About me

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I am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist (trainee) at The Guild of Psychotherapists and an Honorary Psychodynamic Psychotherapist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation (SLAM). I have a private practice in London (NW1, SE1). 

 

I provide individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy for adults, addressing trauma, mood disorders, body image concerns, issues related to migration and belonging, and gender identity. 

 

My extensive volunteer experience across clinical, community and social service settings internationally, including Maudsley Hospital (Outpatient Unit), The Guild of Psychotherapists (Low Cost Service), Second Step, Mind, Voice Cambodia, St Vincent de Paul Society, Hong Kong (HK) Correctional Services Department, HK Police Force, and HK Society for Community Organization has provided me with a deep understanding of individuals facing mental health, social and life challenges, which shapes my therapeutic presence. 

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How I work

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How the past shapes us

My work is grounded in a psychoanalytic approach, focusing on understanding early life experiences and their influences on a person's underlying emotional conflicts, unconscious process and personality and development. ​This approach emphasizes self-reflection over immediate solutions, allowing deeper emotional patterns to surface and paving the way for meaningful and lasting personal growth.

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A space to speak freely

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is a non-directive talking therapy. The patient is encouraged to speak freely (free association) while the therapist's role is to listen and help the patient in understanding their own unconscious. ​​A symptom (e.g. anxiety, depression) is not seen as a disease to be cured but as an important message worth listening to and understanding. 

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No two people are the same

Although social and cultural factors (external reality) is influential in shaping who we are and become, the same external forces do not impact equally on us. Two people can have similar upbringing and experience the same situation but respond to it differently. It is the need to attend to such individual differences and to understand each person's unique internal worlds that psychoanalysis is about. ​

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Psychoanalytic ear and sociological eye

I bring an open minded approach to the work. My psychoanalytic ear attunes to unconscious processes, relational dynamics, and the subtleties of transference and countertransference. Complementing this, my ethnographic training and fieldwork as an established researcher have sharpened my sociological eye, allowing me to discern patterns in relationships and social context. Together, these capacities enable me to understand and interpret complex relational and intrapsychic processes with precision, helping patients feel seen, understood, and supported as they explore their inner experience and relational patterns.

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Working together

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​To make an appointment, you can contact me via email: bonniepang.practice@gmail.com.

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My work begins with an initial consultation. During the consultation, we will discuss your background, what has led you to seek psychotherapy, and whether I would be the right person to help with your difficulties. The assessment session would give you an idea of how I work, what is expected of you and what you can expect of me. This may be extended over two sessions. If I am not the right person, I will connect you to someone who can help.

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Therapy sessions are usually one, two or three times weekly at an agreed regular time. Sessions last for 50 minutes. ​​

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Fees are assessed on an individual basis and depends on the frequency of sessions which can be discussed during our initial consultation. I reserve some places for low-cost therapy to people who are unwaged or are students. I accept self-referrals and referrals from healthcare professionals.

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I am a registered member with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). I fully abide by their professional code of ethics and professional practice. ​​​​​​​​​​