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Psychotherapy and Supervision

In-person & Online

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Hello, I am Mark. I am an accredited Core Process Psychotherapist and a registered supervisor. I work with clients from my private practice in Dartington, Devon.

As a psychotherapist, I am experienced in supporting clients with a range of needs, including mental health, complex trauma, challenging life events and issues concerning identity, direction and meaning. I offer short-term and long-term therapy, in-person and online. You can find out more about my work below.

I also provide supervision for psychotherapists, counsellors, coaches, and for professionals involved in education.

If you would like to have an initial conversation about your situation, we can arrange a brief telephone call. If appropriate, this can be followed with a free introductory in-person meeting to explore if working together could be right for you. Anything you share will be confidential.

If you wish to get in touch Contact Me. I aim to respond to you within 48 hours.

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Mark Hunt

MA UKCP (2011165456) MBA MSc QTS PPNE

psychotherapy

What is Psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy, sometimes referred to as “talking therapy” is a means for supporting psychological, emotional, physical, and spiritual health.

I include physical health because our understanding today of the body-mind connection recognises the relationship between energy, illness, pain – and the mind.

And, I include spiritual wellbeing because of the important role spirituality, meditation, contemplation, and religion can play in our lives.

Ongoing therapy involves meeting regularly (usually weekly) with a professional who has undergone significant training and their own psychotherapy.

Some aims of therapy are: helping a client to come to terms with wounding (past and present), recognising supportive resources, strategies for coping, and developing greater self-awareness.

What are some of the areas where psychotherapy can help?

Some of the individual concerns and interests psychotherapy can support:

general or specific anxiety

healing from trauma

coping with the effects of abusive or negligent relationships

sexuality and sexual identity

gender and gender identity

self-harm

relationship difficulties

confidence and self-esteem

physical pain and illness resulting from various forms of stress

coping with stressful situations

fears and phobias

panic attacks

managing personality disorders

compulsive and obsessive behaviour

addiction

eating disorders

depression, lethargy, and low energy

dealing with loss and grief

nervous system regulation

dissociation and derealisation

Core process Psychotherapy

My Approach

Psychotherapy with me provides a non-judgemental and confidential space where you can explore whatever is on your mind. I will welcome you – as you are – with empathy and compassion.

You can find support to work with the effects of trauma, difficult life events, and unfulfilling patterns and also to recognise your strengths, resources, and opportunities.

My approach includes the many layers of our experience and honours the underlying health and sanity in our nature.

I hold a Masters Degree in Core Process Psychotherapy (CPP), which is one of the original mindfulness-based psychotherapy trainings.

The Buddhist practice of mindfulness, or present-moment awareness, enables the possibility of bringing into consciousness a much broader experience than we might ordinarily notice.

This rich picture can include bodily sensations, subtle feelings, overlooked emotions, mind states, soul qualities and unrealised thoughts, all of which can support a greater understanding of ourselves. There is wisdom in this understanding that can help us overcome the confusion that ultimately causes our suffering.

Part of the therapeutic process involves establishing or strengthening inner resources that support mental and emotional health, such as being able to self-regulate and appropriately engage different parts of our nervous system, developing witness awareness, and opening to the support of others.

Once established, these resources become invaluable to us, both in and outside of therapy.

A long-standing practice of self-enquiry and embodied meditation, in the Buddhist tradition, support me in my work. I have regular supervision and my own personal psychotherapy.

Other significant influences are nature, body-psychotherapy, Jungian psychology, anthroposophy, transpersonal psychology, developmental psychology, and psychodynamic psychotherapy.

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Practical Information

Psychotherapy

  • Can be long term, or short term (minimum of six sessions).
  • Sessions are usually weekly and an hour long.
  • Sessions can be in person, online, or a mix.
  • Fees are £60 per session. I have some lower-cost spaces for students or those experiencing financial difficulty.
  • I offer a free introductory session (30 minutes) to explore the possibility of working together.

Supervision

  • Sessions scheduled to meet supervisees’ requirements.
  • Sessions can be in person, or online, or a mix.
  • Fees are £60 per session. I offer a concessional price for trainees
  • I offer a free introductory session (30 minutes) to explore the possibility of working together.

Education

  • MA Psychotherapy – Core Process Psychotherapy – Karuna Institute & Middlesex University
  • MSc Holistic Science  – Schumacher College & Plymouth University
  • MBA – Open University
  • Diploma in Contemplative Supervision – Karuna Institute
  • Integrated Baby Therapy – Conscious Embodiment Trainings
  • Prenatal and Perinatal Educator – The Association for Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology & Health
  • Advanced Diploma Coaching – Wise Goose
  • Qualified Teacher Status – Merseyside & Cheshire LEA

Memberships

  • UK Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP)
  • The Association of Core Process Psychotherapists (ACPP) (currently the Chair)
  • The Association of Professional Executive Coaching & Supervision (APECS)

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Getting in touch ...

Please provide your contact information in the form to the right.

I only require a brief message, perhaps stating your preferred way to be contacted and suggesting some good days and times.

You should receive an automated confirmation right away, acknowledging your message. I aim to respond personally within 48 hours.