psychoanalytic psychotherapy is not directive, working with individuals not symptoms and offering neither solutions or advice or diagnosis. instead the material a person brings in is explored in the here and now, allowing an opportunity to comprehend, in a new way or for the first time perhaps, patterns that causes suffering. In so doing, a person finds their own way out of suffering

would coaching be a better fit for where you are currently and your present needs?

my current fee is £60 per session. lower rates are possible with commitment to twice-weekly psychoanalysis.

for those who would otherwise be economically excluded from seeking therapy, i offer a limited number of reduced-cost sessions to ensure equitable access. this can be discussed at initial contact.

low-cost psychotherapy can also be accessed through the philadelphia association

sessions last fifty minutes

i offer weekly and twice-weekly sessions. frequency of the therapy will be discussed and agreed on, depending on needs and resources of the individual

psychoanalytic psychotherapy is an open-ended treatment which can be either short or long-term. people go for as long as it is necessary

people talk about whatever is stuck in their mind currently. this may centre around existential, relational or intrarelational themes, and disturbances within fields of the psyche, or phenomenon.

as an existentialist-analytic psychotherapist, my experience is that it is never for a singular reason that people seek therapy. those i work with may be challenged in not insignificant ways by anxiety, disassociation, low-self esteem, chaotic relationships, boredom, depressive episodes, loneliness, grief, lack of purpose, failing relationship, death anxiety, intimacy, meaninglessness, self harming behaviours, bereavement, isolation, spiritual crisis, ego dissolution, disordered eating, dependencies, attachment difficulties, infertility, compulsive behaviour, body image, suicidal ideation

therapy for personal growth is absolutely valid a reason to start psychotherapy. the existentialist-analytic approach is well matched to a person desiring new depths of awareness and intimacy with self, and enhancement of core experiences.

therapy might be said to work best when one is able to make of it what one needs

my working languages are English and Yoruba. i understand and speak Brazilian Portuguese to a limited degree

mind provide a useful fact-sheet about what is available on the NHS for those seeking support. a significant number of people access mental health and wellbeing support from private practitioners, choosing to search for an independent provider themselves to work with. this may be due to long waiting lists for talking therapies on the NHS, or to access treatment that isn’t available through the NHS such as open-ended psychoanalytic psychotherapy