Eva Ruschkowski

I am a Psychotherapist registered with the BACP, working with adults in the NHS and in private practice. I have worked with clients seeking help for a wide range of problems, related to low or fluctuating mood, compulsive behaviours, traumatic memories, sexual or gender identity and more. It is important to me to always offer a warm and non-judgemental space where you can speak freely about what is causing you pain and where you are listened to carefully with no preconceptions.

I hold an MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy from Birkbeck, University of London, and an MSc in Psychology and an MA in History of Art from the University of Bamberg, Germany. Psychotherapy and art are for me both ways to process and respond to the world around us, especially experiences that are initially harder to make sense of.

I have a particular interest in psychoanalysis, especially the works of the French Psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, and in the way language shapes our unconscious. I am interested in how words that have intrigued, hurt or captivated us in childhood can play a special role throughout adulthood, often without us noticing, or how a multilingual person might discover that their languages bring different nuances to the way they feel and think about their life. I believe that the role that language plays in our life is what makes talking therapy work.

I offer sessions in English or in German.

Psychotherapy offers a confidential and non-judgemental space where you can explore these thoughts, feelings and difficult events.

The problems that bring you to therapy are not treated in isolation. Instead we explore them in view of your personal and cultural history. Seen in the wider context of your life, symptoms like anxiety or low mood can often be traced back to past conflicts, questions or memories that have been forgotten or pushed out of mind. Addressing what lies behind the problems allows you a better understanding of yourself and your closest relationships and greater freedom moving forward.

As social beings, we are attuned to explicit and implicit assumptions about what is right or fair, what is important or desirable (for example at home, at school or at work). Consciously and unconsciously, we are shaped by these rules. This impacts how we see ourselves, how we spend our time and who we love or reject. Psychotherapy questions what is usually taken as given. It pays attention to what might be deemed irrelevant or unimportant elsewhere. This is why, unlike other forms of therapy, psychotherapy has no predefined goals. In psychotherapy you might gain new perspectives as to what is most important to you and why. This can lead to new discoveries, new ways of relating to others and new ways of being in the world that are not imposed by others but are uniquely yours.

Once you get in touch with me, I will offer an initial phone call free of charge as an opportunity to discuss any questions that you might have and to talk about some practicalities.

I charge £50 for the first in-person consultation.