Ann-Louise McCarthy, M Clin Sci.,MSc.,P G Dip.,BA. Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Psychotherapist registered with UKCP, CPJA member
“Together we can gain insight and understanding of where you’ve been, how this has impacted your life journey, and where you’d like to be, therefore allowing a new experience of your life to be possible”
I am a Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Psychotherapist registered with UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy). I am also a member of CPJA (Council for Psychoanalytic and Jungian Analysts).
Psychotherapy can facilitate the discovery of underlying reasons that have contributed to current or ongoing difficulties in your life. If these difficulties are becoming increasingly less easy to contain or manage, this may be affecting how you feel and interfere with your ability to have positive interactions and relationships with others.
You may have had to bury feelings associated with difficult experiences, sometimes since childhood, in order to get on with and manage life. Although these feelings are not always present, or even consciously apparent, they interfere with your ability to find contentment or happiness.
Our work together can help you to investigate the origins of your anxiety and discomfort to more deeply understand what has brought you to where you are now and to overcome what is preventing you from moving forward in a positive way.
If you are finding current events in your life particularly challenging and feel that support during a difficult phase in your life would be helpful or have been struggling for some time and want to understand why, Psychotherapy may be a suitable option for you. I am committed to providing a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space for you to talk and where psychological pain is acknowledged.
It can be difficult to take the first steps towards starting therapy. You may be unsure of what to expect, wonder whether you will feel safe and be uncertain about what will be expected of you in sessions. I am always happy to answer any questions you have to allow you to feel comfortable and to give you a sense of what therapy may be like and what to expect. I welcome this opportunity because I want you to feel safe in taking the first steps needed to experience your own therapeutic journey.
An initial assessment appointment, which takes place at the beginning of a period of therapy, is also an opportunity for you to find out more about what therapy will be like and to ask any questions you may have.
My experience has included providing Individual and Group Psychotherapy within the NHS, Individual Psychotherapy in Educational settings, and Individual and Couples Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in Private Practice.
I have experience in helping clients who have experienced difficulties with:
- Overwhelming feelings
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Panic Attacks
- Feeling out of Control
- Feeling of Loneliness
- Depression
- Addiction
- Trauma
- Abuse
- Interpersonal and relationship difficulties
- Menopause
- Mid Life crisis
- Identity issues
- Bereavement and Loss
- Low self esteem
- Redundancy/job loss
- Workplace issues
- Anger issues
- Repetitive or chronic physical health problems
as well as other issues and challenges.
Couple Counselling:
Being together in a couple relationship can be challenging. There are both internal and external factors that can affect how a relationship feels.
All relationships are tested and each phase of a couple relationship may present challenges that can feel difficult to overcome.
Newer relationships can pose challenges of integration, adaptation, getting to know and understand each other and negotiating new ways of being. Child related issues, sexual issues, boredom, age and time-of-life related challenges and maintaining a shared vision of your life together may interfere with the happiness and contentment possible in established relationships. The challenges of illness, facing mortality and fear of loss will threaten the feelings of security and safety an older age or very long term relationship can provide. In addition, there are many challenges and crossroads that can emerge along the way that you couldn’t anticipate at the start of your journey together.
Meeting with a couples therapist offers the opportunity of a safe and supportive space where you can explore the experience of your relationship together, and where you can work through the challenges you are facing with an empathic, objective, non-judgemental facilitator.
I am always willing to discuss the therapy I offer so you are able to make an informed decision whether working with me feels comfortable and appropriate for you.
I attend supervision and Professional Development training on a regular basis, throughout the year, as I believe expanding my knowledge and keeping up to date with current developments in Psychotherapy and mental and emotional health issues is important.
Accreditations and Memberships:
Ann is registered with the following health insurances:
HARVEST THERAPY
44 Russell Square,
London WC1B 4JP
United Kingdom
Phone Number:
020 8962 6247
email: info@harvest-therapy.co.uk
