Our Counsellors and Psychotherapists in London

Kate works with both couples and individuals. As well as providing psychosexual therapy (PST) for sexual problems, she has a great deal of experience supporting survivors of abuse and those struggling with relationship difficulties, problematic anger and aggression, eating disorders, gender dysphoria, difficult transitions, loss, stress and anxiety. She works integratively, drawing on a range of psychotherapy approaches to best meet each client’s needs.

Josephine is an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist, supporting clients’ personal development, relationships issues, sexual issues, empowering change, life stages, bereavement, redundancy, separation and/or divorce. She is specialised in trauma psychology (PTSD) with extensive experience in supporting clients affected by sexual violence or psychological abuse during childhood or adulthood (also FGM).

Josephine works with couples and individuals.

Depending on client preferences psychodynamic counselling, Somatic Experiencing (SE), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and aspects of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) can be integrated to best support a person’s individual needs.

Alex’s approach to counselling emphasises a warm and collaborative relationship, allowing a space which feels safe to explore difficult feelings while challenging some of the thoughts and behavioural patterns that can stand in the way of making the changes the client wants to see.

As a psychodynamic counsellor, Alex’s approach is particularly informed by how our past relationships and emotional development affect our present lives.

Alex has experience working with clients presenting a range of issues including anxiety, depression, ill health, relationship problems, concerns around transition and identity, and traumatic experiences.  She has also worked in student counselling in a university setting, and has an interest in exploring how social issues affect mental health and wellbeing. Alex works both short and longer-term with clients.

Patricia has worked with a diverse range of clients in various settings, including working with adults in recovery, with students as a university counsellor and also with children. She works psychodynamically, which means that she is especially interested in how our early relationships shape who we are in the present. Patricia has helped clients to explore issues around relationships, addiction, sexuality, identity, shame and problems in making emotional connections. She has experience of offering both brief and longer-term therapy.

Lucy is a UKCP accredited Psychotherapist who has trained to work with both adults and couples. She is also an approved supervisor listed on the UKCP Supervisor Directory and has supervised therapists in the private, public and voluntary sectors.

Lucy draws on and incorporates a broad range of theories of psychotherapy, models of development and understanding of relationships in her practice. She has experience in working in long term open ended practice and also in short term, time limited therapy.

She works with both individuals and couples who are seeking therapy to address the issues that are causing difficulty, disruption or distress in their lives. Low self-esteem and lack of confidence, isolation/loneliness, bereavement and loss, depression, anxiety, spirituality/purpose/meaning in life and a wide range of relationship issues including communication difficulties and conflict, divorce/separation, fertility/pregnancy/pregnancy loss and parenting are areas that Lucy is particularly experienced and interested in working with.

Claire works with clients looking to develop a stronger sense of self and those wishing to improve self esteem. She also works with depression and low mood, bereavement and loss, ill health, family or relationship problems and anxiety. Claire has a great deal of experience helping her clients work through a range of personal, emotional and behavioural concerns.

Claire’s approach can explore how clients’ struggles in the present may be influenced by prior difficult experiences or difficult past relationships, either from childhood or later in life. This approach can help understand and address unhelpful beliefs, problematic patterns of behaviour and current relationship issues.

Sara works with adults offering both short term and longer-term therapy.  She has experience helping with a wide range of personal issues including anxiety, sexuality and relationship issues, bereavement, depression, post-natal depression, trauma, stress and low self-esteem.

As a person-centred and attachment-based therapist, Sara works in a way which respects each client’s individual needs. This type of therapy facilitates personal growth by helping each client explore and utilise their own strengths and personal identity. Sara has a great deal of experience looking at how early relationships might affect our adult relationships and how problematic relationship patterns might be improved.

Stamatia draws on a broad range of theories of psychotherapy. She works collaboratively with her clients to understand the causes of their concern and find ways to move forward.

Stamatia offers both short-term and longer-term therapy. She has worked in various organisational settings with individuals seeking to address relationship issues, low self esteem, separation, bereavement, depression, anxiety and health. She offers therapy in English and Greek.

Tom works with both couples and individuals on a short or longer term basis. He has a Masters in Relationship Therapy and his approach integrates different styles of therapy to suit the needs of individual clients and couples. He works with a range of personal, emotional and behavioural issues including concerns around communication, relationship, sex and intimacy issues, career and work-related issues and finding purpose and meaning in life.

Tom seeks to understand your needs and to support you in making the choices and changes that feel right for you, by assisting you in making changes to unhelpful patterns in your behaviour and relationships. Tom is from Ireland and has lived in London for many years.

Antonella is a psychodynamic therapist offering both short-term and longer term therapy to adult individuals. She has worked in different organisational settings (charities, NHS and university counselling services) with people from diverse backgrounds helping them with problems including addiction, anger, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, difficulties in relationships, work-related stress, identity issues, cultural differences, intimacy problems, feelings of loneliness or isolation, life-changing events, loss and bereavement, mid-life crisis, pregnancy-related issues and issues around career and retirement.

Antonella helps her clients explore and understand the causes of their concerns, drawing, where possible, from past experiences. She supports her clients in finding ways to address any personal issues and assists her clients in identifying ways forward. Antonella offers therapy in English and Italian.

Amrita works with adults in an integrative way, drawing on various therapeutic approaches tailored to meet the needs of each client. She provides a safe space to help clients better understand themselves.  She offers short term and long term therapy. Amrita has experience of working with clients on issues such as trauma, addiction, depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, bereavement and stress. 

Barbara is a psychodynamic psychotherapist, working with individuals in both short and longer-term, open-ended therapy. She is also trained in Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), a short-term (16 sessions), semi-structured individual therapy developed for mood disorders.

Barbara offers therapy in English and Italian. She has experience working with depression, anxiety, addiction, abuse, personality disorders, loss, self-harming behaviours, suicidal thoughts, relationship and sexuality issues.

Barbara provides a safe space in which her clients can explore their personal, current and past experiences. Her focus is on supporting her clients in finding their own strategies for coping with challenging situations and overwhelming emotions and feelings.

Mel uses on a range of counselling approaches depending on the individual needs of each of her clients. She supports her clients with warmth and understanding and encourages her clients to use their own personal resources to face and resolve life’s challenges. Warm, personable and approachable, Mel works with a broad range of issues including depression, loss and bereavement, work-related issues, health and well-being issues, anxiety, intimacy and relationship problems and others. Mel feels that success in counselling depends upon a strong client-therapist relationship that is collaborative, open, honest and respectful.  

Jolita is committed to providing a confidential and relaxed space, within which clients can feel safe to express their difficulties, worries and concerns. Together with the client, she aims to create a stimulating and reflective environment that recognises clients’ personal experiences and develops new perspectives to help facilitate any changes the client wishes to make.

As a psychodynamic therapist, Jolita is particularly curious about relationships. This interest spans right from our very earliest experiences, to the connections we build with family, friends and colleagues and our relationships with society, politics, and our environment. She likes to explore how childhood has impacted on adult life and focus on any patterns that may continue to be repeated that are not helpful.

Jolita has experience helping diverse clients at all stages of life. She provides both short and long-term psychodynamic therapy for adults with a wide range of issues like anxiety, depression, work related issues, relationship issues, anger management, low self-esteem, sexual abuse, abortion and trauma, postnatal depression, loneliness, cultural change. Jolita offers therapy in English and Lithuanian.

Kira offers both open-ended and time-limited integrative counselling for individuals and couples. She is experienced working with a wide range of issues including anxiety and depression in various forms, identity, self-esteem, relationship difficulties, dissociation, o.c.d., change, loss, power dynamics, child and adult sexual violation, trauma, creative block, personal development and growth. She combines humanistic, psychodynamic and behavioural approaches according to her clients’ individual wishes and needs.

Evan is a psychodynamic therapist, offering both long and short term therapy.  Evan’s approach creates a supportive and reflective space helping clients to explore their difficulties and concerns.  Working together to understand the connections between past and current relationships, Evan supports clients in developing a deeper awareness of their recurring emotional patterns and further insight into their internal world.

Evan has a background in the Higher Education sector and has experience working with a range of problems including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, loss and bereavement, low self-esteem, ill health, and sexuality and identity issues.

Alex is a qualified Integrative therapeutic counsellor. She has worked alongside clients who have experienced a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, stress, abuse, trauma, bereavement, feelings of being overwhelmed, hopelessness and confusion, meaning and purpose of life and relationship problems. She offers short and long term counselling in a safe and confidential environment.

Alex’s aim is to help her clients explore their feelings, thoughts and emotions and the affect they have on behaviour and mood. She sees therapy as a collaborative process, working side-by-side with her clients to develop a better understaning of her clients and their relationships with others.

Sharing your most private thoughts with someone can be daunting. Making the decision to come to therapy is not always an easy one and demonstrates a willingness and desire for change. Alex’s commitment is to support and facilitate each client in therapy to the best of her ability.

Gabriele joined One Therapy in 2012. She is an experienced individual and relationship therapist.

After specialising in addictions and co-dependence, Gabrieles’ work focuses on experiences of identity associated with sexual orientation, gender descriptions, cultural change, body image and life transitions. With additional qualifications in systemic therapy, trauma therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive behavioural therapy, Gabriele has developed an interactive style of therapy which empowers clients to build self-esteem and resilience.

With a Masters degree in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, Annie offers both short and long term, open-ended therapy to individuals. Her experience includes depression, stress and anxiety, bereavement, loss, personal development and trauma.

Annie has additional, specialist training working with survivors of rape, and adult and childhood sexual abuse.

Michael is a psychodynamic therapist offering short-term and longer term therapy to individuals and couples. Currently he combines the teaching of psychotherapy to trainee psychotherapists, working as a Senior Clinician, and client work.  He has worked in different organisational settings, including working with the NHS where he worked in a sexual health clinic.

Michael has helped people with a range of problems including depression, anxiety, relationship breakdowns, work-related stress, identity issues and bereavement.

Michael sees the importance of a positive client/therapist relationship.  Michael feels that making sense of life’s difficulties, clarifying thoughts and developing insight can lead to a happier more contented life.

Tatjana is an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist supporting individuals through personal, professional and relationship difficulties, including depression, anxiety, addiction, mood and sleep disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, sex and gender identity issues, relationship breakdown, bereavement, loss of meaning and direction in life.

She also offers guidance/coaching in career change. Tatjana has worked in a variety of settings such as within universities, police services, domestic abuse and addictions charities. She draws on several therapeutic approaches, including Psychosynthesis, which is particularly effective in addressing difficult life transitions that often result in identity crises, psycho-somatic symptoms or a psycho-spiritual void – viewing them as a call for personal action with a potential for growth and transformation.

Tatjana aims to understand your needs and explore possible solutions by helping you identify thinking and behaviour patterns that may hold you back, while also drawing on your strengths and encouraging your personal growth.

Lindsay works together with her clients providing both long and shorter-term counselling and psychotherapy. She has a great deal of experience working with addiction, family problems, bereavement and relationship issues. Lindsay sees clients who are experiencing work-related stress and anxiety issues as well as clients who are experiencing low moods and depression. Through a collaborative, integrative approach to therapy, Lindsay works with each person individually using a number of techniques and approaches.

Mita is a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience. She draws on several approaches to enable her to work sensitively and creatively with her clients. These include transactional analysis, person-centred counselling and attachment theory. Mita bases her approach on each clients personal needs.

Mita has experience of working with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, loss, bereavement, relationship difficulties, anger problems, low confidence and self-esteem, sexuality issues and childhood emotional, physical and sexual abuse. She sees both individuals and couples for short and long-term counselling.

Giovanni has considerable experience working with adults from a variety of backgrounds with concerns ranging from depression and anxiety, confusion and indecision, low self-esteem, emotional emptiness, difficulties with intimacy and personal relationships, identity issues, difficulties in containing anger, addictions, mid-life crisis, loss and bereavement. He works on both a long and medium-term basis with the aim of enabling his clients to make those choices and changes that feel right for them. Giovanni has a special interest in psychoanalytic theory.

Gabriella is an Integrative counsellor and psychotherapist. Her approach is based on forming a strong and supportive connection with her clients to facilitate change. Gabriella works creatively to ensure that each session is responsive and acknowledges each client’s needs. She works using a collaborative style and explores different perspectives and ideas to match every individual.

Ceri works with adult clients wanting to explore a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, issues arising from physical, emotional or psychological abuse and confidence and self-esteem issues. He has particular experience of working with bereavement and loss.

Ceri’s training in psychodynamic and person-centred approaches to therapy has given him an understanding of each client’s capacity for personal growth and development, and how the special nature of the counselling relationship can help facilitate this process. He works both short and longer-term, depending on what each individual wants to achieve through therapy.

Ben works with individuals on a short or long term basis. He has experience with clients presenting a wide range of personal issues including depression, anxiety, bereavement, feelings of loneliness and isolation, ill health, relationship problems, low self esteem, self harming, problems in the work place as well difficulties within the LGBTQ+ community.

Jackson sees both couples and individuals with a number of personal, emotional and behavioural issues including relationship and intimacy issues, problems with depression, issues arising from physical, emotional or sexual abuse, sex and sexuality issues, fear and phobias, transgender and gender identity issues, eating disorders, addiction, infertility issues, problems with self-harming behaviour and concerns around the purpose and meaning of life. Jackson is director of One Therapy London having set up the counselling service in 2006.