"Tell me what you fear and I will tell you what happened to you."
  D. W. Winnicott

   In attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapy, we will together explore elements of both your past and your present with the aim of shaping a better future. Entering psychotherapy for the first time is always a sign of the courage to change. Just beginning to work with someone new is also a significant step forward, and I will make every effort to facilitate this move in a sympathetic and ethical manner. 

  In our sessions, we will look for patterns in your life that point to common origins in the past and which continue to affect you today. This will involve helping you to gain insight through reflections, the building of clear narratives or significant stories, and the interpretation of your dreams. Over time, this tends to help people to clarify how they got to where they are, where they are likely to go, and where to look for a sense of meaning and fulfilment. The overall result of this special process is your personal growth, against the background of your attachment style and development.

   Sessions will be fifty minutes long, and will be held once, twice, or three times a week. The duration of therapy is highly variable and will depend upon your goals and the sort of change and understanding that you seek. Your confidentiality will be respected, and I am bound by the ethics guidelines of the UKCP and the IAPC.