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Linda Clerkin

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Linda Clerkin

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My Approach

I am a systemic practitioner using transactional analysis as my main model. This means I can work with couples and families as well as with individuals. I have a lived experience of adoption and living with neurodiversity so understand how these experiences effect couples and families. Couples will inevitably have problems and suffer disillusionment, this is normal and not a sign your relationship is doomed. Problems in families are often laid at the door of one person but as we look at what is going on we usually find that the problem is in the system.

Therapy with me will help you increase your knowledge about yourself, your partner, your family and the patterns of interaction between you. We will explore past hurts and the emotions connected to them to help us understand the problems you may be having today. I will help you apply this knowledge to break ineffective patterns and develop new ones.

Talking through your problems together with me can help you get to the heart of your conflicts and come to value each other’s beliefs and feelings. If a separation is in your best interest, therapy can make that transition constructive rather than destructive, both for you and your children if you have them.

About Me

I am a Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapist using Transactional Analysis as my main model. I offer a free initial consultation, then charge £80 an hour for couples and families who I normally see for one and a half or two hours. I charge £65 an hour for individual therapy.

I work with

  • Couples
  • Families
  • 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.

I have lived experience of neurodiversity in my family and have found many clients have sought me out, especially couples where one half of the couple is suspecting they are neurodiverse, or has been diagnosed with a neurodiversity.
As an adopted adult I have lived experience of adoption and understand many of the issues around adoption. I have supported individuals exploring their own adoption.
I have trained with the Couples Institute with world experts Ellen Bader and Pete Pearson. As a couple, if you believe problems and disillusionment are inevitable, you are right. Fortunately, they are not a sign that your relationship is doomed. Your relationship satisfaction will actually depend upon the following things as you experience different stages of intimacy: How you think about your difficulties. How you manage your feelings. Where you focus your attention. How you act and communicate under stress. If you can change your conviction that your partner is the source of your unhappiness, if you can understand that struggles are not a sign of a failing relationship, if you can see your relationship as a journey along a path of development — then you will be well on your way to a more positive outlook. In therapy with me, you will learn about the normal and natural stages and struggles that growing couples encounter. Equipped with this clear overview of the terrain, you can redirect your efforts and energy toward a more vital, satisfying relationship.
Families often present with their problems being perceived as the 'fault' of one of their family members. As we explore what is happening within the family, we often find it is a problem within the family system, not the individual. This actually gives power for change to each member of the family.

Types of Therapies Offered

  • Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapist

Types of sessions

  • Face to Face - Short Term
  • Online Therapy
  • Telephone Therapy

Office

Safe Hands Clinic
182 Hykeham Road
LN6 8AP
United Kingdom (UK)

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UKCP College

  • Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy College (HIPC)
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