British Therapists on Pleso Therapy

Louise Bennett is a compassionate and grounded Person-Centred therapist, dedicated to supporting individuals through profound life challenges such as stress, anxiety, pervasive loneliness, unresolved grief, and the search for meaning and purpose. She possesses specific expertise in empowering women diagnosed with Autism or ADHD later in life, guiding clients through neurodivergence burnout, and addressing the intricate dynamics of relationship difficulties, including step and blended family challenges. In her client-led sessions, Louise fosters an open-ended space for deep exploration of present concerns and emotional processes, always adapting flexibly to your unique needs. She attentively brings awareness to body language, helps you reframe problems from fresh perspectives, and consistently tracks progress while encouraging you to discover your own solutions. With Louise, you will build robust support networks in daily life, gaining clarity and self-awareness. Her approach empowers you to reconnect with your core values and make decisions that truly align with your authentic self, all within a safe, genuine, and respectful therapeutic relationship.

Claire Clark is a Gestalt therapist dedicated to supporting individuals ready for profound change, particularly when their current coping strategies are no longer effective. She brings extensive experience to clients navigating anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, and loss, as well as those adapting to new life conditions, seeking deeper meaning, or addressing behavioural disorders like eating disorders, alongside significant career transitions and development. Utilising her expertise in Gestalt therapy, Claire focuses intensely on present concerns and deep emotional processes, fostering self-reflection and personal growth within open-ended, client-led sessions. Her empathetic approach is particularly beneficial for diverse groups, including career-focused professionals, expecting parents, older adults, students, and individuals managing job loss, financial stress, neurodiversity, or high-responsibility roles. Claire flexibly adapts each session to individual needs, actively engaging clients through creative methods, metaphors, and an awareness of body language, all while encouraging them to discover their own solutions. She provides consistent praise and encouragement for progress, recommends valuable resources, and, when necessary, collaborates with other professionals to ensure comprehensive support. Ultimately, Claire empowers her clients to reframe challenges, build robust support networks, and move forward with greater understanding and a renewed sense of purpose.

Leah O’Shaughnessy offers a warm and supportive space for adults navigating anxiety, depression, and bereavement. She also provides compassionate guidance for those experiencing emotional turmoil, low self-esteem, loss and search for meaning, and the lasting impact of trauma. Drawing on an integrative approach, Leah blends Person-Centred and Psychodynamic therapies to create a unique therapeutic journey tailored to your individual needs. Her practice is open-ended, allowing ample time to explore how past experiences might be influencing your present while empowering you to discover your own solutions and paths forward. Leah works with a diverse range of individuals, including students, young adults, older adults, emergency service workers, and survivors of abuse and violence, as well as people with mental health diagnoses. In sessions, you can expect to feel deeply heard and understood, gaining a greater sense of clarity over your thoughts and feelings, and finding hope for a brighter future.

Andy Solomon-Osborne works with a broad range of adults grappling with challenges such as anxiety, stress, depression, addiction, ADHD, trauma, and relational difficulties. He offers a warm, reflective space, integrating Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, CBT, Person-Centred, and Positive Psychotherapy to balance deep emotional exploration with practical strategies. Andy adapts flexibly to each client's needs, often exploring past experiences to inform present challenges, and provides tools to reframe problems, build resilience, and foster long-term change. Clients can expect to feel understood, empowered, and better equipped to navigate life.

Kellie High is a deeply compassionate and skilled therapist specializing in profound emotional processes, especially those arising from childhood trauma, abuse, and early attachment issues. Drawing upon psychodynamic, person-centred, narrative, and trauma-informed art therapy, Kellie offers a flexible and open-ended journey, thoroughly exploring past experiences and their lasting impact. She works with diverse clients, including students, young adults, older adults, parents, caregivers, and survivors of violence and abuse, addressing issues such as low self-esteem, loneliness, social isolation, and complex mental health diagnoses. Kellie creates a highly supportive environment where clients are encouraged to find their own solutions, fostering deep self-reflection and personal growth. Adapting flexibly to each individual's needs, she often incorporates creative methods like art and imagery to facilitate insight, without relying on homework. With a consistent focus on praise and encouragement, Kellie guides clients through their healing journey, empowering them to overcome challenges and build resilience. Her practice is dedicated to understanding the roots of current struggles, helping clients to feel heard, understood, and equipped to manage day-to-day life with greater self-awareness.

Leah Clements provides a warm, thoughtful, and deeply human therapy space for adults across all stages of life. Her integrative, existential approach helps clients work through a wide spectrum of concerns — from grief, anxiety, and family conflict to addiction, identity questions, and difficult life transitions. Leah adapts each session to meet the person where they are, blending emotional exploration with practical insight. She frequently works with older adults, students, immigrants, parents, and individuals struggling with substance use — helping each client explore how the past shapes the present and what new paths might now be possible. Leah’s style encourages depth, clarity, and authentic self-discovery, making room for the full complexity of human experience.

Marianna is a deeply compassionate and experienced therapist who guides adults through significant life challenges, including intense anxiety and fear, the pursuit of self-reflection and personal growth, the processing of childhood and past trauma, and the emotional landscape of involuntary childlessness. Her clients, often feeling stuck or overwhelmed, seek deeper meaning, balance, and empowerment, and she provides a warm, non-judgemental space to facilitate this journey. Marianna employs a flexible integrative approach, drawing profoundly from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Person-Centred Therapy, ensuring a tailored and comprehensive therapeutic experience for individuals. In sessions, she expertly balances deep emotional reflection with practical tools and strategies, consistently exploring how past experiences shape present concerns to foster lasting insight. She adapts flexibly to each client's unique needs within an open-ended framework, actively tracking progress, offering praise and encouragement, and recommending valuable resources. Marianna empowers clients to discover their own solutions, reframe challenges, and build robust support networks, equipping them with essential tools for preventing relapse and fostering sustainable well-being. Beyond individual work, she also extends her supportive approach to specific groups such as expecting and new parents, immigrants and expats, and survivors of abuse and violence.

Richard Mann is an integrative therapist who offers a warm, structured space for individuals navigating profound emotional and behavioural challenges. His areas of focus include guilt, shame, intimacy difficulties, low self-esteem, and a wide spectrum of addictions — both substance-related (alcohol, drugs, smoking) and behavioural (gaming, gambling, pornography). Richard combines Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, CBT, DBT, and Trauma Therapy approaches to create personalised support that adapts to each client’s unique journey. He works with a diverse client base, including LGBTQ+ individuals, neurodivergent adults, high-performing professionals, and survivors of trauma and abuse. In every case, his work is grounded in understanding how past experiences shape current difficulties — helping clients process pain, reframe limiting beliefs, and access new ways of coping and connecting. His practice also extends to supporting anxiety, depression, insomnia, and relationship struggles, with a consistent focus on helping people reconnect with their sense of agency and worth.

Paul specializes in guiding individuals and couples through the complex interplay of generational trauma, childhood experiences, and various forms of addiction, including behavioral, substance, and family-related patterns. As an LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Therapist, he creates a safe space to address unique challenges, improve communication, resolve conflict, and foster intimacy, particularly when trust issues are prevalent. Paul employs a flexible, integrative approach, drawing on Psychodynamic, Trauma, Narrative, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to explore how past experiences shape present concerns. He empowers clients by providing practical tools and strategies, adapting sessions to individual needs while often using metaphors and challenging questions to encourage deeper insight. Paul is dedicated to helping clients reframe their problems, build robust support networks, and understand both "what happened to you" and "who you are" for profound personal growth. He offers compassionate global online support for survivors of abuse and violence, people with neurodiversity, and those in high-responsibility roles, ensuring a holistic and impactful therapeutic journey.

Clare Rogerson offers a deeply supportive and inclusive space for adults working through grief, low self-esteem, gender identity exploration, neurodiversity (including autism), and boundary-setting challenges. She specialises in supporting individuals from marginalised communities — including LGBTQIA+ people, those within kink and sex work communities, asylum seekers, and survivors of abuse or violence — who may be seeking a therapist who meets them with respect, safety, and authenticity. Clare works integratively, combining Person-Centred Therapy, Solution-Focused approaches, and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) to meet clients exactly where they are. She helps individuals explore how past experiences continue to shape their present emotional landscape, while empowering them to reframe challenges and rediscover inner resources. Her approach is collaborative, flexible, and deeply human — giving clients the freedom to set the pace and explore what matters most to them.

Brendan works primarily with adults navigating the profound emotional impact of bereavement and loss, offering a warm and understanding space to process these complex feelings. He deeply understands the challenges of emotional turmoil, grief, and the search for meaning that often accompanies significant life changes, including job loss and career transitions. Central to his practice is Person-Centred Therapy, which provides clients with a supportive environment for self-reflection and personal growth. Brendan excels at creating a truly client-led experience, allowing individuals to explore their deep emotional processes and experiences at their own pace. He masterfully uses metaphors to illuminate complex feelings, helping clients to reframe their perspectives. His diverse experience extends to supporting career-focused professionals, older adults, students, parents, and those facing job loss or high-responsibility roles. Ultimately, Brendan encourages clients to uncover their unique strengths and find their own solutions, fostering a greater sense of peace and self-understanding.

Stephen Robinson offers a warm and supportive space where your unique journey guides the therapeutic process, rooted in a person-centred approach that flexibly integrates various methods to meet your individual needs. He adeptly supports clients grappling with significant challenges such as stress, anxiety, panic attacks, and the complexities of ADHD and neurodiversity, including autism. Stephen frequently works with a diverse range of individuals, including refugees, forces veterans, neurodiverse people of all ages, young adults, LGBTQ+ individuals, and survivors of abuse and violence. His sessions are distinctly client-led and open-ended, allowing ample time for exploration and healing without a fixed timeframe. Stephen is highly adaptable, integrating various therapeutic approaches and bringing awareness to body language and non-verbal cues to deepen understanding. He encourages clients to discover their own solutions and explore multiple options, sometimes posing challenging questions to foster profound insight. With Stephen, you can expect a truly collaborative experience focused on empowerment and personal growth.

Sahar Talaat is a compassionate and highly experienced therapist dedicated to supporting adults as they navigate stress, relationship challenges, and the profound impact of trauma on their emotional and physical well-being. She specializes in addressing complex issues such as childhood and past trauma, violence and abuse (physical, emotional, sexual), abusive relationships, stress-related disorders including PTSD, and psychosomatic disorders. Sahar integrates powerful modalities like Internal Family Systems (IFS), Psychodrama, and dedicated Trauma Therapy, offering a truly integrative approach tailored to each client. She has extensive experience working with diverse client groups, including survivors of abuse and violence, individuals affected by war, persecution, and displacement, immigrants and expats, as well as parents, caregivers, and those living with serious medical conditions. In her sessions, Sahar focuses on deep emotional processes, skillfully using creative methods, metaphors, and body language awareness to foster profound insight and healing. Clients can expect a collaborative space where challenging questions are met with praise and encouragement, helping them reframe problems and discover their own solutions, often with appropriate humor and a focus on building resilience. She is committed to collaborating with other professionals when necessary, ensuring comprehensive and holistic care.

Naomi Bateren offers a warm and understanding space, working with individuals and couples to navigate a wide range of needs, from relationship difficulties to processing trauma and understanding past experiences. She excels in helping clients with self-reflection and personal growth, childhood and past trauma, stress-related disorders (including PTSD), pregnancy, birth, parenting challenges, and family relationships. Utilising a rich blend of modalities such as EMDR, Dramatherapy, Family Therapy, and Psychodynamic approaches, Naomi focuses on deep emotional processes and explores how past experiences shape the present. She encourages creative methods like art, imagery, and roleplay, adapting flexibly to each client's unique needs while integrating different therapeutic approaches. With a compassionate and humorous approach, Naomi helps clients reframe problems, gain new perspectives, and discover their own solutions. She welcomes expecting and new parents, students, young adults, parents, caregivers, and survivors of abuse and violence, providing a supportive environment for profound healing and personal discovery.

Martin Fenerty offers a warm, professional, and inclusive therapy space, grounded in over 13 years of experience supporting adults through complex emotional and psychological challenges. He works with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and loss — and brings particular expertise in supporting individuals facing serious illness, including in psycho-oncology contexts. Martin takes an integrative approach, drawing on Person-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Trauma Therapy to meet clients’ individual needs. He is especially dedicated to working with people from oppressed and marginalised communities, including LGBTQ+ clients, people living with disabilities or long-term health conditions, survivors of abuse and violence, and those impacted by social stigma or discrimination. Martin's sessions balance emotional exploration with practical support — helping clients gain perspective, reconnect with their strengths, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Patricia Brice is a dedicated therapist with a profound specialization in guiding individuals through significant challenges such as childhood and past trauma, the complexities of stress-related disorders including PTSD, and the healing journey from abusive relationships. She offers a deeply compassionate space for those grappling with loss and the search for meaning, or struggling with work-life balance and burnout. Patricia possesses extensive experience working with diverse client groups, notably those with neurodiversity and disabilities, as well as veterans, emergency service workers, and survivors of abuse. Embracing an integrative therapeutic approach, she flexibly adapts each session to your unique needs, offering open-ended therapy without a fixed timeframe to ensure a truly bespoke experience. With a strong foundation in Person-Centred Therapy, Patricia ensures you feel heard, supported, and empowered to find your way forward. She frequently recommends insightful resources, such as books, articles, and videos, to complement your sessions and foster continued growth. Patricia's commitment is to help you move forward, providing a safe, adaptable, and resourceful therapeutic environment.

Katie Bifulco is an experienced Person-Centred therapist who brings warmth, attentiveness, and flexibility to her work with adults navigating emotional distress, mood disorders, and significant life transitions. She specialises in supporting clients facing anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, stress, and deep-rooted feelings of guilt or shame. Her integrative practice combines Person-Centred foundations with Psychodynamic insight, Solution-Focused techniques, EFT (Tapping), and DBT skills — allowing her to tailor each session to the person in front of her. Katie holds particular expertise in neurodiversity, including Autism and ADHD, and provides a validating, inclusive space for clients across diverse cultural and social backgrounds. Whether someone is facing loss, fertility challenges, menopause, or long-standing inner conflict, Katie meets them with care, curiosity, and clinical skill — helping them feel heard, understood, and more equipped for life ahead.

Jane Kelly is a warm and authentic Person-Centred counsellor who meets clients exactly where they are, offering open-ended therapy that adapts flexibly to individual needs. She specializes in supporting adults grappling with anxiety and fear, anger management, low self-esteem, and the profound impact of childhood and past trauma. Jane often explores deep emotional processes, understanding that many current struggles, including communication difficulties in relationships and people-pleasing tendencies, frequently stem from unresolved childhood experiences. In sessions, she encourages clients to lead, exploring past experiences and their present-day impact, while skillfully integrating different therapeutic approaches. Jane uses metaphors and appropriate humour, bringing awareness to non-verbal cues to foster deeper self-understanding and empower clients to discover their own solutions. She provides a genuinely supportive space where clients can feel heard, understood, and confident in their capacity for growth and change.

Amanda is a deeply empathetic psychotherapist dedicated to supporting adults of all ages, teenagers, and children. A significant portion of her practice is devoted to assisting individuals with diagnosed or undiagnosed ADHD and/or autism, though her expertise extends broadly to other complex challenges such as guilt, shame, perfectionism, and procrastination. Embracing an integrative therapeutic philosophy, Amanda skillfully blends psychoanalysis, psychodynamic, existential, Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, Schema Therapy, and Mindfulness techniques to offer a truly personalized experience. In her sessions, she balances space for deep reflection with expert guidance, consistently exploring past experiences to understand their present impact and focusing on profound emotional processes. Amanda is committed to open-ended therapy, flexibly adapting to each client’s unique needs, and enriching the dialogue with metaphors and appropriate humor. She fosters an encouraging environment, helping clients reframe problems, gain new perspectives, and develop robust tools for long-term wellbeing and relapse prevention. Her practice warmly welcomes diverse client groups, including individuals with neurodiversity, those living with serious medical conditions, students, young adults, parents, caregivers, and older adults.

Amber Sexton is an integrative therapist who supports individuals navigating a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges — including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, grief, loneliness, and the impact of life transitions. She works with children, adolescents, and adults alike, including clients facing school-related stress, relationship overwhelm, social isolation, or the effects of neurodiversity and mental health diagnoses. Amber’s therapeutic approach combines structured reflection with emotional depth, helping clients gently explore their past while building insight into present-day challenges. Sessions are always tailored — guided by the client’s pace and needs — and grounded in compassion, emotional safety, and mutual trust. Through this process, Amber empowers individuals to reframe difficulties, strengthen resilience, and reconnect with a more balanced and fulfilling sense of self.