Couples therapy and individual psychotherapy in Peckham, Dulwich and online.
Most people who contact me have been thinking about it for a while. Something has been going on for months, sometimes years, and it has stopped shifting on its own. Sometimes that is anxiety or low mood you have stopped expecting to lift. Sometimes it is a relationship where the same argument keeps happening and neither of you knows how to stop it.
I am Luisa Kos, a psychodynamic psychotherapist trained at WPF Therapy and Tavistock Relationships, where I still work as a Visiting Clinician. I see individuals and couples weekly, at my consulting room in Peckham, five minutes from Peckham Rye station and easy to reach from East Dulwich, Camberwell, Nunhead, Herne Hill, Brixton, Forest Hill, Crystal Palace, Clapham, Stockwell and Kennington. I also work online with couples across the UK.
Psychodynamic therapy means we look at patterns rather than symptoms. Where they started, what they have been protecting, and why they keep coming back. It is slower than advice and it tends to hold better.
The first session is an assessment. You talk, I listen and ask questions, and at the end we decide together whether to carry on. There is no commitment beyond that one session. I am currently taking new clients and the wait is usually about a week. I reply to every enquiry within 24 hours.
Psychotherapy for Couples and Individuals
With couples, I work with the pattern rather than the argument. The row about the washing up is rarely about the washing up. Underneath a stuck couple there is usually a cycle: one of you moves towards, the other moves away, and both of you have good reasons. We slow it down until you both see it happening, which is the point at which something else becomes possible. I see couples who argue constantly, couples recovering from an affair, couples where one of you is not sure they want to be there, and couples who have simply gone quiet.
With individuals, I work with what keeps returning. Anxiety so familiar it feels like a personality trait. Low mood that lifts and then comes back. A pattern of relationships that ends the same way each time. We look at where it began and what it has been holding in place.
I also offer couples therapy online, wherever you are in the UK.
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Taking the first step
Booking an initial psychotherapy session can be a challenging decision, but it can also be the beginning of a transformative journey towards personal growth and healing. Psychotherapy can offer a safe and supportive space to explore and work through difficult emotions, thoughts, and experiences. Through this process, clients can gain greater self-awareness, learn new coping skills, and develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships with others.
What is Psychodynamic psychotherapy?
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a therapeutic process which helps patients understand and resolve their problems by increasing awareness of their inner world and its influence over relationships, both past and present. It differs from most other therapies in aiming for deep seated change in personality and emotional development
Get in Touch
I am currently taking new clients. The wait for a first session is usually about a week, depending on the times you need. Most daytime sessions are in person at the consulting room in Peckham, with some evening availability online. You can arrange an initial session or email me at dulwichpsychotherapy@gmail.com.
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