Claire Asherson Bartram,

I am a Gestalt and Integrative psychotherapist and supervisor, and would describe myself as an experienced elder. My approach is relational and creative. I make the assumption that we are each experts on ourselves and given the right environment are able to make use of our expertise. I invite people to pay attention to their emotional feelings and body sensations, to become aware of their strengths, limitations and personal resources. Sometimes I suggest exploration aimed at heightening awareness. My practice with Individuals, couples and groups, is in Highgate, North London. It includes three therapy groups, one monthly for a full day, and two fortnightly, one of which is co-facilitated. I also supervise MA and doctoral dissertations for therapy trainees and offer workshops and groups on Gestalt, step-family situations and qualitative research methods. In 2009 I completed my doctorate with Metanoia and Middlesex University , titled 'Narratives of Mothers in Stepfamily Situations'. Overall, among those areas that I work with are: personal development, life change, loneliness, relationship and family difficulties, stepfamily issues, grief, depression,stress, trauma, anxiety, living more easily with past events and finding solutions to difficult situations in the present