Many people arrive in therapy with a vague but persistent sense that “something is wrong with me” - a chronic shame that flares under even mild criticism, or a quiet certainty that if others truly saw them, they would turn away. For some, what sits beneath these experiences are early narcissistic wounds: subtle but profound disruptions in how the self was first seen, held and valued in their earliest relationships.

Our silence has often been necessary to protect ourselves as we face the difficulties and disappointments that life brings. However, this protection comes at a cost to our individuality and vitality.

Doubts are often cast on the effectiveness of psychodynamic psychotherapy and for years there has been a prevailing view that CBT is the only evidence-based approach. This couldn't be further from the truth.

Why pay to see a therapist when my friends are more than willing to listen when I have a problem and I feel supported by them?