I’m a registered and accredited Psychodynamic Psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience helping clients with a range of issues both in private practice and public and organisations.
During these years I have been working with clients who struggled with emotional difficulties such as anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, a lack of meaning in life, bereavement, burnout, and many other challenges.
I offer a safe, non-judgmental, confidential space where you can voice your feelings, make free associations, recall dreams and gain useful insights. Psychotherapy will help you recognize unconscious patterns that influence your present life, becoming more self-aware and finding meaning. You will gain some self-knowledge, which will help you deal with difficult situations that sometimes life presents, being more in tune with your own needs and desires, while in a truer contact with others.
In psychodynamic psychotherapy, we understand that in our early lives, when we were totally dependent on others, we had to repress feelings in order to adapt to the external world. Additionally, there were parts of our personalities that we couldn’t develop and remained unconscious. This creates a pressure, an internal tension, that sometimes drains energy, causing difficult symptoms that are expressions of this conflict.
However, psychodynamic psychotherapy is not about the past, but a work focused in the present situation. It is also a creative process that enables us to recognize and integrate previously unknown parts of ourselves.
In our first two sessions, we will explore the reasons that made you seek help, your expectations and, if you decide to continue, we can discuss the extent of treatment.
I work in English, Portuguese and in Spanish.
My Qualifications
BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) (MBACP 399464)
BSc Counselling Psychology (2001)
Jungian Psychology (2005)
My Services
How can Cristiana help you?
Sleeplessness/Insomnia
Lifestyle (Weight loss, New Mum, Smoking etc.
Cristiana can help with a wide range of issues. If you don’t see what you are looking for, contact us to see how Cristiana can help you.
Please note: Each therapist and coach is a private practitioner who is responsible for their own practice. Should you have concerns about your experience or treatment, you should discuss this with the therapist or coach in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with their response, you have the right to contact the practitioner’s professional body (e.g.- BACP, BABCP, NCS). You can find details of each practitioner’s professional body on their profile page.
Pricing
Individual psychotherapy session – 50 mins - £90
Private insurance and corporate clients - £120 per appointment