.

The Therapeutic Alliance

As humans we are shaped by the relationship with our caregivers and our environment - our experience is inherently relational. A common factor to successful psychotherapy is a strong therapeutic alliance, thus your therapist will give great focus on what is happening in the space between; giving unconditional positive regard, maintaining well-defined boundaries and fostering your personal agency. Psychotherapy offers the opportunity to experience a supportive and empowering relationship with someone who has undergone extensive academic training and has engaged in their own personal therapy.

Therapeutic Models

  • Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Gendlin’s Focusing (somatic psychotherapy)

  • Mentalisation based therapy (MBT)

  • Ecopsychotherpay

  • Gottman & Imago for couples

  • Attachment Theory

  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy

  • Existentialism

  • Psychodynamic Theory

  • Gestalt Therapy

  • Art Therapy

Psychotherapy can address…

  • Self-esteem or body-image issues

  • Questions around gender, sexuality and identity

  • Trauma

  • Addiction

  • Self-development and spirituality

  • Anxiety, depression and stress

  • Challenging life-transitions

  • Grief and loss

  • Relational issues (with your partner, family or friends)

  • Eating Disorders

What is the difference between a psychotherapist and a psychologist?

Psychotherapists and psychologists have undergone different types of academic training, however they may engage in similar training post-qualification and could technically develop similar approaches. Registered professional or clinical psychologists are trained to diagnose clients, generally approaching through a more scientific lens and likely to utilising evidence-based research into best-practice. In contrast, integrative psychotherapists approach the individual’s mind, avoiding categorisation, while systematically drawing from a variety of theoretical and philosophical approaches to best match the client.