Daniel Heath

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MBACP, Counsellor & Psychotherapist
Available for new clients
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London N10 & SE1
Available for new clients
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This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Finding the right emotional support at the right time, can be transformative.

I’m a well established psychodynamic psychotherapist & counsellor. I run two clinics, one in Highgate (North London) and the other in London Bridge (Central London). 

Note: Following extensive work during the period of Lockdown Policy I am also now working online (long & short term). 

  • My aim is to initially relieve your distress in the most effective way possible. I will establish a facilitatory space where thoughts & feelings can be safely revealed.
  • I am impartial, attentive, curious & determined to explore your fears, anxieties and uncertainties. To understand how your feelings intertwine with daily life - how you experienced them in the past, offering foresight for the future, in the present.
  • I have a wealth of experience to draw on and work face-to-face with clients, also online in the UK and worldwide (particularly English speaking territories & Expats) 
  • Whether online or face to face, counselling & psychotherapy with me offers a confidential, non-judgemental space in which to explore confused, unsettled or disturbing feelings. To discover what is behind your experiences and to provide insight & hope, where both may be absent.

Details of how I work can be found here at: https://www.heathpractice.co.uk

Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a relational approach which links past experience and unconscious processes to present problems. 

It's a place where energy is primarily and collaboratively focused on lines of thought. A place where time is reserved for feelings, to discover how we experience them, how we can understand them and to appreciate the often painful, conflicted conundrums that trouble you and your relationships.

Doubt and uncertainty will most likely be reflected in our work together, but within this safe, reliable & deeply thoughtful space your emotional life can be given room to explore & grow

I focus on relationship patterns, unconscious experience and processes, developmental history and what occurs between the two of us in the room.

I retain a wealth of experience and hold particular understanding in these clinical areas:

  • ​Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Relationship difficulties
  • Personality disorders
  • Trauma
  • Low self-esteem
  • Stress
  • ​Bereavement
  • Sexuality issues
  • Domestic violence
  • Loneliness and isolation
  • Childhood sexual abuse
  • Eating disorders
  • Relational conflict/codependency

Training, qualifications & experience

I began my training at Birkbeck University of London, qualifying as a psychodynamic therapist at Highgate Counselling Centre (UK. Est.1966). 

I have trained extensively with Place2Be (Est. 1994) in respect of working with children and I am Enhanced DBS checked

I am a long serving member of a National Suicide Charity.

​I am also a registered member of the BACP - The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I work within and in reference to their ethical and professional guidelines. In line with BACP membership, I am also committed to my Continuing Professional Development and undertake regular supervision of my work.

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Notably: I am personally and academically interested in seeing those experiencing relational conflict and/or codependency within family and long standing relationship structures. 

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Fees

£70.00 - £120.00
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • Keyworkers
  • Students
  • Trainee counsellors
  • Unemployed
  • Refugees

Additional information

My standard online fees are £70 for individual sessions. Sessions are 50 minutes.

Note: initial phone sessions are short (15minutes) and not considered assessment sessions (which are chargeable) as require pre and post reflection and case formulation. 

Please don't hesitate to ask about concessions. I may have some slots available. I believe there should be no barriers to accessing mental health support and so I am always willing to assist where possible. 

50minute assessment sessions are charged at £70 but may last a little longer than 50 minutes. This extra time will give us an opportunity to explore the details of your presenting circumstances. It is on the basis of this first session that we can decide whether or not working together would be of benefit.

  • As mentioned I offer a number of sessions at a reduced rate by negotiation for those on low incomes and high outgoings such as those with dependants and for students in full time study or in training with a recognised counselling association. 
  • If you are on very low income or on state support i can suggest you contact two particular organisations. Details of which are on my website under 'Fees'.  

When I work

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My availability varies so please do ask. I work In-Person, online and by phone. My practices are based in Muswell Hill, Highgate & London Bridge. 

Further information

I work psychodynamically both In-person and online. 

Work tends to be open ended, however I encourage prospective clients to commit to 3 or 4 initial sessions to allow anxieties to settle and for a way of working to present itself and for us to establish some goals together. 

My clinics in Highgate and London Bridge are both situated within well established centres, arranged and presented for therapeutic practice. 

Both centres have toilet facilities and waiting areas (Highgate reception facilities). 

The London Bridge clinic is open all year round. Highgate temporarily closes over Christmas and Easter, and annually in August.

London, Greater London, SE1

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older Adults

Key details

DBS check

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Skype
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