Grover Olufsen Psychotherapy

27/05/2026

Around 70% of men reach a crisis point before seeking psychotherapy.

As a psychotherapist, one of the recurring themes I see in my work with men is that emotional suffering has often existed silently for many years before it is finally spoken about openly.

Many men grow up learning to suppress vulnerability, remain emotionally strong, continue functioning, and carry their struggles privately. Yet beneath anxiety, depression, burnout or relationship difficulties, there are often deeper stories involving emotional neglect, trauma, loneliness, shame, relational pain and the absence of emotional connection.

I’ve written a new blog post exploring:

- why many men delay seeking therapy
- what brings men to psychotherapy at last
- the emotional struggles men commonly carry silently
- how psychotherapy can help men begin understanding themselves differently

Read here: https://groverpsychotherapy.uk/thoughts-on-therapy/why-men-reach-crisis-point-before-seeking-psychotherapy/

06/05/2026

I'm very happy to be supporting the BACP campaign 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰. In the undercurrents of our society, there’s a ‘𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬-𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞’ that is brewing amongst men. BACP research shows that 70% of men would only consider therapy at crisis point.

𝐍𝐨𝐰, 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 that was affecting 65% of men in the UK. 𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭?

Someone would have to bring this to public awareness. The BACP have taken the leadership in bringing the state of men’s mental health to public awareness.

To men, who suffer from mental health difficulties, as a psychotherapist, I would say: I encourage you to act before you reach a crisis point and before it takes even longer to recover.

𝐌𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭:
- It’s never too late to open up, and you’re not alone!
- You can improve how you feel about yourself, and
- You can build healthier relationships with your friends, family and loved ones.

Visit the BACP campaign website https://outside-view.co.uk for more details.

05/03/2026

For many therapists, 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 in the presence of others. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 through which the intrapsychic and interpersonal dynamics of our patients are understood.

𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩, 𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐢 (2007) 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐭. It is a supervision of the group, by the group, including the group conductor. In this way of working, participation in the group process offers therapists an opportunity to deepen their understanding of their therapeutic relationships, whilst also developing their reflexive function and their capacity to think through the most challenging internal responses evoked by a patient’s unconscious.

𝐓𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐈 𝐫𝐮𝐧, visit my website https://groverpsychotherapy.uk/group-supervision-in-leighton-buzzard/

I offer psychodynamic and trauma-informed online group supervision to Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Trainees throughout the UK, including Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire) and Marlborough (Wiltshire) and Online. All supervision is offered online and it occurs fortnightly. It is offered at an affor...

07/02/2026

"The search for the unconscious is a devotion to discover the sacred truth within us, the uncontaminated sense of knowing that exists before time.

It is a devotion with sincereity, vulnerability and humility, for the unconscious has always known what the conscious mind still longs to know." - Sumeet Grover (UKCP Reg. Psychotherapist & Clinical Supervisor)

28/01/2026

Online 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 & 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬.
I have a few spaces available in a 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 that runs on the 1𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟎𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟐.𝟏𝟎𝐩𝐦. Maximum of 4 practitioners in the group, and fee per practitioner is £𝟒𝟓.

𝐈 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞. For more details, see: https://groverpsychotherapy.uk/group-supervision-in-leighton-buzzard/

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐞: I am 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫, a UKCP registered psychotherapist and a qualified Clinical Supervisor working in private practice. I have post-qualification training in trauma therapy, relationship therapy and personality disorders.

𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧: [email protected]

24/09/2025

Corporate life can feel overwhelming at times.
Hierarchies, conflicting views, and power plays can leave you feeling stressed, anxious, or powerless — especially when combined with the demands of personal life.

Psychotherapy can help you:
✔ Understand workplace dynamics
✔ Build resilience and wisdom
✔ Break free from repeating patterns
✔ Respond differently to challenges

I work with professionals who want to find clarity, confidence, and a new way forward in their careers and personal lives.

📩 Visit groverpsychotherapy.uk
to learn more and to get in touch with me.

04/06/2025

I am a UKCP and BACP registered psychotherapist offering both in-person and online therapy.

I work with individuals from the LGBTQ+ community and offer a warm, non-judgemental space to explore identity, emotional wellbeing, and relationships—especially in the context of family, culture, and wider society.

I’ve put together a page on my website that speaks to some of the emotional and relational concerns that gay men and LGBTQ+ individuals may bring to therapy.

https://groverpsychotherapy.uk/psychotherapy-for-gay-men-a-space-where-your-whole-self-is-welcome/

If this speaks to you—or someone you know—feel free to take a look or get in touch in confidence via my website.

Confidential psychotherapy for gay men in Bedfordshire, Wiltshire and Online. Explore emotional intimacy issues, identity, and relationships in a safe, non-judgemental space with a culturally attuned therapist.

30/05/2025

Why is it that men find it difficult to go for psychotherapy?

Despite growing awareness about mental health, many men still hesitate to seek help. In the UK, men are significantly less likely than women to access psychological therapies—according to NHS data, only around 36% of referrals to talking therapies are for men.

Yet men are three times more likely to die by su***de than women.

What holds so many men back from reaching out?

One factor is gender socialisation. From a young age, many boys are taught—implicitly or explicitly—that expressing vulnerability is a weakness. “Man up,” “don’t cry,” “keep it together”—these messages can become deeply internalised. As adults, this often translates into emotional suppression, isolation, or coping through distraction rather than reflection.

These boys go onto becoming men who feel the pressure to appear “in control” at all times; and they find it difficult to even name what they’re feeling—let alone talk about it.

But therapy isn’t about falling apart. It’s about making space for your internal experience—something many men have never been taught is allowed, let alone encouraged.

If this resonates with you—or with someone you care about—and you think it might help to speak with someone confidentially, feel free to get in touch via https://groverpsychotherapy.uk

23/05/2025

🔹 More people than ever are turning to — and it’s making a difference.

According to the latest BACP Public Perceptions Survey:
- 35% of UK adults have worked with a counsellor or psychotherapist

- 73% found it helpful

- 75% would recommend it to someone else

These numbers don’t just reflect statistics — they reflect a cultural shift.

More people are recognising that therapy is not a last resort — it’s a valuable act of self-care and investment in oneself.

Whether you're a senior professional, public figure, or simply someone who feels like they “should be coping,” but isn't — know that it's okay to seek support.

As a registered psychotherapist, I work with clients who want a confidential, reflective space to explore:

✔️ Burnout

✔️ Anxiety

✔️ Trauma

✔️ Identity and relationships

✔️ Or simply a quiet feeling that something needs to change

🌐 Online sessions UK-wide

🔗 https://groverpsychotherapy.uk

20/05/2025

High-achieving, but feeling overwhelmed? You're not alone.

You lead, you solve problems, you hold it together — at work, at home, in every room you walk into.

But behind the calm, capable exterior, do you find yourself:

Lying awake at night, unable to switch off?

Feeling irritable or emotionally flat with loved ones?

Struggling to ask for help because “you should be able to cope”?

I work with in high-responsibility roles who are experiencing burnout, anxiety, trauma responses, or just a quiet sense that something isn’t right.

You don’t need to reach breaking point to ask for support.

My practice offers a confidential, respectful space to help you:
✅ Process stress or trauma without judgment
✅ Reconnect with yourself beyond the job title
✅ Make meaningful change in how you feel and function

🔒 Discreet. . Trauma-informed.
📍 Online sessions available | Based in Leighton Buzzard
🌐 https://groverpsychotherapy.uk

📩 Message me directly or book a free 15-minute consultation.