Cerri Saville

I am an experienced and qualified Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and I provide a confidential, warm and secure therapeutic space for clients with a broad range of issues and concerns. Please contact me if you would like to arrange a face to face session in Bristol or an online or telephone session.

I am registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

My approach is based on psychodynamic principles which can help you to make sense of current struggles. By exploring the unconscious it is possible to begin to understand and process difficulties rooted in the past.

Unconscious patterns of behaviour affect one's experience of the world and this approach allows for a gradual exploration of deeper conflicts, shedding light onto protective but maladaptive ways of coping. This process can bring together a more coherent understanding of the self and better equip one to deal with life's challenges. The capacity to develop an expanded sense of self helps one to discover a deeper sense of identity, maintain better relationships, experience more meaning in everyday life and make positive choices.

I welcome those adults of any age, culture, gender and background. I have experience of talking to people who have come to therapy for a wide variety of reasons, such as depression, anxiety or low self-esteem. Something difficult may have happened in your life: you may be feeling sad, overwhelmed, unhappy or  be experiencing; anxiety, social anxiety, family issues, panic attacks and you’re not sure why or how to change things.

So what happens next?

If this resonates with you, just send me an email or leave me an answer phone message, whatever you prefer. I will contact you as soon as possible to arrange an initial session. You are welcome to arrange a time with me to call for a brief chat on the phone if you have some queries about the therapy.

We will usually arrange two initial meetings to explore whether Psychodynamic therapy is right for you. If we decide to work together we will arrange to meet at least once a week for 50 minutes, and think together about what feels right in terms of the length of the therapy.