Patrick Renner

My way of working is what one might call 'Mindfulness-in-Relation', which is a co-created experience between the Client and the Therapist. We'll bring in awareness of the mind, awareness of the body, and the felt sense in the present to explore the processes one has had to develop, according to their personal history, to simply be in the world. From there we work together to develop new ways of being that are more attuned to one's own core process, their innate capacity to heal and grow. We'll also bring awareness to the social systems that mould and shape the different identities we hold in life. How we relate to ourselves and the world in terms of race, gender and gender identity, socio-economic status, sexual orientation and expression, ableness, etc., often present very specific challenges. We'll make compassionate space for them to get ever closer to a life of authenticity. I offer a free initial first session to get acquainted and see if the connection feels right. If we both feel like it's a good fit to work together, I ask for a six week initial commitment then the time frame for working together is open-ended.

Accredited member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) ID 2011167914. Accredited member of the Association of Core Process Psychotherapists Member of the Ethics Equality and Diversity Committee of the Association of Core Process Psychotherapists 2016-2018 — I worked in a volunteer capacity with MIND in Camden, a UK mental health charity, providing emotional and practical support for people struggling with mental health issues, including those who had been given a diagnosis of personality disorder, psychosis and schizophrenia. 2019-2021 — I worked in a volunteer capacity with Positive East, a UK HIV charity, providing psychotherapy for those with an HIV diagnosis. 2020-now — private psychotherapy in Berlin and online I also have had a cumulative of over 10 years of personal psychotherapy, so I have a deep experience of the practice of psychotherapy both as a practitioner and a receiver.

Bachelor in German, University of London Certificate of Higher Education in Psychodynamic Counselling and Group Dynamics, University of London Advanced Diploma in Mental Health Practice, Tavistock Trust, Middlesex University MA in Mindfulness-Based Core Process Psychotherapy, Karuna Institute, Middlesex University