Eirini Ampatzi-Ippikoglou

Going to therapy can be daunting and especially challenging, however what can be even more challenging than going to therapy is to live with fear, anxiety, and sadness. And although most people can find ways to manage the loneliness and anxiety of everyday life, it tends to keep finding ways to seep through once again.

I'm a Psychodynamic Therapist and through my work in charities and in the NHS, I have experience with a range of issues which include abuse, addictive behaviours (alcohol and drug issues), anger management, anxiety, bereavement and loss, body dysmorphia, bonding and attachment issues, depression, issues surrounding food, building healthy boundaries, issues with intimacy and sex, relationship problems, self-worth and self-esteem issues, trauma and feelings of shame and guilt.

It can feel frightening to explore old wounds and perhaps, in the process, even discover new ones that maybe you didn’t even know were there.

Therapy cannot promise that you will never feel depressed or anxious again. Therapy can give you the tools and the environment that you might need to flourish and learn more about yourself and the way you relate to others around you. It can be a safe place where you can feel that another person has you in mind, and wants to empathetically listen to you, and challenge you, with your best intentions in mind.

You may be struggling with emotions and thoughts around a person that left you, a parent that hurt you, someone that loved you too much or too little, an accident, a bad sexual experience, a fight, a bad diagnosis. There are so many things, that can go through your mind and still hurt you every day. What I am hoping to help you with is to allow yourself to understand the past, and how it has affected you and perhaps get to a point that, although it would be better if these bad things didn’t happen, you can still feel secure and whole despite the fact that they did.

If you think you want to give therapy a chance, feel free to send me an email, and we can arrange a brief phone call to see how I could help you and whether I am the right therapist for you.