Dr Sandra Westland
DProf Existential Psychotherapy, MA Existential Psychotherapy & Counselling, B.Ed, DCAHP. DipEMDR, Advanced PICT Therapist, Qualified Clinical Supervisor (Existential, Integrative) and Group Facilitator.
Founder, Senior Partner & Consultant
Sandra is a UKCP registered Existential Psychotherapist and Counsellor. She has nearing 20 years of experience as a therapist helping people through various difficulties. Her research interests include weight issues, body image, eating disorders and trauma. As an advanced practitioner of Inner Child Therapy, she works with trauma of various kinds experienced from childhood. Sandra has taught, lectured and run workshops across Europe.
Dr Tom Barber
DProf Existential Psychotherapy, MA Integrative Psychotherapy & Counselling, DHyp, DipEMDR, Diploma Rogerian Counselling. Qualified Clinical Supervisor (Existential, Integrative) and Group Facilitator.
Founder, Senior Partner & Consultant
Tom is a UKCP registered Existential and Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor. He has over 20 years of experience as a therapist helping people through a vast array of difficulties. His research interests include anger, emotion, and addiction, and he has taught, lectured and run workshops throughout the world, bringing to his practice a deep appreciation of cultural differences.
Recent Blog Posts
Learn different ways to help yourself through Tom and Sandra’s blog posts and articles.
Beating Trauma with EMDR Multi-Sensory Stimulation
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy treatment that was originally designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories (Shapiro, 1989a, 1989b). Shapiro’s (2001) describes how EMDR therapy facilitates the accessing...
Losing Human Contact During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic
As the COVID-19 Coronavirus heart-breaking death toll rises, and the message of ‘Stay at home, protect the NHS, and save lives’ continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the restrictive lockdown measures many countries are taking around the world,...
5 Steps to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is the ability to perceive, assess and manage your emotions, use your emotions to further your thinking, and to understand emotional meaning. Daniel Goleman (1995) in his popular book Emotional Intelligence, identified 5 competencies for...
Why Therapy Works!
Your brain is a social organ, thus the power to heal and change comes from the power of human relationships. When you engage in counselling and therapy, you will experience a unique kind of relationship. The connection between you and your therapist helps to regulate...