Dr Lauren Becker
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About me
Starting therapy is not always easy, and it takes courage to make the first step in asking for help. My aim is to provide an empathic, thoughtful and reflective space in which we can explore, understand and work through old dynamics of being and relating that might be causing you pain and keeping you feeling stuck in life.
As a Clinical Psychologist I am trained to work in a variety of psychological approaches. However, my speciality is psychodynamic psychotherapy and mentalization-based therapy (MBT), which I primarily offer on either on a long or short-term basis.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy offers a way of exploring the underlying obstacles to moving forward in life which may not always be accessible to conscious thinking. I provide a safe space where you can learn to listen to yourself and be heard without judgment, with the aim of understanding how your past experiences might be shaping how you live, work, and relate to others in the present. The dynamic in the therapy room can bring to life the patterns and themes that occur in your relationship with yourself and with others. Through working together to gain insight this can help reduce distress and shift repeating negative patterns, allowing you more freedom to make positive changes in your life.
Mentalization-based therapy is a psychodynamically informed treatment in which we focus on making sense of what goes on in your own mind and in the minds of other people, to understand and alleviate problematic patterns of behaviour. It can be particularly useful for those who struggle forming healthy attachments and experience intense emotional distress in relationships.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist (BPsy, DClinPsy) and British Psychoanalytic Council Accredited MBT Practitioner, with many years of experience working in specialist mental health settings within the NHS. I currently work in a secondary care NHS service providing psychotherapy for individuals experiencing complex and enduring difficulties with their mental health, including those with long-standing depression, anxiety, emotion-regulation and relationship difficulties and complex-trauma.
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£100.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Fees to be confirmed during initial consultation.
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Further information
I currently offer sessions in person on Tuesday evenings and Friday mornings and afternoons, with some availability for online sessions as well.
