What I Offer...
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
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Consultation and Assessment
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Brief Mentalization based treatment
How Therapy Works...
I meet with people weekly; initially for a short number of sessions which work as a form of assessment or short trial of Psychotherapy.
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My training and experience mean I take an individual and pragmatic approach to people’s difficulties.
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After this period – usually having clarified the difficulties – we can work together for longer periods, tailoring the Psychotherapy sessions to your strengths, so we can move things forward together.
What is my approach?
I work with Individuals, Couples and Groups from a psychoanalytic perspective or MBT (Mentalization Based Therapy) for people with personality difficulties.
I think about...
How the professional relationship with the therapist is key to working through underlying difficulties.
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How the Individuals personal and life history influences the way they think and experience the world.
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How both conscious and unconscious processes have an impact on our relationships and well-being.
Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT)
I can also offer a short number of sessions to help you understand your personality disorder diagnosis or your troublesome personality traits.
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Having trained in mentalization based therapy and taught mentalization skills throughout Scotland, I can use this approach to help you identify and manage some of the difficulties you may encounter with overwhelming feelings or difficulties in relationships with others.
Please Note: in private practice I cannot see people at length with severe difficulties who need a team approach.