My Approach

I studied psychotherapy at Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling, completing a six year post-graduate Masters and professional Diploma in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy. This means that I have studied a range of approaches and styles, and have acquired a broad understanding of psychotherapeutic theories from the last 100 years. My practice is based upon humanistic principles, which emphasise each individual’s innate human potential and their capacity for self-determination.

Relational Therapy: I blend leading psychological approaches—including person-centred, psychodynamic, psychoanalytic (Freud), self-psychology, systemic, existential, transpersonal (Jung), eco-psychological, and more—into a cohesive, client-led process. This means you receive a tailored, holistic experience designed to meet your needs.

I am IFS (Internal Family Systems) informed, which supports and integrates with my eco-psychological approaches as we become more aware of our ‘parts’ and how to reach a sense of wholeness and then a connection to a greater whole.

Trauma-Informed & Inclusive: I am experienced in supporting healing from trauma, PTSD, sexual abuse, addiction, grief, eco-distress, activist burnout, and experiences of oppression or discrimination.

I have a background in art, with a degree in Fine Art. Psychotherapy is an incredibly creative practice for me. This can be in the form of drawing or mark making in the therapy space if we wish, but the creativity for me is more in the spontaneous and immediate experience that is therapy. I like to draw parallels between psychotherapy and painting freely or stand-up comedy! It’s an alive, in-the moment, spontaneous phenomenon that, without realising, produces something beautiful.

I am currently in engaging in an Advanced Diploma is eco-psychology.

About Me

I am Abigail Rose, a psychotherapist, artist, meditator, nature lover, sea swimmer, wild wanderer, allotment dweller. I offer support to individuals through weekly in – person, face – to – face sessions from my colourful therapy space in central Bristol.

Psychotherapy can provide a consistent and safe space for individuals to explore, at their own pace, what may be happening for them. Through this process together, there is an opportunity to develop a relationship and connection with one another, which can provide a secure base and foundation, perhaps not experienced before, to learn more about oneself and one’s internal world. The psychotherapeutic relationship can advocate finding a voice to express these cut off, hidden, yet very loud inner experiences. There is a gradual moving towards a deeper, healthier and more conscious relationship with oneself, which begins a ripple effect towards healthier and more meaningful relationships with others.

Relational psychotherapy concerns what it truly is to be in relationship, with another person, with oneself, with nature and other-than-human life; the weather, trees, birdsong, plants, pets. In the therapy space this lightly challenges any preconceptions of us as isolated beings, or that we don’t impact one another. This can be quite alarming, when we may often experience ourselves as alone, cut off, singular. Much of my traversing through my own therapy has highlighted the challenges held in staying in relationship with others and the world, (and it is a challenging world) when the impulse may be to withdraw or shrink back.

I have over 9 years’ experience working with individuals in private practice and hold an MA and Professional Diploma in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy.

All the different avenues I’ve taken in my life so far have lead me to psychotherapy. I feel it gets to the truth of things.

I work with

• Individuals

Types of Therapies Offered

• Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapist