Business Details
Psychotherapy & Counselling in Woking
With over 30 years of dedicated experience in behavioural psychology, psychotherapy, and counselling, our practice specialises in empowering individuals to navigate personal and interpersonal challenges through a unique neurobiological framework. Founded on principles of humanistic psychology and informed by cutting-edge research in somatic experience and autonomic nervous system regulation, we offer tailored support for individuals, couples, families, and groups. Our approach integrates Polyvagal theory, Formative Psychology, and Somatic Experiencing to address trauma, anxiety, stress, and relationship dynamics. As a registered practitioner with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, we combine academic rigour with compassionate care, delivering sessions both face-to-face in Woking and via secure online platforms.Our methodology prioritises embodied learning, helping clients reconnect with their innate capacity for self-regulation and personal growth. Through practical exercises and neurobiological insights, we enable clients to transform habitual patterns of thought, emotion, and behaviour, fostering lasting resilience and wellbeing. Our work extends to clinical supervision for professionals in mental health fields, ensuring our expertise benefits both direct clients and the broader therapeutic community.
Services
Individual Psychotherapy
Couples Counselling
Trauma Recovery
Anxiety Management
Professional Supervision
Highlights and features
- 30+ years of specialist experience in neurobiological psychotherapy
- Integrates Polyvagal theory and somatic experience techniques
- Offers both face-to-face and secure online consultations
- Proven success in resolving trauma and relationship dynamics
- Provides professional supervision for mental health practitioners
Associations and certifications
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
What people say
Life-changing support
Genuine empathy
Effective trauma resolution
Practical somatic techniques
Lasting emotional transformation
Services
Individual Psychotherapy
Specialist neurobiological therapy addressing trauma, anxiety, and emotional difficulties through autonomic nervous system regulation. Combines Polyvagal theory with somatic experience techniques to resolve long-standing patterns. Sessions focus on embodied learning and cortical-muscular integration to foster lasting emotional resilience and personal transformation.
Couples Counselling
Support for couples navigating communication challenges and relationship dynamics. Utilises neurobiological frameworks to improve emotional co-regulation. Helps partners develop practical skills for maintaining connection while respecting individual needs, with techniques to address stress patterns and enhance mutual understanding through somatic awareness.
Trauma Recovery
Specialised trauma treatment using Somatic Experiencing and Formative Psychology. Addresses both acute and complex trauma through autonomic nervous system re-patterning. Focuses on resolving survival responses stored in the body, helping clients restore functional balance and develop greater capacity for present-moment awareness and emotional regulation.
Anxiety Management
Neurobiologically-informed anxiety treatment targeting autonomic dysregulation. Teaches practical techniques for nervous system self-regulation, including posture-based interventions and somatic awareness exercises. Helps clients differentiate between adaptive and maladaptive stress responses to improve emotional resilience and daily functioning.
Professional Supervision
Supervision for mental health professionals combining neurobiological insights with practical somatic techniques. Focuses on enhancing practitioners' embodied awareness and autonomic regulation skills. Supports professionals in maintaining personal wellbeing while effectively managing client needs through experiential learning and nervous system literacy.
People
Howard Widdicombe
Principal Psychotherapist
With over 30 years' experience in humanistic psychotherapy, Howard integrates neurobiological research with somatic practice. Specialising in autonomic nervous system regulation, he combines Polyvagal theory, Formative Psychology, and Somatic Experiencing to help clients achieve lasting emotional transformation through embodied learning and cortical-muscular integration techniques.
Questions
What therapeutic approaches do you use?
I integrate neurobiological research with somatic experience techniques, including Polyvagal theory, Formative Psychology, and Somatic Experiencing to address autonomic nervous system regulation through embodied learning.
Do you offer online therapy sessions?
Yes, I provide secure online consultations via platforms like Zoom and Skype, maintaining the same neurobiologically-informed approach as face-to-face sessions in Woking.
How does your method differ from traditional therapy?
My approach focuses on cortical-muscular integration and autonomic nervous system regulation, using posture-based interventions and somatic awareness exercises to create lasting neural pattern changes.
What issues do you specialise in?
I specialise in trauma recovery, anxiety management, and relationship dynamics using neurobiological frameworks to address both acute and complex psychological challenges through embodied learning.
How long are therapy sessions?
Standard sessions last 50-60 minutes, with flexible scheduling available to accommodate individual needs for both face-to-face and online consultations.
Do you provide professional development for therapists?
Yes, I offer clinical supervision and training for mental health professionals focusing on autonomic regulation techniques and embodied learning approaches to enhance therapeutic practice.
