Alistair Berlin - Psychotherapist, Couples Counsellor & Supervisor (PTSTA, UKCP Accredited)
I am an experienced psychotherapist who works with a wide range of emotional and relational difficulties. My style combines a supportive, non-judgemental stance with appropriate challenge. I practise from a quiet consulting room in Deptford (photo on Welcome page), a short walk from both New Cross and New Cross Gate stations.
In our first session, we can explore what brings you to therapy, how we might work together, and what you’re hoping for. My advice to anyone looking for a therapist is to find someone you feel at ease with—someone you trust and can imagine building a relationship with over time.
I charge £90 for psychotherapy (£80 for trainee therapists) and £75 for supervision. I am registered with AVIVA and AXA health insurance.
Specialisation
I specialise in working with clients who are motivated to understand and change self-defeating patterns in how they relate to themselves and others. My clinical focus includes relational dynamics, developmental trauma, and the impact of early attachment experiences on adult relationships. I support clients to make meaningful and lasting change by deepening self-awareness, recognising their part in relational patterns without blame, and developing new ways of relating that feel more authentic and connected.
Supervision
I offer supervision for both trainees and qualified psychotherapists, individually and in groups. I am a relational supervisor and draw on principles from humanistic theory, transactional analysis, Gestalt, and psychoanalysis.
I hold a PGCert in Counselling and Psychotherapy in Higher Education and am a qualified supervisor and PTSTA. I teach at the Metanoia Institute and the Link Centre as an academic lecturer.
I specialise in supporting psychotherapists to develop their confidence, clinical potency, and capacity to work in a two-person, relational way - with particular focus on the use of countertransference and self-disclosure in the service of the client.
Sessions are £75.
Links to published academic papers:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03621537.2022.2115650
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03621537.2021.1949177
Training, Qualifications & Experience
MSc in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (Distinction)
PTSTA
Certificate in Supervision
PGCert in Higher Education for Teaching Counselling & Psychotherapy
UKCP Accreditation
I trained at the Metanoia Institute, one of the leading clinical and academic institutions for psychotherapy in the UK. I have several years of experience working in the charity sector and as part of a multi-disciplinary mental health team in the NHS.
As a registered member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), I abide by their Ethical Framework for Good Practice; I am also a member of the European Association of Transactional Analysis (EATA) and the International Association of Relational Transactional Analysis (IARTA).