David Sugar
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About me
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is about relationships, with yourself and others, both inside and out. It is the most theoretically developed talking therapy, with a strong evidence base, and can help alleviate symptoms such as anxiety and depression as well as lead to deep and lasting change.
My approach is to foster an environment where we can work together to better understand the complexities of your mind and patterns that might be hindering your development. Together we can broaden your emotional range and help build resilience creating greater freedom, expression, and authenticity in your life.
I am an experienced adult psychodynamic psychotherapist working for many years in the NHS in complex needs departments, inpatient wards, and community clinics. I have treated people from diverse backgrounds and addressed a wide range of issues such as depression, anxiety, loss, trauma, identity, and relationship difficulties.
I provide private individual treatment from my consulting room in Hackney, East London. I offer an open, reliable, safe, and confidential space where we can begin to understand and explore your difficulties. Please visit my website for more details.
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience
In addition to my private practice I currently work as a Specialist Clinician Trauma Psychotherapist in the Tavistock & Portman NHS trust.
I have previously worked as:
- Clinical Specialist & Psychotherapist, Complex Depression, Anxiety and Trauma Unit, NHS North London Partnership
- Honorary Psychotherapist, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist Department, NHS North London Partnership
- Psychiatric Restraint Debrief Officer, NHS North London Partnership
- Group Facilitator, Hackney Mind
Accreditation & Memberships
- Full member of the Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists (TSP)
- Full member of The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)
- Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Clinical fellow of the Neuropsychoanalysis Association
Training
- Intercultural Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Clinical Training at the Tavistock & Portman
- Masters with Distinction in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Clinical Training at the Tavistock & Portman
- Development of Psychoanalytic Theory, Trust Certificate Tavistock and Portman
- Working with Groups, Trust Certificate Tavistock & Portman
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a sliding scale for fee so please do let me know about your individual circumstances.
Further information
Please visit my website for more details:
https://www.davidsugarpsychotherapy.com/
