About me
I am an experienced psychodynamic psychotherapist, providing in-person sessions from my (first floor) rooms at Purley CR8 and Bethnal Green E2.
I have experience of working with people experiencing a broad range of emotional difficulties impacting on mental health including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, bereavement, and difficulties in personal and professional relationships. This is not a definitive list, as I am trained to work with what is troubling you.
Before establishing my private practice I provided psychotherapy in NHS units, including working with women survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and as a counsellor for a bereavement charity.
I offer a secure and confidential environment in which to explore what is troubling you, what you would like to understand about your thoughts, feelings and feelings about yourself and other people.
The people who come to work collaboratively with me, bring a wide range of emotional difficulties. It may be something which has been on their mind for sometime, a recent concern, or experiencing a range of feelings for seemingly and confusingly no apparent reason.
I draw upon psychoanalytic and psychodynamic approaches. The British Psychoanalytic Council's website (https://www.bpc.org) has information on this approach, and also on the PSA accredited register for practising psychotherapists.
I offer a brief conversation prior to the initial consultation. To arrange this please contact me by email .
The 75 minute initial consultation is an opportunity for us to meet, in person and for you to find out how I work and ask me any questions. We may meet for more than one consultation to get to know each other, and to make decisions about the best way forward for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Postgraduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Theory and Practice: four-year clinical training at WPF Therapy.
- Registrant of the British Psychoanalytic Council (bpc.org.uk) (BPC).
- Member of the Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling (thefpc.org.uk) (FPC).
- Registered with ICO.
- PSA accredited register.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £90.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Fees at Bethnal Green
Initial consultation: £80 ( 75 minutes )
Therapy sessions: £70 to £90 (50 minutes)
Fees at Purley
Initial consultation: £70 (75 minutes)
Therapy sessions: £60 to £80 (50 minutes)
I retain some availability for concessionary fees.
When I work
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Further information
It can feel daunting to make the initial arrangements to meet, and I would like to make this as easy as possible for you.
We can have a brief conversation by phone typically 15 minutes duration before you decide whether to book an in person consultation.
To arrange an appointment for an initial in person 75 minute consultation, or telephone introductory call please contact me by email. Amanda Strang1@yahoo.co.uk.
