Natalie Wilson

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

My name is Natalie and I identify as lesbian, queer and gender non-conforming. I am dedicated to creating spaces for the LGBTQ+ community to gather, play and heal. I did this for many years in the arts and am now focusing on LGBTQ+ mental health as a Creative Arts Therapist. This is a form of psychotherapy that combines the skills and theory of "talk" therapies with an embodied approach through arts practice. Healing can be found in creativity, either to open up conversation or bring unexplored aspects of the self into awareness. Our sessions may be fully talking or we may introduce an aspect of creative arts practice into the process such as story, drawing, role play, object work or movement. There is no need to be an artist to benefit from a creative approach, it is simply another way of expressing yourself when words are not enough. I will support you by holding a space for you to breathe and reflect on worries, anxieties or uncertainties that may be holding you back and explore ways forward to fulfil your potential.

Sexual identity:

Gay
Lesbian
Queer

Gender identity: I use another term

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: No

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: No

Personal pronouns: she/they

Qualifications - Links to websites:

M.A. Drama & Movement Therapy - Distinction, awarded by University of London (2023)

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) - Registration Number AS018266

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award

Experience and approach:

The therapeutic relationship is key to my approach. I will work to see and hear you, to understand what brings you into our work together and what your needs are moving forward. My training is underpinned by Jungian theory but my learning has been broad and I aim to be person-centred and client-led. I am an HCPC-registered Dramatherapist, having trained and qualified with Distinction from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in Drama and Movement Therapy (Sesame). I am dedicated to learning and engage with ongoing CPD in other psychotherapies, anti-racism, neurodiverisity and disability rights.

I bring an affirmative and inclusive outlook to my work and welcome clients from all backgrounds. Areas of specialism and experience include:

Ageing
Coming Out
Low self-esteem/Shame
Gender
Cognitive Issues

I recognise that being LGBTQ+ is not always the issue that we bring to the therapy space. We are people that live and breathe in a world full of variety and challenges, we come from diverse and different families and backgrounds that shape who we are. I offer you a space where you can be fully yourself as LGBTQ+ without question or judgment.

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