Anca

Dr Anca Carrington

Psychotherapist

“I am interested in particular in the question of identity and personal expression. My approach to psychotherapy is psychoanalytic.”

About Me

When questions of identity and personal expression feel complex, finding clarity can be challenging. I offer a psychoanalytic approach to help you explore these deeper aspects of who you are. We’ll work together to understand the underlying patterns and past experiences that have shaped your sense of self. This collaborative process aims to uncover your unique voice. It helps you live more authentically and feel more fully yourself.

Approach

When the shape of selfhood feels tangled, I invite a slow, listening pace that helps meanings surface. In sessions in Edinburgh or online, conducted in English or Romanian, I keep the conversation open to feelings, images and repeating relationship patterns. We explore memories, bodily experience and difficult interactions, using reflective conversation and occasional focused assessment to map how early dynamics influence current choices. This way of working tends to suit adults seeking clearer direction in relationships, mood or greater self-understanding.
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Basic Information

Services

Services Offered:

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    Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal psychological testing to identify conditions, understand cognitive and emotional functioning, and guide treatment planning.

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    Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

    Learn more about Psychodynamic Therapy

Works With:

  • •Adults

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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    Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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    Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

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    Body Image

    How a person perceives, thinks, and feels about their physical appearance. When persistently negative, it can drive distress, avoidance, and disordered eating.

    Learn more about Body Image
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    Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

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    Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

    Learn more about Anxiety
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    Identity Issues

    A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.

Professional Title:

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    Psychotherapist

    A professional trained to provide in-depth therapy that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting change.

Qualifications

Tavistock Centre / University of Essex

Registrations

UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

Psychotherapist

Service Area

Consulting room

In-person & Online

London

Edinburgh, Edinburgh

United Kingdom

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