Anger Management: “How Do You Transform a Raging Lion Into a Purring Cat?”
Anger is a natural, healthy emotion that can drive us forward and help us to overcome adversity. However, unfortunately for some people, it either becomes akin to a ragin...
Mr Shane Sneyd
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
“An experienced, competent and empathic adult psychotherapist working predominantly with adults and young people.”
About Me
When past experiences feel overwhelming, this experienced psychoanalytic psychotherapist offers a compassionate space. They help adults and young people unravel complex feelings, exploring how deep-seated patterns influence current challenges. Sessions focus on gaining insight, fostering lasting change. This approach suits those seeking a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships.
Approach
Experience, competence and empathy shape how I listen and respond, creating a steady, curious rhythm that helps you slow down when memories or urges feel overwhelming. In my Dudley consulting room and online I match a thoughtful pace to your needs, offering space to notice recurring themes, try new ways of relating and reflect between sessions. Work tends to move by opening up connections between past and present, translating insight into small, practical shifts. This way of working often suits people seeking deeper self-understanding and lasting change.
Contact Shane
Ask a quick question or arrange a time to meet.
Basic Information
Services
Services Offered:
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Clinical Supervision
Professional oversight and reflective practice for clinical practitioners, ensuring quality of care and supporting ongoing development.
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Counseling
A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.
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Jungian Analysis
A depth therapy based on the work of Carl Jung that explores the unconscious through dreams, symbols, and archetypes to foster self-understanding and growth.
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Psychoanalysis
An in-depth therapy that explores unconscious patterns, early experiences, and inner conflicts to produce lasting psychological change, typically involving frequent sessions.
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Psychodynamic Therapy
A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.
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Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Adults
- •Elderly
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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Addiction
A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.
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Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Anger
An intense emotional response to perceived threat, injustice, or frustration that, when persistent or uncontrolled, can damage relationships and well-being.
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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.
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OCD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, a condition involving unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours or rituals (compulsions) performed to relieve anxiety.
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Professional Title:
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Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
A psychotherapist who integrates psychoanalytic understanding into therapy, exploring unconscious dynamics and relational patterns.
Qualifications
University of Birmingham
West Midlands Institute of Psychotherapy
Registrations
British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)
Jungian Analytical Psychotherapist
