Avis Underwood, UKCP Accredited Psychotherapist

Avis Underwood

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Avis Underwood, UKCP Accredited Psychotherapist

Avis Underwood

SE1
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My Approach

Our early experiences shape how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world — often in ways we’re not fully aware of. Patterns of thought, behaviour, and emotion can feel confusing or out of place, especially when they seem to repeat without clear cause. Psychodynamic psychotherapy helps uncover the roots of these patterns, offering insight into the unconscious influences that may be quietly shaping your present.

Not all formative experiences are remembered clearly, but they still leave an emotional imprint. These unspoken stories can affect how we connect in relationships, respond to stress, or cope with change. You might be struggling with anxiety, low mood, a sense of low self-worth, or a feeling of disconnection — without knowing exactly why.

In therapy, we work together to gently explore your emotional landscape and the experiences that have shaped it. By making sense of your history and recognising the patterns that emerge, we can begin to loosen their hold. This process creates room for new ways of relating, thinking, and being — helping you move forward with greater clarity, resilience, and connection to yourself and others.

About Me

Before training as a psychotherapist, I worked across the arts and cultural sectors in the UK and abroad. These experiences broadened my understanding of people, perspectives, and change — insights that now shape my therapeutic work.
Living and working in different environments also deepened my appreciation of ‘culture shock’ — the disorientation that often accompanies major transitions — as well as the personal pressures we can place on ourselves. I draw on this in my practice, helping clients explore feelings of displacement, identity shifts, and the emotional impact of change — especially those times when we feel stuck, uncertain, or unable to move forward.

I work with

  • Individuals
  • Private healthcare referrals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

Like many the therapists here, I work with a wide range of issues and personalities. Rather than name them all, I would like to say that I have a wide range of experience from a broad spectrum of clients.
I have had many patients who describe themselves being inexplicably low in mood and are unsure of where to turn. I can give those doubts a voice.

Types of Therapies Offered

  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapist

What I can help with

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Relationships
  • Separation

Types of sessions

  • Face to Face - Long Term
  • Face to Face - Short Term
  • Online Therapy
  • Telephone Therapy

Office

1B - Building 7 Maidstone Buildings Mews
72-76 Borough High Street
SE1 1GD
United Kingdom (UK)

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UKCP College

  • Council for Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis College (CPJAC)
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