Sarah Ehssan (MBACP, PhD)

About me

I’m an Arabic speaking psychodynamic psychotherapist based in London. I aim to provide a safe space where you can push, explore and reassert the bounds of your self. I believe in psychotherapy as a liberation praxis. I will provide a safe space where we can work together in order to untangle and reflect on personal and systemic stressors. I’m happy to discuss reduced fee sessions as needed.

Areas of interest: (Queer liberation, LGBTQ+ issues, Social psychoanalysis)
Areas of expertise: (Trauma, CPTSD, Anxiety, personality disorders, schizoaffective disorders, attachment, depression)

Education:
I received my PhD in Refugee Care, Psychoanalytic and Psychosocial Studies from the University of Essex/Tavistock and Portman Foundation Trust, my master’s in Philosophy from the American University in Cairo, and my bachelor’s in Psychotherapy Science from the Sigmund Freud University in Vienna.

Experience:
For the past 11 years I have worked in both in-patient settings and in out-patient clinics across Vienna, Egypt and the UK. Including two years at the Sigmund Freud University Clinic, two years at the Adel Sadek Psychiatric Hospital in Egypt, three years at a refugee charity in South London, and 2000+ hours of private practice.