Kate Kingsford

Psychedelics are a powerful tool for self-awareness and can help us reconnect with a deeper sense of meaning. They can also be extremely challenging. It's important to prepare yourself for a psychedelic journey beforehand and to reflect on how to integrate your experiences afterwards: I can offer you a space to do this, and support you as you explore and map your inner landscape.

I also offer longer-term therapy, where your experiences with psychedelics or other altered states may form part of the story.

I became a therapist because I'm interested in people, and believe that authentic conversations about our feelings and struggles are an essential part of healing, finding meaning, and moving forward. I've always been driven to learn more about the human condition and understand different ways of seeing the world; in my earlier career as an anthropologist, I moved to Yemen to learn Arabic, and then to Zanzibar to do PhD research on gender dynamics on the Swahili coast. I also have a deep interest in mythology, existential philosophy, Eastern contemplative traditions, and meditation.

I work online or in person in Newcastle upon Tyne.