Psychoanalytic Counselling in Surbiton
Finding a good match for a therapist can seem daunting. In consulting with me, I seek to offer you the benefits of my many years' experience with a sensitive and respectful approach. Whether you are struggling with anxiety or low mood, or feel stuck in a difficult situation, or feel you are not fulfilling your potential, or perhaps have an adolescent son or daughter who you are concerned about, I would value hearing from you.
Finding a good match for a therapist can seem daunting. In consulting with me, I seek to offer you the benefits of my many years' experience with a sensitive and respectful approach. Whether you are struggling with anxiety or low mood, or feel stuck in a difficult situation, or feel you are not fulfilling your potential, or perhaps have an adolescent son or daughter who you are concerned about, I would value hearing from you.
I help people to work through anxiety, low self-worth, trauma and difficult childhood experiences. I understand that every person is unique and I'm here to help you work through your experiences in a way that honours your individuality. I use a blend of talking therapy and art therapy to help you address the psychological, emotional and physical effects of anxiety, low self-worth and trauma. My goal is to help you develop a healthy relationship with yourself and overcome anxiety and trauma in a way that feels safe and empowering.
I help people to work through anxiety, low self-worth, trauma and difficult childhood experiences. I understand that every person is unique and I'm here to help you work through your experiences in a way that honours your individuality. I use a blend of talking therapy and art therapy to help you address the psychological, emotional and physical effects of anxiety, low self-worth and trauma. My goal is to help you develop a healthy relationship with yourself and overcome anxiety and trauma in a way that feels safe and empowering.
Hello and thank you for visiting my profile. I am guessing you are curious to explore and potentially find someone who can help with how you are currently feeling. Perhaps you are finding your current circumstances and relationships challenging? Are you grappling with difficult emotions like depression, anxiety, or anger? Perhaps past or present experiences are holding you back or undermining your self-esteem? Or maybe you just feel a general sense of dissatisfaction, that something is ‘not quite right'.
Hello and thank you for visiting my profile. I am guessing you are curious to explore and potentially find someone who can help with how you are currently feeling. Perhaps you are finding your current circumstances and relationships challenging? Are you grappling with difficult emotions like depression, anxiety, or anger? Perhaps past or present experiences are holding you back or undermining your self-esteem? Or maybe you just feel a general sense of dissatisfaction, that something is ‘not quite right'.
I offer open-ended integrative psychotherapy and counselling services in Twickenham, TW2, South West London. As an experienced and accredited psychotherapist (UKCP and BABCP), I draw on over 10 years of clinical experience in applied psychology. My background includes working in public and private settings, where I have served as a psychological therapist and supervisor. Currently, I divide my time between an NHS personality disorder service as a Principal Psychologist and my private practice.
I offer open-ended integrative psychotherapy and counselling services in Twickenham, TW2, South West London. As an experienced and accredited psychotherapist (UKCP and BABCP), I draw on over 10 years of clinical experience in applied psychology. My background includes working in public and private settings, where I have served as a psychological therapist and supervisor. Currently, I divide my time between an NHS personality disorder service as a Principal Psychologist and my private practice.
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While there are many different approaches to psychotherapy and counselling, I work principally within the psychoanalytic tradition, a key part of which is to work in collaboration with clients to try to understand the unconscious origins of difficulties affecting our lives in the present. The aim is not to give advice, but to support people who have reached a point in their lives where they feel themselves to be facing difficult, sometimes confusing feelings and states of mind, to offer a reliable place to come and be listened to, without fear of being judged, criticised or told what to do.
While there are many different approaches to psychotherapy and counselling, I work principally within the psychoanalytic tradition, a key part of which is to work in collaboration with clients to try to understand the unconscious origins of difficulties affecting our lives in the present. The aim is not to give advice, but to support people who have reached a point in their lives where they feel themselves to be facing difficult, sometimes confusing feelings and states of mind, to offer a reliable place to come and be listened to, without fear of being judged, criticised or told what to do.
Hello, I am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, working face-to-face in my consulting room close to Twickenham Green. In regular sessions, which take place once or twice a week, we explore how early relationships with significant others impact the way you feel, think and behave in the present. If these models do not serve you anymore, we embark on a process of change.
Hello, I am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, working face-to-face in my consulting room close to Twickenham Green. In regular sessions, which take place once or twice a week, we explore how early relationships with significant others impact the way you feel, think and behave in the present. If these models do not serve you anymore, we embark on a process of change.
Audra Williams
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Art Therap.
Verified Verified
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Kingston upon Thames KT1 (Online Only)
So often people suffer in silence instead of reaching out for support. Whether you are looking for a therapist for yourself or have concerns about your child, teenager or family member, I will provide an engaging and individual approach. I am an experienced artist and art psychotherapist and work creatively with my clients. I am now providing ONLINE psychotherapy and counselling.
So often people suffer in silence instead of reaching out for support. Whether you are looking for a therapist for yourself or have concerns about your child, teenager or family member, I will provide an engaging and individual approach. I am an experienced artist and art psychotherapist and work creatively with my clients. I am now providing ONLINE psychotherapy and counselling.
I work with genuine care, empathy and am non- judgemental. I am very passionate about helping and offer a warm and nurturing space for you to explore your presenting issues which you may be finding challenging and distressing.
I work with genuine care, empathy and am non- judgemental. I am very passionate about helping and offer a warm and nurturing space for you to explore your presenting issues which you may be finding challenging and distressing.
I have been working in the NHS for more than 7 years and split my time between working in the NHS and Private Practice. I am experienced working with people with a wide range of mental health difficulties including those who have been admitted to hospital. I am experienced in the assessment and treatment planning with individuals to help guide interventions that are meaningful for the them. I also carry out Autism assessments virtually at the cost of £1600, please contact for further information
I have been working in the NHS for more than 7 years and split my time between working in the NHS and Private Practice. I am experienced working with people with a wide range of mental health difficulties including those who have been admitted to hospital. I am experienced in the assessment and treatment planning with individuals to help guide interventions that are meaningful for the them. I also carry out Autism assessments virtually at the cost of £1600, please contact for further information
I specialise in working with couples and individuals on better communication, restoring desire and intimacy, surviving affairs, and sexual problems First sessions (1 hour) are free, without any obligation to continue, so you can check out you're comfortable working with me. I can usually see you within 48 hours (and sometimes the same day). I work evenings, weekends, and daytimes. I offer in person and video sessions.
I specialise in working with couples and individuals on better communication, restoring desire and intimacy, surviving affairs, and sexual problems First sessions (1 hour) are free, without any obligation to continue, so you can check out you're comfortable working with me. I can usually see you within 48 hours (and sometimes the same day). I work evenings, weekends, and daytimes. I offer in person and video sessions.
Throughout our lives we all experience difficulties and challenges that sometimes we can’t manage on our own. Psychotherapy can be an extremely powerful tool to help us become more aware of who we are and gain a better understanding about our relationships with others and the situations we find ourselves in. My main approach to Psychotherapy draws on psychodynamic and attachment based principles, which involves the idea that thinking about past experiences and early childhood relationships can help make sense of current feelings, experiences, relationships and difficulties.
Throughout our lives we all experience difficulties and challenges that sometimes we can’t manage on our own. Psychotherapy can be an extremely powerful tool to help us become more aware of who we are and gain a better understanding about our relationships with others and the situations we find ourselves in. My main approach to Psychotherapy draws on psychodynamic and attachment based principles, which involves the idea that thinking about past experiences and early childhood relationships can help make sense of current feelings, experiences, relationships and difficulties.
Dual-qualified Relationship Psychotherapist and Relational Executive Coach to couples, individuals, senior leaders and co-founders, whose closest personal or alternatively purely business relationship is in crisis or has reached a tipping point. I work with an international client base who are managing the pressures of highly successful and demanding professional corporate or high level entrepreneurial careers with home, who want to understand and explore whether their relationship can meet their personal or professional needs again. I also support those who have decided to separate/exit and want to do this as well as possible.
Dual-qualified Relationship Psychotherapist and Relational Executive Coach to couples, individuals, senior leaders and co-founders, whose closest personal or alternatively purely business relationship is in crisis or has reached a tipping point. I work with an international client base who are managing the pressures of highly successful and demanding professional corporate or high level entrepreneurial careers with home, who want to understand and explore whether their relationship can meet their personal or professional needs again. I also support those who have decided to separate/exit and want to do this as well as possible.
If you seek a warm, welcoming space free of judgment, look no further. Finding the right therapist can be a difficult step. Easing into therapy is important, so we provide options of 30 or 50-minute sessions for anyone new to therapy. During your consultation, you can meet your therapist and ask questions to gain a sense of who they are before you commit to therapy. Therapy will always be tailored to your needs and at a pace that feels right for you. We've got you! Please visit - www.relationalcounselling.co.uk.
If you seek a warm, welcoming space free of judgment, look no further. Finding the right therapist can be a difficult step. Easing into therapy is important, so we provide options of 30 or 50-minute sessions for anyone new to therapy. During your consultation, you can meet your therapist and ask questions to gain a sense of who they are before you commit to therapy. Therapy will always be tailored to your needs and at a pace that feels right for you. We've got you! Please visit - www.relationalcounselling.co.uk.
Perhaps you are looking for some help with issues of anxiety or depression, which are affecting your day to day life. You might be feeling a bit hopeless, tired and are looking for change. Do you ask yourself: 'is this all there is?' Are you feeling a sense of loss of who you used to be or would like to be and are curious to see if therapy could help? Loss can be central to many of our issues. Loss of identity or from an actual bereavement or loss of purpose in life. Is there a voice inside stopping you from living a fulfilling life and you want to talk to someone, without feeling judged, to help you make sense of your life.
Perhaps you are looking for some help with issues of anxiety or depression, which are affecting your day to day life. You might be feeling a bit hopeless, tired and are looking for change. Do you ask yourself: 'is this all there is?' Are you feeling a sense of loss of who you used to be or would like to be and are curious to see if therapy could help? Loss can be central to many of our issues. Loss of identity or from an actual bereavement or loss of purpose in life. Is there a voice inside stopping you from living a fulfilling life and you want to talk to someone, without feeling judged, to help you make sense of your life.
If you feel overwhelmed by anxiety, trauma, or emotional struggles, you're not alone. You may feel trapped in negative thought patterns, burdened by painful memories, or unsure of your self-worth. An example in nature is the lovely lotus, which grows from a bed of mud and muddy water, yet blooms in purity and beauty. Like the lotus and the pearl, you too can transform from difficult circumstances into something beautiful. Just as an oyster turns a piece of dirt into a pearl, you have the power to grow, heal, and reclaim your inner strength, ultimately reconnecting with your authentic self.
If you feel overwhelmed by anxiety, trauma, or emotional struggles, you're not alone. You may feel trapped in negative thought patterns, burdened by painful memories, or unsure of your self-worth. An example in nature is the lovely lotus, which grows from a bed of mud and muddy water, yet blooms in purity and beauty. Like the lotus and the pearl, you too can transform from difficult circumstances into something beautiful. Just as an oyster turns a piece of dirt into a pearl, you have the power to grow, heal, and reclaim your inner strength, ultimately reconnecting with your authentic self.
You might be coming to therapy because there is a specific situation or issue, that is causing you distress, and leaving you feeling conflicted, or overwhelmed. Or you might come to therapy because you have a sense that your life isn't working out the way that you'd hoped, perhaps there is something missing that you can't put your finger on or put words to. These difficulties could be linked to the way that you see yourself or to patterns in relationships that stop you getting what you want from life. Many difficulties stem not from feelings themselves, but the way that we've learned to manage those feelings or the way we think about those feelings. Therapy provides a safe space to think together about the issues that you face. It is very much a two-way relationship, in which we work together to understand what the underlying difficulties are. We all have a story inside our heads about who we are and who the world is and that story affects how we interpret what is happening in the here and now. Understanding this story can help you to react to the present moment more creatively and with more of a sense of choice.
You might be coming to therapy because there is a specific situation or issue, that is causing you distress, and leaving you feeling conflicted, or overwhelmed. Or you might come to therapy because you have a sense that your life isn't working out the way that you'd hoped, perhaps there is something missing that you can't put your finger on or put words to. These difficulties could be linked to the way that you see yourself or to patterns in relationships that stop you getting what you want from life. Many difficulties stem not from feelings themselves, but the way that we've learned to manage those feelings or the way we think about those feelings. Therapy provides a safe space to think together about the issues that you face. It is very much a two-way relationship, in which we work together to understand what the underlying difficulties are. We all have a story inside our heads about who we are and who the world is and that story affects how we interpret what is happening in the here and now. Understanding this story can help you to react to the present moment more creatively and with more of a sense of choice.
Vernon is a qualified Psychologist, Psychotherapist, and Relationship Therapist with a practice in Richmond and online sessions available. Recognised by the BPS, he's also a member of both the CNHC and NCIP. Vernon's educational journey is as diverse as it is rich, encompassing Art, Psychology, and Philosophy. He holds a BA in Fine Art, an MSc in Psychology, and has furthered his studies in Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy at the Surrey College of Clinical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, affiliated with Surrey University. Vernon's deep personal interest in Philosophy, especially Zazen, enhances his therapeutic skills.
Vernon is a qualified Psychologist, Psychotherapist, and Relationship Therapist with a practice in Richmond and online sessions available. Recognised by the BPS, he's also a member of both the CNHC and NCIP. Vernon's educational journey is as diverse as it is rich, encompassing Art, Psychology, and Philosophy. He holds a BA in Fine Art, an MSc in Psychology, and has furthered his studies in Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy at the Surrey College of Clinical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, affiliated with Surrey University. Vernon's deep personal interest in Philosophy, especially Zazen, enhances his therapeutic skills.
I have an MPsychpsych (6-year postgraduate training) and I am registered with the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), for work with children and young people up to the age of 25, as well as parents, carers and professionals. I have 20 years of experience working with children and families, including clinical and leadership positions within the NHS and in many mainstream and specialist schools. Most recently, running a specialist CAMHS service within the NHS in West London and as a Visiting Lecturer on Postgraduate mental health courses at the Tavistock & Portman.
I have an MPsychpsych (6-year postgraduate training) and I am registered with the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), for work with children and young people up to the age of 25, as well as parents, carers and professionals. I have 20 years of experience working with children and families, including clinical and leadership positions within the NHS and in many mainstream and specialist schools. Most recently, running a specialist CAMHS service within the NHS in West London and as a Visiting Lecturer on Postgraduate mental health courses at the Tavistock & Portman.
Hello, my name is Roshni. I am an integrative therapist who works with people 18 years and older. I work with people who are looking to understand their childhood and life experience's, to feel safe and comfortable to not say “yes” when you want to say “no”, to shift away from people pleasing and self sabotaging behaviours and embrace healthier relationships with parents, partners and friends. If you have a low mood and feel anxious and stuck in trying to be heard and seen in relationships but nothing seems to change, get in touch so we can have a chat.
Hello, my name is Roshni. I am an integrative therapist who works with people 18 years and older. I work with people who are looking to understand their childhood and life experience's, to feel safe and comfortable to not say “yes” when you want to say “no”, to shift away from people pleasing and self sabotaging behaviours and embrace healthier relationships with parents, partners and friends. If you have a low mood and feel anxious and stuck in trying to be heard and seen in relationships but nothing seems to change, get in touch so we can have a chat.
Hi I'm Matthew, a qualified CBT, integrative and psychodynamic psychotherapist. My style is warm and free of judgement. You may have problems you cannot explain to a friend or family member and need a third perspective. I work with anxiety and depression, relationships, loss, abuse, betrayal, self-esteem, anger, or those who are stuck. Improvement comes from insight, understanding and acceptance but also from stepwise, practical change. If requested I can work in a more active and future focused way with the current advice, exercises and activities supported by the evidence base.
Hi I'm Matthew, a qualified CBT, integrative and psychodynamic psychotherapist. My style is warm and free of judgement. You may have problems you cannot explain to a friend or family member and need a third perspective. I work with anxiety and depression, relationships, loss, abuse, betrayal, self-esteem, anger, or those who are stuck. Improvement comes from insight, understanding and acceptance but also from stepwise, practical change. If requested I can work in a more active and future focused way with the current advice, exercises and activities supported by the evidence base.
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Psychoanalytic Counsellors
Does psychoanalytic therapy work?
Psychoanalytic therapy derives from the work of Sigmund Freud. In this type of therapy, discovering buried thoughts and emotions from the unconscious will help a person work through their difficulties and negative behaviours. Research shows that psychoanalytic therapy can be highly effective, with patients reporting improvement in mood, quality of life, and overall well-being.
How long are people typically in psychoanalytic therapy?
Traditional psychoanalysis is in-depth and is conducted in five sessions every week. Today, modern psychoanalytic therapy is less intense and normally incorporates as few as one or two sessions a week. In some cases, positive change can occur quickly. However, if the condition, difficulty, or behaviour is deep-seated, improvement may require many months or years of therapy.
Is psychoanalytic therapy suitable for young people?
Children and adolescents can benefit from this type of therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts and emotions. Psychoanalytic therapy uses specific techniques such as dream analysis, symbolism, and free association or word association; all of which can be useful tools for less-communicative young people. Through this therapy, a patient will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.
Can psychoanalytic therapy be done online?
Modern-day psychoanalytic therapy is very different from traditional psychoanalysis. While an individual can sit face-to-face with the psychoanalyst for multiple sessions a week, they do not have to. Today, psychoanalytic therapy can be effectively conducted online or by phone. The key is that the individual confronts what is repressed and avoided, and this can be done whether in person or over online video.