Meet the Therapist: Amrit Sagoo
Nov 10, 2023
Amrit Sagoo
Nov 10, 2023
I believe in the importance of sound mental health and having somebody to talk to safely when in need.
Middlesex University
I am grounded, therapeutically agile and deeply compassionate. I am human first, therapist second - on a level with clients, not a pedestal. I bring a wealth of lived experiences that inform my practice and allows me to support people from a place of knowing, not just from my training although I have that too .
I practice from an existential perspective but work in an integrated manner meaning I incorporate knowledge from other modalities of therapy where appropriate and helpful to the client.
I am also a trained trauma therapist specialising in PTSD and sexual assault/rape.
As a therapist, I have an incredibly privileged insight into the paradoxes of human nature. I make weekly journeys to the greatest depths of human trauma: death, infertility, infidelity and depression, as well as the seemingly smaller moments of pain: a crush we might have on another that goes unnoticed, or feelings of jealousy and resentment towards a close friend.
I have acclimatised myself to these things not just by reading books and studying, but by knowing my own nature and confronting my own shadows, the complicated, painful and embarrassing aspects of myself that are collectively relegated into a murky puddle of shame within our culture.
Because of this, clients can share anything and everything with me, and I will meet it with curiosity, compassion and care.
A good therapist offering a combination of empathy and challenge will always help us to return to a place of balance when we come up against it all.
I am, unconditionally, on the side of my clients. I've got your back, and I am here to help you navigate the things we so often find hard: trusting others, coping with our emotions, communicating effectively, understanding ourselves, honouring our potential, feeling relatively authentic, confident, and unashamed and everything else we encounter from birth to death.
My existential and trauma training helps with challenges faced by individuals including ex-veterans whom I work with full-time, deal with their PTSD, flashbacks, nightmares, loss of identity and shame.
I work with adults on an individual basis.
People are drawn to quick fixes in the world we live in and this is impossible. Firstly, we are not machines to be fix but complex beings. There is NO such thing as a quick fix. It may seem like something is working initially and yay to that but fast-forward six months to a year and you'll see that the quick fix was not sufficient as the roots of the problems were left unexplored.
The joy of seeing my clients live better, happier lives.
The burn-out, the exhaustion with trauma work.
Always. Momma and the Meaning of Life and Love's Executioner both by Yalom.
The Loona app is amazing and works well for those struggling to drop off to sleep.
Self-care including frequent breaks, switching off as much as I can not always possible , reading rubbish and watching the odd reality show some of which are really good! and walking in the woodlands where possible in London .
Safe, confidential, vulnerable, real and honest.
I work remotely so I can work with people all over the world.
That it really is an important space to have in one's life - just like a gym, therapy is akin to your mental health gym so equally important to stay mentally healthy if not more.
That's a story for another day.
Amrit Sagoo