Jo Shaw

I can help with...

• Affairs and betrayals
• Anger management
• Anxiety
• Attachment disorder
• Bereavement and loss
• Bullying
• Burnout
• Coping with chronic ill health or chronic pain
• Depression
• Domestic violence
• Emotional abuse
• Family issues
• Gender issues
• Health anxiety/hypochondriasis
• Identity issues
• Impacts of racism
• Internet addiction
• Kink/BDSM relationships
• Loneliness and isolation
• Low self-esteem
• Narcissistic abuse
• Panic attacks
• Physical abuse
• Physical health conditions
• Procrastination and 'stuckness'
• Redundancy
• Relationship difficulties
• Separation and divorce
• Sexual abuse
• Social anxiety
• Stress
• Suicidal thoughts
• Trauma

Types of clients I see

• Individuals
• People of colour
• LGBTQIA+
• Trans, non-binary and gender expansive people

Languages I speak

• English

Location(s)

• Room 31 at 175–7 Borough High Street, SE1 1HR

Types of therapy I offer

• Gestalt psychotherapy
• Humanistic
• Integrative
• Person-centred
• Psychodynamic

My approach

Whatever you’re facing, you deserve a calm and quiet space and someone to listen, to get alongside you and to help you to find your way through. Someone who won’t judge you and to whom you can tell it like it is, whatever it is; who’ll help you heal and flourish again.

I’m an integrative therapist. That means I’ve trained using a range of therapeutic models and philosophies and I will gently work with you to find an individual approach that feels right for you.

I’ve done the training (and I’m always doing more) and read the books, but it’s not psychobabble, and it’s not staring back at you at you like a wall. It’s human and it’s real – you’ll find me compassionate, straightforward, genuine and fully focused on looking for ways to help you make sense of things and move forward. My aim is to help you discover the answers you need – because you do deserve to feel better.

I see adults over 18. I’m especially committed to hearing and helping to support those who might feel marginalised, neglected or who are the subject of prejudice in modern society, including people of colour, trans and queer people, people with disabilities, refugees and asylum seekers.

Training, qualifications and experience

• Post Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling (Regent’s University)
• MA in Psychotherapy and Counselling (Regent’s University: year 3 in progress – completion summer 2024)
• Foundation Certificate in Psychotherapy and Counselling (Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (CCPE))

Alongside my private practice at Relational Spaces, I also work within the Reduced Fee Service at Number 42 Counselling and Wellbeing, London SE1.

In addition, I’ve worked with suicidal and acutely depressed people in a residential respite centre, offering support and befriending.

I have extensive experience working in voluntary advocacy and support roles for LGBTQI+ people.

In my previous professional life, I was training lead in several companies and involved in mentoring and coaching roles for the teams I led.

Professional affiliations

• Individual membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
• Trainee membership of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

Code of ethics

I adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.

Fees and availability

I charge:

• £75 for a face-to-face session in Borough High Street
• £65 for an online session

I try to make some concessionary spaces available for those who need them. If this feels relevant to you, please enquire.

Currently (from January 2024), I work on Friday afternoons and early evening at Relational Spaces. Other times may be possible depending on room availability, so please do enquire if Friday is not an option for you.

Online sessions are generally available late afternoon or evenings on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

My cancellation policy is 24 hours prior to your appointment.