Private Counsellors
All of our team are qualified, experienced, professional and dedicated to their clients. Your contact form will come through to reception, and we will contact your desired therapist. Please include their name in your message.
Adam Day MBACP
Adam knows that you are the expert in your life, and he trusts that you will make the right decisions that are best for you. He will listen, use his knowledge and experience to reflect your patterns and true emotions so that you can process them and choose how you develop or continue as you wish.
Dominic Mathias MBACP(registered) Therapist & Supervisor
Dominic has spent the last decade being passionate about the importance of professional counselling providing lasting change and offering a service uniquely devoted to your needs. His approach is effective with anxiety or panic, depression, trauma, family and relationship issues, sexuality, and gender-related issues, or simply exploring.
Sarah Challacombe MNCS Accred.
Sarah is a qualified Integrative counsellor which means she draws on a variety of models and techniques to help you, her client, bring an awareness of thoughts, feelings and emotions to life events or circumstances that may be causing you pain through talking therapy. She will actively listen as you talk freely, providing an objective, non-judgemental and supportive ear to help you achieve clarity and make real life progress.
Yvonne Gordon MBACP
Yvonne Gordon is an integrative counsellor registered with the BACP who works in private practice at The Body & Mind Centre. She has a Diploma in Integrative Counselling incorporating Person-centred and Psychodynamic approaches. She also possesses a Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills & Theory and a Diploma in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). She holds five certificates from her work with young people for school-based charity, Place2Be. Her interests include transpersonal therapy and second-generational issues. She has experience of working one-to-one with cllents of all ages and backgrounds.
Christina Berrios, AdvDip, MA, MBACP, UKCP Accred.
Christina is experienced in both long-term and short-term work in various settings: NHS, charitable organisations, TFL and private practice. She specialises in Integrative Psychotherapy (drawing on all schools of psychology), meaning that therapy can be tailored to suit clients’ personality and needs.
Carlie Pottington MBACP
Carlie is an experienced qualified counsellor offering one-to-one short, medium or long-term therapy to adults. She provides an accepting and empowering relationship, working collaboratively to explore what’s brought you to therapy, your hopes and your fears.
Leona Mitchell MBACP
I believe that through the therapeutic relationship, sharing thoughts and feelings can help you to see your problems or issues from a different perspective and together we can look at ways to overcome them. You may also become more aware of obstacles that prevent you from reaching your goals and aspirations.
Giulia Wiseman MBACP (Accred)
Giulia Wiseman is an integrative counsellor, accredited and registered with the BACP. She has an Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and has over 10 years experience of working with child and adult clients presenting a variety of problems.
Philippa Madden BSc Hons. Trauma Adv PGDip. Clinical Supervisor Adv PGDip. MUPCA
I am a qualified Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, Clinical Supervisor & Trauma Therapist. I offer a confidential space to explore both challenging life experiences and difficult thoughts and feelings in a non judgmental and empathic way.
I believe that every person that comes to see me is unique, so I generally base my practice on each person’s own experience and their immediate needs. However it may be for some, that their issues are more rooted in the past, thus affecting them in everyday life.
Faye Heath BACP BPS
Faye is a Trainee Counselling Psychologist and she is in her last year of training, she is a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and BPS (British Psychological Society). Her training is underpinned by combining Counselling with the rigour of Psychology and this includes studying a range of different modalities, at present she currently specialises in CBT, Person-Centred and Psychodynamic approaches to therapy although she tends to work integratively. As a Counselling Psychologist Faye believes that evidence practice should be at the heart of therapy and aims to help each person through a collaborative therapeutic relationship and effective practice.
Debbie Burke MBACP
Debbie is an Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and is a registered member of the BACP. She provides a safe, supportive and confidential space to help clients deal with their difficulties and struggles. This could be dealing with major life changes such as bereavement and loss, trauma or relationship issues.
Davinia Eccleston MBACP
Davinia is an qualified integrative counsellor and registered member of the BACP. Davinia also works as a NHS clinical team leader and has previous experience working within GP practice as a counsellor. Davinia provides a comfortable safe space for individuals, whereby her client can be heard they can voice their concerns or problems which they may feel has hindered them due to a past tense experience or personal difficulty.
Edyta Anna Johnston – Integrative Counsellor MBACP
Edyta is an integrative counsellor affiliated with BACP, specialising in working with neurodiverse clients (ASD, ADHD). She possesses five years of counselling experience working with clients presenting depression, anxiety, OCD, and many more. Parallel to being a counsellor, she works as Mental Health Lead in a local secondary school. Before becoming a counsellor, Edyta worked with special educational needs. Edyta continues her ongoing professional development with Birkbeck University, previously studying with the Society of Analytical Psychology (Jungian Analysis and psychotherapy). She works with adults and teenagers face to face and online.
Wayne Lawrence MBACP
Wayne is an qualified integrative counsellor and registered member of the BACP. Wayne has over 10 years of work experience in the health and social care sector working in services supporting those with poor mental well being, substance misuse and people with traumatic pasts whether informed from education or family settings/relationships. Apart from currently being in private practice online and face to face (dependent on availability) he also works as a senior therapist in a men only prison.
Leon Millingen MBACP (Accred.)
Leon has a Diploma in Integrative Counselling and is registered with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP Accred.).
As an integrative therapist, Leon’s approach is to progress at the clients own pace without being too ‘pushy’ or expecting the client to talk about issues they might not yet feel ready for. Leon takes a holistic approach to help his clients explore problematic thoughts, feelings and behaviours in an environment where they feel safe and fully supported.
Iana Trichkova MBACP
I am a professionally qualified Integrative counsellor based in South London and I offer short and long term counselling and psychotherapy. My aim is to provide a safe, confidential and compassionate space where you can explore what troubles you without fear of being judged or rejected. For me counselling is a collaborative process which facilitates increased understanding and self-awareness, greater self-acceptance and more fulfilling relationships with others and life in general.
Dr. Tarynne Quirk
Dr. Tarynne Quirk is a Counselling Psychologist who completed her Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (DPsych) at City, University of London. Registered with the HCPC, British Psychological Society (BPS) and British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), her approach is integrative. This approach allows her to customise therapy, creating a bespoke treatment plan for each individual, with their own set of unique circumstances. Tarynne aims to provide an empathic, non-judgemental, transparent and supportive space where clients feel safe enough to open up about issues they may be experiencing.
Ewa Romanowska MBACP
Ewa is an integrative counsellor, psychotherapist and supervisor registered with BACP. She works with individuals and couples/relationships, and provides supervision to individuals and groups.
She is also trained as a Couples/relationships and Trauma therapist.
Her approach is integrative which means she applies different theories according to clients’ needs, mainly psychodynamic and person centred, adding Gestalt and CBT if needed.
Julia Lartey MBACP
Julia is a qualified Integrative Counsellor who has worked primarily in education and the charitable sector – she is also a registered member of the BACP and holds an MSc in Therapeutic Counselling and a BA in Cultural Studies.
Julia currently works as a counsellor in a mainstream Secondary School and at an Independent alternative educational provision for girls. She has over 15 years’ experience working across a variety of educational settings supporting a diverse population of students and staff presenting with a variety of issues.
Peter Connolly MUKCP MBACP
Peter is a qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor who offers a safe, welcoming and non-judgemental space for clients to explore their experiences and work through whatever it is that may be holding them back from living the life they want to be living. He sees his role as therapist as providing a supportive environment where clients can develop new awareness and insight, which can help them move forward. Peter believes that with the right support, people have an amazing capacity to find their own answers and to be the source of their own healing.
Nina Löchle UKCP
Nina Löchle offers a warm and empathetic environment where clients can feel safe to be just the way they are and supported to explore the things that might be difficult to bear in their lives right now. Nina practices relational Gestalt therapy, which regards the trusting relationship with her clients as the basis for an ongoing exploration. She believes that all of us can encounter moments in our lives where our habitual ways of doing things don’t seem to work any longer and we get stuck. Counselling can help working through these difficulties, exploring what we do and how we do it and whether our ways of thinking or doing things are helpful or not.
Amy Sharpe MBACP
Amy believes that human beings need connection, and that the most important connection is with ourselves. She believes that with courage and commitment, change is possible for anyone.
Choice is the path to change, and therapy is a space for you to become aware of the power of your autonomy. The space she offers is safe, confidential, and empathetic.
Younes Hussein MBACP
My name is Younes Hussein ‘I am a counselor’ providing therapy to adults and young people at the Body & Mind Centre.
I have been training as counsellor many years. I have gained Diploma in integrative Counselling and a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. I am also in ongoing professional training to increase and expand my skills. My counselling approach is essentially person-centered, psychodynamic and transpersonal focusing on the uniqueness, potentiality and self-empowerment of the individual.
Lucy Parker HCPC
I am an experienced Art Psychotherapist, (HCPC ) and Clinical Supervisor, (CYP-IAPT)
I work with children, adolescents, adults, parents, and students. I can support you with issues such as, but not limited to, Anger, Anxiety and stress, Attachment disorder, Bereavement, Bullying, Depression, Identity, Low Mood, Low self-esteem, relationship problems, Trauma and more.
I have over 10 years’ experience of working in Education, Charity, and the NHS. Currently I balance my private practice and working as a School Psychotherapist.
Caroline Brookes MBACP
Welcome, I am Caroline, a qualified integrative counsellor adhering to the BACP ethical framework. I believe that each client is unique with their own different feelings and experiences.
Using my person-centered approach, I listen with empathy and accept clients for who they are regardless of differences so that they can feel free to express their thoughts and emotions at their own pace without feeling judged. I can support clients on their journey to explore and connect with their own inner values and self-esteem.
Using my psychodynamic approach, I can help clients to see how their past affects their present thoughts and feelings. This can help make sense of difficulties they may be experiencing – to empower them to work towards personal growth and self-awareness.
Erika Kamlert MBACP
Erika offers You a safe, warm, openminded and empathic space to explore Your thoughts, feelings and deeper inner world. Talking to someone who listens actively about your issues and reflect them back can help you see things in a different light and with fresh perspectives. Erika believes you have potential to grow and find answers and healing. We work together towards your goals. She is a fully qualified, experienced, BACP registered, integrative and multicultural counsellor with several years experience working in NHS, a homeless charity and in the private sector.
Gabriella Maceiras BPC
My name is Gabriella Maceiras, and I am a qualified Psychotherapist, obtaining my Master’s degree in Psychological Therapies with Children, Young People and Families from the Tavistock Centre in London.
I am an accredited member of the BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council) and the Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists. I have a Post graduate Diploma in Family Therapy from the Institute of Psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital. I am a qualified RMN with 30 years’ experience in Nursing, including the last 20 years as a Clinical Specialist in CAMHS.