Transformation begins in contact

A space where Self meets the Other

Semyon Poliakovskii

Gestalt Psychotherapist in Bristol

My approach

I am a UKCP registered Gestalt Psychotherapist based in Bristol, UK. I believe that only you hold the key to the most appropriate solutions for situations in your life — my role is to help you find it. In our work I rely on awareness, authenticity and the relationship between us, with particular attention to body processes. And however serious the work gets, I try to keep room for creativity and play.

While it is widely believed that the primary benefit of psychotherapy comes from understanding or gaining insights (those "a-ha" moments), this is far from the truth. Most contemporary psychotherapeutic approaches view the body and mind as a holistic, indivisible system (one might say that "body is the unconscious"). This perspective is strongly supported by a growing body of research suggesting that durable psychotherapeutical outcomes are achieved by gaining new experiences on the bodily level.

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What you can bring to therapy

I run both individual and group psychotherapy sessions with adults of all races, genders, sexual orientations and religions. Although I work with a wide range of enquiries, my main focus lies within the following areas: Anxiety, Depression, Self-Actualisation, Relationships, Personality Disorders, Childhood Traumas.

Bereavement, Bullying, Burnout, Couple Issues, Cultural Issues, Divorce, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Phobias, Sex Problems, Stress, Parental Issues, Anger Management, Spirituality, High Functioning Personality Disorders, Psychedelic Therapy Integration