James Quirk
BA (Hons), MSc, MBACP, BPC
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Psychodynamic Counsellor & Psychotherapist
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Godstone, Surrey & Online
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You may have a sense that something in your life or relationships isn’t working, even if it’s difficult to say exactly what. Together, we will think more deeply about your experience, looking beyond immediate difficulties to the patterns and histories that shape how you feel and relate. Over time, this can lead to a different understanding of yourself and the possibility of living and relating in ways that feel more real and less constrained.
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"The idea of psychodynamic psychotherapy isn’t just to alleviate a checklist of symptoms. The goal is to transform our lives. It’s not just that our symptoms are different after treatment, it’s that we are different after treatment.”
~ Prof Jonathan Shedler, PhD.
Psychoanalyst
My Services
Research shows the most important thing in bringing about change is the relationship you have with your counsellor or psychotherapist. Together, we will decide what service will suit you in addressing your needs and overcoming the challenges that bring you to therapy.
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Working in person from Godstone, Surrey and online.
Contact me to arrange an initial consultation.
Counselling
Time limited with a focus, online or in person
Usually 24 sessions we focus on a particular problem or set of problems. We will meet weekly for 50 minutes and will work together to help you find your own solutions – whether that’s making effective changes in your life or finding ways of coping with your problems.
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Initial Assessment (90 minutes): £95
Ongoing Sessions (50 minutes): from £75
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Psychotherapy
Long term/open ended, online or in person
This kind of therapy addresses underlying issues and causes, often from your past, which may be concerning you, or affecting your relationships with others. In your sessions you will be encouraged to talk freely and to look deeper into your problems and worries. It differs from many other talking therapies in that it aims to help people make deep seated change in personality and emotional development, alongside relieving troubling symptoms. This is a long-term commitment, meeting once or twice weekly, sessions are 50 minutes and therapy can last for 2 years or longer.
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Initial Assessment (90 minutes): £95
Ongoing Sessions (50 minutes): from £75
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