Gillian Lock, Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor with over 25 years of experience, registered UKCP and BACP
“Empowering individuals to understand and navigate their own minds, and to build stronger, healthier relationships with themselves and others.”
Location:
10 Harley Street
London W1G 9PF
or
Sessions online
Fee: £150
Gillian Lock is an Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor with over 25 years of experience and registered with both the United Kingdom Council for Psychotheraphy (UKCP) and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Gillian works with adults, couple relationships, adolescents, groups, and families. She also offers career consulting and coaching, taking a psychologically informed approach to career and work-related issues.
Integrative psychotherapy considers the whole person, taking into account the body, mind, emotions, and familial, social, and cultural context. Gillian will explore a broad range of influences throughout the lifespan to help clients develop a deeper understanding of themselves, their relationships to others, and their role in society. This exploration involves both the internal and external worlds of the client and their interaction.
There are various therapeutic approaches that can be employed depending on the client’s issues and age. The therapy emphasises a confidential relationship between the therapist and client, with both actively engaged in exploring difficulties, the focus and direction of the therapy, and evaluating outcomes. Therapy may be short or longer-term, with the duration agreed upon with the client.
Gillian maintains a non-judgemental, analytic, open-minded curiosity towards clients, recognising that multiple truths and perspectives are subjectively interpreted by each individual. Through open and honest dialogue, clients are encouraged to take responsibility for themselves, their thoughts, their future direction, and how they adapt to life’s challenges.
Clients often wonder how therapy can be helpful and whether it is right for them. Gillian suggests trying a few sessions to see if they feel at ease and comfortable being open with her, making it a very personal and subjective experience.
Credentials and Experience:
Gillian has an M.A. in Psychotherapy and Counselling and an Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Counselling. She has a particular interest in peri-natal issues and family relationship development, having completed a thesis on post-natal depression and its impact on family development.
She holds Post Graduate Diplomas from the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in Applied Systemic Theory and Child, Adolescent, and Family Mental Wellbeing. She has undergone trauma and mindfulness training at the Tavistock and further training at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families in trauma-focused CBT, mindfulness-based approaches, emotional resilience, mentalization-based treatment, and parent-infant work. Additionally, she has trained in bereavement counselling.
Gillian has worked for MIND, the NHS in primary and secondary schools, and in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) team providing therapy for families with children with complex disabilities.
Over the past 20 years, Gillian has developed a private practice supporting a wide range of clients, including adults, couples, adolescents, groups, families, and career consulting. She also provides supervision to other therapists.
Additional Background:
Gillian is also a qualified architect in New York State, with an M.A. in Architecture from Princeton University. She studied and worked in Boston, Princeton, and New York City for 12 years on major projects. Upon returning to London, she worked as an architect and design project manager. She was appointed to the board of directors of media group WPP and led a multi-disciplinary design team in London, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Kuala Lumpur.
Memberships and Accreditations:
Gillian is registered with the following Health Providers:
Integrative Psychotherapist Harley Street
Contact us…
If you would like a brief call with the therapist, need a concession or would like to ask any questions before booking email us at info@harleystreet-practitioners.co.uk or call 020 8962 6247