Jake Freedman, BACP

Jake Freedman is a counsellor and psychotherapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He has seven years of professional experience working in community-based mental health and addiction treatment settings and has provided long-term psychotherapy for people with histories of addiction and childhood trauma. This background informs a clinical perspective that pays close attention to how early adversity shapes behaviour, emotional life, and patterns in adult relationships.

He has pursued further post-qualification training in developmental trauma and dissociation and maintains a focused interest in experiences such as depersonalisation and derealisation. He stays current with relevant research and evolving best practice in these areas to inform his work.

Jake practises from a psychodynamic stance, helping people identify recurring themes and both conscious and unconscious patterns that influence how they relate to themselves and others. In sessions he attends to the emotional experiences that underlie habitual ways of relating - including patterns that may once have been adaptive but now cause distress. He aims to make these relational patterns more understandable and open to change through careful exploration and reflection.

Alongside psychodynamic work, Jake specialises in trauma-focused interventions for people affected by abuse, post-traumatic stress, dissociation and related difficulties. He works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy problems, addictions, grief, eating and anger concerns, attachment and family of origin matters, and men's issues. Jake offers therapy in English and accepts international clients.

Psychodynamic and Trauma-Focused Care Online

Psychodynamic therapy helps people explore recurring emotional themes and relational patterns that often operate beneath conscious awareness. It supports understanding of how early relationships and internalised experiences shape current behaviour and feelings, which can be helpful for difficulties with intimacy, self-esteem, anxiety and relationship problems.

Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on the effects of adverse experiences and works to reduce the ongoing impact of trauma on daily life. This approach is used for symptoms related to post-traumatic stress, dissociation, sexual assault or other forms of abuse, and helps clients process painful memories while strengthening coping and regulation.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jake works with each person to identify their needs, goals and preferences, and together they decide which methods to prioritise and how to adapt them over time to suit the client’s circumstances.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and easier access for people with busy schedules, limited mobility or who live far from in-person services. These options allow therapy to fit around work, family and travel commitments and make it possible to maintain continuity of care across different locations.