Weight Loss Counselling in Loughton
With over 30 years of experience in clinical work and 20 years of expertise in supervising and teaching psychotherapy and counselling, I have a strong track record of success. For 10 years, I served as the head of Training at a British Psychoanalytic Council accredited program, where I developed the curriculum and helped expand the course into a self-sustaining charity. Alongside my role as a supervisor I also maintain a private practice. Additionally, I am a recognized training analyst and supervisor for doctoral students at both Exeter and Essex universities.
With over 30 years of experience in clinical work and 20 years of expertise in supervising and teaching psychotherapy and counselling, I have a strong track record of success. For 10 years, I served as the head of Training at a British Psychoanalytic Council accredited program, where I developed the curriculum and helped expand the course into a self-sustaining charity. Alongside my role as a supervisor I also maintain a private practice. Additionally, I am a recognized training analyst and supervisor for doctoral students at both Exeter and Essex universities.
I am an HCPC Registered and Chartered Psychologist, Doctor of Clinical Psychology, and therapist with over 10 years experience in mental health services. With previous NHS experience in a specialist hospital for adults with personality disorders, as well as at Great Ormond Street Hospital and psychotherapy services for adolescents and adults with mental and physical health conditions, I have the knowledge and professional experience to help with a wide variety of difficulties. I offer specialist assessments and therapy for children, adolescents, and adults.
I am an HCPC Registered and Chartered Psychologist, Doctor of Clinical Psychology, and therapist with over 10 years experience in mental health services. With previous NHS experience in a specialist hospital for adults with personality disorders, as well as at Great Ormond Street Hospital and psychotherapy services for adolescents and adults with mental and physical health conditions, I have the knowledge and professional experience to help with a wide variety of difficulties. I offer specialist assessments and therapy for children, adolescents, and adults.
With 20 years’ experience working as a therapist it is a privilege to work with people taking what can be the bravest of decisions to come to therapy. There is a vast array of noise out there and many questions arise when it comes to seeking therapy, from what type of therapy to what type of therapist. It can all be very overwhelming and confusing. I hope that I can help you in finding a sense of relief and calm amongst these uncertainties, in offering you a safe, experienced and professional space, where we can explore, understand and work with whatever is troubling you in confidence.
With 20 years’ experience working as a therapist it is a privilege to work with people taking what can be the bravest of decisions to come to therapy. There is a vast array of noise out there and many questions arise when it comes to seeking therapy, from what type of therapy to what type of therapist. It can all be very overwhelming and confusing. I hope that I can help you in finding a sense of relief and calm amongst these uncertainties, in offering you a safe, experienced and professional space, where we can explore, understand and work with whatever is troubling you in confidence.
I am an integrative psychotherapist With qualifications in psycho dynamic, psychoanalytic counselling. C.B.T E.M.D.R ACT and a senior qualified accredited hypnotherapist . My practice is in Clacton on Sea i offer evening and afternoon appointments on Mon and Tues i also offer a full range of remote online appointments
I am an integrative psychotherapist With qualifications in psycho dynamic, psychoanalytic counselling. C.B.T E.M.D.R ACT and a senior qualified accredited hypnotherapist . My practice is in Clacton on Sea i offer evening and afternoon appointments on Mon and Tues i also offer a full range of remote online appointments
As a dedicated Psychotherapeutic counsellor, my fundamental belief is creating a safe and non-judgmental space where individuals can explore their emotions and feelings freely. I believe that every person is unique, and their journey towards self-discovery deserves a customised and integrated approach. Confidentiality is critical to my practice, ensuring that clients feel secure in sharing their thoughts and emotions. In this sacred space, individuals are empowered to express themselves authentically, knowing that their words are held in strict confidence.
As a dedicated Psychotherapeutic counsellor, my fundamental belief is creating a safe and non-judgmental space where individuals can explore their emotions and feelings freely. I believe that every person is unique, and their journey towards self-discovery deserves a customised and integrated approach. Confidentiality is critical to my practice, ensuring that clients feel secure in sharing their thoughts and emotions. In this sacred space, individuals are empowered to express themselves authentically, knowing that their words are held in strict confidence.
Taking the first step toward therapy is an act of courage, and I’m here to meet you with warmth, insight, and a personalised approach. I believe that no two people are the same, so no two therapeutic journeys should be either. Together, we’ll move at your pace, exploring the experiences and patterns that shape your life. My work is thoughtful and thorough, offering you a safe and compassionate space to heal, understand yourself more deeply, and make lasting changes.
Taking the first step toward therapy is an act of courage, and I’m here to meet you with warmth, insight, and a personalised approach. I believe that no two people are the same, so no two therapeutic journeys should be either. Together, we’ll move at your pace, exploring the experiences and patterns that shape your life. My work is thoughtful and thorough, offering you a safe and compassionate space to heal, understand yourself more deeply, and make lasting changes.
If there is a discrepancy between where you are in your life now in terms of work, relationships, stress levels or anxiety - I can work with you in a warm supportive environment to explore challenges & help you identify new ways of thinking, being or developing new choices. I also work as an Executive Coach across a range of businesses.
If there is a discrepancy between where you are in your life now in terms of work, relationships, stress levels or anxiety - I can work with you in a warm supportive environment to explore challenges & help you identify new ways of thinking, being or developing new choices. I also work as an Executive Coach across a range of businesses.
Starting therapy can feel daunting. Reaching the point where you want support, and finding someone you trust, takes courage. You may be looking for a therapist who can offer understanding while also being honest & direct. Someone who will take you seriously and work alongside you.
I work with individuals & couples when connection feels strained or has broken down, and when you feel unseen, unheard, or disconnected. I pay close attention to relational patterns, responsibility, and the impact of wider social & cultural influences, including ideas about gender and power. I support reflection and change at a pace that feels manageable.
Starting therapy can feel daunting. Reaching the point where you want support, and finding someone you trust, takes courage. You may be looking for a therapist who can offer understanding while also being honest & direct. Someone who will take you seriously and work alongside you.
I work with individuals & couples when connection feels strained or has broken down, and when you feel unseen, unheard, or disconnected. I pay close attention to relational patterns, responsibility, and the impact of wider social & cultural influences, including ideas about gender and power. I support reflection and change at a pace that feels manageable.
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I am a Chartered Health Psychologist, practicing for over 8 years within NHS funded services. I have a special interest in disordered eating such as binge or emotional eating, and am passionate about assisting people on their journey to a healthy relationship with food, fitness and their bodies. I help people with most issues that relate to health behaviour change or the psychology of health and illness including: improving nutrition, disordered eating and body image, improving physical activity levels, managing stress, adapting to long term health conditions such as diabetes, smoking cessation, reducing alcohol or drug use.
I am a Chartered Health Psychologist, practicing for over 8 years within NHS funded services. I have a special interest in disordered eating such as binge or emotional eating, and am passionate about assisting people on their journey to a healthy relationship with food, fitness and their bodies. I help people with most issues that relate to health behaviour change or the psychology of health and illness including: improving nutrition, disordered eating and body image, improving physical activity levels, managing stress, adapting to long term health conditions such as diabetes, smoking cessation, reducing alcohol or drug use.
I specialise in weight loss, Eating Problems, Disordered eating, food addiction, Binge Eating, obesity, and ARFID.
Is your Binge Eating taking over your life? Do you struggle with Eating problems like overeating, disordered eating, secret eating, nighttime eating and or ARFID? Feel like you have no control over food? I help people with their eating problems such as BED, ARFID, disordered eating, and food addiction. We get to the cause of your eating problems and together work on resolving them. I use hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, EFT, NLP, and somatic therapies. People report feeling in control, lighter and more positive.
I specialise in weight loss, Eating Problems, Disordered eating, food addiction, Binge Eating, obesity, and ARFID.
Is your Binge Eating taking over your life? Do you struggle with Eating problems like overeating, disordered eating, secret eating, nighttime eating and or ARFID? Feel like you have no control over food? I help people with their eating problems such as BED, ARFID, disordered eating, and food addiction. We get to the cause of your eating problems and together work on resolving them. I use hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, EFT, NLP, and somatic therapies. People report feeling in control, lighter and more positive.
Nick is a London-based and online solution-focused hypnotherapist specialising in various mental health concerns, including anxiety, panic attacks, depression, insomnia, IBS symptoms, confidence issues, and weight management. Solution-focused hypnotherapy works on 'how you want to be' (future-focused), instead of 'how you don't want to be' (problem-focused), helping people to rewire the connections in their brain to create new pathways of thinking and behaviour. This helps to adopt a calmer, more measured approach to life, helps reduce and remove any negative, unwanted symptoms, and helps someone live a happier and healthier life.
Nick is a London-based and online solution-focused hypnotherapist specialising in various mental health concerns, including anxiety, panic attacks, depression, insomnia, IBS symptoms, confidence issues, and weight management. Solution-focused hypnotherapy works on 'how you want to be' (future-focused), instead of 'how you don't want to be' (problem-focused), helping people to rewire the connections in their brain to create new pathways of thinking and behaviour. This helps to adopt a calmer, more measured approach to life, helps reduce and remove any negative, unwanted symptoms, and helps someone live a happier and healthier life.
I am a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, registered nutritionist and ex-lawyer that helps individuals to re-build their relationship with food and their body. Whether you are struggling with an eating disorder like binge eating disorder or ARFID or just want to get healthy, I can help you to get to the root cause of your issues around food and help you to make lasting changes. I understand how challenging it can be to struggle with your relationship with food. Nobody should have to spend their life worrying about food or their weight, obsessing over food choices, feeling guilty for eating or feeling out of control around food.
I am a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, registered nutritionist and ex-lawyer that helps individuals to re-build their relationship with food and their body. Whether you are struggling with an eating disorder like binge eating disorder or ARFID or just want to get healthy, I can help you to get to the root cause of your issues around food and help you to make lasting changes. I understand how challenging it can be to struggle with your relationship with food. Nobody should have to spend their life worrying about food or their weight, obsessing over food choices, feeling guilty for eating or feeling out of control around food.
You might be looking to make changes in your life to improve your overall health and wellbeing. Perhaps you've been struggling with your weight, sleep, exercise, or smoking - or maybe stress, low mood, or anxiety are making everyday life feel harder than it should. You may simply have a sense that life doesn’t quite feel how you want it to feel.
Whatever has brought you here, my aim is to support you to better understand yourself - exploring the emotional, behavioural, and psychological factors that are keeping you stuck - and to help you make meaningful changes that improve your wellbeing and quality of life.
You might be looking to make changes in your life to improve your overall health and wellbeing. Perhaps you've been struggling with your weight, sleep, exercise, or smoking - or maybe stress, low mood, or anxiety are making everyday life feel harder than it should. You may simply have a sense that life doesn’t quite feel how you want it to feel.
Whatever has brought you here, my aim is to support you to better understand yourself - exploring the emotional, behavioural, and psychological factors that are keeping you stuck - and to help you make meaningful changes that improve your wellbeing and quality of life.
I’m a Psychologist working with adults experiencing emotional distress, stress, and the psychological impact of health concerns. Many people come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, stuck in unhelpful coping patterns, or struggling to manage daily life and poor health on their own.
I support clients with anxiety, low mood, chronic stress, emotional eating, addiction-related difficulties, and long-term health conditions including chronic pain and fatigue. I also support people navigating perimenopause and hormonal changes affecting mood, confidence, resilience, and emotional wellbeing.
I’m a Psychologist working with adults experiencing emotional distress, stress, and the psychological impact of health concerns. Many people come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, stuck in unhelpful coping patterns, or struggling to manage daily life and poor health on their own.
I support clients with anxiety, low mood, chronic stress, emotional eating, addiction-related difficulties, and long-term health conditions including chronic pain and fatigue. I also support people navigating perimenopause and hormonal changes affecting mood, confidence, resilience, and emotional wellbeing.
I understand that it can be very stressful for you to talk about your own issues or share your distress with someone else. After all, we are all encouraged to ‘keep going’. I strive to create a warm, safe, comfortable and therapeutic space for all my clients, which is a blend of the treatment room I work in and the atmosphere I create. I will provide you with both non-judgmental acceptance and empathic support. I listen to my clients intently and explore your inner world thoughtfully, whilst drawing on and sharing my insightful understanding to help you to make sense of what’s happening.
I understand that it can be very stressful for you to talk about your own issues or share your distress with someone else. After all, we are all encouraged to ‘keep going’. I strive to create a warm, safe, comfortable and therapeutic space for all my clients, which is a blend of the treatment room I work in and the atmosphere I create. I will provide you with both non-judgmental acceptance and empathic support. I listen to my clients intently and explore your inner world thoughtfully, whilst drawing on and sharing my insightful understanding to help you to make sense of what’s happening.
You may feel capable and organised in most of your life, yet food is the one place things quietly unravel. Mornings start with good intentions; by evening you're eating in a way that doesn't match what you want, and tomorrow you begin again.
Struggles with food are rarely about willpower — and rarely only about feelings. In midlife, as hormones shift and what used to work stops working, eating gets tangled up with dopamine, ADHD traits and a nervous system that never quite rests. Or the food noise has gone quiet on a GLP-1, and the old patterns are still underneath.
You may feel capable and organised in most of your life, yet food is the one place things quietly unravel. Mornings start with good intentions; by evening you're eating in a way that doesn't match what you want, and tomorrow you begin again.
Struggles with food are rarely about willpower — and rarely only about feelings. In midlife, as hormones shift and what used to work stops working, eating gets tangled up with dopamine, ADHD traits and a nervous system that never quite rests. Or the food noise has gone quiet on a GLP-1, and the old patterns are still underneath.
I offer a warm, confidential and non-judgemental space for adults navigating anxiety, low mood, stress, relationships, trauma, grief, self-esteem and life transitions. With eight years’ experience in mental health, I understand that reaching out for counselling can feel daunting. My humanistic and integrative approach draws on Person-Centred Therapy, Gestalt Therapy and Transactional Analysis (TA). I work collaboratively, at your pace, creating space to explore what matters to you. Face-to-face counselling is available in Cranford, alongside online, telephone and bespoke walking therapy.
I offer a warm, confidential and non-judgemental space for adults navigating anxiety, low mood, stress, relationships, trauma, grief, self-esteem and life transitions. With eight years’ experience in mental health, I understand that reaching out for counselling can feel daunting. My humanistic and integrative approach draws on Person-Centred Therapy, Gestalt Therapy and Transactional Analysis (TA). I work collaboratively, at your pace, creating space to explore what matters to you. Face-to-face counselling is available in Cranford, alongside online, telephone and bespoke walking therapy.
Welcome, if you or someone you know is going through a difficult time in life, perhaps struggling with an eating disorder, anxiety, stress, or depression. Let's see how I can help you get your life back. Together we'll figure out what you need, how you would like things to be and implement change to help you move forward feeling happier.
Harley Street Health District Price £145,
Stamford & Remote £95.
Welcome, if you or someone you know is going through a difficult time in life, perhaps struggling with an eating disorder, anxiety, stress, or depression. Let's see how I can help you get your life back. Together we'll figure out what you need, how you would like things to be and implement change to help you move forward feeling happier.
Harley Street Health District Price £145,
Stamford & Remote £95.
Many of my clients come to me because they face: Relationship, sex and family issues, anxieties and breakdown - Work and professional stress, anxiety and crisis - Alcoholism, drug dependency, sexual, relational and other addiction problems - Weight loss, smoking cessation and other life-goal issues - Eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and other food dependency issues - LGBT, minority and other discrimination issues - Self-confidence, self-esteem and anxiety-related issues.
I serve all communities and all people in a non-judgemental way. I use an integrative approach putting the client, not the theory or philosophy, first. I am trained in Motivational Interviewing and Coaching for life-goal issues, as well as Integrative Psychotherapy (person-centred, existential, analysis, etc) for a host of mental wellbeing and health issues.
Many of my clients come to me because they face: Relationship, sex and family issues, anxieties and breakdown - Work and professional stress, anxiety and crisis - Alcoholism, drug dependency, sexual, relational and other addiction problems - Weight loss, smoking cessation and other life-goal issues - Eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and other food dependency issues - LGBT, minority and other discrimination issues - Self-confidence, self-esteem and anxiety-related issues.
I serve all communities and all people in a non-judgemental way. I use an integrative approach putting the client, not the theory or philosophy, first. I am trained in Motivational Interviewing and Coaching for life-goal issues, as well as Integrative Psychotherapy (person-centred, existential, analysis, etc) for a host of mental wellbeing and health issues.
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Weight Loss Counsellors
What is the relationship between weight management and mental health?
Mental health can be significantly influenced by one's physical health, so overall improvements in one's quality of life as a result of improved physical functioning from weight loss can have an overall positive impact on an individual's mental health and allow them to engage more readily in everyday activities. In addition, many strategies used to manage weight, such as exercise and maintaining a healthy diet, are also associated with reducing the symptoms of common mental health conditions, such as anxiety or depression. Individuals may also benefit from the improved self-esteem and self-efficacy that can come with successful weight management.
What is the psychological approach to losing weight?
While there are no specific therapy modalities specifically for weight loss, common psychological therapies can be highly effective in helping clients make lasting lifestyle changes. This may be called the "psychological approach" to weight loss because it does not rely on physical interventions, such as medication or weight loss surgery, to help clients lose weight. Weight loss counselling can be used in addition to or instead of such physical interventions. Some clients simply seek therapy to address the challenges that may accompany weight loss in general, including negative thoughts surrounding their body, disordered eating patterns, or difficulty completing daily tasks as a result of their weight challenges. In such cases, therapists will often utilise behavioural coaching or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to help clients understand how their thoughts may be influencing their diet and physical activity patterns.
What type of therapy is commonly used in weight loss counselling?
Weight loss counseling often involves a combination of therapy and psychoeducation. Common techniques used by weight loss counselors include journalling, thought diaries, and other Cognitive Behavioural Therapy strategies that encourage clients to consider how their feelings about their weight loss impact their mental health. Weight loss counsellors may also teach clients mindfulness exercises, which can be used by clients during and after eating to be more aware of physical cues from their body surrounding eating. Some clients looking for weight loss therapy may also benefit from group therapy approaches, which utilise the power of social connection and accountability to help clients adhere to their weight loss plan.
Is therapy recommended for individuals undergoing bariatric surgery?
While therapy is not a requirement for individuals undergoing bariatric surgery, many individuals undergoing weight loss surgery may benefit from seeing a counsellor. Prior to surgery, counsellors can help clients decide whether surgical weight loss is a good fit for them and assist in surgery preparation. Post-surgery, counsellors can assist clients with the psychological component of maintaining their weight loss, as well as help clients navigate any postoperative pain. Throughout the surgical process, therapists can help clients process body-image challenges that may come with dramatic changes in weight, as well as manage symptoms of anxiety or depression that may accompany the major life changes bariatric surgery can bring.