Understand the patterns that keep holding you back
Psychodynamic psychotherapy in Nottingham and online, offering a thoughtful space to understand yourself, your relationships and the experiences that have shaped you.
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”
— C. G. Jung
Psychodynamic therapy explores how earlier experiences and relationships may continue to influence how you feel, behave and relate to others in the present. You may notice that certain patterns keep repeating, even when you understand them intellectually or have tried hard to change.
Within a regular and confidential space, we will think together about your thoughts, feelings, relationships and experiences. This includes paying attention to feelings that may be difficult to express, as well as what emerges within the therapeutic relationship itself.
By gradually recognising patterns that may previously have remained outside your awareness, therapy can help you develop a deeper understanding of yourself. This can create the possibility of lasting emotional change, greater freedom in your choices and more fulfilling relationships.
Meet Natalee
I am a BACP-accredited therapist with more than 15 years’ clinical experience. I have undertaken advanced psychodynamic psychotherapy training at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and have worked across NHS psychotherapy services, private practice, drug and alcohol treatment and organisations supporting survivors of sexual violence.
My way of working is thoughtful, warm and curious. I do not approach therapy with fixed ideas about who you are or what you should do. Instead, I aim to create a space where we can think together about your experiences, including thoughts or feelings that may have been difficult to speak about elsewhere.
I have particular experience of working with trauma, emotionally abusive or controlling relationships, anxiety, depression, addiction and low self-esteem. I am interested in how our earliest relationships can shape the ways we see ourselves, respond to others and manage difficult feelings later in life.
As a Black female psychotherapist, I also have a particular interest in race, culture, identity and difference. These experiences can sometimes be overlooked or difficult to introduce in therapy. I welcome them as an important part of understanding you and the world in which you live.
I offer once or twice-weekly psychotherapy from my private consulting room in Basford, Nottingham, as well as online sessions for people across the UK.
Initial Consultation
The initial consultation is an opportunity for us to begin thinking together about what has brought you to therapy at this point in your life. I will invite you to speak about what is troubling you, your relevant experiences and what you hope therapy might help you understand or change.
You do not need to prepare anything or know exactly where to begin. We can take our time, and I may ask questions to help me develop a fuller understanding of you and your circumstances.
The consultation also gives you an opportunity to experience how I work and to ask any questions you may have. Towards the end, we will consider whether psychodynamic therapy is appropriate for your needs and whether working together feels right. There is no obligation to continue.
If we agree to begin therapy, we will arrange a regular weekly or twice-weekly appointment. Sessions last 50 minutes and usually take place on the same day and at the same time each week.
“It is joy to be hidden but disaster not to be found.”
— D. W. Winnicott
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