Ulrika Krishnamurti

(she/her)

I am a BACP-registered psychotherapeutic counsellor based in London, UK, offering therapy to people all over the world. My approach is driven by current research, as well as by clinical experience, intuition and soul.

Alongside my therapeutic practice, I have a background in theatre, movement, performance, and writing. Theatre is where I learned about the union of mind, body, spirit, and soul. This is what I believe therapy can also be about.

Working with the body, stories, role play, sharing one's creative expression and being witnessed by others, can lead to unexpected and profound internal shifts. I believe that this mind-body-spirit-soul integration and connection need not be something that is experienced merely on stage or only when the stars align for us.

Therapy can offer moments of deep knowing, and of feeling deeply seen, heard, and understood. Body-based therapy and creativity can pave the way for such potentially transformative experiences. Changes in long-held attitudes, feelings, thoughts, or behaviours can often come about when we begin to allow different parts of ourselves to be seen in a safe-enough and nonjudgmental way.

I also value a research-based and scientific approach. As an alumnus of King's College London, where I completed my MSc in the Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health, I continue to pursue research in the field of mental health, specifically in the areas of trauma, creative arts/drama-based therapy, dementia, grief, and pre/post-natal maternal mental health.

I trained in Integrative Transpersonal Counselling at Re-Vision in London, where the focus was as much on experiential understanding as on theory. Alongside my own personal therapy and clinical work, this has allowed me to explore therapeutic approaches deeply by experiencing them firsthand, not just studying them.

I have extensive experience in working with bereaved clients. Grief, loss, and sorrow can be raw, wild, and relentless, but there is much richness to be found on the other side.

I strictly adhere to the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) code of ethics and receive regular confidential clinical supervision. 

If you would like to get in touch you can reach me at ulrika@therapywithulrika.com or message +44 (0) 7891501133.

Qualifications

MBACP, Integrative Transpersonal Counselling, ReVision, London, UK
BSc Psychology, Grinnell College, IA, USA
MA Acting, Guildford School of Acting, UK
MSc Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health, King's College London, UK