Katie Robertson Therapy

Welcome

A warm welcome. I am a registered member of the BACP and hold a Master's Degree as an Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor.

As an Integrative Therapist, the way I work is individual to each client's needs. I am based in Exeter, Devon, but sessions can be held online. I specialise in the pregnancy/perinatal period, bereavement/loss, trauma and abuse.

I recognise how important the therapeutic relationship is and my priority is to provide you with a safe, welcoming, confidential, unjudgemental space for you to feel heard in your struggles whatever they may be and to help you gain self-awareness and clarity.

Therapy is a partnership. We’ll work together to explore what is helpful for you. You may feel you need support or guidance in something very current, or it could be understanding events from the past that have impacted on you.

From my own experience, I know how difficult it can be to take that first step into asking for help, but also how beneficial it can be to feel supported with the right therapist alongside you on your journey.

Get in touch

What is Counselling and Psychotherapy?

Counselling and Psychotherapy are both talking therapies. Counselling tends to be shorter term work addressing a specific issue, whereas psychotherapy can be working at a much deeper level addressing behaviours and emotional patterns. Saying that, they are often intertwined, both providing a safe space for self-exploration and growth. The most important aspect is they both hold a contracted, boundaried, confidential and trusting relationship that promotes the wellbeing of the client in helping them to understand themselves better.

You are the expert in your own life and therapy can provide the tools in helping you to process and manage where you may need it. We’ll work together on your healing journey, and you’ll have the power to make decisions about your therapy. This empowers you to take control of your healing process.

"People start to heal the moment they feel heard."
— Cheryl Richardson

Qualifications, Training and Experience

I am fully insured and ethically bound by my membership to the BACP and regularly take part in CPD workshops to keep my knowledge and skills up to date.

I have spent many years working within the NHS in Perinatal Mental Health and volunteered as a counsellor for Cruse Bereavement and also for a domestic abuse charity. I qualified in Early Years Development over 20 years ago and have a passion for supporting new mums in building relationships with themselves and their babies and helping them understand why having a new baby isn't always what we expect.

BACP Registered Member 408313 MBCAP
MA Counselling and Psychotherapy (Level 7)
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies
Domestic Violence Awareness
Safeguarding Level 1&2
Certificate in Counselling
Cruse Bereavement Trained
Suicide Awareness
Counselling Online and Telephone
Perinatal Mental Health and Birth Trauma Awareness
Walk and Talk - Therapy in the Outdoors
Disorganised Attachment
Disassociation in Clinical Practice

Sessions

Individual sessions

I offer an initial free 20-minute telephone/ video consultation to see how best to help you and how we would work together. Trying to find the right therapist can sometimes take time, it is important that you feel comfortable working with me.

I then offer 50-minute face-to-face sessions or online sessions weekly/ fortnightly to help you discover yourself on your journey. Sessions will be held in either Southernhay Exeter/Exeter City Centre or online.

Pregnancy/ Perinatal Session

The prospect of becoming a new parent can be really overwhelming and even more so once baby arrives. Often we can feel unexpectedly overwhelmed by negative feelings that we don't expect. This can be due to many factors, but you are not alone... I offer a block of 12 weekly sessions focused on being a new parent/ attachment/ bonding. Or weekly therapy sessions to explore what you need. I can also work with you to help you understand birth trauma or pregnancy loss.

What to Expect

Deciding to go to therapy can often feel daunting with not knowing what to expect. You have made the first step already by being here. It is perfectly normal to feel many different emotions. It is important for me that you feel safe, welcome and comfortable in my practice.

After our initial online consultation, we will meet in the Sapphire Rooms Exeter. There is a cosy and relaxed waiting room with facilities to grab a drink and have time for you before your session.

I will greet you in the waiting room when your session is scheduled and show you to our therapy room. Sessions last for 50 minutes and will be weekly or fortnightly. You are welcome to use the waiting room after your session for up to 30 minutes, giving you downtime and time to process if needed.

If our sessions are held online, it is important you have a safe and private space to talk.

I also offer sessions at the Exeter Wellbeing Hub, which is just a 2-minute walk from Exeter Central Station.

When we create a safe space for our pain, we allow healing to occur.

- Tara Brach