Psychoanalytic Counselling in London

I am a psychodynamic counsellor and psychotherapist registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC). I worked for five years providing long-term psychotherapy to individuals with histories of addiction and childhood trauma. This gave me an understanding of the extent to which adverse early experiences can impact on behaviour and psychic functioning in adulthood. Since then, I have undertaken post-qualifying training in the treatment of PTSD, C-PTSD and dissociation. I have a particular clinical and theoretical interest in states of depersonalisation, derealisation, narcissistic and borderline personality structures.

Psychotherapy will be different for each of us. My priority is to create a space for you to speak about your thoughts and feelings free from judgement. Through the careful discussion of your experiences, we can make better sense of the challenges you face. This process is not always easy but can lead to greater self-understanding and future wellbeing.

I am a psychologist and registered psychotherapist. I work with a psychoanalytical approach also known as talking therapy. People come to Therapy for various reasons such as: anxiety, stress, ADHD, depression, sadness, procrastinations, panic attacks or other issues. Perhaps you are struggling understanding why you feel the way you do. You may wish to explore how you got where you are now in order to find your own solutions.

I am an adult psychotherapist and a consultant psychoanalytic Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist with more than 30 years experience in the NHS, community setting and in independent practice. I work with adults, young people, children and families, including in parent-infant psychotherapy, with a range of issues and challenges.

My name is Richard Backes, I'm an experienced and qualified Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist based at 25 Margaret Street, W1W 8RX, 5 mins from Oxford Circus Underground. I provide psychotherapy in Central London. I provide a confidential and safe setting for us to explore past and present feelings and relationships. By understanding more about yourself, and by developing a greater self-awareness, the aim is to find different ways of thinking about and dealing with painful situations.

My name is Alisa Serik, and I am a psychologist and psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapist. My work involves utilizing psychoanalytic methods to help my clients achieve a deep understanding of their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is a profound and intensive form of talk therapy that enables the exploration of the origins of emotional issues and facilitates their fundamental transformation.

I am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist working with adults and couples. My clients usually seek help for specific reasons such as panic attacks, physical pain or discomfort without apparent medical reason, phobic anxieties or problems with eating, sleeping or sexuality. At other times help is sought because of more general underlying feelings of depression or anxiety, difficulties in concentrating, dissatisfaction in work or inability to form satisfactory relationships.

I'm an experienced Individual and Couple Therapist in both private and public sectors. I’m a Supervisor and occasional Lecturer. I have an MA at the Tavistock and a PGdip at the WPF, Couple Therapy ( I have been working for a marriage Charity for 10 years) and Supervision Certificates. I'm in my 40s and practice in English, Italian and French. I worked in a Mental Health Unit, 20 years ago. I help running a support group for women with PND and I have experience giving workshops on different psychoanalytic subjects.I also work with victims of Narcissistic abuse, Bereavement, Anxiety and Depression and fear of Abandonment

Well done you! Thank you for prioritising your mental health and taking the time to read my profile. Life can be challenging; sometimes, we just need someone to accompany us and provide a space for ventilation and reflection. This is why I adopt a non-pathological, non-judgmental, client-led approach to my practice. This means I do not see you as a problematic patient or judge the issues you bring. Nor do I consider myself a superior therapist or a saviour. Instead, I see myself as a companion on your healing journey. You guide me on how best I can support you.

I am an adult psychoanalyst in private practice in London. I offer open-ended exploratory psychotherapy from one to five times a week.

I am Yianna Kefala, a UKCP/MBACP registered Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist offering both long and short psychotherapy and counselling for adults and couples. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy enables people to develop a better understanding of themselves and feel more content with various aspects of themselves and their lives. It is usually seen as a journey towards self-discovery and introspection that involves patient and therapist working together. I provide individual sessions, couple counselling/psychotherapy and advice on parenting issues in English and Greek.

As an experienced Clinical Psychotherapist, I provide counselling to adults and couples. I describe myself as an Integrative Clinical Psychotherapist; My experience and training have enabled me to develop expertise in various treatment models which enables me to draw on different approaches and techniques that suit the person you are and the issues that you are presented with. I am trained in Psychodynamic, Existential and Person-Centred therapies. My theoretical approach is predominantly informed by psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy, which explores how the unconscious mind influences thoughts and behaviours.

Quite often we have no adequate words to name how we feel, and we may get lost in familiar but unhelpful or hurtful patterns of relationships and behaviours. I offer people who are hurt, worried or isolated with their thoughts to jointly explore ways how to change these patterns.

Dr Ruth is a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist working between Singapore and London (UK). She holds a Clinical Doctorate in psychoanalytic psychotherapy from the University of Essex (Psychoanalysis Department) and trained at top London clinical mental health institutions including the Lincoln Centre, UCL, Tavistock Centre and the NHS. Dr Ruth has been practicing for more than 22 years and is fluent in Hebrew and English. Her on-going post doctoral clinical research is focussed on treating complex trauma using Applied Cinematherapy, a therapeutic method she pioneered, and regularly uses. She is also an experienced professional coach.

I am a qualified psychoanalytic psychotherapist accredited with UKCP. I have many years of experience in working with all kinds of emotional difficulties, including depression and anxiety. I have a pluralistic approach, which enables me to draw upon a broad range of theories and psychoanalytic perspectives in the process of therapy. I have also studied for many years at Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, and I have experience in parenting issues and working with mothers and new babies.

​Sometimes life can hurl difficulties our way and leaving us feeling conflicted, confused and depleted and at other times our thoughts and feelings may seem out of balance to the event that triggered them or do not seem to begin from anything specific at all. I work with you in a confidential space, where you can speak freely about what is troubling you, providing you with support and security, such that you no longer have to struggle on by yourself. My areas of expertise lie in treating anxiety, depression, traumata, loss and fertility concerns.

I am fully qualified Psychotherapist and Counsellor working with individuals and couples. I have extensive experience working in health/community settings and private practice. I offer a respectful, confidential space to explore what is troubling you, help you make sense of your experiences and move on from difficult past events, change unhelpful patterns and live a fulfilling life, whatever that means for you. I bring warmth, sensitivity, humour and a genuine interest in people’s stories.

I work at your pace. I facilitate the conditions for you to develop a better relationship with yourself and others. For you to be effectively in the world and to live and love. Our capacity for growth and our quality of life are spoilt when, for whatever reason, we are haunted by the past, we stop being present to ourselves or others, or we lose our footing in the world. The psychoanalytic relationship is about supporting fundamental change. I am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, member of The Guild of Psychotherapists and fully accredited by UKCP. I abide by the Ethical Codes of Practice of The Guild and of UKCP.

If you are struggling with difficult issues and you feel overwhelmed or stuck and you need to talk to someone to gain insight and understanding of your thoughts, feelings, behaviour or relationships and find ways to manage them better, you are welcome to contact me. It could be past issues that you may feel are still affecting your life in the present and may continue to do so in the future, or a current issue that is difficult to deal with. If you are working with others and need supervision, I provide supervision that is relational and process-orientated.