Susan Whitby

UKCP Registered psychoanalytic psychotherapist, DIT practitioner, Supervisor including work with International individuals & Students in London N3 face to face and online

I am a Psychotherapist with 30 years experience , across a range of settings; NHS, Specialist/GP services, Higher Education ,Private. I have worked with adults and young people from all backgrounds and cultures. I have a special interest in International Students. I offer both open ended and short term psychotherapy, as well as Dynamic Interpersonal Psychotherapy (16 session brief model), based on psychoanalytic principles. 

The space is safe, confidential and non-judgmental  to talk about whatever is troubling you. We would focus on present difficulties and their underlying causes, often from your past. Attention is paid to beliefs and feelings you might not be aware of, but which affect how you feel, behave or engage in relationships.

Areas I cover

I can work across the full spectrum of mental health related issues that can arise in adults and young people;

I specialise in working with:

• Anxiety, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Mixed Depression and Anxiety, Family Issues, Trauma, Mood Swings, Poor Impulse Control, Emotional Regulation Difficulties, Bi Polar, Panic Disorder, Neurodiversity
• Relationship Issues of all kinds, including isolation, separation and divorce
• Bereavement including abortion, miscarriage/s
• Work and Career, including Creative Blocks, Stress, Difficult Colleagues
• Self sabotaging patterns
• Health & Long Term conditions

How I work

For those willing to engage in therapy the aim of an initial consultation, is to understand what brought you to seek help, reach a formulation and think about what would be helpful at this time.

The First Consultation - what to expect

I am an experienced assessor and clinician and have the training to understand a wide range of difficulties. 

The initial consultation serves as a space to think about what will suit you and usually takes place over two sessions. My training and experience mean we can think about what goes on under the surface as well as above.  I can advise and guide if this therapy will be suitable or make another recommendation if it could be more beneficial at this time.

Approved Providers I work with:

I am an approved provider for various healthcare insurers including:

WPA, Aviva and AXA.

I offer a short initial telephone conversation and then an initial consultation in person

        Individual Psychotherapy sessions  from £75  for trainees to £120

• Supervision sessions from £60 per session.

    Therapy and Supervision sessions are 50 minutes.

Hampstead Garden Suburb, Finchley Central, North Finchley, Friern Barnet, East Finchley, Muswell Hill 

Finchley Central tube Northern Line, High Barnet Branch is a ten/twelve minute walk from my practice and is also served by buses 13, 143, 326, 125.