ABOUT
My name is Sean Doherty and I am an experienced Psychotherapist, Body Psychotherapist, bodyworker, trainer and supervisor. I have been in private practice for over 35 years and have a wide range of training and practical experience, which allows me to take an individual approach to clients and tailor treatments to their specific needs.
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My journey began in Northern Ireland with surviving the familial, cultural and historical challenges of that province. Living in Ulster offered me a deep education in the processes of armouring on both an individual and social level. It has been massively important for my personal process to experience Psychotherapy, Body Psychotherapy and a range of bodywork and massage treatments to maintain health and sanity. Of the many important insights and skills that therapy can offer the most important for me is the Reichian concept of Self-Regulation. It claims that there are natural processes that are part of our human capacities where we are self-actualising and have an integration of the intelligence and resources of mind and body, of the conscious and the unconscious and of cognition, instinct and intuition. My own therapeutic journey has largely been about healing and evolving a self-regulating capacity.
Being aware of one’s body can be quite disturbing for some people. For example, when delivering a conference paper about somatic process and heart-centred psychotherapy, the conference organiser acknowledged a personal challenge when attending my talk because ‘Sean had invited us to be aware of our body’.
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His comment was ‘when you have a body like mine that is a struggle’ and then proceeded to fall asleep. He was partially making a joke, but it was also a serious statement. For me he used courage to acknowledge himself and that particular challenge, and this could be a possible starting point for therapeutic work.
I offer a warm and safe environment where you and your process will be heard and accepted, and we will co-work to understand the changes you wish to make. My private rooms are located near the centre of Leeds with parking and easy access by car or public transport.
