Luisa Kos, psychodynamic psychotherapist in Peckham and Dulwich

I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist working with couples and individuals in Peckham, South East London, and online across the UK. I trained at WPF Therapy and at Tavistock Relationships, formerly TCCR, and I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, working within its ethical guidelines. Alongside my private practice I am a Visiting Clinician at Tavistock Relationships, where I carry out clinical assessments.

How I work

My approach is psychodynamic. In practice this means paying attention to what is happening now and also to what sits underneath it: earlier experiences, family dynamics, attachment histories and the patterns people repeat without meaning to. With couples I am interested in each of you and in the relationship itself, including the cycles of conflict, distance, resentment, rupture and repair you find yourselves in.

Therapy here is weekly, at the same time each week. Some people come for a few months. Others stay longer. We review how it is going as we go.

Who I see

I work with adults and with couples. People come to me with recurring arguments, affairs and broken trust, emotional and physical distance, decisions about staying or separating, anxiety, low mood, grief, family difficulties, life transitions, and the sense of being stuck in something familiar and unwanted.

You do not need a diagnosis or a tidy account of the problem before you get in touch. Many people arrive knowing only that something has stopped shifting on its own.

Sessions and fees

Sessions are 50 minutes. Individual sessions are £110. Couples sessions are £170 Monday to Friday and £190 on Saturdays, the same online as in person. The first session is an assessment, with no commitment beyond it.

Where I trained, and what I did before

I qualified from Tavistock Relationships in 2015 and have worked in private practice in South London since then. I founded Dulwich Psychotherapy. I also founded South London Therapy Group in Peckham, where I manage three therapy rooms used by a community of psychotherapists, counsellors and coaches.

Before training as a psychotherapist I worked in advertising, publishing, banking, retail and consultancy in New York and London. I began as a web designer and later became Head of User Experience. I hold a postgraduate diploma in Publishing and Communications from Harvard University.

Both halves of my working life left me interested in the same thing: how people communicate, how they make sense of one another, and how they become caught in patterns difficult to shift alone.

Getting in touch

If you would like to talk about starting therapy, get in touch. I reply to every enquiry within 24 hours. If you and your partner would rather meet by video, there is more on online couples therapy.