Therapy Now – Online Psychotherapy

A safe, secure place to start

My name is Peter Gregory, providing psychological therapy for couples and individuals online.

Could you benefit from talking about your concerns?

Would you like to have a deeper understanding of your thoughts and feelings?

This can be helpful in gaining understanding of difficulties. With this understanding, it is possible to consider new approaches to engage with life (and oneself) more effectively. In short, life is better.

Peter Gregory – psychotherapy

The consideration and practice of new ways of thinking and behaving are important in creating positive change.

My approach includes helping people to develop and use new thinking and strategies: problem solving.

Although I use a variety of approaches and techniques to help clients, it is firstly essential to build a trusting relationship. This starts with the first contact – whether by phone or at the first appointment.

People come to see me because they recognise life is not as they would like it to be. They take the decision to address their difficulties. This is, for many people, the first step in creating change.

Free: each client will be allocated an individual secure communication channel. This can be used to send and receive messages and information for the duration of the therapy

What I treat

Common psychological difficulties:

• Effects of chronic illness
• Depression
• Dissociation
• Infertility and relationship issues
• Loneliness
• Low self-confidence
• Low self-esteem
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Relationship problems
• Affairs and betrayals
• Family issues
• Separation and divorce
• Trauma and Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Psychosexual difficulties

Starting therapy with me

Before we meet for the first appointment, you may have chosen to have a short (15-20 minute) talk by phone or videoconference. This would be for you to briefly talk about the reasons for seeking therapy and asking me any questions about my approaches. The idea is that by the end of the conversation you will have gained enough information to decide whether to proceed with me as your therapist. If so, then an appointment date can be agreed.

Prior to the appointment I will open a secure communication channel to allow exchange of documents and messages. Initially, I will send a set of questionnaires and a therapy contract. The questionnaires can be completed at home and then sent to me using the secure service. If you prefer, they can be completed at the first appointment.

To proceed with therapy, I need basic details: name, address, date of birth, GP practice name and address.
The first appointment is usually a time of ‘getting to know each other’. I will want to find out what your priorities are for therapy: this will be one of my first questions. Your responses will prompt me to think about approaches that may be useful for you.

Making change through psychotherapy is a process. So, it is important the pace is right for you. Too fast and perhaps the changes made don’t stay in place. Too slow and motivation can be lost.

If current life is difficult, it is likely to be more helpful to improve the present rather than delving into the past. My reasoning is straightforward: if current life is difficult, then adding painful memories from the past potentially creates more stresses without the skills to manage them. Improving current life can help create stability and psychological strength. Potentially, this can make facing difficult past events more manageable.

I use a number of approaches and techniques to help people. Descriptions of these are included on the Frequently Asked Questions page under the “What are the different types of therapy?” question.