I’m Thomas Booker, an experienced psychodynamic psychotherapist and researcher that can help you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and what you might be struggling with.
What is psychodynamic therapy and how can it help?
Psychodynamic/psychoanalytic therapy looks at how the feelings, behaviours and problems you are facing today are linked to your past experiences, relationships and the unconscious (hidden feelings, defences, memories, conflicts, wishes, biases, beliefs).
With my help, the relationship between the above can be brought into the light and worked on. This kind of therapy comes from psychoanalysis, which is a more intensive version of this work, and it has a rich tradition to draw on, as well as a solid scientific evidence base.
My practice is focused on guiding you towards a deeper understanding of yourself, in a curious, creative, supportive (sometimes challenging) and non-judgemental way.
My approach is to be open to learning about you and how you live your life, and how you got here. I try to work collaboratively with you in order to better understand your problems, but also the things that motivate and interest you. People come to see me for many reasons, and our starting point is in thinking about what you think you need help with.
I am interested in taking on patients of all walks of life. I have worked with many people across multiple sectors over the last 10+ years, in private practice and in the NHS, and to this I add my extensive experience as an academic researcher in Psychology at UCL and as a Visiting Lecturer at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
I am a native English and French speaker, and offer sessions in both languages- in-person in Bloomsbury, London- or Online.
Some of the issues I’ve supported patients with:
Trauma
Anxiety
Depression and mood disorders
Suicidal thoughts
Anger
Relationship difficulties
ADHD
OCD
Cross-cultural difficulties
Issues with low-self esteem/confidence/self-image
Issues linked with sexuality or gender identity
Issues linked to experiences of discrimination
Work and finance related problems
Psychosomatic issues
Addiction
Parenting and family difficulties
Burnout
Existential problems
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
―James Baldwin (1962) ‘As much truth as one can bear’, New York Times