About me

I take an integrative approach to counselling and psychotherapy, which combines humanistic, client-centred and psychoanalytic ideas and techniques, and recognises the unique complexity and potential of each individual.

I typically see clients over 20 years old who are looking for help with interpersonal issues, depression and anxiety or those seeking more meaning and motivation in their lives.

I first moved to Asia more than 20 years ago. Originally working as an English teacher in Phnom Penh back in 2003, I have since lived in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, UK and the Netherlands – and experienced first hand many of the challenges that come with being an expat. I have now lived and worked in Hanoi since 2017 and would happily call it my home.

I am a member and facilitator at the Hanoi Counselling Psychology Group, founded in 2011 as a self-regulating body for independent psychologists and counsellors to provide quality assurance and due diligence for the mental health community in Hanoi. And as is common practice for therapists in the UK and elsewhere, I continue to meet for supervision each week with licensed senior psychoanalysts in the UK, which includes professional oversight, accountability, support and insight.

Qualifications and training

I have a Master’s degree in the Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health from King’s College London with Distinction, and a Master’s equivalence in Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Clinical Practice (MPPClinPrac) from the University of Exeter. I have received additional clinical training in integrative psychotherapy and psychoanalytic theory both here in Hanoi and with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in London.

I am currently a Doctor of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Clinical Practice (DPPClinPrac) candidate with the University of Exeter, the British Psychotherapy Foundation and the British Psychoanalytic Council.

I also have an MA in European Politics and a BA in Philosophy and English from the University of Sussex and the University of Amsterdam.

Get in touch

Please get in touch if you would like to know about how psychotherapy may be helpful to you, and to arrange a session.

adenhsimpson@gmail.com

+84 356 252 091

If you would like to speak to a third party about anything to do with me or my practice please contact the clinical supervisor Douglas Holwerda via: douglasholwerda@hotmail.com

Or the Hanoi Counselling Psychology Group at counselinginhanoi@gmail.com