James Stevens

Effective psychotherapy can substantially improve states of anxiety, depression and impulsiveness. I work from my consulting room in Hackney and together we will seek to build a detailed picture of your life and mind, thinking carefully and creatively about the patterns and dilemmas that you have decided need to be better understood in the service of instituting positive and lasting change.

I have experience working in various contexts and with a wide scope of personalities and presenting problems, both in the NHS and in private settings. I develop relationships based on each person's specific needs and encourage critical feedback and reflection at every stage of our work. Together, we can discover resources within you that make transformation possible.

My approach is psychoanalytic and I do not provide quick-fix answers, directive advice, or hastily formed diagnoses. Instead, my sole aim is to facilitate meaningful and lasting internal change through a process of deep listening and an atmosphere that promotes imaginative insight and profound respect for each person's particular personality and experiences.

In addition to my private practice, I have worked as a psychotherapist in the following clinical settings:

- 10 Windsor Walk Psychotherapy Service (UK Government Suicide Prevention Scheme)
- Maudsley Hospital (NHS) in the Self Harm Outpatient Service
- Tavistock Clinic (NHS) in the Adult Complex Needs Service
- Institute for Human Identity, New York (Advanced Clinical Extern)
- IPTAR Clinical Center, Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, New York