Gideon Reeve, BACP

Gideon Reeve is an integrative therapeutic counsellor who works with people facing a wide range of life challenges, from anxiety and depression to grief, relationship difficulties, addictions, and issues with self-esteem and identity. He recognises that deciding to seek therapy can feel daunting, and he aims to create an exploratory, supportive relationship that helps people clarify their experience and find practical ways forward.

His work draws on several complementary approaches, tailored to each person’s needs. Using a client-centered (person-centred) approach, he focuses on building a trusting therapeutic relationship that allows a person to explore their story, feelings, and sense of self, often supporting improvements in confidence and self-worth. He also uses psychodynamic ideas to consider how past experiences influence present patterns, and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and develop solution-focused strategies. Somatic methods are included as appropriate, offering grounding, breath work, and body-based sensing exercises to help with regulation and presence.

Gideon’s background began in bodywork thirty-three years ago, and he worked with his first talking-therapy clients twenty-four years ago. Over the last four years he has been explicitly integrating those movement- and body-based skills with talking therapies. He is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and adheres to their code of ethics. His formal qualifications include a CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, a British Wheel of Yoga Teaching Diploma for teaching yoga, and certification from The Minded Institute in integrating yoga therapy into CBT. He tailors the therapeutic process to fit each individual’s goals and circumstances.