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 depth-oriented psychotherapy and brief counselling to adults and young adults, both in person in SE12 and online.
I have over 10 years of experience working with individuals 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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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, losses, particular life experiences, recurring relationship patterns, as well as other thoughts, dreams, desires, and aspirations.
Therapy can help you see things from a fresh perspective, be more present and emotionally connected over time, and gain a greater understanding of yourself.
Therapy can also help you discover a renewed sense of agency and new awareness to make changes to improve your life and relationships.
I offer open-ended, once-weekly or more frequent depth-oriented psychotherapy in SE12 and online. I also offer fixed-term weekly counselling for three to six months.
Open-ended psychotherapy 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.
Fixed-term counselling can provide short-term support when facing a specific issue, such as a recent change. It can be particularly useful after more ordinary life transitions, 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 from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds, often thoughtful, creative, and sensitive individuals.
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 listen carefully and aim to communicate thoughtfully to help you explore and process the thoughts, feelings, and other matters that brought you to therapy. I aim to foster a respectful and collaborative relationship with you that encourages reflection and allows new insights and 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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