About me
I offer psychodynamic psychotherapy that works towards deep, lasting change, not just symptom relief.
My approach is to foster an environment where we can explore the complexities of your mind and develop a detailed understanding of the unconscious patterns that may be limiting your growth. Through this work, it becomes possible to expand your emotional range, allowing a greater sense of freedom, expression, and authority in your life.
I am a senior clinician in the NHS with extensive experience working with complex psychological difficulties. I lecture on psychoanalysis at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and previously worked within its specialist trauma service. Alongside this, I offer open-ended individual psychotherapy from my consulting room in Hackney, East London, as well as online.
I work with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, often navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, loss, relationship difficulties, and questions of identity.
Whatever the problem you bring, I take a serious and collaborative approach and welcome critical feedback throughout our work.
Please visit my website for more information.
Training, qualifications & experience
In addition to my private practice, I am a senior psychotherapist in the NHS. I also lecture and teach psychoanalysis at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust.
I have previously worked as a specialist psychotherapist at the Tavistock and Portman complex trauma service, as well as a psychotherapist within the Complex Depression, Anxiety, and Trauma Unit and the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Department within the North London Partnership NHS Trust.
I am a full member of the Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists (TSP) and a full member of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC). I am also a registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and a clinical fellow of the Neuropsychoanalysis Association.
I have a master's with distinction in psychodynamic psychotherapy and a specialist training in intercultural psychotherapy from the Tavistock & Portman. I have also undertaken additional training in complex trauma and group work.
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
£80.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a sliding scale for fees and hold spaces people on low incomes so please do let me know about your individual circumstances. I currently do not accept insurance.
When I work
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Further information
Please visit my website for more details:
https://www.davidsugarpsychotherapy.com/
