There are many reasons why someone might choose to see a psychoanalyst. It might be to talk through a life event that feels overwhelming. Maybe you’re struggling with symptoms or behaviours that feel destructive and out of your control or you are experiencing painful and disturbing thoughts and feelings. Perhaps there is a general sense of dissatisfaction or unease and, beyond that, tricky questions about who you are and what you want.
Rather than delivering standard solutions or life hacks, psychoanalysis is an invitation to be curious and explore, to uncover what has been hidden and to re-think what we take for granted. Through talking and listening out for clues in our speech, psychoanalysis can help find new ways to understand what we want and what gets in our way.
Whatever the reasons that brought you here, psychoanalysis offers a safe, confidential and judgment free space to speak about what is on your mind.
Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy
About me:
I offer psychoanalysis and psychotherapy from my consulting room in London, SE1. I also offer online sessions in some circumstances.
My practice is influenced by the teachings of Freud and Jaques Lacan. I have a degree in Philosophy and a MSc in Clinical Psychology. In my initial psychotherapy training I worked with both adults and children at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Mental Health trust. I have also worked as a clinical researcher at UCLPartners and Pearson Clinical, and was a director of Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich Mind.
I continue my psychoanalytic training with the Centre of Freudian Research and Analysis.
Alongside my private practice, I work as a Student Psychotherapist at City & Guilds Art School and as a Psychological Support Therapist with mothers at Happy Babies Community.
Fees:
The fees and means of payment are negotiated, depending on session frequency and individual circumstances. Missed sessions (cancelled less than 48 hours in advance) are due in full.
Frequency and duration:
Session lengths tend to vary depending on what is spoken about. You can expect them to last from between about 30-50 minutes. Usually you will need to attend once or twice a week.
It is difficult to put a timeframe on a psychoanalytic treatment because it is a work of exploration and will depend on each individual.
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