{"id":228,"date":"2026-03-22T13:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T13:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahmedcounselling.co.uk\/?page_id=228"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:20:40","slug":"kandeel-psychodynamic-counselling-oxford","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ahmedcounselling.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"A space for reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\n Psychodynamic Counselling \u00b7 Oxford<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n A space
for reflection<\/em>\n <\/h1>\n\n

\n My name is Ahmed Kandeel. I am a psychodynamic counsellor working in Oxford and online. I see individuals who are trying to understand themselves \u2014 their patterns, their history, and what shapes their experience of the world.\n <\/p>\n\n

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Initial consultation<\/p>\n

\n A 20-minute telephone conversation is available at no charge.
\n To arrange a time, please call or message \n 07345 522503<\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

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\n \"Ahmed\n
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\n Areas of work<\/span>\n

What people
bring to sessions<\/em><\/h2>\n <\/div>\n

\n The concerns that bring someone to therapy are rarely simple or singular. What follows is a broad indication of the territory this work often covers.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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\n <\/span>\n Childhood trauma & its long shadow<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/span>\n Depression & anxiety<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/span>\n Intrusive thoughts<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/span>\n Psychosomatic & somatisation<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/span>\n Sexual abuse<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/span>\n Relationship difficulties<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/span>\n Low self-esteem & self-worth<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/span>\n Obsessionality<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/span>\n Migration & identity<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/span>\n Bereavement & grief<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/span>\n Addiction<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/span>\n Work & institutional stress<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n
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\n How I work<\/span>\n

\n Curiosity
before answers<\/em>\n <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n
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On the work itself<\/h3>\n

\n Much of what shapes our present life \u2014 how we relate, what we fear, what we repeat \u2014 has its roots earlier than we realise. Psychodynamic work is a process of bringing those roots into view, not in order to fix or resolve quickly, but to allow genuine understanding to develop over time. That understanding, in itself, tends to change things.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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The setting<\/h3>\n

\n Sessions take place face-to-face in Oxford, or online. The work is open-ended: there is no prescribed number of sessions or fixed programme. The pace and direction are shaped by what the individual brings, week by week.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Work and institutional life<\/h3>\n

\n A significant portion of our lives is spent within organisations \u2014 workplaces, institutions, professional structures. These environments carry their own pressures and dynamics, and the effects on a person’s inner life are often underestimated. Having spent years in the software industry before training as a counsellor, I have a particular understanding of this territory.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n The method<\/span>\n

\n Understanding
how the past<\/em>
inhabits the present\n <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n Psychodynamic counselling proceeds from the observation that much of what we feel, think, and do is shaped by processes we are not fully conscious of. Early experiences, relationships, and the meanings we formed from them<\/strong> continue to exert an influence long after the original circumstances have changed.\n <\/p>\n

\n The aim is not to offer solutions, but to create conditions in which those unconscious patterns can gradually become visible \u2014 and, in becoming visible, lose some of their hold. This is slow, careful work. It asks something of the person undertaking it.\n <\/p>\n

\n The method draws on a long tradition of psychoanalytic thinking. Within sessions, attention is paid not only to what is said, but to what is left unsaid \u2014 to the gaps, repetitions, and feelings that arise in the room itself.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n\n Registration & accreditation<\/span>\n
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\n \n \"BACP\n <\/a>\n \n \"BPC\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling, Wessex Counselling Services
\n Member, OTS Oxford Therapy Centre<\/a>
\n Member, Oxford Psychotherapy Society<\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n Fees<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n Free Initial consultation<\/span>\n
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20 minutes \u00b7 by telephone<\/div>\n

\n An opportunity to speak briefly, ask questions, and consider whether to proceed. To arrange, please call or message 07345 522503.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Standard session<\/span>\n
\u00a3<\/sup>75<\/div>\n
50 minutes<\/div>\n

\n Sessions are held weekly at a regular time. Continuity is an important part of the work.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Reduced rate<\/span>\n
\u00a3<\/sup>55<\/div>\n
50 minutes \u00b7 subject to availability<\/div>\n

\n A limited number of places are available at a reduced rate for those on low incomes or facing financial difficulty. Please enquire directly.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

\n If you need to cancel or reschedule, please give at least 24 hours’ notice \u2014 otherwise the full fee is charged.\n <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n Get in touch<\/span>\n

Beginning
a conversation<\/em><\/h2>\n

\n If you would like to find out more, or to arrange an initial telephone consultation, you are welcome to call, message, or use the form. There is no obligation in making contact.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Telephone & WhatsApp<\/strong>\n 07345 522503<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Email<\/strong>\n ahmed.counselling@gmail.com<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Oxford locations<\/strong>\n 142\u2013144 Oxford Rd, Temple Cowley, OX4 2EA
\n 1st The Old Bakehouse, 2A S Parade, Summertown, OX2 7JL\n <\/div>\n
\n Online sessions<\/strong>\n Available via video call\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n You are welcome to leave a message using this form. Please include a phone number if you would prefer to be called back.\n <\/p>\n