Adolescent Psychotherapy
Adolescent Psychotherapy Support for Ages 14–18
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy provides a safe and reflective space for adolescents navigating emotional, relational, and developmental challenges. It helps young people understand and express difficult feelings, explore their inner world, and find new ways of coping with anxiety, low mood, self-esteem issues, or identity concerns.
Specialist support for young people aged 14–18
Adolescence is a time of profound change — emotionally, physically, and psychologically. It can be a challenging period of identity formation, growing independence, shifting relationships, and new pressures from school, social life, or home. For some young people, these changes feel overwhelming or isolating, especially when combined with anxiety, low mood, self-doubt, or conflict.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy offers teenagers a reflective space to think about their feelings and explore their inner world at their own pace. By working through emotional difficulties with a trained therapist, adolescents can develop deeper self-understanding, improve relationships, and gain tools for coping with the challenges of growing up.
What Might Bring a Teenager to Therapy?
Difficulties with self-esteem or identity
Low mood or anxiety
School stress or social pressure
Conflicts with family or friends
Emotional withdrawal or shutdown
Challenges around gender, sexuality or sense of self
Past experiences of loss, trauma or instability
Sessions are confidential and age-appropriate, creating a space where the young person can explore what's important to them in a safe, non-judgmental setting.
Single Session Adolescent Psychoanalytic Consultation
Not sure if long-term psychotherapy is what you need? A one-off consultation might be a better first step.
If you're aged 14–18, you can book a Single Session Adolescent Psychoanalytic Consultation. This appointment offers a dedicated space to think about a particular concern, help in a moment of crisis, or explore what kind of support might be helpful.
You don’t need a referral — just the wish to talk. This session also gives you a sense of what psychoanalytic psychotherapy might be like, so you can decide whether you'd like to continue at your own pace, when the time is right.
