I am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist based just outside of Horsham in West Sussex. I am fully qualified with the Guild of Psychotherapists and a member of Psychotherapy Sussex and have practised for over 15 years as a psychotherapist, psychoanalyst and counsellor. I have a wide range of experience working with people, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation, facing a diverse range of difficulties in their lives.
Further information on the difference between psychoanalytic psychotherapy and counselling and how they can help, can be found throughout the website but briefly, psychoanalytic psychotherapy involves the gentle exploration of the meanings beneath our experiences. These are often unconscious but can have a great impact upon our thoughts, emotions and way of being and can cause much distress and impede our progress through life.
Further information on the difference between psychoanalytic psychotherapy and counselling and how they can help, can be found throughout the website but briefly, psychoanalytic psychotherapy involves the gentle exploration of the meanings beneath our experiences. These are often unconscious but can have a great impact upon our thoughts, emotions and way of being and can cause much distress and impede our progress through life.
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People's emotional and psychological wellbeing and mental health issues have always interested me greatly and lead to a desire to work in this field. This interest initially led me to becoming a volunteer with the Samaritans before embarking on a training as a psychodynamic counsellor. Post-qualification, I and a colleague set up a counselling centre offering on-going therapy to private individuals.
As mentioned earlier psychoanalytic psychotherapy involves gently exploring the meanings, often underlying, of our experiences in order to understand the effect they may be having on our present lives. These meanings, conflicts and symptoms are often outside of conscious experience and may manifest themselves in ways that cause difficulty and suffering.
Coming along to therapy can be very scary particularly if you have not had therapy before. You may be wondering what is going to happen, how long therapy will last, what I'm like, whether you might get upset, to name a few.
I normally offer an initial session in order to find out what has prompted you to seek psychotherapy or counselling, what you hope to gain, whether we both feel that we are able to work together and if the therapy that I offer is the right one for you and to get an idea of your life story so far.
I normally offer an initial session in order to find out what has prompted you to seek psychotherapy or counselling, what you hope to gain, whether we both feel that we are able to work together and if the therapy that I offer is the right one for you and to get an idea of your life story so far.
Many professional bodies such as the UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) and BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) require their members to have supervision and I personally see it as imperative whether in private practice or working for an organisation.
I consider supervision to be a working alliance between us and that this should be should be beneficial to both the patient/client and the practitioner (not forgetting the supervisor).I hold a certificate in supervision from the BPF (British Psychotherapy Foundation) and am currently a group supervisor and clinical lead at a local counselling centre.
I consider supervision to be a working alliance between us and that this should be should be beneficial to both the patient/client and the practitioner (not forgetting the supervisor).I hold a certificate in supervision from the BPF (British Psychotherapy Foundation) and am currently a group supervisor and clinical lead at a local counselling centre.
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Hannah Codgbrook
Sep 06, 2019
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