Will Black

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

Having a therapist who is also part of the LGBTQ+ community can enable a greater degree of trust and ‘not having to explain oneself,’ that can render the work even more powerful.

Some of the difficulties that I typically help with include:

Sense of self (e.g. sense of identity and direction in life) and the search for meaning or purpose, often related to work and the question 'what now'?
Addressing guilt and shame - both past and present
Relationship difficulties or the meaning of intimacy
Life change or loss e.g. career change, bereavement or relationship break-up
Emotional distress (including mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and panic)
Facing a difficult decision or transition

My clients often report a particular stuckness being removed and an ability to see their lives with a clearer perspective. Therapy can offer a path to a new way of thinking and relating.

Sexual identity:

Gay
Other

Gender identity: Male

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: No

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: No

Personal pronouns: He/Him

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award
MA in Psychotherapy & Counselling (Integrative) - Distinction	Regent's University, London	2022
PgCIP in Psychotherapy & Counselling (Integrative) - Distinction	Regent's University, London	2023

Experience and approach:

My approach covers psychodynamic, existential and humanist models with the client/therapist relationship at its core, with a particular interest around diversity in society. I recognise the GSDR (Gender, Sexual and Relationship Diversity) model as being a useful way of describing my practice.

I also have several years’ experience in working primarily with gay men as well as other members of the LGBT+ community, as well as people in non-monogamous relationships, and people living with HIV and other long-term conditions.

Following my qualification, I gained the experience and expertise to be fully accredited by the UKCP. I have lived experience as a gay man growing up in London and Essex, and as a carer for a family member with bi-polar and dementia.

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