Charlotte Wadham

I am a fully qualified psychodynamic counsellor/psychotherapist with more than 14 years experience working both in the NHS and in private practice.

Based in Acton W3 and Hammersmith W6 in West London, I offer one-to-one counselling/psychotherapy on either a short or long term basis to those experiencing a wide range of symptoms and problems including:

• anxiety and stress
• bereavement and loss
• depression
• relationship and family difficulties
• work and career issues
• traumatic events, abuse
• low self-esteem, identity, body image
• physical health problems
• life transitions including mid-life crisis, retirement

I am also a psychodynamic supervisor and having recently completed my supervision training at the Society for Analytical Psychology offer supervision both to groups and one-to-one, in person and on-line.

I am a fully accredited member of BACP, (this means I have a substantial level of BACP-approved training and experience), I abide by their professional code of ethics and practice, and hold full indemnity insurance. I am also a registered member of the Association of Analytical Psychotherapists (APP) and an accredited practitioner for the British Association of Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM).

How does counselling/psychotherapy work?

I provide a safe, supportive, confidential and non-judgmental place for you to explore, understand and work through problems and difficulties to foster a greater sense of wellbeing.

As a psychodynamic practitioner, I work with an emphasis on relationship – how we relate to ourselves and others. This can be affected by our early experiences and may link to symptoms of depression and anxiety.  Sometimes we find it hard to connect to, and work through, difficult and painful feelings and we form defences to help us cope and manage them – not all of these defences are helpful.

My approach will encourage you to understand underlying emotional conflicts and to develop new ways of coping with difficulties, to find meaning and where appropriate, make changes in your life.

Gaining insight into the nature of your difficulties can bring enormous relief as you begin to address unhelpful, often negative patterns of thinking and feeling.

My work draws on ideas from Jungian Psychology, CBT and Compassion-Focused Therapy as well as being informed by my passion for, and background in, classical music.

We would start with an introductory session to give you the chance to see if therapy might work for you; the session involves no commitment beyond this first meeting. Initially, we would explore what you wish to get out of counselling/psychotherapy and how we could do this together. The relationship between the individual and the therapist is of paramount importance in therapy.

£75 per session in Acton, £85 per session in Hammersmith.

£70 per session for supervision (in person or on-line)

Some concessions available for students, low income and unemployed.

I am close to tubes, buses and mainline stations including Hammersmith tube in Hammersmith and Acton Mainline and Acton Central in Acton, plus free parking is available at most times in Acton.