Dr Aura Goldman

Hello – I’m Aura.

I’m a Chartered Psychologist (BPS), a registered Practitioner Psychologist (HCPC), and an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. I began my career working in elite performance and high-pressure environments, and I’ve been in private practice for over nine years.

Most of the people I work with are highly capable and thoughtful. On the outside, they’re competent, reliable, and often successful – the person others lean on. On the inside, it can feel very different: constantly “on,” tense, wired or flat, easily irritated, exhausted, or disconnected from their body in a way that’s hard to put into words.

Many of my clients have already done a lot of work. They understand themselves intellectually. They’ve tried insight-based therapy, mindset work, or optimisation strategies – and while these may have helped for a while, the relief hasn’t lasted. The body keeps pulling them back into the same patterns.

My work is for people who sense that insight alone isn’t enough anymore – and who want to feel safer, more alive, and more settled in themselves, rather than simply learning another way to manage or override what they’re experiencing.

Therapy with me is collaborative. We work as a team. I aim to offer a space that is open, non-judgemental, and honest – where we can slow things down, make sense of what’s happening, and listen carefully to both mind and body.

Broadly, my aims in therapy are to:

• Help you understand what’s going on beneath the surface, not just cope with the symptoms
• Explore what truly matters to you – your values, direction, and sense of meaning
• Support you to build a more sustainable, compassionate relationship with yourself and your body
• Help you find a way forward that feels possible, not forced

In sessions, we might work with thoughts and emotions that feel overwhelming, explore patterns that keep repeating, clarify what you want to stand for in your life, or gently build the capacity to feel and respond differently – rather than always pushing through or shutting down.

If life feels overwhelming, and you know something needs to change but you’re not sure where to start, you don’t have to do this alone. We can think – and feel – it through together.

You can find more details about my approach on my website. If it feels like a good fit, you’re very welcome to get in touch to book a session.

Please note I am currently at capacity and not taking on any new clients.