FIND AN EMBODIED THERAPIST
Looking for a therapist or an embodied supervisor?
You can find details of some of the therapists who have completed their training at the Institute of Embodied Psychotherapy on this page. They are highly skilled practitioners that come from a wide range of therapeutic approaches and are also trained in Integrative Embodied Psychotherapy.
The therapists are listed under general geographical areas. You can find out more about their therapeutic background by checking the individual listings. At the end of each entry there are contact details which usually include a link to a website where you can find out more about them; email and phone numbers for you to contact them directly.
If you are about to start training at the Institute of Embodied Psychotherapy please note that this is not the approved training therapists list (although there is some overlap). The training therapists list can be obtained from our office by request.
LONDON
Belinda Sherlock - Working in London, Angel N1 0PN
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I am a creative and embodied therapist, clinical supervisor and facilitator, currently working with adults only. My approach is integrative, so I collaborate with clients to discover which creative, body-based and/or talking tools might best meet their needs. My practice centres around supporting people to draw on their own well of wisdom, grow in their self-compassion, get to know their nervous systems better, feel more connected to themselves and others, and explore the different roles, cultural systems and spaces they occupy in the world.
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Clients approach me to work through trauma, stress, anxiety, grief, or feeling stuck, low or dissatisfied in some way in their lives. I work in a trauma-responsive way, prioritising a client’s sense of safety, and taking time to build an authentic, trusting and therapeutic relationship.
I am a qualified dramatherapist and integrative embodied psychotherapist, and draw on additional training and practice in compassion meditation, tai chi and qi gong, Internal Family Systems, systemic reflective practice, therapeutic ritual and therapeutic improvisation. In sessions we might use breath work, movement, visualisation, creative writing & story, voice work, role work and meditation practices – all these support clients to contain and process difficult experiences, to regulate the nervous system, to explore their inner and outer world, and to tap into their playful, creative self.
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Alongside private practice, I have 9 years’ experience as a therapist in the NHS (forensic mental health) and have delivered therapy to individuals and groups in schools, PRUs, refuges and community centres. I am a qualified clinical supervisor working with therapists and creative practitioners, and a workshop & training facilitator. I am also currently doing doctoral research into creative practice in prisons.​
More info: www.playfulwellbeing.com
Email: belinda@playfulwellbeing.com
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Katarina Gadjanski - Working in London, Ealing W5 & Athens/Aegina (Greece)
I am one of the core trainers at the Institute of Embodied Psychotherapy and offer mentoring & embodied supervision to psychotherapists and counsellors interested in integrating Embodied Psychotherapy approach into their practice. My therapeutic background is in transpersonal psychotherapy, integrative psychosynthesis, body-oriented psychotherapy, movement and group facilitation.​
I've been practicing various forms of meditation for over 30 years, so I am particularly interested in bringing the therapeutic elements of meditation and spiritual practice into my work. I also have a background in music and dance and I love using creativity, music, sounding, movement, creative arts and guided visualisations in my therapeutic work. I enjoy working with people who are interested in spiritual development and inner transformation, and I offer mentoring and guidance in embodied spirituality.
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Over the past 15 years I've undertaken extensive research and training in the area of somatic therapies and neuroscience in relation to somatic expression of emotional issues & trauma.
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I am a great believer in 'collective healing' and am passionate about holding groups, workshops, retreats and community events and co-creating holding spaces for healing within groups and communities. Over the past 20 years I've been facilitating retreats, psychotherapy groups, CPD trainings and personal development workshops and groups in the UK and internationally.
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Please note that at present I am not taking any new client work, only embodied mentoring/supervision and group work.
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More info: www.embodiedpsychotherapy.org.uk/aboutus
Eszter Ivan - Working in London, SE1 4PH and E8 2PB & online
I have always been passionate about helping people to facilitate changes in their lives. My approach incorporates reconnecting with our body`s wisdom and to use it as a resource. By providing a non-judgmental, embodied and creative space I support my clients to explore and express their emotional difficulties and to find a way to reconnect with their authentic self. Clients approach me with relational difficulties, traumatic experiences, feeling stuck, experience of burnout, unresolved grief, psychosomatic and persistent physical symptoms, or to develop self and body awareness.
I originally trained as a psychologist in 2008. My interest in the mind-body connection led to doing further training in integrative hypnotherapy in 2012 and later in dance movement psychotherapy in 2015. My journey continued to complete an interdisciplinary - artistic, embodied, scientific - practice-based doctorate research to explore Moving Pieces` approach to manage medically unexplained symptoms in 2025.
I currently provide embodied, trauma-informed dance movement psychotherapy (UKCP reg), somatic coaching, grief recovery work for adults and embodied, relational supervision in private practice. In addition, I am passionate about supporting students’ mental health in higher education to be able to flourish so I offer counselling for dancer students at IRIE! Dance Theatre Company.
If you are interested in personal therapy or clinical supervision, online or face-to-face, please get in touch.
More info: eszterivan.co.uk
Email: eszter@eszterivan.co.uk
Phone: 07784899404
Jo Harley - Working in London, Clapham SW11 and online
I’ve had the pleasure of working as an Arts psychotherapist and supervisor for nearly 20 years, witnessing first-hand the healing and transformational benefits of the creative arts.
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I strongly believe in the healing capacity of the arts as I’ve experienced this myself in my own life. My approach incorporates using different art forms such as writing, image and story making, role-play, and movement, with mindful awareness. This helps clients tell their story in alternate ways, sometimes for the first time, expressing their feelings using verbal and non-verbal forms of communication. This process allows for more implicit material to be shared and reflected upon. By including the whole body in this process, we can engage with the felt sense of our experience, not just the narrative. In this way, different meanings may emerge that were previously hidden, bringing new perspectives and understanding.
Working with arts in this embodied way can help cultivate emotional resilience, build self-esteem, promote personal insights, and reduce inner conflict and distress, to name a few of the benefits.
I work with a focus on self-compassion and acceptance, as many times it is our self-judgement that can be one of the biggest hurdles, and bring a spiritual aspect into the work, where a deeper meaning and purpose may be found. No previous experience of the arts is necessary, just a willingness to participate and explore. (Working with adults only)
I have a BA in Arts therapies and MA in Drama and Movement therapy. I’m fully registered with the HCPC and BADth. I’m also a certified life coach and hold certificates in Psychosynthesis Counselling, Theory and practice of Psychodrama, and Embodied Psychotherapy.
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I also work as a Creative Arts supervisor. My creative/embodied approach uses art modalities such as, movement, drawing, writing, and role play to engage the senses and imagination in the reflective process. By encouraging the supervisee to go beyond the formal demands of their professional role it can help bring a fresh perspective to their practice, allowing space for more unconscious associations to be expressed and integrated.
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More info: www.joharley.co.uk
Email: creativelifecoaching@joharley.co.uk
Phone: 07939048942​
Sinead Parker - Working in London, Tooting & Wimbledon SW19 and online
I am a warm and compassionate creative and embodied psychotherapist, registered with the HCPC. I am currently training as an Internal Family Systems therapist and draw deeply on parts work in my practice.
My approach is relational, neuroaffirming, and trauma-informed, integrating creative and embodied practices to deepen the mind–body connection and build nervous system capacity. Alongside talking, we may use visualisation, movement and body-based practices, drawing, writing, image cards, and role work to offer deeper insight into your inner world and experiences. These practices support you in connecting with your strengths, resources, and innate capacity to heal.
As a dramatherapist, with a background in writing and performance in the arts, I bring authenticity, playfulness, and curiosity to the therapy space, offering sessions that are collaborative and uniquely tailored to you. Alongside my private practice, I currently work within the NHS Health and Justice Service and have experience in the charity sector.
I offer sessions online and in person in Tooting and Wimbledon. I also provide outdoor walk and talk and nature based therapy on Wimbledon Common, drawing on the power and wisdom of nature’s seasons and cycles.
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More info: counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/sinead-parker
Email: aceofwandstherapy@gmail.com
Phone: 07989673194
HOME COUNTIES
Samina Ali - Working in Watford, Hertfordshire WD24 and online
I work as an Integrative Body-Oriented Psychotherapist registered with ADMP-UK, BAATN (Black, African, Asian Therapy Network) and IEP.
I believe in co-creating a non-pathologising, compassionate, curious, unbiased and creative, psycho-spiritual space - that maintains the person's sense of agency within the therapeutic alliance. I work with all age ranges, and have the most experience in working with Complex/Trauma, Neurodiversity, social isolation, racism and prejudice, depression, transpersonal issues and Spiritual Awakenings. Where possible I love to work with individuals and groups out in nature, as an added resource and therapeutic alliance!
My work is informed by Neuroscience, Neurobiology & Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology – where research demonstrates how real change can be fostered by circumventing engrained habitual patterns of thinking, behaviour, and chronic stress, through improvised and spontaneous movement and expression, imagination, embodied meditation, encouraging non preferential movement qualities, and focusing on the nervous system in times of hyperarousal e.g. over stimulated nervous system, fight /flight/freeze/fawn; and hypoarousal e.g. dissociation, collapse, numbness and avoidance. This also informs my approach that wants to de-colonise therapy, and understands how western culture has translated into a normative approach, and I therefore endeavour to offer a cultural and diverse sensitive space.
More info: youtube.com/watch?v=Z6eH4L52z7Y
Email: alisdmp888@gmail.com
Phone: 07946 463543
Jane Kosmin - Working in Elstree, Herts WD6 1SL, also SG6 2HB and online
I am an experienced BACP registered Gestalt and Humanistic counsellor as well as an Embodied Therapist. At the heart of my practice is the belief that our bodies and emotions are deeply interconnected – and in a world that’s often fast-paced and unforgiving, we can lose touch with how we truly feel and who we are. This can impact the physical and emotional centres of our body and minds which may be hardwired to hold on to past and present trauma. This disconnection can often lead to chronic pain, anxiety, depression, confusion, low self-esteem and unhealthy coping strategies which in turn can affect the relationship we have with ourselves and those we share our life with.
Using a range of therapeutic approaches, including movement, Embodied Therapy, visualisation, Internal Family Systems parts work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness meditation, I support clients in becoming more present and at ease with themselves. I work relationally and compassionately to help you explore the underlying patterns that may be limiting your choices and opportunities in the hope that you may reach your full potential.
I have gained experience over 6 years of working with clients from 18+, both in the private and charity sector, in the UK and abroad from diverse backgrounds. Along the way I have offered a safe and contained, compassionate space to support clients through relationship difficulties and breakups, infertility and miscarriage, peri and post -menopausal difficulties, anger management, burnout, low self -esteem and anxiety and depression.
The simple act of talking to a therapist is a powerful first step. With support and guidance, it becomes possible to better understand yourself, strengthen your relationship and understanding of yourself and others so that you may move forward in your life.
More info: janekosmin.com
Email: hello@janekosmin.com
Phone: 07494119959
SOUTH WEST ENGLAND
Tasha Colbert - Working in Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 and online
I have been practicing for over 20 years as an embodied psychotherapist - originally training in dance movement psychotherapy and working in mental health in the NHS and with vulnerable children in schools. I established my private practice in 2008 and went on to teach on various dance movement programmes in the UK and internationally. I am currently a trainer at the Institute of Embodied Psychotherapy and offer mentoring & embodied supervision groups to psychotherapists and counsellors interested in integrating Embodied Psychotherapy approach into their practice.
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In my psychotherapy practice I use an integrative embodied approach which is trauma informed. I do not believe that 'one way works for all', and so I draw from the following approaches but do not use all of these with all clients: somatic directed mindfulness, movement psychotherapy, creative arts, somatic experiencing, parts-work informed by IFS and other parts models. I also hold a deep understanding of the autonomic nervous system which informs my work.
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I enjoy working with other therapists, counsellors, coaches and those working in the helping professions who are wanting to work at a somatic level for their own healing.
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My psychotherapy practice for long term psychotherapy is currently full. However, I sometimes have slots available for shorter term embodied psychotherapy so if you are interested in this, please get in touch.
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More info: www.embodiedpsychotherapy.org.uk/aboutus
Email: iembodiedpsychotherapy@gmail.com
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Catherine Macer - Working in Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 1BD and online
I am BACP Accredited psychodynamic and body-orientated counsellor working with both adults and adolescents in a variety of settings including counselling services, secondary schools, and in private practice. The heart of my work is to develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship; to create a safe, empathic and permissive space into which you can bring whatever you need to bring. My work is relational and client-led, meaning that I use our relationship to gain insights into your wider life, and that I adapt my approach to best meet your unique needs.
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My core training is psychodynamic, so I’m interested in unconscious patterns learnt from early childhood experiences, including attachment patterns, as well as life transitions, and the impact of trauma. I also have a deep faith in the innate intelligence and wisdom of our bodies, so invite your embodied experience into the work through sensing, movement, sounding, visualization and other forms of creative expression. Mindfulness is often a key part of this, as is psychoeducation.
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I trust in the transformative power of telling our stories, of being witnessed and held in expressing the full range of our feelings, and in reconnecting to our bodies, and so to the earth. I believe that we can each find our own unique healing journey, with non-judgemental, honest, sometimes challenging, but always compassionate support. My intention is that through the work you will develop a more holistic understanding of yourself, integrating your many parts with acceptance and self-compassion, and that this will empower you to make the changes you seek and live more authentically as you.
More info: www.stroudcounsellor.co.uk
David Matthews - Working in Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 3JD and online
At the heart of my approach to counselling is a trust in the wisdom of the body. I believe that with the right support, we can reconnect with our own body’s innate ability to heal itself, and move beyond the patterns of the past, towards a greater sense of self, which has more vitality and more joy within it.
I often work with people struggling with difficult, painful life experiences (such as childhood trauma, bereavement, addiction, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, and relationship breakdown) who want to bring more creativity, connection, playfulness and meaning into their lives.
For me, it’s important that we take time to build a safe, trusting, genuine relationship, and I draw on a range of trainings, disciplines and practices to do this, at times using meditation, creativity, imagery, poetry and story to help care for body and soul.
I’m a fully insured, accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. Please do contact me if you have any further questions.
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More info: www.callofthesoul.co.uk
Email: david@callofthesoul.co.uk
Phone: 07528269690
Abi Newman - Working in Bristol, BS11 and online
The spaces I hold are rooted in eco-somatic soul work, reconnecting body, psyche, and wild nature through body-based inner world exploration woven with ancestral and animistic wisdom.
Our bodies carry deep stories of attachment, trauma, belonging, and becoming that invite healing beyond words. By listening to the body’s language, we open a path to transformation that integrates mind, body and heart; a soul union.
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I work in and outside with somatic therapy, parts work, and soul tending, holding space for your process through a depth psychological lens. This integration allows us to honour your unique process with curiosity, presence, and compassion.
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Sessions may include mindful movement, breath awareness, visualisation, and sometimes music or frame drum when it supports your experience; a space where respect is held towards the non-verbal and verbal worlds.
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Inspiration is woven from the teachings of internal family systems, somatic experiencing, dance movement psychotherapy, and animism.
I guide you toward deeper embodiment and soulful connection; where your body can find movement and your soul can find home.
Wild Heart. Rooted Soul.
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More info: https://wild-and-rooted.co.uk/
Email: contactwildandrooted@gmail.com
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Josephine Lay - Working in Bristol, BS1 and BS3 and online
I have been practicing for almost 15 years as a drama and movement therapist. In this time, I have worked across NHS, charities and schools with children and young people and their families. I have specialised in working with early developmental trauma as well as domestic abuse and child sexual abuse. I moved into private practice at the end of 2024 and am currently offering therapy to children and adults and clinical supervision to a range of therapists, including trainees.
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Both personally and professionally, I have witnessed the transformative impact that imagination and movement can have in therapy. I believe that by integrating mind and body in the therapeutic process, we find ways to deepen self-awareness, resilience, and meaningful change. My approach is grounded in the belief that our whole selves—thoughts, feelings, sensations, and creativity—are essential resources for helping us to cope and grow.
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For me, a trauma-informed approach is rooted in the body. Traumatic experiences can deeply affect our nervous system, and so sometimes the change doesn’t happen in therapy by talking directly about those events. Instead, we might focus together on helping you connect with your body and feelings in manageable ways without 'flooding' or overwhelming you. This process of stabilisation can help you build tools and resources to manage trauma responses and prepare you for trauma processing work when you feel ready.
I'm committed to creating a comfortable, affirming space where all parts of you — including your cultural background, spiritual beliefs, and gender identity — are welcomed into the therapy process. Whatever brings you to be seeking an embodied approach to therapy, I welcome you to get in touch.​
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More info: BeCreate Therapy and Supervision
Email: j.laydmt@hotmail.co.uk
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Una Tracey - Working in Bristol, BS5 9DU and online
I understand how it can feel to approach therapy and to look for the right therapist. You can trust me to be attentive and respectful and bring my experience to support you with whatever you might bring.
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In the 25 years I worked as a McTimoney Chiropractor I learned how intricately and integrally connected our life experiences and emotions are to our bodies. Since qualifying as an integrative humanistic counsellor, I’ve studied and experienced how effective incorporating an embodied approach can be in achieving profound and lasting change. Everyone is different and I will adapt and tailor my approach to suit you.
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I have a wealth of experience in working with complex trauma and abuse and can help with understanding and relieving the impacts.
Whatever you bring, we will work creatively together to ease, understand and change, at a pace that feels manageable for you.
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I offer a free initial consultation of 30-40 minutes for us to meet and help you decide if I might be the right counsellor for you.
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Email: una.tracey@gmail.com​
Phone: 07754 759 652
Cerian Lye-Owens - Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0GT, and online
I’m a qualified integrative embodied counsellor, coach and NLP practitioner. But beyond that, I’m someone who finds grounding in nature, clarity in long walks, calm in crystals and comfort in a good cup of tea. I believe in the power of gentle, relational support – the kind that helps you to feel more like yourself again. Whether you’re feeling anxious, stuck, disconnected or unsure where to turn next, I’m here to walk alongside you as you begin to make sense of things – in your own way, and at your own pace.
As an embodied counsellor I will support you to tune into the feelings and sensations that are stored in your body. This can be helpful if you are struggling with anxiety, low self worth or trauma. Listening to your body can help you to understand the things that your brain can’t quite put into words. It helps with; letting go of painful memories, regulating emotions, managing anxiety.
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Albert Einstein said that “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used to create them.” But it can be hard to know how to change our thinking, or even how to slow down and feel. Instead, I like to work creatively, so you can see things in different ways. This may mean, writing things down, drawing, using gentle movement, breathwork, guided visualisations or using objects such as stones or cards to think out of the box and see feelingly.
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You already hold the wisdom you need – my role is to help you uncover it. If you’d like to start gently together, get in touch.​
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More info: www.heartspace.me.uk
Email: cerian.lyeowens@outlook.com
Phone: 07719930321
EAST ANGLIA
Kim Bowers - based in Suffolk CB8 8SW - working online
I have worked over 20 years as an integrative psychotherapist. Since training with IEP in 2017 l have been working with the body, believing that our connection to it is key to regulation and aids a deeper understanding who we are.
l have lived experience and a deep understanding of relational, developmental and intergenerational trauma; how it affects mind, body, emotions, psyche and the soul.
Being human can be challenging depending on our experiences and traumas.
In this world we are bombarded with constant information ; it's more important now than ever before to find embodied places in which we can feel anchored. l have witnessed both personally and professionally that the body has the ability once it has the tools, and more regulation to hold our stories with care, compassion and help us the onwards journey into healing.
My approach is non-judgemental and l work empathically and intuitively. l offer a safe supportive space, enabling reconnection with the body. Together we can explore the resources for grounding, enabling for emotions to process and regulate.
I work sensitively with the nervous systems and within its window of tolerance, getting to know and understand our nervous systems to create more regulation and balance.
I draw upon informed approaches ie; Poly Vagal Theory, Somatic, IFS ,Attachment theory, Mindfulness and Self Compassion. Each one of us is unique and as every therapeutic relationship is also unique, some of these approaches will be drawn upon depending on your needs.
I have held a regular practice in various forms of meditation for over 30 plus years. I embrace supporting people who wish to deepen and develop themselves on their spiritually journey as well as supporting therapists interested in integrating somatic approaches into their practice. I also offer embodied mentoring and supervision.
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Email: kim.bowers2@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: 07905699253
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LINCOLNSHIRE
Pat Mills - Working in Lincoln LN2 4US and online
I am an Integrative Adult and Child UKCP registered Psychotherapist. I have also completed further raining in yoga therapy for children, EMDR and in 2024 I gained a certificate in Integrative Embodied Psychotherapy.
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I have over 30 years of working therapeutically with adults and children with complex needs including experience of working in a specialist mental health Camh’s team and in a Social Services team supporting and offering therapy for adopted children and their families. Since retiring from social work, my focus has been on developing a small private therapy practice which is based in the Lincoln area.
My approach is relational, trauma informed and non-pathologizing. I do not see myself as an expert but view therapy as a collaborative process based on practices and goals that can support personal growth.
As an integrative therapist trained in both conventional psychotherapy and embodied therapies my practice is informed by the core principle that the mind and body are intertwined and cannot be separated. ​I therefore draw on a wide range of learning in the area of Poly vagal and attachment theory, somatic/embodied practices including yoga, sand tray work, and various other creative approaches that can be integrated into sessions.
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More info: www.patmillspsychotherapy.co.uk
Email: patmillstherapy@gmail.com
Phone: 07887717368 ​
NORTHEN IRELAND
Helen Farrell - Working in Belfast, BT7 1JL and close to Omagh, BT78 1SX
The relationship between me and my clients is based on trust, honesty and respect, and this is at the very heart of my counselling. My original training was in Humanistic counselling (Person-Centred/Existential) and since qualifying I have deepened my practice through training as an Embodied Psychotherapist. I have experienced first hand the powerful transformation that can occur when we tune into the wisdom and experience held within our physical being. My work often involves paying careful attention, with my client, to the sensations they notice in their bodies as we talk, and then working directly with that sensation through breathing, movement and visualisation.
I am a qualified Meditation teacher and my practice often harnesses meditative states to further strengthen and explore connections to the body and felt emotions.
I often work outside with clients, in natural spaces, to integrate movement and connection to nature to the work, as these can be very powerful healing agents. I believe that re-connecting to our natural world can bring real clarity, perspective and peace as we navigate, together, through challenging times.
I am an Accredited member BACP and a registered supervisor and I offer supervision to therapists interested in working with an embodied approach.
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More info: https://freshairtherapy.uk/
Email: freshairtherapist@gmail.com
Phone: 07868 616374
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OUTSIDE UK
Edina Matyas - Working in Hungary and online
I have trained as an Integrative, Transpersonal counsellor with special emphasis on the Soul and the Soul’s journey. This modality incorporates a range of aspects of other therapies, such as humanistic, existential, psychodynamic, psychosynthesis, etc.
My training experience in Embodied Psychotherapy and Somatic experiencing felt like the missing piece I was looking for. I feel that Transpersonal approach and Embodied Psychotherapy complement each other perfectly and fully represent me as who I am as a therapist.
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I strongly believe in our bodies’ wisdom and its ability to heal itself so one of my main aim is to help clients to reconnect with theirs.
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I feel that many of the physical ailments are the result of a discord between the body and the Soul so in order to recover, reconnection is needed.
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In my work I also use creative tools such as drawings and visualisation and I like to give space for spirituality where there is an interest.
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More info: counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/edina-matyas
