Counselling
Counselling offers something that is surprisingly rare: a space that is entirely yours. No advice you didn't ask for, no judgement, no agenda other than helping you understand yourself and move toward something that feels better than where you are now.
Whether you work with me online or in person, that space is the same — confidential, unhurried, and focused entirely on you.
Integrative counselling draws on more than one therapeutic tradition rather than following a single fixed model. In practice, this means the way we work together is shaped by you — your needs, your pace, and what actually seems to be helping.
My core training brings together Person-Centred Therapy, Gestalt, and CBT. Depending on what you bring to sessions, we might work in an open, exploratory way — following what feels significant to you. We might focus on the present moment and what your body or emotions are telling you right now. Or we might take a more structured approach, looking at the thoughts and patterns that are getting in the way. Often it is a combination of all three.
What stays the same is the quality of the space: warm, unhurried, and genuinely responsive to you.
What is integrative counselling
People come to counselling for many different reasons. Some of the most common areas I work with include:
Anxiety and stress Persistent worry, a sense of dread that doesn't quite lift, difficulty switching off, or the more acute experience of panic. Counselling can help you understand what is driving your anxiety and develop a different relationship with it.
Trauma and difficult past experiences Experiences from the past — including childhood, abusive relationships, or events that felt overwhelming at the time — can continue to shape how we feel and behave long after they are over. Counselling offers a safe space to approach that material at a pace that feels manageable.
Life transitions Moving country, changing career, ending a relationship, losing someone, becoming a parent, retiring — major transitions often bring more psychological weight than we expect. Counselling can help you find your footing when the ground has shifted.
Relationship difficulties Patterns that repeat across relationships, conflict that goes in circles, difficulty with closeness or trust, a sense of loneliness even within relationships — these are all areas counselling can help you explore and understand more deeply.
Identity and self-worth A persistent inner critic, low confidence, difficulty knowing what you want or who you are, a sense of not quite belonging — these quieter but significant struggles are as valid a reason to seek support as any acute crisis.
Cultural identity and belonging Living between cultures — whether as an expat, a second-generation immigrant, or someone navigating the gap between the world they grew up in and the one they now inhabit — brings its own specific challenges. As someone who has lived that experience myself, I bring both professional and personal understanding to this work.
What can counselling help with?
How counselling works in practice
There is no fixed template for a counselling session. Some sessions are focused and purposeful; others are more exploratory. Some feel like progress; others feel like sitting with something difficult without yet knowing what to do with it. All of it is part of the process.
What stays consistent is the space itself — confidential, unhurried, and genuinely focused on you. Sessions last 50 minutes and tend to work best when held at a regular time each week, which builds the kind of continuity and trust that makes deeper work possible.
Counselling can be short-term — a focused piece of work around a specific issue — or longer term, allowing for a more thorough exploration of patterns, history and meaning over time. We would discuss what feels right for you at the outset, and revisit it as the work develops.
Counselling is the foundation of my work, but it does not always have to stand alone. Where it feels relevant and useful, I may also draw on EMDR, or hypnotherapy alongside the counselling work — always discussed and agreed with you, never imposed.
If you come to me specifically for EMDR or hypnotherapy, that is also entirely possible. You can read more about those approaches on their own pages.
When counselling is part of a wider approach
Online counselling has become the way many people now choose to work — not as a compromise, but as a genuine preference. Without travel time, without the pressure of a waiting room, and from a space where you already feel at ease, many clients find it easier to settle and open up.
I offer secure video sessions to adults across the UK. Sessions work in exactly the same way as in-person appointments — the therapeutic relationship, the quality of attention, and the depth of the work are no different. The only thing that changes is where you sit.
If you are based outside London, have a demanding schedule, prefer the privacy of working from home, or simply find online easier, this is available to you wherever you are in the UK.
Online counselling
For some people, being physically present in a room with their therapist matters. The ritual of travelling to a session, stepping away from daily life, and sitting in a dedicated space can itself be part of the process — a signal to the mind that this time is different, and that it is safe to slow down.
If that resonates with you, I currently offer in-person sessions at two locations in London:
West Hampstead, NW6 — well connected by tube, Overground and bus
Paddington / Lancaster Gate, W2 — accessible via the Elizabeth, Bakerloo, Circle, Hammersmith & City and District lines at Paddington, and the Central line at Lancaster Gate
Neither in-person nor online is inherently better than the other — it is a matter of what works for you, your lifestyle, and how you feel most able to open up.
In-person counselling in London
If you are curious about hypnotherapy and would like to talk through whether it might suit you, please feel free to get in touch. I am happy to answer questions before you commit to anything.