About Me
Hello, and a warm welcome!
I’m Dr Gursharan Lotey, Clinical Psychologist and founder of Glow Psychology, and I’m so pleased you have found your way here.
It is really important that you feel your therapist is the right person to help support you. The relationship you have with your therapist should be trusting, safe and open. This foundation helps you to get the most out of therapy and allows for a richer and more meaningful experience.
I offer a free initial consultation to help you decide whether I am the right person to support you and to answer any questions you may have about starting therapy. If you would like to explore working together, please get in touch using the contact form.
My Approach & Experience
Background
With over 20 years’ experience as a Clinical Psychologist within the NHS, I have supported children, adolescents, families and adults from a wide range of backgrounds. This experience has taught me that no two people’s stories are the same, and therapy is most effective when it is shaped around who you are, what matters to you, and what you hope to change.
I work in a culturally sensitive and compassionate way, recognising the importance of your identity, background and lived experiences. Drawing on my own Punjabi heritage, I have a particular understanding of the challenges that can come with navigating different cultural expectations, family values, identities and generational experiences.
My approach is to help you develop a kinder relationship with yourself, manage difficult emotions, and move towards a life that feels more aligned with your values rather than being driven by fear.
Whether you are struggling with anxiety, low mood, confidence, relationships, or simply feel ready to understand yourself better, you do not have to navigate this alone. Together, we can explore what is keeping you stuck and find a way forward.
Specialities
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Since qualifying, I have specialised working with difficulties that affect young people, and specifically pre-teens and adolescents. You can find out more here
Culturally sensitive therapy
I also work extensively with those from minority groups, and specifically the South Asian community, both locally and internationally. It has been a pleasure to provide culturally sensitive therapy to ensure that my clients get the right mental health support they need.
Trauma
Including PTSD, Developmental & Childhood Trauma
Women’s Mental Health
Helping to empower women who might be looking for support with their emotional, psychological and social well-being.
At the heart of my work is a collaborative, thoughtful approach – helping you to better understand yourself and create meaningful, lasting change.
Book a free consultation
If you’re not sure whether therapy will help, get in touch for a free phone consultation. You can ask any questions you may have and to see if we would be a good fit for working together.
I work with self-funded clients and those covered by private health insurance including WPA, Cigna, BUPA and Vitality.
Types of Therapy
There are many different types of therapy approaches, and part of my role and our journey is to find and use the right ones that fit for you.
I often merge therapeutic ideas so that you’re getting a personalised approach to your particular needs, rather than a “one size fits all”. Together we’ll find and use approaches that help you.
Click below to find out what approaches I use and how they work.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Attachment informed therapy
This theory is about understanding core childhood relationships, present day relationships and the quality of those relationships to help to understand the self and the basic human need to belong. This approach works on strengthening relationships to develop safety and trust.
Systemic & Family based therapy
This model is about recognising that problems are located in relationships rather than individuals. The concept is that by working on these relationships, particularly those that centre around young people, that their well-being is enhanced.
Mindfulness based therapy
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing)
EMDR works on treating symptoms of trauma, where traumatic events keep thoughts, feelings and memories stuck and make it hard to move on from them and live life in the way you want.
Qualifications, Training & Registration:
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PsychD)
- Masters of Science in Research Methods in Psychology (MSc)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Systemic Family Practice for Children/Young People (Masters Level)
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology (BSc)
- Professional Accreditation with Health Care and Professions Council – Registration number PYL32869
Additional Certified Training:
- Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) Training
- Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) Level 2
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing)
Research & Publications:
Burnout in early course psychosis caregivers: the role of illness beliefs and coping styles (2015). Onwumere, J., Lotey, G., Schulz, J., James, G., Afsharzadegan, R., Harvey, R., Man, L. C., Kuipers, E., & Raune, D. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 11(3), 237-243.
The Role of Ethnic Group and Gender on Beliefs About Sexual Problems: An Experimental Study with South Asians in the UK (2015). Lotey, G. (2015). Doctoral thesis, University of Surrey, available online (unpublished).
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