Isis McLachlan

I am a fully qualified and registered psychodynamic psychotherapist with over ten years’ experience supporting people with a range of emotional and relational difficulties. Alongside my private practice, I specialise in working with people with eating disorders in the NHS at the Maudsley Eating Disorder Service. I welcome people from all backgrounds and aim to provide an inclusive and supportive space.

I work with people experiencing anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, challenges at work, or struggles with self-care. You may feel stuck in patterns you want to understand and change, have a specific issue you’d like support with, or find it difficult to identify what you’re feeling and why.

My psychodynamic psychotherapy practice helps people develop a deeper understanding of themselves, their experiences, and their relationships. Together we explore how current thoughts, feelings, and behaviours may be shaped by past experiences and unconscious processes, with the aim of creating lasting change.

I provide an empathic, non-judgmental space where you can speak openly. Psychodynamic therapy is often a deeper, longer-term approach, so I typically work in an open-ended way.

I offer face-to-face psychotherapy in Marylebone, Central London, within walking distance of Oxford Circus, Baker Street, and Bond Street stations.

My work includes areas such as:

Depression
Anxiety or worry
Self-criticism
Low or changeable mood
Obsessional disorders
Trauma
Personality disorders
Health anxiety
Social anxiety
Stress
Low self-esteem
Low motivation
Work issues
Relationship issues
Family issues
Eating disorders and eating difficulties
Attachment difficulties
Difficult experiences in childhood and onwards

If you’re considering starting therapy, please feel free to get in touch by email. I will then usually suggest a brief, free telephone call where we can talk about what you’re looking for and practicalities such as timing and fees. If it feels like a good fit, we can arrange an in-person initial consultation.

Qualifications:
MSc Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy (Registered with BACP, BCA and BPC)

PgDip Occupational Therapy (Registered with HCPC)