Gideon Reeve , BACP

Gideon Reeve is an integrative therapeutic counsellor who blends talk-based and body-informed methods to support people facing a wide range of life challenges. He creates an exploratory and supportive working relationship in which clients and therapist work together to understand current difficulties and to develop practical ways forward.

Therapy is tailored to the individual and may draw on client-centered work to help people explore their story and feelings and to strengthen self-confidence and self-esteem. He also uses psychodynamic ideas to examine how past experiences continue to shape present patterns, cognitive behavioural techniques to identify the causes of recurring problems and to build solution-focused strategies, and somatic practices that include grounding, sensing and breathing exercises to help regulate the body and emotions.

Gideon’s route into therapeutic practice began in bodywork more than three decades ago; he worked with his first talking therapy clients twenty-four years ago, and over the last four years he has further integrated his training in movement and breath with counselling approaches. He is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and follows their code of ethics. His qualifications include a CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling - an advanced diploma in counselling practice - a British Wheel of Yoga Teaching Diploma for yoga instruction, and a certificate from The Minded Institute in integrating yoga therapy with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

He approaches each referral by considering the person as a whole and adapting methods to fit their needs, aiming to offer practical, compassionate support.