Couple and Individual
Psychodynamic
Psychotherapy
London | Nottingham | Online
A little about me
My name is Jen Green and I am a couple and individual psychodynamic psychotherapist. Before training as a therapist, I worked as a solicitor in a large international firm in London. I went on to specialise in conflict and dispute resolution, becoming accredited as a civil and commercial mediator (ADRg) in 2015. Alongside my legal and mediation work I have also worked and volunteered extensively with young people, including through charities Childline and The NSPCC. Delivering better outcomes for children and families is a large part of what motivates me in my psychotherapeutic work. I hold a Post-Graduate Diploma in Individual and Couple Psychodynamic Psychotherapy from Tavistock Relationships, an internationally recognised centre for couple psychotherapy teaching, research and practice. Alongside my private practice in Nottingham and London, I am a Visiting Clinician, Assessor and Academic Tutor on the Post-Graduate Diploma at Tavistock Relationships, which is delivered in partnership with Birkbeck College, University of London. I live with my family in south Nottingham. I enjoy sports and fitness, attending Forest FC match days at the City Ground, reading, walking our dog, sharing good food and generally being together with friends and family.
Services
Couple Therapy
​The focus of couple therapy is to provide a safe, supportive and non-judgmental space where you and your partner can seek to better understand yourselves, each other and your relationship. The aim is to help create clarity, develop insight, improve communication and build shared understanding. You can explore past and present concerns, all the time working at a pace to suit you. Insight offered in couple therapy can help you to recognise unhelpful beliefs and patterns and help establish more fulfilling ways of relating.
Individual Therapy
Many people seek relationship therapy without a partner. Individual relationship therapy is often sought by those experiencing difficulties in coping with a break-up, those seeking deeper understanding of their relationship or by those who might find themselves repeating unhealthy patterns in relationships. It can also be useful for those who want to explore the absence of lasting intimate relationships.
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I work with clients across a range of challenges ...
Communication difficulties
making sense of circular conflicts or communication breakdowns, improving your capacity to understand and be understood
Sex life and intimacy
a safe environment to explore your sex life and sexual functioning, making sense of lost or mismatched desire or navigating sexual dysfunction
Divorce and separation
a space to think about and process the possibility of divorce and separation, making sense of how you got here and where you want to go next
Integrating loss
processing difficult life events such as bereavement, perinatal loss, ill health, relationship break-down, redundancy
Life transitions
navigating big changes such as getting married, becoming parents, co-parenting, building blended families, empty-nesting, retirement
Relationship crises
repairing ruptures including betrayals, infidelity and affairs, exploring shame, loss of trust and redefining relationships
×´We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.×´
Anaïs Nin
My Approach
Professional
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP 406551) and a member of the Tavistock Association for Psychotherapists and Counsellors (TRAPC) and adhere to their professional codes and ethical guidelines. Throughout the sessions, we will be building a therapeutic relationship, which is a professional relationship. Our contact will be limited to our sessions or communication about sessions and during working hours only.
Confidential
Confidentiality is key. I will not disclose information about you to a third party without your permission unless I have a serious concern about harm to yourself or someone else. I would endeavour to discuss such concerns with you beforehand. To ensure my high professional standards I regularly see a clinical supervisor. Any information I discuss with my supervisor is under strict terms of confidentiality. For couples seen together, the expectation is that information you share with me can be shared between you.
Personalised
I believe in offering personalised care to every client. Sessions can be tailored to focus on your unique needs and goals, allowing for a customised therapeutic experience. That being said, it is my professional view that regular and reliable sessions enable us to build a strong alliance that we can all trust and depend on. As far as possible we will create a way of working together that is personalised but also consistent, fair and reliable.
Compassionate
I provide a compassionate and understanding environment where you can feel heard, validated, and supported. At times I might challenge you, notice interesting patterns or seek to make sense of something you have shared at a deeper level. At times the work can feel uplifting, at times comfortable, at times difficult or upsetting. I will always work with your safety in mind and in the service of building insight and understanding.