Alan Marks - MA Psychodynamic Theory and Practice
Consulting Rooms (by appointment)
Sixth Floor Linen Hall | 162-168 Regent Street | West End | London | W1B 5TG | UK
Sixth Floor Linen Hall | 162-168 Regent Street | West End | London | W1B 5TG | UK
General Availability
Weekday Daytimes, Weekday Evenings, Weekends
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Senior Accredited (MBACP Snr Accred) and Registered Counsellor and Psychotherapist
I provide Face to Face Counselling and Psychotherapy in West End, London
Fees: Individuals £60.00 - 50 minutes
Approximate length of therapy: short term from 6 to 12 sessions or ongoing
Languages: English
Approximate length of therapy: short term from 6 to 12 sessions or ongoing
Languages: English
I offer Private Counselling and Psychotherapy Services for these Issues
Abuse, Alcohol Dependence, Anger, Anorexia Nervosa, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Bereavement, Binge Eating Disorder (BED), Bulimia Nervosa, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) (ME), Depression, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Disorder, Personal Development, Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Relationship Problems, Schizophrenia, Self Esteem, Self Harm, Sexual Problems, Sleep Problems, Stress, Substance Dependence, Work Problems
My Counselling and Psychotherapy Therapeutic Approaches
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy
I am Registered with these Private Health Insurance Companies to provide Counselling and Psychotherapy
Aviva Health, BUPA, WPA
Gender
Male
Clinical Experience in Counselling and Psychotherapy
I have been working as a counsellor since 2000 and now have an independent private counselling practice on Regent Street in Central London.
I have experience of working with a range of emotional and psychological difficulties and with men and women from diverse backgrounds who come with a variety of concerns and expectations.
What to Expect during Counselling and Psychotherapy
I offer open-ended counselling and time-limited focused therapy for adult individuals usually on a once a week basis.The kind of therapy I practice is based on what are called psychodynamic principles, with the recognition that the difficulties we experience in the present often have their roots in the past - that we often repeat our mistakes instead of understanding them. My work is also informed by other models (principally existential and philosophical approaches to life's challenges).
Psychodynamic counselling is a type of in-depth counselling that draws on theories and practices of analytical psychology and psychoanalysis. It has a long respected history going back to thinkers like Freud and Jung.
In regular 50 minute weekly sessions and within the contained context of the therapeutic relationship, feelings, thoughts, wishes, memories and dreams can be explored and the client can be helped to understand unconscious processes which affect their everyday thinking and behaviour. This understanding allows the possibility of greater freedom of thought and action. In this way, psychodynamic counselling may gradually bring about a greater degree of self-awareness, enabling the individual to find more appropriate ways of being, and of coping with distress.
Many people who experience loss of meaning in their lives or who are seeking a greater sense of fulfilment may be helped by psychodynamic counselling.
Clinical Qualifications in Counselling and Psychotherapy
- MA Psychodynamic Theory and Practice - Westminster Pastoral Foundation (WPF) Therapy London Validated by Roehampton University London (UK) 2012
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Senior Accredited (MBACP Snr Accred) Counsellor and Psychotherapist since March 2011 (Accredited since March 2005 and Registered since November 2012)
- Advanced Diploma Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy - Westminster Pastoral Foundation (WPF) Therapy London Validated by Roehampton University London (UK) 2004
I am committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I abide by the Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Additional Information
If we agree that ongoing counselling is the best way forward we can discuss a regular weekly slot at the same time each week. That may be either for a fixed time (say 10 or 12 weeks) or for an indefinite period (until such time as we mutually agree to end). Once a regular session time is arranged that will be your time kept for you each week.
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Consulting Rooms (by appointment)
Sixth Floor Linen Hall | 162-168 Regent Street | West End | London | W1B 5TG | UK
Sixth Floor Linen Hall | 162-168 Regent Street | West End | London | W1B 5TG | UK
My Consulting Address is in easy reach of: Regent Street, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Soho, Bond Street, Leicester Square, West End, Green Park, Fitzrovia, Strand, Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Street, Harley Street, Covent Garden, Charing Cross, Park Lane, Mayfair, Embankment, North Marylebone, Marble Arch
Nearest Train Stations: London Charing Cross, London Victoria, London Marylebone, London Euston, London St Pancras, Camden Road, London Blackfriars, London King's Cross, King's Cross Thameslink, Farringdon
Nearest London Underground Tube Stations: Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Bond Street, Leicester Square, Green Park
Wheelchair access: Yes
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