Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Counselling in South London

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Yvette Arthur
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Online Only
You have already made a brave and important step on the journey to well-being and self-discovery, by enquiring about having therapy. As a Clinical Psychologist, I am passionate about helping people to realise the values, knowledge, and skills that they already hold, and how the awareness of this can enable them to live full, vibrant and satisfying lives. I believe that it is important to learn skills to help people cope with the present and the future, as well as making sense of past experiences to understand patterns that are happening in your life currently.
You have already made a brave and important step on the journey to well-being and self-discovery, by enquiring about having therapy. As a Clinical Psychologist, I am passionate about helping people to realise the values, knowledge, and skills that they already hold, and how the awareness of this can enable them to live full, vibrant and satisfying lives. I believe that it is important to learn skills to help people cope with the present and the future, as well as making sense of past experiences to understand patterns that are happening in your life currently.
020 3984 7647 View 020 3984 7647
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Liann Heavey
Psychotherapist, BACP
South London, London SE23
Hello I'm Liann, I fully understand how life gets tough at times and we all need someone to speak to. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, addictions or low-self-esteem I am here to help. Together we will embark on a transformative journey towards healing and growth. I believe in fostering a warm empathetic therapeutic relationship. I will actively listen to your concerns, validate your experiences, and provide guidance without judgement. Together we will work towards your goals and empower you to overcome obstacles.
Hello I'm Liann, I fully understand how life gets tough at times and we all need someone to speak to. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, addictions or low-self-esteem I am here to help. Together we will embark on a transformative journey towards healing and growth. I believe in fostering a warm empathetic therapeutic relationship. I will actively listen to your concerns, validate your experiences, and provide guidance without judgement. Together we will work towards your goals and empower you to overcome obstacles.
020 3870 3149 View 020 3870 3149
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Erik Rusowicz
Psychologist, MSc, CPsychol
Online Only
I work with individuals and couples who appear to be coping outwardly, but remain stuck in patterns of anxiety, emotional disconnection, or sexual difficulties that persist despite insight and effort. This may include low desire, pain during sex, erection or orgasm difficulties, compulsive sexual behaviours, or sex becoming pressured, avoidant, increasingly monitored rather than felt, or distressing. My approach is structured and evidence-based, focused on identifying and changing the patterns that maintain these difficulties.
I work with individuals and couples who appear to be coping outwardly, but remain stuck in patterns of anxiety, emotional disconnection, or sexual difficulties that persist despite insight and effort. This may include low desire, pain during sex, erection or orgasm difficulties, compulsive sexual behaviours, or sex becoming pressured, avoidant, increasingly monitored rather than felt, or distressing. My approach is structured and evidence-based, focused on identifying and changing the patterns that maintain these difficulties.
020 4572 4519 View 020 4572 4519
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Nathalie Baur
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP Accred
South London, London SW19
I worked with individuals with a variety of clinical presentation including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic disorder (PTSD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder ( OCD), life transitions, bereavement, suicidal thoughts and abuse.
Each person is unique and distinctive and therefore one approach may not fit them all. I place the client-therapist relationship at the heart of an effective therapeutic process providing an honest and non-judgmental stance where your feelings can be expressed and contained in a safe and confidential setting. You might want to make sense of the past and explore how it can sometimes be reconstructed in the present or you might seek to get back in touch with your real self through acceptance and a better mind-body connection.
I worked with individuals with a variety of clinical presentation including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic disorder (PTSD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder ( OCD), life transitions, bereavement, suicidal thoughts and abuse.
Each person is unique and distinctive and therefore one approach may not fit them all. I place the client-therapist relationship at the heart of an effective therapeutic process providing an honest and non-judgmental stance where your feelings can be expressed and contained in a safe and confidential setting. You might want to make sense of the past and explore how it can sometimes be reconstructed in the present or you might seek to get back in touch with your real self through acceptance and a better mind-body connection.
07400 316975 View 07400 316975
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Julia Gottlieb
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Online Only
I help people untangle complex thoughts, emotions, and patterns of behaviour that feel hard to manage on their own. My work is thoughtful and practical, with a focus on understanding what keeps things stuck and developing tools that support real change in everyday life. I also offer support to individuals navigating major life transitions. As someone who has moved countries myself, this is an area I’m particularly invested in and well placed to support, whether you’re adjusting to a new country, identity shifts, or the emotional impact of living between cultures.
I help people untangle complex thoughts, emotions, and patterns of behaviour that feel hard to manage on their own. My work is thoughtful and practical, with a focus on understanding what keeps things stuck and developing tools that support real change in everyday life. I also offer support to individuals navigating major life transitions. As someone who has moved countries myself, this is an area I’m particularly invested in and well placed to support, whether you’re adjusting to a new country, identity shifts, or the emotional impact of living between cultures.
020 4538 4012 View 020 4538 4012
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Sophia Hilsley
Psychotherapist, PhD, MUKCP
South London, London SW1W
I am Director of the Eaton Gate Practice in Belgravia. I offer specialised help with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and feelings of loneliness and exclusion. Together we will consider coping strategies and identify unhelpful patterns. I have particular experience in bereavement, loss and relationship difficulties. I can help if you are struggling in a relationship, or are coming to terms with the end of a relationship to consider ways of coping. I can also help if you feel unable to make attachments or find it difficult to form relationships. I have an interest in cross-cultural dynamics and trans-generational trauma.
I am Director of the Eaton Gate Practice in Belgravia. I offer specialised help with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and feelings of loneliness and exclusion. Together we will consider coping strategies and identify unhelpful patterns. I have particular experience in bereavement, loss and relationship difficulties. I can help if you are struggling in a relationship, or are coming to terms with the end of a relationship to consider ways of coping. I can also help if you feel unable to make attachments or find it difficult to form relationships. I have an interest in cross-cultural dynamics and trans-generational trauma.
020 4572 5001 View 020 4572 5001
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Dr Zara Kanji
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
3 Endorsed
South London, London SW5
I help busy mums who feel anxious, overwhelmed, and stuck to reconnect with themselves, so they can show up for their families without losing who they are. You’re exhausted, emotionally drained, and constantly wondering if you’re doing enough. On the outside, you seem fine—but inside, you’re struggling. You love your family, but you’ve lost parts of yourself and don’t know how to get them back.
I help busy mums who feel anxious, overwhelmed, and stuck to reconnect with themselves, so they can show up for their families without losing who they are. You’re exhausted, emotionally drained, and constantly wondering if you’re doing enough. On the outside, you seem fine—but inside, you’re struggling. You love your family, but you’ve lost parts of yourself and don’t know how to get them back.
020 4572 5990 View 020 4572 5990
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ROBERT ATKIN
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
South London, London SW19
I have extensive experience of working with adults of all ages, backgrounds and circumstances, and this, in tandem with my wide and deep range of life experiences and extensive counselling training, helps clients explore and, hopefully, find a way through what it is that has led them to seek counselling. I offer confidential, empathic, and non-judgemental support for both in the long- and short-term, whether through face-to-face sessions in my home, online or on the phone, or even outdoors walking and talking on Wimbledon Common. Rest assured, from the outset, you will be heard and acknowledged as a person in your own right.
I have extensive experience of working with adults of all ages, backgrounds and circumstances, and this, in tandem with my wide and deep range of life experiences and extensive counselling training, helps clients explore and, hopefully, find a way through what it is that has led them to seek counselling. I offer confidential, empathic, and non-judgemental support for both in the long- and short-term, whether through face-to-face sessions in my home, online or on the phone, or even outdoors walking and talking on Wimbledon Common. Rest assured, from the outset, you will be heard and acknowledged as a person in your own right.
020 4538 9515 View 020 4538 9515
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NOATerapi - Nuray Ozben Avsar
Psychologist, MA, GMBPsS
South London, London SW7
Nuray Ozben Avsar completed her undergraduate degree in Psychological Counseling at Bogazici University and obtained her postgraduate in Psychology. She is a mental health professional practicing for the past 20 years. Mrs. Avsar is highly skilled in working with people across all age groups, including, children, teenagers, adults and older adults who are experiencing a various type of cognitive, behavioural, emotional and physical difficulties such as trauma, anxiety, depression, phobias, low-self-esteem, loss and adjustment difficulties, eating disorders, social anxiety, emotional dysregulation, panic disorder, perfectionism..
Nuray Ozben Avsar completed her undergraduate degree in Psychological Counseling at Bogazici University and obtained her postgraduate in Psychology. She is a mental health professional practicing for the past 20 years. Mrs. Avsar is highly skilled in working with people across all age groups, including, children, teenagers, adults and older adults who are experiencing a various type of cognitive, behavioural, emotional and physical difficulties such as trauma, anxiety, depression, phobias, low-self-esteem, loss and adjustment difficulties, eating disorders, social anxiety, emotional dysregulation, panic disorder, perfectionism..
020 4538 3390 View 020 4538 3390
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Dr Paul Nicholas Davies
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
2 Endorsed
South London, London SW18
I am a consultant clinical psychologist who specialises in wellbeing (anxiety, low mood, stress and high performance) with a view to help life-goals be achieved. As a clinical psychologist trained from within a neuroscience and neuropsychology background, I help people who are stuck in unhelpful patterns of behaviour and thought. I work from a cognitive behavioral and neuroscientific model that motivates and supports the person to reach what has remained (as yet) unfulfilled within their life. Please contact me if you would like to bring this change to your life, and we can discuss further.
I am a consultant clinical psychologist who specialises in wellbeing (anxiety, low mood, stress and high performance) with a view to help life-goals be achieved. As a clinical psychologist trained from within a neuroscience and neuropsychology background, I help people who are stuck in unhelpful patterns of behaviour and thought. I work from a cognitive behavioral and neuroscientific model that motivates and supports the person to reach what has remained (as yet) unfulfilled within their life. Please contact me if you would like to bring this change to your life, and we can discuss further.
020 3376 8381 View 020 3376 8381
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Jacque Mclaren
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MBACP Accred
South London, London SE9
Life can change very quickly, either through loss or events happening around us. This can be confusing and frighting, traumatic even. causing anxiety and stress which can feel overwhelming. With our feelings being invisible to others, life events can leave us feeling lonely our emotions impossible to over come, holding us back in life. I believe counselling can offer a way forward, relieving some of the burden of these feelings. helping to calm and quieten your internal world. Giving you back control of your life.
Life can change very quickly, either through loss or events happening around us. This can be confusing and frighting, traumatic even. causing anxiety and stress which can feel overwhelming. With our feelings being invisible to others, life events can leave us feeling lonely our emotions impossible to over come, holding us back in life. I believe counselling can offer a way forward, relieving some of the burden of these feelings. helping to calm and quieten your internal world. Giving you back control of your life.
020 8106 0813 View 020 8106 0813
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Andrea Abraham
Psychotherapist, DCounsPsych, MBACP
South London, London SW3
What Sets My Therapy Practice Apart I’m all about personal attention; you will have 24/7/365 access to me via WhatsApp, phone calls or email. In a world where support can often feel fleeting, I offer a therapeutic experience that goes beyond the confines of the traditional therapy session. My commitment to you is comprehensive, continuous, and deeply personalised. What truly sets me apart from other therapists is my unwavering dedication to your well-being, not just during our scheduled sessions, but at all times—they happen in the moments between, during life’s unexpected challenges, and when you need support the most.
What Sets My Therapy Practice Apart I’m all about personal attention; you will have 24/7/365 access to me via WhatsApp, phone calls or email. In a world where support can often feel fleeting, I offer a therapeutic experience that goes beyond the confines of the traditional therapy session. My commitment to you is comprehensive, continuous, and deeply personalised. What truly sets me apart from other therapists is my unwavering dedication to your well-being, not just during our scheduled sessions, but at all times—they happen in the moments between, during life’s unexpected challenges, and when you need support the most.
07480 789935 View 07480 789935
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Dr Leng Song
Psychologist, PhD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Online Only
The type of clients I tend to work with are those who are looking for help around psychosexual (such as vaginismus, erectile dysfunction, etc), anxiety disorders (including OCD/BDD), work-related anxiety, health anxiety (such as cancer, major trauma), work-related anxiety.
I have worked in mental health for over a decade both for the NHS, charities and privately. I specialise in specialist Psychosexual Therapy (sex therapy; including couples therapy), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Compassion Focus Therapy, systemic approaches, and person-centred approaches.
The type of clients I tend to work with are those who are looking for help around psychosexual (such as vaginismus, erectile dysfunction, etc), anxiety disorders (including OCD/BDD), work-related anxiety, health anxiety (such as cancer, major trauma), work-related anxiety.
I have worked in mental health for over a decade both for the NHS, charities and privately. I specialise in specialist Psychosexual Therapy (sex therapy; including couples therapy), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Compassion Focus Therapy, systemic approaches, and person-centred approaches.
01929 509853 View 01929 509853
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Gershon Portnoi
Psychotherapist, MBACP
1 Endorsed
South London, London SW1W
Finding a psychotherapist can be daunting, with a lot of terminology and names that might feel complicated and mystifying. My view is that therapy doesn't need to be so confusing and shrouded in secrecy and strange terms. To put it simply, I offer you the chance to talk about whatever might be troubling you in total confidence at the same time, on the same day, in the same place, every week. That consistency, alongside the relationship we will develop, is an essential part of the healing process that therapy can provide.
Finding a psychotherapist can be daunting, with a lot of terminology and names that might feel complicated and mystifying. My view is that therapy doesn't need to be so confusing and shrouded in secrecy and strange terms. To put it simply, I offer you the chance to talk about whatever might be troubling you in total confidence at the same time, on the same day, in the same place, every week. That consistency, alongside the relationship we will develop, is an essential part of the healing process that therapy can provide.
01748 902066 View 01748 902066
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Francesca Gizzi - CBT, EMDR and BCT
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBABCP
South London, London SE27
It can be hard to know what to do and where to go when you are struggling, however you have taken the first step to search for a therapist, so let me guide you through the rest. People seek therapy for many reasons, sometimes with a goal in mind and other times not knowing where to start. Whatever it is, you are searching for some kind of change and I would like to help you work this out. I will ensure there is a safe, non judgemental and supportive environment for you to begin this journey with me. Now you are here, lets arrange a free consultation to discuss further and see how you feel working together.
It can be hard to know what to do and where to go when you are struggling, however you have taken the first step to search for a therapist, so let me guide you through the rest. People seek therapy for many reasons, sometimes with a goal in mind and other times not knowing where to start. Whatever it is, you are searching for some kind of change and I would like to help you work this out. I will ensure there is a safe, non judgemental and supportive environment for you to begin this journey with me. Now you are here, lets arrange a free consultation to discuss further and see how you feel working together.
020 3907 3754 View 020 3907 3754
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James Austin
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I was helped tremendously by my own experience of therapy, and have been influenced by a variety of approaches to it. I know a thing or two about depression, not caring much for oneself and struggling to understand one’s feelings; I come at it as one who has seen for himself that a better life and a better relationship with the self is both possible and worthwhile. If you would like to know more about me, how I understand therapy and how I work, you might want to visit my website, where I write about all at some depth.
I was helped tremendously by my own experience of therapy, and have been influenced by a variety of approaches to it. I know a thing or two about depression, not caring much for oneself and struggling to understand one’s feelings; I come at it as one who has seen for himself that a better life and a better relationship with the self is both possible and worthwhile. If you would like to know more about me, how I understand therapy and how I work, you might want to visit my website, where I write about all at some depth.
020 4530 8254 View 020 4530 8254
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Betul Rumeysa Demirors
Verified Verified
South London, London SE1
My ideal clients are adults, parents, and professionals who are seeking to understand themselves more deeply, especially through the lens of attachment, trauma, emotional regulation, and relational patterns. Many come to my practice feeling overwhelmed, disconnected from themselves, stuck in repeated relationship dynamics, or carrying the impact of childhood experiences that still shape their present life. Through attachment-informed, trauma-sensitive, somatic, and psychoeducational approaches, I support clients in developing greater self-awareness, nervous system regulation, emotional resilience.
My ideal clients are adults, parents, and professionals who are seeking to understand themselves more deeply, especially through the lens of attachment, trauma, emotional regulation, and relational patterns. Many come to my practice feeling overwhelmed, disconnected from themselves, stuck in repeated relationship dynamics, or carrying the impact of childhood experiences that still shape their present life. Through attachment-informed, trauma-sensitive, somatic, and psychoeducational approaches, I support clients in developing greater self-awareness, nervous system regulation, emotional resilience.
020 4634 3153 View 020 4634 3153
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Helen Broughton
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Drama Therap.
South London, London SE1
I have a particular interest in working with anxiety (including OCD, social anxiety and GAD), creatives and performers navigating the pressures of their industry, women in the perinatal period esp
I am a HCPC registered psychotherapist with 10 years experience of working with adults, young people and groups. I work with a psychodynamic, creative approach and offer you a space that is non-judgemental, empathic and safe. Clients come to therapy with me for many and varied reasons: sometimes for support to address a specific mental health problem, such as anxiety or low mood; sometimes because of a dilemma or difficult experience: the end of a relationship, a bereavement, becoming a parent, struggling at work; sometimes for support with relationship or attachment issues.
I have a particular interest in working with anxiety (including OCD, social anxiety and GAD), creatives and performers navigating the pressures of their industry, women in the perinatal period esp
I am a HCPC registered psychotherapist with 10 years experience of working with adults, young people and groups. I work with a psychodynamic, creative approach and offer you a space that is non-judgemental, empathic and safe. Clients come to therapy with me for many and varied reasons: sometimes for support to address a specific mental health problem, such as anxiety or low mood; sometimes because of a dilemma or difficult experience: the end of a relationship, a bereavement, becoming a parent, struggling at work; sometimes for support with relationship or attachment issues.
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Dr Keren Smith
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
3 Endorsed
South London, London SW1W
Dr Keren Smith worked for the NHS at South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust from 2009 until 2022 where she and her colleagues set up the pioneering National and Specialist DBT service for adolescents. Keren has seen clients independently since 2012, working with both adults and adolescents with a range of difficulties and complexity. She has a particular interest in working with people with a history of trauma and symptoms associated with PTSD and CPTSD; she has completed further training in specialist trauma focused models including EMDR (Parts 1, 2 and 3) and DBT-PE.
Dr Keren Smith worked for the NHS at South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust from 2009 until 2022 where she and her colleagues set up the pioneering National and Specialist DBT service for adolescents. Keren has seen clients independently since 2012, working with both adults and adolescents with a range of difficulties and complexity. She has a particular interest in working with people with a history of trauma and symptoms associated with PTSD and CPTSD; she has completed further training in specialist trauma focused models including EMDR (Parts 1, 2 and 3) and DBT-PE.
020 8106 4754 View 020 8106 4754
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Velma Dennis
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP Accred
1 Endorsed
South London, London SW16
I am a qualified Integrative Counsellor and Coach & Certified Clinical Supervisor, I offer a safe non- judgemental and confidential space for you to freely explore your situation and understand it better. We can work together to understand your past ,see were you want to be in your life and explore the best way of getting there. My passion is to help people fulfill their potential and to help them through the difficult times.
I am a qualified Integrative Counsellor and Coach & Certified Clinical Supervisor, I offer a safe non- judgemental and confidential space for you to freely explore your situation and understand it better. We can work together to understand your past ,see were you want to be in your life and explore the best way of getting there. My passion is to help people fulfill their potential and to help them through the difficult times.
01798 305068 View 01798 305068

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