Lois Peachey Counselling and Psychotherapy

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About the Therapist

About the therapist:

Lois Peachey (she/they). I identify as queer and am an Integrative counsellor, psychotherapist and supervisor with over 25 years' experience based in East Anglia, working face-to-face and online. I am trained in both Somatic Experiencing and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, both body-focussed approaches to working with trauma. I'm a long-term member of Pink Therapy and regular attendee of their Annual Conferences. The majority of my works is with members of the LGBTQIA++ community.

Sexual identity:

Bi- | Pansexual
Queer

Gender identity: Non-binary

Gender history: Prefer not to say

Non-monogamy: Yes

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: No

Personal pronouns: She/they

Qualifications - Links to websites:

Diploma in Rogerian Person Centred Counselling, Colchester Institute 2000

Diploma in Integrative Counselling, Matrix College 2008 https://matrix.ac.uk/

Diploma in Supervision, London Gestalt Centre 2016 https://gestaltcentre.org.uk/

Level II Sensorimotor Psychotherapy 2018 https://sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/

Accredited Member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award

Experience and approach:

I have over 25 years' experience of client work and although I've done a significant amount of short-term work, the specialism I have grown into is that of working with the impact of trauma and neglect, which is often long-term work. I now work exclusively private practice but in the past I worked as a Mental Health Advocate so have some understanding of the more medical approach to mental health and NHS models of treatment. I work with individuals from 18 years of age upwards. My initial training was Rogerian (Carl Rogers) Person Centred and then later undertook a further training in integrative counselling. Since qualifying, I undertake regular Continuing Professional Development in a range of areas but in the last 10 years mainly in the areas of trauma and GSRD.

In addition to being involved with Pink Therapy, I have undertaken specific training in working with gender identity with Gendered Intelligence.

My work and approach is underpinned by an intersectional approach to oppression and the impact of Minority Stress.

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