Annette Tappin

I  currently have vacancies for both in person and on line work. I have been trained to work online before the out break of Covid 19.

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy is a method of talking therapy which seeks to make sense of today's difficulties in the light of past experience.

I have undertaken a psychodynamic training in working with individuals and a psychoanalytic training in working with couples.

I offer weekly sessions organised with you  on a weekly basis. A session is for 50 minutes and is available to you for as long as you find it helpful. I always endeavour to identify a slot at the same time and on the same day each week.

You can bring anything you want to discuss to therapy and I will listen without judgement and in the strictest of confidence. The role of the therapist is to support a gentle exploration of the past in the context of a safe relationship, to enable a better understanding of the now and by so doing bring relief. To do this the therapist offers a reliable, confidential, and consistent space for as long as it takes, listening without judgement in a spirit of collaboration. It is this alliance which is the cornerstone  of the therapy and the relationship between client and therapist which is the harbinger of change.

The frequency and regularity of sessions is important in building trust and the commitment to work together is on both sides.

You may feel apprehensive about starting therapy. I offer an initial consultation where we can meet and think together about whether starting therapy with me is something that could be helpful. This initial meeting gives you the opportunity  to ask any questions you may have  and to get a "feel" for what being in therapy might be like. If after this meeting you decide you would like to proceed to ongoing sessions we would work together to identify a regular space for you on a weekly basis.