Kate Graham

Hi, I'm Kate, and thank you for looking at my profile.  I am a UKCP accredited psychotherapist and Supervisor. I offer both short term counselling and longer-term psychotherapy, depending on your needs and interests, working both online and in my welcoming consulting room in Ilkley.  I also offer supervision.  I am passionate about helping people grow and connect with themselves, and I know from my own experience of therapy that this is both a wonderful and difficult journey. I have helped people work through issues such as Loss and bereavement Anxiety and depression Loneliness and relationship issues Sexuality and identity Life purpose and direction   Why might you come to counselling or therapy-  Some people come because they feel stuck, things are going wrong, or something has happened that is deeply upsetting or hard to cope with.  Other people may be drawn to seek support for feelings that are much less clear, where there seems little reason to feel that life is a struggle, but something is not quite right. Others come to find out more about themselves and to find a new direction in their lives. You do not have to have a clear reason for coming, nor a particular idea of what you would like to gain from therapy: part of our work together can be to help you clarify this.   My aim in working with you is to help you explore what you are really feeling, to understand more of your life, events that have happened, and the choices you make, so that you have more space to make choices that are positive and constructive. Many of us are restricted by beliefs that other people have instilled in us, and many people use therapy to assess these and their continued relevance, and to select the beliefs about themselves that they wish to take forward.  Research shows that psychotherapy is highly effective in addressing many forms of mental distress and illness including severe depression.   My practice is based in Ilkley and is easy to reach by train and road from Leeds, Bradford, Bingley, Balidon, Guiseley, Saltaire, Menston, Skipton, Harrogate and much of West Yorkshire.  I also work online.   I am fully insured and receive regular supervision from a highly experienced psychotherapist and trainer. I am currently training in therapeutic Shamanism if that interests you. Before training in psychotherapy I worked in the voluntary sector for nearly twenty years, in a varied career that took me to many countries, including living in Kenya and Ethiopia. I have learnt a great deal from these experiences and bring this learning to my practice. I love being outside and attempt each year to grow vegetables, some with more success than others.