Aida Kerdoudi

Aida Kerdoudi Therapy is an attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapy practice providing individual therapy services for adults.

I graduated from the Bowlby Centre - a UKCP-accredited training provider - as an attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapist in training. I am also a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

I offer in-person and online psychotherapy sessions from Tuesday to Friday

As an attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapist, I aim to create a safe and confidential space where you can explore whatever you choose to bring to therapy. My role is to offer as much reflection, support, attention, and expertise as possible. I provide long-term, open-ended, one-to-one, in-person therapy sessions. My therapeutic approach is attachment-based, relational, and psychoanalytic.

A session lasts for 50 minutes.

All sessions are expected to be attended to ensure consistency in the therapy process, 

We will take breaks over Easter, Christmas, and summer.

I work directly with clients and do not accept third-party referrals or insurance payments.

I adhere to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions (https://www.bacp.co.uk)

Therapy is a fully confidential activity and an aspect I rigorously adhere to. As part of my ethical code of practice, I have regular clinical supervision during which I discuss my work. I also write session notes that are anonymised and held securely for five years after you leave therapy. Any other personal information, such as your address, telephone number, and information disclosed on the pre-therapy questionnaire, is confidential and stored securely. However, if I need to consult anyone else about your case, such as your GP, I will only do so after discussing it with you.

In exceptional circumstances, where there are severe acts of harm to oneself and others, in criminal cases or if I am summoned to appear before a court of law, maintaining confidentiality may not be possible. It should be stressed, however, that this is unusual, and you will be consulted and kept informed in all cases.

You can terminate your therapy whenever you wish. Yet, as reviewing our work together is an integral part of the therapeutic process, I suggest committing to at least six sessions once therapy is embarked upon before you decide not to continue. 

In the case of longer-term treatment, I also recommend spending several sessions working towards an ending. Our relationship will potentially be significant, and an essential aspect of our work together is to address the relationship’s ending.

If a life-threatening or urgent emergency arises, contact the emergency services on 999, go to your nearest hospital A&E department, or phone a crisis helpline such as the Samaritans (free call: 116 123).