Samantha McDonnell

IFS training level: 3

Other IFS qualifications:  IFIO trained, Somatic IFS trained 

Location: London GLN SW6, GB

Languages spoken: English

Phone sessions available: Yes

Online sessions available: Yes

Availability: Limited availability

Related qualifications:

Post-graduate Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Metanoia Institute
Certified Trauma-Informed Stabilisation Treatment Therapist
L1 & 2 Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Advanced Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders
Somatic Trauma Therapy Certification
L3 Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
IFS ‘Drawing into Self’ trained with Ruth Culver
Advanced IFIO Couples Therapy
L2 IFIO
L2 IFS for Addictions and Eating Disorders

Professional memberships:

BACP
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute
IFS-UK
EFT-International
TIST Directory

About this IFS professional: 

Sam is a Level 3 IFS/IFIO psychotherapist working with individual adults and couples. She specialises in unresolved past trauma, developmental/relational injury and dissociation, addressing combined effects on mind and body. Initially trained in Humanistic Psychotherapy, Sam is a Certified Trauma-Informed Stabilisation Treatment Therapist, drawing on extensive somatic training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Somatic IFS, Emotional Freedom Technique and Mindful Self-Compassion.

Sam enjoys working creatively, incorporating sand tray, movement, and Ruth Culver’s ‘Drawing into Self’ IFS approach.

Sam frequently works with LGBTQ+ clients, in particular those identifying as transgender.