About me

My name is Olga Utrivanova. I trained in the National Health Service (NHS) at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in London, where I qualified as a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist in 2016.

I chose my training very carefully. To be trained by the NHS was important and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy model inspired me the most. Here are some key points that attracted me to the model:

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy has depth – it is interested in a person at a number of different levels – important connections are made through the work
It is thorough – everything is taken into account – the person as a whole – things that bring them to therapy and things they manage very well
It is about relationships – between you and your therapist – you and the rest of the world – as we live in the world of things, events and people
It is about creativity and imagination – it looks at dreams, desires, fantasies and wishes – as humans we are more than our conscious waking minds

Olga Utrivanova, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist

London Parks – being outdoors can boost your mood

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy can help us. A problem shared in confidence with someone you trust is a problem halved! A psychotherapy session is a confidential safe space for you to express your thoughts and feelings. The process as a whole enables you to work your issues through and move ahead in life. The understanding gained can reconcile you with your past and guide you through the tough times in the future.

Before, during and after my training I worked in a variety of mental health settings in the NHS and the charity sector in London. That intense period of learning was a gift. I saw first-hand the way that people can suffer when something stretches them to their limits, whether limits in the body or limits in the mind. But people recover.

With the passage of time life changes; circumstances, minds and bodies change. These transformations affect us deeply, sometimes in unexpected ways. Nobody is immune to suffering and pain and when the times are tough, we need another human being to be present.

In my work I am interested in issues of:

health
illness
ageing
loss
anxiety
depression
obsessions and compulsions
cultural identity
creativity
immigration
major life events and changes

My professional registration is with BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council) and BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).