Counselling in W8
Lasting change happens when we stop fighting our emotions and start understanding them. Are you struggling with anxiety, unresolved trauma, or mood that feels heavy? You might be functioning well on the surface, but underneath, you’re exhausted by patterns that no longer serve you. I believe that while you are the expert in your own life, everyone needs a guide to help navigate the fog. Together, we can work toward a genuine reconnection with your ideal self and create the lasting change you deserve.
Lasting change happens when we stop fighting our emotions and start understanding them. Are you struggling with anxiety, unresolved trauma, or mood that feels heavy? You might be functioning well on the surface, but underneath, you’re exhausted by patterns that no longer serve you. I believe that while you are the expert in your own life, everyone needs a guide to help navigate the fog. Together, we can work toward a genuine reconnection with your ideal self and create the lasting change you deserve.
Hello and welcome to my page. I am Ayten, fully qualified UKCP reg. Senior Group Analyst, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist & Supervisor with 25 years experience supporting individuals, couples, and families facing with difficulties and assisting them gaining a better understanding by offering an accepting and warm space. Whether you feel depressed, anxious or want to understand yourself deeply, you may want to seek help to explore your inner world, I can provide you professional help in a non-judgemental and open atmosphere where you can get better insight. I invite clients from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures and identities.
Hello and welcome to my page. I am Ayten, fully qualified UKCP reg. Senior Group Analyst, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist & Supervisor with 25 years experience supporting individuals, couples, and families facing with difficulties and assisting them gaining a better understanding by offering an accepting and warm space. Whether you feel depressed, anxious or want to understand yourself deeply, you may want to seek help to explore your inner world, I can provide you professional help in a non-judgemental and open atmosphere where you can get better insight. I invite clients from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures and identities.
Specialist integrative coaching for anxiety, stress and Highly Sensitive People (HSPs).
I understand how challenging life can be so I am committed to creating a safe space for you to feel heard and find which strategies (nervous system, cognitive behavioural, positive psychology approaches) work best for you.
I am a HSP, so I also provide specialist support for that.
Specialist integrative coaching for anxiety, stress and Highly Sensitive People (HSPs).
I understand how challenging life can be so I am committed to creating a safe space for you to feel heard and find which strategies (nervous system, cognitive behavioural, positive psychology approaches) work best for you.
I am a HSP, so I also provide specialist support for that.
Dr Samina is a highly specialist Counselling Psychologist who supports individuals experiencing a wide range of emotional, relational, and health-related challenges. She has particular expertise in complex trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, disordered eating, and body image issues, as well as difficulties with confidence, self-esteem, and relationships. With over a decade of experience in the NHS and private practice, including the Priory in London Harley Street, she offers an integrative and compassionate approach that helps clients heal, grow, and live with greater clarity, balance, and self-acceptance.
Dr Samina is a highly specialist Counselling Psychologist who supports individuals experiencing a wide range of emotional, relational, and health-related challenges. She has particular expertise in complex trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, disordered eating, and body image issues, as well as difficulties with confidence, self-esteem, and relationships. With over a decade of experience in the NHS and private practice, including the Priory in London Harley Street, she offers an integrative and compassionate approach that helps clients heal, grow, and live with greater clarity, balance, and self-acceptance.
Maybe you feel as though you are negotiating between intersecting parts of yourself such as your mind, body, heart and soul and you’re finding it difficult to find a balance that feels sincere to you. Perhaps this back and forth is affecting how you behave with your family, friends or partner and you’re finding it difficult to cope. You want to live a life where you can integrate more aspects of yourself and feel more whole, to hear and trust yourself, without fear of feeling shame, feeling seen or even feeling truly known by those who matter most to you.
Maybe you feel as though you are negotiating between intersecting parts of yourself such as your mind, body, heart and soul and you’re finding it difficult to find a balance that feels sincere to you. Perhaps this back and forth is affecting how you behave with your family, friends or partner and you’re finding it difficult to cope. You want to live a life where you can integrate more aspects of yourself and feel more whole, to hear and trust yourself, without fear of feeling shame, feeling seen or even feeling truly known by those who matter most to you.
Hello, have you been feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself and those around you? Perhaps unhelpful behaviours and thoughts are effecting your confidence, relationships and sense of direction. You’re not alone, many of my clients come to therapy to reconnect with themselves, understand how their problems developed, and learn new ways to overcome their challenges. As an accredited CBT Therapist, with over 10 years of clinical experience, working in a variety of roles, I can support you with a range of different issues, and specialise in anxiety and mood-related problems, trauma, and low self-esteem.
Hello, have you been feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself and those around you? Perhaps unhelpful behaviours and thoughts are effecting your confidence, relationships and sense of direction. You’re not alone, many of my clients come to therapy to reconnect with themselves, understand how their problems developed, and learn new ways to overcome their challenges. As an accredited CBT Therapist, with over 10 years of clinical experience, working in a variety of roles, I can support you with a range of different issues, and specialise in anxiety and mood-related problems, trauma, and low self-esteem.
Hi, I’m Mikaela, a counselling psychologist with a strong belief that every person is deserving of self-regard, respect, and support to live their best life. From the moment we meet I will receive you and your concerns without judgment. I am trained in multiple modalities to support people like you to feel better. Whether you have been experiencing low mood, anxiety or panic attacks, trauma-related symptoms, low self-esteem, or any of the many other challenges that one can experience in life, I am here to help.
Hi, I’m Mikaela, a counselling psychologist with a strong belief that every person is deserving of self-regard, respect, and support to live their best life. From the moment we meet I will receive you and your concerns without judgment. I am trained in multiple modalities to support people like you to feel better. Whether you have been experiencing low mood, anxiety or panic attacks, trauma-related symptoms, low self-esteem, or any of the many other challenges that one can experience in life, I am here to help.
I am a warm, and compassionate Counselling Psychologist with over 15 years’ experience in the NHS, private & charity sectors working with the adult population. I have been helping my clients overcome a wide range of psychological difficulties, enabling them to develop a better relationship with themselves and others, and to create a more fulfilling existence.
I am a warm, and compassionate Counselling Psychologist with over 15 years’ experience in the NHS, private & charity sectors working with the adult population. I have been helping my clients overcome a wide range of psychological difficulties, enabling them to develop a better relationship with themselves and others, and to create a more fulfilling existence.
Sometimes we long for change, or find ourselves asking, ‘What is 'wrong' with me?’. Perhaps there’s an obvious reason - loss, life worries or a troubled relationship. Just as bad is when you can’t find a reason, you feel ‘nothing’. You lose emotional connection to life, others and yourself. This leads to inner conflict – different parts of you seem to want different things. One part is lonely, another is scared to connect. One part wants success, another wants to zone out. One part wants confidence, another wants to hide behind the curtains. You end up gridlocked into feelings and a life you don't want. I know, I've been there.
Sometimes we long for change, or find ourselves asking, ‘What is 'wrong' with me?’. Perhaps there’s an obvious reason - loss, life worries or a troubled relationship. Just as bad is when you can’t find a reason, you feel ‘nothing’. You lose emotional connection to life, others and yourself. This leads to inner conflict – different parts of you seem to want different things. One part is lonely, another is scared to connect. One part wants success, another wants to zone out. One part wants confidence, another wants to hide behind the curtains. You end up gridlocked into feelings and a life you don't want. I know, I've been there.
I work with adults experiencing anxiety and mood difficulties, including depression, generalised anxiety, social anxiety, panic, OCD, PTSD, health anxiety, perfectionism and low self-esteem. Many people I support feel stuck in patterns that affect their confidence and daily life and want support to feel more stable and in control.
I work with adults experiencing anxiety and mood difficulties, including depression, generalised anxiety, social anxiety, panic, OCD, PTSD, health anxiety, perfectionism and low self-esteem. Many people I support feel stuck in patterns that affect their confidence and daily life and want support to feel more stable and in control.
As a UKCP-qualified psychotherapist with extensive experience in substance misuse and stress-related challenges, I am deeply committed to helping individuals break free from addiction and compulsion. I offer a free one-hour initial session to help you feel comfortable and confident as we get to know each other. My work is grounded in the belief that substance use often reflects unaddressed emotional pain or unresolved patterns. Together, we’ll explore the roots of your struggles, understand your triggers, and build the resilience needed for lasting change in a safe, compassionate space.
As a UKCP-qualified psychotherapist with extensive experience in substance misuse and stress-related challenges, I am deeply committed to helping individuals break free from addiction and compulsion. I offer a free one-hour initial session to help you feel comfortable and confident as we get to know each other. My work is grounded in the belief that substance use often reflects unaddressed emotional pain or unresolved patterns. Together, we’ll explore the roots of your struggles, understand your triggers, and build the resilience needed for lasting change in a safe, compassionate space.
New slots now have become available!
The healing process is more fun, quicker and more efficient when we work with all of you rather than only your mind. That's why my approach is Holistic and Integrative. Holistic means that we work with 4 different layers of your being: your physical body, mind, emotions and energetical body.
Working Integratively means that I have a rich tool box of different approaches and I use the one which is suitable to you at the right time.
Check my website for a longer video explaining my approach.
New slots now have become available!
The healing process is more fun, quicker and more efficient when we work with all of you rather than only your mind. That's why my approach is Holistic and Integrative. Holistic means that we work with 4 different layers of your being: your physical body, mind, emotions and energetical body.
Working Integratively means that I have a rich tool box of different approaches and I use the one which is suitable to you at the right time.
Check my website for a longer video explaining my approach.
Whether it’s being caught in endless worries and ‘what ifs’, having painful memories of difficult past experiences, or going through a transition that has you feeling a little lost, life has a way of throwing things at you that increase anxiety, low mood, demotivation and impact relationships. This might affect you physically, increasing stress and tension, disturbing your sleep and appetite or preventing you from living a life that feels aligned with what’s most important to you. At ABODE Therapy, our psychologists provide you with a safe, non-judgemental and encouraging space in which to understand and navigate a way out of this.
Whether it’s being caught in endless worries and ‘what ifs’, having painful memories of difficult past experiences, or going through a transition that has you feeling a little lost, life has a way of throwing things at you that increase anxiety, low mood, demotivation and impact relationships. This might affect you physically, increasing stress and tension, disturbing your sleep and appetite or preventing you from living a life that feels aligned with what’s most important to you. At ABODE Therapy, our psychologists provide you with a safe, non-judgemental and encouraging space in which to understand and navigate a way out of this.
You may function well on the outside, yet feel emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or stuck in repeating patterns. Over time, this can lead to questioning your relationships, your emotional reactions, or the way you relate to yourself.
Often, what’s needed is not quick solutions or advice, but greater clarity, emotional stability, and a more honest relationship with yourself and others.
You may function well on the outside, yet feel emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or stuck in repeating patterns. Over time, this can lead to questioning your relationships, your emotional reactions, or the way you relate to yourself.
Often, what’s needed is not quick solutions or advice, but greater clarity, emotional stability, and a more honest relationship with yourself and others.
Feeling left behind? Is you partnership in trouble, resentments becoming unmanageable, fights getting worse and affecting your children. Are you missing the trust and intimacy you once had? Is a sexual difficulty preventing you from finding a partner or is sex a thing of the past in your relationship? I work with individuals and couples who want to thrive not just survive
Feeling left behind? Is you partnership in trouble, resentments becoming unmanageable, fights getting worse and affecting your children. Are you missing the trust and intimacy you once had? Is a sexual difficulty preventing you from finding a partner or is sex a thing of the past in your relationship? I work with individuals and couples who want to thrive not just survive
This is for anyone who feels stuck, overthinking, overwhelmed, caught in cycles they don’t fully understand, and is pretending or trying to get through everyday and is ready to explore these patterns and work towards change. Feeling anxious, panicky, stressed, depressed I can help.
Using a structured, collaborative approach, I help clients gain clarity about how their thoughts, emotions, and behaviours interact and how these can be adjusted to improve wellbeing. Whether your goal is to reduce anxiety, build a healthier relationship with food, or regain a sense of control in your life, therapy is tailored to your specific needs
This is for anyone who feels stuck, overthinking, overwhelmed, caught in cycles they don’t fully understand, and is pretending or trying to get through everyday and is ready to explore these patterns and work towards change. Feeling anxious, panicky, stressed, depressed I can help.
Using a structured, collaborative approach, I help clients gain clarity about how their thoughts, emotions, and behaviours interact and how these can be adjusted to improve wellbeing. Whether your goal is to reduce anxiety, build a healthier relationship with food, or regain a sense of control in your life, therapy is tailored to your specific needs
Feeling alone in your relationship? Can't figure out why your relationships aren't working out and you end up alone? You are not alone. If your relationships aren't working, are unhappy, are unsatisfying your quality of life isn't all it could be. It's sad. It's exhausting. It feels hopeless sometimes. You are already taking the first step looking for someone to help you. I hear from so many couples and individuals who felt ashamed or frustrated they couldn't figure it out for themselves. That it means their marriage must be over or somethings wrong with them if they need to see a relationship therapist. You are not alone.
Feeling alone in your relationship? Can't figure out why your relationships aren't working out and you end up alone? You are not alone. If your relationships aren't working, are unhappy, are unsatisfying your quality of life isn't all it could be. It's sad. It's exhausting. It feels hopeless sometimes. You are already taking the first step looking for someone to help you. I hear from so many couples and individuals who felt ashamed or frustrated they couldn't figure it out for themselves. That it means their marriage must be over or somethings wrong with them if they need to see a relationship therapist. You are not alone.
Are you struggling to cope, feeling lost or stuck?
Do you find that experiences from your past are impacting on you - that old beliefs and behaviours are holding you back?
If you want to make changes in your life and need compassionate support as you move from surviving to thriving, I can help.
I offer both short and longer term therapy online. I am Accredited with the BACP and EMDR UK and Europe (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing). I specialise in helping clients recover from trauma and addictions.
If you are struggling to overcome blocks and reach your goals, we can use EMDR-informed coaching to help you push through.
Are you struggling to cope, feeling lost or stuck?
Do you find that experiences from your past are impacting on you - that old beliefs and behaviours are holding you back?
If you want to make changes in your life and need compassionate support as you move from surviving to thriving, I can help.
I offer both short and longer term therapy online. I am Accredited with the BACP and EMDR UK and Europe (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing). I specialise in helping clients recover from trauma and addictions.
If you are struggling to overcome blocks and reach your goals, we can use EMDR-informed coaching to help you push through.
We understand that every situation is unique. Every person is unique. We tailor our therapy to each individual.
We understand that every situation is unique. Every person is unique. We tailor our therapy to each individual.
I provide Affordable Short-Term Psychosexual Therapy, Relationship Therapy, and Coaching in Optimal Life or/and Sex Coaching. I have been systematically seeing clients presenting with sexual and relationship difficulties in the clinical setting in Relate (July 2019 - October 2023) and on Private Basis from December 2022. I have acquired approximately 700 clinical hours. For difficulties I most often encounter in my work and can help you with please visit my website osle.info or book a FREE 20 to 30-minute Video Meeting with me.
I provide Affordable Short-Term Psychosexual Therapy, Relationship Therapy, and Coaching in Optimal Life or/and Sex Coaching. I have been systematically seeing clients presenting with sexual and relationship difficulties in the clinical setting in Relate (July 2019 - October 2023) and on Private Basis from December 2022. I have acquired approximately 700 clinical hours. For difficulties I most often encounter in my work and can help you with please visit my website osle.info or book a FREE 20 to 30-minute Video Meeting with me.
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How does your Counsellor compare?
Number of Counsellors in W8
100+
Average cost per session
£89
Counsellors in W8 who prioritize treating:
| 95% | Anxiety |
| 88% | Depression |
| 88% | Self Esteem |
| 88% | Stress |
| 81% | Relationship Issues |
| 68% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 60% | Women's Issues |
Average years in practice
10 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 85% | Aviva |
| 66% | AXA PPP |
| 55% | WPA |
How Counsellors in W8 see their clients
| 77% | In Person and Online | |
| 23% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 80% | Female | |
| 20% | Male |