Chris Gameson - Online Integrative Therapist
About the Therapist
Hello, I'm Chris (he/him). I'm a BACP-Registered, Integrative therapist. This means I - or rather we - author a therapeutic journey unique to you. I work collaboratively; we will arrive at goals, focuses and therapeutic approaches together, plus we'll intermittently review and tweak these as needed. My ultimate aim is to equip you with a bespoke self-therapeutic toolkit to better navigate life's challenges. I meet with online clients, Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, for 50 minute sessions, between 09:00 & 15:00 UK time and Tuesdays between: 12:00 - 20:00 UK time. I draw on a variety of therapeutic theory and technique - from the psychodynamic, the humanistic and the behaviourist domains. We may choose to work on issues manifesting in the present or explore those located more in your past; or a dynamic synergy of the two. Initially, we may be working with more emphasis on coping strategies; creating space for you to engage with and better regulate pressing feelings of overwhelm, depression or anxiety and the impacts of trauma. We may progress or interleave explorations of deeper issues - I'm led by your desired focuses. I am especially experienced in raising awareness of and facilitating movement towards clients' creatively embracing all of the many possibilities at-hand (whilst exploring the recurrent obstacles to doing so). I work partly with Gestalt Therapy techniques to this end. Likewise, I work with the 'wisdom of the body'; we/you can often gain insight from what bodily sensation is conveying where language may be failing (yes! even online). I also work with Mindfulness-based, Narrative, CBT/MBCT and Eco-therapy techniques. I have experience of working with clients around: Depression / Anxiety / Trauma / Abuse / Relationships / Identity / Sexuality / Chemsex / Kinks / Illness / Ageing / Grief / Loneliness / 'Stuckness'.
- Gay
- Queer
Qualifications: I hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy from the University of East London. I also have a Postgraduate Certificate in Psychodynamic & Humanistic Counselling & Psychotherapy from Goldsmiths, University of London. I also hold a Certificate in Introduction to Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy from the Oxford Mindfulness Centre, University of Oxford. In relation to my prior career, I have an MSc in Human-computer Interaction & Ergonomics from University College London and a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London. I am constantly evolving my counselling practice via both informal and formal training.
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I have worked since 2020 with clients (who have spanned 18 - 68 years of age) at Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). My clients have presented with various issues, though with some emphasis on identity, sexuality and relationships - sometimes including aspects of being recently diagnosed / living with HIV. Likewise, many of my clients have experienced trauma - from childhood up to the present day - which informs present-day challenges. As such I work in a trauma-informed way; approaching trauma sensitively, at the right pace for each individual. Prior to working with clients at THT, I worked as a bereavement counsellor with a hospice in Hackney, East London. Since April 2023, I have also been working in private practice online and in-person in East London. I have a background as an artist and a designer/researcher; having worked in the service design arena (with Nokia, Samsung & BBC) for nearly 3 decades. I bring an artistic (ever curious, unorthodox) whilst pragmatic (ethical, user-centered, goal-focused) ethos to my work as a counsellor.
- Body psychotherapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Narrative therapy
- Person-Centred
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy
- Ace | Asexual
- BDSM | Kink
- Bi- | Pansexual
- Consensual non-monogamy
- Cross-dresser
- Intersex
- Lesbian
- Non-binary | Genderqueer
- Queer
- Questioning
- Survivors of attempted conversion therapy
- Trans
- One to one
- No adaptation
- Adults
- Seniors (60+)
- Young adults (16-24)
- Online
I charge £75 per 50 minute session. I do offer some concessionary rates - please ask me about this. Drop me a line or call if you have any questions. Session fees should be paid in English Pounds Sterling (£) via bank transfer.
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