Patricia Devlin, BACP

Patricia Devlin is a fully qualified psychodynamic counsellor and a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). She works with adults from diverse backgrounds and cultures, offering a collaborative and thoughtful approach to therapy that honors each person’s unique experience.

Her practice centers on a careful exploration of emotional life and the challenges that bring people to therapy. Patricia supports individuals who are struggling with anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, identity concerns, or a general sense of being stuck, guiding them to uncover the underlying factors that maintain these difficulties.

Using psychodynamic principles, Patricia pays attention to how early experiences and unconscious patterns continue to shape feelings, thoughts, and relationships today. This work aims to build insight into repeating patterns so clients can begin to make different, more empowered choices in their lives.

Attachment theory is a particular focus in her work. Patricia explores how early attachment templates influence closeness, trust, and emotional safety in adult relationships, and she uses the therapeutic relationship as a space to notice and gradually shift these patterns. Her style is warm, attuned, and reflective, with an emphasis on fostering greater self-understanding, emotional resilience, and more authentic connections with others.

Attachment and Psychodynamic Work in Online Therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape patterns of closeness, trust, and emotional safety. Patricia helps clients identify attachment styles that influence current relationships and supports them in developing more secure and satisfying ways of connecting.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how unconscious patterns and past experiences continue to affect thoughts, feelings, and behaviour today. This approach is useful for understanding recurring issues such as low mood, relationship repeats, and a persistent sense of being stuck, offering a pathway to greater self-awareness and change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Patricia works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods suit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the focus as therapy progresses to ensure the work feels relevant and effective.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical benefits for busy lives. These options increase flexibility around scheduling, reduce travel time, and make it easier to maintain consistency in sessions. For many people, remote sessions provide an accessible way to engage with registered professionals and continue meaningful therapeutic work from wherever they are.