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Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counselling for the Whole Self.
Where the Body remembers, the Psyche feels,
and the Creative Self integrates.
We weave talk therapy with somatic intelligence and creative methods to unveil your story at the intersection of body, rational mind, and creative Self—always at your own pace.
Welcoming your unique context, all emotions and parts of you.
There are countless reasons you might be considering therapy right now. Perhaps there's something specific weighing on you — a relationship, a loss, an addiction, or a low that won't lift. Or maybe you feel haunted by things from your past that never quite got resolved — trauma, old wounds, childhood experiences that still echo. Sometimes it's hard to even name what's wrong; you just feel overwhelmed, having an inner war, disconnected from meaning, or unable to find enjoyment in things that used to matter. Wherever you're starting from, I offer a space where you can be vulnerable — to grieve, to be angry, to sit with anxiety — without judgement.
I believe real transformation doesn't happen through thinking alone, that's why, alongside talking we explore other ways of self-expression and unburdening. — healing rarely follows just one path. I hold space for the uniqueness of your history, neurodivergence, culture, family and inherent context dynamics as well as your body’s felt sense. We’ll navigate past and present, noticing patterns and challenging where appropriate—helping you claim authorship of your story and cultivate a sense of grounded resilience. Compassionately, we'll work together to make sense of your world and move toward a life with more fulfilment, freedom, and choice.
Three Pathways to Reclaim Your Story
1:1 Therapy
Together we’ll gently explore the parts of you that long to be seen and heard. Come as you are.
Somatic creative methods (images, word, visualizations embodiment) are available when words feel too small, to explore your depths beyond rationality.
You may be experiencing:
❋ Anxiety & depression ❋ Low self-esteem ❋ Feeling "stuck" ❋ Loss of meaning, pleasure, or direction ❋ Trauma ❋ Abusive Relationship ❋ Life changes
Creative Groupwork
Starting: 30th October
Limited to 8 participants
A 3-month creative journey to explore your depths, build a self-therapeutic practice, sovereignty and feel held by the circle.
Live workshops and guided self-paced practices rooted in felt-body awareness, creative experiments and self-enquiry. We cultivate a side-by-side sacred space of collective inner exploration—where safety deepens, expression flows, and you navigate your inner world in community.
Therapeutic Coaching
I help you align thinking, feeling and doing — clearing blockages, slowing down to center to develop self-compassion & confidence.
If you want: Improve Relationships ❋ Empathic communication ❋ Stress Reduction ❋ Taking action ❋ Balance & Structure ❋ Digital Detox ❋ Alternative lifestyle ❋ Individuation journey ❋ Entheogenic Integration ❋ Creative rituals
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The ethos
Whether we are working through trauma, anxiety, depression, or a sense of disconnection, my goal is to facilitate a return to your True Self, honoring the multitudes within your being. In this intersectional and neurodiverse space, we work at your own pace to root your life in sovereignty, centered presence, and authentic expression.
Sovereign Freedom
The Deep Self
Navigating trauma and psychological challenges at your own pace. Intertwining somatic wisdom, unconscious exploration, and relational depth according to the client’s choice.
Intertwining talking therapy with somatic creative processes to move beyond the constrains of the rational mind as a bridge to the true self and unity of being.
Trust
Belonging
Respecting an intersectional mosaic of diverse identities and lived experiences, where every history is seen within its context and intergenerational patterns.
A BACP-accredited trauma informed practice of clinical integrity, providing a safe boundaried container necessary for deep transformation.
What clients are saying
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I feel more confident, grounded and at peace than ever before. I cannot recommend Rita highly enough
She creates an environment that is warm and friendly. It allowed us to work together in a deeply nourishing partnership where I felt truly seen. What sets Rita apart is her incredible patience and heart-centered commitment. She is always adventurous and open to trying new things and worked collaboratively with me to explore therapeutic styles that resonated and which didn't. This journey felt like a true team effort. Her support has fundamentally transformed the landscape of my life in so many ways and helped build my self-worth and self-belief.
- H.W
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“It’s strange to say but I’m happy. It felt like I found a missing piece of the puzzle. And I finally felt I feel into place.“
I was talking with my partner about how I was a year ago and how I was now, what a transformation and I couldn’t stop saying nice things about you, and how grateful I am. I thought to finish this sessions as I’m feeling good now but I realised I love to have this space for myself to talk about my things so I would like to continue but focusing on other aspects.
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Physically transporting some of what is going on inside me outside gives me a lot of agency, especially when things are difficult
Shaping thoughts and processes into something real gives me the chance of recognising them as such, give them a name and a face. And I am not an artist or even a good drawer, but there is something inherently therapeutic in the gesture, in the way it can follow or precede a train of thought.
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'I’m still getting used to this feeling or being stable and have balance, it's still hard to believe"
I’m still getting used to this feeling or being stable and have balance, and noticing that things that used to set me off and trigger me not having that effect over me anymore. I just can’t believe yet that I feel this way.
- C.H
My practice is built on the belief that while we often navigate life through our thoughts, true transformation lives at the intersection of body, mind, and spontaneous creative Self—respecting the uniqueness of your history, identity, and culture.
As a BACP-accredited practitioner, my work is safely grounded in my background in Clinical Psychology (ISPA) and my MA in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy, granting me the title of Integrative Counsellor using the Arts, awarded by the distinguished Institute of Arts and Education in London.
This in-depth training demanded rigour from its graduates, preparing us to work safely with trauma while integrating several models—Gestalt, Psychodynamic, TA, Parts Work —so we can flexibly adapt to the uniqueness of your lived experience, inner world and relationships: the mosaic of identity, your environment & inherent power dynamics and family history.
Working with all dimensions of being I hold a particular passion for how the unconscious dimension (Jung) manifests in one’s patterns. And for how nature and mindfulness practices support wellbeing. I'm about to embarq on an Hypnosis training.
Rita Cotrim PGDip, MBACP
Integrative Art Counsellor & Psychotherapist
Therapy doesn’t just help:
❋ Anxiety / Panic Attacks
❋ Depression
❋ Healing Shame
❋ Grief
❋ Confidence, Self-esteem
❋ Healing Bullying & Abuse
❋ Life Changes
❋ Copying Neurodivergence
❋ Addictions
❋ Improving all relationships
❋ Complex trauma
But it also explores…
❋ Journey of individuation (Jungian)
❋ Integration of Self / Exiled parts
❋ Shadow work (Jungian) & Boundaries
❋ Emotional Intelligence, empathic communication, expression and relationships
❋ Inner Child Work
❋ Mindful Practices / Habits improvement / Alternative lifestyle
❋ Healing attachment wounds
❋ Integration of Entheogenic experiences
Start the journey
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“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I change.”
CARL ROGERS