Male Counselling in Muswell Hill, London
Hello, I’m Ferhan Sterk, a UKCP-Registered Systemic and Family Psychotherapist.
As a Psychotherapist, I believe that every person holds an inner capacity to heal and grow — sometimes we just need the right support to find our way. Starting therapy can feel like a big step, but many people find it to be a powerful and transformative journey.
Hello, I’m Ferhan Sterk, a UKCP-Registered Systemic and Family Psychotherapist.
As a Psychotherapist, I believe that every person holds an inner capacity to heal and grow — sometimes we just need the right support to find our way. Starting therapy can feel like a big step, but many people find it to be a powerful and transformative journey.
I offer counselling to people who are in some sort of transition in their lives. Often people come to me when they're feeling stuck, isolated or low. I often work with people in their twenties, thirties and forties who are facing some sort of mid-life transition. You might be weighing up what is important to you, and how to take the next steps in your life. I work with people who are often from marginalised groups, for example, LGBTQ+ people and/or people from Black and ethnic minorities. You might want to find out a way to live your life that feels authentic and unblock energy to achieve your goals.
I offer counselling to people who are in some sort of transition in their lives. Often people come to me when they're feeling stuck, isolated or low. I often work with people in their twenties, thirties and forties who are facing some sort of mid-life transition. You might be weighing up what is important to you, and how to take the next steps in your life. I work with people who are often from marginalised groups, for example, LGBTQ+ people and/or people from Black and ethnic minorities. You might want to find out a way to live your life that feels authentic and unblock energy to achieve your goals.
As a therapist working in the NHS and in private practice, I specialise in Anxiety (GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD and Social Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Addiction and Relationship Issues. I am also LGBTQIA+ and Neurodiverse affirming. I believe that therapy should be tailored specially for your individual needs and I provide a relaxed, safe space where you can feel free to share confidentially and without judgement. It can feel daunting sharing your problems, sometimes for the first time and I like to work in a collaborative way, helping you learn more about yourself, your issues and developing strategies to manage them.
As a therapist working in the NHS and in private practice, I specialise in Anxiety (GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD and Social Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Addiction and Relationship Issues. I am also LGBTQIA+ and Neurodiverse affirming. I believe that therapy should be tailored specially for your individual needs and I provide a relaxed, safe space where you can feel free to share confidentially and without judgement. It can feel daunting sharing your problems, sometimes for the first time and I like to work in a collaborative way, helping you learn more about yourself, your issues and developing strategies to manage them.
I am a LGBTQIA+ and trauma informed therapist and welcome people of all backgrounds. I work to help clients understand themselves better, to spot patterns and defences, and to gently encourage new ways of being. I am also interested in working with people who are using traditional plant medicines and psychedelics for their healing, to help with preparation and integration.
I am a LGBTQIA+ and trauma informed therapist and welcome people of all backgrounds. I work to help clients understand themselves better, to spot patterns and defences, and to gently encourage new ways of being. I am also interested in working with people who are using traditional plant medicines and psychedelics for their healing, to help with preparation and integration.
If you feel like you have hit a wall or experience being stuck in particular behaviours or emotional responses, I can work with you to support change and growth.
I am a BACP accredited Gestalt counselling psychotherapist, offering sessions both in person and online.
Working with present experience I will utilise your own agency in a safe space to explore creatively how you interpret and organise your life.
If you feel like you have hit a wall or experience being stuck in particular behaviours or emotional responses, I can work with you to support change and growth.
I am a BACP accredited Gestalt counselling psychotherapist, offering sessions both in person and online.
Working with present experience I will utilise your own agency in a safe space to explore creatively how you interpret and organise your life.
If you’re ready to take an in depth look the issues facing you, we’re a group of experienced practitioners, committed to helping you achieve change. We work online to provide flexibility about when and where you access help - including at the weekend or evening. You decide whether you want long-term help as you transition through life, or whether you’re looking for short-term help to deal with a particular, pressing problem. Either way, we will make sure you feel safe, understood and helped to achieve the change you seek. We are fully insured, highly trained and registered with the largest professional body of therapists in the UK.
If you’re ready to take an in depth look the issues facing you, we’re a group of experienced practitioners, committed to helping you achieve change. We work online to provide flexibility about when and where you access help - including at the weekend or evening. You decide whether you want long-term help as you transition through life, or whether you’re looking for short-term help to deal with a particular, pressing problem. Either way, we will make sure you feel safe, understood and helped to achieve the change you seek. We are fully insured, highly trained and registered with the largest professional body of therapists in the UK.
With so many counselling profiles to go through it can feel difficult to know which counsellor will be able to help you with your struggles. Will a male counsellor best serve me? Would there be benefits to seeing a female counsellor? What does a Psychodynamic Counsellor offer over a CBT Counsellor? If you are seeking counselling and struggling with these questions, please email me and I will be happy to offer a free 15-minute Zoom session to share some of my experience with you and help you find the right counsellor, whether that be myself or another professional.
With so many counselling profiles to go through it can feel difficult to know which counsellor will be able to help you with your struggles. Will a male counsellor best serve me? Would there be benefits to seeing a female counsellor? What does a Psychodynamic Counsellor offer over a CBT Counsellor? If you are seeking counselling and struggling with these questions, please email me and I will be happy to offer a free 15-minute Zoom session to share some of my experience with you and help you find the right counsellor, whether that be myself or another professional.
Stuck, confused, overwhelmed, anxious or depressed? Struggling with a relationship, bereavement, job loss, parenthood, or parents? Perhaps you don’t know your exact problem, only that something isn’t right. My role is to help clients explore their issues, gain insight, clarity and understanding, then support them as they move towards change. Working together, we explore where they are now, how they got there, where they’d prefer to be, and how they might do things differently.
Stuck, confused, overwhelmed, anxious or depressed? Struggling with a relationship, bereavement, job loss, parenthood, or parents? Perhaps you don’t know your exact problem, only that something isn’t right. My role is to help clients explore their issues, gain insight, clarity and understanding, then support them as they move towards change. Working together, we explore where they are now, how they got there, where they’d prefer to be, and how they might do things differently.
Hello, my name is Mario. I provide psychotherapy for individuals and couples at my private practice in Archway, North London, and online. My approach is psychodynamic, and I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Hello, my name is Mario. I provide psychotherapy for individuals and couples at my private practice in Archway, North London, and online. My approach is psychodynamic, and I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Typically, I work with people struggling with anxiety, despair, anger, and shame; who wrestle with guilt, mistrust, addiction, and dissociation; who are self-critical, self-destructive, and trapped in repeated patterns of hurting self/others. Such feelings, behaviours, and patterns of relating often stem from multiple, complex life events and circumstances, including past/present abusive and neglectful relationships, discrimination, bereavement, trauma, gender expectations, parenthood, study/work/financial pressures, and more existential challenges such as one's relationship to meaning, responsibility, authenticity, and mortality.
Typically, I work with people struggling with anxiety, despair, anger, and shame; who wrestle with guilt, mistrust, addiction, and dissociation; who are self-critical, self-destructive, and trapped in repeated patterns of hurting self/others. Such feelings, behaviours, and patterns of relating often stem from multiple, complex life events and circumstances, including past/present abusive and neglectful relationships, discrimination, bereavement, trauma, gender expectations, parenthood, study/work/financial pressures, and more existential challenges such as one's relationship to meaning, responsibility, authenticity, and mortality.
I am most often consulted by people who have anxiety or depression. Modern life can be stressful and many people seek my help with stress and stress-related health conditions. I am frequently consulted for help with relationship problems. In recent years I have seen an increase in the number of people who are seeking help with alcohol, food and eating disorders. Many people come because their life is not working the way they want it to, and they feel stuck and unable to move forward.
I am most often consulted by people who have anxiety or depression. Modern life can be stressful and many people seek my help with stress and stress-related health conditions. I am frequently consulted for help with relationship problems. In recent years I have seen an increase in the number of people who are seeking help with alcohol, food and eating disorders. Many people come because their life is not working the way they want it to, and they feel stuck and unable to move forward.
Life’s challenges—whether anxiety, relationship struggles, or feeling stuck—can feel isolating. You don’t have to navigate them alone. I provide a compassionate, judgment-free space where we’ll explore what’s holding you back and find steps forward. With online therapy, support is just a click away, giving you flexibility and comfort as we work together toward healing and growth. Let’s turn today’s struggles into tomorrow’s strength, one step at a time.
Life’s challenges—whether anxiety, relationship struggles, or feeling stuck—can feel isolating. You don’t have to navigate them alone. I provide a compassionate, judgment-free space where we’ll explore what’s holding you back and find steps forward. With online therapy, support is just a click away, giving you flexibility and comfort as we work together toward healing and growth. Let’s turn today’s struggles into tomorrow’s strength, one step at a time.
I offer psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy in East Finchley (N2) and North Finchley (N12).
I offer psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy in East Finchley (N2) and North Finchley (N12).
I could write all sorts here as most do but the bottom line is this; if you are experiencing any form of hardship, come and talk to me. I am here to help you and will cater your experience to you as there is only one of you. Lets make that commitment to each other and work through whatever it is. Together.
I could write all sorts here as most do but the bottom line is this; if you are experiencing any form of hardship, come and talk to me. I am here to help you and will cater your experience to you as there is only one of you. Lets make that commitment to each other and work through whatever it is. Together.
If you're reading this, you may be facing a difficult time or seeking deeper insight into long-standing challenges. Whether you're struggling with relationships, work-related stress, or patterns that feel hard to break, therapy can help you make sense of your experience and find a way forward.
If you're reading this, you may be facing a difficult time or seeking deeper insight into long-standing challenges. Whether you're struggling with relationships, work-related stress, or patterns that feel hard to break, therapy can help you make sense of your experience and find a way forward.
You are here because you would like something to be different. Right?
And I get that, because I've felt the pain. Avoided it, used on it, and sat with it to heal from it.
Maybe you're feeling stuck, and fed up of feeling fed up. Overwhelmed, anxious, and depressed. Or just caught up in the cycle of life thinking how have I ended up here? AGAIN? NO!
Whatever it is, be it addiction, relationships, parenting- being a dad, or work. I want you to know... Change is possible!
You are not defined by your struggles, and you don't have to face them alone. I am here, I hear you, and it would be my pleasure to help you find a way through.
You are here because you would like something to be different. Right?
And I get that, because I've felt the pain. Avoided it, used on it, and sat with it to heal from it.
Maybe you're feeling stuck, and fed up of feeling fed up. Overwhelmed, anxious, and depressed. Or just caught up in the cycle of life thinking how have I ended up here? AGAIN? NO!
Whatever it is, be it addiction, relationships, parenting- being a dad, or work. I want you to know... Change is possible!
You are not defined by your struggles, and you don't have to face them alone. I am here, I hear you, and it would be my pleasure to help you find a way through.
Are you struggling with relationships, work, internet, depression, anxiety, sex, fame, alcohol, drugs, addiction. You may be faced with internal and external conflicts that can cause stress, anxiety, depression. During these times, your thoughts ,feelings, and behaviours, can begin to have an adverse impact on your life in general. While some things will be outside of your control, some are not. The way I work is to provide a safe, confidential space, where you will have the opportunity to explore any issues or concerns that you have, and help you make more sense of what’s going on.
Are you struggling with relationships, work, internet, depression, anxiety, sex, fame, alcohol, drugs, addiction. You may be faced with internal and external conflicts that can cause stress, anxiety, depression. During these times, your thoughts ,feelings, and behaviours, can begin to have an adverse impact on your life in general. While some things will be outside of your control, some are not. The way I work is to provide a safe, confidential space, where you will have the opportunity to explore any issues or concerns that you have, and help you make more sense of what’s going on.
Have you been feeling nervous, anxious or on edge? Do you experience unwanted, intrusive thoughts or worries? Some of your concerns may include OCD, panic, rumination, and related symptoms e.g. checking/repetitive behaviours. You also may be experiencing other related issues such as shyness, low mood, health worries, sleep problems, work stress/burn out, pain management, perfectionism and self esteem. Additionally I offer Schema Therapy as an alternative to CBT to address reoccurring longstanding issues with aim of changing old patterns of thoughts and develop healthier ways of coping. I have a LGBTQIA+ and AuDHD affirming practice.
Have you been feeling nervous, anxious or on edge? Do you experience unwanted, intrusive thoughts or worries? Some of your concerns may include OCD, panic, rumination, and related symptoms e.g. checking/repetitive behaviours. You also may be experiencing other related issues such as shyness, low mood, health worries, sleep problems, work stress/burn out, pain management, perfectionism and self esteem. Additionally I offer Schema Therapy as an alternative to CBT to address reoccurring longstanding issues with aim of changing old patterns of thoughts and develop healthier ways of coping. I have a LGBTQIA+ and AuDHD affirming practice.
Hello, I'm Matthew (he/him), a queer, neurodivergent, and BACP accredited therapist offering online therapy across the UK. As a gay man and queer therapist, I bring lived experience to my work with LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent people. I support LGBTQ+ adults, including bisexual, trans, and non-binary clients, as well as neurodivergent people with ADHD, autism, and AuDHD, including those who are late-diagnosed. I also have experience working with people in polyamorous, kink, and sex-positive communities.
Hello, I'm Matthew (he/him), a queer, neurodivergent, and BACP accredited therapist offering online therapy across the UK. As a gay man and queer therapist, I bring lived experience to my work with LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent people. I support LGBTQ+ adults, including bisexual, trans, and non-binary clients, as well as neurodivergent people with ADHD, autism, and AuDHD, including those who are late-diagnosed. I also have experience working with people in polyamorous, kink, and sex-positive communities.
What has brought you to this site? Whatever it is, I can teach you how to free yourself from stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health issues the natural way. You will learn how to cope with life challenges and manage external events and influences.
The main thing is that you are here and you have chosen to do something about it. This is your "Threshold for Change". If you are ready to try something new, your healing trajectory has started. You can think of this as a Brain Gym, and I'm your Personal Trainer. You will get brain fit, brain stamina and then brain resilience. Call me or send me an email. You've got this!
What has brought you to this site? Whatever it is, I can teach you how to free yourself from stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health issues the natural way. You will learn how to cope with life challenges and manage external events and influences.
The main thing is that you are here and you have chosen to do something about it. This is your "Threshold for Change". If you are ready to try something new, your healing trajectory has started. You can think of this as a Brain Gym, and I'm your Personal Trainer. You will get brain fit, brain stamina and then brain resilience. Call me or send me an email. You've got this!
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As a man, why might I want to see a male therapist?
There are many reasons a man might wish to work with a male therapist, including a degree of shared identity, which may help client and therapist connect to each other and allow for a more free-flowing discussion of issues that can be deeply personal. Some men may feel more comfortable talking to a male therapist about relationship concerns, the pressures they feel around the roles society and family place on men, career or job challenges, self-esteem, or anger problems. For some men who have not had a male role models in their lives, a good male therapist may be especially helpful.
How can I find out about a therapist’s experience treating men?
Individuals looking for treatment should feel comfortable directly asking a therapist about their history treating men overall and the issues that arise in therapy with men. A good therapist will be happy to discuss such matters as well as their educational background, approach to treatment, and how they think they can aid a prospective client.
Can clients benefit from having a therapist of the same gender?
Therapy is not gender-specific, but some men as well as women feel more comfortable opening up about their experiences and history with therapists of a specific gender. An individual may feel that they have to explain less background information and be on the same page more quickly, particularly when discussing gender-specific challenges. That said, a good clinician can transcend most if not all gender concerns. Ultimately, the most important factor in therapy is the connection and trust the client is able to build with the practitioner.
Would a male therapist have specific training in treating men?
Generally, no. There are no certifications for treating men specifically, but there are continuing education classes that therapists may take that focus on treating men as a group. There are many therapists who focus on men and male issues in their treatment and therefore have experience and expertise in this domain.