Counselling in London
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Lisa Markwell
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Are you struggling to communicate with your partner? Feel like your partner doesn't understand you? Do you wish you could turn the clock back to happier times in your relationship? Many couples face difficulties in their relationship at some time or other, and this can often be a stressful experience, leaving one or both partners feeling hurt, lonely or rejected. Relationship counselling can help you re-connect with each other, reduce conflict in the relationship, and regain the closeness and intimacy you once had.
Catarina Vasconcelos
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Art Therap.
Verified
Are you going through a difficult period in your life and/or feel that you would like to develop a better understanding about yourself in order to overcome personal challenges? I offer you a confidential space of trust, empathy & respect, where you can bring issues that concern you, unlock unhelpful patterns, find relief & be empowered. Difficult periods may include life-changing circumstances, change of jobs, separation, family issues, going through loss or coping with illness. Sometimes feelings of anger, sadness, fear, demotivation may appear without reason. The exploration of these in therapy may help & enable positive change.
Lucy Jane Brown
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Verified
As a family and couples psychotherapist I believe that relationships, both past, present and future, are important resources for healing psychological difficulties and improving emotional health. I work with both individuals, couples and families to help people think through their connections and help to improve their lives. Using a range of systemic approaches, including attachment, narrative and solution focused ideas, I aim to offer clients a different way of looking at their problems, and support them to create new ways of communicating and create meaning within their relationships.
Meeri Rebane
Psychotherapist, MUKCP
Verified
I am a fully certified existential psychotherapist specialising in embodiment and chronic pain. My approach goes beyond traditional talking therapies, as I help my clients reach deeper levels of understanding, peace and happiness through exploration of their embodied connection with themselves and others.
Rita Ngozi Odumosu
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
Verified
I listen attentively and work with a range of issues brought by clients, exploring, encouraging engagement and their ability to feel confident and safe to raise issues. This is vital to aid client sense of trust in the therapist as well as transition into the work. Through exploration and understanding of key issues, I raise awareness and with joint effort of client and counsellor, resolve symptoms and achieve greater understanding and wellbeing. I work in a manner that ensures all clients are treated respectfully and equally regardless of race, gender, religion, presenting disability and issues.
Alan Archibald
Psychotherapist, BPC
Verified
I work with a variety of people like you from all walks of life, age, gender, profession and nationality. The type of therapy I use allows me to help you to look a little deeper at the issues you are facing and provide a safe place to do this. I always aim to work with you in a way that allows you the space to explore how you feel. I like to make sure that when you come to see me you will have the safety and security you need to look at the issues you have and feel that I am right here with you. The journey through problems and challenges is often a painful one but I will always be there to help you find understanding.
Christopher Robinson
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP Snr. Accred
Verified
I have worked as a psychotherapist for over 25 years in the NHS, voluntary sector and privately. I trained as a Freudian psychoanalyst having worked in the mental health charity sector for some years. I like to work with a range of people, usually on a once weekly or more frequent basis. I work with people who are seeking to understand themselves better - their relationships with others as well as with themselves. I hope that I can help them make sense of difficulties or challenges in their lives in order to live more fully and creatively.
Ruth Manasseh
Psychotherapist, BPC
Verified
Dr Ruth is a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist working between Singapore and London (UK). She holds a Clinical Doctorate in psychoanalytic psychotherapy from the University of Essex (Psychoanalysis Department) and trained at top London clinical mental health institutions including the Lincoln Centre, UCL, Tavistock Centre and the NHS. Dr Ruth has been practicing for more than 22 years and is fluent in Hebrew and English. Her on-going post doctoral clinical research is focussed on treating complex trauma using Applied Cinematherapy, a therapeutic method she pioneered, and regularly uses. She is also an experienced professional coach.
Paolo Di Venanzi
Psychotherapist, MSc
Verified
Therapy is a process of growth and self-discovery. Through the therapeutic relationship I aim to create a safe space to understand your thoughts and feelings, strengthening your ability to make decisions and gain autonomy in life. I work in partnership with my clients and I believe a relationship of mutual respect and trust is of paramount importance. I have experience in working with clients suffering with anxiety, depression, trauma, panic attacks, stress, relationship difficulties, loss and bereavement and issues with self-esteem. I am interested in working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and gender identities.
Annemarija Purina
Psychotherapist, MSc, BPC
Verified
Sometimes life can become overwhelming and every day can feel like a challenge. One can feel “stuck” in relationships, a career or with life in general. There can be moments where both personal and professional development feels obstructed and the joy of life is missing. Then one might need help to find a way through these difficulties. Psychotherapy is an opportunity to explore the difficulties in a confidential, non-judgmental and supportive space. In this exploration one can not only gain support and understanding, but also start noticing things about one's self that may never have been noticed.
Vikki Scott
Psychotherapist, DCounsPsych, MUKCP
Verified
I am a qualified Psychotherapist and Life Coach with a holistic approach offering face to face and online therapy. I don’t believe that one size fits all so I employ an integrated style, drawing upon psychodynamic, humanistic and cognitive behavioural principles, so I have a larger toolbox to draw from. I work intuitively and really champion my clients.
Eirini Perantoni
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Verified
Sometimes people believe that their issue is not "worthy" of receiving the therapist's attention, but this is never the case. I am here to offer you a safe, calm, confidential, non-judgmental space, and listen to whatever you want to bring into therapy, no matter how serious or benign you might be finding it. Certain issues that you might want to address in therapy include: anxiety, depression, chronic illness and pain, family and/or relationship issues, academic and/or work pressures and stress, as well as cultural and identity issues.
Rosie Jackson
Suffering in life may take many forms. My approach is guided by the belief that through therapy we can endeavour together to find meaning in the suffering and navigate beyond stuckness or ingrained ways of living which are no longer working for you. I am a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist providing open-ended psychotherapy to individuals both online and in person in North and East London.
Andy Flack
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Verified
If you are worrying more than usual, having nightmares or flashbacks to a traumatic event, suffering from disturbed sleep or are more feeling irritable and hyper-vigilant than usual, you may be suffering from a reaction to trauma. If this strikes a cord, visit the website for more information or get in touch by email or phone. I have spent the last twenty years helping clients resolve trauma and anxiety problems and intend to spend the next twenty doing the same. I may be able to help you in London, Cheltenham or worldwide online.
Chris Low
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Verified
Hello, I’m Chris, a qualified and experienced therapist. The decision to seek therapy often comes at a point in life when you’re wanting to create change. I am trained in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, which underpins my theoretical framework, but I also draw on some techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and the Dual Process Model when working with bereavement. Psychotherapy is about exploring your thoughts and feelings and unhelpful patterns of behaviour that gives life to your internal world. Working in a psychodynamic way means taking a closer look at your childhood relationships and experiences as these serve as a…
Dr. Nancy Hakim Dowek
Psychotherapist, MUKCP
Verified
My initial interest in Existential therapy was informed by my personal and professional experiences. Throughout the years I have explored diverse ways of supporting my clients, looking to improve their emotional and spiritual balance. Existential therapy encapsulates all my core beliefs about the therapeutic process and the powerful therapeutic connection between psychology and philosophy. It is anchored in the lived experiences (not their theoretical representation) and their relational context. It relates to human existence and predicaments, our choices and responsibilities, meaning and purpose, freedom and limitations.
Urmila Pillay
Psychologist, PhD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified
Having mental health needs is a challenge for anybody. Unfortunately, more and more individuals are suffering from mental ill health despite various programmes and access to psychological therapies. Most common problems I have seen and dealt with are anxiety and depression. Anxiety forms the basis of many mental disorders. My clients approach me to help them deal with their anxiety and low mood as it has become so debilitating they they are not able to function well in the society and they struggle to carry out their day to day tasks.
Patricia Calabro
Counsellor, BACP
Verified
Seeking support takes courage, so congratulations on taking that first step! Whether you are struggling with a crisis, looking for a space to talk and reflect, or something in between, we can take on your challenges together. My mission is to help you fulfill your therapeutic goals by helping you strengthen your emotional well being, improve your interpersonal relationships, gain insight and understanding around your triggers and reactions, while gaining the necessary tools to be in control.
Amir Oren
Psychologist, MA, CPsychol
Verified
I have extensive experience working with both children and adults coping with different psychological symptoms and medical conditions. Over the years I have worked extensively with people with problems such as depression and anxiety (e.g. stress, OCD, specific phobias, health worries, sleep problems, skin picking and trichotillomania). I also have experience in working with children with ADHD and providing consultations to parents on different parenting issues (e.g. behavioura
Steven McFarlane
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Verified
Sometimes things in life can start to seem overwhelming; the useful strategies of the past may not be as helpful as they used to; we can find ourselves lost and unsure. This can often lead to added, despair, anxiety, and self-criticism. It can often seem hard to see a way out or to ask for help. You may need someone to listen without judgement and provide insights into understanding patterns in your life. You may also desire strategies to change your actions and the way that you think about things. The way to a fulfilling and valued life is available without a life-long commitment to therapy.
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What type of mental health professional is right for me?
Some of the most common types of mental health providers in London are psychologists, licensed counsellors, therapists, and psychotherapists, all of whom diagnose mental health conditions and provide individualised treatment.
Services offered, education, and credentials vary by type of mental health professional. Each professional in London then may specialise in certain areas, such as depression, marriage counselling, or anxiety. Although many mental health providers are not licensed to prescribe medication, they may coordinate with a provider who can.
Both in-person and online therapy sessions are available from most psychologists.
Services offered, education, and credentials vary by type of mental health professional. Each professional in London then may specialise in certain areas, such as depression, marriage counselling, or anxiety. Although many mental health providers are not licensed to prescribe medication, they may coordinate with a provider who can.
Both in-person and online therapy sessions are available from most psychologists.
How to find a specialist?
You can refine your search using the filters on this page. There are several categories you can filter by to find mental health professionals with the experience you are looking for. You may want to filter for CBT Psychologists in London, or Child Psychologists in London.
Many find it useful to use filters to view only psychologists that have experience working with certain issues, like London psychologists specialising in EMDR.
Many find it useful to use filters to view only psychologists that have experience working with certain issues, like London psychologists specialising in EMDR.
What method of therapy is right for me?
When it comes to treatment methods, there's no 'right way.’ Each method of therapy can be beneficial for a variety of issues. Psychologists in London specialise in therapeutic approaches such as CBT, EMDR, and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), among others. Finding a psychologist or counsellor who is a good fit for you is the most important step to discovering what type of therapy, or combination of therapeutic approaches, will meet your individual needs. Learn what to expect from different types of therapy and how they work.
Can I afford counselling?
Yes. Most counsellors offer reasonable rates or will work on a sliding scale basis. Many accept health insurance. Feel free to discuss this when you contact the counsellor.