Weight Loss Counselling in Orpington

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Maggie Bell Accredited EMDR Therapist
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
Highly qualified experienced Accredited EMDR 8-phase model for PTSD plus. Integrating Parts Therapy aka Internal Family Systems (IFS), Hypnotherapy, Hypno-analysis, Neurolinguistic Linguistic Programming (NLP), Psychotherapy based. Accredited BACP Therapist. General Hypnotherapy Registered. A Sophisticated multi-modalities approach to meet all your therapeutic needs.
Highly qualified experienced Accredited EMDR 8-phase model for PTSD plus. Integrating Parts Therapy aka Internal Family Systems (IFS), Hypnotherapy, Hypno-analysis, Neurolinguistic Linguistic Programming (NLP), Psychotherapy based. Accredited BACP Therapist. General Hypnotherapy Registered. A Sophisticated multi-modalities approach to meet all your therapeutic needs.
020 4634 6895 View 020 4634 6895
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Victoria Field
Counsellor, MA, MNCPS Acc.
Online Only
I work with individuals, relationships and separation. I offer a compassionate and supportive space where you can feel truly heard and understood. I work at your pace, with your experiences, and what feels right for you. I am here to help you explore your thoughts and emotions, and support you as you work through your feelings. I believe that everyone has the potential to move forward, and my role is to support and guide you through that process.
I work with individuals, relationships and separation. I offer a compassionate and supportive space where you can feel truly heard and understood. I work at your pace, with your experiences, and what feels right for you. I am here to help you explore your thoughts and emotions, and support you as you work through your feelings. I believe that everyone has the potential to move forward, and my role is to support and guide you through that process.
01959 583032 View 01959 583032
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Marion Larcombe
Counsellor
Hi I’m Marion. When consumed by stress, anxiety, fear or depression we often feel a sense of hopelessness. I am a qualified, accredited Integrative Counsellor, which means I work with you as an individual and use the most beneficial Counselling techniques for you. This can be by Psychotherapy, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) or a combination of techniques - whatever method is best for you! Together we will find solutions that will help you to be able to cope and have a happier life. I have overcome several challenges in my life and I believe no one should have to struggle alone.
Hi I’m Marion. When consumed by stress, anxiety, fear or depression we often feel a sense of hopelessness. I am a qualified, accredited Integrative Counsellor, which means I work with you as an individual and use the most beneficial Counselling techniques for you. This can be by Psychotherapy, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) or a combination of techniques - whatever method is best for you! Together we will find solutions that will help you to be able to cope and have a happier life. I have overcome several challenges in my life and I believe no one should have to struggle alone.
01689 661708 View 01689 661708
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Gary Marshall
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP Accred
Thank you for reading my profile, being a competent and experienced therapist with offering support for all types of conditions, anxiety, depression, PTSD/ trauma ,relationship difficulties, work stress, OCD. I also work with addictions, including alcohol problems. specialising in CBT focused therapies, EMDR therapy which is highly effective. I'm also a Schema Therapist specialising in childhood traumas and difficult past experiences, that may affect present daily functioning, and trained in Hypnotherapy. These therapies have proven highly effective in treating many conditions. I adhere to the BACP code of ethical practice.
Thank you for reading my profile, being a competent and experienced therapist with offering support for all types of conditions, anxiety, depression, PTSD/ trauma ,relationship difficulties, work stress, OCD. I also work with addictions, including alcohol problems. specialising in CBT focused therapies, EMDR therapy which is highly effective. I'm also a Schema Therapist specialising in childhood traumas and difficult past experiences, that may affect present daily functioning, and trained in Hypnotherapy. These therapies have proven highly effective in treating many conditions. I adhere to the BACP code of ethical practice.
01689 664639 View 01689 664639
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Saima Iqbal
Counsellor, MBACP
I can help you explore what’s really going on beneath the surface. The pressures, or patterns that leave you feeling stuck or unheard. Our sessions offer a safe, honest space to slow down and make sense of things at your own pace. I’ll support you in reconnecting with yourself, finding clarity, and creating change that feels right for you. Having grown up across three different countries and speaking three languages, I have experienced the challenges of feeling unsure about where you belong.
I can help you explore what’s really going on beneath the surface. The pressures, or patterns that leave you feeling stuck or unheard. Our sessions offer a safe, honest space to slow down and make sense of things at your own pace. I’ll support you in reconnecting with yourself, finding clarity, and creating change that feels right for you. Having grown up across three different countries and speaking three languages, I have experienced the challenges of feeling unsure about where you belong.
020 4572 8825 View 020 4572 8825
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Dr Adela Apetroaia
Psychologist, PhD, AFBPSsS
Serves Area
If you're reading this and are in a couple, chances are your relationship is in crisis. You and your partner have grown apart and you don't know how to reconnect and trust each other again. I can help you break the cycles keeping you disconnected. You'll feel closer to your partner, rediscover yourself, and build a future that honours both your needs. If you're a woman, chances are you've been systemically disempowered. You feel invisible, you’re exhausted, what you want is constantly out of reach. I can help you learn the mechanics of power, not for empowerment as a feeling – for power as a skill to get everything you want.
If you're reading this and are in a couple, chances are your relationship is in crisis. You and your partner have grown apart and you don't know how to reconnect and trust each other again. I can help you break the cycles keeping you disconnected. You'll feel closer to your partner, rediscover yourself, and build a future that honours both your needs. If you're a woman, chances are you've been systemically disempowered. You feel invisible, you’re exhausted, what you want is constantly out of reach. I can help you learn the mechanics of power, not for empowerment as a feeling – for power as a skill to get everything you want.
020 7123 9341 View 020 7123 9341
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Alistair McGill
Psychotherapist
Serves Area
Every client responds to a different balance of therapeutic help. It's your journey, and it's one along which you can discover what if anything is stopping you be the best you can be, or where your talents lie. With or without the aide of hypnosis, your life journey is one of self discovery and a pathway to the realisation that you have all the tools you need, right inside. Its a journey that would sometimes benefit from a pause and a think in a non judgemental, confidential environment and that what I provide to all my clients.
Every client responds to a different balance of therapeutic help. It's your journey, and it's one along which you can discover what if anything is stopping you be the best you can be, or where your talents lie. With or without the aide of hypnosis, your life journey is one of self discovery and a pathway to the realisation that you have all the tools you need, right inside. Its a journey that would sometimes benefit from a pause and a think in a non judgemental, confidential environment and that what I provide to all my clients.
020 4538 0158 View 020 4538 0158

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Justine Wiercimok, IFS Therapy, MA, JD(LLM), MBACP
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Online Only
You are not someone with no options. You are someone whose confidence has been shaken. When life becomes difficult, lonely or uncertain, do you find yourself turning toward those experiences with curiosity or moving away from them? My role is not to tell you what to do. It is to help you understand what might be getting in the way of living the life you want. Together, we explore the fears, emotions, and beliefs beneath the surface, so that you can move forward with greater clarity, self-trust, and confidence.
You are not someone with no options. You are someone whose confidence has been shaken. When life becomes difficult, lonely or uncertain, do you find yourself turning toward those experiences with curiosity or moving away from them? My role is not to tell you what to do. It is to help you understand what might be getting in the way of living the life you want. Together, we explore the fears, emotions, and beliefs beneath the surface, so that you can move forward with greater clarity, self-trust, and confidence.
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Uxshely Carcamo
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
London WC1V
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.
020 4572 0856 View 020 4572 0856
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Becky Francis
Counsellor, MBACP
Horsham RH12
If you need someone to talk to then please book in a session and we can take it from there. Sometimes talking to someone neutral can help sort out what's going on in your mind and any worries or anxieties. I offer counselling and psychotherapy to address issues such as depression, anxiety, childhood abuse, domestic abuse, weight issues, low self-esteem, adoption, trauma and stress. If you've not used talking therapy before, it might help.
If you need someone to talk to then please book in a session and we can take it from there. Sometimes talking to someone neutral can help sort out what's going on in your mind and any worries or anxieties. I offer counselling and psychotherapy to address issues such as depression, anxiety, childhood abuse, domestic abuse, weight issues, low self-esteem, adoption, trauma and stress. If you've not used talking therapy before, it might help.
01403 332354 View 01403 332354
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Dr Nisha Sharma
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Health Psych.
Online Only
Hello, are you feeling low, anxious, overwhelmed or just stuck and don’t how to move forward, I can help! Taking the first step to seek help can be tough and you might be finding it difficult to know where to start. I offer a safe, supportive and non judgemental space for you to work through current issues. Together we can explore the areas you want more support in and develop a plan to learn skills and techniques to help you cope with the challenges you are facing. I am a Chartered Health Psychologist with over 12 years experience working in the NHS.
Hello, are you feeling low, anxious, overwhelmed or just stuck and don’t how to move forward, I can help! Taking the first step to seek help can be tough and you might be finding it difficult to know where to start. I offer a safe, supportive and non judgemental space for you to work through current issues. Together we can explore the areas you want more support in and develop a plan to learn skills and techniques to help you cope with the challenges you are facing. I am a Chartered Health Psychologist with over 12 years experience working in the NHS.
020 4538 4876 View 020 4538 4876
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Vanessa McLennan
Psychotherapist, UKCP Trainee
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.
020 4538 1474 View 020 4538 1474
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Lucy Lloyd
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
London W1H
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.
01494 328845 View 01494 328845
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Claire Feldman - Binge Eating Therapist
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
3 Endorsed
Bushey WD23
With the prevalence of disordered eating among those seeking weight loss surgery, I am committed to supporting this client group toward long-term sustainable change with the most effective outcome possible.
You may feel capable and organised in many areas of life, yet food can feel like the one place things quietly unravel. You might start the day with good intentions, only to find that by evening you're eating in a way that doesn't match what you truly want. Afterwards comes frustration, guilt, or the familiar promise to "start again tomorrow." Struggles with food rarely come down to willpower. For many people — particularly those with ADHD, or those who've always felt wired a little differently — eating becomes entangled with dopamine, emotional regulation, and the exhaustion of masking.
With the prevalence of disordered eating among those seeking weight loss surgery, I am committed to supporting this client group toward long-term sustainable change with the most effective outcome possible.
You may feel capable and organised in many areas of life, yet food can feel like the one place things quietly unravel. You might start the day with good intentions, only to find that by evening you're eating in a way that doesn't match what you truly want. Afterwards comes frustration, guilt, or the familiar promise to "start again tomorrow." Struggles with food rarely come down to willpower. For many people — particularly those with ADHD, or those who've always felt wired a little differently — eating becomes entangled with dopamine, emotional regulation, and the exhaustion of masking.
01248 665952 View 01248 665952
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Ashlee Mulimba
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Health Psych.
London SW9
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.
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Paula Bendon Therapy
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
London SW15
I work with individual adults, couples, children and teenagers in my Putney, South West London clinic. I work with adults and young people that suffer from anxiety, depression, OCD, burnout, ADHD and addiction. I use an integrated approach, CBT, compassion focused therapy, psychodynamic, mindfulness and Acceptance Commitment Therapy.
I work with individual adults, couples, children and teenagers in my Putney, South West London clinic. I work with adults and young people that suffer from anxiety, depression, OCD, burnout, ADHD and addiction. I use an integrated approach, CBT, compassion focused therapy, psychodynamic, mindfulness and Acceptance Commitment Therapy.
01748 900219 View 01748 900219
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Dr Lauren Rockliffe
Psychologist, PhD, HCPC - Health Psych.
3 Endorsed
Online Only
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.
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Liz Gilbert
Psychologist, HCPC - Health Psych.
Reigate RH2
You may be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or worn down by patterns that no longer feel helpful. You might be living with a long-term health condition, struggling with emotional eating, smoking, stress, burnout, loneliness, or finding it hard to make changes you care about. You want more clarity about what matters and to move forward in a way that feels realistic, sustainable, and aligned with the life you want to live.
You may be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or worn down by patterns that no longer feel helpful. You might be living with a long-term health condition, struggling with emotional eating, smoking, stress, burnout, loneliness, or finding it hard to make changes you care about. You want more clarity about what matters and to move forward in a way that feels realistic, sustainable, and aligned with the life you want to live.
01737 949429 View 01737 949429
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Maresa Louise Segura
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
London W2
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.
020 8103 0361 View 020 8103 0361
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Sophie Edwards
Psychologist, PsychD, CPsychol
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.
01245 967673 View 01245 967673

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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.