Cath Arakelian
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About me
I am a psychodynamically trained psychotherapist currently working in Summertown, North Oxford and Marylebone, London.
My Services
Open-ended psychotherapy - weekly 50 minute sessions in London or Oxford
Time-limited psychotherapy - typically twelve sessions of 50 minutes in successive weeks
Training, qualifications & experience
My clinical training was started at WPF and was completed at the British Psychotherapy Foundation.
I am psychodynamically trained and a registered member of the British Psychoanalytical Council.
Psychodynamic therapy is a talking therapy based on the psychoanalytic principles originally described by Freud.
Unwelcome feelings or behaviour may be signals guiding you to seek self-understanding. Talking in confidence with me, you have time to explore freely your life and character. Patterns formed by our earliest relationships, the world of your unconscious, dreams and fantasies, all make up your unique inner world. Get to the roots of what makes you, you.
Sit with me in privacy and comfort and safely explore your inner world at your own pace. Relief from pain and the opportunity to grow in work and relationships is possible.
Having worked previously in the field of dementia, I have a special interest in treating people facing the challenges of later life.
Please call me for a short introductory conversation. It's free. It's confidential. I look forward to hearing from you.
Member organisations
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.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
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Fees
£60.00 - £100.00
Additional information
My fee structure is flexible based on income We can discuss what is sustainable for you in our initial phone conversation.
Fees are reviewed annually in January.
When I work
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Further information
Travel to the rooms
There is ample public parking in Summertown. The nearest train station is Oxford Parkway on the Chiltern line from Marylebone. There are regular buses from central Oxford and Oxford Parkway.
The nearest tube for the Marylebone room is Bond Street (a 3-minute walk) or Oxford Circus (6 minutes). There is plenty of on street parking around Manchester Square and Marylebone area but the nearest car park is Selfridges Car Park or the NCP in Portman Square.
