Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Do you feel anxious, lonely or depressed?
Do you find yourself questioning some of your life-decisions?
Notice the same self-sabotating patterns repeating in your work and personal relationships?
Are you asking yourself, how did I end up here again?
If you are curious about how to change some of that and feeling lost, confused and unsure how to begin, then you've come to the right place.
Psychodynamic therapy offers you an opportunity to work long-term and in-depth, helping you:
- overcome deep-rooted feelings of anxiety, sadness and isolation;
- change self-limiting beliefs and behaviours;
- build healthier professional and personal relationships;
- increase self-awareness, confidence and connection;
- enhance assertiveness and emotional resilience;
- feel more grounded, resourceful and choice-ful.
I have current availabilty for weekly sessions online. From April 2026, I will be offering in-person sessions in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
You will benefit from long-term psychotherapy with me, if you're open to exploring how childhood experiences might be influencing your present feelings, behaviour and ways of relating and are:
- looking to develop a deeper understanding of yourself and your internal world;
- interested in how your unconscious processes influence how you relate to others;
- seeking to restore balance to your life;
- ready to commit to regular, weekly appointments;
- willing and able to work online or for in-person sessions able to travel to Bolton.
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Long-term psychotherapy, with me, offers you a space to explore in-depth how you became the way you are. We will think together about how your early environment and childhood experiences shaped your beliefs about yourself, others and the world. We will think together about how past experiences continue to influence your decisions and relationships in the present and explore what you might do instead.
Eric Berne the founder of transactional analysis (TA), drew on the metaphor of fairytale, to explain the process of therapy. I have paraphrased him slightly here:
"Every human being is born a prince or a princess; early experiences convince some that they are frogs, the rest of the unhealthy development follows from this."
Continuing the metaphor, Berne goes on to say:
"There are two therapeutic goals. The first tries for something called getting better, or 'progress,' which in effect is making more comfortable frogs; the second aims at getting well, or "cure," which means to cast off the frog skin and take up once more the uninterrupted devlopment of the prince or princess. Transactional Analysis aims for the latter." Berne, E (1966)
Working psychodynamically with me
My approach draws on my expertise in transactional analysis (TA) and is concerned with helping you to gain a better awareness of yourself, your inner world, internal conflicts and unconscious processes.
Listening to your story and exploring your current difficulties, we will draw on theories of child development and attachment as well as TA, to gain insights into how unconscious patterns are repeating and blocking you from achieving your goals in the present.
We will pay close attention to our therapeutic relationship. Reflecting together on what happens between us, can serve as a way of illuminating some of unconscious, repeating, relational patterns allowing us to pause and consider alternatives This psychodynamic approach can help with a wide range of difficulties including depression, anxiety, social anxiety, issues of identity and low self-esteem, co-dependency and childhood trauma.
I believe therapy is a co-creative process. If you decide to work with me, we will build an empathic, supportive and mutually respectful working alliance. My aim is for you to feel heard, accepted and understood. All of my therapeutic work, is underpinned by my core training in transactional analysis psychotherapy and the following beliefs:
- You are OK.
- You have the capacity to think and to problem solve.
- We decide and shape our own destiny and these decisions can be changed.
Therapy is an investment in yourself
Long-term psychotherapy requires a commitment to a minimum of 40 sessions, which is usually a year's worth of therapy. Generally sessions take place weekly, with gaps for holidays. Depending on your needs, requirements and budget, I do offer some online availability for fortnightly appointments.
I appreciate this is a big step and finding the right therapist for you, is an important part of the process. I am BACP registered and you can check my credentials by visiting my Psychology Today Profile here.
If you're ready to get started, please get in touch to enquire about my current availability and request a consultation..
Next Steps
The initial consultation session is free, takes place online and lasts about an hour. At the consultation, I will invite you to tell me about yourself, your current situation and reasons for beginning therapy. I'll ask some questions about your background and what you hope to get from our sessions and I'll answer any questions you have about my approach. We'll think about how we might work together and whether the psychodynamic approach is right for you.
After the consultation, if we decide to go ahead, my current fee for individual psychotherapy is £65 per 50 minute session.
Contact me to book a consultation, to enquire about fees or to request further information.