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I currently have on-line availability on Thursdays, in the afternoon and early evening.

Hello and Welcome.

My name is Jo and I am a psychodynamic therapist with 17 years experience. I will provide you with a safe and confidential environment where we can work together to help you make sense of what doesn't feel right in your emotional world.  I am kind, open and honest, completely non-judgemental, and I take into account every client's unique needs.  

I can help with a wide range of emotional and mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. You don't need to be in crisis before you seek help.

I also have a special interest in helping clients who are navigating major life transitions;

- The stages of pregnancy, the perinatal period and parenthood. These are often portrayed as being joyous, but in reality they can be challenging. I worked for 7 years in an NHS Infant and Parent Perinatal Service, and have done both an infant and a young child observation, which inform my work with all my clients, particularly relating to attachment. 

- In your career: leaving university, changing career,  job loss and retirement

- In relationships and family issues: getting married, pregnancy, rearing children, children leaving home, divorce and bereavement,

- In your health: major illness, chronic pain, the menopause and significant birthdays.

My psychodynamic training means that I help clients think about aspects of their past which may be influencing how they think and behave in the present.  I have a deep understanding of human emotional development which comes from many years of working with children and young adults, and this helps me in understanding the roots of your emotional difficulties.

I will check with you regularly to make sure that the pace and focus of the work feels right for you.

I work online, seeing clients for 50 minutes once a week, at the same time and on the same day each week.  

I offer a free 30 minute consultation by phone first, so that you can find out whether I might be a good fit for you, and to explore any queries you might have. 

At present I have availability for time-limited work. This means that we would agree on a number of sessions, often around 26. This would have the advantage of your knowing in advance what the financial implications would be. We would work in a more focused way than in open-ended work, and a great deal of change and growth can happen in a relatively short time..

In the first session I will ask you for some baseline information  I will then ask you to tell me a bit about why you have come to me and what your goals for therapy are. I will then be guided by you.