Dr Caroline Harvey

I am an experienced BPC registered Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist with a private practice in Darlington providing Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy to adults in the North East of England.

Life can be a struggle at times, and the past few years have been particularly difficult for many of us. Often, we can find a way through problems ourselves, but sometimes it’s crucial to acknowledge when you need help. This might be due to a life event pushing you beyond the limit of your capacity to cope, or when you feel stuck in a painful and familiar pattern, unknowingly trapped repeating experiences from your past. It’s important to know that the person you turn to for help is an experienced, highly trained professional, adhering to a stringent code of conduct. As a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC), I am held to a clear code of ethics and professional conduct, ensuring my clinical practice is of the highest standard.

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy draws on the concepts and theories of psychoanalysis to help you understand and resolve your problems by increasing awareness of how your past can influence relationships and experiences in the present. It differs from other therapies and counselling in aiming for deep seated change in personality and emotional development.

As a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, I offer weekly sessions or, if required, more intensive psychotherapy that involves attending sessions several times a week, to understand and work through many problems, including those related to anxiety, depression, trauma, abuse, relationships, stress, low self-esteem, bereavement, life transitions, or medically unexplained symptoms. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy can also be effective when you are experiencing a more general sense of dissatisfaction in life.

For further information, please visit the BPC website at bpc.org.uk.