Peter Slater

I work on Saturday mornings (8am-12pm) at Churchill Square in Kings Hill , West Malling (ME19 4FU)

Emotional difficulties are not always easy to put into words. Anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, emotional overwhelm or a persistent sense of unhappiness can sometimes express deeper experiences that feel difficult to think about alone.

I am a fully accredited Child and Adolescent and Adult Psychotherapist registered with the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) and the BACP and am a member of the Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists.

I undertook my Doctoral Training at the Tavistock Clinic in London and have been working in private practice for 18 years. Formerly I worked in the NHS in CAMHS and offer assessments for child psychotherapy and short term and long term psychotherapy for children and young people, parents and families . I offer psychoanalytic , integrative and Metalisation based psychotherapies.

I work with adults and couples again on a short or long term basis and have a practice both in Kings Hill Kent and in Central London.  

I offer an initial consultation following a brief telephone or zoom meeting to discuss what has brought you or your child to therapy. The initial consultation will give more space to gather background and history behind the presenting issues . Please see my website drpeterslater.com for further details.

In the first session it is an opportunity to talk about what has brought you to psychotherapy and what you hope to achieve from this process. We can then discuss my formulation and recommendations as to how best to support you with the difficulties you are currently facing.  

I am fully trained to offer screening and diagnostic assessments for Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) assessments via the ADOS-2 assessment tool. This offers assessments for young children, teenagers and adults. 

For more comprehensive details with regards my practice and experience please visit my website drpeterslater.com (fees indicated on my website are not in line with the fees I charge at my Kings Hill practice which as  here are £85 per appointment for individuals £120 for couples or parents or families )

A brief initial phone call or zoom meeting is offered free of charge and thereafter each appointment including the initial consultation will have a fee.

Face to face Wednesdays 8am-6pm, and more flexible availability during the week in terms of offering online sessions.

My name is Dr Peter Slater, I am an adult psychodynamic psychotherapist. I am  a consultant child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapist having trained and undertaken my doctorate at the Tavistock clinic in London in 2008. I offer assessments, family and parent consultations and offer long term and short term work.

I work with children as young as 3 years old and adolescents as well as parents and families. I have undertaken a mentalisation based training in family therapy (MBT- F).

I have worked in NHS CAMHS settings for 12 years and in private practice for 18 years. In 2015 I became Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead for a child psychotherapy training programme in New Zealand which I designed and implemented. 

Currently I am a Visiting Lecturer at the Tavistock Clinic and Heguang University in China. I offer clinical  supervision and  tutor doctoral students and trainee psychotherapists as well as working clinically with adults and children and young people in private practice in Central London.

 I am now fully trained to offer comprehensive Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC/ASD) Assessments and Diagnosis for children and adults having completed the ADOS training.  

I offer supervision for psychotherapists and psychiatrists wanting to think about their work from a psychoanalytic frame.

I have published a number of clinical papers in peer reviewed journals and a recent chapter on anxiety in a book devoted to psychopathology.

I have worked with complex and enduring presentations with both adults and children and offer report writing, consultations to schools and social care.  I have worked with complex and severe presentations in adolescents and young people which  include suicidal ideation, self harming behaviours, eating disorders and learning issues. 

The use of the title Dr in this directory listing relates to the member’s doctorate qualification. However, this does not imply a general medical qualification.

I am a psychodynamic/ psychoanalytic psychotherapist  working with both children, young people, adults and couples. This form of psychotherapy focusses on a deep exploration of the presenting issues and allows patients to gain a better understanding of themselves while allowing or modification of  problematic states of mind, emotional states and behavioural presentations. 

My work with children allows for improvements in development a that has been stuck or impinged upon dnd reduction in symptoms and a better regulation of troubling emotional states. I offer comprehensive assessments and screening for Autistic Spectrum Disorder/condition for children, teenagers and adults along with ongoing therapy and parent support. 

The first session is an initial consultation where I gather  background information and history of your presenting issues and am happy to answer any questions you may have about the ongoing psychotherapy work. For the best results weekly psychotherapy is often indicated, but shorter term work is also an option depending on severity of the difficulties. 

I offer in person supervision in Central London, or West Malling , Kent  but I  also offer online supervision which is a popular medium for supervision . 

I also offer group supervision for a number of psychotherapists, psychologists  working with adults or children who wish to have a more collegiate experience of  supervision from a psychoanalytic viewpoint. 

I offer supervision to psychoanalytic psychotherapists who work with both adults and children and young people. I also offer supervision to trainee psychotherapists who wish to gain a more psychoanalytic insight into their work. 

Similarly  I offer  psychoanalytically informed support for professionals working in the field of mental health including psychiatrists, psychologists , mental health workers interested in understanding aspects of their clinical work through a psychoanalytic lens.

I have extensive experience of offering supervision and am currently supervising  psychologists and psychotherapists working with adults, children and young people . I am a clinical supervisor on the Tavistock child psychotherapy training course and offer consultations to staff in schools wanting to think about students with complex needs and behavioural issues. 

i also work with mental health and social  care staff to provide a space for reflective practice 

Supervision I believe to be a collaborative and supportive process and my focus is on helping the professional to think about their patients / clients through  a psychoanalytic lens.