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Please note: I am currently working remotely. If you wish to work face-to-face, I am not the therapist you are looking for. 

Hi, I'm Leon. Thanks for visiting my profile. I am a psychotherapist with over 15 years’ experience in helping people overcome the obstacles, both past and present, that cause distress. Drawing on the fruits of 20-years of interdisciplinary training, beginning with a doctorate in mental health law and, subsequently, professional training in integrative psychotherapy, I work with clients from all backgrounds and identities to enable autonomy, create space after trauma and enhance interpersonal possibilities. My approach to health, well-being and empowerment is rooted in respect for relationships, embodiment, diversity, compassion and empathy, so that I am able to meet you, wherever you are in life. I identify as neurodiverse and as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).

It has been consistently shown through research that the quality of client-therapist relationship is fundamental to the potential benefits of talking therapies. This does not merely mean that you feel you "click" with your therapist; it also means that you have chosen to work with a therapist who values meeting you in your uniqueness, without being threatened by the inevitable differences between you. Inherent within this conception of therapy is that your therapist can hold the space in a way that feels safe. Nevertheless, you may have in mind that you wish to work in a particular way with a therapist. 

You may already know that there are many different therapeutic modalities. I originally trained as an Integrative Psychotherapist, which means I recognise the collective fruits of many different modalities, including psychoanalysis (exploring the unconscious), object relations (childhood development), attachment theory (the making and breaking of affectional bonds) and transactional analysis (personality development as a product of social interactions). Upon graduation, I was awarded a scholarship to study Jungian and Post-Jungian Analytic Psychology, which has led to interest in how we individuate in the face of personal, familial and social pressures, and in working more closely with metaphor, symbolism and, as appropriate, spirituality.