Hi, I'm Dan

I’m a registered Creative Psychotherapist who works extensively with talking therapy. I have over 23 years experience working with individuals, groups and young people. I offer my therapy service online and face to face at my practice in London Bridge ,as well as walk & talk therapy in Southwark Park. Despite my extensive experience as a therapist I like keeping my fees affordable for at least a larger part of the population.

Some of the issues I help people with are: Anxiety, Depression, Abuse, Addiction and Bereavement.

I offer a free 30 minute consultation online

How I work (Jungian psychology):

Creative Arts Psychotherapy has its roots in Jungian psychology which starts by recognising the potential in each individual and working toward allowing the person to develop themselves fully. Jungian therapy frequently involves looking at the way that past experiences have affected the individual and the way they continue to prevent us from living fulfilled lives; in other words, Jungian therapy is about ‘removing obstacles’.

Difficulties such as depression or anxiety may result partly from a lack of development of other elements of the personality, such as assertiveness or the willingness to take risks and engage with life; this will, in turn, usually be related to the person’s life experience and family history. Sometimes the issues relate to past or recent trauma or loss, such as sexual or emotional abuse, bereavement, torture, forced emigration or accident, as well as issues related to retirement, divorce, ageing and redundancy.

Alternatively the issues may be about becoming able to ‘be oneself’, where the person can begin to take risks being themselves in a safe environment – issues related to sexual orientation, gender identity, shame and social phobia come in here. Issues with relationships, or the difficulty forming relationships, are also particularly issues I address.. As Jung said, every individual is unique and each therapy will be unique to that individual and that therapist.

Exploring your issues can take time and you won’t cover it all in a single session. In accordance with British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), brief therapy or short-term therapy can  be a maximum of six to 12 sessions for example, so I recommend that clients book four sessions with me to start with, and we then jointly review the sessions and your progress after each four sessions.

I offer online therapy as well as walk and talk and face to face therapy at my venue in London Bridge.

First brave steps in therapy:

Attending therapy for the first time may be a difficult step for you because of possible feelings of stigma around mental health, being seen as weak or unable to cope, feelings that there is something wrong with you or just not knowing what to expect; I am here to dispel these worries. I believe attending therapy is all about your well-being, self exploration and self development as well as learning new strategies and coping mechanisms to deal with difficult and complex events in your life.

I believe that no techniques or approaches will ever work without a strong client-therapist connection. I see each person as a unique being and I work in a holistic way - I work with people rather than 'problems' and I am passionate about facilitating clients to work through issues and improve their lives.