My Approach

Whatever your reason for seeking therapy, I believe we all deserve an opportunity to be fully listened to and taken seriously by someone who can non-judgmentally help to make sense of our thoughts, feelings, behaviour and experiences. I know from sitting in the client chair myself that with this assistance we all have the capacity to heal, transform and grow, even from the toughest life experiences.

My approach is collaborative, respectful and down-to-earth and my aim is to provide a supportive, creative and confidential space where we can explore who you are in the context of your distinctive personal world, and the issues that bring you to therapy. I will help you to make the changes that you hope for, by re-connecting you with your feelings, your deepest needs and your desires.

I work with individual adults, generally in-person on an open-ended basis or for a minimum of 12 weeks. I also work online and by phone.

If you want to know more, please get in touch at gemmamaconietherapy@gmail.com to arrange a free 20-minute phone conversation. After that we can meet for an introductory session to see whether we might like to work together. Sessions last 50 minutes and cost £70 per session.

About Me

“Contrary to what we may have been taught to think, unnecessary and unchosen suffering wounds us but need not scar us for life. It does mark us. What we allow the mark of our suffering to become is in our own hands.” – bell hooks

Hello! My name is Gemma (she/her and questioning) and I’m a professionally qualified and experienced Relational Integrative therapist working with adults in Hackney, London E8. My integrative approach means that I bring together a number of different theories from Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Existential, Attachment, Transactional Analysis and Body Psychotherapy traditions to underpin the unique way that I work.

I am interested in how our experiences from the past, along with our cultures, shape our present, in terms of relationships, self-image and self-beliefs. Overall, I am interested in the way we relate to one another, and how that is representational of other past and present relationships in our lives, including the relationship we have with ourselves. At the heart of my practice is the conviction that we heal through relationships, through how we dare to show up and experience one another as wonderful, flawed human beings.

I provide a non-judgmental and welcoming space for you to talk about any issues that might be concerning you. I have extensive experience in working with a wide variety of emotional difficulties, mental health challenges and relationship issues including anxiety, depression, bereavement, low self-esteem, and life changes.

I am a fully supervised accredited member of UKCP and abide by their code of professional ethics. I am also a member of The Relational School (TRS).

I work with

• Individuals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

Types of Therapies Offered

• Integrative Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Abuse
• Addiction
• Age-related Issues
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Cancer
• Chronic Illness
• Depression
• Divorce
• Family
• Gender
• Health-related Issues
• Identity Problems
• Mental Health Issues
• Obsessions
• Online Counselling
• Parents
• Post-Traumatic Stress
• Race Issues
• Relationships
• Sex Problems
• Sexuality
• Stress
• Telephone Counselling
• Transgender
• Trauma