Adam Smith is an existential and integrative psychotherapist working with individuals and couples. He practises as an associate of this practice, under the clinical supervision of Dr Philippe Jacquet.
He is completing his psychotherapy training and holds trainee registration with the UKCP. That is stated here plainly rather than left for you to find out, and it is reflected in his fee.
The work he does
Individuals and couples, around identity, addiction, neurodiversity, life transitions, communication, and complex relationship dynamics, including infidelity and the repercussions of a trauma that can sit inside the relationship itself. More on couples therapy in London.
How he works
“My approach is existential and integrative. A great deal of my work involves helping people organise their experience of living and find meaning in it. I see the person sitting opposite me not as a set of symptoms to be managed, but as someone trying to make sense of their life.”
His starting point is to try to situate himself inside your world: to listen, to enter your account of it, to see your experience from where you stand. What guides the work after that is the story that unfolds in the session and the relationship built between you.
He takes an active role, asking questions, and sometimes offering a challenge, to help you see something from a new angle or to surface a question that had not yet been asked. Where it suits, he draws on other psychological modalities, always according to what the work and the people in the room require.
Practical details
Sessions are in English, in London and online.
His training and registration can be verified through the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy and the UKCP.
Adam is one of our associates. Every associate is in regular clinical supervision with Dr Jacquet, and the practice takes collective responsibility for the standard of the work.
Common questions
What does Adam Smith specialise in?
Individuals and couples, working with identity, addiction, neurodiversity, life transitions, communication, and complex relationship dynamics including infidelity and the effects of trauma held within a relationship.
Is Adam Smith fully registered?
Adam holds trainee registration with the UK Council for Psychotherapy while completing his psychotherapy training. That is stated plainly here rather than left to be discovered. He trained at the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy and works under the regular clinical supervision of Dr Philippe Jacquet.
Does Adam Smith work with couples?
Yes. Couples work is a particular area of his practice, including communication difficulties, infidelity, and dynamics where a trauma sits inside the relationship itself.