Nicolas Duchenne

Lacanian Psychoanalyst in London, United Kingdom

I am a psychoanalyst working in the Lacanian orientation with adults.

I work in English and in French.

I offer appointments online or in person near London Bridge in London, once or several times a week, for both open-ended psychoanalysis and time-limited psychotherapy.

You are welcome to contact me to speak confidentially about anything that you feel you need at this point in your life. It could be difficulties in your everyday life or with others. It could be a destabilising event. It could be thoughts, feelings or sensations that are too much, or a lack of desire or enjoyment in life. It could also be a question about yourself, which you wish to explore in a non-judgemental space.

I welcome people of all ethnicities, religions, and cultures, including alternative subcultures; and people of all genders, sexual orientations, types of relationships, and sexual practices. I offer online appointments to people with limited mobility or who live outside London.

I am currently offering twice a week psychoanalytic psychotherapy for two years at a very low fee if you are on a low income.

Why psychoanalysis?

Psychoanalysis is a place of listening, free from judgement and preconceptions, where you are welcome as you are. Psychoanalysis does not provide ready-made solutions. It is a space where you and I can both listen to you, and patiently help you invent new ways of being in the world, with others, and with yourself, based on your very own and unique history.

What distinguishes psychoanalysis from other talking practices is its attention to what it calls the unconscious, which is what of ourselves seems to escape our knowledge and understanding.

What is the Lacanian orientation?

The 20th century psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan shone light on how psychoanalysis and talking therapies operate, and he formulated ethical coordinates for psychoanalysis.

In practice, sessions will have a variable duration that depends on what you say in each session, up to thirty minutes in general. Several shorter sessions are favoured over a single longer session. The Lacanian session could be called an "endless session."

Who am I?

I am a member of the London Society of the New Lacanian School and am on the UKCP registered training of the Guild of Psychotherapists in London, of which I completed the four year course. As a UKCP trainee, I abide by the UCKP Code of Ethics and Professional Practice, and the UKCP Complaints and Conduct Process.

I am an honorary psychotherapist at the reduced-fee clinic of the Guild of Psychotherapists, and I participate in clinical presentations at the psychiatric hospital of Ville-Evrard in France.

I hold an MA in Cultural Studies and an MSc in Engineering. In the past, I worked with LGBTQ+ adults at METRO's mental health drop-in, and I worked with small children at Bubble & Speak.

Contact and Location

Contact me by email at hello@nicolasduchenne.com, or text me or leave me a message on 07521 602 726.

I work at 82 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 0AS. The closest tube stations are Borough, London Bridge (Borough High Street West side exit), and Southwark.

The terms under which I offer psychoanalysis can be found in my information sheet.

The session fee will be agreed during our first meetings and will be set depending on your circumstances.

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