Family Therapy Counselling in West London
My clients are thoughtful individuals who may appear to be coping well on the outside but internally feel overwhelmed, stuck, or emotionally drained. They may struggle with anxiety, low mood, trauma, stress, or relationship difficulties. Many are navigating demanding careers, life transitions, or repeating emotional patterns that leave them feeling frustrated or disconnected. They are seeking a safe space to reflect, gain insight, and develop practical tools to manage challenges. Ultimately, they want to feel more balanced, confident, and aligned with the life they want to create.
My clients are thoughtful individuals who may appear to be coping well on the outside but internally feel overwhelmed, stuck, or emotionally drained. They may struggle with anxiety, low mood, trauma, stress, or relationship difficulties. Many are navigating demanding careers, life transitions, or repeating emotional patterns that leave them feeling frustrated or disconnected. They are seeking a safe space to reflect, gain insight, and develop practical tools to manage challenges. Ultimately, they want to feel more balanced, confident, and aligned with the life they want to create.
Reaching out for help and support can feel so daunting – yet by reading this you are already considering this courageous and important step. Whether you are experiencing anxiety, depression, anger, loneliness, difficulty in your relationships, distressing memories or thoughts, or have experienced abuse, bereavement or childhood trauma, for example, you are not alone. I believe change is possible and it would be a privilege to begin our work together for you to find safety, healing and joy. Our work together will be at your pace, personalised to you, drawing together different therapeutic approaches.
Reaching out for help and support can feel so daunting – yet by reading this you are already considering this courageous and important step. Whether you are experiencing anxiety, depression, anger, loneliness, difficulty in your relationships, distressing memories or thoughts, or have experienced abuse, bereavement or childhood trauma, for example, you are not alone. I believe change is possible and it would be a privilege to begin our work together for you to find safety, healing and joy. Our work together will be at your pace, personalised to you, drawing together different therapeutic approaches.
Hi, I’m Gabrielle, a qualified and registered Integrative Psychotherapist with a psychodynamic focus, and my private practice is called Kismet Psychotherapy. The foundation of my therapy is a profoundly simple belief: that healing starts when you are supported to embrace your most authentic self. I believe therapy is less about finding solutions and more about meaning-making, feeling truly seen, and reclaiming your voice.
Hi, I’m Gabrielle, a qualified and registered Integrative Psychotherapist with a psychodynamic focus, and my private practice is called Kismet Psychotherapy. The foundation of my therapy is a profoundly simple belief: that healing starts when you are supported to embrace your most authentic self. I believe therapy is less about finding solutions and more about meaning-making, feeling truly seen, and reclaiming your voice.
Do you feel stuck? Wish for more creativity and to use your full potential instead of feeling held back by your fears? I can support you to tap into your own creative flow and work through fears, negative thought patterns and feelings that might be keeping you stuck. We can learn and harvest the messages your patterns are ready to teach you together. Your difficulties do not have to be your way of life and they do not have to define you. You are worth so much more than your worries and I would love to join you in the journey towards resilience, looking after you and discovering who you really are and what you are capable of!
Do you feel stuck? Wish for more creativity and to use your full potential instead of feeling held back by your fears? I can support you to tap into your own creative flow and work through fears, negative thought patterns and feelings that might be keeping you stuck. We can learn and harvest the messages your patterns are ready to teach you together. Your difficulties do not have to be your way of life and they do not have to define you. You are worth so much more than your worries and I would love to join you in the journey towards resilience, looking after you and discovering who you really are and what you are capable of!
I have completed Internal Family Systems (IFS) Levels 1 & 2, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Levels 1 (single traumas) & 2 (Developmental Injury).
Hello, my name is Qing, pronounced as /ching/. I am a BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) accredited integrative psychotherapeutic counsellor, working with children, adolescents and adults. I offer face-to-face and online counselling in English and Mandarin Chinese. I am also a supervisor in training.
I have completed Internal Family Systems (IFS) Levels 1 & 2, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Levels 1 (single traumas) & 2 (Developmental Injury).
Hello, my name is Qing, pronounced as /ching/. I am a BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) accredited integrative psychotherapeutic counsellor, working with children, adolescents and adults. I offer face-to-face and online counselling in English and Mandarin Chinese. I am also a supervisor in training.
I’m Isobel, and I bring a unique perspective to therapy, drawing on my qualifications as a UK-Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol with BPS) and Licensed Clinical and Counselling Psychologist (HCPC), a US-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (BBS), a Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Coach (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and MBCT).
My approach is warm, compassionate, holistic, effective, and evidence-based. I integrate cutting-edge therapies, including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and various somatic and mindfulness-based techniques. Clients not only learn to manage and regulate their emotions and thoughts but also develop skills to set healthy boundaries.
I’m Isobel, and I bring a unique perspective to therapy, drawing on my qualifications as a UK-Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol with BPS) and Licensed Clinical and Counselling Psychologist (HCPC), a US-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (BBS), a Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Coach (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and MBCT).
My approach is warm, compassionate, holistic, effective, and evidence-based. I integrate cutting-edge therapies, including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and various somatic and mindfulness-based techniques. Clients not only learn to manage and regulate their emotions and thoughts but also develop skills to set healthy boundaries.
I'm Claire, a fully accredited Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist with an MSc in Psychology and counselling skills certificate. You may feel anxious, emotionally overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. On the surface life may look “fine,” yet inside you feel disconnected, reactive, low in confidence, or unsure of your direction. You might be navigating a life transition, struggling with stress, self-sabotage, or finding it hard to regulate your emotions. You want to feel calmer, clearer, more in control of your inner world, and able to move forward with greater self-trust and emotional resilience.
I'm Claire, a fully accredited Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist with an MSc in Psychology and counselling skills certificate. You may feel anxious, emotionally overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. On the surface life may look “fine,” yet inside you feel disconnected, reactive, low in confidence, or unsure of your direction. You might be navigating a life transition, struggling with stress, self-sabotage, or finding it hard to regulate your emotions. You want to feel calmer, clearer, more in control of your inner world, and able to move forward with greater self-trust and emotional resilience.
I have 20 years of experience working with children and families, including clinical and leadership positions within the NHS and in many mainstream and specialist schools.
I work in a warm, sensitive and thoughtful way to understand the individual experiences, difficulties and emotional resources of those I work with. I treat a broad range of emotional, behavioural and relational difficulties and focus on uncovering and understanding the thoughts and feelings underlying any difficulties or patterns in relationships.
I have 20 years of experience working with children and families, including clinical and leadership positions within the NHS and in many mainstream and specialist schools.
I work in a warm, sensitive and thoughtful way to understand the individual experiences, difficulties and emotional resources of those I work with. I treat a broad range of emotional, behavioural and relational difficulties and focus on uncovering and understanding the thoughts and feelings underlying any difficulties or patterns in relationships.
Success is often depicted as a series of milestones achieved through talent, hard work, and perseverance. Yet, there’s a hidden dimension to success that goes beyond external accomplishments. The "secret language of success" includes understanding and overcoming personal emotional challenges that can impede our progress. Every successful individual has faced various personal challenges. Typically, the impact of such challenges goes unnoticed for quite some time. Anxiety can make it hard for us to focus and perform. Depression can cast a shadow over our aspirations. Low self-esteem and self-doubt can inhibit our confidence.
Success is often depicted as a series of milestones achieved through talent, hard work, and perseverance. Yet, there’s a hidden dimension to success that goes beyond external accomplishments. The "secret language of success" includes understanding and overcoming personal emotional challenges that can impede our progress. Every successful individual has faced various personal challenges. Typically, the impact of such challenges goes unnoticed for quite some time. Anxiety can make it hard for us to focus and perform. Depression can cast a shadow over our aspirations. Low self-esteem and self-doubt can inhibit our confidence.
I am an experienced Trauma and Systemic Psychotherapist. Accredited as an EMDR Therapist, I specialise in supporting child, adolescent and adult clients struggling with PTSD, depression, anxiety, and maladaptive coping strategies including self-harm and self medication.
I am an experienced Trauma and Systemic Psychotherapist. Accredited as an EMDR Therapist, I specialise in supporting child, adolescent and adult clients struggling with PTSD, depression, anxiety, and maladaptive coping strategies including self-harm and self medication.
Dr Jonathan Smy-Aristizabal
Psychologist, DCounsPsych, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
West London, London W1W
Waitlist for new clients
I am a Chartered Psychologist who works in a trauma informed and LGBTQ+ affirmative manner. I strongly believe in the importance of offering an empathic and non-judgmental space. I am passionate about helping people build emotional resilience and raise self-awareness to allow them to reconnect to their values and sense of purpose.
I am a Chartered Psychologist who works in a trauma informed and LGBTQ+ affirmative manner. I strongly believe in the importance of offering an empathic and non-judgmental space. I am passionate about helping people build emotional resilience and raise self-awareness to allow them to reconnect to their values and sense of purpose.
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.
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 particular experience working with inter-cultural relationships, mixed-orientation dynamics, family expectations, conflict, trauma, new expecting families.
People often come to me when something in their sexual or relational life feels confusing, stuck or quietly painful. This might be conflict that keeps repeating, the sex and desire in a long-term relationship has shifted, there's infidelity, shame or coping behaviours that no longer feel in our control.
On the outside we may be functioning well, yet privately struggling with intimacy, identity or connection. I offer direct, practical and emotionally attuned therapy that bridges psychological depth with relational clarity. I work in a clear, compassionate and direct way, helping you name whats happening rather than going in circles.
I have particular experience working with inter-cultural relationships, mixed-orientation dynamics, family expectations, conflict, trauma, new expecting families.
People often come to me when something in their sexual or relational life feels confusing, stuck or quietly painful. This might be conflict that keeps repeating, the sex and desire in a long-term relationship has shifted, there's infidelity, shame or coping behaviours that no longer feel in our control.
On the outside we may be functioning well, yet privately struggling with intimacy, identity or connection. I offer direct, practical and emotionally attuned therapy that bridges psychological depth with relational clarity. I work in a clear, compassionate and direct way, helping you name whats happening rather than going in circles.
I specialise in working with people with expat, immigrant, and/or third culture backgrounds who are struggling with navigating different: cultures, values, traditions, beliefs, expectations, or needs within the family, spiritual community, social circle, modern society, work and/or within yourself.
Hello! My name is Karen Yuen and I am a BACP registered counsellor/therapist, a British East Asian (Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean) woman providing online counselling and EMDR therapy for individuals.
I am based in London, and welcome all English speaking clients from anywhere in the UK and Worldwide excluding some countries please email for more information.
I am passionate about improving people's lives and together we will work through what blocks you from having a clearer, more resilient, happier and healthier life
I specialise in working with people with expat, immigrant, and/or third culture backgrounds who are struggling with navigating different: cultures, values, traditions, beliefs, expectations, or needs within the family, spiritual community, social circle, modern society, work and/or within yourself.
Hello! My name is Karen Yuen and I am a BACP registered counsellor/therapist, a British East Asian (Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean) woman providing online counselling and EMDR therapy for individuals.
I am based in London, and welcome all English speaking clients from anywhere in the UK and Worldwide excluding some countries please email for more information.
I am passionate about improving people's lives and together we will work through what blocks you from having a clearer, more resilient, happier and healthier life
Life can throw challenges our way leaving us feeling stuck, afflicted, confused, lonely and in pain. Finding our way through strenuous times can feel overwhelming and sometimes even undoable. Therapy can help you replenish your inner resources, heal your emotional hurts, and support your resilience to work through challenging times. Therapy can provide a space to explore your inner tensions in a warm, caring and non-judgmental environment, enabling you to heal, deepen your self-awareness and discover new insights. Therapy can help you to make positive changes for a wholesome and fulfilling life - full of love, joy, and inspiration.
Life can throw challenges our way leaving us feeling stuck, afflicted, confused, lonely and in pain. Finding our way through strenuous times can feel overwhelming and sometimes even undoable. Therapy can help you replenish your inner resources, heal your emotional hurts, and support your resilience to work through challenging times. Therapy can provide a space to explore your inner tensions in a warm, caring and non-judgmental environment, enabling you to heal, deepen your self-awareness and discover new insights. Therapy can help you to make positive changes for a wholesome and fulfilling life - full of love, joy, and inspiration.
A first session or telephone call is a chance for us to explore what’s bringing you to therapy and see whether working together feels right for you.
I offer a supportive space where you can talk openly about what’s going on in your life. Many people come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, or at a point of change or loss. Together we can take time to understand together what you’re experiencing and support you in finding ways of moving forward.
A first session or telephone call is a chance for us to explore what’s bringing you to therapy and see whether working together feels right for you.
I offer a supportive space where you can talk openly about what’s going on in your life. Many people come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, or at a point of change or loss. Together we can take time to understand together what you’re experiencing and support you in finding ways of moving forward.
Hi! I’m Tameeza, pleased to meet you. I am a psychotherapist and counsellor working with adults who feel unhappy, worried, lonely, empty or dissatisfied with their life. Some of the areas I help with include anxiety and depression, people-pleasing, low self-esteem and low confidence, imposter syndrome, relationship difficulties, loneliness, bereavement and grief. I work collaboratively with you, at your pace throughout, to discover what might be causing you to feel dissatisfied or unhappy with your life.
Hi! I’m Tameeza, pleased to meet you. I am a psychotherapist and counsellor working with adults who feel unhappy, worried, lonely, empty or dissatisfied with their life. Some of the areas I help with include anxiety and depression, people-pleasing, low self-esteem and low confidence, imposter syndrome, relationship difficulties, loneliness, bereavement and grief. I work collaboratively with you, at your pace throughout, to discover what might be causing you to feel dissatisfied or unhappy with your life.
I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist, an Experimental Psychologist, and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. I am also an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies. I have held senior academic roles, including Programme Director and Senior Lecturer, on a number of doctoral and master’s programmes, where I taught cognitive behavioural therapy. To date, I have supervised 17 doctoral students to successful completion. Alongside this, I have held senior clinical posts within the NHS across both primary and secondary care.
I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist, an Experimental Psychologist, and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. I am also an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies. I have held senior academic roles, including Programme Director and Senior Lecturer, on a number of doctoral and master’s programmes, where I taught cognitive behavioural therapy. To date, I have supervised 17 doctoral students to successful completion. Alongside this, I have held senior clinical posts within the NHS across both primary and secondary care.
My therapeutic approach is largely transpersonal integrative, which means I am able to integrate other approaches into my work, including humanistic, CBT, solution-focused and expressive/art therapy. How I work is entirely dependent on the needs of the client I am working with. Transpersonal therapy is a holistic healing intervention that evolved from the humanistic work of American psychologist Abraham Maslow in the 1960s. I am a registered member of the UKCP, and I work in accordance with their ethical guidelines. I offer both face-to-face sessions as well as online therapy which is accessible to all regardless of location.
My therapeutic approach is largely transpersonal integrative, which means I am able to integrate other approaches into my work, including humanistic, CBT, solution-focused and expressive/art therapy. How I work is entirely dependent on the needs of the client I am working with. Transpersonal therapy is a holistic healing intervention that evolved from the humanistic work of American psychologist Abraham Maslow in the 1960s. I am a registered member of the UKCP, and I work in accordance with their ethical guidelines. I offer both face-to-face sessions as well as online therapy which is accessible to all regardless of location.
Depression and trauma related to relationships or family can make you feel stuck.
Life can feel like a relentless sprint to keep up with everything and everyone. But what if you gave yourself permission to slow down and do the deep, grounding work required to become the best version of you? My approach to therapy is like building a timeless wardrobe: we'll identify the core, classic pieces of your identity while compassionately editing out what no longer serves you.
I believe that nurturing your inner self is the ultimate form of self-care. As a therapist with a background featured in publications like The Guardian and The Telegraph, I offer a supportive space that is both insightful and refreshingly authentic.
Depression and trauma related to relationships or family can make you feel stuck.
Life can feel like a relentless sprint to keep up with everything and everyone. But what if you gave yourself permission to slow down and do the deep, grounding work required to become the best version of you? My approach to therapy is like building a timeless wardrobe: we'll identify the core, classic pieces of your identity while compassionately editing out what no longer serves you.
I believe that nurturing your inner self is the ultimate form of self-care. As a therapist with a background featured in publications like The Guardian and The Telegraph, I offer a supportive space that is both insightful and refreshingly authentic.
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Family Therapy Counsellors
What do family therapists do?
A family therapist facilitates the process of understanding and improving how a family functions. The therapist will help family members develop empathy for one another. They’ll seek to understand existing patterns, misunderstandings, and conflicts that arise, in order to help the family arrive at a realistic, unified understanding and develop the coping skills they need to build stronger relationships.
How long does therapy for families take to work?
Therapy manifests differently in every family; a common time frame is 12 weekly sessions, but some families may see improvement after just a few weeks. Families should discuss their goals with the therapist at the beginning of the process and periodically revisit those goals to assess their progress together.
How can you encourage a family member to attend family therapy?
You can encourage family members to attend therapy by expressing with both love and concern the challenges you see and explaining how a therapist could help the family navigate those challenges together. An outside perspective can help everyone feel heard, get on the same page, and develop new skills. If family members are still hesitant, it may be helpful to emphasize that family therapy is short-term—it won’t last forever.
Is therapy for families effective?
Family therapy can significantly improve family dynamics and relationships. Research suggests that family therapy can help individuals understand their role in the family, communicate and solve problems together, reduce conflict and draw boundaries when necessary, and develop coping skills for stressors, major life changes, and mental or physical illnesses within the family.