THERAPIST & PSYCHOTHERAPIST IN NOTTINGHAM : PSYCHOTHERAPY
Feel Understood, Feel Supported, Feel Emotional Steady
Thoughtful, experienced therapy for relationship difficulties, overthinking, anxiety, depression, anger, shame, self-criticism, trauma and difficult periods of life.
You don't need to arrive knowing exactly what's wrong or what kind of therapy you need. If something doesn't feel right, we can begin there. Together we can make sense of what's happening.
Therapist • Clinical Supervisor • Consultant • Former Senior Lecturer • 20+ Years' Experience
WHAT HAS BROUGHT YOU HERE?
Something may have changed, or you may have been carrying the same feelings for a long time
Therapy starts with your story, not a label.
Perfectionism and Pressure
Overthinking and Anxiety
Relationships Difficulties
Anger and Strong Emotions
Shame and Self-Criticism
Neurodivergence and Change
A FLEXIBLE APPROACH
There is more than one way into a therapy
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Psychotherapy
Explore thoughts, feelings and experiences more deeply, recognising patterns and understanding how they influence life today.
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Compassion-focused therapy
Find a different way to respond to shame, self-criticism and the feeling that you are never quite good enough.
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Trainee Therapy
Understand how earlier relationships can shape trust, emotional security and the way you relate to others.
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Music therapy
Use music and creative expression to explore feelings and experiences that may be difficult to reach through words alone.
EXPLORE HOW MATT WORKS
Some experiences are easy to describe. Others are difficult to put into words. Matt draws on several approaches, choosing what feels appropriate rather than fitting every client into the same approach.
WHAT COULD CHANGE
Therapy can create room for something different
Recognise patterns that keep repeating Feel less overwhelmed by emotions
Respond with greater self-compassion Build healthier relationships
Communicate needs more confidently Move forward with greater clarity
The aim is not to change who you are, but to help you understand yourself more clearly and feel less controlled by what is troubling you.
ABOUT MATT
An experienced therapist with a very human approach
For more than 20 years, I have worked with people whose lives and experiences cannot be reduced to a single problem or diagnosis.
My role is not to judge you, rush you or tell you who you should become. It is to offer careful attention, professional experience and a brave safe place in which we can begin to understand what is happening.
Meet Matt
TESTIMONIALS
Matt is such a truly thoughtful and compassionate therapist. He facilitates and atmosphere of safeness that is so essential in therapy.
- Autor, PhD, Supervisor, Therapist, Therapy Trainer
Matt is such a skilled , insightful and genuinely supportive therapist who facilitates meaningful progress
- Participant in therapy
Matt is an amazing therapist. His approach is very calm, kind and caring you do not feel rushed or under pressure to talk. His understanding and knowledge is outstanding. I cannot recommend Matt enough.
- Therapy Commissioner
STARTING THERAPY
Your first conversation
Choosing a therapist is personal. The introductory call lets you ask questions and decide whether working together feels right.
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Arrange a free call
A relaxed 15-minute telephone conversation.
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See whether it feels right
Ask questions with no pressure or obligation.
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Book your first session
Begin exploring what you would like help with.
YOU DON’T NEED TO HAVE THE RIGHT WORDS
If something is troubling you, that is enough reason to begin a conversation.