Psychodynamic Counselling in Exmouth
You may look like you're coping on the outside, yet inside you feel exhausted, disconnected, or like you've lost yourself. Perhaps anxiety, self-doubt, people pleasing, past experiences, or constant overthinking are keeping you stuck.
My clients are often women who have lost touch with themselves through grief, loss, relationship challenges, years of putting everyone first or life transitions such as peri menopause. Whatever has brought you here, you don't have to face it alone.
You may look like you're coping on the outside, yet inside you feel exhausted, disconnected, or like you've lost yourself. Perhaps anxiety, self-doubt, people pleasing, past experiences, or constant overthinking are keeping you stuck.
My clients are often women who have lost touch with themselves through grief, loss, relationship challenges, years of putting everyone first or life transitions such as peri menopause. Whatever has brought you here, you don't have to face it alone.
Drawing on Gestalt, Psychodynamic, and Existential therapy, our work together can help you:
- Feel understood and more at ease in your life
Whether you have recently met with a crisis or are experiencing distressing symptoms such as anxiety, overwhelm, low mood, fear or low self-confidence. I offer a secure, judgement-free space where you can explore any difficulty you may be experiencing.
We can work together to make sense of your situation and feelings.
Drawing on Gestalt, Psychodynamic, and Existential therapy, our work together can help you:
- Feel understood and more at ease in your life
Whether you have recently met with a crisis or are experiencing distressing symptoms such as anxiety, overwhelm, low mood, fear or low self-confidence. I offer a secure, judgement-free space where you can explore any difficulty you may be experiencing.
We can work together to make sense of your situation and feelings.
Sometimes we may feel that everything we experience in life is difficult, challenging or simply doesn't make sense anymore. The amount of pressure we need to handle every day combined with all these repressed and unprocessed memories of things we never dealt with can easily lead to many psycho-physical issues. We all possess physical, mental/emotional and sexual healths. When our physical health needs attention, we go to see a doctor. Sadly, we often disregard the latter. We think we can handle it all, where in fact we are getting weaker, less resilient to adversities and prone to negative feelings & reactions.
Sometimes we may feel that everything we experience in life is difficult, challenging or simply doesn't make sense anymore. The amount of pressure we need to handle every day combined with all these repressed and unprocessed memories of things we never dealt with can easily lead to many psycho-physical issues. We all possess physical, mental/emotional and sexual healths. When our physical health needs attention, we go to see a doctor. Sadly, we often disregard the latter. We think we can handle it all, where in fact we are getting weaker, less resilient to adversities and prone to negative feelings & reactions.
Are you feeling weighed down by anxiety, depression, or the challenges life has thrown your way? Whether you're struggling with the aftermath of trauma, abuse, or simply feeling lost and not sure what you're struggling with, I want you to know that you don’t have to face this alone. It’s okay to need help, and reaching out is a brave first step toward feeling better and healing. I’m here to support you - every step of the way. Together, we can work through the overwhelming feelings and untangle the patterns that no longer serve you. When life feels heavy, the thought of change can seem impossible. I do offer a discount for students.
Are you feeling weighed down by anxiety, depression, or the challenges life has thrown your way? Whether you're struggling with the aftermath of trauma, abuse, or simply feeling lost and not sure what you're struggling with, I want you to know that you don’t have to face this alone. It’s okay to need help, and reaching out is a brave first step toward feeling better and healing. I’m here to support you - every step of the way. Together, we can work through the overwhelming feelings and untangle the patterns that no longer serve you. When life feels heavy, the thought of change can seem impossible. I do offer a discount for students.
I'm an experienced psychoanalytic psychotherapist trained to MA and Doctoral level respectively with adults and children and adolescents. I'm also a visiting lecturer at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. I have experience of working across the age range with a wide variety of mild, moderate and severe presenting problems. Some people see me because they're very unhappy, traumatised, distressed, worried, dissatisfied or find that relationships with others are difficult. Others come because they want to understand themselves better and they're curious about their internal world and relational patterns.
I'm an experienced psychoanalytic psychotherapist trained to MA and Doctoral level respectively with adults and children and adolescents. I'm also a visiting lecturer at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. I have experience of working across the age range with a wide variety of mild, moderate and severe presenting problems. Some people see me because they're very unhappy, traumatised, distressed, worried, dissatisfied or find that relationships with others are difficult. Others come because they want to understand themselves better and they're curious about their internal world and relational patterns.
Something brought you here. It might be difficult to put into words yet. Perhaps you're carrying something that others don't fully understand.
I believe we all have an innate ability to find our direction but sometimes, due to either loss, bereavement, trauma, difficult relationships, or life changing situations, we need support getting back on track.
You don't need to have everything worked out before coming to counselling. Many clients tell me they feel heard, understood and accepted, without pressure. Together, we can make sense of what you're experiencing, and find a way forward that feels right for you.
Something brought you here. It might be difficult to put into words yet. Perhaps you're carrying something that others don't fully understand.
I believe we all have an innate ability to find our direction but sometimes, due to either loss, bereavement, trauma, difficult relationships, or life changing situations, we need support getting back on track.
You don't need to have everything worked out before coming to counselling. Many clients tell me they feel heard, understood and accepted, without pressure. Together, we can make sense of what you're experiencing, and find a way forward that feels right for you.
Ultimately, good therapy should make change: reactions, behaviours, difficult aspects of self, attitudes/beliefs about yourself or how you carry your story. I love work to with clients who are prepared to jump in, take risks and be proactive - this is the way to ensure real change. I jump in too, working with body and mind in a practical, energetic way. I view the best wisdom as something that can directly be applied to life. A supervisee described me as "real, relational, practical and not floaty/wispy". I like to incorporate psychoeducation and relevant theoretical information. I don't sit on my hands or allow unhelpful silences.
Ultimately, good therapy should make change: reactions, behaviours, difficult aspects of self, attitudes/beliefs about yourself or how you carry your story. I love work to with clients who are prepared to jump in, take risks and be proactive - this is the way to ensure real change. I jump in too, working with body and mind in a practical, energetic way. I view the best wisdom as something that can directly be applied to life. A supervisee described me as "real, relational, practical and not floaty/wispy". I like to incorporate psychoeducation and relevant theoretical information. I don't sit on my hands or allow unhelpful silences.
Welcome. My name is Antonella and I'm an experienced and dedicated counsellor working with both adults and young people. I support people who are going through all kinds of struggles and challenges. Clients I have worked with have told me that for the first time they were able to talk and express their feelings and thoughts about themselves and life as they felt safe and comfortable. I offer a safe and confidential space where you are free to explore yourself and your concerns, and discover your inner resources at your own pace. I will genuinely listen, be with you and accept you for who you are without judgement.
Welcome. My name is Antonella and I'm an experienced and dedicated counsellor working with both adults and young people. I support people who are going through all kinds of struggles and challenges. Clients I have worked with have told me that for the first time they were able to talk and express their feelings and thoughts about themselves and life as they felt safe and comfortable. I offer a safe and confidential space where you are free to explore yourself and your concerns, and discover your inner resources at your own pace. I will genuinely listen, be with you and accept you for who you are without judgement.
Through my lived experience & training (ADHD, trauma, loss, menopause & attachment issues), I understand how difficult it is to reach out. I use a relational approach - helping to meet your individual & couple needs. I will work alongside you, helping you to navigate your way through life's challenges. Perhaps you just want to talk in a safe environment or need support to make changes? I work holistically with adults, teens & couples in a caring and non-judgmental way, covering a range of issues which can significantly impact on our relationships with ourselves and others.
Through my lived experience & training (ADHD, trauma, loss, menopause & attachment issues), I understand how difficult it is to reach out. I use a relational approach - helping to meet your individual & couple needs. I will work alongside you, helping you to navigate your way through life's challenges. Perhaps you just want to talk in a safe environment or need support to make changes? I work holistically with adults, teens & couples in a caring and non-judgmental way, covering a range of issues which can significantly impact on our relationships with ourselves and others.
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The most commonly used intervention in my work with clients involves addressing the wounded inner child for which I use various therapeutic techniques drawn from CBT, Psychodynamic, Person Centred and Creative therapy.
Are there times when you feel worried, lonely, angry, stressed, overwhelmed, vulnerable or you feel trapped and unsure of your direction? As a qualified integrative counsellor, I will help you to explore your thoughts, feelings, behaviours and concerns. I provide support, understanding and a safe space for exploration in a non-judgmental, empathic, secure, warm and compassionate setting where individuals can confidentially engage in the exploration of past experiences, present challenges and life transitions. On the principles of trust, confidentiality and collaboration, I will endeavour to help you unlock your inner potential.
The most commonly used intervention in my work with clients involves addressing the wounded inner child for which I use various therapeutic techniques drawn from CBT, Psychodynamic, Person Centred and Creative therapy.
Are there times when you feel worried, lonely, angry, stressed, overwhelmed, vulnerable or you feel trapped and unsure of your direction? As a qualified integrative counsellor, I will help you to explore your thoughts, feelings, behaviours and concerns. I provide support, understanding and a safe space for exploration in a non-judgmental, empathic, secure, warm and compassionate setting where individuals can confidentially engage in the exploration of past experiences, present challenges and life transitions. On the principles of trust, confidentiality and collaboration, I will endeavour to help you unlock your inner potential.
I support those who have experienced psychological difficulty such as trauma, anxiety, bereavement, including pregnancy or baby loss. These challenges can bring grief, shame, anger, confusion or overwhelm, often affecting relationships, work or sense of self or loneliness. Therapy offer a space to navigate this. You are not alone. I am neurodiversity-affirming, with experience supporting late-diagnosed ADHD and autistic adults. I offer a warm, grounded therapeutic space where you can feel understood, supported and able to move toward meaningful change.
I support those who have experienced psychological difficulty such as trauma, anxiety, bereavement, including pregnancy or baby loss. These challenges can bring grief, shame, anger, confusion or overwhelm, often affecting relationships, work or sense of self or loneliness. Therapy offer a space to navigate this. You are not alone. I am neurodiversity-affirming, with experience supporting late-diagnosed ADHD and autistic adults. I offer a warm, grounded therapeutic space where you can feel understood, supported and able to move toward meaningful change.
As a pluralistic counselling psychotherapist and hypnotherapist, I tailor therapy to your needs, drawing on approaches like person-centred, psychodynamic, and mindfulness.
Hello, I’m Rachel, and I’m truly glad you’ve found your way here. It takes courage to seek support for your well-being. You may be feeling stuck, anxious, low in mood, or overwhelmed by past or present experiences, maybe linked to trauma, loss, or family and relationship difficulties. You are here no doubt seeking healing and to feel more like yourself and you want to feel understood and supported without judgment. Your ultimate goal may be greater confidence, inner peace, or emotional freedom.
As a pluralistic counselling psychotherapist and hypnotherapist, I tailor therapy to your needs, drawing on approaches like person-centred, psychodynamic, and mindfulness.
Hello, I’m Rachel, and I’m truly glad you’ve found your way here. It takes courage to seek support for your well-being. You may be feeling stuck, anxious, low in mood, or overwhelmed by past or present experiences, maybe linked to trauma, loss, or family and relationship difficulties. You are here no doubt seeking healing and to feel more like yourself and you want to feel understood and supported without judgment. Your ultimate goal may be greater confidence, inner peace, or emotional freedom.
I am a counsellor and psychotherapist who works with you as an individual, to meet your specific needs. I keep my client numbers low in order to really get to know you and work to meet your needs. I use counselling skills, CBT, and solution focused therapy to help you to raise your awareness and achieve the goals and outcomes you want and need. Together we can make a plan and set goals to get you to where you want to be, with new insights and understanding. We can work at your pace, in bite sized chunks. I use worksheets and articles for you to explore relevant topics between sessions, to keep that motivation flowing.
I am a counsellor and psychotherapist who works with you as an individual, to meet your specific needs. I keep my client numbers low in order to really get to know you and work to meet your needs. I use counselling skills, CBT, and solution focused therapy to help you to raise your awareness and achieve the goals and outcomes you want and need. Together we can make a plan and set goals to get you to where you want to be, with new insights and understanding. We can work at your pace, in bite sized chunks. I use worksheets and articles for you to explore relevant topics between sessions, to keep that motivation flowing.
I support people navigating change, uncertainty, and emotional difficulty. Many experience anxiety, depression, grief, or a sense of overwhelm that makes life feel heavier than usual. Some want clarity, others simply want to feel better. I offer a safe, non judgemental space to explore what they’re going through, understand their feelings, and develop tools to cope, heal, and move forward with more confidence and hope.
I support people navigating change, uncertainty, and emotional difficulty. Many experience anxiety, depression, grief, or a sense of overwhelm that makes life feel heavier than usual. Some want clarity, others simply want to feel better. I offer a safe, non judgemental space to explore what they’re going through, understand their feelings, and develop tools to cope, heal, and move forward with more confidence and hope.
My approach combines cognitive, behavioural, and psychodynamic methods, supporting individualised goals and fostering holistic healing and personal growth.
Clients come to me when they are experiencing distress in their relationships, with their sex lives or within themselves. Whether they are seeking help in processing a string of messy break-ups, exploring alternative relationship such as polyamory or intimacy styles such as kink and BDSM, dealing with cheating, shame, guilt or regret, or suffering from low self-esteem and feeling stuck. I listen, reflect, and support my clients with identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviour patterns. Nothing is taboo or too shocking to bring to me. Also experienced in delivering workshops and seminars to groups, media and educational settings.
My approach combines cognitive, behavioural, and psychodynamic methods, supporting individualised goals and fostering holistic healing and personal growth.
Clients come to me when they are experiencing distress in their relationships, with their sex lives or within themselves. Whether they are seeking help in processing a string of messy break-ups, exploring alternative relationship such as polyamory or intimacy styles such as kink and BDSM, dealing with cheating, shame, guilt or regret, or suffering from low self-esteem and feeling stuck. I listen, reflect, and support my clients with identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviour patterns. Nothing is taboo or too shocking to bring to me. Also experienced in delivering workshops and seminars to groups, media and educational settings.
Do you often feel lost, alone, empty? Do you miss the sparkly, creative, fun person you remember being and feel that you lost your spark? You are not alone. You may be going through a life crisis and feel wounded, leaving your sensitive spirit with a deep sense of not belonging, not fitting in, that your life is not what you always dreamt it would be. You might feel disappointed, defeated, stuck... You are looking for a space where you can reconnect with yourself, with the part of you that knows what you need to shine again. Using creative, energy psychology techniques within a professional space, you can find yourself again.
Do you often feel lost, alone, empty? Do you miss the sparkly, creative, fun person you remember being and feel that you lost your spark? You are not alone. You may be going through a life crisis and feel wounded, leaving your sensitive spirit with a deep sense of not belonging, not fitting in, that your life is not what you always dreamt it would be. You might feel disappointed, defeated, stuck... You are looking for a space where you can reconnect with yourself, with the part of you that knows what you need to shine again. Using creative, energy psychology techniques within a professional space, you can find yourself again.
You may be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious or disconnected, perhaps repeating patterns that are difficult to understand or change. You might be navigating loss, transition, relationship difficulties or the lasting effects of earlier experiences.
I work with adults who want to understand themselves more deeply and find a different way forward. Together, we explore how present difficulties may connect with earlier experience, relationships and patterns held in the body, bringing mindful curiosity and compassion to what emerges.
You may be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious or disconnected, perhaps repeating patterns that are difficult to understand or change. You might be navigating loss, transition, relationship difficulties or the lasting effects of earlier experiences.
I work with adults who want to understand themselves more deeply and find a different way forward. Together, we explore how present difficulties may connect with earlier experience, relationships and patterns held in the body, bringing mindful curiosity and compassion to what emerges.
I am a counsellor and supervisor who focuses on the value of the therapeutic relationship and how trust and safety can support you and help you to validate and understand your experience without judgement. I work as a room based and equine/nature assisted somatic trauma therapist, yoga teacher and Reiki practitioner. I have trained with Equusoma which brings elements of somatic experiencing into the experience of equine connection, I am also training in Somatic Experiencing. The work I do helps to integrate and process the experience of the mind and the body.
I am a counsellor and supervisor who focuses on the value of the therapeutic relationship and how trust and safety can support you and help you to validate and understand your experience without judgement. I work as a room based and equine/nature assisted somatic trauma therapist, yoga teacher and Reiki practitioner. I have trained with Equusoma which brings elements of somatic experiencing into the experience of equine connection, I am also training in Somatic Experiencing. The work I do helps to integrate and process the experience of the mind and the body.
Core Process Psychotherapy combines a spiritual, buddhist understanding of the self with western psychodynamic theory to support self-enquiry.
Mindfulness-Based Core Process Psychotherapy is a relational and embodied enquiry in which we can together explore how it is that you ‘do’ you. I offer a setting of compassion, acceptance and non-judgemental listening, and value these qualities in our working relationship.
I am interested in what your experience is and, as you can begin to feel understood, in how you might begin to express and experience yourself differently.
Having a place to bring yourself, your worries, your issues, can be a relief and can be deeply rewarding as we honour the feelings that move inside you and allow your own innate wisdom to find it's way.
Core Process Psychotherapy combines a spiritual, buddhist understanding of the self with western psychodynamic theory to support self-enquiry.
Mindfulness-Based Core Process Psychotherapy is a relational and embodied enquiry in which we can together explore how it is that you ‘do’ you. I offer a setting of compassion, acceptance and non-judgemental listening, and value these qualities in our working relationship.
I am interested in what your experience is and, as you can begin to feel understood, in how you might begin to express and experience yourself differently.
Having a place to bring yourself, your worries, your issues, can be a relief and can be deeply rewarding as we honour the feelings that move inside you and allow your own innate wisdom to find it's way.
My aim is to bring together effective approaches incorporating a variety of therapeutic models such as relational therapy, humanistic, psychodynamic, attachment theory, person centred and neuroscience.
I have 30 years experience including managing a women's centre and young person's therapy centre. I offer an empathic, supportive, safe and confidentiaI space along with challenging where necessary. I work with many issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, domestic abuse, bereavement, aspergers, OCD, phobias, relationship issues and family dynamics.
My aim is to bring together effective approaches incorporating a variety of therapeutic models such as relational therapy, humanistic, psychodynamic, attachment theory, person centred and neuroscience.
I have 30 years experience including managing a women's centre and young person's therapy centre. I offer an empathic, supportive, safe and confidentiaI space along with challenging where necessary. I work with many issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, domestic abuse, bereavement, aspergers, OCD, phobias, relationship issues and family dynamics.
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Is psychodynamic therapy evidence-based?
Studies have found psychodynamic therapy to be effective in treating conditions like social anxiety, eating disorders, chronic pain, some personality disorders, and depression; indeed, some studies have found it to be just as effective as CBT or medication. What’s more, several studies have found that the benefits of psychodynamic therapy tend to endure—even grow—long after treatment has ended.
How long does psychodynamic therapy last?
Unlike CBT and other more structured forms of therapy, psychodynamic therapy tends to be open-ended and may not be limited to a set number of sessions. It is common for clients to be in therapy for a year or longer and to see their therapist one to three times a week, though the exact schedule and timeline may vary depending on a client’s challenges and progress. However, brief psychodynamic therapy is available, which tends to be more goal-oriented and typically unfolds over 16 to 30 sessions.
Does psychodynamic therapy work?
Research finds that psychodynamic therapy can help someone manage or reduce symptoms of diagnosable mental health conditions like depression or anxiety. The modality may also offer a range of benefits that are harder to measure but just as valuable—such as increased self-worth or healthier relationships. While no therapy type will work for everyone, research and anecdotal evidence suggest that psychodynamic therapy can be highly effective.
What are the limitations of psychodynamic therapy?
Some meta-analyses have concluded that there is little evidence to suggest that psychodynamic therapy can effectively treat certain mental health conditions such as PTSD, OCD, or psychosis, though it is sometimes used to do so. More broadly, the open-ended, free-association structure of psychodynamic therapy may be frustrating for clients who prefer a more structured, time-limited, or goal-oriented approach.