Narrative therapists

Puja is a compassionate and experienced counsellor dedicated to supporting young adults and adults navigating complex challenges such as trauma, relationship difficulties, and struggles with low self-worth. She excels in addressing significant concerns like stress, anxiety, panic attacks, sleep problems, and low self-esteem, alongside deep-seated issues stemming from childhood trauma, grief, loss, and the pain of breakups and divorce. Utilising a highly integrative approach, Puja draws from Person-Centred, CBT, Trauma Therapy, Psychodynamic, and Solution-Focused techniques, thoughtfully adapting her methods to each individual’s unique journey. Clients can expect a balanced space for reflection and guidance, where Puja flexibly helps explore both present concerns and the profound impact of past experiences, equipping them with practical tools and strategies for meaningful change. She extends her supportive expertise to diverse groups including students, expecting and new parents, career-focused professionals, and survivors of abuse and violence, creating a safe environment for all to find their voice and heal. Puja guides clients in reframing problems, building resilience, and developing a stronger, more compassionate sense of self, ensuring they feel heard, understood, and empowered to create more balanced and fulfilling lives.

Ioanna Karaoulani brings over 20 years of dedicated experience to supporting children, teenagers, young people, and adults through a wide range of challenges, including stress, anxiety, panic attacks, emotional turmoil, low self-esteem, and mood disorders like depression. Her expertise extends to navigating complex issues such as childhood trauma, PTSD, personality disorders, relationship difficulties, family challenges, and career transitions, as well as the unique experiences of immigrants, expats, and those seeking personal growth. Ioanna employs an eclectic and integrated therapeutic approach, drawing from Person-Centred, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, Solution-Focused, Trauma Therapy, and Family Therapy modalities. She skilfully balances reflective space with practical guidance, focusing on deep emotional processes while providing actionable strategies and tools, including carefully selected homework and recommended resources. Ioanna flexibly adapts her methods to each client's unique needs, working primarily with present concerns and exploring past experiences when relevant, to help them reframe problems and build robust support networks. She is particularly adept at encouraging clients to discover their own solutions, fostering independence and resilience, and is praised for being a caring, listening, proactive, and engaging expert who challenges clients to challenge themselves. Ioanna is dedicated to empowering individuals to take an active role in their healing journey, offering praise, encouragement, and relapse prevention tools to ensure lasting well-being, and collaborates with other professionals for comprehensive support when needed.

Nigel Jordan offers a warm, non-judgmental, and highly integrative approach, ensuring clients feel truly seen, heard, and deeply understood. Drawing upon a rich blend of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic, Person-Centred, Solution-Focused, and Trauma Therapy, Nigel adeptly supports adults navigating complex issues such as significant stress, anxiety, depressive episodes, loneliness, and the profound impact of childhood and past trauma, including race-based trauma. He works flexibly at your pace, balancing deep reflection on past experiences with practical tools and strategies to address present concerns. Your therapeutic journey is uniquely tailored, adapting precisely to your specific needs and challenges, whether you're grappling with low self-esteem, work-life balance issues, or seeking profound self-reflection and personal growth. Nigel frequently recommends enriching resources and encourages creative methods to deepen understanding. He is highly skilled in supporting a diverse range of individuals, from career-focused professionals, those in high-responsibility roles, immigrants, expats, parents, and caregivers, to members of various ethnic and cultural communities, especially when adapting to new living conditions or facing significant career transitions. Throughout therapy, Nigel provides consistent praise and encouragement, meticulously tracks progress, and keeps you informed on your therapeutic journey, equipping you with robust tools to reframe challenges and prevent relapse. His ultimate goal is to empower you to find clarity, foster emotional resilience, and build robust support networks for lasting well-being and self-actualisation.

Patricia 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.

David offers deeply integrative psychotherapy, skillfully blending psychodynamic, humanistic, attachment-based, Internal Family Systems, body-based, and mindfulness practices to provide comprehensive support. He works extensively with individuals navigating profound personal growth journeys and those grappling with significant life transitions such as stress, anxiety, fear, and the complexities of breakup and divorce. David's approach is particularly effective for adults experiencing challenges in relationships, self-esteem, and those feeling stuck or conflicted between different parts of themselves – be it independence versus closeness, ambition versus burnout, or longing versus fear of intimacy. His therapeutic process often involves exploring past experiences to understand their enduring impact today, fostering deep self-reflection and a renewed search for meaning. With extensive experience, he supports a diverse range of adults, including career-focused professionals, older adults, and parents, helping them navigate midlife changes, grief, and long-standing patterns of avoidance. David provides a calm, attentive, and attuned environment where clients can feel seen, understood, and safe enough to explore difficult truths, ultimately integrating shadow and potential to discover a truer sense of self.

Dr Marilyn is an integrative psychotherapeutic counsellor dedicated to helping clients achieve clarity and balance in their mental and emotional lives through individually tailored treatment plans. She expertly supports individuals navigating anxiety, childhood and past trauma, grief and loss, low self-esteem, and complex relationship issues including trust and family dynamics. Utilising modalities such as Transactional Analysis, Person-Centred, Gestalt, and trauma-informed therapies, Marilyn skillfully adapts her approach to meet diverse needs. She welcomes a broad spectrum of clients, including students, young adults, LGBTQ+ individuals, and professionals in demanding roles. In sessions, Marilyn balances deep emotional exploration with practical strategies, encouraging creative methods, exploring past experiences, and bringing awareness to non-verbal cues. Known for being robust, empathic, and solution-focused, she adeptly guides conversations while allowing clients to lead, using challenging questions and appropriate humour to help them reframe problems. Marilyn is committed to tracking progress and providing tools to foster personal growth, self-acceptance, and a more positive, grounded life.

Evangelia works with adults navigating anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and the lasting impact of past or recent trauma. She deeply understands clients who struggle with a sense of 'not good enough,' self-doubt, or low self-esteem, often linked to unmet early emotional needs or a pervasive feeling of not truly belonging in relationships, family systems, or cultural environments. Her expertise extends to supporting individuals through complex relationship difficulties, including setting boundaries, overcoming people-pleasing, fear of rejection, and rediscovering their sense of self. She also frequently assists those adjusting to significant life transitions such as emigration, identity shifts, job loss, or career challenges. Evangelia integrates modalities like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Transactional Analysis, and Trauma Therapy, creating a warm and collaborative space that prioritizes deep emotional exploration and understanding how past experiences shape the present. She offers practical tools and strategies while adapting flexibly to each client's unique needs, guiding them towards greater clarity, self-awareness, and the ability to build more authentic, grounded lives. Her open-ended approach encourages clients to lead their journey, balancing reflection with guidance to reframe challenges and foster enduring change and self-worth.

Teresa Readhead is an empathetic and approachable therapist dedicated to creating a warm, non-judgmental space for adults navigating life's challenges. She supports individuals grappling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, and significant life transitions, including career changes, relationship difficulties, and age-related crises. Specialising further in neurodiversity, particularly ADHD, and supporting those exploring gender identity or identifying as LGBTQ+, Teresa offers a truly inclusive environment. Her integrative approach flexibly blends Person-Centred Therapy, CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, and Psychodynamic techniques, ensuring therapy is tailored to your unique journey. Sessions balance client-led exploration with gentle guidance, focusing on deep emotional processes while also equipping you with practical tools, strategies, and resources for personal growth. Teresa frequently helps clients explore past experiences, reframe present challenges, build robust support networks, and discover their own solutions for lasting positive change. Whether you seek short-term, goal-oriented support or open-ended therapy, she encourages self-reflection, celebrates progress, and may offer optional tasks to empower you on your path.

Anita Dhanecha offers deeply compassionate and inclusive therapy, drawing on integrative and person-centred approaches to support clients through a wide range of life's complexities. She specializes in guiding individuals navigating anxiety, grief, loss, stress, depression, and significant life transitions, alongside issues such as racial and cultural identity, gender identity, and family dynamics. Anita holds a special connection to parents, particularly mothers, helping them process the emotional highs and lows of parenthood, and provides an affirming space for LGBTQ+ individuals and vegans exploring ethical living. With extensive experience in acquired brain injury, she offers specialized support for individuals and their families adjusting to new realities. Her sessions are open-ended and highly adaptable, balancing deep emotional exploration of past experiences with practical strategies for present concerns, encouraging creative methods and collaborative dialogue. Anita helps clients reframe challenges, develop resilience, and discover their own solutions, fostering profound self-reflection and personal growth within a genuinely non-judgmental and empathetic environment. As a South Asian therapist, she offers a unique understanding of cultural nuances and generational expectations, ensuring a truly supportive and understanding space for all.

Yvonne Cochrane is a compassionate and integrative therapist dedicated to supporting adults and young adults navigating a wide range of life's complexities, from significant stress and anxiety to the profound experiences of grief and loss. She particularly supports those facing relationship difficulties, considering major life transitions, or exploring deeper issues such as childhood trauma, emotional turmoil, and the impact of past experiences on current trust issues and personal boundaries. Drawing from Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioural (CBT), and Integrative approaches, Yvonne creates a welcoming space where she flexibly adapts to each client's unique needs, focusing on deep emotional processes and often exploring past experiences to understand their present impact. Clients can expect an open-ended therapeutic journey, balanced with guidance where she helps reframe problems, provides practical tools, and encourages finding individual solutions, always with praise and encouragement for their progress. While exploring the profound influence of the past, Yvonne also works with present concerns like low self-esteem, communication issues, and career challenges, offering strategies to build resilience and prevent recurrence. She is experienced in supporting diverse groups including students, older adults, parents, and those facing financial stress or job transitions, recognizing the unique challenges each brings. Ultimately, Yvonne's aim is to foster a safe environment for self-reflection and personal growth, helping clients gain insight, process intense emotions like guilt and shame, and develop healthier romantic and family relationships.

Thomas Mead is an experienced therapist specializing in a wide array of challenges, from anger and anxiety to complex trauma and relationship difficulties. He expertly assists clients navigating stress, panic attacks, low self-esteem, and the aftermath of violence, abuse, or significant past traumas. Utilizing trauma therapy within a person-centred CBT framework, Thomas creates a welcoming environment for insightful sessions. He supports diverse client groups, including students, career professionals, parents, caregivers, and survivors of abuse, addressing issues such as job loss, family relationships, and financial stress. Thomas adopts a flexible approach, balancing guidance with ample space for clients to lead and explore past experiences alongside present concerns. Clients receive practical tools, encouragement to find their own solutions, and new perspectives to foster self-reflection and personal growth. Primarily focusing on present concerns, Thomas offers open-ended therapy, employing metaphors and thoughtful questions to help you gain useful insights and achieve your therapeutic goals.

Jane 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.

Georgia is a pluralistic counsellor who expertly adapts her approach to each client's unique needs, offering a warm and non-judgmental space for exploration. She specialises in supporting adults navigating anxiety, panic attacks, depression, and the profound impacts of childhood trauma, violence, and abusive relationships, helping them to address issues like low self-esteem, trust issues, and emotional turmoil. Georgia also provides dedicated support for individuals exploring gender identity, those experiencing grief and loss, or career challenges, as well as parents and caregivers facing life transitions or financial stress. In her sessions, clients can expect a balanced approach where they lead the conversation, while Georgia provides gentle guidance, practical tools, and opportunities to explore both present concerns and past experiences. She fosters deep emotional processing, helps clients reframe problems, and encourages them to discover their own solutions, building a stronger sense of self and stability. Clients often describe her as approachable and understanding, valuing her ability to bring awareness to subtle cues and use metaphors for deeper insight. Georgia is committed to empowering clients to better understand themselves, feel more grounded, and prevent future difficulties by building robust support networks. She works with individuals from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQ+ people, those with mental health diagnoses, and survivors of abuse, ensuring a truly inclusive and adaptive therapeutic journey.

Sahar 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.

Yong brings a warm and person-centred approach, specialising in supporting adults who are grappling with low self-esteem, anxiety, and fear, which can manifest in various aspects of their lives, from work to home. She possesses a particular expertise in working with neurodiversity, including autism and ADHD, fostering environments conducive to self-reflection and personal growth. Yong's compassionate care extends to a wide array of clients, including individuals with disabilities, mental health diagnoses, LGBTQ+ people, students, young adults, and those identifying as neurodiverse. Her sessions are deeply client-led, adapting flexibly to each individual's unique needs while often exploring past experiences to understand their current impact. Yong integrates diverse therapeutic approaches, skillfully using metaphors and appropriate humour to help clients reframe problems, gain new perspectives, and discover their own empowering solutions. She consistently offers praise and encouragement for progress, providing valuable tools to prevent relapse and build resilience for lasting well-being.

Natalie Wood is an experienced integrative therapist who cultivates a warm, thoughtful, and collaborative space where clients can explore their inner world and external experiences. She often works with thoughtful, reflective adults who may outwardly cope well but feel anxious, stuck, disconnected, or uncertain about their path forward. Natalie supports a broad spectrum of concerns, including anxiety, relationship difficulties, gender and racial identity, ADHD, neurodiversity, childhood trauma, loss of meaning, low self-esteem, and significant life transitions like grief or career changes. Her approach is deeply focused on emotional processes and understanding how past experiences impact the present, adapting flexibly to each client's unique needs in open-ended therapy. Natalie provides a non-judgemental environment where clients are encouraged to lead their sessions, offering praise, encouragement, and a compassionate lens to reframe problems and discover their own solutions. She welcomes individuals from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQ+ people, neurodiverse individuals, students, new parents, and career professionals, helping them navigate life's complexities with greater clarity and authenticity.

Amber 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.

Paula Rea is an empathetic integrative therapist, drawing upon key modalities such as Person-Centred, Gestalt, Psychodynamic, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to create a deeply supportive environment. She works with a diverse group of adults aged 18-80, helping them navigate significant challenges including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, neurodiversity, and complex relationship issues. Paula specializes in profound areas like childhood trauma, stress-related disorders, substantial grief and loss, and mood disorders, always aiming to foster self-reflection and personal growth. Her therapeutic style is flexible and open-ended, balancing guided conversations with client-led exploration, often delving into past experiences to illuminate present impacts while providing practical tools and strategies. Clients consistently feel seen and heard, empowered to make choices that shape their lives, as Paula offers consistent encouragement, collaboratively tracking progress, and reframing problems from new perspectives. She skillfully integrates various methods, utilizes metaphors, and brings awareness to non-verbal cues, while also recommending resources to support their journey. Paula is dedicated to helping clients find their own solutions, build robust support networks, and prevent relapse, ensuring a comprehensive and adaptable therapeutic experience.

Andy 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.

Richard 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.