Mike McDonough

I am a BACP Accredited counsellor based in Tottenham, London. As a therapist, I believe in the central importance of establishing a working relationship in which my client feels safe and understood and in using that relationship as part of the therapeutic process. I am also interested in exploring the influence of childhood and other past experiences on a client's current difficulties and in working with the unconscious. This enables me to help clients understand themselves at a deeper level so that they can bring about long-lasting change.

I am doing an advanced training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy in order to be able to work with clients at greater depth. I draw on the strands of psychoanalytic thinking that are questioning of traditional views on gender and difference. As part of my psychoanalytic training and my wider self-development, I am engaged in learning about the impact of institutional and societal discrimination, including racism, and reflecting on my position as a white, cisgendered and non-disabled man within this system.

Being an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) means that, in addition to having completed a a BACP-recognised course, I have achieved high standards of knowledge, experience and development. I have extensive experience of working with gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people and supporting them to manage any difficulties they may be experiencing.