About me

I am a White cisgendered male, who identifies as gay, British European and whilst clearly middle class with working-class roots in London.

I’ve had a very varied career working in a range of contexts and roles supporting people of all ages through different life challenges and difficulties. I previously worked as a youth and community worker, setting up one of the first LGB youth groups back in 1994. In 2000 was able to do a year of international voluntary service working with street children in Mexico and years later I qualified as a social worker and worked for many years with children and families in local authority child protection. I have been able to develop a career as a Systemic Family Therapist within Local Authority Children's Services and now manage a clinical team of therapists who support frontline practitioners.

My approach

After ten years experience working as a systemic family therapist and clinical supervisor, I understand that what is most important to begin with is helping people to feel comfortable and creating a relationship and context with them. My hope is that I can do this in a way that helps you to begin to look at and face your challenges and hopes for change. I will always want to understand the context of your life and how you hope therapy will help and create change.

My primary modality of psychotherapy is systemic however I draw on a number of different approaches, which I have developed and integrated into my practice. I believe that therapy is not a one-size fits all approach and expect to adapt to fit the needs and style of the family, couple or individual I work with.

I use several therapeutic models or approaches which have required further post-qualifying training including Emotionally Focused Therapy (with couples, families and individuals), Non-Violent Resistance (NVR), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

Specialties

Methodologies

Location

Regus, 16 Upper Woburn Place, London WC1X 0BS

Education

BA (First Class Honours) in Social Work
-London South Bank University (2009)

MSc in Family & Systemic Psychotherapy
-Institute of Family Therapy / University of Bedfordshire (2014)

Advanced Systemic Supervision Course (AFT Accredited)
-University of Exeter, Clinical Education Development and Research (2020)

Qualified & registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/therapist/jamieson-little-krdoiqaf/

Listed on the West London Therapy Hub
https://www.westlondontherapyhub.co.uk/therapist/167

Listed on the British Emotionally Focused Therapy Centre (BEFTC)
https://www.beftcentre.org/user/littlejam/

Also I am part of the Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Clinic
https://emotionallyfocusedtherapyclinic.co.uk/