Matthew Lee

Member Status: Accredited

Member No: NCS19-08009

Location: Birmingham

I've worked in the higher and further education sectors for over 20 years supporting young adults. I began training as a therapist after deciding to seek therapy myself 18 years ago. I felt unhappy and lost in my life, anxious and low in confidence. Therapy was hugely supportive and transformative for me. I knew it helped me grow as a person and I became interested in training as a therapist. I continue to be committed to developing as a person and in my therapy training. 

• Qualifications & Experience

  Advanced Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapy (Masters level) Welsh Psychotherapy Institute (WPI), Cardiff, 2023 - passed with distinction
  
  3 prior years of post-graduate study completed on MSc Gestalt Psychotherapy programme, Metanoia, London (2009 - 2012) 
  
  Certificate in Humanistic Counselling Skills, The Gestalt Centre, London (2009) 
  
  Working as a counsellor since 2011 at Coping with Cancer, Leicester and at Cedar Counselling, Birmingham 
  
  Over 2000 hours one-to-one experience in working with clients 
  
  Visiting speaker on MSc Health Psychology programme at Coventry University delivering workshops in Key Skills in Gestalt Counselling & Psychotherapy 
  
  Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy Workshop, London (2013) 
  
  I have also completed a workshop in 'The Living Body in Gestalt' with Julianne Appel-Opper in Birmingham. Julianne is world renowned in the field of embodied Gestalt Psychotherapy
• What I can help with

  • Abortion
  • Abuse – Emotional, Physical, Sexual
  • Addiction (e.g. Alcohol, Computer games, Drugs, Food, Gambling, Sex, Smoking)
  • Adoption
  • Ageing and related issues
  • AIDS / HIV
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Assertiveness / Self-confidence / Self-esteem
  • Bereavement / Loss
  • Bullying
  • Cancer
  • Carers
  • Cultural issues
  • Depression
  • Divorce & Separation
  • Eating disorders
  • Emotional issues
  • Family
  • Gender identity
  • Generally unhappy with your life
  • Illness and dying
  • Mindfulness
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • Panic attacks
  • Parenting skills
  • Phobias
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder / PTSD
  • Pregnancy related issues
  • Relationships
  • Self-defeating behaviours
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-harm
  • Sexuality Identity
  • Shyness / Social Phobia
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Suicidal feelings
  • Trauma
• Languages Spoken

  • English