Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I am a counsellor and psychotherapist registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I hold an MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy and a PGDip in the Philosophy of Mental Disorder. Before qualifying, I worked for seven years in community-based mental health and addiction treatment settings.
I worked for five years for an organisation providing long-term psychotherapy to individuals with histories of addiction and childhood trauma. This work gave me an in-depth understanding of how adverse early experiences can impact on behaviour and psychic functioning in adulthood. Since then, I have undertaken extensive postqualifying training in developmental trauma and dissociation. I have a particular interest in the treatment of depersonalisation and derealisation. I keep up to date with relevant research on treatment approaches and best practice in this area.
Psychodynamic therapy focuses on helping you identify and understand recurring themes and both conscious and unconscious patterns that play out in your relationships. This involves an exploration of how you relate to yourself, others, within the workplace and even more abstractly to the object(s) of addictive processes. Although certain ways of relating may have been conducive to your survival at one point, you may now be experiencing their cost. It is important for us to pay attention together to the emotional experiences within which these ways of relating occur. The therapeutic process aims to make these relational patterns conscious and thus more amenable to change.
Psychodynamic therapist specialising in trauma
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Jake Freedman is a counsellor and psychotherapist registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He holds an MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy and a PGDip in the Philosophy of Mental Disorder, and he has seven years’ experience providing therapeutic support.
Before qualifying, he spent seven years working in community-based mental health and addiction treatment settings. He also worked for five years with an organisation offering long-term psychotherapy to people with histories of addiction and childhood trauma, a period that developed his detailed understanding of how early adversity can shape adult behaviour and psychic functioning.
Since qualifying, Jake has completed extensive post-qualifying training in developmental trauma and dissociation. He has a particular clinical interest in treating depersonalisation and derealisation and keeps up to date with relevant research on treatment approaches and best practice in this area.
Jake practises from a psychodynamic perspective, which focuses on identifying and understanding recurring themes and both conscious and unconscious patterns that appear in relationships. His work explores how a person relates to themselves, to others, within the workplace and, where relevant, to the objects of addictive processes. Patterns that once supported survival can bring costs in later life, and the therapeutic process pays careful attention to the emotional experiences in which these ways of relating occur. By helping bring these relational patterns into awareness, therapy aims to make them more open to change.
Many people ask whether therapy delivered online can make a real difference. For common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties or managing life transitions, research shows that online therapy can be comparable in effectiveness to traditional in-person sessions.
One key benefit is flexibility – clients can meet with their therapist using the format that suits them best, whether by video call, phone, live chat or in-app messaging. This adaptability makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to access support from different locations.
Sessions are conducted by licensed professionals and therapists, and clients have the option to change therapists if they prefer a different fit. For many people seeking help with everyday mental health concerns, online therapy offers an accessible and practical way to engage in therapeutic work.
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