Counselling in SW19

You have already made a brave and important step on the journey to well-being and self-discovery, by enquiring about having therapy. As a Clinical Psychologist, I am passionate about helping people to realise the values, knowledge, and skills that they already hold, and how the awareness of this can enable them to live full, vibrant and satisfying lives. I believe that it is important to learn skills to help people cope with the present and the future, as well as making sense of past experiences to understand patterns that are happening in your life currently.

Sometimes it’s hard to know where to turn and where to begin when we’re unhappy or feeling stuck. Sometimes there are things in our past which we have tried to turn away from but which continue to trouble us. I recognise the pressures of the modern world and the difficulties we often face reconciling our inner needs with the demands of a busy, stressful life. I have seen how easily we can lose ourselves and struggle to cope, and how important it is to find a person or place where we can speak openly and be truly heard without the fear of being judged.

Is your life affected by issues in your relationships with others, issues in your relationship you have with yourself? Are intrusive and negative thoughts often making you feel down and helpless? Is anxiety stopping you from enjoying your life? There is hope. I can help you explore, challenge and change those unhelpful thought patterns, aiming to help you feel more empowered and confident so you can enjoy your life and have more loving and happier relationships, with yourself and others. Contact me to book an initial appointment and see if my combined psychotherapy&solution focused approach would work for you.

Choosing a therapist can seem overwhelming so I am happy to arrange a 10 minute phone chat, free of charge, so that we can decide whether we will work well together before making an appointment for our first session. Clients bring a range of challenges. These are sometimes linked to emotional injuries from the past that need gentle, careful attention and exploration, while other clients need to focus on difficulties in their adult relationships, either at work or at home.

I work integratively, my training was in existential psychotherapy. This means I believe that life is naturally going to present struggles and that we need to navigate our way through life's givens: loneliness, anxiety and death are all givens of our life. I believe that the goal of therapy is to create space to reflect and align oneself with one's values and understand our limitations. I believe that trauma has a lasting impact on our bodies and minds, and that through understanding the mind-body connection, healing can ultimately take place. I have experience working in multiple settings, including inpatient settings.

Hi there, my name is Gemma. I support people to look after their future selves. Living with physical health issues or a long term condition (i.e. being a human being) is frustrating and overwhelming at times. Managing symptoms, changes to lifestyle, diet or medication can impact on our mood, motivation, sleep and relationships, and self-care can feel impossible on top of other existing challenges in life. I support people to relate differently to these challenges. By learning to step back and make space for some discomfort in life, we can allow more time and energy for the things that matter most in life (our values).

I believe that we have the inner capacity to heal. The first step is to understand our life story – how the past might be affecting us today, why we behave, think, and feel in the way we do, to gain self-awareness, and to understand what emotions and feelings are still unresolved in our internal system. The next step is to resolve & heal that which needs resolving & healing – whether it is depression, anxiety, low self-worth, panic attacks, traumatic life events, attachment injuries, relationship issues, suicidal ideation, as well as existential or spiritual matters.

I am a Specialist Clinical Psychologist offering a therapy space to explore, build psychological tools and make sense of difficult experiences. My therapeutic style acknowledges that your mind, body, spirit, and community are connected. I invite you to bring all aspects of your identity that are important to you; whether it's your ethnicity, faith, cultural beliefs - all these areas can shape how we uniquely experience a range of mental health difficulties whether this is anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, lack of confidence, low mood or impostor syndrome.

I work with genuine care, empathy and my team and I are non- judgemental. We are very passionate about helping and offer a warm and nurturing space for you to explore your presenting issues which you may be finding challenging and distressing.

Did you know 1 out 5 children in the UK experiences mental health challenges that affects their ways of relating with loved ones at some point during their childhood? Getting appropriate support at an early stage is important for children who have experienced physical or emotional trauma. Children struggling with their emotions often act out or become withdrawn. These responses are put down as behaviour issues while in fact they are children's way of communicating to adults that they need support. Music Therapy is the perfect tool for children who are not ready to 'talk it through' to express themselves in ways that motivates them.

My ideal client will be the one who wants help to gain a deeper understanding of themself, and increase their self-esteem and confidence, thus allowing them to live the life they want. As your therapist, I will aim to facilitate and encourage you to trust yourself, make your own decisions and find your own solutions.

Hello and welcome. As a clinical psychologist, my training has focused on building psychotherapy which is tailored to each person, and focuses on tapping into their own wisdom to help guide them through difficulties. I have worked with people from across the lifespan, and from different backgrounds. I am currently a therapist in the NHS within a National Specialist therapy programme at the world-renowned Maudsley Hospital in London. I was trained at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience in a number of psychological therapies for a range of difficulties.

Hello! I'm here to tell you that things can be better than this - there is a reason you're feeling the way you do and I can help you understand why and identify what needs to change. I specialise in helping people heal from past trauma, relationships and low self-esteem that commonly lead to feelings of anxiety and depression. Recognising patterns within relationships and experiences, making contact with emotion and using techniques to manage intense feelings forms a basis for my work. I'm fully accredited, meeting the BACP 'higher standard as a competent, ethical and independent practitioner', and work as a counsellor for the NHS.

My name is Luisa Alexa, and I give the best of counselling and coaching to help people become empowered from within. Counselling is good for you if you are in a bad place and need genuine support in hard times, to ease grief resulting from sudden losses, break-ups, dramatic changes, burnout, etc. Coaching can help when you want to take action and need someone next to you who motivates you to stick to your plans on the road to a brighter future. When done together with counselling, coaching speeds up the process and encourages you to be more and more self-reliant and independent in your counselling journey.

An empathic, non-judgmental and compassionate relationship will provide a safe environment where you can explore and understand whatever you might be experiencing. I will work collaboratively with you and you will learn strategies and acquire tools and techniques to help manage your difficulties and improve your mood. The types of techniques that I use depend on the nature of your difficulties and your therapeutic goals. Following an initial assessment, goals will be set and agreed upon and these will be regularly reviewed during treatment.

Hi, I'm Sarah. I'm a fully qualified Integrative psychotherapist and counsellor, I am a registered member of the BACP, with several years experience working with clients. I have worked with a wide range of clients through the NHS IAPT and have been working in Private Practice and online for the past few years. Areas I can help with are: Childhood traumas, Feeling sad, Depression Anxieties, Bereavement, Relationship issues, Problems at work, Sexual identity, Cultural issues, Overcoming stress/burnout and negative life patterns, Addictions, Personal growth and transformation, establishing healthy boundaries and relationships.

Taking a first step to speak to a therapist can be challenging. I therefore aim to create an authentic, compassionate, and safe place to collaboratively explore and make sense of the challenges that you are facing, whether it might be stress, adjusting to difficult life experiences, low mood, anxiety, self-esteem or relationship difficulties. I believe everyone is the expert of their own lives and therefore I will work alongside you and offer a style of therapy that meets your individual needs.​

We all go through difficult times in life. Most of the time we are able to ride the wave on our own or with support from family and friends. However, sometimes the wave may feel too big and never ending. Sometimes it's just easier to speak to someone we don't know, especially about things we have been hiding away for a long time. Or else we may not want to 'burden' others with our issues. You don't have to be in the dark on your own. A counsellor can share their light with you and in time help you find your own again.

Each person is unique and distinctive and therefore one approach may not fit them all. I place the client-therapist relationship at the heart of an effective therapeutic process providing an honest and non-judgmental stance where your feelings can be expressed and contained in a safe and confidential setting. You might want to make sense of the past and explore how it can sometimes be reconstructed in the present or you might seek to get back in touch with your real self through acceptance and a better mind-body connection.