Amanda Watson
Psychotactile Psychotherapist & Integrative Therapist

Therapy that brings together body, mind and emotional experience into the therapeutic conversation

About my approach

I am a Psychotactile Psychotherapist and Integrative Therapist, with more than 30 years’ experience of working therapeutically through bodywork, touch and psychological approaches.

My work recognises the intrinsic relationship between body, mind and emotional experience, and the important role that embodied awareness can play in supporting wellbeing, regulation and therapeutic change.

Rather than following a fixed treatment approach, I work collaboratively with you, taking time to understand what you are experiencing, what you would like to change and what feels most helpful for you.

Together, we may draw on different aspects of my therapeutic training and experience, including talking therapy, Psychotactile Psychotherapy, somatic approaches, Trauma Discharge Therapy, nervous-system regulation, psychologically informed massage, Nourishing Touch and other therapeutic approaches.

You don’t need to know exactly what you need before you come. We can explore that together.

Experience, training & professional development

My therapeutic practice has developed over more than three decades through extensive training, clinical experience and continuing professional development across bodywork, touch, psychotherapy and psychological approaches.

For more than a decade, I have undertaken ongoing training and professional development in Psychotactile Psychotherapy with Gerry Pyves, who developed the approach. Gerry continues to provide professional supervision for my Psychotactile Psychotherapy work.

My training and experience also include:

• Psychotactile Psychotherapy
• Trauma Discharge Therapy
• Psychologically Informed Massage
• Counselling and talking therapies
• Somatic and body-based approaches
• Reiki
• NLP
• Aromatherapy
• Fairy Tales & Script Narrative
• and continuing professional development in trauma, nervous-system regulation and embodied approaches

I am registered with the National Council of Integrative Psychotherapists (NCIP).

How we might work together include:-

Psychotactile Psychotherapy
Exploring the relationship between body, emotions and psychological experience through an integrated body-and-mind approach.

Trauma Discharge Therapy
Body-based therapeutic work supporting awareness, regulation and the processing of experiences held in the body.

Nourishing Touch
A gentle, fully clothed approach using safe, respectful touch to support presence, regulation and embodied awareness.

Talking Therapy
Space to explore thoughts, emotions, relationships, patterns and experiences through conversation.

Fairy Tales & Script Narrative
Exploring the stories, beliefs and patterns we carry — and the possibility of creating a different story.

Psychologically Informed Massage
An approach that brings together therapeutic touch, body awareness and psychological understanding.

All services are available by pre-booked appointment only. Please contact me for availability