About me
Welcome to my profile. I'm Lorena, a qualified Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and Analytical Psychologist based in London. I offer in-person sessions in both East and North London, as well as online.
With over 15 years of experience in mental health, I have worked in diverse settings, including my private practice, a residential therapeutic community, and the charity sector, providing support to individuals facing severe psychological distress.
My practice is diverse, inclusive and focuses on open-ended, in-depth therapy to help individuals understand and work through psychological distress, including:
- anxiety
- depression
- complex trauma
- relationship and personality problems
I also have experience working with:
- eating disorders and disordered eating
- phobias
- bereavement
- dissociation
- climate anxiety
- immigrants
Working with Me
I offer a calm and confidential space for thoughtful, in-depth exploration. The pace of the work is something we shape together, and sessions are available one to three times per week, depending on what feels appropriate and sustainable. This is a space where you’re invited to speak freely, and where we can pay close attention to what’s unfolding — whether through patterns that repeat, emotions that feel out of place, or thoughts that seem at odds with each other. Often, the process involves slowing down enough to hear what’s been overlooked or pushed aside.
At the heart of psychoanalytic psychotherapy is the relationship between therapist and client. Together, we’ll explore how early experiences, unconscious patterns, and inner conflicts may be shaping your present life — and how your difficulties might be pointing toward something that is ready to shift or be understood in a new way. This work offers a space to go beneath the surface and explore what might be asking for change.
I also work with dreams, art, and symbolic material, which can give form to parts of the psyche that may not yet have found expression in everyday life.
I work from a psychosocial perspective, which means I attend not only to your inner world, but also to the wider context you live in — including the impact of identity, culture, race, gender, sexuality, class, environment, and migration. These dimensions are not separate from personal experience, but deeply intertwined with it. We can also explore the ways that collective, intergenerational, or systemic forms of harm might be carried in the present.
To arrange an initial consultation or find out more, feel free to get in touch or visit my website. I also offer a free 20-minute introductory video call.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a background in mental health and crisis intervention, and I undertook a rigorous, in-depth training in psychoanalytic and Jungian psychotherapy, supported by extensive supervision throughout.
Over the years, I’ve worked in a therapeutic community grounded in the tradition of critical psychiatry —supporting a shared living environment where residents explored their emotional lives together.
I have also coordinated a low-cost psychotherapy service in North London, and managed a mental health helpline, where I was responsible for the training and supervision of volunteers, as well as the ongoing development of the service.
Alongside my private practice, I currently teach clinical theory and practice and act as tutor on psychotherapy training programmes.
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist-Analytical Psychologist, professional member of the following organisations:
- UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy)
- CPJA (Council for Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis College)
- AGIP (The Association for Group and Individual Psychotherapy)
- Site for Contemporary Psychoanalysis
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 UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£85.00 - £115.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
A concessionary fee (£30- £60) may be available depending on income and personal circumstances. Please enquire.
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