About me
I am a psychodynamic counsellor working at the Oakdale Centre in Horsforth, Leeds. I am registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council and offer short-term or open-ended psychotherapy.
As a psychodynamically-trained counsellor, our focus would be on the unconscious mind. The work is unstructured - exploring emotions, thoughts, and early life experiences in depth to examine present behaviour and lead to a greater understanding of the self. We would also look at the therapist-client relationship, where together we would uncover hidden patterns and unresolved conflicts.
I offer a free 30-minute introductory phonecall to new clients to discuss how we might work together, your hopes for therapy and if the psychodynamic approach would feel like a good fit. If you wish to move forward we would then schedule an in-person assessment at the Oakdale Centre.
I have worked with a wide range of clients and issues including low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties and trauma.
If you're interested in knowing more about psychodynamic therapy and how it differs to approaches such as CBT, I recommend this article by the BACP: https://tinyurl.com/mvvpecte
Training, qualifications & experience
Registered as a Psychodynamic Counsellor with the British Psychoanalytic Council, Registration number: 48971
BACP-registered therapist, Membership Number: 404289
Masters degree in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy from Birkbeck College, University of London.
Certificate of Higher Education in Counselling and Counselling Skills from Birkbeck College, University of London.
I have worked as a psychodynamic counsellor since 2019.
Member organisations
school 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.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
When I work
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