Eating Disorders Counselling in North West London
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.
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.
I work with adults and have specific experience in anxiety, depression, disordered eating, divorce and relationship issues, loss and grief, menopause and parenting.
I believe that our experience of the world is profoundly affected by power and privilege, so factors such as how we experience our race, culture, sexuality, gender identity, socio-economic background, neurodiversity, physical wellbeing and many other factors all shape our identity and experience – who we are and how we feel.
I work with adults and have specific experience in anxiety, depression, disordered eating, divorce and relationship issues, loss and grief, menopause and parenting.
I believe that our experience of the world is profoundly affected by power and privilege, so factors such as how we experience our race, culture, sexuality, gender identity, socio-economic background, neurodiversity, physical wellbeing and many other factors all shape our identity and experience – who we are and how we feel.
Navigating today's world doesn't get any easier, does it? Social media tells us how to look and feel and yet many of us can end up feeling shamed and inadequate. We may have goals we want to achieve yet it's all too easy to feel discouraged, out of control, and feel we will never get there. Sometimes the only thing we feel we can have control over is our eating or other addictions. But this usually leads into a downward spiral. What my clients have found is that by joining me in a course of psychological therapy they can unravel the twists and turns they have found themselves in.
Navigating today's world doesn't get any easier, does it? Social media tells us how to look and feel and yet many of us can end up feeling shamed and inadequate. We may have goals we want to achieve yet it's all too easy to feel discouraged, out of control, and feel we will never get there. Sometimes the only thing we feel we can have control over is our eating or other addictions. But this usually leads into a downward spiral. What my clients have found is that by joining me in a course of psychological therapy they can unravel the twists and turns they have found themselves in.
I have extensive experience of working with people with disordered eating, trauma, low self-esteem, and interpersonal and emotional difficulties; however, I am interested in developing a shared understanding of your difficulties and help you manage these, rather than specific diagnoses.
You might have a sense that something isn’t quite right — perhaps you notice repeating the same patterns in relationships, feeling drawn to similar kinds of people, or responding in ways you don’t fully understand. We can get stuck in ways of relating that happen outside of our awareness, shaped by what we’ve learned about ourselves and others over time. Therapy offers a space to explore these patterns, understand what you bring into your relationships, how you respond to others, and why certain dynamics feel harder to shift. Over time, this can open up more choice in how you respond and relate, in ways that feel more like you.
I have extensive experience of working with people with disordered eating, trauma, low self-esteem, and interpersonal and emotional difficulties; however, I am interested in developing a shared understanding of your difficulties and help you manage these, rather than specific diagnoses.
You might have a sense that something isn’t quite right — perhaps you notice repeating the same patterns in relationships, feeling drawn to similar kinds of people, or responding in ways you don’t fully understand. We can get stuck in ways of relating that happen outside of our awareness, shaped by what we’ve learned about ourselves and others over time. Therapy offers a space to explore these patterns, understand what you bring into your relationships, how you respond to others, and why certain dynamics feel harder to shift. Over time, this can open up more choice in how you respond and relate, in ways that feel more like you.
I have worked extensively with clients in both public and private healthcare, and hold specialist expertise in treating eating disorders, trauma, and somatic therapy.
I am a warm and experienced clinical psychologist and EMDR therapist in training. I believe change and healing is possible for everyone, and that therapy can be a powerful resource that can help facilitate this process. Whether you are hoping to overcome a particular difficulty, make sense of or explore certain life experiences, or are simply curious about how therapy can help with your circumstance, you are most welcome to get in touch. I believe the right form of therapy can make a true difference and can be an empowering experience. I welcome clients from all walks of life, and consider it a privilege to be someone's therapist.
I have worked extensively with clients in both public and private healthcare, and hold specialist expertise in treating eating disorders, trauma, and somatic therapy.
I am a warm and experienced clinical psychologist and EMDR therapist in training. I believe change and healing is possible for everyone, and that therapy can be a powerful resource that can help facilitate this process. Whether you are hoping to overcome a particular difficulty, make sense of or explore certain life experiences, or are simply curious about how therapy can help with your circumstance, you are most welcome to get in touch. I believe the right form of therapy can make a true difference and can be an empowering experience. I welcome clients from all walks of life, and consider it a privilege to be someone's therapist.
Elizabeth specialises in treating women's issues including eating disorders/body image concerns, anxiety and depression, and perinatal issues.
Elizabeth graduated from Columbia University's counseling program and in addition to her experience treating eating disorders, she has significant experience with trauma, grief, developmental issues, and severe mental illness. She treats eating disorder and anxiety patients at London's Nightingale Hospital, as well as privately/remotely.
Elizabeth specialises in treating women's issues including eating disorders/body image concerns, anxiety and depression, and perinatal issues.
Elizabeth graduated from Columbia University's counseling program and in addition to her experience treating eating disorders, she has significant experience with trauma, grief, developmental issues, and severe mental illness. She treats eating disorder and anxiety patients at London's Nightingale Hospital, as well as privately/remotely.
During my time as an NHS psychologist I have worked with clients with a wide range of issues such as eating disorders, complex trauma, mood disorders, OCD, bereavement and others.
Just as no two people are the same, no two therapeutic relationships or interventions can be the same. I pull on different therapeutic modalities at different times, but I most commonly use: CBT formulation and tools, Psychodynamic, Schema-informed and Person-Centred modalities.
During my time as an NHS psychologist I have worked with clients with a wide range of issues such as eating disorders, complex trauma, mood disorders, OCD, bereavement and others.
Just as no two people are the same, no two therapeutic relationships or interventions can be the same. I pull on different therapeutic modalities at different times, but I most commonly use: CBT formulation and tools, Psychodynamic, Schema-informed and Person-Centred modalities.
I deal with a large variety of emotional and psychological problems and my goal is to help clients learn strategies to manage their personal challenges and reach their goals in as fast a time possible. My areas of expertise include CBT for all types of Anxiety disorders and phobias. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR), recognised as particularly successful for PTSD and trauma issues and hypnotherapy and mindfulness techniques. I have also successfully treated all types of weight and food issues. I offer unconditional positive regard, compassion, empathy, genuineness and respect for you, and your values
I deal with a large variety of emotional and psychological problems and my goal is to help clients learn strategies to manage their personal challenges and reach their goals in as fast a time possible. My areas of expertise include CBT for all types of Anxiety disorders and phobias. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR), recognised as particularly successful for PTSD and trauma issues and hypnotherapy and mindfulness techniques. I have also successfully treated all types of weight and food issues. I offer unconditional positive regard, compassion, empathy, genuineness and respect for you, and your values
I have been working as a clinical psychologist and a psychotherapist since 1993.
I work with both, individuals and couples.
I am a qualified Clinical psychologist, Sexologist and psychotherapist.
I have been working as a clinical psychologist and a psychotherapist since 1993.
I work with both, individuals and couples.
I am a qualified Clinical psychologist, Sexologist and psychotherapist.
I currently work within an NHS eating disorders service, offering specialist treatments including CBT-E, CBT-T, and MANTRA.
With nearly a decade of experience in mental health across the UK, Hong Kong, and Africa, I offer a warm and reflective space to help you pause and explore how you relate to yourself and the world. My practice blends evidence-based psychology with the creative depth of Expressive Arts Therapy. Together, we will make sense of your experiences and develop practical coping strategies to help you respond to difficulties with greater flexibility and move towards what matters most to you. Where words feel insufficient, we may use creative approaches to support emotional expression.
I currently work within an NHS eating disorders service, offering specialist treatments including CBT-E, CBT-T, and MANTRA.
With nearly a decade of experience in mental health across the UK, Hong Kong, and Africa, I offer a warm and reflective space to help you pause and explore how you relate to yourself and the world. My practice blends evidence-based psychology with the creative depth of Expressive Arts Therapy. Together, we will make sense of your experiences and develop practical coping strategies to help you respond to difficulties with greater flexibility and move towards what matters most to you. Where words feel insufficient, we may use creative approaches to support emotional expression.
I work with many presentations but I specialise in Eating Disorders including binge-purge, weightloss, dysmorphia and associated depression and anxiety.
I am an Integrative Psychotherapist meaning I draw on a range of methods to help my clients. I am interested in the relationship between thinking, emotions, past development, spiritual beliefs and lifestyle and how psychotherapy can help restore a natural balance between these processes. Many clients who present with anxiety, depression and other diagnoses experience confusion, hopelessness and loss of control. Exploring relationships, meaning, choices and connections can enhance their capacity for growth and development. Therapy can help clients experience powerful personal change in themselves and often in others around them.
I work with many presentations but I specialise in Eating Disorders including binge-purge, weightloss, dysmorphia and associated depression and anxiety.
I am an Integrative Psychotherapist meaning I draw on a range of methods to help my clients. I am interested in the relationship between thinking, emotions, past development, spiritual beliefs and lifestyle and how psychotherapy can help restore a natural balance between these processes. Many clients who present with anxiety, depression and other diagnoses experience confusion, hopelessness and loss of control. Exploring relationships, meaning, choices and connections can enhance their capacity for growth and development. Therapy can help clients experience powerful personal change in themselves and often in others around them.
I bring specialised expertise in Eating Disorders and Chronic Disease Management, coupled with a passion for assisting those dealing with Mood and Anxiety Difficulties, Sleep Problems and Perinatal Mental Health challenges.
Hello, I’m Martina, a Clinical Psychologist & CBT Therapist. I am passionate about empowering people who struggle with their feelings, thoughts or maybe some unwanted behaviours to flourish amidst life’s challenges. I see therapy as a journey towards helping my clients to be the best version of themselves and to achieve what matters most to them.
I bring specialised expertise in Eating Disorders and Chronic Disease Management, coupled with a passion for assisting those dealing with Mood and Anxiety Difficulties, Sleep Problems and Perinatal Mental Health challenges.
Hello, I’m Martina, a Clinical Psychologist & CBT Therapist. I am passionate about empowering people who struggle with their feelings, thoughts or maybe some unwanted behaviours to flourish amidst life’s challenges. I see therapy as a journey towards helping my clients to be the best version of themselves and to achieve what matters most to them.
Billi Silverstein Psychotherapy & Supervision
Psychotherapist, MBACP Snr. Accred
1 Endorsed
North West London, London NW2
I have spent several years working with addiction, especially food addiction, OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and eating disorders.
Seeking therapy can be a complex journey, requiring both commitment and emotional investment. I believe that within a safe and empowering relationship we all have the capacity to become agents of change. I work people in all stages of transition and at critical turning points. My task is to explore diversity of experience with empathy and without judgement.
I have spent several years working with addiction, especially food addiction, OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and eating disorders.
Seeking therapy can be a complex journey, requiring both commitment and emotional investment. I believe that within a safe and empowering relationship we all have the capacity to become agents of change. I work people in all stages of transition and at critical turning points. My task is to explore diversity of experience with empathy and without judgement.
Dr Jamila Harkin
Psychologist, DCounsPsych, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
1 Endorsed
North West London, London NW3
When we first meet, I want it to feel like a space where we can genuinely get to know each other. Building a strong therapeutic relationship is a priority for me, as I believe this foundation is key to creating a safe, trusting environment where you feel heard and understood. My goal is for you to feel comfortable and supported from the outset, knowing that you can express yourself openly without judgement. Together, we’ll set clear, achievable therapeutic goals, and we’ll revisit them as we move forward, adjusting along the way to ensure that we’re always working towards what matters most to you.
When we first meet, I want it to feel like a space where we can genuinely get to know each other. Building a strong therapeutic relationship is a priority for me, as I believe this foundation is key to creating a safe, trusting environment where you feel heard and understood. My goal is for you to feel comfortable and supported from the outset, knowing that you can express yourself openly without judgement. Together, we’ll set clear, achievable therapeutic goals, and we’ll revisit them as we move forward, adjusting along the way to ensure that we’re always working towards what matters most to you.
I work for a small private practice called Light of Mind, specialising in trauma and eating disorders.
Life is complex and ever-changing. It can leave you feeling unsatisfied or in distress without really knowing why. You may have turned to ways of coping that you would like to change or explore. Therapy provides a safe space for you to unravel your thoughts and make sense of your world. I believe you are the expert of your experience; I will listen and assist you in exploring and understanding your world, to find a way back to your innate healed self. I draw on a range of psychological theories, nature and spirituality to guide therapy in a way that honours the uniqueness of each human being.
I work for a small private practice called Light of Mind, specialising in trauma and eating disorders.
Life is complex and ever-changing. It can leave you feeling unsatisfied or in distress without really knowing why. You may have turned to ways of coping that you would like to change or explore. Therapy provides a safe space for you to unravel your thoughts and make sense of your world. I believe you are the expert of your experience; I will listen and assist you in exploring and understanding your world, to find a way back to your innate healed self. I draw on a range of psychological theories, nature and spirituality to guide therapy in a way that honours the uniqueness of each human being.
Even though you have what might seem like "a good life," you may still feel a deep sense of emptiness and struggle with overwhelming anxiety and difficult emotions. At times, it might be hard to even identify what you're feeling. These challenges could stem from a difficult childhood, particularly in your relationships with your parents or siblings, affecting how you connect with others today. We refer to these experiences as attachment trauma or childhood emotional neglect. However, these patterns don’t have to define your future; healing and change are possible.
Even though you have what might seem like "a good life," you may still feel a deep sense of emptiness and struggle with overwhelming anxiety and difficult emotions. At times, it might be hard to even identify what you're feeling. These challenges could stem from a difficult childhood, particularly in your relationships with your parents or siblings, affecting how you connect with others today. We refer to these experiences as attachment trauma or childhood emotional neglect. However, these patterns don’t have to define your future; healing and change are possible.
I have held senior roles including Clinical Director of an Eating Disorders service and offer weekly therapy as well as structured trauma work and private intensives for deeper therapeutic engagement.
You may look successful, capable and in control from the outside, yet privately struggle with intimacy, sexuality or relationship patterns that feel confusing or difficult to change. Perhaps you find yourself caught in cycles of compulsive sexual behaviour, sexual anxiety, shame, painful intimacy, erectile difficulties, changes in desire, or relationships that repeatedly leave you feeling disconnected or alone. Often these difficulties are rarely isolated issues. They are shaped by biological factors, psychological history, attachment patterns, cultural context, and lived experience.
I have held senior roles including Clinical Director of an Eating Disorders service and offer weekly therapy as well as structured trauma work and private intensives for deeper therapeutic engagement.
You may look successful, capable and in control from the outside, yet privately struggle with intimacy, sexuality or relationship patterns that feel confusing or difficult to change. Perhaps you find yourself caught in cycles of compulsive sexual behaviour, sexual anxiety, shame, painful intimacy, erectile difficulties, changes in desire, or relationships that repeatedly leave you feeling disconnected or alone. Often these difficulties are rarely isolated issues. They are shaped by biological factors, psychological history, attachment patterns, cultural context, and lived experience.
Dr Sam Bottrill spent almost a decade working at the world renowned Maudsley Hospital Child & Adolescent Eating Disorder Service supporting teenagers and their families through recovery from Anorexia and Bulimia.
Sam draws upon multiple therapeutic approaches, including CBT, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Radically Open Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, and Systemic Family Therapy. Sam works with couples using Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Dr Sam Bottrill spent almost a decade working at the world renowned Maudsley Hospital Child & Adolescent Eating Disorder Service supporting teenagers and their families through recovery from Anorexia and Bulimia.
Sam draws upon multiple therapeutic approaches, including CBT, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Radically Open Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, and Systemic Family Therapy. Sam works with couples using Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Dr Maria Valkovskaya Counselling
Psychologist, DCounsPsych, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Get help for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma (PTSD), and Eating Disorders.
I draw mainly on:
Psychodynamic therapy to understand recurring patterns and relationships;
CBT for practical strategies;
Existential–relational therapy (Yalom-informed) to explore agency, uncertainty, and loss.
Differences matter. I invite open exploration of how culture, race, gender, age, faith, neurodivergence, and disability shape your experience.
Get help for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma (PTSD), and Eating Disorders.
I draw mainly on:
Psychodynamic therapy to understand recurring patterns and relationships;
CBT for practical strategies;
Existential–relational therapy (Yalom-informed) to explore agency, uncertainty, and loss.
Differences matter. I invite open exploration of how culture, race, gender, age, faith, neurodivergence, and disability shape your experience.
Within my therapy practice, Soleada Studio, I support teens (14+) and adults navigating anxiety, perfectionism, eating disorders, disordered eating, body image concerns, and low self-esteem.
My therapeutic approach centres on creating a safe, supportive space where you can explore your inner world and the different “parts” of yourself with curiosity and compassion. As an integrative therapist, I draw on evidence-based approaches tailored to your needs, helping increase self-awareness and create meaningful, lasting change.
Within my therapy practice, Soleada Studio, I support teens (14+) and adults navigating anxiety, perfectionism, eating disorders, disordered eating, body image concerns, and low self-esteem.
My therapeutic approach centres on creating a safe, supportive space where you can explore your inner world and the different “parts” of yourself with curiosity and compassion. As an integrative therapist, I draw on evidence-based approaches tailored to your needs, helping increase self-awareness and create meaningful, lasting change.
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Eating Disorders Counsellors
What happens in therapy for eating disorders?
In therapy for eating disorders, patients typically describe their eating and exercise behaviours, their patterns of eating in relation to stress, their beliefs about their body, the ways their eating behaviour affects their relationships, and their desire (or lack of it) to change. Such information helps the therapist understand the origins of the disorder and the role it plays in the patient’s life, important for guiding treatment. Attitudes and feelings about food and eating, body weight, and physical appearance are common topics of discussion throughout treatment.
What therapy types help with eating disorders?
Once any acute medical or psychiatric emergency is resolved, psychoactive medication is often prescribed, requiring the supervision of a psychiatrist. In addition, patients receive some form of nutritional counselling along with one or more forms of psychotherapy. For adolescents, family-based treatment is empirically validated and considered the first line of treatment; parents and their children meet weekly with a clinician as the adults are coached on how to nourish and psychologically support the young patient. Adults typically receive some form of individual psychotherapy, intended to resolve the cognitive and behavioural disturbances that underlie the disorder and to relieve the mood disturbances that accompany it. In addition, patients may also be helped by group therapy.
What is the goal of therapy for eating disorders?
The most immediate goal of treatment for eating disorders is to save the life of people who are on a path of starving themselves to death or engaging in eating patterns that are doing irreparable physical harm to their body. Once the acute medical danger is past, therapy is required to understand the nature of the disordered eating and/or exercise patterns, establish healthy eating behaviour, and to tackle the many erroneous beliefs and distorted self-perceptions that underlie eating disorders and continue to pose a threat to health and life. Therapy also addresses the impaired mood that not only accompanies eating disorders but intensifies the danger to health and life.
What are the limitations of therapy for eating disorders?
Therapy can be very helpful for eating disorders—but that can happen only after people recognise they have a condition that must be treated. Especially with anorexia, the distortions in self-image that accompany the disorder can keep people from acknowledging they have a problem. Individuals may in fact see their eating disorder as a badge of self-control. Those with binge-eating disorder may feel too ashamed to seek help. Therapy cannot help those who do not avail themselves of it.
How long does therapy last for eating disorders?
Because of their complexity, recovery from eating disorders is usually a long-term process—measured in months and years— often marked by setbacks and relapse. Some form of help, such as individual or group therapy, may be advisable for much of that time. It is a general rule of thumb that the longer the illness has endured and the dysregulated eating behaviour has taken root, the longer treatment is likely to be needed.