The word Gestalt is from the German language and has no direct translation into English, but conveys the sense of the ‘whole picture’, or existence seen in the round, where many factors have relevance to a given situation and how we experience it. So the approach has a holistic emphasis, and therefore practitioners are broad-minded and flexible.

The emphasis is on the present as it is experienced by the client, with acknowledgement of the ways in which the past affects us here and now. There is an active emphasis on trying out new ways of experiencing life, the world and oneself, with the support of the therapist.

A Gestalt psychotherapist who has been registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) since 1997.

Neil works with individuals, couples and families at his consulting room in Bransgore in the New Forest. He also has a background in psychiatry and is registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) as a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist. With this wide background he is in a position to offer advice, consultation and therapy for a wide variety of problems.

Neil works both short-term and long-term, usually meeting with clients on a weekly basis. His psychotherapeutic work is informed by, but distinct from, his psychiatric practice. He is particularly well placed to work with clients troubled by depression, anxiety, eating problems, and relationship issues but the issues his clients bring to therapy range very widely. He is also qualified as a psychotherapy supervisor and has an active supervision practice.