Therapist

Katie Craig

Adult Psychotherapist

Compassionate trauma informed psychotherapy for adults and young people looking to uncover a pathway towards meaningful healing and growth. Taking the first step into therapy takes courage. Whatever has brought you here: anxiety, depression, neurodiversity, burnout, relationship difficulties, or a sense that something in your life needs to change, finding the right therapist for you is crucial and can make all the difference to your healing pathway. My aim is to make that initial step as comfortable and supportive as possible. I offer a free 20 minute phone consultation when we can discuss what is bringing you to therapy, your goals and whether we are suited to work together. This is also a chance for you to ask any specific questions you have.  My Approach  I am a friendly, integrative, trauma informed therapist. I use a range of therapeutic techniques from humanistic and traditional psychoanalytic as well as existential traditions. My work focuses on a strong therapeutic relationship that builds sufficient trust and understanding to find the interventions that would be the most transformative for you. We might explore the relationship between your experiences and challenges today and those in your past. This can help you to gain insight and self-compassion but also therapeutic support from me, in facing and addressing patterns developed over time. Areas of speciality  I work with adults, young people and the elderly facing anxiety and depression, ADHD, Autism, AuDHD, OCD, relationship and family issues, Women's health including menopause, infertility, perinatal issues. Narcissistic abuse, divorce, domestic abuse, addiction, eating disorders, bereavement, sexual abuse, chronic illness, health anxiety, Men's health, forensic matters and more. What to expect I work mostly in the present moment, to encourage attunement to feelings about yourself, your relationships and life circumstances. This is facilitated by establishment of an open and honest therapeutic relationship between us, which helps us to go deeper into your experiences. Working together in this way, we will uncover more fulfilling ways of living, alleviating aloneness and overwhelm in facing your problems. I might also work in an embodied way with the unconscious, for example using dreams, bodily responses, or use mindfulness to support grounding when facing challenging material.  Your first session If you decide to work with me, we will agree on a weekly time slot and date when we will meet for your first session. During our first meeting we will carry out an informal assessment when we will discuss what is bringing you to therapy. This is also a great opportunity to discover whether we are a good fit to work together. We might also agree upon a treatment plan or approach that will best support your journey towards better mental health.  Practical information  I am currently working primarily face-to-face, providing weekly, 50 minute sessions a short distance from High Barnet underground station. I offer remote long-term (or shorter-term) work, weekly online using Zoom or by telephone, depending on your circumstances. I am also able to offer blended long-term work which involves a negotiated mix of face-to-face and online or telephone, according to your specific needs, subject to my availability. Couples work usually takes place on evenings or weekends, in person or online. Sessions are 90 minutes (can be p to 2 hours for the initial session).

• Online sessions with a video link sent on booking
• Verified by Veyro's clinical team
• Offers a free 15-minute introductory consultation