Therapists in United Kingdom

Sam Bloxsidge
Sam Bloxsidge
If you are looking to explore issues around sense of identity, meaning / purpose in life, relationships, creative expression, feeling like and outsider, and/or any of life’s challenges that arise, I can offer a supportive space.
As a UKCP registered psychotherapist, I offer online sessions to UK residents on a weekly basis, in which to explore, understand and discover ways to help you feel empowered to engage with life meaningfully.
Please get in touch via email for availability current and to arrange a free-of-charge 20 min consultation via zoom, where we can discuss your needs further, and see how we get on.

Mrs. Nawar Sourij
Mrs. Nawar Sourij
I’m a relational integrative psychotherapist. I integrate CBT, psychodynamic, TA, Gestalt, and neuroscience.

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.

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.

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.

Ben Rath
Ben Rath
My training is in Transactional Analysis Counselling and Integrative Psychotherapy, and I have experience working with a wide range of individuals over the past five years. I aim to build a strong and supportive relationship with my clients, offering a safe space to explore whatever difficulties they may be experiencing, and utilising a flexible approach to be able to tailor the therapy to each individual’s needs. I believe strongly in the potentials of compassion, insight and self-awareness in helping people heal psychological wounds and make positive life changes.

Mark Sunderland
Mark Sunderland
As your counsellor, I can help you by listening to whatever is troubling you the aim being to help you explore and understand the events or situation that have prompted you to seek help. I can help you explore any kind of problem, whether it is trying to make sense of a past life experience that is causing you some emotional pain, or a current problem that you are finding hard to cope with on your own, or perhaps a fear of something in the future which is holding you back. I strongly believe that having a safe space to talk, without judgment, can help you get clarity and empower you to move forward and make clear decisions about what you can do to improve your life.

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).

Dr. Anna Chisholm
Dr. Anna Chisholm
As a BPS Chartered Health Psychologist I support people with health-related behavioural change. This might be supporting people with making a healthy lifestyle change, or living with a long-term condition. I have worked with people living with a range of long-term health conditions including obesity, psoriasis, kidney disease and multiple sclerosis. Change topics have included but are not limited to, weight management, eating, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, sleep, and stress management. I work with multiple health psychology theories and therapeutic approaches in an integrated way so that support is individualised and tailored to you and the issues you are facing.

Tom Buckland
Tom Buckland

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.

Mr. Richard Whitenstall
Mr. Richard Whitenstall
I am a Gestalt Counsellor (regsitered with BACP) and started seeing clients in 2013. This was through placements at Hampshire charities No Limits (young people) and Cruse (bereavement). From 2017 to 2019 I set up and ran a counselling service with London charity Positive21 (HIV). I am co-author of “Strength to Talk” which is dedicated to men’s mental health with all proceeds going to the charity Mind.
Anyone interested in counselling can have a free consultation session (30mins) to ask any questions and check that we could make progress.
After that I work online via “Psychology Today Sessions” (encrypted video service) each session lasts 50 minutes.
The model I use is Gestalt/Humanistic theory.

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.

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.

Dr. Omar Kowlessar
Dr. Omar Kowlessar
Dr. Omar A. Kowlessar leads OAK Psychological Services. He is a HCPC registered Chartered Consultant Clinical Psychologist with over 18 years experience specialising in adult mental health (ages 16+).
Dr. Kowlessar offers diagnostic assessments and a range of evidence-based psychological therapies to members of the public as well as clinical supervision and mentoring to psychologist and non-psychologist health professionals. He is qualified in multiple psychological therapies, CBT; ACT and EMDR.
Dr. Kowlessar is an expert in treating a wide spectrum of mental health conditions, from anxiety and depression to personality disorder and psychosis; he is BABCP accredited and a Chartered member of the British Psychological Society.
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