Dr Johanna Goll
Clinical Psychologist & Psychotherapist
Park Square, Leeds, LS1
My Approach
I am an experienced HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist, offering Psychoanalytically-informed Psychotherapy in private practice.
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I work with emotional, relational & identity-based difficulties, and key life experiences such as trauma, loss, conflict, abuse, absence and lack.
Perhaps you find yourself caught up in the past, and struggling to move forwards in life. You might be grappling with overwhelming emotions or turbulent relationships. Maybe you're troubled by emptiness, or loneliness, or a general dissatisfaction with life. Alternatively, you may just feel that something isn’t quite right, but find it hard to put into words.
Psychological difficulties often show up as repeating patterns in how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world. These patterns can be difficult to fully grasp, and can even feel outside of our conscious control. Psychotherapy offers the opportunity to begin to explore these patterns in depth, to build a fuller understanding of yourself, your relationships, and your life. With the right conditions, this process can lead to greater awareness, insight, meaning, choice and freedom.​​​​​
I am trained to work with the full range of psychological difficulties, and trauma in the broadest sense. In addition, I am interested in working with identity-based issues, particularly where these relate to sexuality & gender. I also work with people who may be struggling in care-giving professions, such as NHS clinicians & local authority workers.
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Experience & Qualifications
I am a qualified and experienced Clinical Psychologist with over 14 years in clinical practice. Alongside my private practice, I work within the NHS, where I hold a senior leadership role and provide supervision to other therapists. Prior to my training as a clinician, I completed a PhD in Psychology.
As a Clinical Psychologist, I am trained in a broad range of psychological therapies. In addition, I have completed a two-year training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust. I am also an accredited practitioner of Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) & Mentalisation-Based Therapy (MBT).
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As a Clinical Psychologist, I am professionally registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), registrant number PYL31217. Check this here.
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I am on the roster of Kite Marked practitioners of DIT & MBT with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC), roster number 22940. Check this here.
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Find me elsewhere:
Psychology Today, Counselling Directory, The Practice Rooms Leeds, Bupa
Diversity & Inclusion
I recognise that we live in an unequal world where many are marginalised or othered. I welcome clients of all ethnicities, faiths, sexualities, genders, abilities, neurodivergences, and any other characteristic that may signify difference. I'm interested in how your experiences of difference may shape your life, your identity, your struggles & your experience of therapy. If this matters to you, I hope we'll be able to talk about it.