About me
Hi, thanks for taking a moment to read these notes. My name is Martin, and I am an experienced accredited psychodynamic psychotherapist. I have been working with adults for over 16 years working with a range of issues that trouble everyday life. I offer a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space where we can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Speaking about personal and private matters can feel difficult, especially if you have never spoken about them before, or they have been hidden away for a long time.
You might reading this because you are struggling, feeling stressed, anxious, depressed or unsure of what’s wrong. At the same time perhaps another part of you is saying 'I need to talk'. If so then I’m here to listen and help you moving forward. My approach is gentle, thoughtful, and curious and I am interested in whatever interests you.
I see therapy as journey to be taken together, but at a pace that suits you. It is a process where understanding can really help untangle feelings and emotions that might be stuck or making life difficult. It is often this stuck stuff that appears as anxiety, depression, stress of other physical symptoms.
Training, qualifications & experience
I’m a accredited and experienced psychodynamic psychotherapist with over 16 years of offering therapeutic support to adults. During this time I have helped support a range of issues including stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, and a range of other personal matters.
I have been in working private practice since 2017 with adults from all walks of life and from all around the world. Since Covid i have been working online with people from many different cultures.
I have also worked with organisations and businesses supporting adults with matters triggered by office culture, pressures and expectations. I have also worked within charitable organisations such as Mind, Grief Encounter, and helping trainees at The Counselling Foundation. More recently I have completed advanced training with the Society of Analytic Psychology.
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.
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
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Fees
£75.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My fee starts at £75 for people in full time employment.
I also offer concessionary rates for those who are unemployed, on low-income or in training. I keep slots with concessionary rates separate and as they are in high demand - and constantly change - it would be best to contact me so I can update you with current availability.
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Further information
Getting started can seem anxiety provoking but we can manage this together. Whether you are looking for personal help or as part of an organisation I would be happy to meet and talk things through. To take the next step send me an email and we can set up an initial telephone call or consultation session. In the call we can see if things match and if so aim to meet for an initial consultation. From there we can agree to move things forward.
