Our Practice

The Cavendish Psychotherapy Practice is based in Harley Street, at the centre of London’s district for medical excellence. We are three female psychotherapists each with many years experience working with people struggling with emotional and psychological difficulties. At The Cavendish, we practice psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive analytical psychotherapy (CAT), focused, short term therapy and couples therapy. Together with you, we build a therapy that is best suited to your emotional needs. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a way of understanding your present behaviours and feelings by exploring your earlier life experiences and relationships. This work lasts a minimum of six months. Cognitive Analytic Psychotherapy. CAT helps to discover how the coping mechanisms you devised in early life to deal with difficulties may no longer be effective. The therapy looks at how these coping procedures originated, how they are habitually repeated and how they can be adapted to bring about positive change. This is a usually 16 week course. Focused, Short Term Therapy. We work, for a minimum of six weeks, on a specific issue that is currently troubling you. Focused therapy can work particularly well for stress, mild depression or a specific relationship or work related issue. Couples Therapy. We work with you as a couple to explore the difficulties and concerns that have arisen within your relationship and look at the causes that prevent you moving smoothly forward. By helping to identify the roots of the difficulties that you are experiencing as a couple, therapy can bring about a clearer understanding of how you relate to each other and  help facilitate positive change.   How to choose the right therapy for you? Before therapy begins, you will have an introductory meeting with your therapist. During this session, you will be able to speak to her about the issues that have brought you into therapy. Together, you and she will discuss your needs and the kind of therapy that will be best suited to you. If, at the end of this session you want to go ahead, you will be able to book an appointment, usually for the following week.