Steve Silverton Psychotherapy Stoke Newington | Psychotherapist in North London

I have been a UKCP accredited psychtherapist since 2003, working with all kinds of issues and all kinds of people. You might come to psychotherapy for help with a specific problem - depression, anxiety, relationship problems, bereavement, etc - or because you are curious and simply want to explore and grow and see where the process takes you.

In our fast and inattentive culture, a space to slow down and listen to ourselves has become even more valuable.

My main training is in Core Process Psychotherapy, which combines a mindfulness based approach with an understanding of developmental trauma and an appreciation of how fundamental existential and spiritual issues around meaning and purpose are to our well-being, even if these are implicit rather than explicit. We can live through challenging times more easily if we have found our 'why', our bedrock vision and values.

Above all, I respect your ability to find your own way even if that is currently blocked, and I give you plenty of space to do that. You won't receive advice from me, but you can expect to be listened to attentively and empathically, and to gain new perspectives. I see psychotherapy as a supportive place to grow awareness and to connect more deeply with your own life force - it's this that will take you forward.

Techniques that we might use - depending on what works for you - include Mindfulness, Focusing, dreamwork, and artwork, as well as careful exploration and unpacking of current life dilemmas and issues.

Psychotherapy usually takes time: time to get the necessary perspective and insight, to process the feelings, to mourn what has been lost, and to allow these learnings and new understandings to inform and to be expressed in our lives. The beauty of open-ended, process based therapy is that it allows this time and gives space for changes to unfold organically.

Short-term work can also be invaluable: to gain insights and to develop strategies and resources to support ourselves in difficulty.

Sessions are usually once a week, for 50 minutes, at the same time and on the same day.

Supervision

I am a UKCP recognised supervisor and offer supervision to psychotherapists and counsellors in Stoke Newington, London N16. Sessions by Facetime/Zoom etc are also possible.

I have worked as a supervisor since 2009 and over that time I have supervised counsellors and therapists working in a variety of therapeutic modalities, for Mind, on various counselling and therapy courses and in private practice, both 1:1 and in groups.

I support a pluralistic view of psychotherapy which is non-dogmatic and respectful of different working modalities.

About Me

My first training was in Core Process Psychotherapy in the 1990s and this remains the foundation of my work. Other trainings have included Supervision (I have worked for Mind, supervising groups of Counsellors since 2107), Focusing and working with the arts and writing in therapy.