Kathy Osborne Verified

Kathy Osborne is a relational psychotherapist offering integrative psychotherapy, yoga therapy and psychedelic-experience preparation and integration. Her practice combines relational theory, depth psychology, somatic work (including yoga), and trauma-informed care, aiming to address psychological, existential, bodily and transpersonal dimensions of human experience. She emphasises connection, presence, and embodiment as foundational to healing, and adapts her methods to each individual’s needs and life story.

Service

Kathy offers a range of services including: relational psychotherapy (one-to-one, couples, family), trauma processing with EMDR, yoga-based therapeutic work for mental health, and specialised support for preparation for and integration of psychedelic or non-ordinary state experiences. She also provides clinical supervision for counsellors and psychotherapists, including supervision with a focus on relational work or work involving expanded-states modalities. She works with adults, couples and families, offering short-term or open-ended therapy, and sessions either online or in person (in Essex / near Chelmsford).

Safety

Kathy is accredited with a recognised professional body (UKCP) and qualified as a yoga therapist, psychotherapist and EMDR practitioner. She brings over 25 years of experience in yoga and mental health, and grounds her practice in trauma-informed, ethically aware methods. Her use of EMDR and somatic approaches allows her to work with trauma and stress carefully, integrating psychological insight with bodily awareness and respect for boundaries. She emphasises confidentiality, client consent, and a safe therapeutic environment, with care tailored to each person’s stability and context.

Care pathway

New clients begin with a free 30-minute informal initial consultation (online or by phone) to discuss their background and what brings them to therapy, and to assess whether her approach may be a good fit. If both parties agree to proceed, regular sessions are scheduled — typically weekly 50-minute sessions (with options for 90-minute sessions, or twice-weekly if needed). Therapy may include relational psychotherapy, EMDR, yoga-based work, somatic practices, or integration support depending on the person’s goals; for those wanting psychedelic integration it involves preparatory work, post-experience integration, and potentially ongoing therapy. Clinical supervision follows a separate but similarly relational and reflective structure for other therapists.

Education

• Diploma in Depth Relational Process – Institute of Psychedelic Therapy 2023-2025
• Psychedelic Psychotherapist Training – Clerkenwell Health 2021 – 2023
• ACT Training – Psychworks UK 2022
• Advanced Diploma in Creative Non-Fiction – Cambridge University 2020
• Certificate in Eco-Psychotherapy – Confer Online Training 2017
• EMDR European Certification & Membership – EMDRWorks UK 2019
• Advanced Certificate in Clinical Supervision – British Psychological Society 2015
• M.A. Integrative Psychotherapy – Middlesex University 2012
• Advanced Diploma Integrative Psychotherapy – Minster Centre 2011
• Mentalisation Basic Training – Anna Freud Centre 2016
• P.G. Diploma Integrative Counselling – Minster Centre 2008
• Yoga Therapist for Mental Health – The Minded Institute (SYT)2008
• Foundation in Psychotherapy – Minster Centre 2007
• Yoga Therapist for the Special Child – The Sonia Sumar Method 2005
• Meditation and Yoga Instructor 200hrs – Chopra University CA 2004