Marianne Da Costa

Couple Psychoanalytic Therapist

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I’m a couple psychoanalytic psychotherapist. I completed an intensive five-year couple therapy training at London’s Tavistock Relationships—a leading Centre for psychotherapy and relationship counselling.

I specialise in the psychoanalytic model, meaning I help people make sense of how their past experiences and personal histories can shape present relationships and ways of relating. As these things are often unconscious, I work with you to bring them into consciousness and help break patterns that can feel stuck. The decision to seek couples therapy can be a difficult step to take. I offer a non-judgmental reflective space. I welcome couples of all ages, social, cultural backgrounds and sexual orientations. I offer both in-person and online therapy.

Before training as a psychotherapist, I worked for many years in special educational needs with neurodivergent children and young people, and those experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties related to childhood trauma. Consequently, I bring an understanding of how neurodivergent experiences, our experiences of education and adverse childhood circumstances influence and shape who we are.

Issues I can help with include:

Communication difficulties
Parenting concerns
Affairs
Depression or anxiety in one or both partners
Sexual problems
Distressing, repetitive arguments
Disconnect and distance
Anger and conflict

Training and Qualifications

PG Dip Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy, Tavistock Relationships (TR) and University of East London (UEL)
MSc (Hons) Psychodynamics of Human Development, British Psychotherapy Foundation (BPF) and Birkbeck University of London
Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), London Metropolitan University
BA in Theatre and Arts Management (Hons) Dartington College of Arts and Exeter University

Professional Bodies

British psychoanalytic council (BPC)
Tavistock relationships association of psychotherapists and counsellors

Fees

Fees for weekly sessions ( 50mins)

Couple session £130

Contact details

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Relationship and Couple Therapy

Sometimes relationships may undergo periods of stress and it may feel as if they are a source of unhappiness or confusion. Relationship counselling helps couples and individuals explore problematic patterns that may be affecting their quality of life. The problem may be recurring or after an event or series of events.

We work with a wide range of couples from different cultural backgrounds and sexual orientations

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Psychosexual Therapy

Psychosexual therapy is an integrative approach which combines talking therapy with behavioural therapy. It can take place on an individual basis or with a partner. It will involve an assessment of the sexual issue (including any associated medical factors) whilst exploring further how the relationship, sexual development and personal history may be affecting the sexual issue. Behavioural exercises may be discussed in the sessions, which will then be carried out at home to help the individual or couple address their sexual difficulties.

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Individual Counselling

Individual counselling is a joint process between a therapist and client. Common goals of therapy may be to motivate change or improve quality of life. Therapy can help people overcome obstacles to emotional and mental well-being.

It can also increase positive feelings, such as compassion and self-esteem. People in therapy can learn healthy skills for managing difficult situations, making positive decisions, and reaching goals.

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East London Relationship Therapy

225 Shoreditch High St, London E1 6PJ, United Kingdom