Psychoanalytic Counselling in Central London, London
My approach is informed by psychoanalytic theory and practice, which means we can think about: How past experiences have an impact on your present.
Being a qualified and accredited psychodynamic therapist means I am able to offer you an open, confidential space to explore whatever might be on your mind. An opportunity to find hope and curiosity, make sense of difficult experiences, thoughts and feelings, and transform the way you might understand yourself, others and our world. Visit my website www.leversha.com to find out more about how I work, and email me for a free introductory call.
My approach is informed by psychoanalytic theory and practice, which means we can think about: How past experiences have an impact on your present.
Being a qualified and accredited psychodynamic therapist means I am able to offer you an open, confidential space to explore whatever might be on your mind. An opportunity to find hope and curiosity, make sense of difficult experiences, thoughts and feelings, and transform the way you might understand yourself, others and our world. Visit my website www.leversha.com to find out more about how I work, and email me for a free introductory call.
Dr Dapo Olafimihan
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Central London, London EC2M
My therapeutic work draws on Systemic and Psychoanalytic ideas, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), along with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
You may have a specific concern that you'd like to work on. Or it might be that you would like to uncover longstanding patterns that have troubled you. Maybe your goal is to understand yourself better in general. As a Clinical Psychologist, my role is to support clients to make sense of their situation/themselves using compassionate, research-led approaches that are effective in practice. Through therapy, it might be that you uncover further goals and want support in deciding your next steps, I can help with that too.
My therapeutic work draws on Systemic and Psychoanalytic ideas, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), along with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
You may have a specific concern that you'd like to work on. Or it might be that you would like to uncover longstanding patterns that have troubled you. Maybe your goal is to understand yourself better in general. As a Clinical Psychologist, my role is to support clients to make sense of their situation/themselves using compassionate, research-led approaches that are effective in practice. Through therapy, it might be that you uncover further goals and want support in deciding your next steps, I can help with that too.
I offer psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy in a safe and collaborative space in which we explore difficult feelings and experiences, both past and present.
Should you wish to ask any questions or arrange an initial consultation, please feel free to contact me by telephone or email.
I offer psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy in a safe and collaborative space in which we explore difficult feelings and experiences, both past and present.
Should you wish to ask any questions or arrange an initial consultation, please feel free to contact me by telephone or email.
Natalia Solovieva
Psychotherapist, DCounsPsych, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Central London, London WC1B
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is helpful to people with a wide range of difficulties including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, sexual difficulties, bipolar and other mood disorders, personality disorders and psychotic spectrum presentations (schizophrenia and manic depressive psychosis). Majority of individuals who feel helped by this approach present for therapy struggling with feeling very stuck in their lives, not fulfilling their potential, feeling empty or unable to move on. They are help with overcoming relationship problems, blocks in the careers or sense of having lost direction.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is helpful to people with a wide range of difficulties including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, sexual difficulties, bipolar and other mood disorders, personality disorders and psychotic spectrum presentations (schizophrenia and manic depressive psychosis). Majority of individuals who feel helped by this approach present for therapy struggling with feeling very stuck in their lives, not fulfilling their potential, feeling empty or unable to move on. They are help with overcoming relationship problems, blocks in the careers or sense of having lost direction.
My work draws on relational psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, Jungian psychology, humanistic and creative arts therapy principles.
I offer creative, embodied, introspective and self-reflective psychotherapy. In my sessions, I provide a safe and non-judgmental space where you can explore issues through talking or a more imaginative and symbolic approach using creative mediums. Each journey of exploration is unique. Integrating the body, emotions, mind, and reflection can foster a sense of connection, wholeness and healing. I consider that the therapeutic relationship is the core of psychotherapeutic work, where we co-create a sense of meaning and transformation can take place. I will work with you to foster insight, change, and growth.
My work draws on relational psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, Jungian psychology, humanistic and creative arts therapy principles.
I offer creative, embodied, introspective and self-reflective psychotherapy. In my sessions, I provide a safe and non-judgmental space where you can explore issues through talking or a more imaginative and symbolic approach using creative mediums. Each journey of exploration is unique. Integrating the body, emotions, mind, and reflection can foster a sense of connection, wholeness and healing. I consider that the therapeutic relationship is the core of psychotherapeutic work, where we co-create a sense of meaning and transformation can take place. I will work with you to foster insight, change, and growth.
I'm an attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapist working with adult individuals.
I can help with a range of issues, including:
• Relationship difficulties and intimacy challenges
• Anxiety, depression and emotional dysregulation
• Trauma and unresolved issues from childhood
• Persistent patterns of self-criticism or low self-worth
• Difficulties in forming or maintaining secure attachments
I'm an attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapist working with adult individuals.
I can help with a range of issues, including:
• Relationship difficulties and intimacy challenges
• Anxiety, depression and emotional dysregulation
• Trauma and unresolved issues from childhood
• Persistent patterns of self-criticism or low self-worth
• Difficulties in forming or maintaining secure attachments
Psychodynamic framework is based upon classical and contemporary psychoanalytic theory, practice and research.
Life’s challenges can be overwhelming, often leaving us grappling with anxiety, depression, or a sense of being at odds with the world. Difficult past experiences and deep-seated emotional wounds can become so ingrained that they insidiously distort our sense of self and the way we move through life. It’s therefore understandable that we sometimes end up stuck in cycles of self-sabotage, low self-worth or chronic stress. What may seem to us like inherent limitations in those situations—both internally and externally—are often shaped by unconscious assumptions and outdated patterns of thought.
Psychodynamic framework is based upon classical and contemporary psychoanalytic theory, practice and research.
Life’s challenges can be overwhelming, often leaving us grappling with anxiety, depression, or a sense of being at odds with the world. Difficult past experiences and deep-seated emotional wounds can become so ingrained that they insidiously distort our sense of self and the way we move through life. It’s therefore understandable that we sometimes end up stuck in cycles of self-sabotage, low self-worth or chronic stress. What may seem to us like inherent limitations in those situations—both internally and externally—are often shaped by unconscious assumptions and outdated patterns of thought.
Dr Panos Vythoulkas
Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Central London, London WC1E
I embed a Trauma-Informed approach to my clinical practice using a contemporary psychoanalytic lens.
My approach is informed by contemporary psychoanalytic theory and is grounded in a trauma-informed practice and we depending on the person's needs, I can offer EMDR, MBT or psychodynamic psychotherapy, depending on the presenting difficulty. I have a special interest working with complex trauma, relationship and perinatal difficulties.
I embed a Trauma-Informed approach to my clinical practice using a contemporary psychoanalytic lens.
My approach is informed by contemporary psychoanalytic theory and is grounded in a trauma-informed practice and we depending on the person's needs, I can offer EMDR, MBT or psychodynamic psychotherapy, depending on the presenting difficulty. I have a special interest working with complex trauma, relationship and perinatal difficulties.
I am Ann McCarthy and I am a UKCP registered Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist.
I have experience of working with clients within the NHS who have experienced childhood sexual abuse, with children and adolescents in a CAMHS service and in an inpatient Psychiatric facility providing group and individual Psychotherapy for adults. I also have extensive experience working with looked after and former looked after young people and adults.
I am Ann McCarthy and I am a UKCP registered Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist.
I have experience of working with clients within the NHS who have experienced childhood sexual abuse, with children and adolescents in a CAMHS service and in an inpatient Psychiatric facility providing group and individual Psychotherapy for adults. I also have extensive experience working with looked after and former looked after young people and adults.
I practice psychodynamic psychotherapy, which is grounded in psychoanalytic and Jungian theory and practice.
You may be someone who’s accomplished and capable on the outside, but privately feel stuck, dissatisfied, or lost. Perhaps your relationships — at work, with friends, or in your romantic life — don’t feel as fulfilling as they should. You may find yourself repeating the same patterns, questioning your sense of identity, or wondering whether you’re living a life that really feels like yours. These thoughts can be hard to name, and even harder to share.
I practice psychodynamic psychotherapy, which is grounded in psychoanalytic and Jungian theory and practice.
You may be someone who’s accomplished and capable on the outside, but privately feel stuck, dissatisfied, or lost. Perhaps your relationships — at work, with friends, or in your romantic life — don’t feel as fulfilling as they should. You may find yourself repeating the same patterns, questioning your sense of identity, or wondering whether you’re living a life that really feels like yours. These thoughts can be hard to name, and even harder to share.
I have completed a four-year training in attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapy at The Bowlby Centre.
I believe that psychotherapy has the potential to get to the root of distress. Through a safe and confidential therapeutic relationship, we can come to understand ourselves better and live with more fulfilment, freedom and self-acceptance. Having been in therapy myself, I know first-hand that the process and effects can be profound. Part of this means looking at how experiences and relationships from earlier in your life are affecting things now. And part of this means learning to be with your present-day experience in a different way – becoming more mindful and curious about your emotions, your mind and your body.
I have completed a four-year training in attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapy at The Bowlby Centre.
I believe that psychotherapy has the potential to get to the root of distress. Through a safe and confidential therapeutic relationship, we can come to understand ourselves better and live with more fulfilment, freedom and self-acceptance. Having been in therapy myself, I know first-hand that the process and effects can be profound. Part of this means looking at how experiences and relationships from earlier in your life are affecting things now. And part of this means learning to be with your present-day experience in a different way – becoming more mindful and curious about your emotions, your mind and your body.
Meet Our Psychoanalytic Counsellors
Panagiotis Bouzianis
Psychologist, DCounsPsych, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Verified Verified
Central London, London EC4N
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in evidence-based, contemporary Psychoanalytic Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
I provide psychological therapy to adults who struggle with challenging or difficult life situations and who want to identify what keeps them stuck, overwhelmed, or powerless, who wish to discover more about their wants and needs, understand how they relate to others at work or at home, and who wish to bring about meaningful change in their lives.
I specialize in evidence-based, contemporary Psychoanalytic Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
I provide psychological therapy to adults who struggle with challenging or difficult life situations and who want to identify what keeps them stuck, overwhelmed, or powerless, who wish to discover more about their wants and needs, understand how they relate to others at work or at home, and who wish to bring about meaningful change in their lives.
I am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist working with adults and couples.
I am a talking therapist working in the psychoanalytic tradition. This means that together with the patient we look at how the unconscious mind can influence their thoughts and behaviours, how it can recreate the past in their present. I also work with couples finding realising their relationship won’t change without help.
I am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist working with adults and couples.
I am a talking therapist working in the psychoanalytic tradition. This means that together with the patient we look at how the unconscious mind can influence their thoughts and behaviours, how it can recreate the past in their present. I also work with couples finding realising their relationship won’t change without help.
I am a qualified Child, Adolescent and Young Adult psychoanalytic psychotherapist with over 10 years of experience in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) including inpatient and outpatient settings, educational settings, forensic psychotherapy clinic within the NHS and the charitable sector.
Psychotherapy is a non-directive approach exploring underlying feelings and causes that can be hard to put in to words. Working these through and developing a shared understanding can help shift patterns of behaviour, raise self-awareness and develop new ways of being.
I am a qualified Child, Adolescent and Young Adult psychoanalytic psychotherapist with over 10 years of experience in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) including inpatient and outpatient settings, educational settings, forensic psychotherapy clinic within the NHS and the charitable sector.
Psychotherapy is a non-directive approach exploring underlying feelings and causes that can be hard to put in to words. Working these through and developing a shared understanding can help shift patterns of behaviour, raise self-awareness and develop new ways of being.
In all these instances, psychoanalytic therapy can help you uncover the root causes of your struggles to create personal and lasting solutions.
Listening attentively and without judgement, I offer a safe space to talk about feelings, experiences, and thoughts that may have no other outlet. Instead of promoting quick fixes or standardised interventions, psychoanalytic psychotherapy focuses on your unique story, and the way it is narrated.
In all these instances, psychoanalytic therapy can help you uncover the root causes of your struggles to create personal and lasting solutions.
Listening attentively and without judgement, I offer a safe space to talk about feelings, experiences, and thoughts that may have no other outlet. Instead of promoting quick fixes or standardised interventions, psychoanalytic psychotherapy focuses on your unique story, and the way it is narrated.
I offer personalised and holistic treatments focused on supporting children of all ages (from the perinatal period, up to 25 years of age) and their parents/carers through a psychoanalytic approach.
Following assessment, I can help with a series of difficulties, including anxiety and depression.
I offer personalised and holistic treatments focused on supporting children of all ages (from the perinatal period, up to 25 years of age) and their parents/carers through a psychoanalytic approach.
Following assessment, I can help with a series of difficulties, including anxiety and depression.
I offer short- and long-term adult psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
My main areas are anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties. I am also experienced working with problems around work and creativity, trauma/complex-PTSD, social isolation, as well as questions of sexuality and gender.
In my practice I enjoy working with people from a wide range of backgrounds. I know that many people are cautious about psychotherap
I offer short- and long-term adult psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
My main areas are anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties. I am also experienced working with problems around work and creativity, trauma/complex-PTSD, social isolation, as well as questions of sexuality and gender.
In my practice I enjoy working with people from a wide range of backgrounds. I know that many people are cautious about psychotherap
I am also a kite-marked DIT clinician registered with The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC).
You may be feeling anxious, depressed, low, or worried about certain aspects of your life. Whatever it is that is currently troubling you, if it has reached the point at which it is affecting the quality of your daily life, then therapy can be the first step to understanding some of these difficulties and challenges. I offer psychodynamic psychotherapy from a relational perspective, with two options.
I am also a kite-marked DIT clinician registered with The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC).
You may be feeling anxious, depressed, low, or worried about certain aspects of your life. Whatever it is that is currently troubling you, if it has reached the point at which it is affecting the quality of your daily life, then therapy can be the first step to understanding some of these difficulties and challenges. I offer psychodynamic psychotherapy from a relational perspective, with two options.
Psychological Systems Ltd
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Central London, London WC1N
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist & EMDR Consultant.
Dr Richard Sherry is a highly experienced Consultant Chartered Clinical Psychologist, HCPC Reg., and BPS CPsychol, FBPsS; (Full BPS Member Division for Clinical Psychology (DCP) as well as a Full BPS Divisional Counselling Psychologist (DCoP); HCPC Registered for both). He is a Full Fellow of the British Psychological Society (FBPsS). Dr Sherry expertly assesses and treats a full spectrum of psychological diagnoses including Depression, Anxiety, Addictions, Personality Disorders, Pain Disorders, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD. He works with adults, adolescents, and children.
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist & EMDR Consultant.
Dr Richard Sherry is a highly experienced Consultant Chartered Clinical Psychologist, HCPC Reg., and BPS CPsychol, FBPsS; (Full BPS Member Division for Clinical Psychology (DCP) as well as a Full BPS Divisional Counselling Psychologist (DCoP); HCPC Registered for both). He is a Full Fellow of the British Psychological Society (FBPsS). Dr Sherry expertly assesses and treats a full spectrum of psychological diagnoses including Depression, Anxiety, Addictions, Personality Disorders, Pain Disorders, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD. He works with adults, adolescents, and children.
I am a full member with the Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists and the British Psychoanalytic Council and adhere to their code of ethics and practice.
I provide psychotherapy for adults who are experiencing difficulties in their lives and who are interested in understanding themselves better on a deeper level.
I offer a safe and reliable space to explore how past experiences have shaped how you feel about yourself and about others today.
Making sense of the often hidden and unconscious meanings behind your feelings, thoughts and behaviours alleviates distress, and provides an opportunity for change and growth.
I am a full member with the Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists and the British Psychoanalytic Council and adhere to their code of ethics and practice.
I provide psychotherapy for adults who are experiencing difficulties in their lives and who are interested in understanding themselves better on a deeper level.
I offer a safe and reliable space to explore how past experiences have shaped how you feel about yourself and about others today.
Making sense of the often hidden and unconscious meanings behind your feelings, thoughts and behaviours alleviates distress, and provides an opportunity for change and growth.
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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.