Psychodynamic and EMDR Counselling
Psychodynamic Counselling & EMDR Therapy UK | Sam Southey Counselling
Online, in-person and telephone psychodynamic counselling and EMDR therapy across the UK. Sam Southey MBACP, BPC. Specialist support for trauma, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties.
Counselling is about getting to the root of what's making you unhappy to create long-lasting change. Our unconscious is that which is unknown to us, and sometimes it contains things that are too painful to look at alone. I will help you explore any patterns and we can work together to help you understand them, and to look at what choices are available to you.
Psychodynamic Counselling and EMDR Therapy across the UK
Why Start Counselling?
There are many reasons why someone decides to work with me. You may be facing an unexpected life situation that you're finding difficult to cope with or you might be struggling with painful, disturbing and uncomfortable feelings like anger, sadness and anxiety.
I work with adults experiencing:
Anxiety and panic
Depression or low mood
Trauma, PTSD / CPTSD
Relationship difficulties
Low self-esteem and confidence
A sense of feeling stuck or overwhelmed
Sexual abuse
Disorder eating; binge eating / restricted eating
Loss (job, relationship, self image)
Bereavement
Unsatisfying relationships
Suicidal feelings
Self-harm
Work-related stress
Loneliness, emptiness and numbness
Types of Counselling and Therapy I Provide
Psychodynamic Counselling - Exploring Underlying Patterns
This is a form of talking therapy where we meet weekly for one to one counselling with sessions lasting 50 minutes. They are usually on the same day and time each week and we can work together over the long term, or for a limited time, normally 12 sessions. You decide on the pace of counselling.
Psychodynamic counselling helps us to understand how thoughts, feelings and behaviours are linked to past experiences, and explores our unconscious and its impact on our conscious choices.
Counselling is an invitation to speak freely about the things that matter and offers a safe space free from judgement, where you can learn to listen to yourself and be heard without preconceptions.
EMDR Therapy - A Trauma-Focused Treatment
EMDR is one of the therapies recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) for treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It can help to reduce the intensity of feelings attached to a past incident and / or trauma.
You may have a memory or an image connected to what happened, you may experience reactions that are unconnected to the situation they occur in or have an emotional belief; something that feels true when it arises, like "I'm not good enough." EMDR isn't necessarily about the eye movements, but what this movement does to our brain. This bilateral movement facilitates a desensitisation process for a traumatic memory along with cognitive restructuring.
We can work remotely where your sessions take place online via video or by telephone and your counselling sessions take place in a quiet private room to ensure your privacy is maintained.
Online counselling and therapy can be as effective as in person sessions. What is important is that you have a space where you can speak confidentially without being overheard.