Dr Niklas Serning

About Dr Niklas Serning

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Dr Niklas Serning is a UKCP accredited existential and child psychotherapist and HPC/BPS chartered counselling psychologist working in central Bristol close to Clifton, Cotham and Redland. He is also a lecturer in Existential Psychotherapy Practice at NSPC / Middlesex University in London.

He works in an existential phenomenological way, yet his first degrees were in CBT and psychodynamic work and he has also done training in core process psychotherapy. He works in accordance with UKCP, BACP and BPS guidelines, and is experienced in engaging with depression, trauma, anxiety, relationship difficulties, identity and meaning.

Psychotherapy, for Niklas Serning, is the creation of a safe and open space, a real and authentic relationship where fears can be questioned and unspoken thoughts be voiced.

There are many ways to practice psychotherapy. Niklas' way of doing it would be best described as phenomenological. This means that his focus is on how the client experiences and makes sense of his or her life, holding firmly that greater awareness creates opportunities for both acceptance and change.

Niklas Serning has been specifically trained in PTSD, trauma work by Babette Rothschild and group work by Emmy van Deurzen.

Niklas Serning's BSc and MSc in psychology are from Sweden. They were broad in focus and gave him a solid grounding in the subject. After several years of working with the United Nations, he chose to return to psychology, doing his foundation and first year of training in the contemplative and mindfulness based core process psychotherapy training of Karuna Institute in Devon. His continued training has been with the phenomenological and existential NSPC in London, where he has presented his doctoral dissertation, leading to the award of Doctor of existential counselling psychology and psychotherapy, and also accreditation as a counselling psychologist.