Louise Porteous

Louise Porteous, BSc, PGCE, MA in Existential Psychotherapy, DipPsych

I am a UKCP Registered Therapist and Supervisor.

I work within the existential tradition, which takes a philosophical approach to psychotherapy and counselling.  Existential therapy will clarify your understanding of yourself and your life circumstances.  It may also assist you through a specific life crisis and in becoming better at handling difficult relationships.  Together we shall explore what matters most deeply to you in life and tackle what is most problematic.   

The emphasis throughout our work is on you and on how you see and experience the world.  You will have an opportunity to tell your story and gradually come to a more satisfactory interpretation of your current predicaments until you find a way through them.  The objective is for you to become more honest with yourself and more in tune with both your limitations and possibilities.  By paying attention to what is of most concern to you personally we will aim to bring your life back into harmony with your aspirations so that you become more able to live your life to the full.  This means understanding where you are at before establishing where you want to go and how you might get there