Psychotherapy & Counselling
in South East London, SE12
Tuula Rasen BACP BPC FPC
I am a psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapist, registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling (FPC).
I offer individual, open-ended psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy and time-limited psychodynamic counselling to adults and young adults in person in SE12 and online.
I have over 10 years of clinical experience working privately with clients seeking therapy for a wide range of difficulties:
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anxiety
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bereavement
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burnout
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change
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cross-cultural issues
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depression, low mood
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difficulties relating to childhood
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early adulthood issues
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fears, worries, obsessions
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guilt, shame
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high sensitivity
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low self-esteem
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loneliness
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loss and grief
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midlife transition
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relationship issues
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relocation
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overwhelm
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uncertainty
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work-related stress
Location
My practice is in Lee, SE12, near Hither Green and Grove Park, and is easily accessible from Blackheath, Bromley, Catford, Eltham, Forest Hill, Greenwich, and Lewisham. Lee station offers direct rail links to Cannon Street, Charing Cross, London Bridge, New Cross, and stations in Kent.

Therapy
In my practice, I provide a dedicated space where you can explore and better understand emotional issues and other difficulties. This might include troubling and conflicting feelings, worries, specific life experiences, relationship issues, including recurring relational patterns, and other thoughts, dreams, and aspirations.
Therapy can help you face and process a range of emotional difficulties, see things from a fresh perspective, and gain a greater understanding of yourself.
Therapy can also help you be more present and emotionally connected over time, discover a renewed sense of agency to make changes to improve your life and relationships — including the one with yourself.
Open-ended psychodynamic (weekly sessions) and psychoanalytic psychotherapy (more frequent) can support you in exploring both recent and longer-term emotional or psychological challenges. For example, ongoing worries, difficult or painful feelings, low mood, past or recent losses, relationship issues, work stress, or relationship patterns, often rooted in the past.
Time-limited psychodynamic counselling (weekly sessions: 3 to 6 months) provides short-term support when facing a specific issue, such as a recent change. It can be particularly useful after everyday changes, such as leaving a job or starting a new one, entering a relationship, or moving to a new location.
Who I work with
I work with adults and young adults, often thoughtful, creative, or sensitive individuals, from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds.
At the moment, I do not offer therapy to trainees in clinical psychology, counselling, or psychotherapy. I do, however, work with qualified clinicians.
I do not work with insurance companies, Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs), or therapy subscription platforms.
How I work
I enjoy working in person in SE12 and online nationwide and internationally. I listen carefully and aim to communicate mindfully to help you explore and process the thoughts, feelings, and experiences that brought you to therapy. I aim to foster a respectful and collaborative relationship that encourages reflection and allows new insights and deeper understanding to emerge.
Sessions
Each session lasts 50 minutes and happens at the same time each week.
Fees
My fees begin at £70 per session.
Initial Appointment
If you would like to book an initial appointment, you can email me or use the contact form below. I usually reply within 24 hours during weekdays.
The first appointment gives us an opportunity to meet, talk about why you are seeking therapy, and see if working together feels right.
We might meet more than once before deciding on the next steps. These first sessions let you experience my approach and help us both see what working together could be like.
Feel free to get in contact with me.

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