Psychoanalytic Counselling in Hackney, London

I am a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist holding an accreditation with Pink Therapy as a Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversity (GSRD) therapist. I hold a diploma at the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology (CICS) in Compulsive Sexual Behaviours, accredited by the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT). My core training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy was at the The Bowlby Centre in London, with a specialism in Attachment. My clinical approach incorporates different techniques and approaches relevant for the individual needs, mirroring the complexity of human experience and ever expanding self knowledge .

Effective psychotherapy can substantially improve states of anxiety, depression and impulsiveness. I work from my consulting room in Hackney and together we will seek to build a detailed picture of your life and mind, thinking carefully and creatively about the patterns and dilemmas that you have decided need to be better understood in the service of instituting positive and lasting change.

I am Nikolaos Tzikas, and I specialize in working with children, teenagers, young adults (between the ages of 0 to 25), and parents of children and adolescents. I am a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist registered with the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP). I work privately and in an NHS (CAMHS) Crisis Adolescent team in North London. Please see more on my website: nikolaostzikas.com

Dr Tim Smith specialises in work with teenagers and young adults (aged 11-25). He is highly regarded as one of the leading therapists in the East London area today. As a member of the Association of Child Psychotherapists he offers psychoanalytic consultations, assessments, brief and longer-term therapy (including two or three times weekly therapy). He has worked in the NHS since 2004 in a variety of children’s mental health services, including in a management role. The types of problems he works with include: low mood, depression, anxiety, anger difficulties, friend and relationship difficulties, suicidality, self-harm and loss.

I offer a psychoanalytic approach which endeavours to recognise how recurring patterns in relationships have been effected by the past and earlier experiences. A current traumatic experience or distressing situation may be a reminder of an early hurt. From childhood, foundations for relationships are set in place and provide a template for what lies ahead. Dependent on these secure/insecure early foundations, we form strategies to cope with unpredictable or unpalatable feelings. It may be that circumstances arise which cause us to reach for unhelpful strategies only serving to hurt us more.

I am a psychotherapist and supervisor and have been working with individuals and groups for the last twenty years. For several years I was on the training committee at AGIP including two years as chair. I am currently the course leader for the Guild's diploma in psychoanalytic supervision. I would describe my orientation as psychoanalytic from within a contemplative perspective. By this I mean that I subscribe to the idea of an unconscious and believe events and attitudes from early life can impact on our lives today. I understand that an awareness of these currents helps to increase the choices available to us.

My name is Jorge Camarena, I am an Art psychotherapist with more than 14 years of clinical, and supervisory experience within the NHS and privately. Throughout these years I have specialised in working with individuals and groups of young adults, and adults  with diverse mental health difficulties (such as schizoaffective disorders, acute and mild depression, substance misuse, eating disorders, anxiety, bipolar and interpersonal difficulties associated to disorganisation of self-others experiences),with the aim to work through their presented difficulties and to enhance their remaining strengths.

I provide psychological therapy to adults who want to cope better with challenging and difficult life situations, identify what keeps them stuck, overwhelmed, or powerless, discover more about their wants and needs, understand their family, work, and romantic relationships better and develop into the person they want to become.

I am a qualified Psychologist and psychotherapist from Brazil, and I am very passionate about therapeutic interventions that vary from deep psychological interventions based on the client's history and memories, to an emphasis on the relationship between therapist and client, including their cultural context and systems. I am also very interested in using symbolic representations and meanings in the therapeutic setting to assist clients on their reflections and self-awareness. I have worked in a variety of settings including psychiatric hospitals, voluntary LGBTQ organisations, as well as the private and educational sectors.

Through a safe and confidential environment one can address issues and construct meaning around intricate and challenging experiences. Taking the first step, and asking for help is a significant step toward reflecting, understanding and thinking about one's internal world.

There may be many reasons why you are seeking therapy at this point in your life. Perhaps you feel inclined to follow other people's wishes instead of your own. Perhaps you are unable to decide for yourself. Psychotherapy may bring you closer to what is true of you as an individual. From my perspective, the patient and the therapist actively participate in the transformation process. As a therapist, I provide you with the support and the space to figure things out in your own individual way.

Life can be difficult at times. We can feel depressed, anxious, stressed, worried or unable to cope. This can impact on all aspects of our lives; personal and professional. Sometimes all a client needs is someone to really listen to them and to accept what they are saying in a non-judgemental way. Therapy comes in all different shapes and sizes and I believe the mode of therapy should fit the client, we are all individuals after all. I put you, the client at the centre of the work and believe that together we can work collaboratively to help you mange your life more happily and successfully.

I take a creative and embodied approach to psychotherapy. I provide a safe and non-judgmental space where you can explore issues through talking and a more imaginative and symbolic approach using creative mediums. Each journey of exploration is unique. I believe that the relationship between the therapist and client is the core of the psychotherapeutic work in which we co-create a sense of meaning and where transformation can occur. I will work with you to bring unconscious patterns into awareness, fostering self-reflection, insight, change and growth.

I have over 18 years post qualification experience as a psychotherapist/ counsellor Jungian analyst and Group Therapist working privately and in the NHS. I also work as a psychotherapist at the University of London and teach and supervise trainee counsellors and psychotherapists.

My name is Sara and I am a Humanistic Integrative Therapist. I strongly believe that with the right support and guidance people are able to overcome any difficulties in their life and live in a healthier and more fulfilling way. One of my core values is trust and I see it as a vital part of the therapeutic process and any relationship.

I offer a mixture of exploration, insight and gentle challenge to help those I work with understand their lives and interpersonal worlds in greater depth. I draw from a range of perspectives, including contemporary relational psychoanalysis and practical here-and-now interventions, to help couples and individuals identify and grapple with longstanding struggles and patterns they don’t want to keep repeating.

Psychotherapies move in and out of fashion as their claims and practises come in for reassessment and challenge. Psychoanalysis, the grandfather of all "talking cures", is no exception but it does seem as if, once again, it is having its moment as new studies and research offer evidence that it can provide for a change that endures. And it does so without providing the assurances of the quick-fix or the painless option but through a close and attentive listening and analysis of the nuances of your ties to others, the crucial relationships that might form (or undo) us.

My approach is both integrative and existential. I acknowledge what it means to be human and the inevitable difficulties and discomforts. I work with clients on how, despite these, we may carve out our unique paths to deeper personal meaning, purpose, acceptance and peace. It is my belief that there is the ability within all of us to identify and to transcend our childhood and societal conditioning and patterns. These hold us back from more joy, ease, and inspiration. My aim is support my clients in becoming more familiar with the wise, mature and grounded parts of themselves rather than being ruled by the reactive inner child.

Psychotherapy can help you to gently gain a new perspective on your relationships, without judgement, in a confidential space. Although relational patterns may have served you well in the past, perhaps you feel they are not helpful to you any longer. You may feel that things are just not working out, without ever really understanding why. Perhaps you keep choosing particular people as friends or partners that you know are not healthy but can't resist anyway. Perhaps this makes you feel anxious, depressed or you can't sleep at night and well meaning advice from friends of family doesn't seem to help.