Meizhen Li | English & Mandarin-Speaking Psychodynamic Therapist

Psychodynamic Therapist

Pronouns: She/Her

✓ BACP-registered psychodynamic counsellor and therapist

✓ Therapy available in both Mandarin and English

✓ First-hand understanding of Chinese and British cultures, identity and belonging

✓ Support with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationships and attachment

✓ Experienced in exploring childhood experiences and trauma

✓ Offers brief and longer-term online therapy for clients aged 16 and over

I offer confidential online psychodynamic therapy throughout the UK in both Mandarin and English. My approach is warm, thoughtful and non-judgemental, providing a safe and supportive space in which you can speak openly and feel understood.

We can work together to explore difficulties such as anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, childhood trauma, attachment concerns or challenging relationship patterns. Rather than focusing only on immediate symptoms, psychodynamic therapy can help you understand how earlier experiences and unconscious patterns may continue to influence the way you think, feel and relate to others today.

Having been raised in China and lived in the UK for more than 13 years, I understand first-hand both the richness and the challenges of living between cultures. I can support you with questions of cultural identity, belonging and finding a greater sense of connection with yourself.

Whether you are seeking help with a particular difficulty or would like a deeper understanding of yourself, I will work alongside you with sensitivity and curiosity. I offer both brief and longer-term therapy, depending on your individual needs, preferences and goals, in the language that feels most comfortable and natural to you

Areas of Specialism

Anxiety and emotional wellbeing

• Generalised anxiety and persistent worry

• Social and separation anxiety

• Stress and anger

• Fears of abandonment

• Emotional regulation

• Depression and low mood

• Low self-esteem

• Loneliness

Relationships and attachment

• Attachment difficulties

• Codependency

• Communication difficulties

• Relationship doubts

• Intimacy difficulties

• Infidelity, affairs and betrayal

• Separation and divorce

Family and caring relationships

• Adoption

• Blended families

• Family conflict

• Caring responsibilities

Pregnancy and life changes

• Pregnancy, prenatal and postnatal difficulties

• Major life transitions

• Overeating, weight and body-image concerns

Work and trauma

• Workplace difficulties and stress

• Childhood trauma

Conditions and Difficulties Treated

Anxiety, OCD and related difficulties

• Agoraphobia

• Fear of death

• Health anxiety

• Panic attacks

• Performance anxiety

• Phobias

• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

• Perfectionism

• Procrastination

Depression and complex emotional needs

• Major depression

• Seasonal affective disorder

• Bipolar disorder

• Personality difficulties

• Narcissistic personality disorder

• Hoarding

• Habitual or compulsive lying

Neurodiversity and emotional expression

• ADHD

• Autism spectrum conditions

• Difficulty identifying or expressing emotions (alexithymia)

Addictions and compulsive behaviours

• Alcohol and substance use

• Pornography or sex-related compulsive behaviours

• Gaming and gambling

Physical health and life stages

• Acute and long-term health conditions

• Chronic fatigue and ME

• Pain management

• Menopause

• Sleep difficulties

• Sexual dysfunction

• Body-image difficulties

Trauma, grief and loss

• Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (complex PTSD)

• Grief, bereavement and loss

• Miscarriage

Work-related difficulties

• Workplace bullying

• Redundancy and career changes

Therapeutic Approaches & Models

• Psychodynamic therapy

• Integrative Therapy

• Interpersonal therapy

• Person-centred therapy

Meizhen works with:

• Adolescents (16 - 18 Years)                   

• Adults (19-65 Years)                   
  

Meizhen is fluent in:

• English

• Mandarin

Professional Training & Accreditations

• BSc Psychology University of Southampton 

• MSc Health Psychology UCL

• BACP-accredited PGDip Psychodynamic

• Counselling and Psychotherapy 

• UKCP-accredited MSc Psychotherapy Registration number: 2011197525

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