10:28 13 December 2025
1st Recommended for Client-Therapist Relationships
In person & Remote therapy, 21 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PL
2 other locations
2 other locations
Self Harm
1st Recommended for Client-Therapist Relationships
In person & Remote therapy, 21 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PL
2 other locations
2 other locations
Self Harm
Ilana is the best counsellor in Holborn based on Ilana's client-therapist relationships.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)) suggests counselling for:
NICE suggests psychodynamic therapy for:
What to Expect
Try one session, to see if you feel comfortable with Ilana, and decide if therapy may help you.
Counselling
Counselling centres on listening to you, and assisting you. You determine which issue regarding your early years and/or adulthood you discuss. An objective of counselling is to enable you to speak about a difficulty and discover a way forward which is appropriate for you.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)) suggests counselling for:
- Depression
Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychodynamic therapy centres on the unconscious meaning of the issues you encounter. It facilitates you in being aware of parts of your internal dynamics. Psychodynamic therapy seeks to enhance your self-understanding to give you options.
NICE suggests psychodynamic therapy for:
- Self Harm
- Depression
- Anorexia
- Social Anxiety
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy focuses on you, and you obtaining insight into the difficulties you face. It considers your thoughts, emotions and relevant moments in your life. Psychotherapy aims to help you change or discover appropriate ways of managing.
Private Health Insurance Registrations
- CIGNA
- PruHealth
- Vitality
- WPA
Language
- English
Qualifications
| UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registered Psychotherapist Last Check 26/11/2025 | Next Review 26/12/2025 | |
| British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) Registered Psychotherapist Last Check 12/12/2025 | Next Review 12/01/2026 | |
| British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Registered Counsellor and Psychotherapist Last Check 13/12/2025 | Next Review 13/01/2026 | |
| July 2018 |
Postgraduate Degree Psychodynamic Therapy University of Roehampton with WPF Therapy (UK) Verified 03/06/2019 |
| September 2014 |
Postgraduate Diploma Psychodynamic Therapy University of Roehampton with WPF Therapy (UK) Verified 23/03/2015 |
Ilana Bakal is bound by the Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the Code of Ethics of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the Code of Ethics of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).
Fees
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Wheelchair access: No
2nd Recommended for Client-Therapist Relationships
In person & Remote therapy, Longcroft House, 2 Victoria Avenue, City of London, London, EC2M 4NS
2 other locations
2 other locations
Self Harm
2nd Recommended for Client-Therapist Relationships
In person & Remote therapy, Longcroft House, 2 Victoria Avenue, City of London, London, EC2M 4NS
2 other locations
2 other locations
Self Harm
What to Expect
Try one session, to see if you feel comfortable with Haneyeh, and decide if therapy may help you.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT focuses on how your thoughts (cognitions) affect your feelings and actions. It recognises and challenges negative thoughts that perpetuate the problems you experience. The objective of cognitive behavioural therapy is for you to experience healthier thoughts and emotions.
NICE suggests CBT for:
- Depression
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Self Harm
- Social Anxiety Disorder
Counselling
Counselling centres on listening to you, and assisting you. You determine which issue regarding your early years and/or adulthood you discuss. An objective of counselling is to enable you to speak about a difficulty and discover a way forward which is appropriate for you.
NICE suggests counselling for:
- Depression
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye movement desensitisation reprocessing directs your eye movements to affect how your mind processes data. The technique attempts to reprocess your frozen traumatic memories. The objective of eye movement desensitisation reprocessing is to desensitise your upsetting memories.
NICE suggests EMDR for:
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychodynamic therapy centres on the unconscious meaning of the issues you encounter. It facilitates you in being aware of parts of your internal dynamics. Psychodynamic therapy seeks to enhance your self-understanding to give you options.
NICE suggests psychodynamic therapy for:
- Self Harm
- Depression
- Social Anxiety Disorder
Psychology
Psychology is interested in you and your thoughts, emotions and behaviour. It offers you psychological interventions and mental wellbeing support. The objective of psychological therapy is to help you ease symptoms.
Private Health Insurance Registrations
- Aviva Health
- AXA PPP Healthcare
- PruHealth
Qualifications
| Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Counselling Psychologist Last Check 11/12/2025 | Next Review 11/01/2026 | |
| April 2016 |
Certificate Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) Alexandra Richman (UK) Verified 15/05/2017 |
| October 2011 |
Doctorate Counselling Psychology with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Psychodynamic Therapy University of Surrey (UK) Verified 22/06/2014 |
Haneyeh Belyani is bound by the Standards of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Fees
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Wheelchair access: Yes
3rd Recommended for Client-Therapist Relationships
Remote therapy
Self Harm
3rd Recommended for Client-Therapist Relationships
Remote therapy
Self Harm
What to Expect
Try one session, to see if you feel comfortable with Flavia, and decide if therapy may help you.
Behavioural Activation
Behavioural activation focuses on how your behaviour affects your thoughts and feelings. It involves planning and doing constructive activities. Behavioural activation aims to help you develop more positive behaviour.
NICE suggests behavioural activation for:
- Depression
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT focuses on how your thoughts (cognitions) affect your feelings and actions. It recognises and challenges negative thoughts that perpetuate the problems you experience. The objective of cognitive behavioural therapy is for you to experience healthier thoughts and emotions.
NICE suggests CBT for:
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
- Depression
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Self Harm
- Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
- Bulimia
Counselling
Counselling centres on listening to you, and assisting you. You determine which issue regarding your early years and/or adulthood you discuss. An objective of counselling is to enable you to speak about a difficulty and discover a way forward which is appropriate for you.
NICE suggests counselling for:
- Depression
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye movement desensitisation reprocessing directs your eye movements to affect how your mind processes data. The technique attempts to reprocess your frozen traumatic memories. The objective of eye movement desensitisation reprocessing is to desensitise your upsetting memories.
NICE suggests EMDR for:
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Psychology
Psychology is interested in you and your thoughts, emotions and behaviour. It offers you psychological interventions and mental wellbeing support. The objective of psychological therapy is to help you ease symptoms.
Private Health Insurance Registrations
- Aviva Health
- AXA PPP Healthcare
- BUPA
- CIGNA
- PruHealth
- Simplyhealth
- WPA
Qualifications
| Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Counselling Psychologist Last Check 11/12/2025 | Next Review 11/01/2026 | |
| April 2018 |
Certificate Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) Alexandra Richman (UK) Verified 29/10/2019 |
| June 2015 |
Certificate Behavioural Activation NHS (UK) Verified 29/10/2019 |
| October 2014 |
Certificate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) University of London University College London (UK) Verified 01/11/2017 |
| October 2011 |
Doctorate Counselling Psychology University of Surrey (UK) Verified 15/09/2014 |
Flavia Cigolla is bound by the Standards of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Fees
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Wheelchair access: Yes
In person & Remote therapy, Ravensbourne Park Crescent, Catford, London, SE6 4YG
Self Harm
In person & Remote therapy, Ravensbourne Park Crescent, Catford, London, SE6 4YG
Self Harm
Carol is the best counsellor in Catford based on Carol's client-therapist relationships and verified client reviews.
NICE suggests CBT for:
NICE suggests counselling for:
What to Expect
Try one session, to see if you feel comfortable with Carol, and decide if therapy may help you.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT focuses on how your thoughts (cognitions) affect your feelings and actions. It recognises and challenges negative thoughts that perpetuate the problems you experience. The objective of cognitive behavioural therapy is for you to experience healthier thoughts and emotions.
NICE suggests CBT for:
- Body Dysmorphia
- Depression
- Generalised Anxiety
- OCD
- Panic
- PTSD
- Self Harm
- Social Anxiety
Counselling
Counselling centres on listening to you, and assisting you. You determine which issue regarding your early years and/or adulthood you discuss. An objective of counselling is to enable you to speak about a difficulty and discover a way forward which is appropriate for you.
NICE suggests counselling for:
- Depression
Qualifications
| British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Registered Counsellor Last Check 25/11/2025 | Next Review 25/12/2025 | |
| September 2010 |
Diploma Counselling with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Lewisham Counselling and Counsellor Training Associates (UK) Verified 17/01/2016 |
Carol Gordon is bound by the Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Fees
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Reviews
Summary
Based on 120 reviews
Easy to talk to: 4.9
Helpfulness: 4.9
Value for money: 4.7
5.0
Review of Therapy for Bereavement
31 December 2023
Easy to talk to: 5
Helpfulness: 5
Value for money: 5
Carol is calm, patient, relatable and welcoming.
Anonymous, 37 from South East London
5.0
Review of Therapy for Bereavement
03 December 2021
Easy to talk to: 5
Helpfulness: 5
Value for money: 5
Carol has a calm, reassuring and friendly approach, from the start she wanted to know about me. She made it easy to discuss my personal grief. After my sessions I felt less anguished and more resilient in taking life day by day. Thank you Carol.
Marlene, 57 from London
5.0
Review of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for PTSD
02 June 2021
Easy to talk to: 5
Helpfulness: 5
Value for money: 5
She’s lovely. One thing that I have with therapists is being able to open up to them and feel safe. She's great to talk to and offers a lot of insight.
Damien
5.0
Review of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Generalised Anxiety
28 November 2020
Easy to talk to: 5
Helpfulness: 5
Value for money: 5
Very nice and helpful. Thank you Carol.
Tristen, 31 from Bromley
5.0
Review of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for OCD
28 October 2020
Easy to talk to: 5
Helpfulness: 5
Value for money: 5
Carol has really helped me. The structure of her communication is clear and easy to follow. The exercises we have run through together in the sessions, as well as the 'homework' she set me are simple but powerful and I've seen real progress with my OCD and anxiety. Carol is kind, open and leaves space for me to 'think out loud' and vocalise my feelings. She is a wonderful therapist and I couldn't recommend her more highly.
Anonymous, 27 from London
5.0
Review of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Generalised Anxiety
31 January 2020
Easy to talk to: 5
Helpfulness: 5
Value for money: 4
Warm, inviting, funny, calm and straight talking.
Tara, 31 from London
5.0
Review of Counselling for Self Esteem
16 January 2019
Easy to talk to: 4
Helpfulness: 4
Value for money: 3
Attentive. Certain. Light-hearted.
Anonymous, 20
5.0
Review of Counselling for Depression
18 October 2018
Easy to talk to: 5
Helpfulness: 5
Value for money: 5
Carol has helped me put my feelings into words, my fears, my lack of self worth and my depression, she has helped me to explore being a victim of crime/violence, my disability which occurred through that, I finally found a place that I could feel safe and a place to speak and to cry, I'm on the road to learning to manage my thoughts better.
Amine, 33
5.0
Review of Therapy for Abuse
15 October 2018
Easy to talk to: 5
Helpfulness: 5
Value for money: 5
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.
Anonymous
5.0
Review of Therapy for Bereavement
17 October 2017
Easy to talk to: 5
Helpfulness: 5
Value for money: 5
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.
Mel, 51
Wheelchair access: No
In person & Remote therapy, 14 Sunderland Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 2PR
2 other locations
2 other locations
Self Harm
In person & Remote therapy, 14 Sunderland Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 2PR
2 other locations
2 other locations
Self Harm
What to Expect
Try one session, to see if you feel comfortable with Charlotte, and decide if therapy may help you.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT focuses on how your thoughts (cognitions) affect your feelings and actions. It recognises and challenges negative thoughts that perpetuate the problems you experience. The objective of cognitive behavioural therapy is for you to experience healthier thoughts and emotions.
NICE suggests CBT for:
- Body Dysmorphia
- Depression
- Generalised Anxiety
- OCD
- Panic
- PTSD
- Self Harm
- Binge Eating
- Anorexia
- Social Anxiety
Counselling
Counselling centres on listening to you, and assisting you. You determine which issue regarding your early years and/or adulthood you discuss. An objective of counselling is to enable you to speak about a difficulty and discover a way forward which is appropriate for you.
NICE suggests counselling for:
- Depression
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy focuses on you, and you obtaining insight into the difficulties you face. It considers your thoughts, emotions and relevant moments in your life. Psychotherapy aims to help you change or discover appropriate ways of managing.
Qualifications
| British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited (MBACP Accred) and Registered Counsellor and Psychotherapist Last Check 26/11/2025 | Next Review 26/12/2025 | |
| November 2008 |
Postgraduate Degree Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) University of London Goldsmiths (UK) Verified 01/10/2018 |
| July 2005 |
Diploma Counselling London South East Colleges (UK) Verified 01/10/2018 |
Charlotte Smith is bound by the Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Fees
Working Hours
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Reviews
Summary
Based on 120 reviews
Easy to talk to: 5
Helpfulness: 5
Value for money: 5
5.0
Review of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Binge Eating
18 October 2019
Easy to talk to: 5
Helpfulness: 5
Value for money: 5
I found Charlotte to be approachable, easy to talk to and a great help. Full of handy tips and ideas which helped me to put in strategies to manage my condition. A great therapist.
Jacqueline, 50 from Greenwich
Wheelchair access: No
In person & Remote therapy, 82 Brockley Rise, Honor Oak Park, London, SE23 1LN
2 other locations
2 other locations
Self Harm
In person & Remote therapy, 82 Brockley Rise, Honor Oak Park, London, SE23 1LN
2 other locations
2 other locations
Self Harm
What to Expect
Try one session, to see if you feel comfortable with Charlotte, and decide if therapy may help you.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT focuses on how your thoughts (cognitions) affect your feelings and actions. It recognises and challenges negative thoughts that perpetuate the problems you experience. The objective of cognitive behavioural therapy is for you to experience healthier thoughts and emotions.
NICE suggests CBT for:
- Body Dysmorphia
- Depression
- Generalised Anxiety
- OCD
- Panic
- PTSD
- Self Harm
- Binge Eating
- Anorexia
- Social Anxiety
Counselling
Counselling centres on listening to you, and assisting you. You determine which issue regarding your early years and/or adulthood you discuss. An objective of counselling is to enable you to speak about a difficulty and discover a way forward which is appropriate for you.
NICE suggests counselling for:
- Depression
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy focuses on you, and you obtaining insight into the difficulties you face. It considers your thoughts, emotions and relevant moments in your life. Psychotherapy aims to help you change or discover appropriate ways of managing.
Qualifications
| British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited (MBACP Accred) and Registered Counsellor and Psychotherapist Last Check 26/11/2025 | Next Review 26/12/2025 | |
| November 2008 |
Postgraduate Degree Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) University of London Goldsmiths (UK) Verified 01/10/2018 |
| July 2005 |
Diploma Counselling London South East Colleges (UK) Verified 01/10/2018 |
Charlotte Smith is bound by the Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Fees
Working Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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Reviews
Summary
Based on 120 reviews
Easy to talk to: 5
Helpfulness: 5
Value for money: 5
5.0
Review of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Binge Eating
18 October 2019
Easy to talk to: 5
Helpfulness: 5
Value for money: 5
I found Charlotte to be approachable, easy to talk to and a great help. Full of handy tips and ideas which helped me to put in strategies to manage my condition. A great therapist.
Jacqueline, 50 from Greenwich
Wheelchair access: Yes
Remote therapy
Self Harm
Remote therapy
Self Harm
What to Expect
Try one session, to see if you feel comfortable with Kristina, and decide if therapy may help you.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychodynamic therapy centres on the unconscious meaning of the issues you encounter. It facilitates you in being aware of parts of your internal dynamics. Psychodynamic therapy seeks to enhance your self-understanding to give you options.
NICE suggests psychodynamic therapy for:
- Self Harm
- Depression
- Anorexia
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy focuses on you, and you obtaining insight into the difficulties you face. It considers your thoughts, emotions and relevant moments in your life. Psychotherapy aims to help you change or discover appropriate ways of managing.
Languages
- Bosnian
- Croatian
- English
- Serbian
Qualifications
| UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registered Psychotherapist Last Check 26/11/2025 | Next Review 26/12/2025 | |
| August 2017 |
Postgraduate Diploma Psychodynamic Therapy University of Roehampton (UK) Verified 13/09/2018 |
Kristina Hemon is bound by the Code of Ethics of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).
Fees
Working Hours
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Wheelchair access: Yes