Neil Holloway

My Approach

Therapy is not a single method applied uniformly to every person who walks through the door. People are too different for that — different histories, different pressures, different ways of making sense of the world. My approach is integrative, which means I draw on a range of therapeutic frameworks and adapt how I work to suit each individual client.

In practice, this means I might draw on person-centred principles — offering genuine acceptance and a non-judgmental space in which you can think and feel freely. Or I might use psychodynamic ideas to explore how earlier experiences and unconscious patterns are shaping your present difficulties. Where it is useful, I also draw on cognitive-behavioural approaches to help identify and shift the thought patterns that are keeping you stuck.

What remains constant, whatever the approach, is the relationship. Research consistently shows that the quality of the therapeutic relationship is the single most important factor in whether therapy helps. I take that seriously. My aim is to create a space that feels genuinely safe — honest, confidential, and free from judgement.

I work primarily with professionals under pressure, and my own long career in business informs that work in ways that are difficult to quantify but easy to feel. I understand the culture, the language and the particular texture of stress that comes with senior responsibility. You will not need to explain the world you are operating in.

Sessions last 50 minutes and take place weekly, in person or online.