My Background

Madeleine Böcker BA (Hons.), Dipl. Psych., MA, MBACP, completed a four-year post-graduate Diploma-course in Transpersonal Psychotherapy and Counselling at the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (which is BACP and UKCP accredited) and is is fully UKCP accredited.

Transpersonal Psychotherapy is an integrative approach with a holistic and spiritual dimension, giving the therapist a variety of treatment methods, ranging from Psychodynamic Counselling over CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), TA (Transactional Analysis), Existential and Gestalt Therapy to Jungian and Transpersonal concepts. It aims at balancing mind, body and soul, allowing you to live your life consciously and joyfully.

I worked as an Associate Counsellor at The Tuke Centre, an evidence-based Psychodynamic practice in York for over two years, and have been working transpersonally in private practice in London for three years.

I worked in a group-therapy programme, helping women-survivors of abuse with eating disorders and self-defeating behaviours, co-facilitate an Art Therapy group and also co-facilitated a Gestalt seminar.

I am experienced at working in extreme situations and on profound issues: In the early 1990s, I supported gay men dying from AIDS during the last year of their lives, dealing with physical illness, social discrimination, loss and the emotional and spiritual problems brought on by the threat of premature death.

I have also been working with people with diagnoses ranging from Clinical and Bi-Polar Depression to Borderline Personality Disorder. Yet, I strongly feel that people do not have to “be ill” in a medical sense to get involved in this work, but rather see it as a gift to yourself.

I have a special interest in Family Constellations, trans-generational work, Jungian dream-work and working with the body. Further, I have a background in healing and have a long history of self-development.

I like to work with Heart and Soul to create a safe and warm atmosphere, honouring the individual’s Divine Spark.

I am a member of the BACP and work within the BACP’s and UKCP’s ethical frameworks.