Natalie Incledon

A conversation with Natalie Incledon

• What led you to choose psychotherapy or counselling as a profession?

  I love people, their stories, struggles, triumphs and individual characters and personalities. I find nothing more rewarding than seeing my clients improve in their wellbeing.

• Which philosophical approaches have influenced your professional development?

  I highly value a range of therapies, including more cognitive therapies such as CBT, and emotion-focused therapies, such as psychodynamic therapies. I believe it is not in the therapy that creates change, but the therapeutic relationship that allows for processing of difficult emotions and beliefs.

• Which particular aspects of health or the human journey are you interested in?

  I am particularly interested in female wellbeing and take an interest in working with women in their 20's and 30's, whether they're struggling with poor self-esteem, satisfying relationships, eating difficulties, or becoming a parent.

• What methods do you use?

  I draw on a range of therapies, including cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), interpersonal therapy (IPT) and short-term psychodynamic therapies.

• When do you think the client will start to feel that progress is being made?

  I believe clients start to feel progress is made when they gain significant insight into deeper underlying beliefs about themselves and are able to process associated emotions.

• How has therapy made a difference in your life?

  Therapy has provided me with a broad range of perspective into life and the human condition. Learning from my clients has made me a wiser and more balanced human being. I am inspired by humans and their resilience.

• What do you like most about being a therapist?

  I love the therapeutic relationship, having a laugh with my clients and relating to them.

• Do you ever have 'bad hair' days?

  Yes, of course, when I sleep in and run out the door! It happens way too often.

• What do you think is the most significant problem we face, in the world today?

  I believe climate change is the most significant problem we face in the world today.

• Can you share the name of a book, film, song, event or work of art that inspires you?

  I love romance, so my favourite all-time movie is Romeo and Juliet, for it's music, acting, creativity and of course, story.