Philippa Heys

I currently have availability for new clients. 

Mondays: Daytime and evening

Wednesdays: Daytime

Thursdays: Daytime

Fridays: Daytime and evening

I understand that not everyone is able to commit to the same session time every week. I am able to offer some flexibility for people without a fixed schedule, such as musicians or medical shift workers.

Hello, I am Philippa, and I am a psychotherapist based in Sale Moor, south Manchester.

Is there something you would like to change in your life, or are you struggling with a life change? Do you feel stuck or overwhelmed? Are you having relationship difficulties? Sometimes life can feel overwhelming, and our difficulties are too much to cope with on our own.

I look forward to welcoming you to a warm and safe space where you can experience being truly seen, heard and understood  without fear of judgement. I will support you to understand your difficulties so that you are empowered to make lasting and profound changes in your life.

My practice is grounded in my belief in the healing potential of the therapeutic relationship; I will invite you to join me in creating a relationship in which you feel understood, valued and supported. Together we will explore your thoughts, feelings, behaviour and bodily experience. Sometimes we may focus on your current difficulties, and other times I will encourage you to look beyond them, to discover how your past experiences may be influencing your here and now choices, reactions and relationships.

Our work together will deepen your understanding of your current difficulties, enabling you to find resolution, experience relief, and have the capacity for satisfying and meaningful relationships in your life.

I am a fully qualified psychotherapist, with a Level 7 Post Graduate Diploma in Transactional Analysis from an Integrative Perspective from the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy. I have also completed additional training in sexual trauma, shame, relational trauma, attachment and disordered eating.

I work with people with a range of difficulties. Every client is  different, so whether you have deep rooted problems such as self-esteem issues, depression or trauma, or more of a here and now difficulty such as a dilemma or a bereavement, I will tailor our work together according to your individual needs.

I have a background in music performance, and I have specialist knowledge in performance anxiety.

I value diversity in all its forms, and hope that my practice offers respite to anyone with the experience of being othered.

My practice is neuroaffirming.

It is important that you find a therapist that you feel comfortable with, so I offer a 30 minute consultation free of charge, or an initial full length session at half price. 

The consultation is for you to tell me about the difficulties that you are experiencing, and the changes that you are hoping to make. It is also for you to ask me any questions that you may have. I will give you a copy of my business contract, and you can either take time to consider or arrange further sessions.