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).

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