Emilie Vetterlein

I have 15 years experience working across different psychotherapeutic professions within the charitable sector, private sector, NHS and local government children and family services. I am a psychotherapist, psychosexual therapist and couple/relationship therapist. I currently work privately across various specialisms and within the NHS as a psychosexual therapist.

Experience, specialisms and therapeutic approach; 

My therapeutic style is very conversational and I work with a high level of transparency about my therapeutic/treatment rationale, with my main theoretical underpinnings being relational and existential therapy. I also draw heavily on various trauma treatment approaches. As a previous Social Care employee and a current NHS employee, I have been trained extensively in mindfulness based therapies, CBT and Compassion Focussed Therapy, so if it feels useful, I may incorporate elements of these approaches too.

I currently work as a psychotherapist and psychosexual and couple therapist across two NHS trusts. I have experience working with a very wide variety sexual health issues, psychosexual issues, couple issues and issues around sexual and gender identity. I also currently see psychotherapy patients in three specialists NHS clinics for those affected by; abortion, FGM, or emotional, relational, physical, sexual or existential troubles related to menopause.

In my broader psychotherapy and social care background I have qualifications and experience in the following areas of specialism;     common mental health issues, eating disorder, obesity, trauma, abortion, miscarriage, post and peri-natal mental health issues, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, childhood abuse, parenting issues, child protection proceedings and family court processes, loss and bereavement, existential issues and life stage transitions.