Dementia Counselling in Southwark, London

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Dr Maina Amin
Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Southwark, London SE1
I provide evidence-based psychological therapy and neuropsychological assessments for adults and older adults.
Having worked in the NHS for over 12 years, I am an experienced therapist and supervisor providing Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy - effective and evidence based treatments for a range of emotional difficulties as recommended by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
I provide evidence-based psychological therapy and neuropsychological assessments for adults and older adults.
Having worked in the NHS for over 12 years, I am an experienced therapist and supervisor providing Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy - effective and evidence based treatments for a range of emotional difficulties as recommended by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
020 8106 2088 View 020 8106 2088
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Dr Joyline Gozho
Psychotherapist, PsychD, MUKCP
1 Endorsed
Southwark, London SE1
Troubling thoughts, feelings, emotions, & repetitive behaviors can be safely explored & understood with the help of an experienced therapist. I work with individuals, couples & run workshops. I help people who are experiencing a broad range of issues such as low mood, anxiety, low self esteem, anger, loneliness, rejection, infidelity, dependency, stuckness, eating disorders, abusive relationships, & seeking meaning in life. I use the psychodynamic model & CBT when necessary. Apart from being a therapist, I am a lecturer at the Institute of Couples Therapy where l teach on the postgrad course. Visit www.citysanctuarytherapy.com
Troubling thoughts, feelings, emotions, & repetitive behaviors can be safely explored & understood with the help of an experienced therapist. I work with individuals, couples & run workshops. I help people who are experiencing a broad range of issues such as low mood, anxiety, low self esteem, anger, loneliness, rejection, infidelity, dependency, stuckness, eating disorders, abusive relationships, & seeking meaning in life. I use the psychodynamic model & CBT when necessary. Apart from being a therapist, I am a lecturer at the Institute of Couples Therapy where l teach on the postgrad course. Visit www.citysanctuarytherapy.com
020 3962 1808 View 020 3962 1808
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Ben Scanlan
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
Southwark, London SE1
Life is difficult. Do more, be more. Be what others want. I offer a space where we examine where you are in life, what's brought you here, what it's like being you and you in relation to others, and how you're contributing to where you're at. How will we do this? Through our relationship, where I'll offer support, care, empathy and challenge to help you examine life.
Life is difficult. Do more, be more. Be what others want. I offer a space where we examine where you are in life, what's brought you here, what it's like being you and you in relation to others, and how you're contributing to where you're at. How will we do this? Through our relationship, where I'll offer support, care, empathy and challenge to help you examine life.
020 3962 1562 View 020 3962 1562
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Darren Cheek
Counsellor, MBACP
Southwark, London SE1
I’m a fully qualified, MBACP-registered counsellor and psychotherapist, with a diverse range of therapeutic experience. I have been working as a counsellor in the voluntary sector since 2006, and as a counsellor and psychotherapist in private practice since early 2009. For the past 27 years I have worked within the NHS as a trainer in mental health and communication – working alongside patients, doctors, consultants and psychiatrist. I offer both short (6–12 sessions) and longer-term counselling and psychotherapy to individuals, couples, groups and families.
I’m a fully qualified, MBACP-registered counsellor and psychotherapist, with a diverse range of therapeutic experience. I have been working as a counsellor in the voluntary sector since 2006, and as a counsellor and psychotherapist in private practice since early 2009. For the past 27 years I have worked within the NHS as a trainer in mental health and communication – working alongside patients, doctors, consultants and psychiatrist. I offer both short (6–12 sessions) and longer-term counselling and psychotherapy to individuals, couples, groups and families.
020 4572 2019 x44 View 020 4572 2019 x44
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Domonique Hillam-Thompson
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP Accred
Online Only
I am Relate trained specialising in Relationship and Sex Therapy. In order to keep our relationships healthy we need to attend to them to ensure they remain respectful, trusting, sexual and happy. Because of the busyness of day to day life, we can easily disconnect from our partners without realising it leading to a lack of communication, conflict, affairs, and dissatisfaction. When married, or when children are involved, these problems become even more complex. It might even be that since the country's lockdown, you are now realising there are issues in your relationship. Now could be a good time to resolve these.
I am Relate trained specialising in Relationship and Sex Therapy. In order to keep our relationships healthy we need to attend to them to ensure they remain respectful, trusting, sexual and happy. Because of the busyness of day to day life, we can easily disconnect from our partners without realising it leading to a lack of communication, conflict, affairs, and dissatisfaction. When married, or when children are involved, these problems become even more complex. It might even be that since the country's lockdown, you are now realising there are issues in your relationship. Now could be a good time to resolve these.
020 3962 2135 View 020 3962 2135
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Ildiko Victoria Szatmari
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Southwark, London SE1
Welcome to a safe place to talk. There are many reasons why people reach out for help. It may be connected with relationship difficulties, feeling lonely, suffering a bereavement, experiencing anxiety, panic attacks, struggling with depression, trauma, anger, low self-esteem, or work issues. Sometimes there is nothing specific to name. I am a qualified, registered and experienced therapist, holding a degree in psychology and I have been professionally trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy. I am a member of the professional bodies UKCP and FPC.
Welcome to a safe place to talk. There are many reasons why people reach out for help. It may be connected with relationship difficulties, feeling lonely, suffering a bereavement, experiencing anxiety, panic attacks, struggling with depression, trauma, anger, low self-esteem, or work issues. Sometimes there is nothing specific to name. I am a qualified, registered and experienced therapist, holding a degree in psychology and I have been professionally trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy. I am a member of the professional bodies UKCP and FPC.
020 3870 2948 View 020 3870 2948
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Michael Higgins
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
Southwark, London SE1
I work with people who are stuck and want to get moving again in some area of their lives. They can be stuck for many reasons, but commonly this is anxiety, depression or life events, including the death of someone close, the loss of a job or illness, to name a few. To address these challenges, I offer a space and time to explore what is bothering you, what the best thing to focus on right now is, and how we can work together to get things moving again.
I work with people who are stuck and want to get moving again in some area of their lives. They can be stuck for many reasons, but commonly this is anxiety, depression or life events, including the death of someone close, the loss of a job or illness, to name a few. To address these challenges, I offer a space and time to explore what is bothering you, what the best thing to focus on right now is, and how we can work together to get things moving again.
020 3823 6819 View 020 3823 6819
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Maya Starling
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Southwark, London SE1
I provide an open, warm and confidential space which enables clients to explore issues, which may have been difficult to deal with alone. I view therapy as an individual process and a journey of self discovery that create an opportunity to become aware of inner conflicts and unhelpful patterns of behaviour. I recognise that there is not one approach to therapy that will suit everyone. Hence, I incorporate integrative approach that means I can adapt therapy to each client and their individual needs. I can offer help and have worked with people struggling with a range of conditions including depression, anxiety or adjustment.
I provide an open, warm and confidential space which enables clients to explore issues, which may have been difficult to deal with alone. I view therapy as an individual process and a journey of self discovery that create an opportunity to become aware of inner conflicts and unhelpful patterns of behaviour. I recognise that there is not one approach to therapy that will suit everyone. Hence, I incorporate integrative approach that means I can adapt therapy to each client and their individual needs. I can offer help and have worked with people struggling with a range of conditions including depression, anxiety or adjustment.
020 8059 9937 View 020 8059 9937
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Ruth Brenner Ungar
Psychotherapist, MUKCP
Southwark, London SE1
I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist. I have many years of experience working with a diverse range of people and whatever they choose to bring to their therapy. Are you feeling like it's time to change the things that feel unhelpful and hinder your enjoyment of daily life? Working together, we can look at the past and the events in it which now inform your present. I work collaboratively, led by you, with warmth and an open attitude. I believe in helping you feel seen and heard - really listened to, perhaps in way you have not previously experienced.
I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist. I have many years of experience working with a diverse range of people and whatever they choose to bring to their therapy. Are you feeling like it's time to change the things that feel unhelpful and hinder your enjoyment of daily life? Working together, we can look at the past and the events in it which now inform your present. I work collaboratively, led by you, with warmth and an open attitude. I believe in helping you feel seen and heard - really listened to, perhaps in way you have not previously experienced.
020 3909 6478 View 020 3909 6478
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Jon Gee
Psychotherapist, MUKCP
Online Only
I help high-performing professionals/entrepreneurs, they are often driven by logic and working in tech/finance/law/media/arts. I specialise in helping people develop a relationship with their body, and to understand the impact of their feelings and emotions on the body and vice versa. I often work with those with experience of living life on the edge, and/or complex, troubled relationships. I work well with people for whom talking about personal matters feels very difficult. I am not easily shocked and I also understand the need for taking things slowly and sensitively. My approach is kind, practical, down-to-earth and creative.
I help high-performing professionals/entrepreneurs, they are often driven by logic and working in tech/finance/law/media/arts. I specialise in helping people develop a relationship with their body, and to understand the impact of their feelings and emotions on the body and vice versa. I often work with those with experience of living life on the edge, and/or complex, troubled relationships. I work well with people for whom talking about personal matters feels very difficult. I am not easily shocked and I also understand the need for taking things slowly and sensitively. My approach is kind, practical, down-to-earth and creative.
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Bernard I Horsford
Counsellor, PhD, CPsychol
Serves Area
Dr Bernard Horsford, PhD, D Occ Psych, MBA, M.Sc, LLB, BA, DipAdEd, DipM, FCIPD, MAPM, MIoD, FIC, MAE, C Psychol, AFBPsS I have worked as a psychologist in a variety of clinical settings dealing with occupational, clinical and forensic issues. In these settings, I have provided individual and group therapy, crisis intervention and psychological assessment services. I have an extensive background in working with culturally diverse populations. My practice is geared towards adolescents and adults grappling employment, personal, family work, educational or health issues.
Dr Bernard Horsford, PhD, D Occ Psych, MBA, M.Sc, LLB, BA, DipAdEd, DipM, FCIPD, MAPM, MIoD, FIC, MAE, C Psychol, AFBPsS I have worked as a psychologist in a variety of clinical settings dealing with occupational, clinical and forensic issues. In these settings, I have provided individual and group therapy, crisis intervention and psychological assessment services. I have an extensive background in working with culturally diverse populations. My practice is geared towards adolescents and adults grappling employment, personal, family work, educational or health issues.
020 8103 0403 View 020 8103 0403
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Kirstie Ashdown
Psychotherapist, BPC
Serves Area
I am an experienced psychodynamic psychotherapist and counsellor. I offer a confidential and safe space where we can think about what is troubling you in a non-judgemental setting. People come to therapy for all sorts of reasons. Life can throw upsetting things at us and sometimes we find ourselves affected by events more than we expect. Psychodynamic therapy provides an opportunity to discover the unconscious processes that drive our responses and behaviours. Once these processes are acknowledged, we have the choice of changing how we react. This can help us to feel better about ourselves and live a more fulfilling life.
I am an experienced psychodynamic psychotherapist and counsellor. I offer a confidential and safe space where we can think about what is troubling you in a non-judgemental setting. People come to therapy for all sorts of reasons. Life can throw upsetting things at us and sometimes we find ourselves affected by events more than we expect. Psychodynamic therapy provides an opportunity to discover the unconscious processes that drive our responses and behaviours. Once these processes are acknowledged, we have the choice of changing how we react. This can help us to feel better about ourselves and live a more fulfilling life.
020 3962 0162 View 020 3962 0162
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Dr Omar Cummins
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Online Only
Struggling with stress, anxiety, or low mood? Feeling stuck or disconnected from who you want to be? I’m a chartered Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years’ experience helping people navigate life’s emotional challenges with clarity, compassion, and evidence-based support. I offer online therapy across the UK and internationally, working with adults facing issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, and life transitions. My approach is warm, collaborative, and tailored to your unique needs. Together, we’ll make sense of your difficulties and identify practical steps forward.
Struggling with stress, anxiety, or low mood? Feeling stuck or disconnected from who you want to be? I’m a chartered Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years’ experience helping people navigate life’s emotional challenges with clarity, compassion, and evidence-based support. I offer online therapy across the UK and internationally, working with adults facing issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, and life transitions. My approach is warm, collaborative, and tailored to your unique needs. Together, we’ll make sense of your difficulties and identify practical steps forward.
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Elle Heasman
Psychotherapist, MNCPS Acc.
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Couples Therapy: Communication is the foundation of all human relationships, and how we talk can indicate how healthy our relationship is. Both need to take individual and collective accountability and responsibility for communicating and listening to each other if a relationship is to flourish. Do you have a daily or weekly check-in with your partner to check the relationship's temperature? Or, do you only find the time to point out difficulties and problems in the relationship, resulting in no solution-focused understanding of the agreement, and you are irritated and frustrated and need clarity?
Couples Therapy: Communication is the foundation of all human relationships, and how we talk can indicate how healthy our relationship is. Both need to take individual and collective accountability and responsibility for communicating and listening to each other if a relationship is to flourish. Do you have a daily or weekly check-in with your partner to check the relationship's temperature? Or, do you only find the time to point out difficulties and problems in the relationship, resulting in no solution-focused understanding of the agreement, and you are irritated and frustrated and need clarity?
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Anna M Mobbs
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Do you feel overwhelmed, unappreciated and exhausted by looking after your family? Are you struggling with juggling everyone’s needs and wonder about your own. Perhaps you are stressed all the time? It is not unusual for people to go through difficult, perhaps conflicting, feelings with our families especially in the context of the needs of ageing parents. but there are things you can do to make it easier for yourself.
Do you feel overwhelmed, unappreciated and exhausted by looking after your family? Are you struggling with juggling everyone’s needs and wonder about your own. Perhaps you are stressed all the time? It is not unusual for people to go through difficult, perhaps conflicting, feelings with our families especially in the context of the needs of ageing parents. but there are things you can do to make it easier for yourself.
020 4572 2068 View 020 4572 2068
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Dr Sofia Robleda
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Online Only
Not accepting new clients
Dr Robleda has specialist expertise and training in supporting couples in distress, older adults, and people with brain injuries (and their families).
Bienvenidos & Welcome - to Wise Oak Psychology, an intimate, online private psychology practice run by Dr Sofia Robleda, who has over 10 years’ post-doctoral experience in using a range of evidence-based approaches to support adults experiencing depression, anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, and many other emotional and mental problems. Dr Robleda's values are to be compassionate, professional, and effective. She aims to support people to live a full, meaningful life in accordance to their values and beliefs, and to achieve this in as short a time as possible.
Dr Robleda has specialist expertise and training in supporting couples in distress, older adults, and people with brain injuries (and their families).
Bienvenidos & Welcome - to Wise Oak Psychology, an intimate, online private psychology practice run by Dr Sofia Robleda, who has over 10 years’ post-doctoral experience in using a range of evidence-based approaches to support adults experiencing depression, anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, and many other emotional and mental problems. Dr Robleda's values are to be compassionate, professional, and effective. She aims to support people to live a full, meaningful life in accordance to their values and beliefs, and to achieve this in as short a time as possible.
020 3962 0710 View 020 3962 0710

Online Therapists

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Michiyo Zentner
Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
Southwark, London N3
I have over a decade of clinical experience supporting adults and older adults with severe mental health issues in NHS specialist services.
Do you wish to overcome your social anxiety, depression or lack of confidence? Perhaps you feel stuck in current and past relationships? I have many experience supporting such life issues through counselling and art psychotherapy. I offer online or face-to-face sessions in Finchley Central N3, and English and Japanese spoken. I offer a private and confidential space for you to allow reflection and understand yourself – and work through with your senses, feelings, thoughts and behaviour in order to help you resolve areas of challenge in your life.
I have over a decade of clinical experience supporting adults and older adults with severe mental health issues in NHS specialist services.
Do you wish to overcome your social anxiety, depression or lack of confidence? Perhaps you feel stuck in current and past relationships? I have many experience supporting such life issues through counselling and art psychotherapy. I offer online or face-to-face sessions in Finchley Central N3, and English and Japanese spoken. I offer a private and confidential space for you to allow reflection and understand yourself – and work through with your senses, feelings, thoughts and behaviour in order to help you resolve areas of challenge in your life.
020 3479 4197 View 020 3479 4197
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Katherine Watt
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Southwark, London SE15
My background is in delivering emotional support to people with long-term conditions such as Parkinson's disease and dementia, and their carers.
I'm Katherine; a skilled, perceptive and experienced counsellor. I believe therapy can be effective and empowering; a useful place in which to talk about things you might not feel comfortable sharing with others in your life. Whether you want to address specific issues, manage anxiety or depression, come to terms with difficult experiences, or simply understand yourself better, counselling can help.
My background is in delivering emotional support to people with long-term conditions such as Parkinson's disease and dementia, and their carers.
I'm Katherine; a skilled, perceptive and experienced counsellor. I believe therapy can be effective and empowering; a useful place in which to talk about things you might not feel comfortable sharing with others in your life. Whether you want to address specific issues, manage anxiety or depression, come to terms with difficult experiences, or simply understand yourself better, counselling can help.
020 3835 2906 View 020 3835 2906
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Dr Ilan Ben-Zion
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Southwark, London N3
Following this, I’ve had experience working with a wide variety of clients including children, young people, adults, older adults, military personnel, individuals with learning disabilities, neurodevelopmental disorders and neurological conditions.
I have training and expertise in a variety of therapies, such as Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy. These are effective in helping people overcome difficulties such as low mood, anxiety, anger, stress, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, coping with the loss a loved one, the impact of trauma or adjusting to new life circumstances. My experience enables me to provide tailor made therapy using the most effective methods at supporting individuals to overcome their difficulties.
Following this, I’ve had experience working with a wide variety of clients including children, young people, adults, older adults, military personnel, individuals with learning disabilities, neurodevelopmental disorders and neurological conditions.
I have training and expertise in a variety of therapies, such as Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy. These are effective in helping people overcome difficulties such as low mood, anxiety, anger, stress, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, coping with the loss a loved one, the impact of trauma or adjusting to new life circumstances. My experience enables me to provide tailor made therapy using the most effective methods at supporting individuals to overcome their difficulties.
020 3974 2820 View 020 3974 2820
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Susana Lara
Psychologist, MSc, GMBPsS
Online Only
I have also worked with those affected by psychosis and dementia.
Therapy is more than just addressing individual mental health issues, it’s about transforming how you perceive your entire reality. My therapeutic approach at Strategic Minds becomes a long-term journey, helping you build a strategic mindset that empowers you to navigate life and fosters personal growth, resilience, and long-term well-being. I am a Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience, specialising in Brief Strategic Therapy (BST). I am an official psychotherapist of the Centro di Terapia Strategica in Arezzo, Italy. I offer online therapy in English, Spanish, and Catalan.
I have also worked with those affected by psychosis and dementia.
Therapy is more than just addressing individual mental health issues, it’s about transforming how you perceive your entire reality. My therapeutic approach at Strategic Minds becomes a long-term journey, helping you build a strategic mindset that empowers you to navigate life and fosters personal growth, resilience, and long-term well-being. I am a Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience, specialising in Brief Strategic Therapy (BST). I am an official psychotherapist of the Centro di Terapia Strategica in Arezzo, Italy. I offer online therapy in English, Spanish, and Catalan.
020 4572 4215 View 020 4572 4215

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Can dementia patients benefit from counselling?

Dementia patients can often benefit significantly from counselling. While neurologists typically treat dementia itself, counsellors provide crucial emotional support for patients and their families. Therapists specializing in dementia can help clients navigate aging, end-of-life issues, social isolation, sleep challenges, and grief. They can also assist clients in adapting to the disease by addressing caregiving concerns and supporting family members. Counsellors will often also collaborate with a patient's neurologist or other medical providers to manage dementia symptoms and medication needs.

How can you tell if someone has dementia or Alzheimer's?

To determine if someone has dementia or Alzheimer's disease, there are several signs and diagnostic methods that medical professionals use. Early signs of dementia often include memory loss, difficulty with problem-solving, and challenges in completing familiar tasks. Diagnosing dementia or Alzheimer's requires a comprehensive approach, as there is no single definitive test, and initial diagnosis can sometimes be difficult as symptoms tend to worsen progressively over time. To make a diagnosis, medical professionals typically use a combination of methods, including standardized questionnaires and cognitive tests to assess memory, attention, and problem-solving skills, psychiatric evaluations to understand mental health status, brain scans to look for physical changes in the brain, as well as other medical tests to rule out other conditions.

What are the first-line treatment options for Alzheimer’s disease?

There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease, but catching the disease in its early-to-moderate phases can be beneficial in order to initiate first-line treatments to help manage symptoms. Medications such as galantamine, rivastigmine, and donepezil are examples of cholinesterase inhibitors that are commonly prescribed for Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, working with a therapist or social worker can also often help patients with the disease address common behavioural and lifestyle concerns, such as anxiety, depression, irritability, sleep problems, social support, and housing changes.

When to seek treatment for Alzheimer’s?

It’s best to seek treatment at the first signs of Alzheimer's. Early warning signs of Alzheimer’s include memory problems, such as forgetting appointments or directions, as well as trouble concentrating, paying attention, retrieving words, and carrying out daily household tasks. An early diagnosis can help people slow the progression of the disease with medication and plan for the future in terms of housing, social/caregiving support, and finances.