Jake Freedman , BACP

Jake Freedman is a counsellor and psychotherapist with formal recognition from national professional bodies. He is registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He holds an MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is a Master of Science level clinical degree, and a PGDip in the Philosophy of Mental Disorder, a postgraduate diploma focused on theoretical issues in mental health.

He has substantial experience working in community-based mental health and addiction treatment settings, including seven years in community roles and five years providing long-term psychotherapy for people with histories of addiction and childhood trauma. This background has informed a deep understanding of how early adverse experiences can shape behaviour and emotional life in adulthood. Since qualifying, he has completed extensive post-qualifying training in developmental trauma and dissociation and maintains a focused clinical interest in depersonalisation and derealisation, following current research and treatment developments in these areas.

Jake practices from a psychodynamic perspective that helps clients identify recurring themes and unconscious patterns in relationships and day-to-day life. He works collaboratively to explore how ways of relating that once served a survival function can now carry a cost, attending closely to the emotional experiences in which those patterns occur. The aim of therapy is to bring these relational patterns into conscious awareness so they can be examined and changed over time.

Psychodynamic and Trauma-Focused Support Online

Psychodynamic therapy is an approach that helps clients uncover recurring themes and unconscious patterns that shape relationships and daily behaviour. It involves exploring how early attachments and emotional experiences influence current ways of relating, with the goal of making these patterns more understandable and open to change.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on the impact of traumatic experiences, including developmental trauma and dissociation. It offers structured ways to address symptoms related to past abuse, post-traumatic stress, and dissociative experiences such as depersonalisation and derealisation, and is aimed at reducing the hold those experiences have on present functioning.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the therapeutic process and is done collaboratively. The therapist will work with clients to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and may integrate elements from different approaches to suit the individual.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical benefits such as scheduling flexibility and easier access from different locations. These options allow clients to engage in ongoing work with licensed professionals and therapists in a way that can fit around work, caregiving, and travel commitments.