Ann Mahdavi

Ann Mahdavi


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Therapist - London

London N8
Sessions from £70.00

Features

  • Flexible hours available

Availability

I currently have limited availability for new clients.

Current availability:

Tuesday: 9:30–10:30

Wednesday: 9:30–2:30

Friday: 1:00–2:00

Sessions take place weekly at the same time each week. I offer in-person counselling in Highgate, North London, and online counselling via secure video call.

Please contact me to discuss current availability, as session times may change.

About me and my therapy practice

I am a psychodynamic counsellor offering counselling for adults in North London and online. My approach is thoughtful, containing and reflective, with a focus on understanding rather than quick fixes.

People often come to counselling because something no longer feels manageable in the way it once did. This may include anxiety, relationship difficulties, emotional overwhelm, bereavement, stress, burnout, low self-esteem, or a sense of feeling stuck. You do not need to arrive with a clear explanation of what is wrong. 

Often, counselling begins with a feeling that something does not feel right, settled or fully understood.

Practice description

Sessions are 50 minutes and usually take place once weekly at the same time each week. I offer both in-person counselling in Highgate, North London, and online counselling via secure video call. Weekly sessions create a consistent and reliable space in which deeper reflection and psychological change can develop over time.

In our work together, we may think about recurring relationship patterns, anxiety, low mood, self-criticism, shame, grief, emotional overwhelm, difficulties expressing feelings, life transitions, stress, burnout, identity, self-worth, or feeling emotionally stuck or disconnected.

Psychodynamic counselling is not about being fixed or judged. It is a collaborative process in which we pay attention not only to what is happening in your life now, but also to how earlier experiences and relationships may continue to shape your emotional experience in the present.

Some people come for shorter-term work focused on a particular difficulty, while others choose longer-term counselling to explore deeper or more longstanding patterns. We can discuss what may be most helpful for you and review the work as it develops.

My first session

The first session is an initial consultation. It lasts 50 minutes and is charged at my usual session fee of £70.

This session gives us the opportunity to think together about what has brought you to counselling and what you may be hoping for from the work. I will ask about the difficulties you are facing, your current circumstances, and some aspects of your background and early experiences.

It is also a chance for you to ask questions about how counselling works, including confidentiality, fees, cancellations, online or in-person sessions, and what ongoing work may involve.

The initial consultation is not a commitment to continue. It gives us both an opportunity to consider whether working together feels appropriate and whether psychodynamic counselling is likely to be helpful for you.

If we decide to continue, sessions usually take place weekly at the same time each week.

What I can help with

Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Addictions, Anger management, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Baby loss, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Loss, Menopause, Men's issues, Mood disorder, Narcissism, Neurodiversity, Obsessions, Pet bereavement, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sensory impairment, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Psychodynamic

Clients I work with

Adults, Older adults

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Time-limited

Languages spoken

English