Patricia Marcos Martinez

I’m Patricia, an integrative psychotherapist, sandplay therapist, supervisor and trainer based in London. I specialised in work with adults in their 20s and 30s, expats, adolescents and parents both online and in person in London. I offer therapy in English, Spanish and Catalan. My way of working is warm, transparent, creative and trauma-informed. I believe the foundation of therapy is feeling safe in the space and in the therapeutic relationship, this meaning that when we feel seen and valued by another person, healing naturally unfolds. I bring together different approaches such as psychodynamic, person-centred, attachment-based, transpersonal and neuroscience-informed and adapt them to suit each person. Sometimes we’ll work with words, sometimes with creativity, the body or what happens between the therapeutic relationship, whatever helps you connect more deeply with yourself. Therapy can be a place to breathe, to make sense of your story, and to rediscover what makes you feel alive and at peace Some of the common issues I work with • Anxiety and stress • Low mood and depression • Self-doubt and low confidence • Perfectionism, procrastination and burnout • High achiever pressure • Overthinking and self-criticism • Life choices and career issues • Bereavement • ADHD and ASD • Relationship difficulties and family conflicts • Adjusting to major life transitions • Childhood trauma or loss • Parenting challenges • Family transitions: divorce, illness, arrival new siblings • Expats and migratory grief • Third Culture people or nomadic childhood • Cross-cultural identity and belonging

I have had the privilege of training at some of the UK’s most respected institutions, including the world-renowned Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust clinic in London and the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (CCPE, London), the UK leading institution in the UK for integrative transpersonal studies, as well as at the University of Barcelona. This combination of rigorous academic grounding and integrative, psychoanalytic and transpersonal approaches shapes the way I work with each client. Other practices that I’ve trained and also support my work are Jungian and depth psychology, IFS (Internal family systems), sandplay therapy, somatic practices and neuroscience.

I am an integrative psychotherapist and in my practice I bring together different approaches such as transpersonal, attachment based, psychodynamic, person-centred. Other practices that support my work are Jungian psychology, IFS, somatic practices and neuroscience.

I have over 10 years of experience working in mental health and education both private school and state schools. I’ve worked in the NHS and charities such as Barnardos and Off Centre, including a specialist service for children and adolescents who experienced sexual abuse. Currently, I work in private practice and as a student counsellor in a secondary school while also offering clinical supervision to professionals and teaching and supervising trainee chid psychotherapist at the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education.

I have experience in supporting children, young people and adults from all walks of life facing challenges such as anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, bereavement and life transition issues.

Having lived in different countries myself, I understand how complex it can be to adapt and find a sense of belongingness and identity in the world.

Sessions available online and in person (Paddington & Primrose Hill) in English, Spanish and Catalan. If you’d like to have an initial chat and see how therapy might feel, you’re warmly invited to contact me by email or WhatsApp.