This page brings together articles and reflections arising from clinical practice, ongoing study and the questions that continue to shape how I think about psychotherapy.
Some explore trauma, regulation, neurodiversity, neurofeedback, relational patterns and the process of therapeutic change. Others consider broader questions about adaptation, suffering, connection, responsibility, and what therapy may—and may not—be able to offer.
The aim is not to provide treatment advice or simple answers. These reflections offer a place to think more deeply about psychological experience and the ideas that inform my work.
If you are considering therapy and would prefer a practical starting point:
Getting started ›
For a quieter collection of words that have accompanied my thinking and work:
Words that accompany the work ›
Sometimes psychotherapy is not ineffective — the system is simply too activated, shut down, or exhausted for the work to go very far. This article explores how nervous system regulation can support deeper therapy by helping create more steadiness, capacity, and room for reflection, feeling, and contact.
Read MorePaolo Imbalzano · UKCP-registered psychotherapist and clinical supervisor ·
BACP-registered member and supervisor · Certified Transactional Analyst (Psychotherapy)
Relational psychotherapist, neurofeedback practitioner, and clinical supervisor.
Psychotherapy and supervision are available in person and online.
Neurofeedback available in person in Reading, Berkshire.
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