Martina Klich
An experienced Psychodynamic Psychotherapist
based in North London working for the
NHS and in private practice.
About
Our work together will help you to think about the feelings you have about yourself – and other people – particularly family, friends and colleagues. I will help you to face issues and causes, often from long ago, which may be weighing on you, or unknowingly affecting your relationship with yourself and others.
In our sessions you will be encouraged to talk freely. Together we will look deeper into your unique experiences, perspectives, problems and worries and together we will do the work of processing emotions.
Our work can help you to become more alive to life and can contribute to a better relationship with yourself and others. In facing your issues and their causes, change can begin to happen.
I have worked with people from diverse backgrounds, countries, religious beliefs and sexualities and am especially mindful of a client’s culture, religious and social influences.
I can help with:
- Anxiety & Stress
- Panic Attacks
- Depression & Low mood
- Sexuality & Sexual Issues
- Bereavement & Loss
- Relationship Issues
- Trauma
- Anger and Conflict
- Creative Blocks
- Life Transitions and Decisions
- Separation and Divorce
- Loneliness and Isolation
- Shame, Self-doubt & Self-esteem
- Or you may not have a name for your difficulties, yet experience intense feelings such as anger, shame or guilt, or you might feel confused, stuck or empty.
I trained at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust as a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist. I am a member of the Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists (TSP), the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP). I am DBS checked.
I work in private practice in Kentish Town, as well as online. For many years I have worked in the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Unit at St Pancras Hospital (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust).
Frequently Asked Questions
Please contact me at martina@klichpsychotherapy.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy has a strong evidence base.
The process and work is about getting to the root of the issue. You will be encouraged to explore all the parts of you – both the positive and the things with which you would like help and support.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy allows you to learn more about your feelings, behaviours and actions. It can help you understand why you expect to be treated in a certain way and how such expectations impact on your current relationships and your mental health. You will be able to see patterns, work through issues and become more resilient.
Although painful feelings and experiences cannot be avoided, it is possible to try to understand them, and to find more helpful ways of relating to them. Seeking therapy can be a move towards trying to understand yourself more fully and towards trying to take more control over how you live your life. Psychodynamic psychotherapy can help whether you are feeling stuck in a particular area of your life, or utterly overwhelmed and unable to function.
I offer clients a free 15 minute phone call before booking a consultation. This is not a session, but it allows me to answer any questions you may have.
We will then agree on a day and time to meet for a preliminary consultation which may take two or three sessions. Each consultation lasts 50 minutes; it is an opportunity for us to explore the reasons that have brought you to therapy and provide you with a sense of how therapy works. If you have concerns or questions about embarking on a course of therapy, this is an opportunity to discuss them with me.
Once the consultation sessions are over, we will discuss the best course of treatment for you. If we agree to work together, sessions will be at a regular day and time every week, which is held only for you and lasts 50 minutes. We will agree on a session fee.
It varies. If you are interested in working on a deeper level with issues that have been around for much of your life, we will work together in an open ended way.
I also offer short-term work of 6-12 sessions if there is a specific issue you would like to work on.
I work both in person and online.
I am registered with Aviva. Please ensure you have prior approval for sessions if you wish to use your health insurance.
Contact
Address
155a Leighton Road, Camden, London, NW5 2RD, United Kingdom
My consulting room is in Kentish Town and easily accessible from Camden, Tufnell Park, Highgate, Hampstead, Archway, Belsize Park, Chalk Farm, Holloway and East Finchley.
Transport Links
Tube (Kentish Town), Overground (Kentish Town West), Thameslink (Kentish Town) and buses.