About me

Hello, my name is Dee Critoph. As an experienced and registered Psychotherapist and Certified ADHD Clinical Services Professional (ADHD-CCSP), I have worked with a diverse range of people struggling with a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, feelings of sadness, loneliness and emptiness, low self-esteem and confidence, feelings of guilt & shame, and difficulties in relating to self and others.

In addition, I have vast experience working with:

Trauma
ADHD
Mind-Body connection

ADHD: Recognised and Endorsed by the ADHD Foundation. Certified ADHD Specialist (ADHD-CCSP).

I provide a safe, confidential, professional and non-judgemental service, ensuring a comfortable place to talk, feel heard, explore and make sense of anything that may be troubling you.

I offer individual counselling and psychotherapy on an open-ended basis or for an agreed time-period, depending on what seems most advisable.

Working together, you will have the freedom to explore and reflect on every aspect of your life, from some of your earlier life relationships and experiences to what is going on currently in your adult life.

Relationships can be a source of human struggle. The therapeutic relationship itself can be a powerful tool for the enhancement of your self-discovery, and any problems arising from closeness with another person can be experienced and addressed directly within the therapeutic relationship. Therefore, helping you understand and resolve your difficulties by increasing awareness of your inner world and its influence over relationships both past and present.

Understanding the link between the past and present can be very helpful in bringing about new insight and change.

What happens in the first session?

Initially, we would have an introductory session that would give you an idea of what it is like to sit with me as a therapist. It carries no obligation to commit; deciding the best therapy for you will require some thought, and the first meeting will help us with that.

Ongoing sessions last 50 minutes and are usually held at the same time and day, at a minimum once per week.

Get in touch

Please call me on 0771 9111 771 or email me at dee@dlc-psychotherapy.com

We can then arrange a mutually convenient time for an initial session, where we can talk about what has brought you to seek therapy. If I am unable to take your call, please leave a message and provide a number you feel comfortable with me phone you back.

*If you send me an email, please check your spam folder if you do not see my reply in your inbox.

Training, qualifications & experience

Experience & Expertise:

I have over 20 years of experience working in therapeutic environments, including working with diverse, homeless, and forensic populations.

ADHD Therapist: Recognised and Endorsed by the ADHD Foundation.

Certified ADHD Clinical Services Professional (ADHD-CCSP)

Training & Qualifications:

After a career in social care, I went on to train as a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist at the Manor House Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I completed a rigorous British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) accredited training, gaining experience through seminars and clinical practice.

Additionally, I have undertaken COFRA 121 - StopSo training, a therapeutic programme to help people manage sexual risk and to live more pro-social, satisfying lives.

With the Tavistock & Portman, I attended a year-long course looking at psychoanalytic ideas on violence, criminality and sexual deviation.

University of Derby: Autism, Asperger's and ADHD - Recognised and Endorsed by the ADHD Foundation.

I am a Certified ADHD Clinical Services Professional (ADHD-CCSP)

I have completed a two-year-long Infant Observation and a Psychiatric Placement. I continue to embark on further Psychoanalytic training with the British Psychotherapy Foundation (BPF).

I am a registrant of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC), working to their code of ethics.

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Accredited register membership

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

In addition, I have vast experience working with people struggling with a wide range of difficulties...

Emotional problems can be experienced in a variety of ways, including:

Feelings of emptiness, sadness or depression
Feelings of anxiety
Inability or concentrate or cope
Low self-esteem or lack of confidence
Sexual problems
Difficulty making or sustaining relationships or repeatedly becoming involved in unsatisfactory or destructive relationships.
Stress
Addictive or obsessional behaviour - like alcohol, drugs, gambling, food, sex and internet use
Extreme mood swings or frequent anger
Relationship issues (both heterosexual and LGBTQ+)
Long term difficulties following loss - such as bereavement, job loss, or a relationship breakdown
Work-related issues
Physical symptoms and psychosomatic illnesses
Emotional difficulties
Social shyness or isolation
Sleep problems which may include nightmares
Eating disorders
Panic attacks