About priscilla Short
My Therapeutic Practice
I work with adults, couples and families
I specialise in relationship issues
I am a seasoned therapist working to help us live our lives free from the constraints of fear
I always start therapy by establishing a clear and shared understanding of what it is that brings you into therapy.
As well as wanting to understand you, I take a resul
I work with adults, couples and families
I specialise in relationship issues
I am a seasoned therapist working to help us live our lives free from the constraints of fear
I always start therapy by establishing a clear and shared understanding of what it is that brings you into therapy.
As well as wanting to understand you, I take a results-focused approach as a therapist.
My priority is to understand what aspects of your life are causing unhappiness and to work with you to create meaningful change.
My Qualifications
BSc Psychology (1st class Hons), The Open University.
MA in Relationship therapy (Distinction) Birkbeck University / Relate
Doctorate in Counselling Psychology: City University, London
EMDR accredited practitioner
RLT certified practitioner
Additional trainings in:
ACT (acceptance & commitment therapy)
CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy)
IFS (i
BSc Psychology (1st class Hons), The Open University.
MA in Relationship therapy (Distinction) Birkbeck University / Relate
Doctorate in Counselling Psychology: City University, London
EMDR accredited practitioner
RLT certified practitioner
Additional trainings in:
ACT (acceptance & commitment therapy)
CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy)
IFS (internal family systems)
Somatic experiencing (ongoing)
Specialist trainings in:
Working with domestic violence
Working with suicidal ideation
Work with grief, bereavement & loss
Who I am
Who I am
I believe in living relationally, working hard, having integrity and accountability and being generous
I'm creative and an entrepreneur. Before becoming a relationship therapist & psychologist I set up and ran a highly successful business in London which I ran for 20+ years.
I'm committed to whatever I take on. As a single parent to two so
I believe in living relationally, working hard, having integrity and accountability and being generous
I'm creative and an entrepreneur. Before becoming a relationship therapist & psychologist I set up and ran a highly successful business in London which I ran for 20+ years.
I'm committed to whatever I take on. As a single parent to two sons, I balanced providing financially with offering the nurture, guidance, and limits they needed to thrive
I'm interested in growth. My own relationship history has taught me valuable lessons that I apply in my current loving long-term relationship
I'm relational. I am also a daughter, sister and friend as well as human on this planet
I'm deeply curious and I read a lot
THERAPY WITH PRISCILLA SHORT
RELATIONSHIPS
Relationships are everything because we are all relational beings (whether we like it or not!).
And yet we rarely get taught how to do relationships well.
We often learn how to guard and protect ourselves. But not how to create a really healthy, loving and intimate relationship
Why is that? ... it make no sense to me that we are so shy about asking for help with our relationships
Especially when robust research shows that the quality of lives is directly linked to the quality of our relationships.
As a relationship therapist, I see my role as helping you work out why your relational life is not as you would want it and what you can do to change and improve it
Trauma & PTSD
There are traumatic events. And then there are the way we are traumatised by events. Often these two things are unrelated. We can be highly traumatised by something, but also by "nothing" (such as the absence of a loving parent to help us work through something difficult).
The traumatic event may be over, but the legacy often lingers on as a reliving in our nervous system.
All trauma is relational to a greater or lesser extent. And all healing from trauma is also relational. And that is why therapy and finding a good relational therapist can be so powerful and effective
I use trauma therapies such as EMDR and somatic experiencing to help you process and metabolise the trauma you carry in your system so you no longer feel like you are reliving the same feeling over and over again.
Depression & Anxiety
Grief, fear, and anxiety are some of the most common and uncomfortable emotions that we can experience. Good therapeutic support can really help to improve the symptoms of low mood, sadness, anxiety and grief.