Susan Barry

I am currently accepting referrals and I have Saturday availability.

My approach is psychodynamic, meaning that we will work in a way which explores links between past and present relationships and experiences. In particular, I can help you to explore how the impact of the past has led to the development of unconscious, repetitive patterns in the different parts of your life such as intimate relationships and work, which may have become unhelpful. By becoming more aware of these parts of yourself that my be hidden, more informed choices can be made and life can be experienced from a place of increased emotional freedom and openness.

The ‘here and now’ of the therapeutic relationship will also be used to explore your inner world and the dynamics of your relational patterns. I work from place of empathy and non judgement, allowing you the safety and freedom to explore your internal world with the knowledge that I am here to help you to piece it together.

Queer Affirmative, Addiction and Trauma Informed.

In addition to private practice, I also have therapeutic experience in the NHS in secondary care, as well as in forensic and personality disorder settings. In the past I have worked in a supportive capacity with the homelessness community and I have been a Samaritans helpline volunteer.

I offer face to face psychotherapy and counselling from Relational Space Therapy Rooms, a few minutes from Borough station. There is a small waiting room and intercom for convenience. I also offer online sessions.

Sessions are 50 minutes long and I charge £80 per session, including assessment sessions.

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Sessions are weekly and we will meet at the same time each week.

Your first two sessions will be assessment sessions, where I will endeavour to get an understanding of your underlying issues and goals of treatment, allowing us to agree how we can best work together.