Louisa Harvey

Psychodynamic counselling grew out of the psychoanalytic tradition.

• • It is underpinned by the idea that each of us has an unconscious – aspects of our lives that sit outside of conscious awareness, that can drive us to think, feel, and behave in ways that we do not understand, or even register.

Think of times when you have known what to do about something and yet still find yourself doing the thing that ultimately goes against that better judgment. It can be deeply upsetting and frustrating.

• • Psychodynamic therapy would seek to understand, to be gently curious, about why we might go against ourselves in this way, rather than simply seek to stop doing the unhelpful thing.

• • It is about getting to the root of the issue and tending to the healing from the bottom up.

• • It focuses on the relationship between the therapist and the client because the way we relate to each other may often tell us about your early relationships and the templates for relationships that have developed out of your experiences.

What I Offer

• • A commitment to creating a space with you that feels safe enough to share your life and what matters to you so that we can help you to process things that are hard to speak, feel, or know.

• • Space where you can land, to come as you are, to say as much or as little as is right for you in that moment

• • A confidential, ethical, warm therapeutic relationship that centres you and your needs so that we can help you to the listen to the parts of you that have been shushed, to understand what you want and need, and to identify what is getting in the way of you being able to live a life that feels sustainable and meaningful to you.