Jake Freedman , BACP

Jake Freedman is a psychotherapist practising in the United Kingdom and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the UK professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists. He brings seven years of clinical experience gained in community-based mental health and addiction treatment settings, including an extended period providing long-term psychotherapy to people with histories of addiction and childhood trauma.

Over five years he worked with individuals facing complex consequences of early adversity, which shaped his understanding of how difficult childhood experiences can influence behaviour and emotional life in adulthood. Since qualifying he has completed further training in developmental trauma and dissociation and maintains a focused interest in the assessment and treatment of depersonalisation and derealisation, following current research and evolving practice in these areas.

Jake works primarily from a psychodynamic perspective, helping clients explore recurring themes and both conscious and unconscious patterns that affect relationships, work and addictive processes. He supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, addiction, depression, grief, eating and intimacy-related issues, anger, low self-esteem and related concerns. His approach emphasises careful exploration of emotional experience so that habitual ways of relating can be understood and become more amenable to change.

Psychodynamic and Trauma-Focused Therapy Online

Psychodynamic therapy invites exploration of recurring relationship patterns and the emotional themes that influence daily life. It helps clients name and examine how past experiences shape current ways of relating to others, to work, and to themselves, creating space for greater self-understanding and change.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on recognising and addressing the effects of adverse experiences and developmental trauma. It offers ways to stabilise overwhelming symptoms, process traumatic memories when appropriate, and work with dissociation or depersonalisation in a paced and attentive way that responds to each person’s needs.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jake will work with clients to identify which methods suit their goals, needs and preferences, adjusting the focus over time as therapy unfolds. Licensed professionals often draw from more than one approach to tailor care to each person.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging offers practical flexibility and wider access. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, to continue work from different locations, and to connect with therapists when in-person sessions are not possible, while preserving the same therapeutic aims and working alliance that in-person therapy seeks to achieve.