This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hello, I’m Simon. I work in Shoreditch, Brick Lane, specialising in men’s mental health; helping men understand their feelings and so change their lives. Appointments are available weekdays and a variety of times, including evenings.
I offer Psychodynamic Psychotherapy working both with open ended contracts or fixed-term sessions (normally 6-8). Open ended work allows you to explore your feelings and your behaviours in detail and so come to a deeper understanding of what makes you who you are. Fixed-term work focuses on one aspect of life with which you might be struggling so greater attention can be aimed at alleviating specific distress.
“Men often struggle to ask for help especially help with how they feel and the problems they might face. It shouldn’t be like that and it doesn’t have to be. Talking about your worries and expressing your feelings is a strength not a weakness.”
It’s not always helpful to try and categorise difficulties with a label and I do not believe in working to understand a diagnosis but in working to better understand a person. Challenges can perhaps be grouped under a heading and I have extensive experience in the following common areas:
Depression, Anxiety, Relationships, Sexuality, Bereavement, Addiction, Stress.
Training, qualifications & experience
I worked for many years in the NHS: in hospital, GP and community services which gave me extensive experience working with a wide variety of patient groups. Prior to this I also worked with homeless and addiction Charities in East London, helping people heal themselves and rebuild their lives. I am a qualified and accredited Psychodynamic Psychotherapist with a Post Graduate Diploma from the Westminster Pastoral Foundation, underwritten by Roehampton University and a Clinical Supervision Diploma from the Minster Centre in North London.
I am a member of and operate under registration with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC). I also am registered with the Foundation for Counselling and Psychotherapy (FPC). These registrations ensure published ethical standards and the BPC complaints procedure are operated at all times.
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.
Accredited register membership
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This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
Initial Consultations are for 1.5 hours and cost £90. Ongoing sessions last for 50 minutes, take place at the same time each week and cost £70, time-limited work costs £80 per session.
When I work
Online and Face to Face sessions available
Further information
If you are struggling, give me a call on 074 6273 2874 or send an email and we will work together to help you change. For more information check www.eastlondonmentalhealth.com
