Samuele (Sam) Russo (they/them)

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

I am a registered HCPC & BADth dramatherapist. I work across the UK and Italy with queer communities. I offer individual and group therapy, supervision, and consultancy.

I describe myself as a citizen of the world, learning how to walk gently on Earth. My work brings together queer culture and eco response-ability with a soulful perspective.

In my free time I enjoy being outdoors; walking, meditating, and expressing myself through creative languages.

In a world stuck in binary oppositions, the work I do aims to offer a space for you to sit at the crossroads. The oblique approach of Sesame meets queer culture both pointing at a third space which native language is the open, not-interpretative image. Taking a step back from the literalised world of everyday life and one forward into the metaphorical of stories, myths and dreams can allow expansion of vision beyond the periphery of ego culture.

My approach is deeply influenced by Jungian psychology. My core training in the Sesame approach to dramatherapy is grounded in soul-making – analytical/archetypal psychological perspectives. My trainings in Authentic Movement and in supervision (Re-Vision) reflect a mythopoetic approach to Psyche. You may wonder if the process is a linear one, indeed, it is not. As Jung suggests 'the way is not straight but appears to go round in circles' (Jung, CW12, para.34)

Sexual identity:

Queer

Gender identity: Non-binary

Gender history: Not as assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: No

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: No

Personal pronouns: they/them

Qualifications - Links to websites:

HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) registration number AS15843 https://www.hcpc-uk.org BADth (British Association of Dramatherapists) https://www.badth.org.uk

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award
clinical supervision with soul	Re-Vision, London	2022
Working Alongside Trans, Gender Diverse and Questioning People	Gendered Intelligence, London	2021
Authentic Movement & Therapeutic Presence	Integrative Bodywork and Movement Therapy, Norfolk	2021
MA in Drama and Movement therapy	Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London	2017

Experience and approach:

I have been working in private practice with adult clients from different backgrounds, cultures, races, beliefs, sexualities, abilities and gender identities since 2018. I have been running the youth LGBTQI+ counselling service for a charitable organisation since 2019. I have been supervising psychotherapists, counsellors, creative arts therapists, teachers, body workers and artists since 2021.

Approaches:

Art therapy
Body psychotherapy
Dance movement psychotherapy
Dramatherapy
GSRD therapy
Integrative
Psychodynamic (Jungian)
Relational
Supervision

Marginalised groups:

Ace | Asexual
BDSM | Kink
Bi- | Pansexual
Consensual non-monogamy
Cross-dresser
Intersex
Lesbian
Non-binary | Genderqueer
Queer
Questioning
Survivors of attempted conversion therapy
Trans

Relationship styles:

One to one

Access:

No adaptation

Age ranges:

Adults
Seniors (60+)
Young adults (16-24)

Online status:

Online

Therapy

Sessions are 50 minutes long and my fee is between £65 and £75 per session, according to your income.

An initial free 30-minute conversation can be arranged before the assessment process begins.

The initial period (also known as assessment) is carried out over a period of 6 sessions and will determine if we can work with each other. I hope our initial time will allow you to talk freely about what brought you to me, along with any goals you may wish to achieve. You will gain an idea about the way I work; you can check if you are comfortable with me and my approach and ask me anything that you need to know. I will take the time to explain my policy on confidentiality, fees, and cancellations.

Supervision

Sessions are 60 minutes long and my fee is £80 per session.
I have a limited numbers of reduced-fee spaces. If you think you are in need of one, please let me know.

Sessions can be held in English and Italian.

16 Belfast Road, Hackney, Greater London N16 6UH, United Kingdom

Email: samuelerusso@gmail.com

Website:

http://www.samuelerusso.com