Catherine Underwood

I have been a psychotherapist for 17 years supporting every age group and experienced a wide range of difficult issues. I was awarded the Diploma in Contemporary Psychodynamic Counselling in 2006 from the University of Leicester. I am an accredited and registered Member of BACP. Psychodynamic counselling is an approach that our behaviour and feelings as an adult are rooted in our childhood experiences. Our early experiences of how we are treated as children can be repeated in how others treat us as adults. Psychodynamic counselling is about enabling a client to make changes in their life by understanding the causes of their issues and the relationships that were formed in their early years.The counselling provides a safe place in which to explore past and present feelings and the meaning of past and current relationships.This type of therapy is particularly useful for people who have tried short-term counselling and CBT and still find they have the same relationship problems. People who find themselves repeating the same mistakes and relatiohship patterns may find psychodynamic counselling useful. I have also a lot of experience dealing with inner child issues where trauma, abuse and controlling behaviours are affecting how we relate as an adult to other people. Early traumas can lead to complicated PTSD giving symptoms similar to having bipolar or other mental health issues. As a child, our perceived lack of love from our carer and our decision that we are not lovable can cause us to form a false self leading to our wounded inner child contaminating and sabotaging our relationships as adults. I have worked as a school counsellor and have extensive experience dealing with complex issues suffered by young people. Many of the relationship issues presented are improved by learning communication skills and the abandoning of assumptions and preconceptions. Also offer couple counselling. Further information see website:www.counsellingserviceleicestershire.co.uk