| Works with: | Individuals |
| Sessions: | Face-to-Face, Online, Telephone |
| Languages: | English |
| Individuals: | £65/hr |
| Locations: | TAC Clapham |
Ann Dunkley
Ann Dunkley is a psychodynamic counsellor working in private practice at The Awareness Centre in Clapham. She has a Masters degree in psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy, which is accredited by the BACP.
Ann aims to establish a warm, non-judgemental space with clients where difficult issues and problems can be explored, free from the demands and assumptions of the outside world. She uses her capacity to sensitively tune in to difficult feelings and emotions helping her client to feel understood. Ann has a psychodynamic approach which means she helps clients work through the underlying causes at the root of problems to enable them to gain more self-awareness and a different perspective on their lives. The interaction and communication which unfolds between herself and her client helps provide important insights into their patterns of relating. Ann uses her knowledge of these processes to work with her client and help guide them towards a more realistic and fulfilling way of relating to themselves and others.
Ann has worked for 15 years in the public sector and understands the external and internal pressures involved in working for large organisations and the impact of coping with these pressures. Also with a background as a Samaritan volunteer for many years, she has offered emotional support to people from many walks of life suffering from distress caused by a wide range of difficult issues. As a result of her wide-ranging experience she specialises in anxiety, abuse, depression and relationships.
My sessions with Ann have become an invaluable tool in helping me understand myself and how I feel about the events that are taking place within and around my life. I look forward to unpacking the thoughts, feelings and events of a given week in her session, knowing that I will leave with a clearer contextualisation for them and their interconnectedness. Ann creates a space where you feel comfortable to take the time to articulate what you’re going through, giving room for you to reach answers for yourself but also she knows when to prod and unpack things more deeply. I also appreciate how well she remembers the events and relationships in my life, rarely do I have to repeat things we’ve covered which helps maintain my train of thought and allows the most to be gained from each session. Importantly, I feel safe in her room to share that which is most private in my life. In my time working with her I have learnt more about myself, my motivations and the root of certain patterns of behaviour.
Ann supported me for over a year through a journey of grief after losing my father to cancer. I was feeling low and confused and she helped guide me through these feelings and learn to acknowledge and accept them in order to process them. Not only did she help open my eyes to how normal my feelings were but helped me navigate difficult relationships that I have with other family members. Talking about these feelings and opening up about some difficult memories from the past I have been able to improve my approach to these relationships. I can’t thank Ann enough for her patience and feel grateful for her guidance.
