Dean Bristow
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About me
With 20 years of experience working in NHS mental health services, including extensive work within forensic and HM Prison settings, I am currently a Psychotherapist and Specialist Practitioner in a dedicated NHS service for Personality Disorders and Complex Trauma. I currently offer open-ended psychotherapy sessions, lasting 50 minutes, both in-person and remotely. My practice is conveniently located just a few minutes' walk from Liverpool Street Station in Central London.
Our life experiences shape our emotional lives, influencing our thoughts and reactions as adults. Because each individual's experiences are unique, so too are their outcomes. We often find ourselves repeating unproductive behaviours or struggling to control aspects of ourselves, without understanding the root cause.
Psychotherapy offers a path to understanding and resolving these issues. It fosters awareness of our inner world and its impact on both past and present relationships, distinguishing itself from other therapies by aiming for deeper, more fundamental change in personality and emotional development.
By exploring how past experiences influence current relationships, psychotherapy can build self-confidence, improve relationships, and enhance overall well-being. I deeply value each client and the therapeutic relationship we develop. Recognising the unique circumstances that have shaped each individual's life, I utilise attachment theory to cultivate safe and supportive relationships that facilitate personal growth and development.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BSc (Hons) Integrative Psychotherapy
- MSc Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (2026)
- Foundation in Group Analysis
- Mentalisation Based Therapy.
Member organisations
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 - £55.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I currently offer in-person, open-ended therapy sessions in East Central London, just minutes from Liverpool Street Station, for £55 per session. I also provide remote sessions nationwide via Skype or Microsoft Teams.
The initial session provides an opportunity for us to explore how we might work together, discuss your expectations and desired outcomes for therapy, and for you to ask any questions you may have. My priority is to create a space where you feel seen and heard.
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