I offer psychodynamic and psychoanalytic treatment in my consulting room in Princes Street. Remote treatment can be considered but meeting in person for the first few sessions is generally recommended.

In this approach to therapy, symptoms - whether they appear as anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties or anything else - are more than problems to be treated or eliminated. They are also the starting points for a conversation that seeks to understand what part of ourselves is trying to make itself heard in this way. These layers of emotional life are often only open to change when spoken to a professional listening other.

There is a common perception that psychodynamic therapists spend a significant amount of time examining the past. While early experiences may be explored, this is only to the extent that the past often continues to shape the present and limit what feels possible in the future. The aim is not only relief from distress, but also a greater sense of possibility in the here and now, where meaningful and lasting change can take place.