My name is Ruta Gabalis. I am an integrative psychological therapist offering primarily in-person work in the UK, alongside online therapy where appropriate.

My work is grounded in a simple but deeply held understanding: that people make sense when we take the time to understand them in context. I offer a thoughtful, relational space where things can be approached at a pace that allows them to unfold rather than be forced.

Alongside my professional training, my way of working has been shaped through my experience with the body. Earlier in my life I was drawn to Eastern approaches to health, including Qi Gong, where the focus is on listening to the body rather than directing it. Over time, this deepened my sense that change does not happen only through thinking, but through how the body is able to settle and respond.

Clients often describe me as calm, thoughtful, and quietly attuned. I work relationally and at a pace that supports safety and depth, creating space for reflection rather than rushing toward solutions.

My Professional Background

A reflective space for complex thinking and human experience

I am trained as a psychologist and counsellor, and as a Bowen therapy practitioner. My work is integrative, which means I hold the whole person in mind — thoughts, emotions, bodily experience, relationships, and life history — rather than focusing on symptoms in isolation. The body-based aspect of my work is grounded in this training and sits alongside psychological exploration as part of the same process.

I work within UK professional and ethical frameworks, bringing together psychological understanding and body-based practice in a way that is coherent and contained.

Over time, these strands have come together into a way of working that supports both insight and lived change — allowing shifts to take place not only in how things are understood, but in how they are experienced.

Professional Memberships

I am a registered member of the following professional bodies:

  • British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

  • National Counselling and Integrative Psychotherapy (NCIP)

  • Bowen Association

For those who wish to explore my professional background, qualifications, and training in more detail, further information is available here.

Beginning the Work

If you are considering therapy and would like to explore whether working together feels right, you are welcome to book a free initial conversation. This offers space to talk through what brings you here and to see whether my way of working feels supportive.

There is no obligation to continue — just an opportunity to begin thoughtfully.


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