Therapists in United Kingdom

Dr. Heather Sequeira
Dr. Heather Sequeira
Consultant Psychologist | Specialist in Trauma, OCD & Affective Intelligence
Dr Heather Sequeira is a Chartered Consultant Psychologist with a distinctive focus on trauma, OCD, and the affective intelligence that often lies beneath psychological distress. With over two decades of clinical and academic experience, she integrates lived insight with evidence-based practice to challenge narrow diagnostic thinking and expand how we support complex mental health. She has a special interest in helping men.
Heather is the founder of PTSDTraumaWorkshops, a BPS-approved training platform for psychologists and CBT therapists, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham. She also works clinically within the NHS and contributes widely to national media, including BBC Radio 4, The Guardian, Sky News, and the World Service.
A former Senior Research Fellow at the University of London, Heather’s work bridges neurobiological, relational, and experiential understandings of trauma and OCD. She advocates for treatment models that not only reduce symptoms but attend to the meaning, sensitivity, and deep emotional processing many individuals bring to therapy.

Ms Gemma Pearson
Ms Gemma Pearson
I am a qualified practitioner psychologist with expertise in working with adult males who present with a range of mental health needs. I have over ten year’s experience of working in community and inpatient settings. I have helped to support individuals with depression, suicidal/ self harm behaviour, anxiety, anger management and relationship issues. I have a specialist interest in trauma and the development of personality. I take an integrative approach to therapy, including the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).

Suzy Thacker
Suzy Thacker
I am a person-centered counselor with over 10 years experience in public and corporate sectors as well as my own counselling practice.
I work together with clients in exploring what is going on for them currently (or has done in the past) in order to help them gain clarity and feel better in themselves as a result.

Mr. Graham Mason
Mr. Graham Mason
As a systemically trained counsellor I pay attention to what is happening in your world right now, what is influencing your life and thoughts. Believing that change is always possible given the right conditions exist for that change to thrive and embed. It follows that one of the most important points to me is that my clients are given a safe, confidential space where they can explore their concerns, but where they are valued, accepted and given compassion. I consider my approach to be what is termed “integrative” where I use a blend of theory and techniques from the Person-Centred, Solution Focused, Systemic schools of counselling and psychotherapy. Practising from this approach I am able to adapt my way of working with clients to the uni

Mrs Cheryl Backham
Mrs Cheryl Backham
Hi I’m Cheryl, and a BACP registered counsellor based in Smallthorne. I have 6 years’ experience working with people who have experienced trauma. I charge £30 per hour, with special rates for some groups. My hours are flexible including evenings.

Dr. Laura Sanger
Dr. Laura Sanger
Whatever your hopes of therapy and life, I will work alongside you to get things moving in the direction you prefer. I adapt my approach, drawing on multiple models, ideas and research findings, to try to create a good fit for you and use your ongoing feedback to help me to do this. I consider relationships to be an important part of how we interact with life, whether that be current relationships with others, key relationships in the past or our relationship with ourselves or problems which come along.

Rachel Hewitt-Hall
Rachel Hewitt-Hall

Richard Lovell
Richard Lovell
Hello, my name is Richard, thank you for looking at my profile. I am a qualified integrative counsellor trained in schools such as Person Centered, Psychodynamic, CBT, Solution Focused Therapy and Transactional Analysis to create a blended and bespoke model for my clients.
I understand that each individual’s journey is unique and therapy should reflect this. I have had specific training to work with male mental health and the unique challenges that face in modern society, such as work or social stress, issues around depression, anger and anxiety, relationship and dating issues, breakups and parenting challenges. I aim to create a warm, non judgmental environment where we can identify what troubles you and how to move forward in life.

Dr. Daniela Bloom
Dr. Daniela Bloom
I am a chartered Counselling Psychologist and EMDR therapist, registered with HCPC and accredited by the British Psychological Society. In my therapeutic practice I work predominantly with issues around relationships, intimacy, anxiety, depression, loneliness and isolation, self-esteem, body image and eating disorders, gender identity, and a more general unease around existence.
My therapeutic approach is existentially/

Andrew Kitching
Andrew Kitching
I am an experienced psychotherapist currently working from consulting rooms in Belgravia & Chelsea, London, and work with adult clients from varying backgrounds. In my previous career as a senior executive in newspaper and media organisations in the US and UK, I worked with highly creative individuals and business people alike. This specialist knowledge of the creative and business worlds informs my psychotherapy work as well as familiarity with mid-life/career transitioning, divorce/separation, drink/drug dependency, boarding school syndrome and the attendant depression, stress and anxiety this can evoke.

Miftau Iddrisu
Miftau Iddrisu
Hello, I am Miftau Iddrisu. I am a psychotherapist based in Manchester, England. I am accredited with the BABCP and BACP. I am an integrative therapist. This means I combine different treatment models to help my clients address difficulties where appropriate.
I am trained in CBT, DBT, EMDR and Schema therapy. I also work as a mentalization therapist for families. I have been providing psychological interventions since 2005. I have experience of working with depression, anxiety, stress, attachment, trauma, panic, self-harming and more.
I am compassionate, supportive, empathetic, personable, experienced and open to understanding your difficulties to help make meaningful change. I look forward to supporting you in your therapy journey.

Miranda Lo
Miranda Lo
Hello! My name is Miranda – a counsellor and life coach. I work with an Integrative Therapeutic Approach to draw benefits from various modalities to suit You. I have worked with adults with various concerns, including social anxiety, performance anxiety, self-esteem issues, finding self-identity & meaning in life, career & vocational transformation, depression, bereavement, panic attack, anxiety, fixed core belief, nightmares, communication issues within relationships, self-harming, binge eating, long-term therapy support, dual diagnosis, alcohol and substance abuse, anger management and BPD issues. I participate in continual professional training regularly to keep my practice up-to-date in serving the various concerns of my clients.

Sophia England
Sophia England
While it can be valuable to talk about your problems with close friends and family members, sometimes the people around you aren’t able to provide the help you need. I’ll listen to you and help you to understand yourself better, so you can make positive changes in your life. I’m happy to consider working with almost any issue and have experience of working with a wide range of men and presenting issues. I’ve a speciality in working with people who are affected by trauma, I’ve completed Trauma Enhanced Practice Levels 2 and 3. I holds awareness that an event, a series of events or a set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally hurtful or life threatening can be termed as trauma.

Sarah James
Sarah James
Sometimes life can feel small. You might feel stuck in a way of thinking or living that no longer fits. Or something may have happened that’s changed how you see everything.
If this sounds familiar, I can help. I offer a safe, confidential space to talk things through and understand yourself better. I came to this work because I believe people don’t need to stay stuck in the situations they find themselves in.
I’m a fully qualified, BACP-registered therapist, trained in psychodynamic and trauma-informed therapy. I work with people 18+ on issues including trauma, sexual assault, addiction, bullying, boarding school, family relationships, domestic abuse and LGBT+ concerns.
Book a free 20-minute call to see if we’re a good fit.

Mrs. Lis Starkey-Smets
Mrs. Lis Starkey-Smets
Hello, I’m an integrative psychotherapist and counsellor, working with individuals in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, and online.
I have experience supporting people experiencing a wide range of emotional difficulties and adapt my approach to suit each individual and their circumstances/needs. I have a particular interest in working with parents, both during the postnatal period and beyond. Please do take a look at my website to learn a bit more about what it might be like to work with me, and feel free to get in touch via email or telephone if you have any questions.
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