Updated 16/11/2025
In person & Remote therapy, Elm Park Lane, Chelsea, London, SW3 6DB
Self Esteem
In person & Remote therapy, Elm Park Lane, Chelsea, London, SW3 6DB
Self Esteem
What to Expect
Try one session, to see if you feel comfortable with Paola, 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 (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:
- PTSD
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.
Therapy
- Abuse
- Anger
- Bereavement
- Relationship Problems
- Self Esteem
- Stress
Private Health Insurance Registrations
- AXA PPP Healthcare
- CIGNA
- WPA
Qualifications
| UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registered Psychotherapist Last Check 16/11/2025 | Next Review 16/12/2025 | |
| March 2013 |
Certificate Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) Alexandra Richman (UK) Verified 15/12/2014 |
| June 2010 |
Diploma Counselling Anita Sullivan with Judi Keshet-Orr (UK) Verified 11/12/2014 |
| March 2010 |
Diploma Psychotherapy Regent's University (UK) Verified 16/04/2014 |
| December 2008 |
Postgraduate Degree Counselling and Psychotherapy University of London City with Regent's University (UK) Verified 16/04/2014 |
Paola Pomponi is bound by the Code of Ethics of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).
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 Psychotherapy
12 April 2015
Easy to talk to: 5
Helpfulness: 5
Value for money: 5
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.
Anonymous, 39 from London
5.0
Review of Counselling for Depression
20 March 2015
Easy to talk to: 5
Helpfulness: 5
Value for money: 5
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.
Ola, 29
Wheelchair access: No