Rory Singer UKCP

UKCP-Registered Psychotherapist | Clinical Director | Supervisor | Consultant | Buddhist Psychology Specialist

Rory Singer is a UKCP-registered psychotherapist with over 35 years’ experience in individual, couple, and group psychotherapy. He is the Managing Director and Clinical Director of New Road Psychotherapy Centre, a well-established therapeutic community in central Brighton offering counselling, psychotherapy, and professional training.

Rory blends extensive clinical experience with a lifelong commitment to personal and philosophical exploration. His work is grounded in Gestalt, Psychoanalytic, and Buddhist perspectives. He is increasingly influenced by emerging insights from neuroscience, especially the predictive mind model, which examines how our brains create reality based on past experiences, expectations, and perceptions.

Psychotherapy Approach

Rory offers a thoughtful, relational, and integrative style of psychotherapy. He meets each person with clarity, attentiveness, and care, drawing on his training in depth-oriented psychotherapy and contemplative practice.

He works with a wide range of human experiences, including:

• Relationship challenges and conflict

• Developmental trauma and attachment wounding

• Depression, anxiety, and loss of meaning

• Identity, self-worth, and life transitions

• Fertility-related distress, including the psychological toll of IVF, hormonal treatments, and other medical interventions.

Rory brings a particular sensitivity to experiences of shame, alienation, and rupture, while providing a space for integration, dignity, and change. His approach is both rigorous and compassionate, supporting short and long-term work with individuals, couples, and groups.

Supervision, Teaching & Consultation

Rory has mentored and trained therapists for over twenty years, serving as a teacher, supervisor, and former Course Director for the Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling at Crawley College. He continues to supervise clinicians of all experience levels and provides consultancy to individuals and organisations.

He is particularly dedicated to promoting ethical awareness, maintaining a strong clinical presence, and thoughtfully integrating theory with lived experience in therapy.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

Rory has taught MBCT since 2005 and has led numerous 8-week courses in Brighton and elsewhere. He co-hosted a public conference with Professor Mark Williams, one of the founders of MBCT, and continues to integrate mindfulness-based and compassion-focused approaches into both his clinical and group work.

Buddhist Background & Meditation Teaching

In his twenties, Rory was ordained as a Buddhist monk in the Thai Forest Tradition under Ajahn Chah and Ajahn Sumedho, living in monasteries in England and Thailand for five years.

This formative period continues to influence his work as a therapist and teacher. For over 15 years, he has led Dharma, Dialogue and Meditation—a small, closed group exploring the integration of Buddhist teachings (especially from the Pali Canon) with psychotherapeutic insight and ethical inquiry.

He is also a qualified Yoga Nidra instructor (Yoga Campus), providing deep rest and somatic integration through guided meditative practices.

Specialist Clinical Experience

Fertility & Reproductive Health
Rory spent nine years working at the IVF Unit of Hammersmith Hospital in London, under Lord Professor Robert Winston, supporting individuals and couples through infertility, assisted conception, and the emotional effects of reproductive medicine. He also lectured on the MSc in Reproductive Medicine.

Sexual Trauma & Forensic Work
Earlier in his career, Rory worked at King’s College Hospital, providing psychotherapy to male survivors and offenders of sexual abuse. This work was carried out in partnership with probation services, police, forensic teams, social workers, and Wandsworth Prison.

Rory also worked with the NSPCC, offering therapeutic support to families navigating the aftermath of child sexual abuse within a paedophile ring in London.

This experience continues to shape his understanding of trauma, shame, accountability, and the ongoing journey of healing.

Professional Interests

• Predictive Processing and the Neuroscience of Expectation

• The Meeting Point of Buddhism and Psychotherapy

• Ethical and Feminist Approaches to Therapeutic Practice

• Decolonising Therapeutic Practice and Attending to Cultural, Racial, and Historical Contexts

• Restorative Practices and Embodied Awareness

Professional Credentials

• Registered Psychotherapist with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

• Qualified Supervisor, Consultant and Trainer

• MBCT Teacher since 2005

• Yoga Nidra Teacher (YogaCampus)

• Former Buddhist monk (Ajahn Chah lineage)