Thea Marie:

Integrative Therapist (MBACP)

Hello and welcome! My name is Thea Marie. I am a fully qualified integrative therapist and will be continuing my professional development as a couples psychotherapist.

I have been a foreigner most of my life having lived in various countries since childhood. I consider myself culturally ambiguous​ and embrace the different and oftentimes conflicting influences that have shaped who I am.

My experiences have shown me that people, situations and events are wholly unique, full of nuances and never simplistic, and can be different things to different people, depending on the prism of their background and experiences. These experiences and my natural curiosity instinctively inform how I practice.

Theories & process:
As an integrative therapist, I share the underlying optimistic view of humanistic theory just as I am energised by the remarkably accurate ideas of the psychodynamic model.

My way of being with my clients is entirely relational and influenced by the person-centred approach. I strongly adhere to the psychodynamic school of exploring their childhood, relationships, particularly with their primary caregiver, and the feelings and energy of the environment they grew up in.​

I analyse the impact of past experiences and the links to current circumstances, collaborating with them to explore how they see these experiences from the here-and-now within the Gestalt model. I look at attachment styles, communication styles within the transactional analysis model, as well as body language.

Our work together will increase their awareness of patterns and automatic response behaviours developed as unconscious defences to protect themselves from feeling unsafe, but which are now in the way of living fulfilling lives.

This understanding and awareness, along with a strong therapeutic relationship with myself are the keys to productive therapy.

Practice areas:
I enjoy working with a diverse clientele and have supported clients within the private and charity sectors through areas such as anxiety and depression, trauma and abuse, grief, disordered eating, shame, bullying, gender identity, sexuality, lack of self-esteem and relationship dynamics. These are some representative cases and clients are welcome to present altogether other issues.

Specialist areas :
I specialise in working with those who are globally mobile and immigrants, including ex-pats, returning ex-pats and adult third culture kids (TCKs), as well as those who have forged their own way of living, deviating from normative expectations.

Life transitions
Identity & belonging
Bereavement, loss & unresolved grief
Relationships & attachment
Sexuality & Intimacy
Cross-cultural partnerships
Culture shock & reverse culture shock
Restlessness
Rootlessness
Delayed maturity
The question ‘Where is home?’

I approach therapy as a collaborative and relational process, wherein its most powerful aspect is having a strong therapeutic relationship with my clients. I offer a safe, open-minded, patient space where clients are welcome to bring any topic or issue they would like to discuss.

I offer individual short-term and open-ended sessions online, in English or Spanish.

I offer individual short-term and open-ended online and in-person sessions (at HQ Therapy Dalston) in English or Spanish.

I am MBACP registered working in full compliance with their ethical framework and best practice guidance.

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