Gestalt Birmingham

Counselling & Psychotherapy Supervision and Training

IN BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTRE, KINGS HEATH AND ONLINE

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Therapy with Chris O'Malley

Chris O'Malley

MSc, BA

UKCP Registered Gestalt Psychotherapist

MBACP (Accred) Counsellor

Based in Digbeth (B9) or B14 for supervisees.

Offering in-person and online therapy.

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Profile

I’m a widely-experienced psychotherapist (registered with UKCP), accredited counsellor (registered with BACP) and supervisor with over 25 years’ experience. I’ve worked privately, for the NHS, with staff in a University setting and as a therapist for serving officers in West Midlands Police.

My Philosophy

My therapy practice reflects my lifelong interest in health and healing and is an integration of my personal experience, along with aspects of philosophy, psychology and clinical theory. I’m constantly developing my expertise in therapy and write around clinical themes for professional journals and present workshops at National and International Conferences. I

bring experience from working in education and music as well as influences from Buddhism and am generally experienced as an insightful person with a sense of humour and a balanced viewpoint. I offer long and short-term therapy and personal development work to

individuals.

My Approach & Services

I offer both therapy and clinical supervision and my core modality, Gestalt, comprises a creative, holistic approach which supports working at depth with the therapeutic relationship and embodied process  including uncovering the influence of past and present situations on current difficulties. I’m sensitive to cultural differences, GSRD themes, neurodivergent

presentations  and individual preferences and aim to help people in developing enough support and awareness to grow into the choices and changes which, outside of therapy, have proved elusive. I’ve particular interests in abuse, shame, low self-esteem, anger-

management and depression but have experience in all areas.

Training, qualifications and

professional experience

MSc in Gestalt Psychotherapy, Metanoia Institute/Middlesex University B.A. (Hons), P.G.C.E, A.T.C.L.

Dip. Counselling, UKCP Reg. Gestalt Psychotherapist, MBACP (accredited)

Diploma in Integrative Counselling 1999

Private Practice since 1999

Tutor for Level 3 Counselling Course, BCPC 2006

Certificate in Counselling Supervision

Therapist for West Midlands Police 2016-2018

Visiting lecturer Newman University 2019

Conference workshops

GSRD in Supervision Practice GPTI

Counsellor for Smethwick Pathfinder NHS trust 2007-2011

Staff Counsellor, University of Leicester 2011-2016

Tutor in Mindfulness at University of Leicester

Supervising Member (SM Gestalt Psychotherapy Training Institute)

Gestalt approaches to Learning in Organisations

Traumatic Attaching

The Psychopathological Field Co-Created Between Client and Therapist: A Relational Perspective

Bringing Sex On Toronto AAGT

Certainty in A Gestalt Approach Budapest EAGT

Other current work​

Director Gestalt Publishing Ltd

Research and publication of papers and letters in gestalt journals (BGJ/Gestalt Review)

Employee Support Case Manager (Therapist) for West Midlands Police

Workshop presentation at International Psychotherapy Conference Toronto 2018

Assistant Editor British Gestalt Journal

Visiting Lecturer Integrative Psychotherapy Training Dept. Newman University Birmingham

Research and publication of papers and letters in gestalt journals (BGJ/UKAGP/NGV)

EAP Programme therapist

Publications

Emergent Certainty and the Limits of Uncertainty: Expressing Certainty in a Gestalt Paradigm (2023) Gestalt Review Vol 27/2

Publications; Coming Out in Appreciation NGV-Journal-Edition-2-January-2018-compressed.pdf (squarespace.com) 2018

Diminishing or Enhancing Dialogue? Personal reflections on transforming experiences of

inclusion, ignorance and shame in relation to the BGJ Seminar Day 2018(2019) BGJ Vol

28/1

Future Imperfect (2021) BGJ Vol 30/1

Professional Memberships

UKCP Registered Psychotherapist

United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy

BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

UKAGP (United Kingdom Association for Gestalt Practitioners)

Member and former Treasurer

GPTI (Gestalt Psychotherapy Training Institute)

Accredited member

Supervision

I supervise from a pan-Humanistic perspective and have long experience with individual and group supervision for both students and qualified practitioners. I have provided Team-Building consultancy to organisations and CPD workshops for practitioners and welcome contact with regard to this.

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Get in touch with Chris O'Malley

Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions about how counselling works, or to arrange an initial assessment appointment. This enables us to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to counselling, whether it could be helpful for you and whether I am the right counsellor for you. You can also call me on +44 7795 382 192 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to me first.

All enquires are usually answered within 24 hours, and all contact is strictly confidential and uses secure phone and email services.

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