Jan is an existential-phenomenological individual, couple and family psychotherapist with 25 years of experience in the public and private sector. This has included working in four NHS departments as well as teaching and supervising within many of the country’s most reputable training organisations. He has published papers in the field of existential analysis and psychiatry and now works full time in private practice.
The primary aim of his work is to increase understanding and deepen insight into patterns of behaviour and experience which people identify as problematic and wish to clarify and resolve, whether you attend as an individual, couple or family. This includes a wide range of interpersonal and emotional difficulties (e.g problems related to communication, sex, intimacy, sleep, food, etc) as well as the full range of problems psychiatrists claim to deal with (e.g diagnoses of schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, OCD, ADHD, PTSD, etc). His main professional interest is in helping small groups, whether couples or families in various configurations, disentangle and demystify their relationships with one another.
Some people attend with a specific problem (eg addiction, anxiety, depression, etc.), whereas other people attend for a deeper analysis, which isn’t focused on eliminating a specific symptom, although the symptom will often disappear as a consequence of this exploration.
Jan also sees many people referred from medical settings wishing to investigate the possibility of a psychosomatic component to either the onset or cure of genuine disease.
The heart of his practice is careful and attentive listening. He speaks in ordinary non-technical language and asks many simple questions. The setting is intimate and cooperative, and conversations are confidential.