Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is a form of therapy that focuses on deepening our understanding of ourselves—our experiences, relationships, patterns of behaviour, thoughts, and feelings. It explores how past and present experiences shape the ways we think, feel, and relate to others. Rather than simply offering explanations, this approach helps people work through the underlying issues that may contribute to distress, whether these appear as everyday struggles or more serious emotional difficulties. By reflecting on these patterns over time, therapy can support greater self-awareness, emotional growth, and the possibility for meaningful and lasting change. At its core, psychoanalytic psychotherapy aims to promote mental health through a thoughtful, compassionate process that helps people develop a deeper and more fulfilling way of understanding themselves and their lives.

Our psychoanalytic psychotherapists are:

Vera Auerbach, Rachel Kur, Sincere Hui, Dr Angelina Lim and Lisa Graves.

You can read more about what psychoanalytic psychotherapy is and how it works here.

Child psychoanalytic play therapy/psychotherapy is a specialised treatment that helps children and adolescents understand their difficult feelings and behaviours. Instead of just talking, therapists use play and creative activities to help young people communicate their inner thoughts, heal from trauma, and grow.

How It Works

• Play is used as language: Children do not always have the words to describe how they feel. Therapists provide toys and art or craft supplies. A child's play reveals their worries, fears, and relationship dynamics

• Safe space: The therapy room gives the child a safe, non-judgmental environment to express themselves freely and learn to trust a grown up

• Building a bond: The child and therapist build a trusting relationship. The therapist uses this bond to help the child make sense of their experiences.

• It takes time to build a relationship – thus this treatment can’t be done in 10 sessions.

• We also work with parents in the background to help them understand what worries their child and how to best manage things at home.

Group psychotherapy provides a supportive space to explore relationships, emotions, and recurring patterns alongside others. Group Analysis recognises that growth and insight often happen in connection and can support meaningful, long-term change. The group becomes a microcosm of society, reflecting back both the strengths and the struggles that each person brings. Patterns that once seemed mysterious or immovable start to make sense when viewed through the lens of group interaction.

In short, group analysis is highly beneficial to learn from others, extend yourself in relationships and realise you are not alone in your struggles. You will be less isolated while you can also play a part in helping others. Tolerating and exploring different points of views helps people see their triggers and take back their projections onto others.

We have Vera Auerbach who trained in a Classification system for attachments – namly the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) and the Strange Situation Procedure (SSP). With these fine-tuned observational skills she is then able to offer therapy that assesses attachment style and consolidates/changes attachment from insecure to a secure base attachment between parents and their children.