Martin Watson

I work both face to face in Hertford and online via Zoom. 

Whilst I currently have limited availability, I do have some slots and would be happy to see if they match yours. 

My face to face hours in Hertford are as follows.

On Tuesdays my hours are 9am - 8pm, and on Thursday 2-8pm.

Online I work.

Monday 11am - 4pm.

Thursday 10am - 12pm

Friday 11am - 4pm.

My name is Martin and I am an experienced psychodynamic psychotherapist. I have many years experience of working with and helping adults of all ages and with a range of presentations. 

I am an empathic playful therapist who understands how difficult it can feel when speaking about personal matters. And particularly to a stranger. After all, perhaps your personal matters have been tucked away for a long time and maybe never spoken about or explored before. If this is the case the idea of doing so might seem an anxiety provoking and difficult task. 

When i say I am a playful therapist I mean I am a gently, curious thinker. I am interested in whatever is of interest to  you and by this I mean your life, thoughts, opinions and ideas. I like to explore words, dreams, metaphors as a way of trying to understand life. I hope this approach makes the task of sharing easier for you and that together we might  make some sense of the things troubling you.

I am a fully qualified experienced psychodynamic psychotherapist registered with the BACP and BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council). As a therapist I have worked with adults of many different ages, backgrounds, cultures and histories. I do so without prejudice or presumption and proudly work and support in an open-ended manner, trying to help and improve quality of life. This can include improving relationships, work or friendships etc. It might include moving from an isolated or lonely life to one more social and interactive. 

As such, I have been offering individual psychotherapy for many years in both private practise and within organisations. I have worked with the Counselling Foundation and previously for many  years at Mind in Barnet. I also worked as part of the Grief Encounter adult bereavement counselling team.

I believe my gentle style can help with a range  of traumas and emotional matters impinging and creating challenges in life. This includes depression, social, sexual, and relational anxieties,  suicidal and intrusive thoughts etc. I also work with eating disorders, non-epileptic seizures and body dysmorphia. 

A first session might seem an anxiety provoking experience with uncertainties. This is understandable. After all we will be meeting each other for the first time and although that might seem daunting it can also offer a sense of relief.

Our first session will be 50-minutes during which we will begin addressing the matters bringing you here today. During this first session I will explain my approach, speak to the practical parts of counselling and ask some questions to help us begin. You may have some important questions and we will leave time for these too. My fee for this initial consultation is £70.

Whilst I have limited availability I do have capacity and hope this can match your requirements. Currently I have more space online, which I offer via Zoom video.

For online work I have availability on Monday and Wednesday afternoon.

For face to face I have availability on Thursday afternoon.

I am a fully qualified psychoanalytic supervisor. Whilst my training was Jungian focused I incorporate a number of styles into my approach.

I see supervision as a safe space to share, play and explore your work and experiences. It is a space to share and together use our thinking to help you and your clients.

I offer individual supervision to both trainees and qualified psychotherapists and counsellors. I offer concessions for those in training.

Your supervision can be either weekly or fortnightly in 50-minute sessions, fortnight or monthly in 90-minute sessions.

If you are interested in supervision we could arrange a brief telephone call. Here we can think together about your needs and if this feels right for you set up a first supervision session.