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Dr Amna Malik, Reflecting Minds Psychology Service
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
Chafford Hundred RM16
Hi, my name is Amna. I have over 20 years of experience working in the mental health. I qualified as a Doctor in Clinical Psychology from University College London in 2011 and did a Post graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) from Kings College London in 2012. Since then I have worked in varied NHS services; currently leading a Persistent Pain Management service in NHS. I have extensive experience working with depression, self esteem and confidence, relationship and sleep difficulties, anxiety disorders e.g., trauma, panic, health anxiety, generalized anxiety, OCD, social anxiety, long term health conditions.
Hi, my name is Amna. I have over 20 years of experience working in the mental health. I qualified as a Doctor in Clinical Psychology from University College London in 2011 and did a Post graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) from Kings College London in 2012. Since then I have worked in varied NHS services; currently leading a Persistent Pain Management service in NHS. I have extensive experience working with depression, self esteem and confidence, relationship and sleep difficulties, anxiety disorders e.g., trauma, panic, health anxiety, generalized anxiety, OCD, social anxiety, long term health conditions.
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Photo of Rebecca Ford, Counsellor in Chafford Hundred, England
Rebecca Ford
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
Verified Verified
Upminster RM14
I specialise in addictive behaviours however I have worked with individuals suffering from anxiety, depression, relationships issues, family conflict, self harm, and suicidal ideation.
Hi, my name is Rebecca, I am an integrative therapist and I use a person centred approach which means I prioritise the individuals unique experiences, feelings and prospectives. By fostering a supportive and empathic environment, I aim to empower clients to explore their thoughts and emotions freely, ultimately facilitating their personal growth and self discovery. You are in control of your recovery. At first I offer 15 minutes free phone call. It is important for you to feel comfortable. After this I will invite you to our first session. We will compete an assessment which will be at a reduced fee of £50.
I specialise in addictive behaviours however I have worked with individuals suffering from anxiety, depression, relationships issues, family conflict, self harm, and suicidal ideation.
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Photo of Julie Donoghue Counselling, Counsellor in Chafford Hundred, England
Julie Donoghue Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hornchurch RM11
Reaching out for help can sometimes feel like the last resort and finding the right help can change your life. With over 10 years of experience in working with adults and young people in a variety of settings my aim is to provide a confidential, non-judgmental space for you. I can support clients with bereavement, depression, eating issues, anxiety, relationships, anger and would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
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Dawn Nielsen
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Grays RM16
Hello, I’ve worked as an integrative counsellor for 15 years, the last 12 being for the NHS. Whilst I currently work with children and young people and their mental health I have also worked in adult organisations such as Mind, Domestic abuse and bereavement services. I feel passionately about mental health and I am always amazed by individuals strength to go on a journey to make the changes that lead to emotional fulfilment and the life clients want. Together we can explore the areas that cause anxiety, distress and low mood and explore unhelpful behaviours and distorted thinking. I look forward to going on this journey with you.
Hello, I’ve worked as an integrative counsellor for 15 years, the last 12 being for the NHS. Whilst I currently work with children and young people and their mental health I have also worked in adult organisations such as Mind, Domestic abuse and bereavement services. I feel passionately about mental health and I am always amazed by individuals strength to go on a journey to make the changes that lead to emotional fulfilment and the life clients want. Together we can explore the areas that cause anxiety, distress and low mood and explore unhelpful behaviours and distorted thinking. I look forward to going on this journey with you.
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Jon Costello
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
Dagenham RM8
I help people experiencing anxiety and depression, bereavement, and drug and alcohol dependency.
I am an integrative humanistic counsellor, mainly person centred but also using a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy, solution focused brief therapy and motivational interviewing where appropriate. For more than 20 years, I have worked with clients from many backgrounds, ages and identities and with a wide range of issues and concerns. I work with people offering short and long term counselling. I listen carefully and with empathy, providing a safe place for you to explore your feelings and experiences.
I help people experiencing anxiety and depression, bereavement, and drug and alcohol dependency.
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Claire Douglas
Counsellor, BACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Romford RM3
I have worked in agency practice where a large part of my research focussed on trauma, abuse, bereavement, anxiety, and relationships.
Hello. My name is Claire and I am an integrative counsellor and member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I offer integrative counselling. This form of therapy is a combination of different psychological theories and therapeutic approaches, which can be tailor-made depending on your needs and way of working. I work to offer you a safe, confidential, non-judgmental, and empathic environment so to speak freely about your presenting problems and work to overcome difficult obstacles in your life (whether past, present or future).
I have worked in agency practice where a large part of my research focussed on trauma, abuse, bereavement, anxiety, and relationships.
Hello. My name is Claire and I am an integrative counsellor and member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I offer integrative counselling. This form of therapy is a combination of different psychological theories and therapeutic approaches, which can be tailor-made depending on your needs and way of working. I work to offer you a safe, confidential, non-judgmental, and empathic environment so to speak freely about your presenting problems and work to overcome difficult obstacles in your life (whether past, present or future).
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Anthony Jackson BSc (Hons) Couns. MBACP (Reg.)
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Basildon SS15
My approach to therapy specialises in anger, depression, anxiety and the impact of these in relationship difficulties.
I offer therapy for couples and individual clients in person and by video or telephone call. ●11 years in Private Practice● NHS experienced●. I am a qualified and registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP). I work with you using a variety of research based approaches to address your issue. Over the years I have helped many different clients explore and reflect on their issue from a different perspective. This has often allowed them to resolve their problem or arrive at an acceptance which they can maintain when therapy finishes.
My approach to therapy specialises in anger, depression, anxiety and the impact of these in relationship difficulties.
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Nathalie Macleod
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
Hornchurch RM11
Welcome. I am a BACP Accredited counsellor with experience working with adults, couples and young people. At times in our lives, events can swamp us and we can struggle to cope. I have experience working with clients with various backgrounds. I can help you with anxiety, stress, self esteem issues, low mood, depression, relationship issues, experiencing chronic illness, along with suicidal ideation. My approach can help you understand yourself better and explore ways to bring about positive change.
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Lynda P Gooby
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Billericay CM12
I am a fully accredited, qualified integrative counsellor and clinical hypnotherapist providing time-limited and longer term therapy for adults, children and couples. I have an integrative training which enables me to draw upon a range of approaches including transactional analysis, cognitive behavioural therapy and person centred, to help clients explore what brings them to therapy. I work with a range of issues including: Anxiety Bereavement & loss Childhood trauma Coping with illness & long term health conditions Depression Domestic abuse Loss of direction in life Low self-esteem Phobias Redundancy Relationship difficulties.
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Melanie Healy - Healy's Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Romford RM3
I am an integrative counsellor and I believe it is the relationship that heals. Counselling can help you explore your thoughts and emotions and provide support as you become conscious of why you do what you do. Life can be extremely tough at times and you may be struggling to manage, have anxiety, low self-esteem. You may be living up to other peoples or societies expectations and not being who YOU really are. Are you hurting, suffered a loss, repeating self-destructive patterns that you want to change. Maybe you are at a time of life where you need some support or just looking for somewhere to just be you.
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Louise Christie
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Verified Verified
Stanford-le-Hope SS17
I am a qualified Integrative Counsellor and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, which means I may use more than one approach to your therapy. I have experience working with individuals of all ages including adolescents within a local secondary school and have supported victims suffering from Domestic Abuse and Social Isolation. I have successfully worked with men, women and families who present with numerous issues ranging from depression, anxiety, panic attacks, loneliness, abuse and difficult relationships to bereavement & loss, to name a few. You may not even recognise what's wrong, you just know you need to address it.
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Laura Butler Psychological Therapy Ltd.
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brentwood CM13  (Online Only)
We specialise in Depression (including low mood and low self-esteem), Anxiety Disorders (including OCD, Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobias, Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Worry, Stress, Work related Stress), and PTSD.
Are you fed up of feeling anxious, stressed or low in mood? Are you struggling with a trauma that has affected your life? Or would your child or teenager benefit from some therapeutic support? Invest in your or your families' mental health and be able to start living the life you would like to. We have no waiting lists, sessions available weekdays, evenings and weekends, a choice of therapists who work from different therapeutic approaches and with adults, young people or children. All of our sessions are remote meaning that you can conveniently fit them into your life and from the comfort of your own home.
We specialise in Depression (including low mood and low self-esteem), Anxiety Disorders (including OCD, Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobias, Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Worry, Stress, Work related Stress), and PTSD.
Are you fed up of feeling anxious, stressed or low in mood? Are you struggling with a trauma that has affected your life? Or would your child or teenager benefit from some therapeutic support? Invest in your or your families' mental health and be able to start living the life you would like to. We have no waiting lists, sessions available weekdays, evenings and weekends, a choice of therapists who work from different therapeutic approaches and with adults, young people or children. All of our sessions are remote meaning that you can conveniently fit them into your life and from the comfort of your own home.
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Shivani Sidapra
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Barking IG11
Whether you are experiencing anxiety, depression, divorce, breakup, family issues or loss, counselling can be incredibly helpful and healing. We all require some support at a stage in our lives, and feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or lost is nothing to feel ashamed of, but can leave you wanting and searching for more. Helping to raise awareness of your experience in the present, I can facilitate and support your process towards developing a new unique perspective. I believe by incorporating the cognitive, physical and emotional experience, we can reach a deeper, more meaningful understanding of ourselves.
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Jayne Griffiths
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
Upminster RM14
I am a Clinical Psychologist and I help people with anxiety to get back to living a full life. Do you feel anxious and have that background feeling of dread all of the time (general anxiety)? Feel anxious and overthink all of your interactions (social anxiety)? Feel overwhelmed and are struggling at work, or find yourself working long hours trying to manage it all (work related stress)? Feel terrified of having a panic attack? Can't stop worrying about becoming unwell or dying (health anxiety)? I can support you to get your life back on track.
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Philip Kemp Mbacp
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Hornchurch RM11
Are you feeling low? Anxious? Questioning your worth for others and yourself? Feeling isolated irrespective of your social and community connections? You are not alone. Whilst battling these internal conflicts can leave you feeling alienated, and somewhat of a black sheep, my experiences, both professionally and personally, suggest that these are universal of human living. I have worked with a range of such experiences, including depression, suicide ideation, domestic violence, racial identity and various LGBTQ+ issues, including gender identity and expression and sexuality.
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Photo of Helen Stephens, Counsellor in Chafford Hundred, England
Helen Stephens
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tilbury RM18
If you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, low self esteem, relationships with others, feeling isolated or alone in relationships, feeling never ‘good enough’ or battling with addiction this could be due to your attachment pattern. How we view ourself in relation to others and the world around us affects us in everyday life. I am a qualified BA (hons) Integrative Counsellor. This means I draw from different theories such as Humanistic, CBT and Psychodynamic including attachment, which enables me to tailor every session specifically for each individual. I have many years experience working for the NHS and in private practice.
If you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, low self esteem, relationships with others, feeling isolated or alone in relationships, feeling never ‘good enough’ or battling with addiction this could be due to your attachment pattern. How we view ourself in relation to others and the world around us affects us in everyday life. I am a qualified BA (hons) Integrative Counsellor. This means I draw from different theories such as Humanistic, CBT and Psychodynamic including attachment, which enables me to tailor every session specifically for each individual. I have many years experience working for the NHS and in private practice.
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Mic Austen
Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
Verified Verified
Brentwood CM14
I am a Trauma-informed, accredited UKCP psychotherapist and EMDR practitioner with 20+ yrs experience. I work with symptoms: depression, anxiety, sleeplessness, panic attacks, mistrust, hypervigilance, hopelessness, self-destructive behaviour, loss of sense of self. These are all symptoms of something deeper and we can work to alleviate these symptoms by working with the deeper issues that cause these. These symptoms are often caused by: abuse - sexual, psychological or emotional; neglect; loss; relationships; bullying; illness and many other 'normal' life events which can leave us not living our life fully.
I am a Trauma-informed, accredited UKCP psychotherapist and EMDR practitioner with 20+ yrs experience. I work with symptoms: depression, anxiety, sleeplessness, panic attacks, mistrust, hypervigilance, hopelessness, self-destructive behaviour, loss of sense of self. These are all symptoms of something deeper and we can work to alleviate these symptoms by working with the deeper issues that cause these. These symptoms are often caused by: abuse - sexual, psychological or emotional; neglect; loss; relationships; bullying; illness and many other 'normal' life events which can leave us not living our life fully.
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Jackie Meyer
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
Rainham RM13
I am easy to talk too and a good listener, by exploring your issues which could be learnt behavior from the past that may cause you depression? (we cant change the past), or issues creating anxiety?, (fear of the unknown) new tools can be learnt to manage your behavior and way of thinking enhancing your self awareness.
I have been working as a qualified & accredited Therapist for 15years, I offer a safe place where confidentiality is agreed, my values are offering a non-judgemental attitude, honest, and caring, trust enables the therapeutic relationship to build, which enables you to explore issues on a deep level. Through exploring issues, reflecting and eventually letting go, you are able to set new goals and build a better quality of life. This can be an empowering experience and help build your self esteem and confidence and access your power within, this starts the process of believing in self, "Self belief is everything”
I am easy to talk too and a good listener, by exploring your issues which could be learnt behavior from the past that may cause you depression? (we cant change the past), or issues creating anxiety?, (fear of the unknown) new tools can be learnt to manage your behavior and way of thinking enhancing your self awareness.
I have been working as a qualified & accredited Therapist for 15years, I offer a safe place where confidentiality is agreed, my values are offering a non-judgemental attitude, honest, and caring, trust enables the therapeutic relationship to build, which enables you to explore issues on a deep level. Through exploring issues, reflecting and eventually letting go, you are able to set new goals and build a better quality of life. This can be an empowering experience and help build your self esteem and confidence and access your power within, this starts the process of believing in self, "Self belief is everything”
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Photo of Heera Singh, Psychotherapist in Chafford Hundred, England
Heera Singh
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBABCP
Verified Verified
Romford RM3
l am committed to helping you break through your personal challenges and overcome your anxiety, low mood and lack of confidence.
Do you often feel broken? Or feel like you're never enough? These common thoughts often cross many of our minds, yet some of us are unable to shake it off. Some may feel it’s all they have ever lived with, this sense of not being enough for those around us. Having poor confidence and low self-esteem can be debilitating to live with. Daily life can become crippled with anxiety. You may find you always talk down or minimise yourself and struggle take pride in anything you do. As a qualified therapist with 9 years experience in CBT, I take great pride in my job and believe it is a privilege to be able to help and support others.
l am committed to helping you break through your personal challenges and overcome your anxiety, low mood and lack of confidence.
Do you often feel broken? Or feel like you're never enough? These common thoughts often cross many of our minds, yet some of us are unable to shake it off. Some may feel it’s all they have ever lived with, this sense of not being enough for those around us. Having poor confidence and low self-esteem can be debilitating to live with. Daily life can become crippled with anxiety. You may find you always talk down or minimise yourself and struggle take pride in anything you do. As a qualified therapist with 9 years experience in CBT, I take great pride in my job and believe it is a privilege to be able to help and support others.
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Photo of Gintaras Parutis, Counsellor in Chafford Hundred, England
Gintaras Parutis
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
Verified Verified
Grays RM16
I have extensive experience of working with anxiety, depression, work-related stress, relationship and substance use problems.
I provide individual, couple, family and group therapy to people from all cultural and religious backgrounds. I work in English as well as Russian and Lithuanian. I offer my clients confidentiality, anonymity, non-judgemental approach at all times, acceptance, support and empathy. As a trained therapist I offer confidence and a supportive environment in which I help my clients make a difficult decision in life, deal with challenging life situations, better understand their relationship with other significant people in their life, or simply get a better insight into what kind of life they would like to lead.
I have extensive experience of working with anxiety, depression, work-related stress, relationship and substance use problems.
I provide individual, couple, family and group therapy to people from all cultural and religious backgrounds. I work in English as well as Russian and Lithuanian. I offer my clients confidentiality, anonymity, non-judgemental approach at all times, acceptance, support and empathy. As a trained therapist I offer confidence and a supportive environment in which I help my clients make a difficult decision in life, deal with challenging life situations, better understand their relationship with other significant people in their life, or simply get a better insight into what kind of life they would like to lead.
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Anxiety Counsellors

What are the most common treatments for anxiety?

Talk therapy, particularly cognitive behavioural therapy, is the most common treatment for anxiety. Studies have shown it is equally effective as medication. Other forms of therapy are popular, depending on a patient’s experience. Exposure therapy, for instance, can be useful for people dealing with fears and phobias, or who have experienced traumatic events. Dialectical Behavioural Therapy may be useful for patients who need help with emotion regulation. Anxiolytic medications, like benzodiazepines, can also help with calming a person enough to focus on the skills they’ve learned, and physical exercise has been shown to help symptoms of anxiety across the board.

How long does therapy for anxiety take to work?

The amount of time needed to alleviate symptoms depends on the severity of a person’s condition. Some therapies may take 5-20 weekly sessions to show results. Anti-depressant medications typically take two to four weeks before a benefit is felt. Anti-anxiety medications are felt typically within 20-30 minutes. Medications are best used to offer a patient a better headspace in which to work on techniques learned in therapy. Exercise, improved sleep habits, and meditation are effective, but takes weeks or months to show results.

When should I seek treatment for anxiety?

Everyone feels anxious at times, but when anxiety causes disruption to your daily life, it may be time to seek help. Such disruption can be mental, physical, or both: having fear dominate your thoughts, avoiding situations or objects that bring on feelings of anxiety, or experiencing shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, or panic attacks. When these symptoms are recurrent and distressing, it may be time to talk to someone.

How effective is treatment for anxiety?

Treatment for anxiety has been shown to be moderately to highly effective, according to a large body of psychology studies and analyses. For some people, treatment using CBT or exposure therapy alone is effective. Others respond best to a combination of medication and therapy.