Vincent Matthews
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About me
Psychotherapy aims to help by trying to get properly to the truth about who we are. Understanding more about ourselves gives us enough mental space, we hope, to see things a bit differently and so feel able to do things differently.
I'm a psychoanalytic psychotherapist working with adults. Psychotherapy can among other things help with: depression; sadness; specific and generalised anxiety and panic; sexual problems; relationship problems; compulsions; trauma; identity questions.
We aim to build insight into patterns of thinking, behaving and relating to others, many of which are not conscious. By working in this way, lasting changes to emotional well-being and relationships can emerge, as well as a lessening of problematic thoughts and actions.
Getting started
Please feel free to email me to arrange a time for an initial telephone discussion. This helps me get a sense of what is troubling you and, if you want to proceed, we can then arrange a meeting to explore things a bit more and agree on next steps.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Member of and trained with the British Psychotherapy Foundation.
- Registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council, accredited by the Professional Standards Agency. As a registrant of the BPC, I adhere to strict professional standards.
- Several years experience in mental health support in UK Higher Education.
- Experience supporting key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Experience as a counsellor with a London family charity.
- Experience as an honorary psychotherapist in a London NHS hospital.
Member organisations
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
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
Fees
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My standard fee for a once weekly session is currently £70. I have a limited number of reduced fee sessions available for those who are on lower incomes or experiencing financial difficulties.
When I work
Monday-Friday throughout the day, including a number of early morning and late evening appointments.
Please do feel free to discuss your preferred times and days with me.
