Psychoanalytic Counselling in Berkhamsted
Something feels harder than it should and you might not even have the words for it yet. Maybe you're overwhelmed, anxious, or carrying grief you can't quite name. Perhaps becoming a parent has brought unexpected emotions to the surface. Or you're in the middle of a life transition that's left you feeling lost.
I offer warm, relational psychotherapy tailored entirely to you, a space to slow down, make sense of what's happening and feel less alone with it.
Something feels harder than it should and you might not even have the words for it yet. Maybe you're overwhelmed, anxious, or carrying grief you can't quite name. Perhaps becoming a parent has brought unexpected emotions to the surface. Or you're in the middle of a life transition that's left you feeling lost.
I offer warm, relational psychotherapy tailored entirely to you, a space to slow down, make sense of what's happening and feel less alone with it.
Do you find yourself prioritising the external world and the needs of those around you? Perhaps you feel different to others or misunderstood in relationships? It may be you experience self-doubt, negative thinking or notice yourself repeating patterns that impact your relationships. Whatever is going on for you working together, relationally we can begin to explore ‘YOU’, focus on raising your awareness & understanding of the way you experience yourself, to identify your goals for therapy, to be open to learning new ways of being. Therapy is a commitment between client & therapist, to be open to wanting things to be different.
Do you find yourself prioritising the external world and the needs of those around you? Perhaps you feel different to others or misunderstood in relationships? It may be you experience self-doubt, negative thinking or notice yourself repeating patterns that impact your relationships. Whatever is going on for you working together, relationally we can begin to explore ‘YOU’, focus on raising your awareness & understanding of the way you experience yourself, to identify your goals for therapy, to be open to learning new ways of being. Therapy is a commitment between client & therapist, to be open to wanting things to be different.
Life can be really tough sometimes. During difficult periods it can help to have someone to talk to, a different relationship to that of friends and family. I can offer a safe, confidential space offering a warm, empathic, supportive and non-judgemental environment for us to explore what’s going on for you. The trust and relationship that you have with your therapist is so important and will be the centre of our work together. I am an integrative counsellor trained in humanistic, behavioural and psychodynamic approaches. Working with these different modalities means that we can find the most suitable approach for you.
Life can be really tough sometimes. During difficult periods it can help to have someone to talk to, a different relationship to that of friends and family. I can offer a safe, confidential space offering a warm, empathic, supportive and non-judgemental environment for us to explore what’s going on for you. The trust and relationship that you have with your therapist is so important and will be the centre of our work together. I am an integrative counsellor trained in humanistic, behavioural and psychodynamic approaches. Working with these different modalities means that we can find the most suitable approach for you.
As an experienced Psychotherapist & Supervisor, I work with warmth, sensitivity and compassion, fully accepting and being present to your unique situation. I realise beginning therapy can feel daunting, but finding someone you feel able to talk to and share your thoughts and feelings with, can bring immense relief; offering you a pathway towards being able to cope better and lead a more contented life. Perhaps you're struggling with depression or anxiety related disorders, experiencing relationship difficulties or have memories of past trauma or a difficult childhood which are impacting on your ability to cope with day to day life?
As an experienced Psychotherapist & Supervisor, I work with warmth, sensitivity and compassion, fully accepting and being present to your unique situation. I realise beginning therapy can feel daunting, but finding someone you feel able to talk to and share your thoughts and feelings with, can bring immense relief; offering you a pathway towards being able to cope better and lead a more contented life. Perhaps you're struggling with depression or anxiety related disorders, experiencing relationship difficulties or have memories of past trauma or a difficult childhood which are impacting on your ability to cope with day to day life?
Hello, I am sure this feels like a daunting prospect finding a counsellor that you can share those feelings that have been troubling you and getting in the way of the life you want to lead. I believe the connection between counsellor and client is at the heart of the process. I can offer a safe space where you can explore difficult, complicated or confusing emotions in a warm, confidential, empathic environment. We can work together to gain a greater understanding of those feelings and move forward towards lasting and positive change for your future.
Hello, I am sure this feels like a daunting prospect finding a counsellor that you can share those feelings that have been troubling you and getting in the way of the life you want to lead. I believe the connection between counsellor and client is at the heart of the process. I can offer a safe space where you can explore difficult, complicated or confusing emotions in a warm, confidential, empathic environment. We can work together to gain a greater understanding of those feelings and move forward towards lasting and positive change for your future.
Have you experienced distress and upset or loss ? Unresolved issues that trouble you ? Do you suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, PTS or depression ? Do you want to feel differently about the life you live or the person that you are. Perhaps you want to change aspects of you life for it to be more rewarding. Maybe you know that things are unlikely to change. Do you require a safe space where you can be heard, a place to share your thoughts and be understood. A place where being you is good enough. If you are 16 years old or heading into your 99th year, wanting to explore your world then it would be a privilege to support you.
Have you experienced distress and upset or loss ? Unresolved issues that trouble you ? Do you suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, PTS or depression ? Do you want to feel differently about the life you live or the person that you are. Perhaps you want to change aspects of you life for it to be more rewarding. Maybe you know that things are unlikely to change. Do you require a safe space where you can be heard, a place to share your thoughts and be understood. A place where being you is good enough. If you are 16 years old or heading into your 99th year, wanting to explore your world then it would be a privilege to support you.
Beginning counselling can feel like a significant and meaningful step. I offer a safe, supportive space where we can explore your present experiences alongside past events that may still be shaping how you feel and relate to others. Together, we gently work through what may have been held inside—sometimes outside of awareness, yet still affecting your emotional and physical wellbeing. My aim is to support you in gaining clarity, understanding, and a deeper sense of connection within yourself.
I tailor my approach to your individual needs, drawing on ongoing professional training to support you in developing ways to navigate moments
Beginning counselling can feel like a significant and meaningful step. I offer a safe, supportive space where we can explore your present experiences alongside past events that may still be shaping how you feel and relate to others. Together, we gently work through what may have been held inside—sometimes outside of awareness, yet still affecting your emotional and physical wellbeing. My aim is to support you in gaining clarity, understanding, and a deeper sense of connection within yourself.
I tailor my approach to your individual needs, drawing on ongoing professional training to support you in developing ways to navigate moments
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I integrate different approaches to therapy including EMDR, psychoanalytic and humanistic ways of working.
I have extensive experience in working with psychological trauma, with an emphasis on the need to create sufficient safety in treatment. I also have worked with many clients experiencing work stress and difficulties in their relationship.
I integrate different approaches to therapy including EMDR, psychoanalytic and humanistic ways of working.
I have extensive experience in working with psychological trauma, with an emphasis on the need to create sufficient safety in treatment. I also have worked with many clients experiencing work stress and difficulties in their relationship.
I use a psychodynamic/ psychoanalytic approach, CBT approach, and my work has a relational focus.
Troubling thoughts, feelings, emotions, & repetitive behaviors can be safely explored & understood with the help of an experienced therapist. I work with individuals, couples & run workshops. I help people who are experiencing a broad range of issues such as low mood, anxiety, low self esteem, anger, loneliness, rejection, infidelity, dependency, stuckness, eating disorders, abusive relationships, & seeking meaning in life. I use the psychodynamic model & CBT when necessary. Apart from being a therapist, I am a lecturer at the Institute of Couples Therapy where l teach on the postgrad course. Visit www.citysanctuarytherapy.com
I use a psychodynamic/ psychoanalytic approach, CBT approach, and my work has a relational focus.
Troubling thoughts, feelings, emotions, & repetitive behaviors can be safely explored & understood with the help of an experienced therapist. I work with individuals, couples & run workshops. I help people who are experiencing a broad range of issues such as low mood, anxiety, low self esteem, anger, loneliness, rejection, infidelity, dependency, stuckness, eating disorders, abusive relationships, & seeking meaning in life. I use the psychodynamic model & CBT when necessary. Apart from being a therapist, I am a lecturer at the Institute of Couples Therapy where l teach on the postgrad course. Visit www.citysanctuarytherapy.com
I work with both couples and individuals, offering a warm, supportive, and non-judgmental space where you can explore the challenges you are facing.
Relationships can be one of the most meaningful parts of our lives, but they can also bring difficulties, conflict, and uncertainty. Whether you are experiencing communication problems, trust issues, recurring arguments, emotional distance, or navigating a significant life transition, couples therapy can help.
In our sessions, we will explore the patterns that may be keeping you stuck, improve understanding between partners, and develop healthier ways of communicating.
I work with both couples and individuals, offering a warm, supportive, and non-judgmental space where you can explore the challenges you are facing.
Relationships can be one of the most meaningful parts of our lives, but they can also bring difficulties, conflict, and uncertainty. Whether you are experiencing communication problems, trust issues, recurring arguments, emotional distance, or navigating a significant life transition, couples therapy can help.
In our sessions, we will explore the patterns that may be keeping you stuck, improve understanding between partners, and develop healthier ways of communicating.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy gives space for all of these and much more, as patient and therapist slowly work to develop an understanding of the patient and those parts of themselves that may be hidden from view.
My first priority is to offer a safe non-judgemental space, which fully recognises the challenges of opening up to a stranger and the building of trust. The pace of work is set by the patient, although as I am training within the field of psychoanalytic psychotherapy I will offer gentle encouragement to consider dreams, early life, and unconscious processes.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy gives space for all of these and much more, as patient and therapist slowly work to develop an understanding of the patient and those parts of themselves that may be hidden from view.
My first priority is to offer a safe non-judgemental space, which fully recognises the challenges of opening up to a stranger and the building of trust. The pace of work is set by the patient, although as I am training within the field of psychoanalytic psychotherapy I will offer gentle encouragement to consider dreams, early life, and unconscious processes.
You may be the one others rely on - thoughtful, capable, socially conscious - yet privately exhausted. Perhaps you learned to survive through competence, caretaking, or control. You have navigated spaces not built for you, carrying responsibility early. Beneath achievement, adaptation or resilience, there may be burnout, resentment or quiet loneliness. You want to untangle inherited baggage, understand relational patterns shaped by power and history, and build a life organised around desire and choice, rather than endurance and survival.
You may be the one others rely on - thoughtful, capable, socially conscious - yet privately exhausted. Perhaps you learned to survive through competence, caretaking, or control. You have navigated spaces not built for you, carrying responsibility early. Beneath achievement, adaptation or resilience, there may be burnout, resentment or quiet loneliness. You want to untangle inherited baggage, understand relational patterns shaped by power and history, and build a life organised around desire and choice, rather than endurance and survival.
I am registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and abide by the codes of ethics of both these organisations.
People who come to me for therapy are often struggling with their relationships. You be experiencing anxiety, low mood or depression, or low self-esteem. I offer a non-judgmental space in which we can begin to think about your experiences and help you to feel more grounded and at ease in your life.
I am registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and abide by the codes of ethics of both these organisations.
People who come to me for therapy are often struggling with their relationships. You be experiencing anxiety, low mood or depression, or low self-esteem. I offer a non-judgmental space in which we can begin to think about your experiences and help you to feel more grounded and at ease in your life.
As a psycho-dynamic practitioner, I see my role first as to provide you with a safe and confidential space in which explore whatever issues you may be experiencing. At unpacking what seem to be the problem, I would listen up to the symptoms but my interest would be on the collaborative understanding of the underlying cause. Exploring and understanding this, would be the body of the work. And it is that, what brings change, and a change that is lasting because will be located not in the symptom but on what caused it in the first place.
As a psycho-dynamic practitioner, I see my role first as to provide you with a safe and confidential space in which explore whatever issues you may be experiencing. At unpacking what seem to be the problem, I would listen up to the symptoms but my interest would be on the collaborative understanding of the underlying cause. Exploring and understanding this, would be the body of the work. And it is that, what brings change, and a change that is lasting because will be located not in the symptom but on what caused it in the first place.
I am interested in working with complex emotional and relational difficulties and trauma, supporting people to heal from the lasting impact of adverse experiences and to move towards recovery and fulfil their potential. I am also passionate about improving access to services for marginalised populations. Over time, my professional and personal journey has shaped how I view emotional distress. Rather than asking “what is wrong with you?”, I ask “what has happened to you?”. This shift allows me to see beyond presenting problems to the person behind the distress. It also enables me to bring kindness and compassion into my work.
I am interested in working with complex emotional and relational difficulties and trauma, supporting people to heal from the lasting impact of adverse experiences and to move towards recovery and fulfil their potential. I am also passionate about improving access to services for marginalised populations. Over time, my professional and personal journey has shaped how I view emotional distress. Rather than asking “what is wrong with you?”, I ask “what has happened to you?”. This shift allows me to see beyond presenting problems to the person behind the distress. It also enables me to bring kindness and compassion into my work.
You may be living in the aftermath of psychological trauma/complex trauma, or maybe you are unsure about it.
Self-loathe, loneliness needed and hurting; a sense of guilt, fear; hiding or being aggressive, difficult connection to yourself and others, addiction, dissociations, DID, amnesia, a loss of your sense of self, anxiety and sadness, difficulties with sleeping, eating . . .
This nis not your personality. This is surviving what others did to you.
This is the core of my training and of my work.
Together, we can approach this.
I am trained with researchers and clinicians, mainly from the USA; specialised in complex traumas
You may be living in the aftermath of psychological trauma/complex trauma, or maybe you are unsure about it.
Self-loathe, loneliness needed and hurting; a sense of guilt, fear; hiding or being aggressive, difficult connection to yourself and others, addiction, dissociations, DID, amnesia, a loss of your sense of self, anxiety and sadness, difficulties with sleeping, eating . . .
This nis not your personality. This is surviving what others did to you.
This is the core of my training and of my work.
Together, we can approach this.
I am trained with researchers and clinicians, mainly from the USA; specialised in complex traumas
My work is attachment-based and psychoanalytic.
Sometimes life can be overwhelming. We get anxious or depressed, struggle with low self-esteem or find ourselves repeating the same self-defeating patterns in our relationships. Therapy can help. Whether you're seeking relief from a specific problem or struggling with the vague sense that something in your life just isn't right, I offer a safe and non-judgemental space where we can work through these issues.
I have a professional and specialist interest in working with attachment issues, complex trauma, and chronic health conditions often neglected by the healthcare system, such as ME/CFS.
My work is attachment-based and psychoanalytic.
Sometimes life can be overwhelming. We get anxious or depressed, struggle with low self-esteem or find ourselves repeating the same self-defeating patterns in our relationships. Therapy can help. Whether you're seeking relief from a specific problem or struggling with the vague sense that something in your life just isn't right, I offer a safe and non-judgemental space where we can work through these issues.
I have a professional and specialist interest in working with attachment issues, complex trauma, and chronic health conditions often neglected by the healthcare system, such as ME/CFS.
As a UKCP-qualified psychotherapist with extensive experience in substance misuse and stress-related challenges, I am deeply committed to helping individuals break free from addiction and compulsion. I offer a free one-hour initial session to help you feel comfortable and confident as we get to know each other. My work is grounded in the belief that substance use often reflects unaddressed emotional pain or unresolved patterns. Together, we’ll explore the roots of your struggles, understand your triggers, and build the resilience needed for lasting change in a safe, compassionate space.
As a UKCP-qualified psychotherapist with extensive experience in substance misuse and stress-related challenges, I am deeply committed to helping individuals break free from addiction and compulsion. I offer a free one-hour initial session to help you feel comfortable and confident as we get to know each other. My work is grounded in the belief that substance use often reflects unaddressed emotional pain or unresolved patterns. Together, we’ll explore the roots of your struggles, understand your triggers, and build the resilience needed for lasting change in a safe, compassionate space.
I am a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist working in the NHS and in private practice, both online, and in-person. I am here to help you with whatever challenges you are facing. My particular areas of therapeutic experience are working with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, past traumas, and personality disorders.
I am a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist working in the NHS and in private practice, both online, and in-person. I am here to help you with whatever challenges you are facing. My particular areas of therapeutic experience are working with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, past traumas, and personality disorders.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges, questioning your purpose, or struggling to find deeper meaning in your experiences? I offer therapy to help individuals like you who may be navigating emotional difficulties such as anxiety, or life transitions. With a background in CBT, existential therapy, and psychoanalysis, I provide a safe space where we can explore your negative thinking patterns, and uncover the underlying causes of your distress. Together we will work towards achieving emotional clarity, personal growth helping you build a more fulfilling life. I offer services in English and spanish.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges, questioning your purpose, or struggling to find deeper meaning in your experiences? I offer therapy to help individuals like you who may be navigating emotional difficulties such as anxiety, or life transitions. With a background in CBT, existential therapy, and psychoanalysis, I provide a safe space where we can explore your negative thinking patterns, and uncover the underlying causes of your distress. Together we will work towards achieving emotional clarity, personal growth helping you build a more fulfilling life. I offer services in English and spanish.
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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.