Natalie Burley

I am a qualified counsellor and couple and relationship psychotherapist, working collaboratively with individuals, couples and other forms of relationships. I offer a client-centred, integrative approach, tailoring therapy to each client’s unique needs, experiences and goals. I am a registered COSRT, NCPS and NHS member.

My work draws on a range of therapeutic approaches, including CBT, Psychodynamic therapy, Humanistic and Existential approaches, Transactional Analysis, as well as Hypnosis and Integral Eye Movement Therapy (IEMT), a trauma-informed modality similar to EMDR. This enables work with both conscious processes and underlying belief systems, supporting meaningful and lasting change.

I work with all types of relationships, including LGBTQ+ and gender-diverse clients, and with couples where one or more partners experience mental health difficulties or neurodivergence. I also support parents with parenting issues, including improving relationships with adult children.

I believe that each client is unique and provide a warm, non-judgemental and reflective therapeutic space. I have particular strengths in deep listening, emotional attunement and adapting sessions to individual circumstances.

As René Descartes said, “People would get rid of half of their problems if they could agree on the meaning of words”. I believe that, with my linguistic background, this is one of my strengths. I help people agree on the meaning of words, so they begin to speak the same language.

I hold a bachelor’s degree in psychology and cultural awareness and a master’s degree in linguistics. I previously worked in international corporate environments, which informs my inclusive, culturally sensitive and anti-discriminatory practice, and my understanding of culture, identity and relational dynamics.