Maria King

I am a UKCP accredited psychoanalytic psychotherapist and trained with The Arbours Training Programme in London 20 years ago.  I have worked with patients suffering from anxiety, trauma, divorce, depression, relationship difficulties, family issues, employment difficulties, abuse and bereavement.

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy enables you to explore what is within your power to change and to be reminded on a fundamental level that you have choices. The weekly sessions provide a space for you to begin to make connections between the past and the present, to help you see how some of the things that you feel, do and say are not driven by your conscious thoughts and feelings, rather by unconscious feelings. It can help you to understand the parts of you that sabotage your best efforts. If you have a better understanding of these connections, you will gain more control over them.

How you feel from day-to-day, your mental state, the patterns of your behaviour, your actions and the decisions you take, are all connected to your past experiences going back to your childhood. They determine the person you are today. You may be tired of the same patterns in your life and relationships, coming up time and again and feel that you need to seek professional help with these issues.

I set up my practice to provide a resource for people who feel they need help with the mental challenges they are facing - empowering them to gain a better understanding of themselves and their lives.

Your first meeting is treated as a space to think, reflect and talk about your reasons for coming to therapy and for me to listen. The session will give you the opportunity to ask questions and explore the process.