Compassionate Inquiry
Compassionate Inquiry is an approach to healing created by Gabor Maté that explores what lies beneath the appearance we present to the world. These therapy sessions can take place in person, or online. With each session, the body plays a role in helping to navigate our inner world – to help access deeper or hidden emotions that may have been suppressed or hidden in the past. Compassionate Inquiry is about deepening our self awareness and getting clear about belief systems and their origins to end self-inflicted suffering.
As well as being a Certified CI Practitioner, I am also a Private Mentor, which means I offer mentoring sessions to CI practitioners and CI participants during the year-long training who are looking to become certified. Please get in touch if you are interested in mentoring.
“The purpose of Compassionate Inquiry is to drill down to the core stories people tell themselves – to get them to see what story they are telling themselves unconsciously; what those beliefs are, where they came from; and guide them to the possibility of letting go of those stories, or letting go of the hold those stories have on them …That’s what Compassionate Inquiry is.” Dr. Gabor Maté
Session Types
Compassionate Inquiry
Compassionate Inquiry sessions are 1 hour and take place online unless otherwise agreed. Sessions are booked either ad hoc, or as a bundle of 5 sessions at a reduced price.
Private Mentoring
Private Mentoring sessions are 1 hour and take place online. Sessions are for CI participants or practitioners. If you book and plan to share a video, please send your work to me 72 hours in advance of our session.
What Is Compassionate Inquiry?
Compassionate Inquiry is a trauma-informed therapy developed by Dr Gabor Maté. The Compassionate Inquiry approach gently explores the beliefs, emotional patterns and survival strategies that may have formed during earlier life experiences. Rather than focusing on symptoms and narrative, Compassionate Inquiry helps you understand how your mind and body learned to protect you.
In a Compassionate Inquiry session, attention is given not only to thoughts and memories, but also to the subtle signals of the body. This allows deeper awareness to emerge. Many people seeking Compassionate Inquiry therapy are exploring trauma recovery, emotional understanding, and a more compassionate relationship with themselves.
Sessions provide a calm and attentive space to slow down and explore what is present. For people local to Farnham or Guilford, session can take place in person at the Little Studio in the Woods, a calm, nurturing environment in the Surrey Hills. Compassionate Inquiry sessions are also available online, allowing you to access this therapy from wherever you are.
What to Expect in a Compassionate Inquiry Session
A typical Compassionate Inquiry therapy session lasts one hour. Sessions may be booked individually or as a bundle. During a session, you are invited to explore your experience through dialogue, curiosity and mindful attention to the body. Rather than analysing from the past or future versions of oneself, the Compassionate Inquiry approach encourages present-moment awareness. This can reveal the origins of beliefs and emotional responses that previously remained hidden. Many people who book Compassionate Inquiry therapy report a greater sense of emotional freedom, self-discovery and empowerment as they learn to recognise patterns with compassion rather than judgement.
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+44 79 6401 5081
Tilford, Farnham GU10 2AT