James Stevens
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About me
Effective psychotherapy can substantially improve states of anxiety, depression and impulsiveness. I work from my consulting room in Hackney and together we will seek to build a detailed picture of your life and mind, thinking carefully and creatively about the patterns and dilemmas that you have decided need to be better understood in the service of instituting positive and lasting change.
I have experience working in various contexts and with a wide scope of personalities and presenting problems, both in the NHS and in private settings. I develop relationships based on each person's specific needs and encourage critical feedback and reflection at every stage of our work. Together, we can discover resources within you that make transformation possible.
My approach is psychoanalytic (sometimes also called psychodynamic) and I do not provide quick-fix answers, directive advice, or hastily formed diagnoses. Instead, my sole aim is to facilitate meaningful and lasting internal change through a process of deep listening and an atmosphere that promotes imaginative insight and profound respect for each person's particular personality and experiences.
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience:
In addition to my private practice, I work* or have previously worked as a psychotherapist in the following clinical settings:
- Maudsley Hospital (NHS) in the Self Harm Outpatient Service*
- Tavistock Clinic (NHS) in the Adult Complex Needs Service*
- Institute for Human Identity, New York
- IPTAR Clinical Center, Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, New York
Accreditation:
- British Psychoanalytic Council
Training:
- Inter-cultural Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London
- Respecialization Program in Adult Psychoanalysis, Institute of Psychoanalytic Training and Research, New York
- Advanced Clinical Extern, Institute of Human Identity, New York
Other professional memberships:
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists
- A.K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems
- Organisation for Promoting the Understanding of Society
- Action for Refugees in Lewisham
Member organisations
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.
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Additional information
An initial consultation will cost £85 and will last for 90 minutes. We would usually meet at least once more to discuss together the best path forward for you. During this consultation period we will discuss any questions you may have about psychotherapy, including your desires for what therapy can give you and important practical matters such as frequency of sessions, fees, and reflections on our suitability for one another.
