Email: anamootoosamy@gmail.com Phone: 07399 295546
My name is Dr Ana Mootoosamy and I provide psychoanalytic psychotherapy in Soho (W1F), Tooting (SW17), Canary Wharf (E14) and online.
Making the decision to come to therapy is one of the most difficult things to do – admitting that you need help, especially for your mental health, is a very tough step to take. After many sleepless nights, swamped by thoughts, or finding life unbearable, it might be difficult to know where to turn to.
When things feel overwhelming, it is important to have hope that change can happen. It may not be instant, but change will come, and coming to therapy can be transformational. Unlike short-term fixes, psychoanalytic psychotherapy offers a space to explore the root causes of distress, as we work toward lasting change rather than just symptom management
In our first session, I would ask you to tell me what brings you to therapy today, and I would ask you more about your physical health and important events from your life history, from infancy to the present.
Why do I do this? Because:
1. Our mental and physical health are intimately linked – it is extremely unlikely that your mental health would be unaffected by your physical health and vice versa. Mental and physical health, mind and body are a continuum, and if the health of one improves, then so will the health of the other
2. We come to therapy because something is happening now that is too difficult for us. The important thing to bear in mind that we are not a product of just the here and now – what we are today is a result of a million events that have made and shaped us over our entire lives – all these things add up to the present and can affect us in ways that we may not realise
This first session enables you to see who I am and how I work, ask any questions you may have about the process of psychotherapy. We will then usually arrange ongoing sessions. I work on both a short-term and long-term basis and typically this is open-ended.
For help in navigating your struggles from anxiety to depression, from trauma to relationship issues, I practice from Tooting (SW17), easily accessible by tube (Tooting Broadway), and Soho (W1F). I am also happy to see you online.
My Canary Wharf (E14) practice offers specialist depth psychotherapy for professionals to explore complex patterns, burnout and performance anxiety, and intense pressure, bearing in mind the unique challenges of corporate and creative environments. The drive for success often masks burnout or deep-seated anxiety. I work with high achievers and executives to explore the psychological patterns that impact leadership, performance, and help find work-life balance for those with “high-functioning” anxiety.
I am registered with the UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy), and have been helping people in the NHS, charity sector, low-cost services, as well as private practice for many years. I have a classic Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy orientation, and as an academic scientist, my approach is influenced by the latest advances in neuroscience and developmental biology. At a fundamental level, I believe that human beings bring each other into “being” and we can heal each other.
Contact me on anamootoosamy@gmail.com or 07399295546 to see how I can help.
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