Hagar Lee

Psychosynthesis Counsellor and
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner

Contact

07946 857901
contact@hagarlee.com

I am a qualified Psychosynthesis Counsellor and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner working individually with adults. I provide a safe space where you can share your struggles, understand and find ways to cope with your life difficulties, explore your deeper self and invite more self-compassion and acceptance into your life.

My approach
My framework of practice is integrating Psychosynthesis, which is a form of talking therapy, together with elements of Somatic Experiencing, which is a body-centred method.

Psychosynthesis is an integrative and transpersonal psychological approach, recognising and emphasising we are meaning-seeking creatures.

In Psychosynthesis we give space and explore the personality, with all its drives and impulses, learned behaviours, patterns and defences, self-beliefs, family influences and societal pressures. It encourages us to expand our narrow awareness and start to compassionately include painful or shameful parts of ourselves, become reflective of our behaviour, thoughts, feelings and body, while motivating us to see the qualities that perhaps were not allowed in us - such as creativity, spontaneity and playfulness.

The work is in search of a form of synthesis - revealing, accepting and integrating our exiled parts together, allowing us to create a stronger and fuller sense of self with all its human complexity.

Somatic Experiencing is a body-centred therapy that helps us release trauma and stress by focusing on physical sensations rather than just thoughts. Developed by Dr. Peter Levine, it works on the principle that trauma gets trapped in the body and nervous system, leading to symptoms of stress and anxiety. The goal is to complete the body's natural response to a threat by gently working with bodily sensations to release tension and restore the nervous system. 

Qualifications
I hold a Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling from the Psychosynthesis Trust. The course is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and awarded by Middlesex University.

I hold a Certificate from the European Association for Somatic Experiencing.

I am Registered Member MBACP and abide by BACP ethical framework. I attend regular clinical supervision to support my work, and invest in my continued professional and personal development.

How to get started
Please get in touch and we can arrange an initial session. This session would be used as a form of assessment, where I will be asking you some questions and we can start to get to know one another. We will discuss what brings you to therapy and what are your expectations. You can ask me any questions you may have about the process and my approach, and by the end of the session we will aim to agree if we would like to work together.