Ryan Bennett-Clarke
About the Therapist
I have completed a BA Hons degree in Social Sciences: Psychology at Nottingham Trent University and completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing at the University of Nottingham: School of Nursing after which I worked as a Registered Mental Health Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) at HM Prison Nottingham and within various NHS healthcare settings.
I hold an MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy from the Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute (SPTI) and is an accredited Integrative Psychotherapist with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).
In January 2017 I commenced my Clinical Supervision training at The Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute. In July 2018, I was awarded his Diploma in Clinical Supervision and have supervised psychotherapists within my private practice and previous place of work since April 2017.
In May 2020 I trained to become an Accredited Mindfulness Teacher and completed this in July 2020. The course is accredited with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and Mindfulnessnow.org.
In September 2021 I joined the team at the Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute in Nottingham as a Clinical Skills Tutor on the BSc Humanistic/Integrative training course.
From 2006-2009 I gained experience of working within the NHS as a Forensic Community Psychiatric Nurse within a prison environment by providing mental health support and therapeutic interventions to a wide range of clients experiencing a broad range of mental health difficulties and/or diagnosed personality disorders. I also have experience of working within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services as a Mental Health Nurse prior to this.
I receive regular psychoanalytic clinical supervision from an experienced UKCP accredited psychotherapist for my Private Practice work and have undergone my own personal psychotherapy with a UKCP qualified psychotherapist, as required by the UKCP and SPTI MSc Integrative Psychotherapy training course and later with a Lacanian Psychoanalyst.
- Gay
UKCP Accredited Integrative Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor - Membership no. 10161242
Certificate Mindfulness Teacher Training - Mindfulness Now (2020)
Certificate Couples Therapy - Trent PTS Nottingham (2017)
Diploma Clinical Supervision - The Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute (2017-2018)
MSc Integrative Psychotherapy - The Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute (2008-2013)
Introduction to Psychosexual therapy with Gender and Sexual Minority Clients - Pink Therapy (2011)
PG Dip Mental Health Nursing - University of Nottingham School of Nursing (2003-2005)
BA Hons Social Sciences (Psychology) - Nottingham Trent University (1999 - 2002)
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My approach is LGBTQ+ affirmative and both respectful and validating of each person's uniqueness.
I have extensive experience and CPD training in the areas of trauma work with survivors of childhood sexual abuse; male-on-male rape and sexual abuse; People living with HIV; Sexuality and Gender; Sex; Boarding School survivors (male and female); Relational-Developmental Trauma; Mindfulness and Couples Psychotherapy.
From 2009 I worked for an organisation within the NHS which was set up primarily to support Gay and Bisexual men. Over the years I have acquired experience of providing weekly counselling and psychotherapy sessions to a wide range of clients with variety of emotional, relational and mental health difficulties. I have significant experience of working with clients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans and I integrate an LGBTQ-affirmative approach in to my practice.
From 2013 I worked in a GP practice within Nottingham City providing short-term and medium-term psychotherapy to a wide range of clients experiencing a vast array of mental health and personality difficulties.
From February 2016 to January 2018 I worked for IAPT Services (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) providing intensive short-time dynamic therapy and Couples Psychotherapy to a wide variety of patients with mental health and emotional difficulties. I also have experience of providing short-term counselling within the University of Nottingham Counselling Service.
I now work completely in Private Practice in Nottingham City. As a psychotherapist in private practice, I work Integratively with a Psychodynamic core, and have a specialist interest in the area of Stalking and Envy, and working with the psychological aftermath it has had on victims/survivors in order to facilitate healing within the survivor. Two articles that I have written on this subject were published in the Journal of Psychodynamic Practice in 2022 on this subject:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14753634.2022.2039880
and
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14753634.2022.2039881
- Attachment theory (Psychodynamic)
- Couple therapy
- Integrative
- Neurodivergent
- Psychodynamic
- Psychodynamic (Freudian)
- Psychodynamic (Kleinian)
- Relational
- Supervision
- BDSM | Kink
- Bi- | Pansexual
- Consensual non-monogamy
- Queer
- One to one
- Two people
- Partially wheelchair-adapted
- Adults
- Online
- In Person
Sessions can be either in person or online via FaceTime or Zoom.
Cost of a regular therapy session and duration:
- £55 per individual Psychotherapy session. Psychotherapy sessions will last for 50 minutes. It is important that therapy sessions begin at the agreed time and finish on time.
- Unfortunately no concessions are available for trainee counsellors or trainee psychotherapists at this time.
- £60 per supervisee for Clinical Supervision sessions lasting for 60 minutes or £90 for 90 minutes.
- £65 for couples/ relationship therapy sessions.
* All sessions must be paid for on the day of therapy or in advance by either cash or Bank Transfer.
Cost and duration of the initial consultation:
- £75. This session will last for 75 minutes, the reason for which is outlined below. This fee is to be paid on the day of the initial consultation. If a 75 minute session is not available then you will be offered a 60 minute session at £60 instead.
It is important that you feel comfortable engaging in a therapeutic relationship that feels right for you and meets your needs. The initial consultation will last longer than an ordinary therapy session and will give both you and the therapist an opportunity to see if you can work constructively together. The session will consist of:
- Opportunities for you to articulate some of your main worries and concerns;
- A chance for you to explore what some of your hoped for goals for therapy are;
- An opportunity for the therapist to understand and explore any mental health history that you may have, your personal history, childhood experiences, family history, relationship history, experiences related to gender and sexuality, sexual history (if relevant), and any other significant experiences that you have had throughout your life.
By obtaining as much information as possible in the initial consultation session, the therapist aims to bring together some of the threads of your past and present experiences and therefore place your current difficulties within an historical context. The subsequent sessions will be somewhat less directive and will continue to provide a safe and flexible space for you and the therapist to work together to explore and make sense of what is troubling you.
Frequency of sessions:
Psychotherapy is most effective when engaged in on a weekly basis at a regular time as this will provide you with
a sense of structure, continuity and consistency. Weekly sessions allows you to make the most of the therapeutic relationship and provides sufficient time in between sessions to reflect and make sense of your process. Positive change is more evident in clients who are able to commit to the therapeutic process and are motivated to change.
Cancellations of sessions:
Cancellations of the sessions, other than for reasons highlighted in the initial contract will still incur a fee as you are paying for the same time on the same day each week. This will be discussed with you in the initial consultation and will be clearly highlighted and explained in the Patient Contract.
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