Nick Jones Therapy
Counselling, Psychotherapy & Supervision in Brentwood, Essex

Psychodynamic psychotherapy offers an opportunity to speak about things you may have never spoken about before, and in ways you might not be able to speak about them elsewhere - that is openly, without judgement, and in order to make sense of the way in which your life experiences have affected you. I don't tend to offer advice or techniques for managing your feelings, but a space to learn more about how you feel, why certain experiences might be troubling you, and what happens between yourself and other people.

The therapy works with the premise that our early experiences affect us in our adult lives. While we may not be able to recall much of our early life, these experiences shape our sense of who we are and often inform patterns which repeat in our adult relationships. In time, this work can help unhook the influence previous experiences might still have, helping people to live more freely.

Often, these same patterns come to light within the therapy itself, offering an opportunity to understand them better. Noticing what comes up between us presents an opportunity to experience some deeply-held beliefs about yourself or others, which in turn can help address the problems which brought you to therapy.

In addition, people often bring memories, dreams, and things they imagine, fear, or feel confused about. Often, thoughts and associations which arise spontaneously within sessions can be helpful in discovering deeper layers of experience.

Overall, the therapeutic process can help develop the a more robust sense of who you are, a capacity for more fulfilling relationships, and a greater sense of freedom in the choices you make.

While anything and everything can be spoken about in therapy, the following are some of the areas of which commonly bring people here:

Starting psychotherapy can feel daunting. You may have a number of questions to explore, and it can take some time to find the therapist you feel is right for you. Before deciding whether to embark on ongoing work together, we would meet for an initial consultation. This is a meeting lasting up to ninety minutes, and provides an opportunity for you to put into words what has prompted you to seek therapy and for us to decide if ongoing psychotherapy would be helpful.

Should we decide to continue, we would agree a mutually suitable fee and time at which to meet. Ongoing sessions would be at the same time each week and last for fifty minutes. The regularity and consistency of sessions is helpful in providing a stable setting to explore deeper-lying issues.

Psychodynamic psychotherapy is often relatively long-term, and it is useful to agree an end date together, when the time feels right.

Sessions are charged at £75 and once we have agreed to work together regularly, are invoiced monthly. If we meet for a ninety-minute initial consultation, the fee will be £100.

In keeping with customary practice within psychotherapy, I do charge for missed or cancelled sessions.

There are some circumstances in which a lower fee can be agreed - please do ask if you would like to discuss this.

As well as offering sessions in person, I offer sessions online. These are suitable for people who are unable to attend in person, whether because of where you live, your schedule, or other circumstances.

While working online has become much more familiar to people in all walks of life, I realise that it can seem strange initially. Please feel free to contact me to discuss this.