Helen Mason

Currently I work face to face in Epsom on Mondays.

Everyone at some point in their lives will face a situation that they will need help to deal with or have been dealing with too long by themselves. I believe it is important that people don’t feel alone in hard times. My aim is to help to make sense of why we might suffer from anxiety, depression, panic attacks. Or find ourselves in repeated situations that leave us struggling with  low self-esteem, low self-confidence, unfulfilled and unmotivated. Or perhaps, something has happened that is proving difficult to recover from such as a bereavement or a past trauma. I offer a secure, empathic and respectful environment to gain a deeper understanding of yourself and why you may see things differently from other. I use a psychodynamic approach promoting self-awareness to address negative behavioural patterns. 

I have a background in corporate life and is familiar with the pressure work can put on people and how that can affect their personal life. Particularly if work stresses include relationship clashes, family issues, discrimination, and grievances. I also understand how relationships issues and previous trauma can have a profound effect of everyday life. 

I work using a psychodynamic approach as the foundation to the therapy. Exploring childhood relationships and how patterns of behaviour are created that have a tendency to repeat in a maladaptive way. Negative behavioural patterns are then brought into awareness providing the opportunity to make positive changes. Session are typically on a weekly basis lasting 50mins in a confidential safe space.

On the first I will run through an assessment to understand what you are coming to therapy for and to gain insight into your background and current coping strategies. This will help be understand how to best direct the therapy.