Individual Psychotherapy
& Couples Therapy
Individual Therapy offers a space to explore yourself, your experiences, and the patterns shaping your life. Together, we can make sense of difficulties, increase awareness, and work towards meaningful personal growth.
Couples Therapy provides an opportunity to better understand relationship dynamics, communication difficulties, conflict, and emotional disconnection. Together we can explore what may be keeping you both stuck and work towards greater understanding and connection.
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Scott J Staniforth PhD, PGDip, MBACP
Working as a psychotherapist for over 17 years has given me experience supporting people through a wide range of emotional, relational, and psychological difficulties. My approach is thoughtful, relational, and engaged, offering more than simply a space to talk. Therapy with me involves developing a deeper understanding of the patterns, experiences, and relationships that may be shaping how you think, feel, and respond to life.
I work actively within the therapeutic process and will share my perspectives, observations, and insight where helpful, particularly when this can support greater clarity, self-awareness, and movement. The aim is not simply to revisit difficulties, but to better understand them in a way that helps create meaningful and realistic change within yourself, your relationships, and your life more broadly.
Services
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How I can support you...
Individual Therapy
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A supportive space to explore your inner world and create meaningful change
Couples Therapy
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Strengthening connection, improving communication and renegotiating
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Transactional Analysis
Understanding personality, communication and relationship through TA
IFS & Parts Work
Understanding inner conflict and protective patterns through IFS
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Creative Therapy
Creatively exploring the unconscious to uncover deeper patterns within the self
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."
- Carl Rogers -
Session Availability, Location & Fees
Session Availability
Monday 4-10pm
Tuesday 8am-10pm
Wednesday 8am-10pm
Thursday (remote only) 8am-3pm
Sunday 8am-3pm
Sessions times are subject to any existing bookings.
Session Location
In-person sessions take place at my practice located on Ellison Place in the city centre of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Remote session are conducted on the Zoom platform where I will work with you from my practice therapy room or my home office.
Session Fees
Individual Therapy Sessions: £75 per session.
Couples Therapy Sessions: £90 per session.
> The fee for any individual sessions as part of couples therapy is set at the couples therapy fee.
Sessions last for 50 minutes and are typically conducted on a weekly basis.
Getting in touch...
I welcome any questions you may have at this stage.
Please feel free to email me directly, or use the contact page below to get in touch.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Email : sjstherapy@icloud.com
