Tamsin Embleton

I am a specialist psychoanalytic psychotherapist, mental health consultant and writer working with clients in creative industries. I work in Mayfair on Mondays and Tuesdays and in Harringay and online on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Occasionally, I can accommodate fly-ins (POA).

I am the founder of the Music Industry Therapist Collective and the editor of Touring and Mental Health: the Music Industry Manual.

Who do I work with?

I work with creatives, performers, people in high pressure positions and those in the public eye.  A lot of my work is with musicians, writers, film directors, fashion designers, creative directors and producers.

How do I work?

My work is informed by attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapy with a splash of existential theory. This means that in therapy we would explore  how relate to yourself and other people, the impact of formative relationships and how you make meaning from the world and your experiences. I am also trauma-informed, meaning I have undergone trauma trainings and have worked extensively with people who have trauma-related difficulties.

Working with a psychotherapist

People come to therapy for myriad reasons – often they feel lost, stuck, anxious, depressed, or wish to understand themselves, improve their relationships or cope better in day-to-day life.

Giving voice to your experiences, and having a witness in therapy, can be a healing and life-affirming experience but it's much more than simply offloading to an empathic listening ear. We aim to reach what lies beneath the narrative, to your unconscious. By examining unconscious motivations and the legacy of past pains, we aim to deepen your understanding of yourself and how you move through the world.

Some of the issues that my clients face include:

• relationship, attachment and interpersonal issues
• depression, anxiety and stress
• grief, loss and bereavement
• trauma, neglect, physical, sexual and mental abuse
• identity, meaning and purpose
• phobias
• gender dysphoria
• sexual expression
• anger and emotional difficulties
• receiving a clinical diagnosis

My low and medium fee slots are currently occupied with long term clients. For anyone seeking low or medium fee psychotherapy, I would recommend self-referring to the Blues Project via the Bowlby Centre in Highbury. 

Musicians may be eligible for financial support (to help towards therapy costs) via Help Musicians UK, The Royal Society of Musicians of GB, or PRS for Music member's fund. For touring personnel, there is StageHand, BackUp Tech or Crew Nation. Actors may receive help through the Film & TV charity.