Therapist Reviews

I found Ian a very calm and attentive therapist who let me explain my problems without being judgemental. He greatly helped me to overcome the issues affecting me and even got me to reflect on the possible perspectives, views and reasons of the other individuals, so much so, that I am now slowly rebuilding that relationship. Sometimes problems can escalate out of control and we don't individually always have the answers and Ian has certainly helped me to re-focus and put things into perspective.

Ian is gentle and kind, very thoughtful and compassionate, intelligent and incisive. Ian worked with me at a pace that was right for me and supported me to work through some very difficult issues.

Calm, great listener but said the right thing to help you focus and reflect.

Great listener. Twice helped with different issues that came up in my life. Once due to an alcohol problem following a break up with my ex partner and then again following a car crash I was involved in. After the crash I struggled to sleep properly.

Insightful, helpful, analytical, thoughtful, challenging in the best way, practical, focused, sincere. I left every session feeling better and armed with a plan to improve my quality of life.

Paola is a great listener. She helped me to see my problems in [a] different light and place the right weight on them. I do not want to sound cheesy but she really helped me change my life for the better. She showed me mechanisms, which I can use, in my day-to-day life to cope with situations that beforehand would have made me feel depressed and helpless.

She's very caring and understanding and she talks to you like a human being and as an equal which creates a warm and open environment in which to explore issues. She is honest and open and always welcomes you with a big smile. She works to how you feel you will best respond be it talking or art.

Diane is very understanding, she makes you feel comfortable and that she is really listening to you.

Diana was there in my time of need. My professional life was spinning out of control and I didn't know where to turn as I had lost my confidence and couldn't even converse with colleagues in meetings. My negative thoughts were consuming.....I needed help. I only saw Diana for a few sessions but she put things into perspective and retrained my brain to allow me to go back in that meeting room with confidence. I'm still not the old me but I'm better after seeing Diana.

Ian was always attentive, a great listener with a lot of empathy and a person I found easy to communicate with. His ability to make me feel comfortable in therapy for the first time in my life (and I tried a lot before) made a life-changing difference to my progress. I do not believe I could have ever arrived at the safe place I am in now if it was not for Ian's continuous, patient support in therapy. I disclosed details of my life that I have never told anyone before to Ian and that, to me, is a sign that he made it easy for me to trust him. Highly recommend.

Sarah was very professional yet friendly in her approach. I found her counselling helpful and constructive. I cried at every session but I think it helped to let the emotions out! I would recommend Sarah to friends, should they feel in need of counselling. I would also go back to Sarah if I felt the need. She was excellent.

Richard is very good at puting you at ease. Very patient and thought provoking.

Jo was a very easy and understanding person. Kind, always made me feel important. Jo Murray saved me. She gave me a future to look forward to and for the 1st time in my life I felt happy within myself. She gave me the tools so I could deal with whatever comes my way. Since seeing Jo I feel proud of who I am and confident and strong. I hope this will help future patients. I'm so glad I met her.

Kiki is a very warm and highly competent therapist. She is highly skilled psychologist and helps you feel comfortable as if you are talking to a good friend. She shows great empathy and has the skill and experience to boost your confidence and change your life. She has helped a lot to change mine after some unfortunate events I experienced in my life. I started seeing life positively again.

Jennifer works with the whole person. She understands the problems you have and the way you wish to address them and does not patronise, judge or assume. A truly excellent therapist.

Penny was incredibly helpful and instrumental in my progress with my mental health. With Penny i never felt embarrassed or trivial. I found myself making some realisations and learning some key coping tools for my every day life. I moved from the area but miss her sessions terribly, she is patient and wise and was very aspirational to me.

Chris is a great listener - he takes what you say into account and gives professional advice and feedback to you. In that way, I never felt uncomfortable in talking about anything, which is something I had anticipated I would. Chris is creative in coming up with solutions and explanations that is easy to understand and work on. Thanks to his approach to CBT, I've got my life back.

Compassionate and human. Warm hearted. An understanding of my cultural background. A genuine sense of care and interest in her clients. Within reason flexible with arranging appointment times. Easy to talk to.

Nadia immediately made me feel comfortable and at ease; she had an aura of understanding and this helped me open up and discuss issues that were difficult for me to deal with. Nadia proved to be very patient, her words were calming and she gave me plenty of insights and ideas to think about that have helped incredibly. I went away after every session thinking about what had been discussed, and her advice has helped me shape my behavior in a far more positive way. Perhaps what helped me the most was knowing that we came from the same cultural background - this allowed me to express myself easily and I knew instinctively that she understood where I was coming from when I spoke about certain matters. It has been an eye opening experience, and I am very grateful for it.

Penny was very good in making me understand and solve my issues rather than spoon feeding me the solution. I always felt at ease and I always had the support necessary. She made me understand my value and helped me become a stronger more secure person.

Penny is a talented, gifted, well informed, experienced professional with a wonderful personal manner. I found her extremely empathetic, patient and insightful at helping me to address issues and also the real causes of problems. This has been a helpful approach compared to others, with lasting results.

Patient, empathetic, understanding, intuitive, caring, respectful.

Super professional and compassionate. She is wonderful at remembering the many details I mentioned in my sessions and showing a great understanding of where I was at by recalling relevant facts about my history and the people in my life.

Puts you at ease straight away. Very easy to talk to. Most importantly could tell she genuinely cared. Couldn't recommend Her highly enough.

Amazingly good at listening and understanding. She gently lifted the veil from my eyes so that I too could appreciate that to which I had been previously blind.

Very calm, not afraid to keep going back to difficult subjects even when I was trying to avoid them. Very encouraging.

Karole is a very experienced and highly qualified therapist. Having visited other therapists, I was surprised at how easy it was to talk to Karole and how quickly she understood my concerns. She is a fantastic listener, incredibly understanding and offers practical and simple ways to work through and deal with problems - big and small. I can't recommend Karole highly enough. She is a fantastic therapist and because of this I have seen extremely positive results in my personal and professional life.

Karole is very much a straight talker which i personally think is a great quality, she has a great sense of humour which makes the sessions with her enjoyable rather than intimidating and I often find myself laughing during sessions with her. She often relates things that you say to her own personal experiences which allows you to feel she understands you on a personal level and It is my opinion that she genuinely cares for each of her clients. I have found that Karole is extremely flexible with her sessions which means that she fits around your life extremely well. Karole also ensures that she always maintains confidentiality and professional boundaries, and she endeavours to remain professionally up to date and often attends additional courses. I would highly recommend Karole as a counsellor as I believe she has helped me move forward in my own life. I hope you come to enjoy your sessions with her as much as I do. It has undoubtably been the best money I have ever spent.

Marga is a warm and empathic therapist who gently encourages you to realise where your problems lie and then helps you to find ways to cope with or resolve your problems. You always feel supported and valued and you feel you can be yourself, totally honest and open about any of your issues without being judged. Marga has helped me to look at myself and my life in a different and better light. I miss our sessions.

Stuart is a very experienced and approachable therapist. As soon as you meet him he has the ability to put you at your ease. I've found him to be very helpful, caring and knowledgeable.

He is a caring and focused person and really takes care of his clients. He has a very positive approach and uses different things to reduce stress and these include visualisation and sand tray exercises. He is also honest and will tell it how it is. Overall it has been a very positive experience with Stuart.

Sue is very understanding and is happy for you to progress at your own speed. I have found it much easier to open up to Sue than I would have thought.

Kathrine is a tremendously warm and understanding person. She listens very carefully and responds in the best way she can. Nothing is too much trouble. I feel relaxed and able to discuss anything that is on my mind, secure in the knowledge that my beliefs and experiences will be treated in total confidence and with empathy and respect.

Sarah is a great listener. She is very responsive, insightful, encouraging and compassionate. She helped me become more compassionate towards myself. She is thorough and careful in preparation. She explains things clearly. She focuses very practically on what you can do to move forward.

Supportive, insightful and constructive.

Knowledgeable, optimistic about my ability to improve and recover, genuine and respectful of my cultural background. Has worked with me to define my goals and allocates time to check my progress against these.

Judith has a gentle, patient approach and as I was a first-timer for therapy she made it very easy for me to ease into the process and work with her on anything that was important, digging deeper where appropriate. I felt we came a long way in our sessions and I can see positive improvements in the areas of my life we discussed. Judith was also very helpful when I asked for flexibility with appointments.

Carolina helped me overcome a particularly difficult time. She was always patient and understanding, offering constructive advice.

Marina helped me to better understand the sources of my problems, to clarify my thinking as to where I wanted to be in a year's time and gave me strategies for remaining focused and being positive. A very good listener and motivator.

Very calm yet effective. Easy to talk to.

Sarah was very good at getting me to chat when I thought I had nothing to talk about, I thought she actually did care and it was not just a job. Sarah was keen to solve and unscramble my feelings, Sarah made me feel comfortable just like talking to a good friend. Sarah was able to take in and use what I had said to bring out my inner thoughts over several weeks. I did find that I did most of the talking but she was taking in everything I was saying and using this information to get me to open up and unscramble my most inner thoughts which I thank her for. Thank you Sarah for just being there.

Barbara's approach was always consistent and professional, which offered a clear grounding service that was valuable. I felt empowered within my sessions, to gather solutions that supported my understanding of past/current difficulties. The qualities offered, had supported me to move on from experiences that appeared to be holding up my life, and enabled me confidence to move on. Thank you.

Charlotte combines sympathetic and understanding listening qualities with explanations and plans for coping with whatever is troublesome. The CBT approach, to me, is methodological and compelling and Charlotte guided me through the process.

Attentive, engaging, relaxing (effect) and comfortable are the words that spring to mind when Sarah is thought of. I found Sarah to have a very good way of presenting an alternative perspective and monitoring the responses etc, found that very educational (self education) and thought provoking; too easy not to see the perspective you're ignoring or avoiding! Best weapon in her arsenal - certainly when she knew me - was "why?"... great question! In short, I took great benefit from my sessions with Sarah to the point that, as wished for, my world is a better place and am even considering going back to see her simply because with Sarah, I get good argument and perspective, doesn't hurt to utilise those opportunities when possible. I have to say that I am a lot more comfortable with myself and enjoy more now I have - with Sarah's assistance - been able to relinquish quite a large amount of rubbish! Thank you, Alan.

Nicky is kind, caring, gentle and genuine. She provided me with ways to re-think and change my thought patterns, grow in confidence and develop my sense of self-worth. I highly recommend Nicky to everyone - a very trustworthy person to open up to which is not easy to do.

Very pleasant lady. Made to feel comfortable and open up. Would highly recommend.

I went to see Dr Tamsyn Noble over a six week period. I am so happy that she was able to help me through a difficult phobia that was affecting my every day life. She is a good listener, compassionate and got to the root of my problem. I feel I can now move forward in my life. I can't thank Tamsyn enough for her kindness and help. I would highly recommend her to anyone that needs help. A great Therapist. Thank you Tamsyn.

She listens non-judgementally.

Very welcoming and easy to talk to. I found her very helpful and insightful.

Katrina is kind, calm, patient, non judgemental and has helped me enormously over the time she was counselling me. She was always there when I needed her offering me support and guiding me through one of those most difficult periods of my life. I have managed to move on from the loss and loneliness I felt after the death of my husband. I know she is always there for me if ever I need her in the future and that alone helps me on a day to day basis. Even on my initial contact with her she recognised how much I needed help and called me to arrange to see me organising a session for me within a couple of days. That was so important to me and I had reached an all time low at their point. I would highly recommend her to anyone who needs bereavement counselling.

Dr Tess helped me through a tremendously difficult time. She was very understanding.

I found that Jo is sympathetic, realistic and has a good sense of humour where appropriate.

My road to recovery is a painful and slow process. My problems are compounded by my hectic lifestyle. However over the years after a long journey and meeting with many therapists I feel at last I am moving forward through CBT sessions with Sarvdeep. Combined with other relaxing techniques and my weekly sessions with this therapist I feel the gradual end to a lifetime of misery.

Meeting Sarv has undoubtedly changed the course of my life immeasurably. I sought her help after a split up with a really fantastic girl. I was in a terrible situation from which I saw very little light at the end of the tunnel. With Sarv's advice and help in utilising the exercises developed within CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) - I saved a previously doomed relationship, changed my business and have gained back control of my life completely. I have used her methods to improve relationships from all different spheres of my social circle and I am closer with everyone around me. I have never been so happy. I can never thank her enough, however I hope that if you read this review, it will encourage you to take the step forward and contact Sarv for help. You will not regret it!

Ability to listen - supportive - solutions offered with rationale - structured from session to session - back up written help provided - positive an improved outcome could be achieved.

Dave helped me work through personal and relationship issues.

Kind, empathetic, nurturing.

Caring, helpful, logical, smart.

Katrina puts you at easy immediately and the counselling room was warm and inviting which makes all the difference. The theraputic relationship was almost instant! She used an integrative approach, which meant we never got stuck in a rut as she used techniques which suited me, and since I have had a few different therapy approaches hers was certainly the best. As now a counselling student I was possibly more aware of how she was as a therapist than someone who has no theoretical knowledge of counselling, she was also very accommodating of my variations in times for sessions as I could not make the same times weekly and put no pressure on me to stick rigidly for this would of hindered therapy. In short she was a refreshing relief from the counsellors I have had and really helped me make massive gains, a true professional and genuine counsellor. The gains I made have truly changed my life for the better and she achieved this with me.

Denise is a great listener and able to provide insights which weren't obvious. She was very patient and thorough. Extremely professional but warm and personal.

The best therapist I have used and would definitely use again in the future. Puts you at ease when you first meet her, is very friendly with a wonderful personality and I always came away from the sessions with something positive. Katrina helped me a lot during my counselling sessions and I would have no qualms in recommending this wonderful therapist to anyone. A diamond :-)

As a foreigner my biggest fear was of not being understood when it comes to express my feelings and emotions. I was very lucky to have Chris as a therapist because since the first moment I met him I immediately felt very comfortable and at easy and above all I had the feeling that I didn't need to say much for him to understand me. I never felt disappointed or for once had the feeling that Chris was not very interested in helping me. On the contrary, I always felt that in some way he really could feel and was in tune with my feelings and being so the sessions were always a success. Whilst in London, even living far way from his office, I went back to therapy with Chris a couple of times because I really trusted in him as the therapist to whom I could talk, reveal my deepest problems, traumas and fears, and I knew that he would put his heart on the problem to help me and to look at life and problems from a happier. Every single day I use his techniques and kind words to get me through life.

Understanding and insightful. She made me feel safe and with a few gentle nudges allowed me to change my perception on some fundamental issues. I cannot tell you how improved things have been for me since I spoke to Shital.

I couldn't have found Louise at a better time. She was patient and understanding without the judgement factor that you would receive if talking to friends and family. A fantastic help in my quest for inner stability.

She listens to you but also asks questions to help give you perspective on a situation. She made me feel at ease with myself and was able to identify the areas that I wanted to work on when I was unable to see those areas myself. She allowed me to work and evolve at my own pace and does not expect or set out a strict time line as some do. Her approach to therapy and towards me as a whole was fascinating and allowed me to view myself and the situations I face in an entirely new light, particularly being able to take a step back from a situation to regroup and take on the world one more day. She gave me the space to grow, and to develop my own sense of self worth. I would highly recommend her.

Ulla was calm and a great listener, she made the environment feel very safe during my visits. Her advice was incredibly valuable.

I had my first counselling/therapy experience with Ameera who put me at ease instantly and was very easy to talk to. She approached the sessions with a clear view of what I wanted to achieve, which was reviewed regularly to ensure we were working towards my aims and looking at how we could change or improve anything to help me achieve my goals. Ameera was excellent at providing me with useful techniques to use in everyday situations, so that I wasn't solely reliant on our weekly/fortnightly sessions, but could become self-sufficient. Ameera was versatile in her methods and worked to see which methods worked best for me during our sessions. The benefits I have gained from our sessions have been significant and feel I am able to put into practice techniques Ameera has helped me to learn. As a benefit of our sessions, my mindset has changed for the better and I am able to manage situations from a more positive standpoint that I had not been able to do in years. We are 2.5. months into our sessions and look forward to the benefits to be gained from further sessions.

I felt very comfortable with Julie in a short space of time. She has helped me through a very traumatic and upsetting experience. I very much appreciated being able to not only see her in couples counselling when I was more able to speak openly to my husband, but greatly appreciated being able to see her alone when I could consolidate and clarify my feelings about what was covered in the couples sessions.

He was brilliant and supportive, patient and incredibly insightful. I felt I was in very safe hands and would love to thank him. It's such a pity I couldn't have carried on for longer but the help he gave was invaluable.

Highly professional, personable, and astute in her role.

May helped me through some very hard and dark times. Her words of encouragement allowed me to deal with a situation that could have spiralled out of control at any time. She is easy to talk to and I would advise anyone in need to seek help from this special caring lady.

Kate was excellent. She listened and gave constructive ways to help come to terms with lifes' issues.

I had needed advise on some personal issues and how to deal with certain feelings which I was victim to and couldn't even understand. Clive was very helpful and talking to him was very useful. He dealt with me as an individual rather than as a patient taking into account my own personal needs and helping and advising me with them. It was a very relaxing experience to talk to him and he created a home-like environment. This was something I had essentially required to change my life and mindset at the time and the many fears and anxieties I was prone to and he provided this to me so that I could find the courage to open up and talk to him. I am very grateful to Clive for helping me pass through the most difficult phase of my life until now and am most certain in the future as well for only I know how emotionally exahausting those days had been. At the end once more I say thankyou and God bless you Clive.

Julie is kind and attentive - she's very easy to talk to and is able to give me explanations for things that have happened and how I'm feeling (this is very effective for me). I feel like she really understands me, which is so reassuring because for a long time I felt like no one did. She's taken the time to get to know me as a person, and not just another patient, and I feel we now have a strong bond. She then used this knowledge to help me understand myself as a person which has been so important in my recovery. Nothing is too much trouble for her and she's been truly brilliant - I would definitely not be where I am now without her help.

Great listener, approachable, made me feel welcome and guided me in a way I felt comfortable with. Really helped me see things I have never seen before. Real eye opener and helped massively. Definitely recommend her services and will return if I need to talk in the future.

Understanding, easy to talk to.

After having countless introductory sessions with other therapists, Celia was the first who appeared as though she was comfortable with the spectrum of emotions that can come within the therapy process and the first that treated me as though I was a person with an illness rather than just an embodiment of the illness itself. She is warm and understanding and I found her easy to talk to about what was troubling me - not an easy feat! Her teaching of Transactional Analysis has proved incredibly helpful in allowing me to take control of situations where I would otherwise feel too anxious or put down to get my point across, and her generosity in providing extra literature (self help books, breathing exercises, etc) has proved invaluable to my improvement. Her style enables you to assess your actions as well as your thoughts, helping to break out of certain relationship cycles etc, allowing you to be active in your own therapy. I would thoroughly recommend Celia to somebody struggling with depression and anxiety.

An intelligent man who was prepared to listen and interject only when he felt it was necessary. On the one or two occasions that we deviated from our principle discourse he recognised this, and we both acknowledged its irrelevance. He was particularly interested in R. Harris's 'The Happiness Trap' as a text for our sessions; which I found useful, if with some significant reservations that he accepted. My time with him confirmed my regret that my relationship with my mother was not as supportive as it might have been, and that my time at boarding school was damaging. He was especially acute in rejecting my self-diagnosis of a high-functioning Asperger's syndrome. His suggestion of an addictive personality (I am drinking cognac as I write this) is probably fair; though probably also manageable, considering my advanced age. All in all, a valuable experience.

Calm, open minded and able to make me feel at ease to express myself.

Understanding, non-judgmental, offers advice when needed. Also good to have a laugh with, a great sensitive therapist, who always offers helpful advice as well as asking questions that make you think about past experiences, but he will help you through all realisations you have.

Excellent. Very easy to talk to and really helped me achieve my goals in therapy. I would highly recommend her.

Having never opened up to anyone before I found Aileen extremely easy to talk to, she made me feel at ease from the beginning and really understood my condition. I have come away from these sessions feeling more positive and with some great coping mechanisms!

Aileen is a fantastic therapist. She helped me understand the issues I was having and gave excellent advice on how to cope and deal with things. I would have no issue in seeing Aileen again if ever I needed to as she has a way about her that relaxes you and makes you feel safe to be open and honest. Her techniques are good and make you look at things from a different perspective.

Ian is an absolute pleasure to speak to. So professional, calming and someone who can be opened up to immediately. He offers support and allows discussion that can help with problems. Ian allows you to lead the conversation without interruption and then offers some clarity. He responds quickly to emails and has always been very accommodating to me when it comes to appointment changes that I have had to make. Ian is the first therapist that I have stuck with in three years. He is very intelligent, good natured and attentive...remembering things that have been discussed sessions ago. I would openly recommend Ian to anyone seeking therapy and would always continue with him if needed in the future.

I found Philip Boddey to be both very easy to talk to, and an excellent source of advice. He was able to draw upon his experience as a therapist, to support and guide me towards solutions to problems that I had been experiencing with low self esteem and anxiety since I had left school.

Simon has helped me move forward from a situation I thought would never end. He has done this through patience, kindness and the ability to listen and never judge.

I met with David at an incredibly low point in my life - anxiety and an eating disorder kept me off work for several months. It wasn't easy to confide with someone but David had a way of making me feel at ease and never judged. Our time together was crucial in getting me to face some of the issues causing my anxiety and to talk through solutions. At all times I felt valued, listened to and supported. Some of the issues we discussed were intensely personal and painful - yet the benefits of them slowly being teased out were key to starting the process of healing. I would have no hesitation in recommending David to any person out there feeling lost, helpless of defeated. Therapy made a huge difference to my life and was a key factor in me being settled and happy today.

I found Julie progressively helpful. She fairly quickly understood the issues I was facing and helped me to find solutions - a very worthwhile course of counselling.

A wonderful therapist who really guided me through issues and made my life easier.

I rate Olivia as one of the best therapists I have had support from. Firstly, as a therapist, she is not one to hurry you out of the door after 50 minutes, if a couple of minutes more are needed she is more than willing... A very caring aspect that I appreciate. Secondly, I have always found her very easy to contact by email or phone, to either arrange or rearrange a new session. Finally, I have found her very easy to open up to about my problems and find myself feeling very comfortable around her!

Very calm and helpful lady, managed to help me answer my own question in the end. Strongly recommend.

Georgina's qualities as a therapist are outstanding. It was really easy to talk to an open to Georgina, she created a really nice and welcoming atmosphere. She was really knowledgeable and she helps me a lot with my problems with anxiety and depression. I would definitely recommend Georgina.

I have been seeing Angelika for five weeks and I feel she has helped me tremendously already. She has provided me with insight and support. I feel Angelika easy to talk to and I look forward to our sessions. She is warm and grounded. Each time I have left a session I feel like I have realised something new and organised my thoughts. I would highly recommended Angelika as a therapist.

David was warm, thoughtful and empathic. He allowed me space to reflect and process some feelings that I have had over many years. Unlike my previous experiences with other therapists I never felt judged and David never assumed anything about me. I always felt that he was interested.

She is a very professional and charismatic person. She was good to me and helped me to recover from a big trauma.

Ximena works patiently and provides practical exercises that helped me in developing coping strategies. I have found myself using what I learnt subconsciously and sharing them with others. It's transformed the way I live. I feel so much more comfortable in myself.

Yara was a great help to me during a time when I was facing several big life challenges at the same time. Yara helped me to find the strength and resources within myself to face up to, process, cope with and eventually overcome these challenges. I found Yara's approach to be very effective and I would highly recommend her to anyone who felt like they needed help.

She was friendly and professional. She suggested several useful books and topics.

I felt the time was very useful in finding out more about myself with professional insight.

Jay is an empathetic, attentive and thoughtful therapist. She's a very good listener who takes in all that's been said, remembers the pertinent details, and shows she's completely present when sharing time with you. She patiently helped me make sense of my troubles and develop my own understanding of how/why they were important to me. In initial sessions, I was sceptical, defensive and distanced due to previous experiences with other therapists, but her calm, kind approach allowed me to develop a deep trust and gave me the space and freedom to safely explore sensitive issues. I have to say that it's at the most sensitive times that I felt her complete support and care. Her thorough understanding of her practice and intelligent application has also helped me develop self-awareness techniques so that I have a set of tools to support myself with, when I need. Above all, I believe she is a therapist who genuinely cares for my health and happiness.

It was at first hard to get used to the idea of counselling, but Valerie helped by making the sessions very simple and conversational. She was a natural at helping me to open up. Very successful sessions. I still feel what I learnt then, it still helps me.

Nichola is a very experienced and extremely knowledgeable therapist. She is understanding, patient, empathetic and above all genuine. I also suffer from severe anxiety and low self esteem but Nichola helped me feel more at ease from my first session. We continue to work together through my many complex issues, but for the first time in my life I feel comfortable enough to discuss these openly and in depth, albeit at my pace. I cannot emphasise enough the support Nichola has given me and would not hesitate in recommending her.

Extremely interactive and applies his knowledge and experience to compare and contrast against my specific circumstances and (limited) understanding. Provides lots of insight and loads of suggestions of theories, writings, books, etc, to help me develop a better understanding of the workings of the mind. Plus hints, tips, tools etc. to help deal with difficult situations that have previously been damaging. Very flexible in terms of meetings, we often had to reschedule due to my changing availability. (I have had to guess at the number of sessions).

Softly spoken, makes difficult terminology easy to understand and held in a relaxed environment.

Very easy going, helpful and funny. She would relate to situations and feelings I would talk about and made me feel at ease. Even when I wasn't in her session I would think about her advice and what she would say to me in the situation I am in. It was like talking to a friend and I really appreciated all her help and advice.

As soon as I walked through the door Beverley put me at ease, She was incredibly welcoming and easy to talk to. I have now been seeing her for about 3 months and so much of my life has changed as a result. She has helped me to look at things differently and helped me to understand why I behave in the way that I do. This, in turn, has helped me to change some of my behaviours for the better. I always feel so positive when I leave my session with Beverley and she encourages me to set myself challenges, which I have so far always achieved. My self worth means so much more to me now than it did 3 months ago and that's thanks to Beverley. I still have a way to go yet but I now know that it is achievable with the support I receive in our sessions.

Judy really listens and understands when you speak. You have her complete attention at all times and she never judges, regardless of what you say. She is empathetic and sympathetic and you know you can trust her to be 100% confidential at all times.

Patient and caring, Neil provides a non-judgmental but effective and solution based therapy. His approach enabled me to build my own conclusions whilst being guided in the right direction in my own time. Highly recommended.

Kathy will give you all the tools you need to make your relationship work, it's whether you choose to use them.

He is very easy to talk to and relaxed. He gives you space to express your feelings without interruptions, and draws the therapy session to an end in a very thoughtful and gentle way.

Brilliant, easy to talk to, very perceptive. Laughter to help with pain.

Teresa has great observational skills and helps to pin point the issues. She is a very patient and very skilful therapist that helps to analyse and deal with destructive behaviour. We were in couples therapy and she was of great help for us. Will highly recommend her.

He creates an environment where he gives you time to open up and gradually taps into the problem. He goes into a good level of detail and makes the sessions very conversational. It never felt rushed. Always helps look at situations from a different perspective.

I have been seeing Sian for few months now, and I am so happy to have been sharing this time with her. She is a very professional therapist who knows how to guide me and help me with my issues. I always have felt very comfortable with her, and she is always listening to me and giving me good advices to make me feel better with myself. Definitely, I am really happy to have met Sian, and I highly recommend the therapy with her.

Jo is so easy to talk to and made me feel extremely comfortable from the very first session. I honestly felt like I was talking to a friend when I was with her, her sense of humour when it was appropriate also made me feel so positive after the session especially when I entered feeling the complete opposite. My family and I are very grateful for all her help and I am so glad to have met her.

She's able to make me think about all the positives and how to improve on negative feelings.

Sarah listened but also talked which was great as I was worried I would do all the talking. She understood why I was having problems, and interpreted my feelings. She also allowed me to "forgive myself", and not be too hard, which in turn stopped me feeling so disheartened. She gave of herself as well, which really helped. I felt she was a fellow human being with her own problems, rather than a faceless professional. If I need help again I would certainly turn to Sarah.

I had therapy with Kina to attempt to address long-term depression and nightmares. I had tens of sessions over more than a year. Kina was skilled in measuring what kind of approach to an issue - more gentle or more direct - would be most helpful for me at different times. Kina was very good at observing my physical responses during our discussions and using those responses to explore my underlying emotions. Kina has a wealth of psychological knowledge and insight at her fingertips, so I felt very much in safe hands. I would strongly recommend Kina as a therapist. During the period in which I was having therapy, I became more confident, less depressed, and more able to cope and happy than I had ever been before, and I have remained that way since. I feel she really helped me develop in myself. I finished treatment with Kina over a year ago, but it's really good to know that she's there to return to if something crops up.

Kina was sensitive and responsive whilst also giving us the opportunity to be challenged. She is very professional and we felt we were in safe hands.

Sian is a very good listener and really works together with the patient. She has the ability to work on difficult subjects in a super sensitive way and that makes the patient - or me, very comfortable within the session. Also she summarises the session at the end what is super helpful. This way I can re-capture and work on the session. Especially I like that she brings out the best in each session. Each session is super quality! I have almost in every session an epiphany about issues or problems and where the source is - that is brilliant! She seems super trustworthy and I like her calmness!

I'd never been to any sort of therapy before and I was very nervous and sceptical about the whole thing. Following a rough time in my life I decided to give it a go and I've not looked back. She has helped me so much over the past year and what I like about Paula is that she 'gets it' and can give positive and useful advice, which I'm able to take outside with me to face the world.

Easy going, good sense of humour, non-judgemental, beautiful.

I first came to Ameera after a long period of chronic stress which was becoming increasingly difficult to deal with on a daily basis. From the first meeting that I had with Ameera and explaining some of the issues that I was experiencing she put me at ease and I felt confident that she would be able to help me. Using various methods and techniques I have increasingly felt that I have the tools that I need to change the way I see situations and people and this improves on a weekly basis. I find Ameera very easy to talk to about any subject or worry and I don't think I have left one of my sessions without a smile on my face or having laughed at least once. I look forward to my sessions and I'm excited about the further improvements i will be making with Ameera's help.

Ameera's vast knowledge allows her to enlighten me whenever I raise issues. Due to her articulate and personable delivery I am finding the changes I make enjoyable to implement. Ameera is able to give me a much more detailed, almost scientific perspective inducing answers to questions I've had for a long time; how can one reduce constant anxiety, how can one calm the internal voice etc. And I am thoroughly grateful to her.

John was very understanding and listened to what I had to say. He gave me good information on strategies to follow to overcome my problems. He did not make me feel inferior or stupid. He boosted my confidence which I had lost.

Vanessa was an excellent listener. I had marital problems through my own mistakes. My marriage is now stronger than ever and my husband and I are closer than ever. Vanessa enabled me to look at myself, and more importantly not to carry all the guilt as I was doing. Without her help, I don't know what would have happened. I thank her from the bottom of my heart.

Great listener and equally good advice. Put me on the path back to health. Explored many techniques and found which one was right for me.

Will is a thoughtful, compassionate and caring therapist. He created an environment in which I felt very safe and supported and able to talk, without fear of judgment. He is also a warm and (appropriately) humorous person, which makes him very approachable. He helped me find the courage to tackle a lot of issues, and I still miss our sessions sometimes.

She was empathic and non judgemental. She was a very good listener.

I found Lisa to be an excellent listener, she was able to reassure me that my reaction and feelings were normal. During our discussions she was able to provide alternative perspectives on how situations may be viewed, this enabled me to consider my reactions and feelings and made me aware that I had the opportunity to see things in a different way. Lisa was fully engaged during our sessions and remembered our previous conversations which we referred to on occasions. For me, making the decision to seek guidance and ultimately contacting Lisa was one of my best. Working with Lisa took me from a very painful, sad place to a very positive, content one, for which I am so grateful. Lisa showed a caring and calm manner, she was understanding, insightful, knowledgeable and encouraging.

Louise make me feel comfortable to open myself. She was knowledgeable and a very good adviser when I needed help.

Lesley was really easy to talk to, she helped me get through a really difficult time in my life. Lesley helped me to understand what I was going through. We talked a lot about my childhood, which I hadn't realised had caused me so much pain, I enjoyed our chats, and always felt at ease and comfortable when I was with Lesley.

Wonderfully easy. Kind. Listened when you really needed it.

Angela was essential at helping me going through a very difficult moment in my life, she made me see things in a different point of view that helped me get over my past relationship and learn so much about myself. From the first sessions I was already feeling much better.

She helps you understand.

I was able to think and work through a very difficult time whereby stress was becoming difficult to manage. Simone is very authentic in her approach and I felt safe and able to be myself. She was absolutely excellent for me and I am very grateful.

Linda listened very carefully and was able to identify key areas that I needed help with. She was able to question and push issues with care and caution, without leading or making me feel uncomfortable. She has been able to help me to deal with some very specific problems by recommending a range of strategies and techniques.

I appreciated Corina's skill to sum up my thoughts and feelings in particular. She is thoughtful, calm, friendly and funny. Her fluency in German and English was very important to me. She helped me to identify situations of high stress earlier and to develop a better skill set to tackle my issues.

Jo is empathetic and perceptive, calm and easy to talk with. She is encouraging, and helps one to gain insight into past and current behaviour and perceptions. I learned a huge amount from Jo and she transformed my life.

The main qualities I felt John had were understanding the main things that were holding me back, then using a plan and structure in order to progress forward. This helped massively as it allowed me to envision where I wanted to be and how it was possible for me to overcome my boundaries. Also when talking to John in regards to things that were potentially holding me back, I felt as if nothing was judged and he really committed to supporting me and putting potential solutions in place.

Kathrine was friendly and easy to talk to. It was easy to open up to her. She has a very gentle and non judgemental approach. She helped me to look at the route cause of the problems I was facing and work from there. She made suggestions that I hadn't considered before which really helped to put my thoughts in order. Things just seemed to slot in to place. I feel more confident about myself after seeing Kathrine, it definitely helped me a lot.

Beverley has helped me so much. I never thought therapy could have such a positive impact on my life but it truly has. I am very lucky I found Beverly as my therapist, very easy to talk to, she is warm, kind and honest. Before therapy I was so overwhelmed with what I was going through, now since therapy has started I can honestly say things are looking so much better. I take something positive from every session, and I always feel I am making progress. Thank you Beverly very much.

Beverley seemed to understand me from the initial meeting. She listens attentively and responds openly during each session. Beverley supports me with empathy and compassion, however challenges me appropriately to enable me to gain a deeper understanding of myself. Beverley has helped me to understand areas within myself and other relationships, where I once had uncertainty and lacked confidence. She is reliable, trustworthy and I feel totally at ease.

Corina is kind, compassionate, and a good listener. I felt at ease with her from around the time of my second session. I think that she was a good judge of my character, and of my issues: she would spend a good time of every session simply listening to my problems, but she would also interject when she felt that she could offer a different perspective. I thought that the methods that Corina encouraged me to practise were compatible with my general way of thinking, which is quite structured; I also like to write. She was also good at gently challenging me: for instance, when I struggled to be more spontaneous, she suggested I 'set aside' time in which to act impulsively, which I found was difficult but ultimately helped me.

Most importantly Robin is kind. He has a natural affinity with people and he clearly cares about what he does and his patients. Robin listens, supports and advises if appropriate and his guidance provided me with a solid sounding-board which allowed me to work through the things I needed to. Robin is well-read and experienced at what he does and to this he adds a human approach of kindness which allows you to feel very supported. I really felt that Robin cared about helping me and it was important to him that I felt better. I highly recommend Robin as somebody who is experienced and able to help you through things that you are finding challenging.

I found Theo empathetic and perceptive. I was able to move on from a stuck way of seeing my issues through talking with him. The counselling space felt very safe with him as counsellor. I now feel much clearer and able to move on in my life.

Theo listens to you so he can read and analyse your feelings. He breaks down a structure that is easy for someone to comprehend by starting from the root. He compliments you when you are succeeding and reminds you about the positive things you should be concentrating on for yourself. He is honest and also keeps things basic and real as well. Each session you walk away with new analogies and methods to think about, which will help you gain control of your mind. Sometimes these methods work and sometimes they don't, which means he will think of another psychological strategy to help you find life easier in the next session. He does not judge you for your past or who you are, and he himself seems like he has nothing to hide which makes you feel more safe.

I went to see Karole as a fear of flying had escalated, and I needed help to enable me to go on a holiday I had booked. I had been advised to try CBT. Karole made me feel very comfortable, relaxed and very reassured in the fact that I had made a very positive move in seeking help. Through Karole I was able to gain quick access to CBT, was given exercises to practice and tools to help me. I found my therapy sessions a very positive and enjoyable experience, and after 5 sessions was able to face flying to go on a holiday! The fact that Karole offered evening and weekend sessions was very helpful in fitting therapy in around a full time job. I would highly recommend Karole.

Juliet helped me to change my life for the better and I couldn't have done it without her help. Juliet was excellent at listening to my words, immediately understanding my concern and then supporting me in the best way possible. She is very approachable and professional. I will be in contact with Juliet in the future if I need to as she has been fantastic.

Very warm, kind and easy to speak to.

Knowledgeable, professional and has helped me enormously. I'm feeling so much better in myself. Sylvia is very experienced, she has been able to help me with many different difficulties I face, I would recommend her to anybody. I can't thank her enough for working with me.

I was at ease immediately with Penny and she gently helped me look into the reasons why I felt as I did, following my father's death. I would recommend Penny to anyone and would have no hesitation in returning to her, should I need to in the future.

Cristina is a wonderful therapist with such a caring approach and deep insights, it is a pleasure to work with her - highly, highly recommended!

Ilse was lovely and very helpful.

Beryll made me feel normal, which when I first went to see her I did not feel. Her manner was relaxed and this made me able to express my feelings and fears, because of this and with her encouragement I was able to explore the real me. What I thought were my negatives and positives (at the beginning I thought I did not have any positives) - as each session progressed I became more confident in myself as a person and comfortable with who I was. This has enabled me to express my true feelings about a situation and not what I thought other people wanted to hear from me, which makes me feel true to myself. Without Beryll's endless patience and relaxed professional manner I would never have achieved this. Thank you Beryll.

Kay has a very calm personality and was non judgemental in our discussions. She prompted me to think differently, about areas that I wouldn't have previously considered, to help me better understand possible root cause of my issues. I found Kay to be very relatable and easy to talk to, and I never felt awkward to discuss any issue. Kay generally ended a session giving me something to consider, which helped me to rationalise some of the discussion points and enabled me to better understand why I felt as I did which, in turn, helped with my understanding and acceptance of my feelings.

David's work was extremely difficult in this case. Lots of baggage and no clear way forward. On a positive note, many issues were aired and some lines of 'good' communication were opened. Pressure of work forced an early end to the process but it must be hoped that the counselling has improved chances of a better future.

Marga has been my therapist for almost a year now. She has managed to help me in a way that no other professional has helped me in the past. She is very honest from the beginning of therapy about what you are dealing with. She was open to not using medication when we first met and reassessing the situation as the therapy progressed. She is very trustworthy and has made me open up about my personal life from the first session. She patiently waits for you to understand what are the main issues in your life are and how you wish to face them. She is not judgmental and supports all your thoughts and feelings. She has helped me overcome bereavement and depression that I was dealing with on and off for over a decade. She has supported me with my move to a new country, being in full time employment and dealing with a toddler. She has also helped me deal with issues I had in my marriage and also letting go of a past relationship. She has been my rock in Bristol and I'm forever grateful!

Marina makes me feel so comfortable. I can tell her about anything and she doesn't judge me, very responsive and helpful. Always supportive and non-judgemental. I cannot say enough good things about her!

A lovely lady and good to talk to, when things seem at their worse. She gave me back warm sunny beaches, instead of stormy seas.

Professional, kind and encouraging. Thank you so much.

Juliet is very understanding and will make you think about things in from a different perspective without judging how you feel or what you say. Juliet is very easy to talk to and allows you to speak freely.

Angela is easy to talk to, empathic, perceptive and kind. She helped me look at the various stories I had told myself about my life and question whether they still held true; eventually I was able to leave behind those that no longer fitted and live my life in a more authentic, more fulfilling and less rigid way. I have recommended her to others who are looking for a therapist and have no hesitation in endorsing her.

She listened to what I had to say and was supportive when she needed to be.

When I first contacted Emma I was very low. Over the course of our sessions Emma guided me to a point where I was comfortable to face feelings I had pushed aside and not dealt with. I felt very comfortable talking to Emma and felt I could say things I could not say to friends and family. Emma is a great listener, not judgmental and approaches difficult subjects professionally but kindly and openly and was very aware of my well being. I can honestly say I feel better now than I have done for a very long time. My anxiety is no longer limiting me, I sleep better and do not wake up with panic attacks. I no longer dwell and have reduced negative thought patterns. At times when I needed extra support Emma saw me and supported me. I am in a much better place as a direct result of my sessions with Emma.

Paul listened and fully understood the issues I came with. He provided me with just the right amount of input to help me find solutions to my issues that would work for me. Paul helped me develop a framework that I could consistently use to tackle problematic situations and find a real and lasting way forward. He is patient, gives feedback to assure you that he understands your issues and used a variety of techniques that allowed me to see that I could approach things differently. I have had counselling in the past and it hadn't worked for me that well, but I was amazed and delighted how quickly I was able to progress towards making my life better and more manageable with the right counsellor.

Balancing being an absolute professional and at the same time having the emotional intelligence to help and support you when you're vulnerable is a great strength of Anna's.

Mary is kind and calm and very astute. She easily got to the route of the problems I was having in a couple of close relationships and gave me the space and time to work things out in my own head, whilst keeping me on track with what my problems were. Her comments were incredibly sensible and every session I came away with a need to improve a specific area and ideas on how to do so that it would work for me. It wasn't always comfortable for me as I needed to change, but it was necessary and has been brilliant and I never felt alone during the transitional period. I cannot recommend her more highly.

During my three years in therapy I felt that David really provided a safe environment for my first experience. During my time as a trainee counselling psychologist I had both experienced academic difficulties which I felt caused stress and at times low confidence. David was able to help me deal with these issues and I felt listened to at all times. David as a person poses a calming nature and is very empathetic.

A friendly and professional individual who is able to provide empathetic and trusting support. Sessions take place in a dedicated environment with a relaxing atmosphere. I found Kay to be flexible with appointment times and dates which helped me immensely. Highly recommended.

Rob is a very easy person to talk to. He was professional, kind and friendly and showed great understanding of the problems I shared. I always found our sessions together to be helpful. Rob always explained in a clear way so I could understand what was happening. Material he shared, such as the meditation practise, was beneficial in helping me through my problems.

I found Claudia to be very warm and welcoming when I arrived for my counselling sessions. She is a very good listener and remembers what you have said in previous sessions which really helps the counselling to proceed over the weeks. She never judges and is always there to help you understand and dissect what might be going on inside your head, and how these thoughts and feelings have developed through your lifetime.

Deborah was very compassionate and wasn't judgemental of me, she helped me develop so much confidence in myself to de-mistify the mess I felt in my heart and head, she has helped me overcome a trauma in my life that I thought would always hold me back. If you're ready to look within yourself and face the problems you're dealing with in your own way and at your own pace, Deborah will be there to support you and guide you through your healing. I will always appreciate her help and I am glad that I feel like I have someone to turn to who can help me professionally. Thank you Deborah.

Really helped me to identify my feelings as a gay man and techniques to deal with challenging situations and emotions. Excellent therapist.

I found Marina to be very approachable, very understanding, very authentic, caring, wise, receptive, knowledgeable and helpful.

He was easy to talk to and listened to what I had to say and gave good tips.

Excellent service and very understanding.

Chris is a very empathetic, smart, kind man, and very good at his job. Got me from crisis point to totally rebooted in around eight sessions. Helped me confront things that had lain buried for years, and did it in a gentle, hand-holding way. It was a tough experience, but I'm incredibly glad I did it. Have recommended him to anyone who'll listen!

Jo is very approachable and she has a calm and understanding manner.

Jackie listened and did not judge. She introduced me to techniques to help myself and control most of my anger impulses. She helped me get over my self imposed guilt issues and look at a way forward. I regained my self confidence and felt able to interact with people socially again.

Jo is very easy to talk to and puts you at ease from the beginning. She offered advice when needed and made me think about my thoughts in a different more effective way. It was my first time at therapy which I put off for a long time and I wish I'd gone to Jo sooner and if I ever needed to return I would contact Jo.

In a nutshell, Sue is just brilliant! She really listens, and remembers things that I have discussed some time ago, so we always have very rounded discussions. I love that she not only listens, but gives excellent insight into theories, and how she views it (in a non-judgemental way). She often offers further reading, which is very helpful. She has extreme patience to keep going over things that matter to me, and I always look forward to my weekly session! In the 9 months I have been working with Sue, I feel that my confidence has massively improved, and I would really recommend going to see her for anyone that wants to get to know themselves better, and improve their life, as well as their relationships!

Fantastic therapist with a good understanding of issues and very supportive. Thank you for continuing to help me in therapy.

Talking to Zoe was remarkably easy. She helped me explore my thoughts in a gentle but thorough way. Very professional and excellently suited to a profession where care and trust are paramount.

Jo instantly put me at ease from the first conversation over the phone and continued to do so throughout all sessions. She is always professional and friendly. Jo clearly has a wide variety of practical skills and techniques which sets her apart from previous counsellors I have seen. She allowed me to open up and explore difficult parts from my past and I never felt like I was being judged. I was given weekly tasks to complete which really helped me to re-discover my shattered self confidence. She has given me a good set of skills to handle the struggles of everyday life and how to handle emotions from my past when they arise again. I am truly grateful to Jo for the help she has given me, I feel like myself again after many years of struggle and denial. Would recommend to anyone who is looking for a good counsellor who listens yet also gives practical techniques to continue self therapy.

Sally is very empathetic and calm. I find that her demeanor is the best thing to bring me to a place where I feel comfortable to share and trust in a therapy setting. After seeing her just once I found new ways of looking at things and have seen really good results for the issues I came in for. Thank you, Sally. I would highly recommend working with her.

Emma was easy to talk to and I was surprised at the things I felt at ease talking about to her.

Apart from the obvious therapist qualities of integrity, intuition and empathy, Abigail was honest and persistent. It was hard work at times, but worth it. Mostly I enjoyed the sessions though! And critically, it worked. I believe I overcame my problems, no-one else fixed them - and I'm very happy now - but Abigail made a huge difference. She counselled me when in crisis and supported me as I (finally!) worked things out. I highly recommend her.

Anna is empathetic, understanding and kind. She is encouraging and patient and very easy to talk to.

Robin is very calm. Very good listener. Good at getting you to understand what you are processing. I entered his office September 2015 and finished in September 2016 as I got so much out of his therapy sessions. I felt stronger, more confident and happier than I have in a very long time.

Very approachable and put me at ease from the first time i met him.

Steve has a wonderful way of encouraging you to open up and to feel comfortable talking freely. I felt as though he empathised with me and helped me to look at things from another perspective. Often I would attend sessions not having any real structure in my mind as to what I wanted to talk about on that particular day, but by the end of the session had unearthed feelings that I'd clearly been burying. I never felt judged and would have continued with my sessions had I not had to move to the other side of London.

Patient, listening, non-judgemental, calming, understanding.

Understanding, sympathetic, wise, measured, fun. An ability to identify the source of a problem and make clear suggestions to help solve it.

Nicky is very easy to get along with and I feel I can approach her on all my issues from my past and the present. I feel valued at the sessions and I have noticed the changes in me happening, giving me more control and confidence in my life and slowly being able to deal with situations better than I did in the past. I recommend Nicky to all, although the choice would be down to you as an individual to see if Nicky makes you feel comfortable and you feel confident enough to have therapy and continue with her, but I have no issues with her therapy and she is just a blessing at this moment in my life.

Went in to the first meeting with great trepidation, and was immediately put at ease. Working with Karole never felt like therapy, it was always just so easy. It must have been therapy though because it really worked. I cannot thank her enough.

I would like to place on record my heartfelt thanks for how much I appreciated my sessions with Jane and how she helped me through some really difficult times. My decision to stop the therapy is no reflection whatsoever of our sessions as financial commitments notwithstanding, I would have much preferred to continue the sessions, which were always beneficial. To that end, I also commend her honesty and integrity in recommending seeing someone on the NHS, and without question recommend your services to others in the future.

Very good and easy to talk with.

Virginia is highly educated in her field but also very kind and a great listener. I have found her very helpful and comforting.

Joanne was so easy to talk to, she made me feel at complete ease. She is extremely professional. She has an open and friendly manner which makes it so easy to open up to her. She introduced me to mindfulness and gave me helpful literature on it, I have found this has helped me immensely. I would go back to see Joanne and recommend her highly.

Marina has many qualities as a therapist. She has helped me in so many ways, taught me a lot about myself and given me the skills to help with my mental health which I will carry with me forever. She is incredibly easy to talk to and her approach to therapy is gentle yet rewarding. She has also created a safe environment for the sessions which helped to put me at ease. I would recommend her to those who have never had therapy and even those whom have had therapy before.

Jill was a most empathetic listener who quickly identified factors from my past that were impacting on me today. She was astute at getting to the heart of the problem and impressive in her memory for key facts in subsequent visits. She was patient and skilled at getting me to identify ‘triggers' that were affecting my everyday life. She was non-judgemental at all times and very supportive, although she didn't let me escape responsibility either! I couldn't have found a better person to guide me through a time of considerable stress and anger and to bring me to a better place.

Nicky has been an amazing help to my life! She has allowed me to manage my depression and anxiety and to be able to tackle week to week tasks and issues that crop up. Couldn't recommend Nicky any higher!

Sarah was very helpful and patient throughout our therapy sessions. Me and my fiancé did couples counselling and feel as through it has enabled us to grow as a couple. The approach used, helped us find strategies to how to communicate with one another. I found Sarah never passed judgement and provided positive feedback.

Corina is a fantastic listener, and asked me questions in the first week (and beyond), that I had not thought to ask myself before. This then allowed me to work my way through issues that I had not considered, the results of which provided a foundation of understanding that I could then build on. I was given breathing space to talk about what I wanted, all in a very safe and comfortable environment. I highly recommend Corina.

John is very easy to speak to and provides a safe and comfortable environment to talk in. He is very understanding and compassionate and has helped me immensely in my recovery.

I was in therapy once before but it didn't work for me. With my current therapist Angelika Vraka I feel free to be myself, I feel accepted for who I am. So far she helped me to recognise patterns I have that are blocking me from leading a more satisfying life. I am working slowly to change them. I feel very light and positive when I leave my session. I strongly recommend her as a therapist.

My experience so far has been extremely positive and hopefully life changing. There are very few DBT therapists and I feel fortunate to have found such an excellent one. Lindsay's approach is professional yet person centred. Her expertise and knowledge are exceptional and I really feel as if she is making a difference. I was very nervous making my first appointment but Lindsay was more than willing to discuss my needs and expectations and I feel as if we are now working together on a way forward. Lindsay is an excellent listener and a highly effective communicator. I always come away from sessions with a clear understanding of what we have done and what I now need to do. If you are seeking help with BPD or DBT amongst other things, I would have no hesitation in highly recommending Lindsay.

I found my sessions with Pauline most helpful, with her sensitive and gentle ways of enabling me to clear some of the clutter in my mind, by talking through them. I had a number of different pressures on me when I started our sessions, and Pauline helped me to find perspective and to work on my solutions. There are still other things on my mind to deal with, and I will certainly contact Pauline to help me in the future.

Totally approachable. Made me comfortable to talk openly. Great with my problems.

Absolutely amazing therapist! She has given me my confidence back and I feel so much stronger after our sessions. I feel I can look forwards now and I ve got my happy back.

Kind, attentive, considerate to your needs. Easy to talk to.

John is a calm and professional person. He helped me rebalance and assess my life. I would recommend him to anyone who needs help and guidance. He listens and encourages.

I am seeing Karen Welch who counsels from the same centre. Karen has patience in abundance and her care and concern is 100% genuine. Karen makes me feel worthwhile, valued and important. Karen puts no undue pressure on me to talk by reminding me that I am in control, which helps me enormously to open up. Karen expertly works with my feelings, guides me around them and gives words of compassion, understanding, knowledge, wisdom and respect. I have total trust in Karen's abilities which gives me full confidence in working with her. Karen is very emphatic which helps me to see, feel and understand myself and what happened to me in the correct light.

Extremely understanding and accommodating and I would highly recommend her.

Nicholas made me feel confident, he always asked great questions and he helped me with my problem in a professional way. I highly recommend him to anyone.

I find Kim so easy to talk to. Already I feel from our sessions I have gained so much from my therapy. I look forward to my sessions every week with Kim. I do know everything is a working progress and with Kim's help I will get where I need to be.

John was patient, understanding and a massive help to me at a horrible time in my life. I will never be able to repay his kindness but I can recommend him with my whole heart to anyone struggling. This changed my life.

Very open minded, relaxed and a good listener. Very easy to get on with too. Really enjoyed my sessions and learning about myself. Enjoyed sharing experiences with Vicky. Felt like I could chat away for hours and 1 hour was never enough! Will miss my sessions but love that I can go back whenever.

Very insightful comments and very good at offering productive advice about how to handle my particular problems.

I found Rachel to be a good, sympathetic listener. She is extremely easy to talk to and responds with feeling and clarity.

Waheena has a very calming nature which has allowed me to feel very comfortable with my sessions, and allowed me to open up about me. I feel that she has travelled with me on my journey, through listening and discussing important things that are so relevant to aid my progress from the loss of my partner.

Jill's expertise and experience quickly puts you at ease. Jill picked up on things that I was not aware of, she encouraged me to listen to my language and the language of others. This helped improve my communication and my understanding of others. Jill helped me find ways of changing my habitual pattern of behaviour, to break out of the rut my relationship was in. I can't thank Jill enough for her support and guidance, in getting me to a better place.

Extremely empathetic, reassuring and calm. Just being in her presence was healing. She helped me almost immediately and lasting.

Sue is very easy to speak to. She immediately put me at ease, she is deeply empathetic and very experienced. I worked on my issues with Sue for a few months and found it to be a life changing experience. I cannot recommend Sue more highly, she is a wonderful therapist.

Sue is compassionate and listens but also will guide and make suggestions, which is what I asked her to do. Her experience and wide range of different theoretical applications make her versatile in her approach to tackling difficult issues. She is easy to talk to and completely non-judgemental. I found time spent with Sue extremely beneficial.

Norman is easy to talk to, offers excellent thought-provoking questions and always acts in a way that helps you. He gets you to question what you are saying, to get to the root of the problem, without ever judging you or making you feel anything less than at ease.

Very approachable, non-judgmental and she just changed my life! I can't emphasise enough how great a psychologist she is!

She is extremely easy to talk to. And when I spoke to her I felt like she was really listening and generally cared which helped me open up more. I feel after seeing Mary I am a much more positive person.

She lets you talk without making a judgement. She has an ability to sum up your weak areas and spot them when they arise in any session. By giving a visual cue or symbolic device/imagery she is able to make it easy to monitor my areas of improvement. Overall, very productive and attitude transforming sessions.

I have only met Helen twice so far and was very unsure if I was doing the right thing, it is not easy admitting you have a problem and can't cope with life. Frustrated by the lack of support from my GP I am glad that I found this site and met Helen. I feel comfortable and at ease in her presence which has made it easy to talk to her. She has really listened to me and is now helping me understand and deal with my problems. For me personally finding someone who I feel safe and comfortable with was important, but also peace of mind that the person I was talking to is qualified to help me.

I went through a roller coaster of emotions whilst seeing Joanne and I can honestly say she was amazing whatever type of day i was having, she offered support, guidance and reassurance and I'm now in a far better place. I would highly recommend Joanne as a therapist.

Committed, compassionate and flexible in approach.

Anna is very friendly, making sure I feel comfortable. She is also very skilled at getting a vast understanding of you as a person and the environment that may have an impact on your behaviour. I have always felt I could totally trust her judgment.

Very welcoming and warm. A wonderful listener.

I appreciated Rachael's calmness amongst my internal storm. It's fair to say I did most of the talking which is unusual for me - and it was strange but liberating not to be interrupted. Rachael's questions were few but very poignant and the sessions went deeper than I initially intended - but I felt very safe in doing so and at my own choice. Each session was powerful for me emotionally and I spent a lot of time reflecting between sessions including using 'homework' ideas that Rachael suggested. Sometimes the reflections were poignant - sometimes I let them go - there was no pressure from Rachael to complete the homework. I left the sessions with some useful tools and techniques that I still use and I can honestly say I am in such a completely different place now than I was when I first turned up. However, I do have the comfort of knowing that if I need a little help to see things more clearly Rachael would be my first port of call. I can't recommend her as a therapist highly enough. Rachael's qualities include: calm, a great listener, thoughtful questioning, creating a safe environment, intuitive, brave, and great resources.

Lin was very fair and did not take sides in the sessions, providing a truly unbiased discussion. She was able to challenge in a constructive manner which allowed us to answer questions honestly and get issues out that we may have left unspoken. We both felt incredibly comfortable from the beginning and she has helped us to overcome, and learn from, what we believed was an insurmountable issue.

Christina immediately put me at ease, explaining the process. She let me go at my pace and encouraged me when I needed it. Christina got me talking and she is very kind and understanding.

Lovely lady, very gentle and understanding.

Dawn was non-judgmental and encouraging. She was able to pose questions and scenarios that made me really think about my feelings and behaviours and was always keen to help me find positives in my situation. This was no glib response though, she did not attempt to minimise the emotions I was feeling, and some of the things we talked about took weeks for me to think about outside the sessions and assimilate into my daily life. Dawn is very approachable and I felt comfortable talking with her. She helped me identify triggers to my addictive behaviour and break a long standing cycle of negative experiences and thoughts. I would not hesitate to go back to her again if I felt I needed to and would not see it as a failure but as a guide to the next phase of my life.

We have tried a few different counsellors over time and have found Marilyn to be the best. My partner and I got issues and Marilyn comes over so neutral and you don't feel she is judging you no matter what. She has this great knack of making us both feel like she is not on anyone's side, listens to both and don't make you feel like you're in the wrong and the other is the 'winner' of that session.

I didn't really believe that therapy was going to help me, having tried a number of times with other therapists over the years I had become convinced that it would not work for me. I got to a place of desperation and found again that the advice from the Dr was to talk to someone. I signed up to a first session with Karen convinced that I would have nothing to say and hate every moment. But I was wrong, it was the total opposite. I totally underestimated the power of a TrueType great therapist. Karen is helping me to turn my life around, and I think that is the really important thing; she helps ME to do it, she is not doing it for me. I think Karen might be one of the most important people I meet in my life and already I feel so grateful for the time we have worked together. Everyone would benefit from a Karen in their lives. We started with TA to help me manage my everyday stuff and now moving into counselling to help me deal with a bereavement.

I arrived at Anne's office a ball of anxiety, and in about 8 months, she managed to turn me into a much calmer, confident person. She made me confront my lack of boundaries and helped me to learn to listen in her own soothing, gentle way. I've rarely taken advice before from others, but hers I will take with me for life. I will miss our sessions dearly.

Outstanding. Her technique and approach to therapy certainly works for me. Through our work together, the presenting issues I have had, have been resolved successfully and I am thoroughly looking forward to this year working on my therapy with her. Highly accommodating and professional.

I started counselling with Angelika a couple of months ago because of anxiety and low esteem issues which I have been dealing with for years. Angelika has been great with me; helpful, engaging and caring. In this short period of time I can see my self changing and overcoming my worries and stress. I would definitely recommend her.

Mature, experienced, understanding and helpfully analytical of the circumstances and causes of my worrying and anxiety. Practical and helpful in terms of advice and in offering techniques and strategies for managing my anxiety. She has been very helpful to me in introducing me to the concepts of mindfulness and to the practice of this and particularly helpful in giving me details of mindfulness practitioners. She was very helpful in advising me as to the choice of options in this respect and in making a plan involving mindfulness training and other occupations to help address my anxiety. In short a good and wise counsellor.

Christine is highly intelligent and thoughtful. She guides with subtlety and, where necessary, tests reasoning without being threatening. I was anxious about the whole process but she rapidly put me at my ease and I found the sessions life changing.

Simone is a welcoming, kind and thoughtful therapist. She takes the time to listen carefully and explain in depth with leads to a speedy recovery. I would recommend and visit Simone again should I need to.

Simone is a great listener but where she rises above other therapists is her ability to relate, truly understand and advise a way forward. Most importantly of all Simone looks objectively at situations.

Marga is very mellow, warm and makes you feel completely at ease. At times it felt like a conversation with a friend who genuinely cares about your wellbeing. She'll lead the conversation where necessary, but allows you the space to come to your own realisations. Marga helped me address many of the issues I was facing, and I'm very glad to have spent some time with her.

Sue is empathetic and understanding. She is an excellent listener who also offers good, practical advice. She enabled me to see things in a different way.

I'm no expert in this field but what I can say for sure is that Louise has saved mine and my partner's relationship and we shall be eternally grateful for this.

Good listener, very pleasant and calming approach.

I felt that I could totally trust Alaric and felt that each meeting made a difference. He was professional and effective and I would recommend him to anyone in need.

Charlotte is easy to talk to, she carefully listens, offers helpful interpretations of expressed dilemmas and at the same time makes you think about them in depth, her skilful and knowledgable approach makes me trust her with ease, Charlotte knows what she is doing.

Emma is a very professional therapist and greatly helped our relationship communication issues.

David is highly empathetic. He encourages you to speak openly and frankly about your feelings and the possible causes behind the public facade. He challenges you in ways which cause you to really consider how to look at matters differently.

I contacted Guy to help my wife and I through a very traumatic time in our lives. Guy is a careful and sensitive listener, who has assessed each situation with empathy and understanding. He has found ways to help us see situations more clearly and provides a stable environment for my wife and I to share our feelings openly. Guy has been hugely supportive and we have come to trust him implicitly in our continuing therapy sessions.

At a time when I was really struggling with life, Guy patiently and calmly helped me. His sessions were non-judgemental and allowed me to understand myself in a way that has proved very positive for me.

I feel very comfortable with Kim and she has helped me so much.

Anneli was fantastic - as well as listening and providing solutions, she taught me about the principles behind psychotherapy so that I could understand the nature of my problems and methods of addressing them.

David is very easy to talk to and very attentive. He makes you feel at ease and able to open up. He is very professional in his approach. I would highly recommend David as a counsellor.

Great listener, very kind and thoughtful. Easy to talk to, knowledgeable with a wealth of experience.

Penny helped me from the very first phone call I made. In our sessions, she gently and patiently got me to first understand what was really the cause of my issues (not what I first thought for sure!), before working with me to be certain that everything was out on the open and being dealt with. If you're feeling that there's something wrong but you don't know just what, Penny's your woman!

Sarah was very approachable and easy to talk to, she listened and allowed me to express myself.

Very caring, very easy to talk to. Helped immensely with my problems.

Dominique is very understanding. She's gentle in her approach and will not force you to talk about anything you're not ready for, she helps you to understand problems by looking at them from a new angle. She made me feel very comfortable with a situation that I felt initially very scared of and gave me the strength to make important changes in my life that I couldn't have had the strength to do without her. After just a few sessions I understood more clearly how I could change the way I felt about things and why I may have felt the way I did in the first place. I would recommend Dominique to anyone in need of support for any problem big or small.

Philip is able to create a relaxing environment and was able to empathise very quickly. Philip has an ability to identify the root cause quickly and relate back to me in an easy to understand style. Philip was able to challenge me to think differently about the issues that I was facing which has had a profound benefit both in my private and professional life. I would use Philip again.

Chris was very welcoming and very easy to talk to on the initial visit. He showed great knowledge and experience within his area of expertise and within a few sessions with him he came to show me and help me deal with my problems. Chris is a very calm person as expected but what I like the most is that he broke things down for me and explained things in simple terms. I have to say that I am in a much better place today with thanks to Chris and I would very highly recommend him to anybody who has any kind of anxiety problems.

Juliet helped me through a very difficult time with work and personal issues. She is an extremely good listener and is very easy to talk to. Juliet helped me to think about things in a different way and certainly helped me to restore some self worth. Juliet is a very pleasant person who is very skilled at her profession.

Simon is professional in his approach, providing a foundation upon which to work in the first instance, this ensured an element of trust in confidentiality. When working outside, Simon was excellent in providing encouragement and bolstering confidence to achieve the desired goal. I have found his approach excellent in providing a safe and confidential environment in which to discuss my anxiety and reasons behind it. I would recommend Simon to a friend or family member without hesitation.

With a remarkable ability to listen and provide insight with compassion and guidance, Dr. John Payne has helped me to realise and start to understand my thoughts and resulting feelings and actions and I finally feel that I am making progress towards recovery. I have finally begun to challenge and rationalise my thoughts and perceptions.

I found Claire too passive for my needs. She let me get away with not saying much, and I had no idea what I was supposed to get out of each session. Consequently, I got very little. I might have improved over time, but I couldn't afford to continue.

Tony is absolutely brilliant, experienced and dedicated as a therapist. He listens, engages - provides accessible examples that have really helped my husband and me understand and work through issues. He provides good and useful information links and was also flexible to communicate via Skype and email if really necessary. Tony is very wise empathetic, respectful and considerate. He has a wonderful way of making one feel valued and I feel fortunate that I came across him as I would not be where I am personally or professionally without his support. I am very thankful and grateful and hope to stay in touch with him and would gladly recommend him to others who are seeking similar support and advice.

Joanna had a calming manner about her which made it very easy to express sensitive and personal issues. Joanna made talking to her feel almost like talking to a friend, without judgement or opinion, however her approach was structured and I felt that Joanna's objective of the therapy was always clearly defined which led to an efficient programme of treatment.

A truly fantastic lady that has put me completely at ease. I really feel I have the best guide in helping me work things out, and those things I had to work out seem far less aggressive since seeing Angie. She is someone I will always thank.

I was quite dubious about therapy, but Marga easily put me at ease. She is incredibly thoughtful and supportive and guided my thoughts sensitively yet authoritatively. I cannot recommend her more highly.

Karole, listens well, is very easy to talk to and is not judgmental. I trusted her straight away. We got to the heart of my issues quickly and then spent time on mechanisms to help me recognise my issues and handle them when they come up. Karole's help has made a significant difference to me. Thanks Karole :-) and thanks to findatherapist.co.uk for putting us in touch.

Yara is a very effective listener and genuinely empathetic. She is flexible and accommodating, happy to give me space, but equally challenging (within my comfort zone). I learned a lot about myself with Yara, discovered things which I wish I had known earlier. She helped give me the tools to deal with certain situations in my life, which has been invaluable. I would be happy to go back and do more work with her.

I came to Carole after the sudden suicide of a dear friend. The first thing she asked me to do was to tell her about him. From then on each question and conversation was exactly what I needed to hear and think through. I left every session feeling so refreshed and capable of processing my complex emotions. I felt like Carole was always on the same page as me and able to understand and work through my thoughts and concerns as thoughtfully and accurately as possible. Whether the session felt light or heavy she always shed the perfect light through my grieving process.

Marina's gentle and clear guidance has helped me navigate through a time of intense, often desperate, feelings about a long buried trauma. She combines both compassionate understanding and professional skill.

Sam wasn't the first therapist I've been to but she is the best, for me. She made me feel safe and secure and held and she was a constant in a world of change. She was just what I needed. Initially giving me some very practical ways I could help myself with and along with our sessions my anxiety subdued well, we were then able to deal with the underlying causes, with patience and love. I couldn't rate her more highly.

Maria was very easy to talk to from the get-go. From the very first session, she was able to pick up on certain threads/themes within our discussions and help me challenge them and/or look at alternative perspectives which I found extremely helpful. I would highly recommend Maria to anyone seeking therapy.

Tony really listens. He really hears what you are saying and feeling. He guides and encourages. He knows when to back off too! Tony takes the time to get to know you, he notices when things aren't right or you've had a bad week. It becomes easy to let down the public facade and tell it like it is, deep inside. I highly recommend Tony and wouldn't hesitate to encourage others to use his service.

Tracey is excellent at finding the key points out of all my talking. She seemed very tuned in to what I felt my main issues were and was good at pointing me into directions of things I could work on. I felt that Tracey very quickly made me feel comfortable and I was able to trust her. I have by no means finished my therapy but I need to take time out. I would like to re-visit with Tracey in the not too distant future.

Good listener...didn't make me feel embarrassed. Offered some good coping mechanisms and opened my mind to a lot of historical events that were shaping my behaviours.

Lindsay has been a great help. She is a good listener, very easy to talk to and very professional. She has helped me unmask my anxieties and given sound advice on anxiety management.

Very professional and makes you feel comfortable and at ease. I found Dr. Hass very easy to talk to and discuss the issues I was having. There was a nice relaxing atmosphere and I never felt that I was being judged. The three sessions I had were extremely helpful and have helped me a lot. I would highly recommend Dr. Hass for anyone with similar issues to mine.

Anne is patient, serene and an excellent listener. She has helped me enormously to reach a place of peace and increased self esteem. I would recommend Anne to anyone who needed some help and direction in their life. I will always be grateful for everything Anne has done for me. Anne's guidance has truly helped me to change my perspective and subsequently my wellbeing.

My partner and I entered into relationship counselling with Penny, we found her approach professional, friendly, kind and extremely helpful. Penny has given us the tools to continue working through our issues and we are now able to understand each other as never before. We also are able to look in the mirror at ourselves and change unwanted behaviour that has made us miserable. We have moved forward so much in a short time and are now happy and looking forward to a bright, uncomplicated relationship for life. We would highly recommend Penny and love her cosy little cabin looking out into her beautiful garden, so peaceful, much needed when you are examining your heart ache.

I was in a really bad place like anyone visiting a therapist is. Very depressed, stressed, relationship problems etc. I found Penny through your website and was not disappointed, she was so easy to talk to I just let everything out. She listened without judgment and we broke things down into sections and looked at why I was thinking/behaving as I was (this was clearly the problem) she helped me rethink how I deal with things. Amazing! She also did diagrams, (used stones my favourite bit, I could so relate to this). I feel so much better, clearer, stronger and most of all HAPPY. I cannot praise this lady enough and would totally recommend her to anyone. Thank you Penny.

I found my sessions with Anneli quite effective and helpful, she could easily see the issues and brought some good advice which was so useful. I will definitely recommend her.

Sue is very easy to talk to and is a great listener. She is very calm, compassionate and understanding.

My first experience of therapy. Rachel was a good and attentive listener who allowed me to describe the issues in my own time and way. Her input was incisive and illuminating, enabling me to see the issues from another angle, facilitating balance and the realisation that I wasn't mentally unsound. Rachel established that I did not need continuing therapy, and that outcome was most reassuring. I came away happier and better informed than when I first arrived, and I thank Rachel for that.

I had no previous experience of therapy and found Julie very easy to talk to. She put me at ease straight away. Our sessions were constructive and well co-ordinated. Julie had clearly listened to my fears and concerns and structured our sessions accordingly. I would happy recommend her and would definitely see her again if it ever became necessary.

Emma helped me to go through a very traumatic experience step by step and understand the situation and my feelings, and see things from a different, more positive angle. She was a good listener, very professional in her approach and compassionate in the moments of desperation. As a patient I found it was easy to trust her and share my thoughts and feelings.

Very easy to talk to and pragmatic.

Helen is very well versed in helping recovery from narcissistic abuse.

Naomi was great - really patient, warm, calm. I enjoyed our sessions and got a lot out of them. We approached problems from different angles and she responded to what I was interested in (and recommended some excellent follow-up books/ activities too). And was even to hand for a late notice session to assuage some last minute wedding jitters!

Upon arriving I pretty much was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, in tears, she calmed me down and over the following months has changed my perspective on life. She's extremely easy to talk to, and not judgemental even when I failed at things. She's helped me work with people better and become a better person in myself too. I have so far to go in coming to terms with my mother passing but I know that throughout that, she'll be there for me. Previously I hated therapists, they weren't good, I found them obnoxious and unreliable. Karen has completely changed my perspective on that, although I'd not want someone else. We've covered self-esteem issues, aggression issues and so much more. I know by the end of this I'll be balanced and able to deal with anything. I look forward to seeing her every time, twice a week isn't enough, I'd love to see her more. If you need someone who cares, Karen is the person you want to see. I feel valued by her as a person. It's like I'm a rough rock, being polished into a diamond. Thanks Karen! You're great.

During my therapy sessions with Patricia I have found her to be kind, understanding, supportive and professional. She has a manner that puts you at ease and creates an environment of mutual respect. You have a sense that you are sharing with someone who is highly trained, experienced and passionate about the work that she does. Through the carefully structured reading, learning, reflection, and discussion I have recognised how my emotional behaviour has developed throughout my life and how I might adapt my responses and reactions going forward. Therapy isn't easy, it can be painful and hard work, but committing to working hard on yourself with the help of an experienced guide such as Patricia can bring with it relief and rewards; it's not all hard graft, we have enjoyed a fair few moments of laughter in the mix. Patricia's positive attitude to life is evident and when you are ready to realise it, infectious. Therapy with Patricia has given me focus at a particularly difficult time and equipped me with the tools to navigate life with more positivity and kindness to myself. I can't recommend her highly enough.

Being an introvert I find it difficult to warm and trust individuals initially. However Patricia very soon put me at ease. Even as someone with feelings of low self-worth/value, I never felt belittled or judged by Patricia, only warmth and encouragement. Whilst I still have a way to go on my journey, I found the encouragement, self-help tools and other information very useful and I am very much grateful for the therapy given. Very highly recommended. I still have Patricia's details saved to my phone should I need assistance again!

Patricia is very easy to talk to. She knows the right questions to ask and has really helped me understand a lot about myself. I would highly recommend her.

David listened to me and helped me understand how my perfectionist attitude to achieving a task was hampering my ability to revise and learn for my up and coming exams. He took the time to talk to me about what I wanted and how I would/could achieve it. He gave me coping techniques to use and enabled me to see that I was not a failure. I would recommend David as a therapist to any young adult having difficulties coping with exam nerves and stresses.

She listened without judgement or prejudice and comes up with useful solutions. She definitely helped me put my feelings into context and helped repair my marriage.

Stephen has a very kind personality and I felt very relaxed with him and found his empathy and insights very helpful.

Kept me focused on the past and stopped me over analyzing. She's been very patient and the emdr technique has really helped me review some very old stuff.

John is a warm, friendly, kind person who makes you feel like you're opening up to a long standing friend. He is helping me work through childhood emotional neglect and sleep problems. I bounce out of our sessions feeling lighter and full of purpose. I no longer fear that I will always feel this way, I have hope that I can heal in time. He has helped me to understand the reasons why I feel the way I do and made me realise that I am not alone. I look forward to where this journey will take me and I am so glad that I have found John to guide me along the way.

Dr Payne was of great help to me, it was great to have a friendly face to listen to my problems and help me to understand my worries. I would call on him again if the need should ever arise.

Jo is really personable and easy to talk to, she used a variety of techniques that helped me get to the root of some historic issues, dealing with a narcissistic parent both in childhood and practical advice for day to day. Working with her has really improved my self esteem, anxiety and depressive mood. I can't recommend her enough.

Compassionate, frank, great listener! Very helpful for me to clarify and work through some important issues.

After 5 sessions with Emma I decided that the time was right for me to move on and to focus on looking forward. Prior to meeting Emma I had been affected by a significant family trauma that I had been trying to cope with by myself. After 6 months it became clear to me that I needed help and so I reached out to Emma. Easy to engage with, Emma really helped me over the weeks that I saw her and I'm sure without her support, guidance and gentle challenges that I wouldn't have moved forward in such a positive way. Through both the session work and areas she gave me to think about in the week I have slowly re-pieced my life together and challenged some of the ways I managed things. I feel good about myself and life and feel lighter and more positive than I have for a long time. Emma has been positive, gently challenging and empathetic. She has not judged but had understood the seriousness of what had happened in my life. She is flexible and warm and I would thoroughly recommend her skills to anyone needing to reach out for help.

Easy to talk to and very understanding. He has helped me deal with my issues and has a lot of knowledge.

John's ability to reason with my emotions was exceptional, he was able to logically explain what I was going through from a psychological perspective, when I wasn't 100% sure myself. He gave me good advice, he taught me how to cope with my depression, gradually, as each week went on, I found as long as I followed his excellent advice, I'd begin to feel better than the week before. I can now honestly say, thanks to everything that John has helped me with, I've never felt better, I owe this man a great thanks for all the help he has given me. I would be more than happy to recommend Dr John Payne to anyone, friend, family or strangers, he has a lot of experience with his work, and he's clearly good at what he does.

Supportive and calming. Nigel's approach helped me to discuss issues and find resolution.

Excellent listener, friendly, non-judgemental and a great counsellor.

Sarah was very easy to talk to and was able to get me to look at things from a different perspective. She was attentive and made me feel at ease, even when I found myself talking about other things unrelated to bereavement. This was my first time using a counsellor and I definitely saw the benefit.

Insightful and practical.

I found Jenny to be extremely kind..she is a good listener..I am so glad I have been seeing Jenny…she has helped me enormously in my stress and grief issues. I would highly recommend Jenny to anybody..she is also a lovely lady.

Jenny handled our sessions in a wholly professional manner. She provided a safe and re-assuring environment in which to work towards a more positive access to my own possibilities in life. Jenny has always been helpful and understanding and at the same time she has made the experience of counselling both exciting and delightful. I would recommend her services to anyone unreservedly.

Doug was friendly and related to my issues. He helped me rationalise my anxieties and taught me some breathing exercises.

Professional, understanding and a realist. Helped me make the right decision for me and start a new chapter in my life.

Jackie is a fantastic intuitive therapist. This is the second time I've used her and the sessions are very different to when I previously used her, but she's matched her approach perfectly to where I am in my life now. I would whole heartedly recommend her.

I don't believe I possess enough vocabulary to emphasise how fantastic Laura is as a therapist. Not only is she a fantastic listener without judgement but she makes you feel completely at ease from the very first session. I have seen a few therapists in my time on this planet and I couldn't recommend her enough, anybody considering therapy within the Hertfordshire area would be in extremely safe and comfortable hands.

Pat is very empathic and calm. She is a great listener and is very astute in her responses. Pat is warm and accepting, I felt very comfortable when with her and found her easy to trust. Pat was very clear about my symptoms and why I may be experiencing them, which changed over the course of my therapy. Pat inspired me to hope whilst balancing this with realistic goals. Pat is really insightful and hugely knowledgable about her subject.

I had not had any prior experience before I started talking to Pat and she was able to immediately put me at ease. She is also patient and a good listener. Pat also made me feel like I was in control at all times as to where the conversation was going and she encouraged me to talk rather than lead the conversations. Flexibility is another quality that Pat showed as there were occasions sometimes at short notice when work or other commitments led to me having to reschedule or even cancel sessions, and she would always where possible try to accommodate me in that regard. There were occasions when I would vocalise my feelings or thoughts and I did not hold back and I felt that Pat's ability to listen and put me at ease was very useful. After some time I started to feel that I was developing a greater awareness and starting to almost learn to help myself and Pat always encouraged this. We also regularly discussed whether the therapy was meeting my needs and Pat was always happy to review where things had not been working.

Calm and easy to talk to and even though I cannot get to meetings with her as my work is not allowing it at the moment, I find myself still thinking what would Melanie say to me about that. She has left a massive impression on me and I wish I could continue to see her. Hopefully in the future I will, as her sessions were extremely valuable to me in helping me on many issues.

Jacqueline has such a calm and gentle approach. She has helped me no end and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her.

Very easy to talk to, and extremely accommodating. I found her really helpful and she has given me a different outlook on things.

Mary listened intently and gave fantastic advice, she told me how to look at things differently and how to react calmly. I can't thank her enough. Such a lovely woman.

Erica is great, she made me feel at ease, so easy to talk to, made me think about my feelings and make sense of them.

Empathetic and kind.

She is warm, empathetic, and challenging in a good way. She has helped me enormously, by making me feel so much better about myself. She recommended some really useful books to read between sessions, and encouraged me to invest in myself in other ways. I realised that I CAN be happy being me. She has helped me to see the reasons why I felt so lost before I sought her help, and I have changed my view of myself, and of my interactions with others. My sessions with her have been nothing less than transformative, and I wish I had met her many years ago. I feel my life would have been more fulfilling if I had!

Very good at getting you to explain fully and clearly how you're feeling; excellent at helping you to improve how you communicate with others; she educates about alcoholism/addiction in the family; very good at listening to and suggesting potential solutions to issues; very personable, has a good sense of humour, when appropriate etc.

Jo is very pleasant and genuine, and inspired confidence from the start. She had a very clear sense of my priorities, and the things that were really troubling me, but was also excellent at dealing with other issues as they arose. In talking to me, she used a range of methods, and some of the sessions were demanding and "difficult", but I expected that, given what we were discussing, and she always had very positive goals in mind, which I think were achieved. She struck me as being not only highly-skilled, but also very conscientious in reviewing the sessions and helping me to move on into other areas of concern. Overall, I am very glad that I contacted Jo, she helped me a great deal, and I would recommend her unreservedly.

Carol is extremely good at using lucid terms, to articulate what is happening to me. She offers practical and simple solutions that are easy to enact while I endeavour to work on how to move forward with life. I do not feel rushed to create change, however. Carol also has helped by creating a space where I do not feel like my problems are insurmountable, or idiotic.

I cannot recommend Claudia Smith enough. She is empathetic, kind and helps you along the journey to your end goal. I can honestly say that she has made a great difference to how I view my life, and has guided me on towards what I hope to be a much happier future. Thank you Claudia.

Neil is very calm and is a fantastic listener and really puts the person first in helping them achieve their happiness!

Really helped me discover the problem and gave me reasonable steps to help overcome it. Was caring, non judgemental and always made me feel heard.

A gentle friendliness, non judgemental and a relaxed manner which makes you feel relaxed and comfortable. Her role is listening mostly and the client finding their own way to deal with their past to help with the present and it was quite easy to talk a lot. She also explained about other types of therapy which may be useful in the future which was helpful.

Nigel is definitely experienced with family issues and is very capable and bringing out key information. He provided insight about myself both for my intimate and family relationships.

Kind, understanding, good listener, able to deal with the many issues I have, gives great advice, helps me to look at situations in a different way to cope.

Penny put me at ease immediately. She has great communication and returned my e-mail text straight away. She did not ask too many questions and allowed me to talk freely. Cannot recommend Penny enough.

Richard has an easy going manner, talking through any problems that I have and having someone who understands is great. From the moment that I arrive I know he is there for me, that has been really important over the last few months. Having someone who is not a relation or a friend but someone I can chat to about all that is on my mind. Luckily he knows that I find writing things down, especially about my feelings is not something that I enjoy or relish, I said I would try and write a diary which he encouraged. If asked I would recommend him to anyone looking for a good therapist.

I initially left a message for Julie to get help with the loss of my Dad, as I was really struggling to cope and it was massively impacting on my life. Julie then phoned me back and it was clear from the start that she was supportive, knowledgeable and truly understood the issues I was going through. We arranged a first session and it was clear that Julie was very insightful, not only about the process I was going through, but also the way in which my personality and drivers were impacting on my ability to cope. This insight meant that she adapted her approach specifically to my needs rather than use the standard practices that would generally be used to deal with bereavement. This was essential to my progress because I would not have progressed as well, if Julie hadn't spotted quickly that I needed a different form of counselling. I'm continuing counselling sessions with her now to explore some issues that arose during my bereavement counselling. I can't thank her enough for the positive impact she has had on my life and I cannot recommend Julie highly enough to those who are looking for some life changing support.

Diane made it so easy for me to talk to her about my deepest, most personal and challenging issues. A fantastic listener, full of empathy, totally non-judgmental and genuinely engaged, Diane has used her expert professional skills to navigate me through some of the most difficult times in my life. She's kind, patient and warm. I don't know how I would have survived without her help.

First of all Nicky is probably the easiest person to talk to I have met. Her ability to allow you to relax and find many of your own solutions through general conversation is nothing short of amazing. A true star.

I started seeing Louise about a range of complex issues having previously been sceptical about attending counselling. However, her completely non-judgemental and holistic approach was exactly what I needed and I instantly felt comfortable to open up to her completely honestly about things I have never spoken to anyone about before. Louise gave me the freedom to use the sessions according to how I felt and my needs, but her sensitive and thoughtful input was instrumental in enabling me to open up and discuss things I had not discussed with anyone previously. My sessions with Louise have given me much more personal insight and self awareness of my emotions and the causes and she enabled me to think proactively about things I can do to regulate my emotions. I am no longer sceptical at all about the positive effects that counselling can bring about and I would recommend Louise to anyone looking for a compassionate, person-centred and professional therapist.

Guy has offered a safe space to explore and discuss my feelings and the experiences that had led to them in order to process them, understand them and how they affected me and finally to let them go. Guy has a unique way of understanding my situation and is very insightful.

John is an incredibly understanding, helpful and thoughtful therapist. I was totally against the idea of ever speaking to anyone regarding the issues I have, but John made it incredibly easy for me to open up about a number of problems. John is non judgemental and guides me to resolve the issues in a calm and effective manner that suits me. He has worked wonders for my confidence and self esteem, helped with my lack of sleep and stress levels and I would highly recommend John to anyone that is in need of therapy.

Very good listener and gives a calm reassuring manner.

Maura created a very welcoming space for me to explore my issues. Maura was able to work with me to make connections I had not made before, shedding new light on issues I had already worked on with other therapists.

Marga was welcoming and made me feel very comfortable talking about difficult subjects. She made an effort to understand how I felt and then tailored the sessions for my specific needs. I found the sessions very helpful and would have continued going if I had not moved away.

Good therapist with enough experience.

Maria was lovely to deal with. Very calm and always helpful with booking appointments.

Easy to talk to, she listens to what you say and offers suggestions on how to see things and deal with things. I'd had a huge year and was struggling with poor sleep and anxiety. Tracey helped me deal with how I was feeling and as she did the sleep and anxiety improved. Since I stopped seeing Tracey I've had a busy and stressful few months renovating, and getting a new puppy, but I've coped well and haven't taken any steps backwards, due to using the techniques she suggested. I'm not quite 100% but I know that will come especially now life has settled down again.

Courtenay was able to put me at ease very naturally from the first sessions. Talking to Courtenay was a pleasure as he seemed genuinely interested in the discussions and he was often able to give me insightful new points of view on the matter. He has been able to convey important messages without however pushing me to follow them. I think more importantly, he was able to communicate with me on an emotional level. I am fully satisfied of my therapy with Courtenay, who represented for me a therapist but also a friend.

Tracey was calming, patient and kind. She helped me to talk about things openly but in my own time. She gave me exercises and techniques to work with and I really did feel better after a few sessions, which Tracey had said would happen. I would highly recommend Tracey.

Very approachable and easy to talk to. Is helping us both see a way forward in our relationship and also in ourselves. We have a long way to go but can already see a lot of progress from where we were.

I have just finished seeing Marga for an anxiety condition that had been dogging me for a few years. I saw two CBT therapists before Marga, before making my mind up that she was the one I felt most at ease with. From my first session she was lovely, very easy for me to unload what was on my mind, she never judged me and gave me some really good advice going forward. They say time is a healer and I spent a year and a half in CBT and genuinely feel with time and a good counsellor I have come out the other end. I feel happy with little to no anxiety and I certainly don't need medication any longer. Marga I would like to say thank you for your time and for your advice and for your shoulder, you have been wonderful for me. Many thanks again JC :)

This was my first time going for therapy, and I did not regret it. Jo is very kind, cheerful and non-judgemental. I felt incredibly at ease during the sessions. I cannot thank her enough for her help.

Extremely good at teaching you techniques on how to deal with your emotions and also being aware of your triggers. Rachel also makes you aware that you are not always going to get it right and that its ok that its not always going to be a smooth ride. Rachel is very supportive and very good at explaining reasons why you may feel the way you do, working together to help get a clearer picture in your head on how to move forward. I would most definitely recommend Rachel to anyone that has ongoing problems. I myself will be carrying on my therapy as the support and experience that I get from Rachel will help me to deal with not only things that have happened in my past but also present situations where I have felt that I have not dealt with properly.

Rachel listens and approaches every issue with depth, empathy and understanding. I find Rachel down to earth, and free of platitudes and buzzwords. She doesn't try to fix you, she tries to help you understand yourself, and your situation.

Having been sent as a child into a family therapy unit, and subsequently sent to sessions when I developed M.E. my faith in counsellors was pretty fragmented. I wasn't sure what to expect. Its been nearly 6 months now and I feel like a weight has been taken from my mind. I probably couldn't offer the right words to qualify my appreciation of finally finding someone who can answer the questions I've carried with me. So very thankful.

Helen has really helped both myself and other members of my family. We would highly recommend her for help with dealing with personal relationships and living with family members with narcissism and personality issues. I only wish that we'd seen her years ago!

She is very warm and welcoming, adaptable, and understanding. She has a wonderful uplifting personality, but is also very able to facilitate deeper understanding. She made me feel very comfortable, as she is very grounding and intuitive.

Malgorzata is compassionate, insightful and very gentle with her probing questions. She gives you space to discover your true self. She is fantastic!

Good listener, always on time, gave me tasks to do each week which helped me get motivated.

He allowed time for us to talk and was very fair and succinct with his comments. For my part I found that I was able to lose anger that was underlying my situation which I didn't really understand I had, and understood a bit better my relationship. Things have improved and it is ongoing work.

Sara made me feel comfortable to enable me to talk openly and freely. Her work has helped me open my eyes to certain things from the past.

Good understanding and approach.

I wanted a therapist to talk to me as well as listen. I get good advice from her and so far I have taken aboard what she has said, which has been very helpful in my thinking process. Thank you Bhavna.

I have suffered with periodic bouts of severe depression for many years in spite of seeing other well qualified therapists. When I first met Ann Marie Terry I was again finding everyday life a struggle and was in danger of slipping back into a bad depressive episode, but did not want to go back onto medication. Ann Marie brought her years of experience, infinite patience and understanding to help me both understand the origins of my depression and develop tools that would enable me to manage it with a view to avoiding the onset of future serious episodes. Thanks to Ann Marie I have completed and attained my degree, something that I thought was impossible. I can now see a future for myself at last and am starting to have dreams and develop plans for that future. I cannot thank her enough for what she has done for me. I strongly recommend her to you.

Joanne provided invaluable clarity and insight about my thought patterns and behaviour during a very difficult time for me, which made it all a lot easier. I had never experienced a real loss or grief before and she helped me understand why I was feeling how I was and that it was all pretty normal. Her extensive knowledge of mindfulness strategies has given me a toolbox of ways to help myself and thanks to her I'm feeling a lot more positive about the future. I also feel that these strategies will make a huge difference to how I manage stress in my busy job, making a long term difference to my life. She's a kind, down to earth, compassionate professional who is able to get to the crux of the issue (which you often aren't aware of yourself) during those precious 50 minutes.

Joanne was very easy to talk to and listened very well. She didn't put words in my mouth, she wasn't judgmental, and I felt very comfortable and safe saying whatever I needed to. Joanne helped me realise a lot of things about myself and gave me great help and advice to move forward.

Bina is an excellent listener. She is really good at making you feel like you can talk about anything in a non judgmental way. She uses questioning to really get you to explore your own thoughts and feelings and is great at linking the emotional to the physical. I feel physically and emotionally healed after my time with her. Thank you!

Anita was the perfect therapist for me. She listened attentively, shows true concern and compassion and supported me to see a 'way through' a very challenging time.

Excellent listener who helped me understand my anxiety and then worked with me to build a strategy to start coping and turning my anxiety into a positive.

John is a fantastic listener and really does his best to understand your situation and help you find a resolution to your problems. He really helped me out of a dark place.

I found Rebekah knowledgable, approachable and able to offer good advice. There is no doubt that she was a major factor in my recovery. I recommend her without reservation.

Rebekah instantly put me at ease, which allowed me to talk openly about my ongoing anxiety issues. After a thorough discussion, we agreed on a range of 'behavioural experiments' which mainly consisted of travel and being away from my 'safe places'. I was able to make considerable progress with my longstanding anxiety and the combination of discussion and planned activities was key for me to allow change to occur. Rebekah was both supportive and also challenging (in a good way) and I found myself talking freely about my worries and my successes. The CBT provided by Rebekah has been invaluable for me personally.

I was really pleased with Bhavna and would definitely recommend her. My reason for contacting her was due to the psychological effects of going through chemotherapy as this was confounding my emotional instability (borderline personality disorder) - Bhavna was able to get me back on track with my treatment and coached me through to the end so that I attended all sessions; I don't think I would have been able to do this on my own. The nine sessions were targeted and focused on the present which was exactly what I needed.

Approachable, very insightful and empathetic. I'm finding her approach works really well for me and is helpful.

Very friendly and easy to talk to.

Cristina has been very easy to talk to from the very first session. She is very engaging and caring. She adjusts the sessions based on my needs and emotional state. Sometimes suggesting breathing, calming and relaxing techniques and pertinent readings to optionally practice in-between sessions. She has provided me with a lot of insight and support, and I have seen changes happening already over a short period of time. She has also been very flexible and accommodating around my working/travelling schedule. I would highly recommend Cristina as a therapist.

Very relaxing and didn't feel judged. Would recommend Marjorie to anyone and everyone. She really helped me deal with my issues and I'm eternally grateful xx.

Julie is very empathetic and warm and makes you feel at ease. Julie has an amazing ability to understand you and make you see for yourself, things you perhaps already knew but couldn't work out, and helped me discover things I hadn't realised. Julie is like a good friend that you go and see and always feel better when you leave her.

Cristina has shown an extraordinary ability to help me discover, understand and heal myself with warmth, humour and patience. Wary of resistance she goes with the ebbs and flows of therapy with natural awareness. The dream analysis has proved extremely interesting and revealing and has greatly helped me uncover and reveal past memories and trauma in a truly insightful way which I feel is rapidly helping in my healing and avoidance of self destructive tendencies.

Ilse is very good at picking up on what is not being said but is obviously a problem. She then draws it out of you and it can be discussed at a level you are ready for. I do find the sessions definitely a lot of help. I will continue seeing Ilse for a while yet.

Stephanie was very helpful and friendly. She has helped me a lot. If I ever needed to see a counsellor again it would be Stephanie and I wish her the best.

I was in a very dark place when I met up with Rebecca, struggling with a sudden breakup. Rebecca saw me at my worst. The tools Rebecca had, were offered to me which have helped me cope with my trauma, I'm now going in the right direction with thanks to Rebecca for helping me get there.

So easy to talk to. I was very sceptical about the Idea of seeing a therapist but the benefits were huge. Can't thank her enough.

Christina was very welcoming and open to listen and comforting in that I didn't feel I had to hold back on anything I needed to say, and whatever the subject was at the time Christina would let me talk, cry and get angry at times to express my emotions in a way that made me feel relaxed and at ease. After having counselling previously elsewhere to which I didn't feel 100% comfortable with or that I achieved what I needed to, I was in no doubt that when I got to where I felt I needed to with Christina I was a different person both mentally and physically.

Christina was so helpful and non judgemental. She was warm, but professional and gave me space to express myself. This experience has provided me with life long tools to help me be more mindful, calm and happy. I felt respected and safe and the positive impact this has had on me and my family is invaluable.

Patricia is very positive and easy to talk to, which created a very relaxed, trusting and non-judgmental atmosphere during the sessions. Step by step, with Patricia's careful listening and thoughtful questions I was able to look at my situation from a completely different point of view, which was a game changer. Talking to her made me see life changing events very clearly and not as scary as before. I also got a few very useful tips on how to deal with feelings like guilt and how to approach some decision making situations - these techniques are going to be used in my everyday life from now on. She is also very encouraging and supportive - and that helped me go back on a positive track and start gaining my confidence back. The sessions were well structured and I was looking forward to each one of them, thank you very much again!

Very easy to talk to.

Lucy has always made me feel very comfortable, when I have been talking to her about my problems and concerns. I understand that if Lucy has any concerns about me, then she will have to seek advice. I have always found it easy to open up to Lucy.

She was easy to talk to and offered great help and assistance for me and I found the sessions to be very valuable.

Very understanding person that allows you to feel safe and be comfortable talking about your problems. Would highly recommend.

So glad we found John, my 17 year old daughter was suffering with terrible anxiety before she started her therapy sessions. She found that John put her at her ease and very easy to talk to, after every session she would come out as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. It's so lovely to have my daughter so relaxed, happy and with a much more positive outlook on life. I don't think we would have got this far so quickly if it wasn't for John. I cannot thank John enough for all his help and support, money well spent as far as we are concerned.

John showed patience, understanding and empathy during his meetings with me. I felt comfortable talking to him and he never made me feel awkward. John is a wonderful listener and gives constructive feedback which I used to help me make progress and move forwards. John didn't give unrealistic ideas or suggest anything that he knew wouldn't be acceptable to me. He was always mindful of my needs, wishes and personality and worked with me to create and move towards achievable results, whilst also being a voice of reason. Talking to John helped me gain clarity of thought and I felt able to accomplish more than I expected I perhaps would.

It is thought of as a daunting experience going for counselling or help, and to share your problems/concerns/worries with a complete stranger. Patricia makes this so easy to do and is an amazing listener and communicator. She understands what you are experiencing and makes the session just seem like a chat and very enjoyable. You come away refreshed enlightened and full of energy. I would highly recommend her. As soon as she feels you don't need her she lets you know. To me this is the hard part, letting go of her!

These sessions were my first experience of any kind of counselling or therapy, and I found Wilhelmina (Marga) to be very warm, understanding and supportive from the start. My main issues were around anxiety, depression and low self-esteem (which had been an issue throughout my life) but the breakdown of a long term relationship had made these issues significantly worse and in need to find some form of help. Marga was fantastic, and through a mix of CBT, a focus on compassion and counselling (and also an adoption of mindfulness) the 8 months of sessions helped me establish coping mechanisms, and ultimately start to understand myself and my issues - resulting in feeling that I am in more control of my issues (and better equipped to identify when my anxiety levels are rising, and therefore do something about it). She very much made me feel at ease throughout those 8 months, and as a result I am happy to say I feel in a much better place. I would highly recommend Marga.

I saw a few therapists before I found Myriam. She was a good match for me. I liked her approach - understanding but firm. No sugar coating - exactly what I needed.

Attentive, challenging, warm and professional.

Reflects on what has been heard and helps to interpret what that might mean without any judgement.

Catherine is super empathetic and has always made me feel super comfortable in telling her just about anything, without feeling like I'm being judged. She offers great insight into my issues, whilst still being a great listener, would highly recommend!

She is an excellent listener and has a great memory for what we have discussed in previous sessions. Her style of counselling is supportive and she offers valuable guidance without instructing me what to do, which I would find unhelpful. She leaves the tone of the session up to me which is useful as it allows me to express myself without feeling pushed towards a certain way of thinking. She is understanding and personable, and is able to offer insight into things which I did not realise about myself until she opened those doors.

Jo is an amazing therapist. Her natural approach makes you very comfortable and her knowledge is excellent. Jo always gives value. Every session I've walked out with new tools to try and I've learned something new. The tools and advice is always based on research and I have found very effective. Jo is an amazing support, advisor, teacher and helper. Jo helps you to shed light on darkness so you can walk a little more freer, confident and easy.

Guy is just so easy to talk to, but he doesn't push the conversation. Made us both feel at ease from the start, and by the end of just a few sessions, he made us feel like it was just a casual chat...but it was so helpful.

She is very understanding and obviously had a great deal of knowledge in her field. She listens and also asks pertinent questions that seem to take me to areas that I need to go to, and perhaps wouldn't explore without this guidance.

Friendly, patient, flexible, thoughtful, seems to genuinely care, range of experience and skills which are all beneficial to counselling, available at good times, would highly recommend to anyone.

Very open and uses a structured approach to her work.

Karen is enabling me to talk about some very difficult experiences in my life. She is helping me to look at what effects my mood and what causes me to feel low and strategies to help with this. She is very experienced in her profession and I feel this was an important quality for me.

Konstandina was very easy to talk to and had a very quiet way of explaining things. She was very positive and helped me enormously with my particular problem. She has a very cheerful disposition.

Able to help in making sense of things that really worry and bothered me and rationalising thoughts, but was able to give tools to do this and use in everyday life and situations.

She was empathetic, she was an excellent listener and she provided me with means to move forward with my issues.

Jenny has been really great with counselling incorporating CBT. While demonstrating care and sympathy she helped me apply logic and reasoning as to where my mind has been unhelpful.

Chris is calm and very dedicated as a therapist. He was very understanding with me and the issues I experienced.

As well as being a good listener she is very proactive in helping me move forward in life after having a difficult past. She has taught me coping mechanisms and given me a stronger sense of self-esteem. Issues have been resolved with her help and ways of dealing with situations that aren't able to be changed. I highly recommend her.

Very approachable and helpful.

Chris is an outstanding professional. He demonstrated extensive knowledge, empathy, compassion, kindness and patience which enabled me to regain my confidence and learn new ways to grow as a mum and wife. My sessions with Chris have been the best investment when I thought all was lost. He encouraged and recognised when I had made changes. A hugely positive experience. Thank you.

I had no doubts about Simon being a gifted counsellor from the moment we met. Simon is experienced, calm and empathetic. We got to the root causes of my short-term and long-term stress triggers quickly, allowing time to think through doable actions needed to give me the results I needed. Thank you Simon.

She made the biggest difference to my world! Thanks for being there, listening and pointing me in the right direction, being able to past the past.

Tania offers a very relaxed and cosy therapy setting, and she is excellent at giving practical guidance for using DBT skills to improve interpersonal relationships. For me personally I have been able to see the benefits right from the first session, and whilst in the sessions we have addressed some difficult and troubling issues, I have left every session feeling more positive than at the beginning.

Raymond's qualities is that he listens and has an open mind about what is troubling you. He is experienced not only in his methods of healing your mind but also he's a person who has had experience at life, so there's nothing that won't shock him not only as a therapist but as a human being, and he doesn't judge you no matter what you have been or are going through!

Maha is extremely approachable, caring and patient. Working with Maha enabled me to assess my current situation with an independent person and talk through how I was feeling and why. I was able to manage a stressful time in my life and felt that Maha understood and supported me.

She was very helpful with a lovely personality.

Jo has been extremely easy to talk to about all aspects of my problems and was very insightful about how I should rationalise each situation I encounter which makes me anxious. Highly recommended and extremely grateful for all the help, advice and guidance provided.

Claudia provided me with a safe haven in my week of non-judgement and brilliant guidance. She listened and spoke with such care and thought, ensuring each session was helpful to my personal journey. When I started sessions my life felt like it was falling apart but time with Claudia helped me reach a healthy and successful perspective and some major life milestones. I could not recommend Claudia more highly to anyone looking for a proactive, experienced and understanding counsellor for whatever is going on in your life.

Cristina is a great therapist. She made me feel safe within the first session. I felt I could open up easily and we started identifying where my problems were very quickly. I also could feel the progress we made in a very short amount of time in my day to day life. Her methods seems to be different to therapists i've seen in the past but I really love the way she works so I would highly recommend her.

A wonderfully caring disposition is always a great start when you desperately need help and Patricia has that in bucket loads. Every meeting with Patricia was progressive and she helped bring me back from the depths of despair, self-loathing and thoughts of self-harm to a much brighter place with a more positive outlook on life. Patricia is a great listener who helped me to start loving myself again and with her help, good friends and family behind me my recovery has been amazing. I will never forget the things Patricia has done to help me, she is a wonderful, kind and thoughtful lady. Thank you again Patricia.

Sarah is very easy to talk to, and was really good at guiding me through my thinking and challenge me on my behaviours with the techniques she uses. Sarah is a brilliant listener; she listens attentively and takes in quite a lot and remembers all the details for the next session. Sarah was able to put things into perspective for me, and was able to unpick all the conflicting emotions I had. Things became much clearer as the sessions progressed. Sarah doesn't specialise in one particular area - she is quite versatile, and has various techniques to use in different situations. I have already recommended Sarah to other people, and would definitely recommend her certainly and at least for the areas which I needed help with, namely relationship problems and anger management.

Great listener, always positive when those around you are negative, some great techniques for improving your mood. Karole provided me with clarity on my situation guiding me to a meaningful and lasting resolution. Without doubt I would recommend Karole.

I guess it goes without saying that Joanne is a great listener and quickly tuned in to my issues and in particular helped me to recognise where I needed to change my mind-set. She was helpful in pointing me toward mechanisms for dealing with concerns that had become exaggerated in my thinking. Joanne cleverly structured our sessions to draw out various aspects of my anxieties and through that enabled me to arrive at a more logical and positive view of my experiences of the last eighteen months. I found her easy to talk to, even on the subjects I had found difficulty in properly facing on my own. Importantly, she was constructive, supportive and showed me a path to thinking more clearly about a challenging phase of my life.

Raymond is extremely kind and very easy to talk to. He cares about your well-being, is very patient and can work around you. 100% recommend.

Gaynor is a very good listener. She is warm, caring and very understanding. Nature very gentle. She's able to get defrag (the way I decsribe how I feel after my sessions) me and I leave in such a happy and light feeling.

John is an intelligent, empathetic, non judgemental therapist who really helped myself and my partner understand our relationship from a new perspective that enabled us to work through some problems. Highly recommended.

Kaukab has been immensely helpful in my journey towards better mental health. She has encouraged me, seemed to be able to ask questions that quickly get to the heart of the issue (even when I haven't known what that was) and been very perceptive in her insights. She is easy to talk to and it's definitely worth spending the money on each session with her. We have been tackling issues surrounding my low self esteem which has had a really positive impact on dealing with my depression. With her support I hope to be successful in trying to come off my medication this year. After each session I come away with ideas of things to try, and I can honestly say that working on these areas has been key to my improvements. Thank you Kaukab for all your help so far.

Great listener and I felt he gave great insight into my issues. Cleared the "clouds" and gave me an insight of myself I hadn't been able to formulate, analyse and articulate before now. Empathetic and excellent.

Elizabeth is very understanding, patient, a good listener and puts in perspective things you may not be able to see. Talking therapy was incredibly helpful because it felt like progress was made after each session. She was so easy to talk to that the sessions just blew by! I liked her approach to analysing the things I would say. I liked her honesty and the way she was open to telling me what she thought. Because of this, I found her trustworthy. It's clear that Elizabeth has a wide breadth of knowledge on the subject of therapy. She made me feel safe and comfortable in our sessions in a way you would feel with a friend. I cannot recommend Elizabeth enough!

Heidi makes me feel so welcome and relaxed. I feel at complete ease in her company and she helps to recognise things that I had never realised before that help me grow and improve as a person. She's absolutely amazing!!

Jo combines a very high emotional intelligence with professionalism and kindness. Starting therapy was not an easy decision for me, however Jo made me feel like I was on an adventurous journey of getting to know myself. She helped me discover new perspectives on many aspects of life and my own self, she encouraged me to work through various levels of my unconscious. And, despite the unavoidable emotional roller coaster that comes with such a process, it felt very easy and natural. Thank you.

Diane developed a rapport very quickly and we just talked about my issues. Conversation with Diane didn't feel like therapy but now I am more confident and relaxed most of the time. I believe my relationship is better than it has ever been. I am now venturing into a new career that I have wanted to try for a long time but did not think was possible for me.

I found Carolina a very kind and caring therapist who made me feel comfortable every time I saw her. I would highly recommend her if you're looking for a psychologist.

Debbie was great to speak to and not only listened but gave some very constructive input during my meetings with her. I found this especially helpful as I had been living under circumstances for so long that they had become ‘normalised' to me, but Debbie affirmed that this situation was definitely not normal. This helped me see more clearly and to be more decisive about myself and my life. Thank you, I would strongly recommend.

Professional warm knowledgable, so easy to open up to and chat about anything.

Julie fully understood what I was going through and was able to look at the bigger picture to help me understand my challenges. She combined theory to give me tools to recognise when I need to make changes.

Cyrous has been very helpful, very professional and very welcoming.

Clive was really very calm, considered and kind in helping me deal with the things I had on my mind. I feel he was honest and to the point. He was also super punctual.

Extremely knowledgable and understanding. Was made to feel very comfortable when discussing issues that were uncomfortable to talk about. I feel as if the sessions have helped me enormously.

He puts you at ease and makes you feel welcome from the start. He interacts and gives sound feedback. I was cautious to begin this process. It has only just started but I feel positive about the outcomes.

Just to hear her voice makes you in a comfortable position. She is really helpfull on everything. She always try to put herself on yours and to discover the positive vibes on every single thing.

Warm, sympathetic and incisive. Very welcoming and easy to talk to. She helped me enormously with dealing with personal and professional challenges. She helped me to understand myself better through analysis and therapy.

Amanda was very friendly and professional, I felt at ease during our sessions as it was so easy to talk to Amanda, she provided such a welcoming atmosphere. Amanda was very knowledgeable and provided material for the sessions as well. I would definitely recommend Amanda.

Stephen was very understanding and patient. He made me feel welcome and was easy to talk to. I never felt like I was being judged at anytime.

Anusha is a good listener and I'd describe her as supportive, encouraging, thoughtful and perceptive. Our sessions together and the work I did on my own have helped me to understand the thoughts and patterns behind my anxiety and panic attacks. Crucially, our work together helped me to find new and practical responses to manage the anxiety and not let it spiral out of control.

Gaynor listens and gives neutral advice. She does not "take sides" and helps you work through your own thoughts and feelings without telling you what is either right or wrong. I found her easy to talk and listen to. She helped me to rationalise the negative issues I was having about my relationship. I did not realise how much my past had impacted my current life and attitudes. At our last meeting I was ready to move on as I no longer felt the same way as I did. I have gone from being an anxious blubbering mess, to a happy, vibrant, positive person, who is ready to take on the world. It's great to have "me" back again! I would recommend Gaynor to anyone. If you are feeling unsure about getting help, please consider therapy. Yes it can be expensive, but the help far outweighs the cost. I am so glad that I found this website. Gaynor, thank you for listening, making me feel positive again and finding the real me! x.

She is very attentive to detail yet patient allowing the patient to come to their own conclusions. She is sensitive to complex issues, careful not too push too hard. She is non-judgemental and brings a high degree of intelligence to the therapy which can be important to bring the focus back to focal issues.

Juliet advised me on personal situations in a very pragmatic and calming way. She helped me to reflect on situations in a different manner which effectively helped me overall with self aid and self care. Overall very helpful.

Simon is very open minded and caring. He really creates a safe environment allowing you to feel fully relaxed and engaged. He also takes time out to make sure you understand everything. He is also really good at not just explaining ideas and techniques, he also shows you how to utilize them, making it easier to understand.

Pam was very calm and understanding to my problems. I felt I can tell her all my thoughts without being judged or ridiculed, and yet, she did occasionally bring up different perspectives to my problems, that allowed me to take a different perspective to my suffering. It was very helpful, and if nothing else, at least a very pleasant person to talk to, which in itself already is a lot.

Angelika is very warm and welcoming and not at all the kind of 'cold therapist' I came to expect. I feel like I've faced a lot of my issues already, although I know this is only the beginning of a journey that will help improve my quality of life.

Calming. Informed and informative on CBT and mindful practices. Excellent listening skills - active, attuned, attentive.

He actually understands people's struggles and makes you feel seriously comfortable around him. Best therapist I've ever met.

Deborah is very approachable and reassuring. She contacted me very quickly after my initial enquiry and made sure an early appointment was available.

Judith is a careful, sympathetic listener who has helpful insights that give new ways of thinking about old problems. She is kind, thoughtful and highly recommended.

John treats me as an individual and is not patronising in his manner. I feel that John is compassionate, open minded and has more of a sense of humour than therapists I've seen previously. I would definitely recommend him.

Very easy to talk to. Relaxing environment. Listened and didn't judge.

Philip is excellent at helping you figure out what you need to be considering, but in a way where you're understanding things and finding your own solutions and conclusions.

Helen has helped me see clearly, understand and be able to positively move on from a narcissistic up bringing.

Patricia is very friendly, approachable and comforting. Patricia made me feel at ease and safe to discuss all of my problems. Patricia has been very supportive and has assisted me to work through issues with a flexible and adaptable approach. I have been taught strategies in order to be able to address difficulties and have learnt to apply these in order to help myself.

Kind, professional and easy to talk to.

Before working with Cristina, I was diagnosed with long-standing chronic fatigue. My GP recommended I find a psychologist to address the emotional difficulties leading to physical exhaustion. I had been through the NHS fatigue clinic services which were extremely helpful, but limited in availability. I had no hesitation meeting Cristina, and she was prompt in her responses. After our trial session I felt sufficiently seen, heard and comfortable to continue. She is available, usefully, both via Skype and in person (with her cat). The main outcome for me so far has been a deep settling into myself, leading to big steps forwards in many parts of my life and, crucially, less fatigue. I wasn't expecting a therapist to be so committed to the mind-body connection. It was a relief to find someone who wanted to work with me on that basis. I would suggest Cristina's services to anyone ready to move forward from stuckness and unhealthy cycles. Her work would be less helpful to someone with no interest in making shifts and changes in their life. I would certainly recommend working with Cristina. I continue to be impressed by the evident depth of her knowledge and understanding, humour and directness.

From the moment I met Sheleen I felt so comfortable in her presence. She really did put me at ease and I had no concerns with what I shared with her during my ten months of therapy. Sheleen was both professional and caring. Having a good rapport with a therapist is half the battle when you are going through a difficult period in your life and I would have no hesitation in recommending Sheleen to anybody seeking counselling/psychotherapy. I feel as though I have gained a friend in Sheleen.

Cyrous is very understanding and genuine, this makes him easy to talk to.

Easy to talk to about deep seated emotional difficulties. Calm and supportive approach.

I felt at ease with Paula right from the start of our sessions. She is a good listener as well as offering sound and helpful advice. At no time did I feel rushed or that Paula was `clock watching`. I came to Paula rather late in my illness, whilst waiting for an NHS appointment, so I think the worst of my problem was subsiding by the time I saw her. To sum up I found her a very empathetic person and I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone I knew who was having similar problems to myself.

Understanding. Reasonable. Considerate. Patient. He helped me develop an ability to understand how to manage myself more - I can offer no higher praise.

Ilse is very calm and encourages you to see a situation from another point of view. She is very welcoming and easy to talk to.

Compassionate, understanding and very easy to talk to. I will remain seeing him and he is far better than others I have used, I would highly recommend him to anybody.

He has a great manner about him that enables me to open up about my problems. I recommend his abilities as a psychotherapist.

Thoroughly helpful to say the least. I was made to feel at ease during the sessions and I looked forward to each visit.

I have recently completed seven months of counselling with Dominique, and have been amazed with the progress i have made. Not only do I feel much more relaxed and confident in myself, in sharp contrast to the stressed, overwhelmed and highly anxious state I started in, but I feel I have a much deeper understanding of how my brain works. I have learnt to recognise when situations trigger certain responses in my mind that makes things worse, and now I feel much better equipped to deal with them. Dominique has made talking about any problems very easy.

Faye has a very professional manner and is easy to talk to. She moves the conversation on unobtrusively, suggesting the possibility of new ways to consider troublesome issues. I valued the sessions immensely.

Rachel is very good at listening even if it seems like I've been talking for too long and will always remind me of useful techniques I can employ to combat my problems. I always feel as if I can speak freely with Rachel.

Very understanding and supportive. Guy reassured me about the methods I was using and offered useful alternatives and approaches. Gave me added confidence in supporting my son.

Cyrous has an uncanny ability to make you smile just by talking with him. He is very quick to pick up on things during the session and I'm already starting to see a way forward. He's very easy to talk to and as long as you go in and are willing to share, he's fantastic. I felt pretty hopeless before I started seeing him but he's helped give me a bit of hope again. As a young male, I've found it very easy to open up with him and he can relate to a lot of things and gives excellent examples to help understand. I couldn't recommend him more.

Such a lovely lady, so much empathy and time and really listens and is supportive. She really does make a difference, so glad I had the opportunity to work with her. I'll always remember what she has done for me. Thank you so much, you have been wonderful.

Gosia has helped change my life and my understanding of myself. She provides a safe, non-judgemental, environment to explore yourself and face difficult realisations. She is very easy to talk to and open up to, and can work with you using different methods depending on the type of work you want/need to do, or the outcome you are looking for.

Very good.

Elizabeth instantly makes you feel safe and at ease. She is very approachable and I have never once felt judged by her. She is kind, supportive and very focused on your needs. I never feel rushed and always leave the session feeling positive and light no matter what we have covered during the hour!

Very easy, and very relatable to talk to. Very good at putting things into perspective.

Has very good advice and is very experienced in how he delivers it, found his tools and tips extremely helpful.

Anne is an excellent therapist. She is insightful, very experienced, and she kindly guided me through my chaotic thought processes and helped me find the tools to carry on. I arrived a tight ball of misery and emerged happier, more confident, and willing to try new things. I recommend her highly. Thank you, Anne!

Professional...empathetic...sensitive...reassuring.

Carole is a very good listener, and really helped me to get an insight into my issues, and work through them.

I was able to express myself and felt comfortable and have achieved exactly what I wanted to get from the sessions.

She's a good listener, understanding, kind and offers intelligent and measured responses and insights. She's skilled at determining why you may be having issues, and linking prior events to the way you may be feeling now.

She has a great outlook on things and is very understanding, a lovely person to share things with.

Whilst we only attended sessions for a short period, John was an extremely calming influence during the sessions and offered a great deal of insight into what our relationship needs moving forward, and gave us a new perspective. We would recommend highly.

I'd never had therapy before, so had no prior expectations. She was reassuring and listened very carefully. Over the few weeks I saw her I felt as though she understood me on a personal level, she created an atmosphere of trust and I felt as though she genuinely wanted to help and was invested in progress for my situation. She has a very kind, warm presence. I also felt completely at ease with her, perhaps partly because she's also female. I'd recommend her very highly.

I find Jenny's presence very calming and reassuring, but also professional. I feel that she provides clear and practical strategies for me to use in my own time.

Very relaxed environment and Kirsty is very warm and welcoming. Kirsty helped me explore and understand different emotions and advised of techniques to help when feeling anxious or low, which I have been able to take away from counselling.

Professional impartial respectful - supports the reflective process.

Malgorzata has opened my eyes to issues that I wasn't aware of, which made me think differently and helped me to release some of the burdens I carried with me for long time. Also my way of communication has improved. Malgorzata is very supportive and open, knowledgable and conscientious, a good listener and connective.

Knowledgeable and sympathetic.

Really welcoming, easy to talk and open up to. Corina really helped sort things out in my muddled head. Can't express how much Corina helped me through a very troubling time. Thank you very much Corina. I would highly recommend and will be using Corina again if i need to in the future. Again many thanks Corina.

This woman has completely changed my life. She was able to help me quickly identify faults in my cognitive habits, and gave me simple and practical ways to make positive changes. I still have a way to go, but thanks to Marina I am happier than I have been in years. Non judgemental, understanding, and very easy to talk to. I've seen other therapists in the past but her relaxed professionalism was well worth the extra money and we made fast progress together. Thank you so much Marina.

Generally very easy to talk to and discuss issues. Relaxed and informal setting, feels like you can deal with any subject with ease. Cyrous is an experienced counsellor and has some positive solutions to address ongoing concerns. Friendly and outgoing.

I have found Cyrous to be a very friendly and pleaseant person to be around and he managed to build a good rapport with me straight away. He creates a safe environment to be able to open up and talk easily and always makes you feel he is on your side. I have found him very insightful and non judgemental. Highly recommended.

John is very easy to talk to and I truly believe he listened to my troubles. Through expressing myself he was able to focus on my concerns and helped me to the steps to my recovery. It is a working progress and for me I feel he has guided me and supported me and I now believe I am worth fighting for. Thank you.

Karole is very warm, welcoming and understanding. She helped me a huge amount in a short space of time. I would highly recommend her as a therapist.

Very good listener and asks open questions to generate deep thought and reflection. Very understanding and has been extremely helpful and supportive helping massively for me to understand the key issues and potential remedies.

Peter is an experienced therapist who really cares about his clients and is committed to this vocation. My partner and I were stuck in an unhappy and distant relationship. Peter skilfully supported both of us without taking sides or blaming. He patiently taught us both to identify and communicate our feelings in healthier ways. In the beginning sessions were difficult and painful but after a few months our relationship had improved dramatically. Then I discovered that my partner was addicted to internet porn. Peter handled this with such sensitivity that for the first time my partner was able to talk about experiences he was very ashamed of and had kept secret all his life. We have both learnt so much from Peter. Life is less scary, we have made new friends and deepened our existing relationships. Therapy has been life-changing.

Gaynor is easy to talk to, non-judgmental, interested and probing but not pushy. She is very understanding and is excellent at getting to the heart of the matter, and then building confidence again and giving advice on how to cope with the day to day challenges along the recovery route. I would recommend Gaynor to anyone seeking counselling.

Jackie is a great therapist. I have felt so much better about myself since meeting Jackie and I have learnt so many good things through my therapy.

I saw Patricia following a lot of complex problems including bereavement, family estrangement and serious illness of a loved one, which had resulted in quite severe depression and anxiety. Patricia was always kind, compassionate, non-judgemental and completely professional. Over a year I was able to work through all these, come to terms with them and take control of some very difficult situations with her help and support. I now feel I have the self awareness and confidence to deal with challenging situations, and it has improved my confidence and quality of life immeasurably. I would thoroughly recommend Patricia to anyone considering counselling and am so glad I found her when I did.

Amanda, although very professional in her approach at counselling, is easy to talk to and I immediately felt at home in her presence. I think the sessions I have had so far have been helpful and thought provoking.

Very welcoming and warm, gave me invaluable tools to increase my emotional robustness and very helpful perspective on my own patterns. The sessions were relaxed and engaging in a very unassuming, non-judgemental atmosphere.

Diane has a lot of experience and has a huge wealth of knowledge. Her integrative therapy means the client is exposed to a box of magic which will get to the root of any issues and help, heal and nourish. Diane is kind and patient and sets you at ease immediately. Her method is clear, helpful and concise and a great go-to when one needs a quick reminder of positive behaviour enabling the process to become more automatic in all situations. Highly recommend Diane to anyone.

She's a good listener and helps you to put things into perspective.

Beverley provides an open and easy atmosphere to discuss your problems. She's never judgemental or critical and displays a wealth of empathy and genuine concern for her clients' issues. In a very short space of time Beverley has been able to show me how to unburden myself and to identify the root causes of many of the problems that I discuss with her. I have visited therapists before but none that have been as natural and genuine and as helpful as Beverley.

I am glad that I have got in contact with Cyrous as he has helped me start to understand the reasons why I'm feeling the way I am. I find him approachable, easy to talk to and am at ease in his company. I would recommend him 100% to others who need help and suppprt at difficult times.

Kathy personally was absolutely what any first class counsellor needs to be effective. She helped us to sort out our problems. We would recommend her to anybody and have already sent two of our friends with problems to her.

Paz is a warm and caring person. Talking to her is like talking to an old friend. She has an ability to help you think in a different way to how you have been - which allows you to find answers within yourself that you didn't think you had. Having never sought help before I was apprehensive about taking this step, however Paz could not have done more to provide the right environment and right advice to help me to tackle my problems. Though it was hard to start it's nice to be back in control. She has changed my life and I cannot thank her enough. I would not hesitate in recommending her to anyone looking for assistance with their problems.

On my first session with Martin it was obvious he was a sincere and approachable man. My sessions have been very professional and my therapy has helped myself get a better understanding of who I am and what I want from my life. I look forward to my counselling sessions as it has developed my understanding of how counselling works in the real world - my world. Sessions are carried out in a friendly and safe environment, and should anyone want to visit a counsellor who can truly help look no further than Martin.

Guy is non-judgemental, and a great listener, and is very empathetic. He helped me work through the challenges I faced as my marriage broke down enabling me to make the right decisions for me and my son. I am in a good place now, and his help was invaluable. Would highly recommend Guy. His understanding of relationship breakdowns is impressive and especially how to put your children first.

I have seen Cyrous on several occasions following issues with both my relationship and some bereavements. I have found that Cyrous has helped me deal with problems and my life has become much calmer in the last few weeks. I would recommend Cyrous to anyone needing counselling.

Beverley and I discussed the issues I was having and she asked questions in a sensitive non judgemental manner. Her thoughts and suggestions made sense when she explained a lot of my feelings were normal and how I may be able to handle them.

Very approachable and easily put me at ease. Helping me understand my perception of stress and the anxiety and depression that has developed.

He is very patient, knows how to ask the questions, knows how to answer in order to leave the patient to find his own answer.

Anna is an excellent listener, taking in and remembering everything - not just the things I thought were significant - but also picking up on other bits. Anna asks great questions that made me think outside the box sometimes. Anna is very approachable and has a wonderful way of relaxing people through obviously difficult times. I always looked forward to my appointments with Anna, knowing that I would come away with more clarity, and also positive thoughts. I have come a long way after a terrible trauma and I have Anna to thank for her psychotherapy and counselling and immeasurable help on my journey.

Diane is everything you need in a therapist. She is understanding, welcoming, a great listener, helps you think in different ways or ways you may not have thought of trying, uses various strategies to help with whatever you are struggling with, along with many more positive qualities. I highly recommended Diane!

Janet is perceptive and non-judgmental. This meant that I could talk to her honestly about difficult feelings and subjects. Janet was clear in her explanations, enabling me, for example, to understand the difference between worries and anxiety and to learn the tools to manage some worries and eliminate others. There was a clear plan to the work we undertook, with goals set and then regular reviews of those goals and resetting as necessary. For me this meant that I made steady, incremental progress overall. Any setbacks were dealt with by Janet in a reassuring way. In a nutshell, Janet has helped me to turn my life around.

Lots of different techniques used. Some very interesting questions asked and tools given.

Becky was good at establishing trust and an easy conversation at a steady pace, a conversation that carried over and developed over multiple sessions, without herself talking a great deal, simple steering our sessions back to the issues I identified for myself, allowing me to keep myself honest, recognise my own sources of anxiety, stress, anger and also resilience and strength. In other words Becky was good at listening and then establishing and maintaining a structure for our ongoing conversation.

Very intuitive and professional.

Being a child of the 60's I was rather sceptical of seeing a therapist. However, Rachael soon put me at ease very quickly with her calm, considerate non judgemental approach. Rachael was able to put a perspective on issues which helped me put issues to bed, which had been bugging me for years.

Extremely relaxing, friendly. Creates an environment that makes you want to talk and has been a great help.

Cyrous takes a forward approach to self-improvement and does so in a calm, understanding and honest manner. Much of our time has been spent on acceptance of difficult circumstances, with a positive outlook for the future. Cyrous has helped me to better understand the cause and effect of some of my actions and behaviours and promotes an introspective mind-set.

Thanks Shirley for your patience and warm attitude. You have been very supportive in my therapy, providing extraordinary help and advice. Every session has been planned when necessary and in a nice environment with excellent listening and counselling. Without the help of Shirley I wouldn't have been able to overcome my difficult time. I recommend Shirley as a Therapist to everyone with problems with personal relationships and love. Thanks Shirley !!!

Jan empathises with you and really listens. She makes you feel at ease and helps to put in place ways in which you can help yourself all in a safe environment.

Ilse is very good at helping me understand how to deal with situations in a more calming and reasonable manner.

Relaxing... easy to talk to and a good listener... put me at ease at a very early stage for what was a very uncomfortable situation for me. Never judges you at any point and helped me immensely ... thank you Ray.

Amanda is very approachable and creates a safe space to discuss your issues. I feel that I am benefiting from the counselling already and look forward to continuing my sessions as I work towards my defined goals. I would definitely recommend Amanda to anyone looking for counselling.

Gurvinder is able to create a safe space to enable discussion. However, she is also enable to challenge long held views even if uncomfortable and encourages me to manage that anxiety.

Empathetic, non-judgmental and easy to talk to. Helped me see things from partner's point of view, didn't just take my side. Remembered my history and family set up well.

Seeing John was an effortless and rewarding experience. I went from being in crisis to understanding myself and having an exciting outlook on the future with all the tools I need for the second half of my life! I would recommend John without a moments hesitation! Regardless of how big or small... immediate or casual you think your concern is... John's calm and understanding nature combined with extensive skills and learning is all you could need to maximise your potential and embrace life!

Hannah was very empathetic and a wonderful listener, because I felt heard and truly listened to. She was curious and non-judgemental and I trusted her with my beliefs and reflections. I valued her questioning around problem solving and she really helped me help myself. She was able to see the patterns in my behaviour and experiences and reflect back to me which felt rare and trusting. She helped me help myself, especially with regards to finding self compassion. It was very important that my therapist was confident and experienced so I couldn't have been luckier to find Hannah!

I was suffering from anxiety and when I first went to Chris for help I was not sure what to expect. Having never had counselling before I was nervous and was slightly pessimistic about if it would help me in any way. However Chris changed all that. He was very reassuring and instantly made me feel comfortable with him. The time I have spent with him has significantly made a positive impact relieving my anxiety. I feel I am in a better position to deal with my anxious feeling. Am more positive and each time I see him I feel I have a better handle on my life. I would recommend him to anyone considering counselling.

Rachael has been a great help, allowing me to explore all the relevant issues relating to my concern. I felt able to share my problems without feeling anxiety or being judged. I feel I have made real progress during our counselling sessions and Rachael has equipped me with some of the tools to continue this progress. I feel much more positive about life since speaking to her. Highly recommended.

A fantastic listener. I went in, believing my issues were a combination of stress, anxiety and maybe depression. It's sometimes hard to label it. She allowed me to talk and explain my situation, picking up on subtle things I said which we explored more. Sometimes it went nowhere but then sometimes we veered off for a good 20-30 minutes. It helped me unlock things in my head and acknowledge them as feelings/emotions, which allowed me to process and deal with them. At every session (bar the first) Maria had some tips and tricks she would print off, which helped me to remain calm and positive in the time between sessions. She gave me a short book one week, to assist with my issues. Overall she is very easy to talk to, very calming and made me feel very good about myself whenever I left a session. I recommend Maria so much, even if her 'specialist' area might not seem right for you, reach out to her, because if she isn't right for you, she will tell you this as well. She is there to help people and certainly helped me. 5 stars literally isn't enough. She is the best!

Polly is very kind and considerate and easy to talk to. I felt comfortable very quickly and would recommend Polly to others seeking someone to help them through some things they are struggling with. She has a variety of approaches and is able to adapt so long as you are open and honest. She is insightful and intelligent, often pointing out things I had not realised and patterns I did not realise existed.

She is amazing. She has a way of aiding you in seeing things in a different perspective and she motivates you.

Therapy is only effective if you feel empowered to bare your soul to your therapist. Emma put me at ease immediately, empowering me to be completely honest. Emma is thoughtful and perceptive. She goes to great lengths to understand the context of an issue, asking thoughtful questions in the process, rather than leaping to generic remedies. Therapy is not a silver bullet. At best it can open your eyes to an alternative way of thinking about your issues and negative thoughts. Emma is brilliantly qualified to help you do that. I'd recommend her to anyone.

Anne's down to earth and direct approach got to the issues at hand very quickly. She is very easy to talk to and really puts you at ease, which in my case was needed. She offers practical solutions and doesn't just sit listening and nodding like some other counsellors do.

I have found Gosia to be very compassionate and caring in her counselling approach. She provides a considered and insightful perspective when working through issues.

Carol really helped me understand some of my current behaviours are linked to the events of my past. She has helped me to think about what actions I might want to take to overcome these. Patient, listened and friendly, she offered really useful advice and I never felt rushed.

Ability to listen and always offers guidance to every situation. Gives very professional advice. The important thing for me was the fact that Ilse asked a lot about the past trying to find out all background information. This way I was able to share things with her and talk about reasons for my anxiety. Ilse was able to name things which helped me understand what it is that I suffer from.

From the outset, Diane made me feel completely at ease and immediately I felt I could be totally open and honest with her. She is calm and has a warm nature which made it impossible for me to not give my all to every session with her. She used a variety of techniques with me to help me relax and I always left her sessions feeling far better than when I entered them. She genuinely cares about her clients and follows up on discussions from previous sessions. She uses humour at appropriate moments to shift the perspective of her clients. She is engaged with how her clients are feeling in each moment and uses this to adapt the focus of sessions dependant on requirements. She has created a comfortable, inviting space with appropriate lighting that further helps you feel at ease in her sessions. Diane has made a real impact on my life and I cannot recommend her highly enough. Due to certain circumstances my sessions with Diane are currently paused but I am looking forwards to continuing my work with her in the very near future.

Chris is a fantastic listener but is equally skilled at saying the right things to help you achieve the results you are looking for. I went to see Chris in the hope he would help me to cope with deep rooted anxiety, but also to overcome a lack of self confidence. Amazingly he was able to help with both in a relatively short space of time, so I would definitely recommend him to others.

Simon will challenge your thinking and help you understand and choose a better path providing a healthy dose of perspective along with practical tools and intuitive advice. He's a great listener and will also provide his experienced view in a refreshing, honest and realistic way.

John is very neutral and direct, which I like. His conduct is very professional so I felt comfortable quite quickly divulging personal details to him. He has shown me practical tools and strategies to help my anxiety and sleeplessness. We always discuss the issues I want to discuss and he's quick to direct me to solutions and ideas that help, as well as reading materials and other sources that are always spot on. John is helping my self-esteem enormously as I am learning to be less self-critical and to utilise personality traits that I always thought were negative in a positive and constructive way. I would not hesitate to recommend John to others.

Fantastic therapist. It was the first time that I've openly discussed my mental health with someone and I found that she was incredibly helpful and helped me to put my mind at ease.

Really helpful. See things in a different way.

I met Sam last year when I was at rock bottom and in a little over a year she helped me to cope with it all and then how to understand it and move on from it. From the very first session, I felt totally at ease to open up and let it all out. It was easy to trust Sam and discuss things I had never spoke to anyone about or even understood myself. I would recommend Sam 100% to anyone who needs help dealing with tough feelings or situations, past or present, and I cannot thank her enough for helping me overcome those feelings and understand how I can see good in the world and myself again.