Welcome to Jo Small therapy
With over twelve years of experience in Psychotherapy, Counselling, Supervision and training, I am here to support you with whatever you may need
Hello, I’m Jo. After many years of working in the therapeutic field, I thought it was about time I became a bit more technological, and made a website!
Whatever challenges you are facing, I’m here to provide a supportive space to explore, be curious and develop awareness..
Explore what I offer
50 minute sessions, face to face or online.
If you are suffering with complex trauma, or struggling with any other issues such as self harm, suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, anger, neurodiversity, parenting, child issues, education, menopause, miscarriage, infertility, men’s issues, sex and relationships, bereavement, loss, addiction, disordered eating, substance abuse and many other issues, I can support you.
As an accredited member of BACP since 2013, and fully DBS checked, I work with children, adolescents, couples, groups and adults, brief and long term work.
I offer a free, no obligation, initial consultation to see if we are the right fit and understand how we can work best together.
In person and online, I offer a collaborative, reflective and non-judgmental space for us to explore your client work together. I work with trainee and qualified therapists to support you with developing awareness and relational depth in your client work.
I am a level 6/7 integratively trained clinical supervisor with over 12 years of supervision experience. Working with all different age groups, from children, adolescents to adults, in a range of different therapeutic settings including schools, higher education, NHS settings and private practice. Also offering support with couples and group work, family dynamics, accreditation, risk management, short term solution focussed work, setting up private practice, service management, multi-agency approaches.
As a Gestalt trained psychotherapist, counselling trainer and group facilitator, I offer creativity, embodiment, challenge and contact.
I offer a free, no obligation, initial consultation to see if we are the right fit and figure out how we can work together.
I work as a counselling tutor and group facilitator and find group process fascinating and powerful.
I run ten week personal development groups of up to 15 people to support contact, connection, awareness, and understanding of how you are in relationship with others.
Low cost, in-person groups will be running in South London in the Autumn/winter 2025 and spring/summer 2026 - everyone welcome!
Online introductory taster groups are also being offered in November and December for people interested in Gestalt group process.
If you are interested in joining my next personal development group, please contact me for more details about fees and the application process.
Who
am I?
I’m someone who thrives on contact and connection, striving for greater awareness and understanding of how we are in relationship to one another.
As a MBACP Gestalt practitioner, I work in the present to understand the past-as-it-is-now and future-as-it-is-now. This way of working supports a safe, contained, experience of working with trauma in the here and now, allowing clients to access uncomfortable feelings and seek support to move through it.
I support you to deepen relational contact both within the therapeutic space and beyond, supporting you to understand what’s holding you back, your patterns and processes, leading to insight, growth and change in yourself and your relationships.
Working with young people and families
I started my therapy practice back in 2013 as a school counsellor, after a long time working in education at a challenging secondary school, and realising that the need for counselling in schools was very high. I worked for Place2be as a School project manager, running counselling projects in a number of different South London secondary schools and supervising a team of volunteer counsellors. I managed referrals, assessments, and worked with parents and families to support the child holistically and systemically. I also worked with excluded children in an exclusion unit in Tottenham, from primary age to secondary, supporting the emotional needs of young people who were neurodiverse or struggling with the rigid educational system that didn’t meet their needs.
Now I do a lot of work fundraising for Place2be, and going into schools, running workshops, and raising awareness about mental health and wellbeing…
