Fernanda Wagland, Psychotherapist, PGDip, BPC & FPC
About me
Please note that due to health and safety concerns, all new therapy bookings will be for online sessions only, for the foreseeable future. Online therapy allows for continuity and connection, and transcends borders in a way that feels especially important now.
I am an experienced psychotherapist and counsellor registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling (FPC). I sees adults for short and long-term work.
In my work, I hope to provide you with what you need to change and grow. More often than not, the roots of emotional problems go deeper than normal awareness can reach, and my role is to enable you to identify, and focus on, some of the destructive ways of relating to yourself and others that might leave you feeling depressed, anxious or alone.
My aim is to create a safe and creative environment, which will help you to explore the different aspects of yourself – some which harmoniously coexist, and others that might be at odds with each other.
Ultimately, therapy is an opportunity to tell and understand your own stories; an opportunity to meaningfully acknowledge the whole spectrum of your existence. This might in turn enable you to break free from stories that are no longer truthful to who you are, paving the way for more coherent stories to emerge.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have experience of working with a range of adult mental health difficulties: anxiety, depression, BPD, relationship issues, the impact of trauma and loss, drug and alcohol dependency, low self-esteem, psychosexual problems and adult survivors of sexual abuse. I also have an interest in the unique emotional challenges faced by young adults, immigrants, creative people and the LGBTQI community.
I am an accredited member of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling (FPC).
Qualification and Training:
- PG Dip, Postgraduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, WPF, London
- Certificate in Psychotherapy and Counselling, WPF, London
- Foundation in Psychoanalytic Studies, Institute of Psychoanalysis, London
Member organisations
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.
British Psychoanalytic Council
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.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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.
