Andy Psyllides

I currently have availability on Friday mornings and afternoons.

I’m a psychotherapeutic counsellor experienced in working with clients from a wide range of backgrounds, and with diverse needs.

My practice and way of working is integrative (draws on different therapeutic approaches to help me meet you where you are), and aims to bridge the past, the present and beyond. The issues bringing you into therapy might, for example, be the result of early wounding, a present-day struggle or crisis, or perhaps something you can’t quite put your finger on - a sense of being stuck, a neglected or under-served longing for greater meaning and connection. Whatever your reasons for seeking help and support, my aim is to accompany you as you explore and make sense of them.

Central to my practice is the belief that our challenges and struggles might be communicating something - that if we can resist the urge to see them as problems to be fixed, they might point the way to a deep inner wisdom, and the potential for self-renewal. If met with sensitivity and care, they might point towards underlying wounds and the life that can be reclaimed if they can be contacted and mourned. They might help us make healing contact with parts of ourselves that have been dismissed and disowned, and that want to be invited into the warmth and welcomed home. They might help draw our attention inwards, away from habitual, doing-driven life and towards the depths - a place where image, dreams and imagination can lead us into a richer, more nourishing relationship with self and others. 

Our first session will be a chance for you to tell me about yourself and what you would like to get out of therapy. It’s also an opportunity to get to know me and my way of working, and to ask any questions you might have. If it feels like we might be a good fit, we can then establish a counselling agreement and way forward.