Body Image Counselling in London
Whether you seek support for feelings of anxiety, depression, stress, help with experiences of trauma or the losses shading our lives, I offer a therapeutic service that can help you cultivate the self-awareness needed for lasting change. I can help you make sense of your experiences and develop new ways of living well. My practice involves being alongside you as you discover your capacity for living fully as yourself. I provide a safe, reflective space where you can become curious about what this means for you.
Whether you seek support for feelings of anxiety, depression, stress, help with experiences of trauma or the losses shading our lives, I offer a therapeutic service that can help you cultivate the self-awareness needed for lasting change. I can help you make sense of your experiences and develop new ways of living well. My practice involves being alongside you as you discover your capacity for living fully as yourself. I provide a safe, reflective space where you can become curious about what this means for you.
I believe that therapy allows you to take a more active role in understanding and experiencing your emotions. When we are not aware of our emotions or ideas, it can mean we act out certain behaviours – or experience certain feelings - without knowing why. And while we might be able to tolerate this for some time – perhaps even for a long time - I believe there is a difference between surviving and living. Developing a closer – or less mysterious - relationship with ourselves can allow us to go beyond living life passively and begin to really experience it.
I believe that therapy allows you to take a more active role in understanding and experiencing your emotions. When we are not aware of our emotions or ideas, it can mean we act out certain behaviours – or experience certain feelings - without knowing why. And while we might be able to tolerate this for some time – perhaps even for a long time - I believe there is a difference between surviving and living. Developing a closer – or less mysterious - relationship with ourselves can allow us to go beyond living life passively and begin to really experience it.
Midlife is particularly significant for women, as it’s when most of us will experience peri/menopause and it’s often a period of change: in our bodies, emotions, and cognition, and also possibly when our roles shift. Whatever our individual situation, it’s inevitably a time of transition and challenge. Therapy is more than healing, reflection, developing coping strategies and resilience, deepening self awareness, and all that good stuff. It’s also about grieving and expressing rage, fear and resentment, analysing our failures and successes, thinking about our identities and reconnecting with our Self, which is often neglected.
Midlife is particularly significant for women, as it’s when most of us will experience peri/menopause and it’s often a period of change: in our bodies, emotions, and cognition, and also possibly when our roles shift. Whatever our individual situation, it’s inevitably a time of transition and challenge. Therapy is more than healing, reflection, developing coping strategies and resilience, deepening self awareness, and all that good stuff. It’s also about grieving and expressing rage, fear and resentment, analysing our failures and successes, thinking about our identities and reconnecting with our Self, which is often neglected.
Are you exhausted from trying to hold it all together?
You've spent years trying to understand yourself through advice, strategies, or self-reflection, yet still feel stuck. Maybe you’ve even tried therapy before but didn’t feel fully met.
You’re not broken. Often, what’s missing is a space that actually understands both your inner world and how your brain works.
I work with people who experience ADHD or neurodivergence, offering relational therapy that makes room for difference, complexity, and compassion
Are you exhausted from trying to hold it all together?
You've spent years trying to understand yourself through advice, strategies, or self-reflection, yet still feel stuck. Maybe you’ve even tried therapy before but didn’t feel fully met.
You’re not broken. Often, what’s missing is a space that actually understands both your inner world and how your brain works.
I work with people who experience ADHD or neurodivergence, offering relational therapy that makes room for difference, complexity, and compassion
The loss avoidance game becomes a finite cycle, where the pursuit of pleasure "always" wins. I am an HCPC-registered psychologist, CBT psychotherapist, supervisor, and author. My goal is to help you build a strong foundation and develop the skills needed to keep life within reach. Providing CBT interventions, including third-wave approaches: ACT, DBT, and Schema Therapy. Certified in clinical, counselling, health, and occupational psychology. Progress requires change, rehearsing new ways of thinking or applying a range of strategies
that support your development safely. The result: a genuine approach for a better way forward.
The loss avoidance game becomes a finite cycle, where the pursuit of pleasure "always" wins. I am an HCPC-registered psychologist, CBT psychotherapist, supervisor, and author. My goal is to help you build a strong foundation and develop the skills needed to keep life within reach. Providing CBT interventions, including third-wave approaches: ACT, DBT, and Schema Therapy. Certified in clinical, counselling, health, and occupational psychology. Progress requires change, rehearsing new ways of thinking or applying a range of strategies
that support your development safely. The result: a genuine approach for a better way forward.
Life can feel like a battlefield when childhood wounds, complex trauma, and the scars of abusive relationships leave their mark. You may find yourself stuck in painful cycles of overthinking every interaction, doubting your self-worth, or repeating patterns that no longer serve you. Perhaps you carry the weight of people-pleasing, emotional overwhelm, or an inner voice that never seems to quieten. You might wonder, “Why can’t I just move on?” You’re not alone.
Life can feel like a battlefield when childhood wounds, complex trauma, and the scars of abusive relationships leave their mark. You may find yourself stuck in painful cycles of overthinking every interaction, doubting your self-worth, or repeating patterns that no longer serve you. Perhaps you carry the weight of people-pleasing, emotional overwhelm, or an inner voice that never seems to quieten. You might wonder, “Why can’t I just move on?” You’re not alone.
I'm Liz, a psychodynamic therapist experienced in supporting people with trauma, addiction and mental health problems, including anxiety and depression. I work with difficult experiences, such as grief, fertility issues and baby loss, offering a warm, reflective space to help you navigate through painful times.
I believe therapy should be a space where your inner resources are strengthened, and you feel heard and supported to understand yourself in new ways.
I have 20 years experience of working in mental health. I bring this knowledge, and a passion for supporting people to improve their quality of life, to my therapy practice.
I'm Liz, a psychodynamic therapist experienced in supporting people with trauma, addiction and mental health problems, including anxiety and depression. I work with difficult experiences, such as grief, fertility issues and baby loss, offering a warm, reflective space to help you navigate through painful times.
I believe therapy should be a space where your inner resources are strengthened, and you feel heard and supported to understand yourself in new ways.
I have 20 years experience of working in mental health. I bring this knowledge, and a passion for supporting people to improve their quality of life, to my therapy practice.
I am a genderqueer femme lesbian therapist, specialising in work with adult queer and trans clients. My practice centres people whose lives sit outside the default setting: trans and non-binary folk, polycules, kink practitioners, queer migrants and people of colour, and anyone still discovering how they wish to live and love. Alongside clinical work I have lectured on LGBTQ+ mental health at postgraduate level and run group sessions for LGBTQ+ people of colour to share their stories together. Therapy with me is spacious and practical. Some weeks we focus on day-to-day coping — sleep, boundaries, breath, nervous-system regulation.
I am a genderqueer femme lesbian therapist, specialising in work with adult queer and trans clients. My practice centres people whose lives sit outside the default setting: trans and non-binary folk, polycules, kink practitioners, queer migrants and people of colour, and anyone still discovering how they wish to live and love. Alongside clinical work I have lectured on LGBTQ+ mental health at postgraduate level and run group sessions for LGBTQ+ people of colour to share their stories together. Therapy with me is spacious and practical. Some weeks we focus on day-to-day coping — sleep, boundaries, breath, nervous-system regulation.
Welcome! I am a trauma-informed Creative and Embodied Psychotherapist. I offer a playful, body-aware approach to therapy that supports both adults and children in exploring emotions, relationships, and life challenges. My work integrates dramatherapy, somatic coaching, and parts-based approaches to help clients build insight, resilience, and a deeper connection to themselves. Together, we’ll build a non-judgmental space to explore your experiences with compassion, curiosity, and care. Whether you're navigating anxiety, identity, relationships, or life transitions, I'm here to meet you exactly where you are.
Welcome! I am a trauma-informed Creative and Embodied Psychotherapist. I offer a playful, body-aware approach to therapy that supports both adults and children in exploring emotions, relationships, and life challenges. My work integrates dramatherapy, somatic coaching, and parts-based approaches to help clients build insight, resilience, and a deeper connection to themselves. Together, we’ll build a non-judgmental space to explore your experiences with compassion, curiosity, and care. Whether you're navigating anxiety, identity, relationships, or life transitions, I'm here to meet you exactly where you are.
Hi, I'm Sophie, and I am a CBT and EMDR therapist. I work with people feeling low, anxious and stuck to recognise what is holding you back and empower you to move towards the future you want. You may feel you're held back by lack of confidence at work or in relationships, losing a sense of joy or purpose in life, being up all hours worrying or being in a constant battle with your body and food. Our problems can present in so many different ways and I am here to help untangle and make sense of the 'why' things are the way they are, so together we can figure out the 'how' to move on.
Hi, I'm Sophie, and I am a CBT and EMDR therapist. I work with people feeling low, anxious and stuck to recognise what is holding you back and empower you to move towards the future you want. You may feel you're held back by lack of confidence at work or in relationships, losing a sense of joy or purpose in life, being up all hours worrying or being in a constant battle with your body and food. Our problems can present in so many different ways and I am here to help untangle and make sense of the 'why' things are the way they are, so together we can figure out the 'how' to move on.
Life can bring us into contact with parts of ourselves that feel hard to name, carrying emotions, desires, identities, or experiences that don't fit neatly into the world around us. We’re often pushed from one demand to the next, stretched into shapes that don’t feel authentic, urged to want more, achieve more, be more, and somehow be perfect, no matter the cost.
Perhaps you're carrying shame about your sexuality or kink life, navigating the emotional landscape of a BDSM dynamic, or simply longing for a space where you don't have to edit yourself before walking in.
Life can bring us into contact with parts of ourselves that feel hard to name, carrying emotions, desires, identities, or experiences that don't fit neatly into the world around us. We’re often pushed from one demand to the next, stretched into shapes that don’t feel authentic, urged to want more, achieve more, be more, and somehow be perfect, no matter the cost.
Perhaps you're carrying shame about your sexuality or kink life, navigating the emotional landscape of a BDSM dynamic, or simply longing for a space where you don't have to edit yourself before walking in.
Hello! I have expertise supporting people who have gone through traumatic experiences, from childhood difficulties and traumas through to accidents and abuse during adulthood. I support people with both psychological and physical trauma too, primarily working with young adults and adults. I use techniques such as EMDR, CFT and ACT to help people reduce distress, increase kindness and compassion towards themselves, and live life in line with what is important to them.
Hello! I have expertise supporting people who have gone through traumatic experiences, from childhood difficulties and traumas through to accidents and abuse during adulthood. I support people with both psychological and physical trauma too, primarily working with young adults and adults. I use techniques such as EMDR, CFT and ACT to help people reduce distress, increase kindness and compassion towards themselves, and live life in line with what is important to them.
Are you feeling that things around you are too much or that suddenly you cannot cope with life as you used to? Do you find yourself stuck or in the same situation over and over? I know the feeling of being paralized. I personally find it very difficult to ask for help when I'm in a bad place, and to show my vulnerability to others... I don't want to feel judged and I'd like to be encouraged to try and be myself and to talk freely about everything and anything. For me it's vital that my counsellor is really invested in helping me. I invite you to take that difficult first step and let me be part of your journey to get there
Are you feeling that things around you are too much or that suddenly you cannot cope with life as you used to? Do you find yourself stuck or in the same situation over and over? I know the feeling of being paralized. I personally find it very difficult to ask for help when I'm in a bad place, and to show my vulnerability to others... I don't want to feel judged and I'd like to be encouraged to try and be myself and to talk freely about everything and anything. For me it's vital that my counsellor is really invested in helping me. I invite you to take that difficult first step and let me be part of your journey to get there
I am passionate about supporting my clients through their mental health journeys. My approach is warm, approachable, and empathetic, fostering a safe space for collaboration and growth. I believe in the power of a strong therapeutic relationship, and I strive to empower my clients to develop practical strategies that lead to meaningful change.
With more than a decade of experience in the NHS, I have spent the last five years working in an NHS talking therapies service and most recently in a specialist NHS anxiety service with a particular focus on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
I am passionate about supporting my clients through their mental health journeys. My approach is warm, approachable, and empathetic, fostering a safe space for collaboration and growth. I believe in the power of a strong therapeutic relationship, and I strive to empower my clients to develop practical strategies that lead to meaningful change.
With more than a decade of experience in the NHS, I have spent the last five years working in an NHS talking therapies service and most recently in a specialist NHS anxiety service with a particular focus on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Individuals and couples come to me when they feel stuck, disconnected, or uncertain in their sexual and relational lives; often navigating shame, desire differences, body confusion, breakdowns in communication, or a sense that something deeper is not being met. Alongside this, many are also curious about expanding into more aliveness: intimacy, fantasy, kink, alternative relating, emotional honesty, and relational depth.
My approach is grounded, somatic and relational where we move between difficulty and expansion, supporting greater embodiment, awareness, clarity, and the capacity to meet yourself and others more fully.
Individuals and couples come to me when they feel stuck, disconnected, or uncertain in their sexual and relational lives; often navigating shame, desire differences, body confusion, breakdowns in communication, or a sense that something deeper is not being met. Alongside this, many are also curious about expanding into more aliveness: intimacy, fantasy, kink, alternative relating, emotional honesty, and relational depth.
My approach is grounded, somatic and relational where we move between difficulty and expansion, supporting greater embodiment, awareness, clarity, and the capacity to meet yourself and others more fully.
For eating disorders we focus on stability using a meal plan and decoupling body image from food.
Specialist therapy for OCD and Eating Disorders so you can live a happier, healthier life. You can recover. We can do therapy as a collaborative adventure of creative exploration. My overall approach is Person-centred, which means meeting you where you are. I use CBT and ERP for specific problems. My emphasis is on helping you to live well according to your values.
Together we can explore how your life experiences impact your attitudes and relationships in the present: my aim is to support and guide you through an unflinching look at your life, helping you to let go of the past and live richly and creatively in the present.
For eating disorders we focus on stability using a meal plan and decoupling body image from food.
Specialist therapy for OCD and Eating Disorders so you can live a happier, healthier life. You can recover. We can do therapy as a collaborative adventure of creative exploration. My overall approach is Person-centred, which means meeting you where you are. I use CBT and ERP for specific problems. My emphasis is on helping you to live well according to your values.
Together we can explore how your life experiences impact your attitudes and relationships in the present: my aim is to support and guide you through an unflinching look at your life, helping you to let go of the past and live richly and creatively in the present.
I am experienced in working with a range of issues, including stress and burnout, trauma and PTSD, anxiety, worries about health, pain, and emotional and nervous system dysregulation. I have particular interests in supporting people with: 1) managing physical health conditions and the mind-body connection, 2) navigating life as an East Asian individual and the challenges that can arise though the meeting of multiple cultures and identities, and 3) exploring financial anxiety.
I am experienced in working with a range of issues, including stress and burnout, trauma and PTSD, anxiety, worries about health, pain, and emotional and nervous system dysregulation. I have particular interests in supporting people with: 1) managing physical health conditions and the mind-body connection, 2) navigating life as an East Asian individual and the challenges that can arise though the meeting of multiple cultures and identities, and 3) exploring financial anxiety.
My specialist areas in therapy are: trauma and recovery, eating disorders and disordered eating, intergenerational trauma, depression, anxiety, racial identity, cultural identity, grief and anger, and navigating interpersonal relationships.
My specialist areas in therapy are: trauma and recovery, eating disorders and disordered eating, intergenerational trauma, depression, anxiety, racial identity, cultural identity, grief and anger, and navigating interpersonal relationships.
Hi, I'm Lauren, and I'm a Person-Centred Pluralistic Counsellor. I provide counselling that is welcoming and inclusive, which helps people heal and make the changes they want to see in their lives. I have worked in counselling services for LGBTQ+ communities, carers, and people with complex mental health needs. I have particular experience working with people who are struggling with anxiety, depression and low self-esteem, but welcome all people and all issues. Whatever brings you to counselling, you are welcome here, and I will support you with warmth and without judgement.
Hi, I'm Lauren, and I'm a Person-Centred Pluralistic Counsellor. I provide counselling that is welcoming and inclusive, which helps people heal and make the changes they want to see in their lives. I have worked in counselling services for LGBTQ+ communities, carers, and people with complex mental health needs. I have particular experience working with people who are struggling with anxiety, depression and low self-esteem, but welcome all people and all issues. Whatever brings you to counselling, you are welcome here, and I will support you with warmth and without judgement.
My main areas include working with eating disorders, bullying, childhood trauma, Identity, and body image, as well as anxieties around problematic behaviours.
Are you donor conceived and struggling with how you feel about your experiences? Do you have a complex relationship with food and eating and want to address it collaboratively? Perhaps you feel limited by past mistakes, deceit, fear and guilt? Are you a Millennial and Gen-Z inbetweener? If you feel chronically misunderstood, alone or struggle with fears of judgement, then I might be the right choice for you. I provide therapy face-to-face as well as online . Therapy should be a place where you can be your unique uncensored self, and feel heard and seen in telling your story. I provide a space in safe, calm and creative locations.
My main areas include working with eating disorders, bullying, childhood trauma, Identity, and body image, as well as anxieties around problematic behaviours.
Are you donor conceived and struggling with how you feel about your experiences? Do you have a complex relationship with food and eating and want to address it collaboratively? Perhaps you feel limited by past mistakes, deceit, fear and guilt? Are you a Millennial and Gen-Z inbetweener? If you feel chronically misunderstood, alone or struggle with fears of judgement, then I might be the right choice for you. I provide therapy face-to-face as well as online . Therapy should be a place where you can be your unique uncensored self, and feel heard and seen in telling your story. I provide a space in safe, calm and creative locations.
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- Edgware
- Ilford
- Isleworth
- Morden
- Richmond
- Thornton Heath
- Wembley
- Woodford Green
Body Image Counsellors
How does body image affect mental health?
Poor body image can influence mental health because it can reduce self-esteem and decrease functioning in other areas of one's life. Negative body image may hinder someone's ability to perform daily tasks, including professional and social responsibilities, because they may feel self-conscious or shame surrounding their appearance; a desire to change one's body as a result of negative body image can also trigger behaviors such as extreme dieting, excessive exercise, or obsessive social media comparison. Poor body image is associated with a number of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, and eating disorders, although many people experience negative body image even in the absence of meeting the diagnostic criteria for any mental health disorders.
What does it mean to have a positive body image?
Body image refers to how one internally perceives their appearance and internally "talks" to themself about their body. Positive body image is therefore indicative of a positive perception of one's self and positive internal self-talk that underscores one's strengths. People who have good body image often have higher self-esteem, self-worth, and self-confidence, and they also often recognise how external factors, such as social media or relationship patterns, can influence body image. While body image can change at different life stages and in response to various triggers, practicing self-acceptance and a body-positive mindset can help maintain a more stable sense of positive body image.
Is body image the same as self-esteem?
Body image and self-esteem are often related, but they are distinct concepts. Self-esteem is a broader term that can be shaped by a number of factors outside of body image, including one's functioning at school or in the workplace; it refers to one's capacity to handle various life challenges. Poor body image can be one way in which one's self-esteem is reduced. Reduced self-esteem as a result of poor body image can cause individuals to feel negative about their appearance, withdraw from social interactions, and/or rely on harmful behaviours as a coping mechanism. A "body positive" approach to body image therapy is therefore often used to encourage a more positive view of one's self and thus encourage better self-esteem.
What type of therapy is best to foster a positive body image?
The type of therapy best suited to improve body image depends on each person, as there is not a single therapy specific to body image improvement. That said, many individuals with poor body image benefit from therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based therapy. CBT can be used to help challenge distorted or negative thoughts about one's body, while ACT and mindfulness practices can facilitate a more positive body image through self-acceptance and identification of one's personal strengths. Regardless of treatment type, clients should look for body image therapists who encourage the development of a sense of self outside of their external appearance and help clients reduce unwanted behaviours developed as a result of poor self-esteem, such as dieting or disordered eating patterns.