Michele Lamonaca

Since 2012, I have been dedicated to providing compassionate and professional service of counselling and psychotherapy to anyone who may need it. Working throughout Woolwich and Central London, I specialise in various types of psychotherapy, including individual, couples and group, as well as counselling for LGBT+ individuals, and those who have experienced trauma in the form of domestic violence or sexual abuse.

I am BACP registered and UKCP registered and accredited psychodynamic psychotherapist, and my approach is to seek to understand how current emotional and psychological difficulties, can have their origin in thoughts and feelings that are unconscious to the individual and may be located somewhere in past childhood experiences.

I work with people with a range of emotional, psychological and interpersonal difficulties who experience a great deal of anxiety and fear in everyday life. I work with people who are dealing with complex situations in their working life or in their personal relationships.

Psychotherapy does not offer a 'quick fix'. Emotional pain and suffering is real, and the states of mind associated with mental pain are often enduring and debilitating, affecting your relationships, how you function at work, and how you organise your life day-to-day. Psychodynamic psychotherapy looks at your problems in great depth. It is a therapeutic approach that takes your mind and your experience as the focus of exploration and investigation.

I aim to provide high-quality services at affordable rates, and all my fees are calculated on an income scale, ensuring you get the help you need without the hefty cost. I have undergone extensive training in the principles and practices of an Integrative Psychotherapy Model, which featured Humanistic, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Psychodynamic Approaches. I am particularly specialised in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: both long-term and short-term models of practice.