al skiffington-smith msc

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

I offer psychotherapy, counselling, and clinical supervision in private practice, working online with people across the UK and internationally.

My approach is humanistic, integrative, relational, and embodied, which means I draw on different ways of working to suit you as an individual.

I’m a UKCP registered and accredited psychotherapist, a UKCP and HIPC-approved clinical supervisor, and a registered member of the BACP. I follow their ethical guidelines and am committed to ongoing professional development.

Before becoming a therapist, I worked in engineering and construction. When I realised that work no longer felt meaningful to me, I changed direction, first becoming a Youth Worker, and then training as a therapist in 1997. Since then, I’ve worked in counselling charities, the NHS, and private practice, continuing to learn and grow along the way.

Sexual identity:

Gay
Kink - BDSM
Other
Queer

Gender identity: Male

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: Yes

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: Unsure

Personal pronouns: he/him/his

Qualifications - Links to websites:

I am a registered member of the UKCP
The Essentials of Gender and Sexual Diversity Training (Pink Therapy, 2014)
MSc Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling (Middlesex University / Temenos Education, 2012)
Postgraduate Diploma in Person-Centred Supervision (Temenos, 2005)
Postgraduate Certificate in Client-Centred Psychotherapy (Leeds Metropolitan University, 2004)
Diploma in Counselling (Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute, 2002)
Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling (CPCAB, 1998)
Certificate in Counselling Skills (CPCAB, 1998)

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award

Experience and approach:

Psychotherapy and Counselling

I offer a warm, non-judgmental space where you can be heard and understood. My early work was rooted in the humanistic and person-centred approach. Over time, I have developed an integrative, relational, and embodied way of working. This allows therapy to evolve around each person’s needs and what feels most helpful for them.

Supervision

I’ve been offering supervision since 2004, working with both individuals and groups from a wide range of therapeutic backgrounds, including Humanistic, Person-Centred, Gestalt, Integrative, Jungian, Psychodynamic, Group Analytic, and CAT approaches. I am particularly interested in how relational dynamics play out in therapy. Since 2015, I have been part of a professional development group exploring the role of enactment in the therapeutic process. This has deepened my understanding of how to identify and work with complex relational moments and then transform them into opportunities for growth.

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