Lesley Aitcheson MSc Psychodynamic Counselling MBACP

Consulting Rooms (by appointment)
46 Harley Street | London | W1G 9QA | UK

General Availability

Weekday Daytimes, Weekday Evenings

MBACP Psychotherapist

I provide Face to Face Psychotherapy in West End, London

Fees: Individuals £60.00 - 50 minutes
Approximate length of therapy: from 1 to 12 sessions
Languages: English

I offer Private Psychotherapy Services for these Issues

Abuse, Anger, Anorexia Nervosa, Anxiety, Assertiveness, Bereavement, Bipolar Disorder, Bisexual Issues, Bulimia Nervosa, Bullying, Business Leadership, Cancer, Career Issues, Childhood Issues, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) (ME), Couple Relationships, Cultural Issues, Debt, Depression, Disability, Dissociation, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Dyslexia, Eating Disorders, Faith Issues, Fear, Grief, Hysteria, Identity, Infertility, Inhibitions, Lack of Meaning in Life, Loneliness, Loss, Low Self Confidence, Low Self Esteem, Marriage (Marital Relations), Midlife Crisis, Mixed Race Issues, Mother and Baby Issues, Obsessions, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Attacks, Personal Growth, Personal Relationships, Personality Difficulties, Personality Disorders (PD), Phobias, Physical Illness, Post Natal Depression (PND), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Pregnancy, Psychosexual Issues, Psychosis, Psychosomatic Symptoms, Racial Abuse, Rape, Redundancy, Same Sex Relationships, Schizophrenia, Self Development, Self Harm, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Behaviour, Sexuality, Social Phobia, Stage Fright, Stress, Transgender Issues, Trauma, Unresolved Issues, Workplace Issues and Work Relationship Problems

My Psychotherapy Therapeutic Approach

Psychodynamic Therapy

Gender

Female

Clinical Experience in Psychotherapy

I have experience in working as a psychodynamic psychotherapist dealing with serious issues such as the damage that arises from trauma or abuse. I have also helped people with a range of mental health issues, relationship problems and difficulties at work.

What to Expect during Psychotherapy

I work psychodynamically, with an emphasis on creating a safe and confidential environment to encourage emotional growth and to allow my client to resolve problems and make changes in order to lead a more fulfilled life.

I offer psychodynamic psychotherapy, helping people to understand and resolve their difficulties by providing the time and space to reflect and to consider how the events of the past have contributed to their current situation.

The work is based on the idea that our unconscious fears, desires and needs impact on our conscious life. I work with my clients to allow feelings which are hidden, for whatever reason, to come to the fore and be experienced, thought about and understood.

The work begins with a fifty minute assessment and we use this time to think about what has brought you to seek therapy, why now and how you are currently affected. We also check that we can work together and whether the problem you wish to work on is best solved by this way of working. (If it is not, I will help you with next steps).

If we agree that we would like to work together, I usually suggest a minimum of six sessions of fifty minutes each, at which point we review the work and decide what, if anything, needs to happen next - I have worked with people for a duration of anything from six sessions to over two hundred sessions, depending on the level of difficulty we have been working with. Whilst some people are satisfied with coping strategies and other tools, others wish to attain a deep understanding of their situation. I ensure that the process remains flexible and responsive to these needs.

Clinical Qualifications in Psychotherapy

I trained at Birkbeck College, University of London and hold an MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling. I am a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Association for Counselling at Work (ACW) and the Association for Independent Practitioners (AIP).

I have been in private practice since 2005.

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Testimonials about Lesley Aitcheson

"I just want to thank you - you gave me the tools to make the changes I wanted to make. I had no idea how I would do this to begin with, but now I am happier and I have a different perspective." Client

"I'm really pleased that I can say what I think and feel after so long. It was such a relief to tell someone my story and be believed. I feel I have a way forward now, and I feel like I will be able to manage if things get difficult again." Client

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Consulting Rooms (by appointment)
46 Harley Street | London | W1G 9QA | UK

My Consulting Address is in easy reach of: Harley Street, West End, Fitzrovia, North Marylebone, Oxford Circus, Bond Street, Oxford Street, Baker Street, Tottenham Court Road, Regents Park, Regent Street, Marble Arch, Soho, Marylebone, Hyde Park, Park Lane, Piccadilly Circus, Euston, Leicester Square, Green Park

Nearest Train Stations: London Marylebone, London Euston, Camden Road, London St Pancras, London Charing Cross, London King's Cross, King's Cross Thameslink, London Victoria, London Paddington, Farringdon

Nearest London Underground Tube Stations: Regents Park, Oxford Circus, Bond Street, Baker Street, Warren Street

Wheelchair access: No