Hello, my name is David Cunningham. I am a HCPC registered Psychotherapist, and a trauma informed Somatic Experience Practitioner. My approach offers talking and/or creative therapy. In my work I use a person-centred approach and adapt to the individual needs of my client.

The opposite to the experience of trauma or feeling overwhelmed, is connection: being seen, heard, and feeling like we matter. I feel very grateful to have worked as a creative therapist to help clients of all ages since I started my practice in 2014.  My compassionate approach offers people repair and reconnection to their needs, and the tools and choices they have to move forward.

I offer you a way to become more aware of your own needs so you can show up more fully in world, with less effort that is free from anxiety and overwhelm. I have extensive experience offering therapeutic support to adults who live with the emotional overwhelm of stress, anxiety, depression, bereavement and trauma.

I offer practical therapeutic skills that both, help in your repair and to feel more control in your life.

I hold qualifications in the following areas:

• Masters of Art Psychotherapy
• Post-Diploma in working with trauma and the body’s Nervous System through Somatic Experiencing
• Mental Health First Aid Training
• Applied Risk Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
• Safeguarding Young and Vulnerable People Training
• Grief Training through (Cruse Bereavement & Dr Lois Tonkin)
• Extensive experience and Masters of Science training to creatively work with individuals diagnosed with areas in neurodiverse, such as Autism and ADHD
• Certified training in Clinical Supervision

My style of therapy is based on offering a safe trauma-informed therapeutic space so that you can be attentive and care for how your body and mind holds your experience. This therapy offers ways to learn what you can let go of and what you need to hold on to, by accessing more emotional regulation and ease. My practice is based on building a gentle relationship to your creative, self-compassionate and empowered self.