I’m Katie Sarah Boyle (she/her), a psychodynamic counsellor with specialist training in Somatic Experiencing and yoga. As such, my approach is trauma-informed and rooted in psychodynamic theory.

 

In psychodynamic theory the emphasis is on exploring how an individual's past experiences and unconscious mind may be impacting on current feelings and behaviour. 

 

I have a particular interest in the neurobiology of trauma and attachment, and in how parts of our story may be held in the body as tension, pain or emptiness. I am fascinated about how early childhood experiences shape who we are (somatically and emotionally) and how that, in turn, impacts how we relate to others and the world around us.  

I am fully insured, receive regular supervision and I am committed to ongoing professional development. I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I adhere to the code of ethics for this organisation.

I am deeply grateful for the work of: Ana Forrest, Deb Dana, Gabor Maté, Irene Lyon, Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield, Kristin Neff, Peter Levine, Bessel van der Kolk, Stephen Porges. As well as psychodynamic theorists, including but not limited to: Melanie Klein, Ronald Fairbairn, Donald Winnicott, John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth.