Dr Greg Madison – Focusing Therapy

Focusing Institute Certifying Coordinator

Certified Focusing-Oriented Therapist

Certified Focusing Trainer

Personal Statement

Dr. Greg Madison is a highly experienced senior Chartered Psychologist (British Psychological Society/HCPC), Associate Fellow of the BPS, and Existential Psychotherapist (European Certificate of Psychotherapy). Greg offers online therapeutic services for UK and international clients.The style of therapy is respectful and exploratory, based upon experiential philosophy and practice.

In his clinical and academic work, Dr Madison emphasises how each of us makes sense of personal experiences, past and present, and how this understanding impacts our choices, our feelings, and our lives. Through therapy sessions, our self-awareness is increased and we practice specific skills to help us maintain a meaningful balance that expresses how we would really like to live.

Greg’s academic studies in psychology began in 1979. He has been practicing as a Psychotherapist and Experiential Focusing teacher for over 35 years. He is also an accredited mediator, senior lecturer, registered clinical supervisor (BPS), author, and trainer offering professional development to post-registration practitioners.

Greg has worked therapeutically with people in a great variety of settings from high-level public figures to children living on the street. As an experienced senior Psychologist, he has helped people with anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship and family issues, identity, work stress, executive coaching, relocation counselling, existential questions, sexuality, spiritual development, meaning in life, and other human dilemmas.

Location(s):

Private practice clients are currently seen online. Teaching is online or in person.

Public Contact Details:

website: https://www.gregmadison.net and The London Focusing Institute

email: info@gregmadison.net

Languages: English

Professional Details:

Professional memberships with licensing or registering bodies:

Chartered Counselling Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (and EuroPsy), Registered Applied Psychologist with the Health Professions Council, Registered Existential Psychotherapist with the European Association of Psychotherapy (and WCPC).

Academic and training qualifications:

BA (Hons) Psychology,University of Alberta
MA (Dist.) in Psychiatry, Philosophy & Society, University of Sheffield
Post-MA (CPsych.) Adv. Dip. in Counselling Psychology, Regents University, London
Adv.Dip.Existential Psychotherapy, Regents University, London
PhD. in Psychotherapy & Counselling, City University, London

Therapeutic services:

Individual psychotherapy/counselling
Individual Focusing sessions (guided Focusing, not ongoing therapy)
Couple/Relationship therapy
Focusing-Oriented Coaching
Conflict Mediation
Online sessions
Telephone sessions

Areas of special interest or advanced training:

Existential issues, life transitions, meaning and loss of meaning, stressful and high profile lifestyles, sexuality and relationships, issues of ‘home’ and ‘belonging’, depression, anxiety, grief and loss.

Details of these and any other services:

In addition to online sessions, I frequently travel to teach Focusing and FOT to professional groups around the world and offer clinical supervision to professionals. I also offer workshops in Existential Migration – choosing to leave home to be a stranger in a strange country. I also offer full 2-year certification courses in FOT in London and other parts of the world.

Training:

I offer training groups to learn Focusing (open to the public)
I offer training in Focusing-oriented Therapy (for professionals)
I offer training for organizations and teams
Consultation and Supervision for psychotherapists, psychologists, counsellors

Details of these and any other services:

Recent Publications :

(2012) Madison, G.’ Let your body be your coach’. In Existential Perspectives on Coaching. Emmy van Deurzen & Monica Hanaway
(2014) Madison, G. Exhilarating pessimism. Focusing-Oriented existential therapy. In Madison, G (Ed.) Theory and Practice of Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy. Beyond the Talking Cure. London: Jessica Kingsley Publ. (pp.113-127).Madison, G. (Ed.)
(2014) Madison, G. The palpable in existential counselling psychology. Counselling Psychology Review. Vol.29, No.2: 25-33.
(2014) Madison, G (Ed). Theory and Practice of Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy. Beyond the Talking Cure. London: Jessica Kingsley Publ.
(2014) Madison, G. (Ed) Emerging Practice in Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy. Innovative Theory and Applications. London: Jessica Kingsley Publ.
(2015) Madison, G. What is the living body in existential therapy? International Journal of Psychotherapy.
(2018) Madison, G. The Unfinished Self: Inclusivity in experiential-existential therapy. In Du Plock, Simon (Ed.) Case Studies in Existential Therapy. Translating Theory into Practice. London: PCCS Books. (pp.71-84).
(2020) Madison, G. Hack therapy: A radical existential practice. In Bazzano, Manu (Ed.) Re-visioning Existential Therapy. Counter-traditional Perspectives. London: Routledge. (pp.137-147).
(2021) Madison, G. & Spinelli, E. The Body as Phenomenologist: An Existential Challenge to Identity Practice. In Kypriotakis, N and Moore, J (Eds.) Senses of Focusing. Athens: Eurasia Books
(2022) Madison, G. & Spinelli, E. What really matters? In Monica Hanaway (Eds) Existentialism in Pandemic Times. London: Routledge in press.
(2022) Experiential CBT: Proposing a theory of change with practice implications. Existential Analysis: 33.2: 292-309
(2022) Madison, G. Reluctant researchers: Therapists in search of a straightforward heartfelt method. AHP Self and Society Magazine.
(in press) Madison, G. Feeling my way. Sampling the Experiential-existential approach. In a collaborate book by international Existential Therapists. Title and publisher TBA. Yaqui Martinez Robles (Ed.)
Greg also offers and hosts The Living Process podcast series. A series of conversations about Focusing, FOT and related practices. It’s available on YouTube and all podcast platforms.