Baanu Baghbani-Irvine

I currently have availability for long term Attachment Based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy online sessions and sessions taking place in Coulsdon, CR5. 

Please contact for further information. 

I have been a Psychotherapist since 2014 and have worked in private and public sector as qualified psychotherapist and supervisor.   

• I have trained in number different modalities with: 
• MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• PGdips in  psychodynamic psychotherapy
• PGdips in systemic/ family therapy 
• Couples therapy 

and number of other modalities (please contact for full list of academic qualifications in psychotherapy). 

I am currently undertaking further training in Attachment Based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at the Bowlby Centre. 

I currently work with Adults, adolescents, couples and relationships  (family/ business). 

I have trained and specialised in Childhood Trauma and relationships. I use effective evidence-based techniques, practices and therapeutic skills to tailor-make my approach to the client's needs. 

My passion is in empowering people to have a better insight into their own thinking patterns and to manage their behaviour so they can lead a healthier and thriving lives and relationships.

Our challenges and difficulties in life has impacted on who we are today and we need to learn to process that to better understand ourselves. I provide a safe, non judgemental therapeutic environment to facilitate in creating lasting positive change that can be implemented in any future difficulties. 

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy involves helping a client explore how their past influences their present, including the ways in which recurring difficulties in relationships are repeated time and again. The therapy seeks to uncover why we continue to fall into these patterns, even when we genuinely wish not to. At times, we may have some awareness of why this happens, but more often these underlying reasons remain outside our conscious awareness.

I offer 15mins free online / phone consultation session. This is to ensure I can help you and for you to hear a little about me.  We can also establish that there is a good foundation for a healthy therapeutic alliance before starting sessions.This is where we can also establish if you would like face to face or online session or combination of both. 

After the consultation I will send you my therapeutic contract where you have all the information required before your first session. 

I have some limited availability for Supervision. 

I am an experienced psychotherapist, Team Manager  and Clinical Supervisor. 

I have worked in Family and Children Services in diverse communities for over 20 years, leading and supervising practitioners in a multidisciplinary teams. I work in a successful / busy Private Practice.  My work with clients include trauma, attachment and relationships, self-esteem, depression, anger, anxiety, loss, etc. I have special interest and training in infertility and adoption. 

I work with therapists from all backgrounds and offer supervision, support & guidance in a highly skilful, compassionate and Culture-sensitive approach. I would like to support you in your chosen model of therapy to be the best therapist / practitioner you can be. I use a combination of exploratory, psychoeducational and problem-solving techniques to help supervisees gain a better understanding of the presenting issues of their clients.

I offer clinical supervision via online platform and face to face.

Please contact me to arrange an informal phone call to discuss your supervision needs and to ask any questions.

In our first session, we will discuss your supervision requirements.  My style of supervision is multidisciplinary and tailored to your needs.