About Us

Marc Hekster is a Chartered Psychologist and Jungian Psychoanalyst. He is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and is a registered Clinical Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Marc is also accredited as a Jungian Psychoanalyst by the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the International Association of Analytical Psychology (IAAP). During the course of a 12 year career as a clinical psychologist in the NHS, Marc has worked extensively in the specialist area of post traumatic stress disorder, and has co-ordinated an NHS day hospital service, specialising in the treatment of severe personality disorder. He has a long standing interest in long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy and specializes in the Jungian Analytic approach. Therapy is available in English and Dutch.

Brigid Hekster is a Chartered Psychologist, accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and a registered Clinical Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). She specialises in Child and Family therapy. Brigid trained at University College London and in addition to her private practice she worked in the NHS from 1996 to 2012. For many of those years she was employed by the South London and Maudlsey NHS Trust and worked extensively with life-limiting paediatric conditions and sexual health. Brigid has a background in working systemically with individuals, couples, families and teams and has published in a range of areas relating to couples and families.

Amanda Rabin completed her Postgraduate Diploma in Psychoanalytic Observational Studies and her Masters Degree in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Children, Parents and Young People at the Tavistock Clinic, London. She has extensive experience working as a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist both in the public and private health sectors. Assessments and treatment can be provided to children, individually or in a group with other children, young people, parents or other family members. Therapy with a child or young person may range from a few sessions to work over a longer period. Work with parents/carers is also offered separately in order to support parenting. Amanda offers to work through the Family Courts and provides supervision, training and consultation to other professionals. Amanda is currently on a Honorary Contract working as part of a team within the Perinatal Mental Health Service at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington in partnership with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. She has a particular research interest in working with mothers and babies with attachment issues.