Olga Utrivanova

I work on:

• Mondays

• Tuesdays

• Wednesdays

• Thursdays

Excluding bank holidays

Learn more about the way I work at:

https://www.therapyforpeople.co.uk/

and

https://www.onlinetherapyforwomen.co.uk/

My name is Olga Utrivanova. I trained in the National Health Service (NHS) at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in London, where I qualified as a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist in 2016.

I chose my training very carefully. To be trained by the NHS was important and the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy model inspired me the most. Here are some key points that attracted me to the model:

• Psychodynamic Psychotherapy has depth – it is interested in a person at a number of different levels – important connections are made through the work

• It is thorough – everything is taken into account – the person as a whole – things that bring them to therapy and things they manage very well

• It is about relationships – between you and your therapist – you and the rest of the world – as we live in the world of things, events and people

• It is about creativity and imagination – it looks at dreams, desires, fantasies and wishes – as humans we are more than our conscious waking minds

Before, during and after my training I worked in a variety of mental health settings in the NHS and the charity sector in London. That intense period of learning was a gift. I saw first-hand the way that people can suffer when something stretches them to their limits, whether limits in the body or limits in the mind. But people recover.

A problem shared in confidence with someone you trust is a problem halved! Psychohotherapy creates a safe, confidential space for you to express your thoughts and feelings. It gives you a chance to work your issues through and move ahead in life. This working through can reconcile you with your past and guide you through the tough times in the future.

Nobody is immune to suffering and pain and when the times are tough, we need another human being to be present.

My professional registration is with the BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council) and the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).

Therapy for People and Online Therapy for Women are psychotherapy services for people who at the present moment in their lives require mental and emotional support.

When life is ordinary with its usual ups and downs, we more or less manage. We go through our daily lives, our minds and bodies working, and we rely on them for rational thinking, good judgement, vital energy and physical strength. We are surrounded by people who care about us and whom we love, if we are fortunate.

Then something happens, out of the blue or it creeps in gradually Therapy. A sudden physical illness or a chronic malaise, loss of a loved one or a major life’s challenge, followed by increased levels of confusion, worry and anxiety, maybe culminating in depression.

Difficulties come with pain. Whether physical or mental, very often both. Every day people struggle with adversity: economic hardship, issues with their health, identity, fertility, relationships, work-related stress or ageing. In pursuit of a better life, sometimes people change cities and countries, leaving friendships and families behind.

Finding ourselves alone, we can feel stuck and isolated. We need to think and work our painful feelings through. Maybe some of us have felt anxious and low for a while and have finally decided to make positive changes. Throughout our lives, a moment comes when we need a “listening ear”, someone who gets it without criticism or judgement – and Therapy for People is designed specifically for that.

The services provide emotional support by offering one-to-one online psychotherapy sessions. The therapy is delivered by me, Olga Utrivanova, a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist trained in London by the National Health Service (NHS) at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.

Appropriate emotional support is vital. It is important for our self-esteem and self-acceptance.

Such healthy attitudes of self-respect make our mental structures stronger, build our resilience and bring relief from pain.

A Psychodynamic Psychotherapy session is fifty minutes long and at the moment I only work online. The sessions take place at the same time, on the same day, every week, once a week. A number of times a year I take a scheduled break that usually coincides with the national holidays in the UK and school half-terms. I will give you plenty of notice about the breaks.

Psychotherapy starts with an assessment consultation, where we meet each other for the first time online and discuss what brings you to therapy. After the initial consultation we decide on what out next step together will be. Sometimes a couple of assessment consultations are required to make a decision.

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy can be:

• short-term (16 sessions)

• long-term (1 year)

• open-ended (from 1 year onwards)

• We will discuss the length of your therapy when the assessment is complete.

I work on:

• Mondays

• Tuesdays

• Wednesdays

• Thursdays

• The sessions take place on Zoom.

Please make sure you have a big screen (a computer or a laptop rather than a phone screen) and that the sound and video on your computer or laptop is of good quality so that you can get the maximum benefit from your therapy sessions.

I work in English and Russian.