Mandy Atkinson

I provide psychotherapy in both an online and face-to-face environments on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. Appointments are available on Tuesdays from 1pm to 8pm and Thursdays from 9am to 6pm.

My name is Mandy Atkinson and I live and work in South Walsham near Norwich in Norfolk. I am an experienced UKCP-accredited psychotherapist and my face-to-face clinical practice is based in South Walsham in Norfolk where I provide counselling and psychotherapy for people individually, plus enjoy working therapeutically with couples, families and groups. I provide psychotherapy both face-to- face and also online via the medium of Zoom.  I enjoy working with people from all different cultures and backgrounds, and of all ages, for shorter and longer term work. I describe myself as an integrative relational psychotherapist. My training was in Transactional Analysis, and I am a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (TSTA).

I work specialise in working with eating disorders, disordered eating, body-related issues, trauma, anxiety and grief.  

My psychotherapy practice and counsulting room where I work both online and face-to-face is based in the village of South Walsham in Norfolk  from where I provide counselling & psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families and groups. 

The relationship that I have with my clients is central to the healing that can take place in therapy. The relationship that is formed in therapy is co-created by my client and I as we start to and continue to work together.  

It is important to be clear from the outset of our work together on the consistency and continuity of our work and a clear agreement discussed between us on what our work will be about and how we might approach it. Clarity and clear boundaries combined with warmth and empathy provides a safe space to explore the issues brought to therapy at your own pace.

Finding someone you feel comfortable talking to

Coming for therapy for the first time is an important step and can be daunting and I believe that the most important thing about coming for therapy, is to find someone who you can talk to and feel that there is the potential for a professional therapeutic relationship to build over time.

What can I expect?

In terms of what to expect during that first session, my aim will be to connect with you and give you the space to relax and share a little of why you got in touch and what you are hoping for from therapy. It is my policy to speak to all new clients briefly on the phone in a phone assessment before coming to see me at the practice for their first session. So, we will have already had an initial conversation and have been in contact. I will have sent you a copy of my welcome letter and agreement, so that you can read more about how I work in my practice before we meet for your first session.

Sometimes people come to therapy because they know they don’t feel right, but are unsure what they want form therapy. This is OK, sometimes what you really need to talk about will emerge in the work as you gain more confidence in attending your therapy.

Together we will find a way of working together which feels comfortable for you. 

I provide four different kinds of supervision, both online and face-to-face, from my clinical practice in South Walsham, near Norwich:

•  Clinical supervision
• Consultative supervision of supervision 
• Supervision of Teaching and Training. 
  
• Supervision of healing profession
  

Clinical Supervision 

I am an experienced Teaching Supervising Transactional Analyst (TSTA)  who supervises psychotherapists and counsellors in TA and across other modalities. I also provide supervision across the caring profession, such as for example, social workers, support workers and ministers. I adopt a relational approach to the supervision I provide. I also have a special interest in working with eating, weight and body-related issues and eating disorders. In addition to general 1-1 and group supervision, run CPD/Supervision Groups on Eating, Shape and Weight.

Consultive Supervision of Supervision

With many years of experience as a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor I provide supervision of supervision to PTSTAs within the TA community and also to counsellors and psychotherapists more broadly wanting supervision of the supervision they provide. 

Supervision of Teaching and Training

With over 30 years of experience as a qualified teacher and a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst(TSTA), I provide supervision of teaching and training to counsellors and psychotherapists who need support in developing their professional practice as teachers. 

Supervision of Helping Professionals

As a qualified and experienced supervisor with many years of experience, in addition to supervising the clinical work of counsellors, psychologists and psychotherapists, I also supervise folk who work in the helping profession, such as social workers, care workers, pastors and support workers.

For further information, here is a link to my website:

www.matttersofthemind.org.uk/supervision

I am an experienced, qualified clinical UKCP and Â鶹ԭ´´ senior accredited supervisor providing individual and group supervision to qualified counsellors, psychologists and psychotherapists and across modalities. I am a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (TSTA).  I provide supervision to counsellors and psychotherapists completing their professional training as supervisors and for accreditation. such as NCPS or Â鶹ԭ´´.  In addition, I provide supervision to the wider helping professions such as pastors and social workers. 

I believe it is important to be able to bring all of yourself to supervision.  The aim is to provide a warm collaborative environment for supervision so that supervisees at whatever stage of their professional development can seek the support they need for their clinical work, supervision or teaching and share their experiences openly and honestly.  In this way,I can facilitate empowering personal development and growth as clinical experience grows. 

I would describe myself as an integrative psychotherapist with a relational approach. 

You can find out more about me and the supervision I provide on the following link.

https://www.mattersofthemind.org.uk/supervision/

I  run a full clinical supervision practice and provide supervision both online and locally from my consulting room in South Walsham in Norfolk.  Clinical supervision is available on a one-to-one basis and in group settings.   Supervision of supervision and supervision of teaching is available at my Consulting Room or in an online capacity via Zoom. 

For counsellors and psychotherapists interested in having supervision with me, I provide a 10/15 minute introductory meeting usually on Zoom for new supervisees to 'meet' me and explore the opportunity of working together as supervisor and supervisee more. There is no charge for this initial meeting. 

At this stage, we can decide together on booking an initial supervision session. 

I am  a UKCP registered transactional analyst psychotherapist, supervisor and educator and my clinical practice involves the provision of psychotherapy, supervision and bespoke training in various aspects of psychotherapy. 

Recent bespoke courses have included: 

• Eating and Weight Through the Kalediscope - an introduction to working with eating and weight and the current landscape
  
• Working Therapeutically with Obesity
  
• Therapy for Weight Loss Surgery
  
• Working Therapeutically with Bulimia
  
• Working with Shame, Eating and Weight
  
• TA101 Eating and Weight
  
• Therapy for Anxiety 
  
• An Introduction to working with couples using Transactional Analysis
  
• An Introduction to working with couples in bereavement context using Transactional Analysis 
• Mental Health Familiarisation course - an introduction to psychiatry and the routes and origins of mental health, medication, and NHS mental health provision.
  

I am a qualified and experienced teacher with over 25 years experience of teaching and training in a variety of different settings. 

I am a qualified and experienced teacher and trainer with 30 years of experience of developing and delivering teaching and training to meet the different requirements of the organisations that I work with. I hold two teaching qualifications: a Certificate n Education ( Cert.Ed) and Certificate in eLearning, Teaching and Training (CeLTT)and am qualified to teach both in face-to-face and online capacities.  Training can be delivered to small or larger groups, depending on what is required. 

I am a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (TSTA) psychotherapist and develop and deliver bespoke training programmes for organisations for employees and bespoke training courses for staff, appropriate to needs and requirements. 

I am able to develop face-to-face training or online training provision, and supporting materials such as workbooks to support the needs of the group I am training.