Yanni Spiro

Individual and Couple Psychotherapist (MBACP)

I am an experienced Tavistock trained psychodynamic individual and couple therapist.  Many people in the therapeutic firmament consider Tavistock Relationships to be one of the leading centres of psychoanalytic thought in the world. I am also currently a training Seminar Leader at 'Tavistock Relationships', specialising in clinical skills. I have also completed an advanced training in trauma therapy.

I have a successful private practice in London with a diverse group of clients. I offer short and long-term therapy to individuals and couples with a strong underpinning of equality and diversity. I have much experience working within the LGBTQ+ community.

I offer a confidential and non-judgemental therapeutic space in which my clients can explore their narrative, their early experiencing, and their ways of relating. Together we consider the conscious and unconscious processes at play within our lives and within our relationships. We think about how the past can playout in the present through repetitions, patterns, and early internalisations.

I aim to enhance my clients’ relationships with their loved people in a creative and reflective manner, enhancing authentic communication, resulting in a happier and more fulfilling life together. 

Areas that I regularly work with:

• Affairs and Betrayal
• Anxiety
• Arousal, Desire, and Sexual Difficulties
• Communication Difficulties
• Conflict and Resentments
• Couples in Transition to Parenthood
• Depression and Anxiety
• Divorce and Separation
• Empty Nest Syndrome
• Fertility Issues
• Feeling 'Stuck' in Your Relationship
• Life Changes (Becoming Parents/Children Leaving Home)
• Low Sexual Desire/Discrepant Libidos
• Loss
• Managing Difference
• Managing Open Relationships
• Neurodiversity (ADHD/ASD with One or Both Partners)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Parenting Issues
• Self Esteem
• Sexuality Stress
• Separation and Divorce
• Shame and Guilt
• Unprocessed Sexual Abuse
• Work Related Issues

Professional Accreditations:

BACP