Beth Hamilton

I qualified as a Human Needs Psychotherapist in 2006 and have been running a busy private practice in Manchester for almost 20 years now. I am a qualified Human Needs supervisor and enjoy sharing my knowledge and experience with trainees.

Like so many others, I find the powerful organising ideas of the Human Givens model of therapy is a robust tool in helping people understand and resolve the nature of their issues, providing them with lifelong skills to go on and lead productive, happy lives. This model of psychotherapy is effective, speedy empowering and enduring.

Historically: I originally trained as an Occupationally Therapist and spent 20 years working within the NHS, helping people who were involved in traumatic accidents or suffered physical illnesses. Understanding that some people can be traumatised by medical procedures or perhaps have physical issues with an emotional root. I saw first-hand how our emotional mind impacts our physical wellbeing and visa-versa. Our mental wellbeing and good physical health are co-dependent and energise each other.

As a psychotherapist I still work with the NHS one day a week, helping to reduce the NHS staff waiting list. We all know how hard working and dedicated our medical staff are and when they ask for help, it is an honour to supply it quickly and effectively.

As well as my private practice, I am a working practitioner with PTSD Resolution a leading veterans charity, who help veterans and their families to; resolve traumatic experiences, overcome relationship difficulties and find meaning, purpose and joy in their lives again.

I also work in a large prison in the North West, helping our veterans in custody who, because of chronic trauma, might be experiencing identity fragmentation which needs gentle de-traumatisation, psycho education, and the installation of self management tools, so that they can go on to celebrate their contribution to society and live healthy, productive lives again.

I have helped many Blue Light responders to resolve the impact of past traumas, freeing them up to continue with their chosen career, helping them become their best selves ever again. I also work for a ‘Return to Work’ organisation and several insurance companies with great success, helping people back to work no matter what issues they present with. I also see couples and help in relationship difficulties.

Therapy: I offer one to one therapy in the comfort of a domestic setting which people have said is more relaxing than a clinic. If preferred I can also see people online over zoom or skype.

A typical session: together we would look at; current difficulties and how these might be resolved; we might look at building better coping strategies; at strengthening emotional needs and what might be missing in the persons life, we would look at personal goals and find the best route for the person to achieve those goals; we could then practice these goals during gentle relaxation which re-energises the person both physically and mentally.