Anne Marie Barlow

Adult Integrative Psychotherapist
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist
Systemic Family Practitioner

Contact

07983 383825
annemarie@ambepsychotherapy.co.uk

I am passionate and committed to supporting people develop a better sense of compassionate awareness within relation to themselves. I believe within each of us lies the potential for healing and change, no matter what the circumstances or how deep or dark the depths of trauma and experience may be. Sometimes we need the support of someone who is familiar with the territory, to help us navigate our way through certain stages of life and to process past events that have caused pain and suffering, and that might be leading to difficulties in the present.

I work in a relational, mindful, authentic and compassionate way, helping you to find your bearings and work through anything which causes suffering.

My main aim is to build a trusting therapeutic relationship within which you can safely share, explore and express all that you need to do. I have found that at times humour and a playful approach can help with this. The goal is for you to feel at ease, and able to work through all that you need to with me supportively accompanying you.

I draw from a wide range of different theories and ideas, I like this way because I believe that each person I encounter has their own unique individuality, I like to tailor make a model that works best for you based upon all that I have learnt academically and experienced in practice.

Qualifications and experience
In 2005 I completed a Masters Degree in Drama and Movement Psychotherapy. From this I gained extensive experience of working with a wide range of trauma within the charity sector and in educational settings.

I qualified as a Creative Arts Clinical Supervisor in 2010 and have worked within private practice since then. I also supervise creative arts therapy students and I am currently teaching on the Drama and Movement Therapy course at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

In 2017 I qualified as Systemic Family Practitioner, this enabled me to work with families and couples.

Most recently I completed a Masters degree in Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy.

I currently work in private practice with adults, children and as a psychotherapist within schools.

I am a member with the professional registering bodies UK Council for Psychotherapists (UKCP) and The Health Professions Council (HCPC).

How to get started
If you think you might be interested in coming to see me, please do make contact via email or phone. We can then speak on the phone and if you would like to take the next step we would then meet in person for an initial session. After this, if it feels right to, we can start weekly sessions.