I am a trainee psychotherapist, currently completing a postgraduate diploma in advanced psychotherapy at the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy.

My therapeutic approach is tailored to meet individual needs.  I am committed to provide a safe, non-judgemental, supportive and accepting space where a trusting therapeutic relationship can be built. Together we can achieve the change and transformation you need.

I have experience of working with adult clients from a range of ages, backgrounds, cultures and sexualities. I have been moved and privileged to be part of each of their journeys – through the tears, the laughter, the setbacks and the (often life changing) personal growth. I have worked with clients who have experienced the following issues around: anxiety, depression, lack of confidence and low self-esteem, sexuality, stress and burnout, just to name a few.

My career has a varied path. I am a qualified teacher and have a PhD in science. My new career in psychotherapy started with my own personal therapy 5 years ago. This experience has changed my life immensely and led me to train as a therapist in order to help others to make their own changes and transformations. I am very passionate about mental health and believe in the effectiveness of talking therapy as a route to gaining control of our lives, finding our true selves and achieving our goals.

I am registered and subscribe to a code of ethics and good practice laid down by the UKCP and UKATA.  I am fully insured and supported by regular clinical supervision.

Although I currently cannot offer you sessions in any other language than English, I speak Lithuanian and have a basic knowledge of Spanish and Russian.  I have found it useful at times when clients cannot find the right words to express themselves in English.

I offer psychotherapy and counselling here at MIP.  I provide a warm, safe and non-judgemental space for you to explore your thoughts and feelings, and to deal with any problems life has thrown your way. I believe in a person’s ability to make positive changes and to take control of their life – we can work together to understand and break free of any negative patterns that are holding you back. I’m passionate about mental health and believe we all deserve compassion, respect and the chance to live our lives to the fullest.

I work with many issues such as depression, anxiety, loss, relationship issues, self-esteem issues, and I have a particular interest in working with trauma. I work with people from all different backgrounds and can tailor my approach to suit your needs.

I have a PgDip in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy, and I’m a member of UKCP and BACP.

With my brother diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia nearly 30 years ago, I have personal experience of the family sacrifices and struggles related to the pain and stigma of mental illness. Having devoted my life to the improvement of people’s emotional fitness and mental resilience, with support from organisations such as SANE and MIND, my own journey has allowed me to discover the true benefits of therapy first-hand.  I aim to be a truly authentic and compassionate listener, with my first priority being to help you find strategies to deal with the immediate problem giving you concern, and to then provide support as you discover new ways to change things for the better.

I tend to avoid labelling people with psychological diagnoses as I find that many clients have previously been misdiagnosed or incorrectly labelled, all proving to be quite counter-productive. Instead, I take each person individually and regard their problem as a unique theme. I work to understand what it must feel like from the inside. We work together to unravel whatever it is that is keeping the problem alive, then strengthen emotional resilience levels so that better life choices can be made, until eventually this becomes the new habit and, therefore, a new way of being.

This form of personal therapy is very much a collaborative process, the aim being for people to eventually find their own internal therapist. I promise that you won’t be engulfed by the therapy (or by me, the therapist), or pressured to say or do anything you do not want. What matters most is that we learn to work together on the basis of mutual respect and trust.

Areas I specialise in are:

• crises in relationships
• stress and other pressures
• fears, panics and anxieties
• family problems
• difficult decisions
• physical pain, depression and sadness

……so that you can:

• develop more fulfilling relationships
• bring out your creativity and self-expression
• learn to assert your own needs
• renew a sense of purpose in your life
• find paths to self-discovery
• feel well again and be happier in yourself.

 As a CBT and TA trained therapist, I am accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and am a member of both the British Association of Counsellors & Psychotherapists (BACP) and the United Kingdom Association of Transactional Analysts (UKATA), abiding by their codes of conduct, ethics and professional practice. I am also proud to be listed on the counselling-directory.org.uk, a directory of professional counsellors all over the country.  I am a member of MIP’s Quality & Ethics Committee, and my work is overseen and bound by the UKATA Code of Ethics and is therefore subject to strict ongoing supervision.

It is a great pleasure to be working at the Manchester Institute of Psychotherapy, and being able to assist those seeking support through some of life’s problems.

I provide counseling and psychotherapy and am registered with the UKCP as well as the British Psychological Society. I am a qualified teacher, too. I have spent much of my professional life teaching young people and, as a trainer, with workers in the public services.

As a therapist, my particular interests are beginning, adapting and ending. I help with dealing the stresses of a new job, a new place or changed circumstances, moving from one ‘culture’ to another (country, college, work or family), perhaps dealing with anxiety or strong emotions in current life or from the past, or helping you take control of your own life. I have worked with the results of trauma and abuse as well as bereavement and loss.

I work also in relationship counselling, supporting couples through times of difficulty and helping them understand each other. I am also a member of the National Fertility Society, working with couples through some of the difficulties around fertility.

I bring respect and warmth into the room at the Manchester Institute of Psychotherapy.

I have many years experience working in the caring professions. I completed a post graduate diploma in Social Work and spent time working with the elderly and disabled. In recent years I decided to train in psychotherapy after experiencing the benefits of this process for myself. As I have been through therapy myself, I know how difficult it can be to begin this process, but have also experienced the great benefits.  I like to work using our relationship, and do this in a warm and empathic way.  I believe that the therapist and client come together as a team to work through issues that may stand in the way of you reaching your potential. Through the training, I have mainly used Transactional Analysis, but also have some experience working in a solution-focused way and like to work integratively as each person is an individual who may like to work in a different way.

As a therapist  I offer one-to-one confidential counselling and psychotherapy . I am experienced in working with clients who are struggling with:

• Depression
• Stress
• Anxiety
• Low self-esteem
• Relationship issues
• Childhood issues
• Stress in the workplace.

I am a UKCP registered adult and child psychotherapist, working with individuals, families and groups. In my practice at The Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy I also see practitioners from many modalities individually and in groups for supervision, I am registered as a Supervisor with the UKCP. I am also a member of the GPTI, BACP, EUROCPS and EIATSCYP organisations.

I am the Course Director for the Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy Diploma at MIP, and regularly provide training on many different subjects for universities, psychotherapeutic students, practitioners and other professionals in a variety of settings.

My particular interests are relationships, trauma and bereavement, although I have worked in my many years of working with adults and children with a wealth of different situations.

My approach is holistic, in keeping with the Gestalt philosophy and all aspects of the person are considered in my practice, not only thinking and feeling. The uniqueness of each client is celebrated within my practice where clients can explore their own situation safely.

Kellie Barratt BSc (Hons) Psychology & Counselling,  Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling, Currently in Advanced Clinical Training in Transactional Analysis (4 Year Diploma),  UKATA Member.

I was introduced to Transactional Analysis (TA) through a workshop on ‘Shame’ and I was immediately hooked.  Although I had engaged in lots of counselling, I had struggled to break the repetitive patterns that prevented me from moving forward in my life.  TA reached beneath all of that, and finally I began to understand myself and started to feel joy.

My psychotherapy journey has not always been easy, but it has been the most rewarding journey of my life.  I am committed to personal growth through open and honest communication.  I enjoy being in relationship with people and witnessing others find their own truth, welcoming all emotions that surface in this process.

I currently deliver crisis intervention work to families experiencing domestic abuse / child abuse. I work therapeutically in private practice and within the criminal justice system.  I deliver training in schools, councils and the NHS.  I have previously lectured in Psychology at Salford University.  I have experience of working with trauma, relationship problems, family dynamics, parenting, low mood, anxiety, negative patterns, joylessness, self-harm, unfulfilled potential

‘When we are no longer able to change a situation – we are challenged to change ourselves’. Viktor Frankl.

The therapeutic relationship is very important. It can establish a unique process that helps to explore reflection upon becoming how you would wish to be.

I work with people who have deep aspirations for their life, yet feel they have become stuck in anxiety, depression, trauma, loss, eating problems, and/or illness. The work centres around reconnecting clients to what they want most deeply for their life, helping them to make progress in engaging with the different aspects of living that are personally and individually important, no matter what obstacles they face in order to gain a more fulfilling life path.

Clients go on to develop an increased sense of satisfaction and effective control over their lives in an atmosphere of sensitivity, safety, respect and optimism for the capacity to overcome difficulties.

My family have engaged with psychotherapy both as academics and practitioners for three generations, it is therefore very familiar and a natural way for me. For the past four years I have been working at the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy. I am a University Senior Lecturer and I hold membership of UKATA