Grover Olufsen Psychotherapy

04/06/2025

I am a UKCP and BACP registered psychotherapist offering both in-person and online therapy.

I work with individuals from the LGBTQ+ community and offer a warm, non-judgemental space to explore identity, emotional wellbeing, and relationships—especially in the context of family, culture, and wider society.

I’ve put together a page on my website that speaks to some of the emotional and relational concerns that gay men and LGBTQ+ individuals may bring to therapy.

https://groverpsychotherapy.uk/psychotherapy-for-gay-men-a-space-where-your-whole-self-is-welcome/

If this speaks to you—or someone you know—feel free to take a look or get in touch in confidence via my website.

Confidential psychotherapy for gay men in Bedfordshire, Wiltshire and Online. Explore emotional intimacy issues, identity, and relationships in a safe, non-judgemental space with a culturally attuned therapist.

30/05/2025

Why is it that men find it difficult to go for psychotherapy?

Despite growing awareness about mental health, many men still hesitate to seek help. In the UK, men are significantly less likely than women to access psychological therapies—according to NHS data, only around 36% of referrals to talking therapies are for men.

Yet men are three times more likely to die by su***de than women.

What holds so many men back from reaching out?

One factor is gender socialisation. From a young age, many boys are taught—implicitly or explicitly—that expressing vulnerability is a weakness. “Man up,” “don’t cry,” “keep it together”—these messages can become deeply internalised. As adults, this often translates into emotional suppression, isolation, or coping through distraction rather than reflection.

These boys go onto becoming men who feel the pressure to appear “in control” at all times; and they find it difficult to even name what they’re feeling—let alone talk about it.

But therapy isn’t about falling apart. It’s about making space for your internal experience—something many men have never been taught is allowed, let alone encouraged.

If this resonates with you—or with someone you care about—and you think it might help to speak with someone confidentially, feel free to get in touch via https://groverpsychotherapy.uk

23/05/2025

🔹 More people than ever are turning to — and it’s making a difference.

According to the latest BACP Public Perceptions Survey:
- 35% of UK adults have worked with a counsellor or psychotherapist

- 73% found it helpful

- 75% would recommend it to someone else

These numbers don’t just reflect statistics — they reflect a cultural shift.

More people are recognising that therapy is not a last resort — it’s a valuable act of self-care and investment in oneself.

Whether you're a senior professional, public figure, or simply someone who feels like they “should be coping,” but isn't — know that it's okay to seek support.

As a registered psychotherapist, I work with clients who want a confidential, reflective space to explore:

✔️ Burnout

✔️ Anxiety

✔️ Trauma

✔️ Identity and relationships

✔️ Or simply a quiet feeling that something needs to change

🌐 Online sessions UK-wide

🔗 https://groverpsychotherapy.uk

20/05/2025

High-achieving, but feeling overwhelmed? You're not alone.

You lead, you solve problems, you hold it together — at work, at home, in every room you walk into.

But behind the calm, capable exterior, do you find yourself:

Lying awake at night, unable to switch off?

Feeling irritable or emotionally flat with loved ones?

Struggling to ask for help because “you should be able to cope”?

I work with in high-responsibility roles who are experiencing burnout, anxiety, trauma responses, or just a quiet sense that something isn’t right.

You don’t need to reach breaking point to ask for support.

My practice offers a confidential, respectful space to help you:
✅ Process stress or trauma without judgment
✅ Reconnect with yourself beyond the job title
✅ Make meaningful change in how you feel and function

🔒 Discreet. . Trauma-informed.
📍 Online sessions available | Based in Leighton Buzzard
🌐 https://groverpsychotherapy.uk

📩 Message me directly or book a free 15-minute consultation.

12/05/2025

How can psychotherapy with me help you if you work in the sector? I believe that the human mind does not exist in isolation, and that it is shaped, influenced and impacted by groups of people - the groups we live in, i.e. family, the groups we have lived with, and the groups we spend time with such as work.

My work in psychotherapy is to understand you as a whole person with the full spectrum of your experience, and how that continues to impact you in the present day.

I have a few slots available for clients in the corporate sector, offering confidential space to talk openly about what might be bothering you.

For more information about my work, see: https://groverpsychotherapy.uk

08/04/2025

Did you know that quite a few health insurance policies, such as BUPA, these days come with a Mental Health Cover?

What this means for you is that if you have a health insurance policy via your workplace, or privately, and are in need of psychotherapy, and are feeling the financial pressure, you might not need to carry the full cost on your own.

It’s worth checking with your provider to see if your policy includes mental health support—many do, and they often cover sessions with accredited psychotherapists.

For more information on how with me can help you, see my website: https://groverpsychotherapy.uk

I offer individual counselling and couples counselling sessions in Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire), Marlborough (Wiltshire), and Online. I work with clients who suffer from Anxiety, Depression, Self-esteem issues, Relationship issues, Difficulty Communicating, Complex Trauma, and PTSD. I also offer....

07/04/2025

We all have a longing to be embraced by something larger than our lifetimes. Even when one becomes a parent, the need to be supported and held only feels more alive. For some people, it is their parents or families that fulfil this need. For others, it can be religion, spirituality or nature that one feels held, nurtured or supported by. There are, however, people for whom nothing quite heals the lifelong wound of never having felt someone's love.

Being held in someone's mind, being remembered, being thought of, for someone to be fond of us, and for someone to do acts of kindness and generosity towards us: this is what makes us feel fully alive in this world - and in this lifetime. How can help you if you haven't felt this way?

For more information, see my website: https://groverpsychotherapy.uk



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19/03/2025

If you work in the corporate sector, such as financial services, and are looking for a psychotherapist who understands the unique challenges of how one's mental health is impacted by group dynamics at workplace, please find my details below. A handful of online appointments are available at present.

Website: https://groverpsychotherapy.uk

I offer individual-, couples- and relationship counselling and psychotherapy sessions in Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire), Marlborough (Wiltshire) and Online. I work with individuals who suffer from Anxiety, Depression, Self-esteem issues, Relationship issues, Complex Trauma, and PTSD.

10/02/2025

Smartphones, apps and have changed how we experience time, relationships and life. Technology puts us in a powerful position by telling us that we have everything on our fingertips, that we are the protagonist in getting what we want and creating the life we need.

But only if creating the life that we need, experiencing mutually fulfilling and understanding the essence of time - in its silence and in its rush - was as simple an affair as an app on one's fingertips. Boredom, nothingness and reflectiveness are resented in our time, and we have too many a solution to fix this.

From this premise, people often come to therapy wanting an immediate fix for their despair or unhappiness, but psychotherapy seeks to look at the deeper problem, before a way out can be discovered. From one perspective, the essence of psychotherapy is that 'it is not what it looks like'. What seems to be the unhappiness is only but a manifestation of something deeper.

is about two people coming together to attend to one of them, and to get to know what is missing, what was never there and what is left; and then to mutually discover how emotional repair can unfold.



For more information about my work, see: https;//groverpsychotherapy.uk

07/02/2025

I have one space available in the Thursday morning Online Supervision Group, which I run fortnightly on 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 10am to 12.10pm.

It currently has 3 therapists, and there is a space for the final 4th practitioner. The fees per practitioner is £40. Supervision with me will cover you for your work with Individuals, Couples and Groups. The group is open to Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Trainees.

My approach to supervision is: relational, trauma-informed and psychodynamic. I am a UKCP and BACP Registered psychotherapist working in private practice. I have post-qualification training in Trauma Treatment, Personality Disorders and Relationship Therapy.

For more details, see: https://groverpsychotherapy.uk/group-supervision-in-leighton-buzzard/