Miranda Wood

I currently have some availability for both long or shorter term work starting in September for work in person in Clapham and Central London, online or on the phone on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. 

Please get in touch to discuss working together there may be some scope for flexibility if required.

‘Who do I want to be? To become? How can I feel more like myself? What have I lost?’ In considering these questions we may find out something important about ourselves, our values and desires.

Our sessions will work towards psychological change. Change, no matter how much we want it, comes from a place we do not know, it brings with it newness and uncertainty. Psychological transformation takes time and requires support, it can be both painful and joyful. My job is to support you and work with you, to help you think about what kind of life you are living and what kind of life you want to live, to listen carefully and to explore your internal world.

A range of things may have brought you to therapy; anxiety, depression, issues in relationships, a general sense of isolation, feelings of hopelessness or a lack of confidence. It is likely that you desire some kind of change moving forward. This change constitutes a process, not a singular event.

Developing a strong, real and trusting relationship with you is the most important part of my job so I encourage you to express yourself without fear of judgment. 

My practice is always developing. It is influenced by the novels, poems and plays I love to read, the art I like to be around, the conversations I have had with other therapists, clients, mentors and teachers. Listening and speaking with intention have shown me that language and image are powerful tools. They can turn internal sensations into means of communication. As we share feelings we create meaning in them - we tell a story - and this has capacity to create deep internal changes. What was once isolating now has the power to create connection.

Before training I worked with plants. There is, I believe, a deep kinship between gardening and psychotherapy. Both require a certain sensitivity to the signals and needs of living things, a tolerance for doubt and hope for cultivating the future. Gardens, like people, have a personality and a direction all of their own.

Continually learning is a cornerstone value in my practice. I attend lectures and workshops to enhance my awareness of psychotherapy. I am undertaking a further UKCP accredited MSc training. I follow the BACP ethical guidelines in my work.

Some areas of interest for me are; the bridges between the fields of psychotherapy and neuroscience: how lots of new research is revealing truth in Freudian maps of the mind.

I am also interested in the renaissance of research in psychedelic therapy as trials enter phase III. I am conducting some qualitative research this year on the links between psychodynamic thought and methods for psychedelic integration therapies. 

Before our first session, it can be useful to speak on the phone so you can get a sense of what I'm like and ask me any questions you might have. I will also ask you some questions to get a general sense of what you would like from therapy and where you are in your life at the moment. This conversation is shorter than a session is free. If you would like to arrange speaking then please get in touch via email or text.

After speaking, our first session will be 50 minutes long, either in-person, online or on the phone. This is where the work will really begin. There will be space for you to lay out what is going on for you in greater detail. The pace and the content will be determined by you, the reasons you have come and how long you are planning to work with me for. At the end the session you can go away and have a think about how it felt, if you decide not to continue with the work, then I will not charge you.