Mischa Richards

I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist specialising in working with individual adults with a range of emotional, cognitive, interpersonal and behavioural difficulties. I have worked with mood related issues including anxiety, depression and low self-esteem to more complex, life-long and personality related issues. My specialist interests are in the areas of trauma, abuse, relationships and sexuality.

My background lies in the education, social care and charity sectors in which I provided therapeutic support to children, young persons and adults for over fifteen years. Working in contexts of diversity and deprivation enabled me to develop insight and skill in managing the often complex interplay between our personal experience and our social or cultural environment. I am empathic to the unique ways we suffer as individuals and, from experience, understand how these struggles can be held within a therapeutic process serving personal development and well-being.

I trained at the Westminster Pastoral Foundation (WPF) and have worked in a variety of settings including NHS, community organisations and private practice. These settings have taught me to hold a person-centred approach, mindful of how the client's experience of therapy supports ongoing motivation, change and positive outcomes. Within a broadly psychoanalytic approach, I draw upon new evidence-based research and practice to support individual progress.

I usually meet clients once weekly or at a higher frequency depending on need and circumstance. Many clients prefer in-person appointments but also benefit from the option of working either online or by telephone when appropriate. The initial consultation is a valuable opportunity for us to meet and collaborate on what will be most beneficial to you.

I am a professional member of the Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling (FPC) and registered with both the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC).