Psychoanalytic Counselling in Ware
I am an Integrative counsellor and ADHD coach. My company is Ataraxia counselling. I offer individuals and couples a warm and confidential space to explore and work out some of lifes issues, trauma and personal challenges. I also offer online sessions to those who are unable to meet in person.
I am an Integrative counsellor and ADHD coach. My company is Ataraxia counselling. I offer individuals and couples a warm and confidential space to explore and work out some of lifes issues, trauma and personal challenges. I also offer online sessions to those who are unable to meet in person.
Life challenges and transitions can make us feel lost, or in a space where we are struggling with a lack of confidence, negative self talk, or self defeating behaviours. During these times we may feel overwhelmed by our feelings and seek to regulate our emotions by processing and understanding what is happening in our internal world. Together we will explore self acceptance and personal growth by developing coping skills which help you to navigate situations that you find stressful.
Life challenges and transitions can make us feel lost, or in a space where we are struggling with a lack of confidence, negative self talk, or self defeating behaviours. During these times we may feel overwhelmed by our feelings and seek to regulate our emotions by processing and understanding what is happening in our internal world. Together we will explore self acceptance and personal growth by developing coping skills which help you to navigate situations that you find stressful.
Hi, my name is Daveena and I am a Charted Counselling Psychologist working in the NHS as a Senior Counselling Psychologist and privately as a Clinical Associate for RDA Psychology Practice. I am committed to providing a compassionate, safe and flexible space for those seeking psychological therapy.
I offer psychological therapy to people who may be experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma/complex trauma, emotional dysregulation, paranoia and mistrust, hearing voices, low self-esteem, interpersonal difficulties, grief.
Hi, my name is Daveena and I am a Charted Counselling Psychologist working in the NHS as a Senior Counselling Psychologist and privately as a Clinical Associate for RDA Psychology Practice. I am committed to providing a compassionate, safe and flexible space for those seeking psychological therapy.
I offer psychological therapy to people who may be experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma/complex trauma, emotional dysregulation, paranoia and mistrust, hearing voices, low self-esteem, interpersonal difficulties, grief.
I'm Clare, a fully qualified psychotherapist with over 10 years’ experience. I hold diplomas in Humanistic Integrative Psychotherapy, DBT, CFT, and ADHD Coaching. I work holistically, with special interests in personality disorders, narcissistic abuse recovery, and ADHD. I also bring personal experience of narcissistic coercion and domestic violence. I'm passionate about men’s mental health and creating safe, non-judgmental spaces. I offer sessions in Hertfordshire and North Yorkshire and online via Microsoft Teams or FaceTime.
I'm Clare, a fully qualified psychotherapist with over 10 years’ experience. I hold diplomas in Humanistic Integrative Psychotherapy, DBT, CFT, and ADHD Coaching. I work holistically, with special interests in personality disorders, narcissistic abuse recovery, and ADHD. I also bring personal experience of narcissistic coercion and domestic violence. I'm passionate about men’s mental health and creating safe, non-judgmental spaces. I offer sessions in Hertfordshire and North Yorkshire and online via Microsoft Teams or FaceTime.
I have a PhD in psychoanalytic studies and a MSc in child development.
I am qualified to work with parents, infants, children, adolescents and young adults up to the age of 25.
I have a PhD in psychoanalytic studies and a MSc in child development.
I am qualified to work with parents, infants, children, adolescents and young adults up to the age of 25.
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I am also a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council.
I am a Principal Lead Clinical Psychologist and Psychodynamic Psychotherapist. My approach centres on understanding a person’s individual experience of the world and the problems they’ve come to live with. This involves us working together to try to understand the particular meaning of one’s difficulties and troubling feelings and how and why such distressing experiences have occurred at this point in life. Such understandings often help people feel less troubled and ‘stuck’, for example with depression, anxiety or traumatic experiences, clearing the way for feeling more settled in oneself and an ability to make changes.
I am also a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council.
I am a Principal Lead Clinical Psychologist and Psychodynamic Psychotherapist. My approach centres on understanding a person’s individual experience of the world and the problems they’ve come to live with. This involves us working together to try to understand the particular meaning of one’s difficulties and troubling feelings and how and why such distressing experiences have occurred at this point in life. Such understandings often help people feel less troubled and ‘stuck’, for example with depression, anxiety or traumatic experiences, clearing the way for feeling more settled in oneself and an ability to make changes.
Is life feeling tough at the moment? Is everyday feeling the same . .. are you just getting up and pushing through? Do you feel you are not good enough, and compare yourself to others?
Are you worried about world events and how they may impact you?
We can work on your overwhelm, figure out what is beneath it all and why you are feeling this way. We can work on how you would like your life to look and what is stopping it from feeling ok now. We'll work totally in the present or we can look back at your past to see if patterns are emerging and triggering you.
I can help you unpick all of this at your own pace and in confidence.
Is life feeling tough at the moment? Is everyday feeling the same . .. are you just getting up and pushing through? Do you feel you are not good enough, and compare yourself to others?
Are you worried about world events and how they may impact you?
We can work on your overwhelm, figure out what is beneath it all and why you are feeling this way. We can work on how you would like your life to look and what is stopping it from feeling ok now. We'll work totally in the present or we can look back at your past to see if patterns are emerging and triggering you.
I can help you unpick all of this at your own pace and in confidence.
I am currently the course leader for the Guild's diploma in psychoanalytic supervision.
Yet I also know, as a long-time meditator, that paying attention in a non-judgemental fashion enables previously unbearable experiences to be borne and new possibilities discovered. I provide a safe space in which these experiences can be explored. I also worked for many years in NHS hospitals and understand the challenges of working in large organisations
I am currently the course leader for the Guild's diploma in psychoanalytic supervision.
Yet I also know, as a long-time meditator, that paying attention in a non-judgemental fashion enables previously unbearable experiences to be borne and new possibilities discovered. I provide a safe space in which these experiences can be explored. I also worked for many years in NHS hospitals and understand the challenges of working in large organisations
You may feel that the way you’ve been living—how you handle stress, your relationships, or your inner world—is no longer working. Perhaps you are facing a specific crisis like a loss or a breakdown, or maybe it’s a quieter sense of being "stuck" in patterns you can't quite break. You might feel disconnected from your emotions or exhausted by the weight of old wounds you’ve tried to push aside. Whatever your "external" life looks like, you are here because you want to move beyond just surviving day-to-day.
You may feel that the way you’ve been living—how you handle stress, your relationships, or your inner world—is no longer working. Perhaps you are facing a specific crisis like a loss or a breakdown, or maybe it’s a quieter sense of being "stuck" in patterns you can't quite break. You might feel disconnected from your emotions or exhausted by the weight of old wounds you’ve tried to push aside. Whatever your "external" life looks like, you are here because you want to move beyond just surviving day-to-day.
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.
Feeling overwhelmed, lost or constantly on edge? Communication breaking down in your relationship, or feeling like you can't break old patterns? I've been there and I've helped so many other's who have too. This is a space where you can breathe, talk freely and start to feel like yourself again. To be heard and understood. I bring my true self to sessions, focusing on building a therapeutic relationship where you feel safe and comfortable to be fully you too.
Feeling overwhelmed, lost or constantly on edge? Communication breaking down in your relationship, or feeling like you can't break old patterns? I've been there and I've helped so many other's who have too. This is a space where you can breathe, talk freely and start to feel like yourself again. To be heard and understood. I bring my true self to sessions, focusing on building a therapeutic relationship where you feel safe and comfortable to be fully you too.
Hi, I'm Mary, a registered Music Psychotherapist and qualified Neurologic Music Therapist working across London, currently completing a PhD at Cambridge on music therapy for children and young people with ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder).
I blend psychotherapy with creative, neuroscience-backed tools such as Neurologic Music Therapy to help clients process challenges, regulate emotions, and heal when words alone aren’t enough. Whether you’re seeking traditional talk therapy or a more experiential approach, we’ll work together to untangle the roots of your challenges and build a path forward.
Hi, I'm Mary, a registered Music Psychotherapist and qualified Neurologic Music Therapist working across London, currently completing a PhD at Cambridge on music therapy for children and young people with ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder).
I blend psychotherapy with creative, neuroscience-backed tools such as Neurologic Music Therapy to help clients process challenges, regulate emotions, and heal when words alone aren’t enough. Whether you’re seeking traditional talk therapy or a more experiential approach, we’ll work together to untangle the roots of your challenges and build a path forward.
The path to therapy is often not an easy one. You may be living with persistent anxiety, overwhelm, low confidence, sadness, numbness, or conflict in relationships. You might even feel trapped. This can be a deeply lonely place, especially if you feel misunderstood. It does not have to stay that way. Therapy offers a space where those experiences can be understood and worked with, rather than carried alone.
I welcome clients from all backgrounds and I have a particular understanding of parenting, ADHD, EUPD, men's mental health, and the LGBTQ+ community.
The path to therapy is often not an easy one. You may be living with persistent anxiety, overwhelm, low confidence, sadness, numbness, or conflict in relationships. You might even feel trapped. This can be a deeply lonely place, especially if you feel misunderstood. It does not have to stay that way. Therapy offers a space where those experiences can be understood and worked with, rather than carried alone.
I welcome clients from all backgrounds and I have a particular understanding of parenting, ADHD, EUPD, men's mental health, and the LGBTQ+ community.
I am a qualified psychosexual and relationship therapist with a postgraduate diploma in clinical sexology and NHS experience. I support individuals and couples with arousal concerns, vaginismus, sexual pain, erectile challenges, premature or delayed ejaculation, and low desire. I also specialise in Compulsive Sexual Behaviour (CSB), helping clients explore distressing or repetitive patterns and the emotional and relational factors beneath them. My approach is inclusive, trauma-informed, and sensitive to neurodiversity, offering a safe space to explore intimacy, identity, kink, and relationship issues.
I am a qualified psychosexual and relationship therapist with a postgraduate diploma in clinical sexology and NHS experience. I support individuals and couples with arousal concerns, vaginismus, sexual pain, erectile challenges, premature or delayed ejaculation, and low desire. I also specialise in Compulsive Sexual Behaviour (CSB), helping clients explore distressing or repetitive patterns and the emotional and relational factors beneath them. My approach is inclusive, trauma-informed, and sensitive to neurodiversity, offering a safe space to explore intimacy, identity, kink, and relationship issues.
I’m a neurodivergent integrative psychotherapist passionate about trauma, attachment, and relational work. I warmly welcome neurodivergent clients and bring experience working with children through play therapy, incorporating art therapy into sessions. I am a Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and use somatic and energy-based approaches. I create a safe, empathetic space for clients to explore their inner world and foster self-awareness, growth, and authentic connection.
I’m a neurodivergent integrative psychotherapist passionate about trauma, attachment, and relational work. I warmly welcome neurodivergent clients and bring experience working with children through play therapy, incorporating art therapy into sessions. I am a Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and use somatic and energy-based approaches. I create a safe, empathetic space for clients to explore their inner world and foster self-awareness, growth, and authentic connection.
Orri is an online and in person Specialist Treatment Service for individuals aged 13 and over who are looking for support with eating disorders and co-occurring conditions (such as depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders, etc). We offer a programme package which includes a blend of daily group therapy, mealtime support, individual weekly therapy, dietetic support and occupational therapy support. We take a personalised, stepped approach to treatment so that every person’s programme is appropriate to their individual needs and evolves with them over time.
Orri is an online and in person Specialist Treatment Service for individuals aged 13 and over who are looking for support with eating disorders and co-occurring conditions (such as depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders, etc). We offer a programme package which includes a blend of daily group therapy, mealtime support, individual weekly therapy, dietetic support and occupational therapy support. We take a personalised, stepped approach to treatment so that every person’s programme is appropriate to their individual needs and evolves with them over time.
I understand how hard life can be, especially when you’re carrying pain that feels too heavy to manage alone. You might be grieving a loss, living with a long-term health condition, feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or depression, struggling with addiction, or trying to make sense of a separation or major life change. Whatever has brought you here, my role as a counsellor is to be there for you calmly, compassionately, and without judgement.
I understand how hard life can be, especially when you’re carrying pain that feels too heavy to manage alone. You might be grieving a loss, living with a long-term health condition, feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or depression, struggling with addiction, or trying to make sense of a separation or major life change. Whatever has brought you here, my role as a counsellor is to be there for you calmly, compassionately, and without judgement.
I’m an experienced psychotherapist working in Central London, with in-person availability in the City and Pimlico, as well as online and from my home in Chiswick. I’ve worked in the NHS and private practice over the past 16 years, offering a warm, relational and affirming space for clients navigating a range of issues. While many people begin therapy to manage symptoms, I support clients in going deeper – exploring attachment patterns, family dynamics, and self-critical thinking. My approach is integrative, drawing on neuroscience, mindfulness, and existential therapy.
I’m an experienced psychotherapist working in Central London, with in-person availability in the City and Pimlico, as well as online and from my home in Chiswick. I’ve worked in the NHS and private practice over the past 16 years, offering a warm, relational and affirming space for clients navigating a range of issues. While many people begin therapy to manage symptoms, I support clients in going deeper – exploring attachment patterns, family dynamics, and self-critical thinking. My approach is integrative, drawing on neuroscience, mindfulness, and existential therapy.
My work is grounded in the contemporary psychoanalytic tradition as well as my ongoing training with the Society for Social and Critical Psychoanalysis.
You may be feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or low mood, struggling with the impact of a loss or past experience, or finding yourself caught in patterns in relationships that are difficult to change. You might also have a sense that something isn’t fully understood — that there are feelings or reactions that don’t quite make sense, even to you.
In my practice, I offer a space to explore these experiences in depth. Rather than focusing only on immediate symptoms, we work over time to understand how certain patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating have developed, and how they continue to shape your life.
My work is grounded in the contemporary psychoanalytic tradition as well as my ongoing training with the Society for Social and Critical Psychoanalysis.
You may be feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or low mood, struggling with the impact of a loss or past experience, or finding yourself caught in patterns in relationships that are difficult to change. You might also have a sense that something isn’t fully understood — that there are feelings or reactions that don’t quite make sense, even to you.
In my practice, I offer a space to explore these experiences in depth. Rather than focusing only on immediate symptoms, we work over time to understand how certain patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating have developed, and how they continue to shape your life.
I work with adults, young people, and practitioners navigating a wide range of issues — from complex trauma, emotional dysregulation, and dissociation, to anxiety, low mood, or a general sense of being lost or disconnected. You may be managing a diagnosis such as BPD/EUPD, or looking for more regulation, clarity, or reconnection. I offer one-off consultations, structured blocks, open-ended work, monthly packages and intensives. Together we’ll build a therapeutic path that fits your circumstances, drawing on tailored psychological approaches, naturopathy, and body-based care.
I work with adults, young people, and practitioners navigating a wide range of issues — from complex trauma, emotional dysregulation, and dissociation, to anxiety, low mood, or a general sense of being lost or disconnected. You may be managing a diagnosis such as BPD/EUPD, or looking for more regulation, clarity, or reconnection. I offer one-off consultations, structured blocks, open-ended work, monthly packages and intensives. Together we’ll build a therapeutic path that fits your circumstances, drawing on tailored psychological approaches, naturopathy, and body-based care.
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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.