London - West > Acton > W : 3 > Nicky Defries Name:   Nicky Defries    I practise at:   3 Whitehall Gardens, Acton, London W3   Website:   http://www.psychotherapy-west-london.co.uk     Phone:   02087232598      Professional    membership:   CP-UK  -  College of Psychoanalysts - UK   UKCP  -  United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy   I work from the premise that no problem is too big or small. I strive to offer a safe space, where the concepts of 'right and wrong' are suspended, and the questions 'What does it mean?' and 'Where has this experience left me?' are paramount. Qualifications & Training Diploma in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling Certificate in Group Work Diploma in Mobility Training for Visually Impaired Experience I come from a background of social work, specialising in the fields of adults with learning difficulties, adolescents and visual impairment. I was a volunteer with the Samaritans before training as a Psychodynamic Counsellor, which led me into my final training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. In addition to working in private practice, I worked for over twenty years in a psychiatric hospital. Fees £55, with negotiation depending on financial situation. Key words for this entry: Individual Counselling, Adults, Men, Women, Long-term, Concessionary rates, Abortion, Abuse, Addiction, Adoption, Aging, Anger, Anxiety, Attachment, Bereavement, Bipolar, Body image, Bullying, Cancer, Carers, Child Abuse, Chronic illness, Commitment, Conflict, Crisis Support, Depression, Disabilities, Discrimination, Divorce, Separation, Domestic abuse, Eating, Gender, HIV, Identity, Infertility, Insomnia, Loss, Self-esteem, Mental Health, Miscarriage, Narcissism, General counselling, Panic, Postnatal Depression, Psychosomatic, Rape, Relationships, Self-confidence, Self-harm, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Suicide, Surgery/amputation, Trauma, Unemployment, Workplace, Counselling, Freudian, Jungian, Psychodynamic, Psychotherapy.