About Ian Newman
I was born in 1974 in Bromley, Kent. My biggest passion as child was Star Wars which I still love to this day.
I have BA Honours Degree in Audio Visual Production and I worked in the media department of a church for several years.
In the late 90s I worked as a youth and children's worker for a church in Westminster. I then worked in education support both a secondary and primary schools.
I have a PGCE in primary education and taught in a primary school in South-East London from 2005 until 2022.
My counselling training at The Gestalt Centre in London began in 2012, where I completed a one-year Certificate in Humanistic Counselling. I then continued my Gestalt training with them for three more years.
In 2016, I was awarded a Post Graduate Diploma (with merit) in Gestalt Therapy Theory Studies - a course that was accredited by London Metropolitan University.
I worked for over two years as a volunteer counsellor at ELOP (East London Out Project in Walthamstow) before establishing my private practice in September 2018 whilst working teaching part-time.
Now I work full-time as a counsellor in private practice with clients in Kent, London and online.
I am an out and proud gay man. It took me a long time to be able to say this and my journey to accept and live out my sexuality is something that helps bring authenticity to my work as a counsellor.
My spare time is spent with my husband; we enjoy going to the cinema, theatre and music concerts as well as indulging in box-sets on TV. We have two Romanian rescue dogs and cat.
I run a monthly social group for the LGBTQ+ community in London and am a member of the West End Musical Choir.