“Become who you are”
– Nietzsche
Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Psychoanalyst
Dr Stephen Blumenthal
I am a clinician, author, researcher and teacher. I help people to deepen their understanding of themselves so they can discover the person they truly are.
Evidence-based psychological therapies reduce suffering, enrich relationships and improve the capacity to work. This helps you live a more creative, fulfilling and meaningful life.
Psychotherapy offers a space to think, reflect, and make sense of experiences that may feel confusing, overwhelming, or difficult to put into words.
Specialist experience in treating clinical problems
Dr Stephen Blumenthal has worked in the NHS and in private practice for over 35 years. He helps people improve their lives by assisting them in understanding themselves better through talking therapies. He began his career researching mental health difficulties at the Institute of Psychiatry and soon focused on developing his work as a clinician.
Depression and Anxiety
Problems with relationships and intimacy
Managing and expressing anger
Psychosexual difficulties
Sex addiction and impulse control
Unresolved trauma
Problems with feeling effective in the world
Living without a sense of purpose
Difficulties expressing emotions
Wide range of experience
Over 30 years experience for the NHS and private practice
He works in private practice and has an NHS post of consultant at the Portman Clinic where he has worked for the past 25 years. He specialises in the treatment of a range of clinical problems, including depression, anxiety and more complex personality problems. He has a particular interest in understanding and helping people with a variety of difficulties, including problems with imposing their authority, or being overly controlling. He specialises in treating people who suffer with psychosexual difficulties, including sex addiction, and managing and expressing their feelings of anger.
