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The Specialist Psychotherapy Service is a psychotherapy service for residents of City & Hackney. We accept referrals from professionals only, such as GPs, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, and Psychiatrists.
As a professional group of Psychotherapists and Mentalised-Based Therapists, we fall under the general heading of the Psychological Professions.
We work with residents aged 18 and over. All of the treatment modalities we offer work with trauma. We provide the following treatments:
Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (CBT): CBT is a goal-oriented, evidence-based talking therapy. CBT works with thoughts and feelings in the here-and-now. It helps us to notice and change problematic thinking styles or behaviour patterns so we can feel better.
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PDP): Psychodynamic Psychotherapy aims to bring about awareness of unconscious patterns in behaviour or meanings that might be contributing to the person's difficulties.
Mentalisation-Based Therapy (MBT): Mentalisation-Based Treatment is a long-term talking therapy that focuses on making sense of our thoughts and feelings about ourselves and others (mentalising).
Systemic and Family Psychotherapy (FT): We view problems as problems, rather than a person as a problem. We take into account the different contexts, i.e. home life, children, mental health, and other life challenges. We work relationally with one or more people.
Group Analytic Psychotherapy (GAP): Group analysis is applied to a variety of problems and life situations, i.e. anxiety, depression, interpersonal difficulties, effects of loss and psychosomatic conditions.
We continue to develop groups to meet the changing needs of our population.
We encourage and promote referrals from underrepresented communities, namely marginalised community groups.
If you are in a crisis and require immediate psychiatric help, please call the Crisis Team on 0208 432 8020.
City & Hackney Specialist Psychotherapy Service
Donald Winnicott Centre
London
E2 9AG
United Kingdom
This section is currently under review.
If you are experiencing psychological difficulties that are affecting your day-to-day life, your thinking processes, and responses, or your patterns of behaviour, speak to your GP in the first instance. They can direct you to the most appropriate service to help you.
The Psychotherapy Department provides special therapy for adults aged 18 and older. We offer different types of therapy, including:
- **Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)**: This is a type of talking therapy that focuses on helping you understand your thoughts and feelings. It aims to change any negative thinking patterns or behaviours so you can feel better. This therapy can be done in a group or one-on-one.
- **Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PDP)**: This therapy helps you become aware of hidden patterns in your behaviour that may be causing you problems. It can also be done in a group or one-on-one.
- **Systemic and Family Psychotherapy (FT)**: This approach looks at problems as part of a bigger picture, considering family dynamics, relationships, and life challenges. We work together with one or more people in these sessions.
- **Group Analytic Psychotherapy (GAP)**: This form of therapy happens in a group only setting and helps with issues like anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and coping with loss.
- **Mentalisation-Based Therapy (MBT)**: This is a long-term talking therapy that seeks to help you understand your thoughts and feelings about yourself and others. It can be done in a group or one-on-one.
We assist residents of City & Hackney and accept referrals only from healthcare professionals, including doctors, social workers, and therapists.
We are a group of trained psychotherapists who work with trauma in all the treatments we offer. We also focus on making our services available to underrepresented and marginalised communities.
We are always looking to develop new groups to meet the needs of our community better.
