Psychoanalytic psychotherapy in Leeds and online
Thoughtful, long-term therapy for complex emotional difficulties.
A Therapist With Experience of Complex Work
I’m David Clancy, a psychoanalytic psychotherapist with over 30 years’ experience working in mental health services.
Alongside my private practice, I have spent much of my career working within NHS psychology services, including forensic settings and crisis teams. This experience has given me a deep understanding of complex emotional difficulties and the many different ways people struggle.
Today I work with individuals and couples in private practice, offering psychoanalytic psychotherapy in person in Leeds and online.
Many of the people who come to see me feel that previous attempts to get help haven’t quite reached the depth of what they’re struggling with. Psychoanalytic work offers a space to think more carefully about those experiences and how they have shaped a person’s life.
I was a patient long before I became a professional, so I know first-hand what it means to struggle and what it can feel like to sit in the other chair.
Qualifications and Memberships
I am a registered member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and work in accordance with their professional and ethical standards.
My training and professional background include work across:
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NHS adult psychology services
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forensic and secure settings
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crisis and emergency mental health services
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private psychotherapy practice
Qualifications:
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MA Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
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Diploma in Group Work
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BSc Therapeutic Counselling
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Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Professional Interests
My work focuses on understanding the emotional experiences and relationships that shape how people live with themselves and others.
Over many years of practice, I have developed particular experience working with difficulties such as:
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trauma and difficult childhood experiences
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depression
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personality difficulties (including BPD / EUPD)
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eating disorders
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ADHD and autism
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bipolar disorder / manic depression
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anxiety
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dissociation
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addiction (including drugs, alcohol, and gambling)
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relationship difficulties
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suicidal thoughts
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is less concerned with diagnosis and more focused on understanding how these experiences have developed and how they continue to influence a person’s life.
Let's start with a conversation
If you are considering therapy and would like to see whether working together might be helpful, the first step is a short introductory conversation.
This allows us to briefly discuss what has brought you to therapy and whether psychoanalytic work might be a good fit.
There is no pressure to continue. It is simply a chance to begin the conversation.