See also: Register of Psychotherapists
The counsellors in this directory are professionally qualified with a Diploma in Counselling and have undertaken all or part of their training at the Gestalt Centre London. All are members of The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) or the Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners (AHPP). BACP members are bound by its Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy and subject to the Professional Conduct Procedures therein. AHPP members work in accordance with AHPP’s Codes of Ethics and Practice and are subject to their Complaints Procedures. All members are committed to client confidentiality and continuing professional and personal development.
The counsellors are covered by professional indemnity insurance and work under regular supervision. Members offer a broad range of services to address a variety of client difficulties and concerns. Many practitioners bring additional skills and training to the therapeutic relationship and have developed expertise in particular ways of working.
Hayley Anderson-Walsh, MBACP (Accred) Gestalt Counsellor and Supervisor. Having trained at the Gestalt Centre I am acutely aware of the importance of working with a counsellor who can support your therapeutic journey whilst you train and for empathic supervision. I have primarily worked with clients facing addiction and those feeling stuck, helping them make meaningful progress in life. During our sessions, you may find yourself challenged, but rest assured, you will always feel supported and accepted. Working with clients online, my aim is to create a safe, trusting relationship where clients feel both challenged and supported—a collaborative journey towards change.
For Counselling or Supervision
Mobile: 07508394216
Email: Hayley@gestaltpro.co.uk
Marina Abbate is a Registered MBACP Gestalt Counsellor. I am originally from Rome where I have qualified as a psychologist and psychotherapist, working in a variety of services, including the Italian National Health Service. I integrate my previous experiences and my ‘otherness’ in my practice, supporting my clients with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, life transitions and themes of identity and belonging. I am interested in the dialogical (verbal and non-verbal) encounter between you and I, and I am curious about how we relate to each other and how this relationship can support your personal discovery and growth. I focus on response-ability and support my clients discovering unexpressed aspects of themselves through experimentation and embodiment. I work in private practice at different locations across London (Central London at the Gestalt Centre, Clapham area and Crystal Palace) and online.
Email: counsellingwithmarina@gmail.com
Website: https://counsellingwithmarina.com
Samantha Arditti is a Registered MBACP Counsellor. Prior to training at the Gestalt Centre Samantha worked for over 25 years as a campaigner for environmental, animal welfare and human rights organisations in the UK and internationally. She has experience of working with a wide range of issues including: anxiety, depression, sexual abuse, relationships, bereavement, pet bereavement, body image, ADHD, trauma, menopause and fertility. Samantha offers in person and online counselling, and concessionary rates for students/people on low income. Her therapy room is 5 mins walk from Fulham Broadway station.
Practice: London SW6 & online
Mob: 07815 778798
Email: samantha@londoncounsellingsw6.co.uk
Website: www.londoncounsellingsw6.co.uk
Ksenia Belash is a Reg. MBACP counsellor, qualified in Gestalt, body art therapy, Circling™, authentic relating and bereavement support. Having experienced the transformative power of therapy in her own life, she is passionate about supporting others with their process of healing and reclaiming the joy of life. Ksenia works with a wide range of issues including loss, shame, guilt, anxiety, feeling lost or stuck, depression, relational challenges, self-worth, creative self-expression and empowerment. With a strong focus on somatic experience and inner child work, Ksenia’s approach is gentle, compassionate, relational and intuitively creative.
Mob: 07480 228859
Private Practice: online
E-mail: belash.ksenia@gmail.com
Divya Berry (MBPsS. MSc.), is a Registered MBACP Counsellor with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and member of the British Psychological Society. Of specific working focus are anxiety, soul wounds, loss, self-identity, body image, relationship struggles, life transitions, culture, belonging, and the fostering of coping skills though awareness, imagery, and grounding. Her cross-cultural training lends to empathically welcoming clients from diverse backgrounds. Qualifications: Diploma in Counselling; Master’s degree in Social Psychology; Master’s degree in Health Psychology.
Languages: English / Hindi
Practice: Zoom/ Skype; Location: Pimlico SW1
Mob: 07775 775913
Email: dcb@divyaberry.co.uk
Website: www.divyaberry.co.uk
Jon Blend is a UKCP registered adult, child & adolescent psychotherapist, counsellor, international trainer and musician with forty years’ experience of therapeutic working in various settings. He is principal of Gazebo Training School, teaching Violet Oaklander’s universal expressive arts-based gestalt approach, assisted by friendly canine co-therapist ‘Coco’. Jon believes that effective therapy requires a compassionate mix of support and gentle challenge; as people experience themselves more fully they tend to form richer relationships and enhance their life-choices. Jon’s interests include: anxiety, anger, bereavement, bullying, creativity, depression, development, diversity, identity, illness,loss, parenting, playfulness, performance, shame, shyness, trauma, transgenerational and intercultural concerns.
Private practice: London W3 (Acton Central). Also outdoor therapies, clinical supervision and limited online work.
Tel: 020 8992 1982
Email: jon.blend335@gmail.com
Web: www.gacp.co.uk
Scott Brown, MBACP Registered Gestalt Counsellor offering in-person sessions at The Gestalt Centre, London, and online.
Before training, I spent fourteen years working in Higher Education supporting students, particularly within the performing arts. My journey with Gestalt began as a client and inspired me to train and develop a practice grounded in creativity, presence and connection.
I work with adults experiencing anxiety, stress/burnout, depression and periods of transition, and have a particular interest in the pressures that can accompany creative and professional life. In our work together, we will slow down and explore your present-moment experience, noticing patterns and deepening your awareness. I offer a confidential and collaborative space to make sense of what feels difficult and move towards greater clarity and authenticity.
Private practice: The Gestalt Centre & online
Tel: 07931229168
Email: scott@scottbrowncounselling,com
Web: scottbrowncounselling.com
Peter Cartwright, Registered MBACP (Accred), trained at the Gestalt Centre and works in south-east London, a minute’s walk from Forest Hill station. Peter has worked as a counsellor since 2000 in various settings including the NHS and prisons, and in private practice since 2006. Peter has a wide range of experience, including working with trauma, depression and bereavement. He is also an author, trainer and group facilitator in the counselling, substance use and bereavement fields. Previously he worked in prison education and project management.
Mob: 07939 402691
Email: peter@peter-cartwright.co.uk
Website: www.peter-cartwright.co.uk
Claire Clark MA MBACP (accred, UKAGP member, is a counsellor and Gestalt Centre graduate. Life and people can be challenging, overwhelming and stressful. Mostly we can find our way through life and find solutions but sometimes we need some help to make sense of it. That’s where I come in. I enjoy working with issues such as relationship difficulties, loss, depression, body image, self-esteem and disordered eating. By looking at things together we can find new ways for you to move towards a more fulfilling future. I am currently accepting new clients including GC students.
Practice: NW1 and online
Mob: 07768 825349
Email: claireclarkcounselling@mail.com
Website: www.claireclarkcounselling.com
Marisol Corona MBACP (Accred) Gestalt Counsellor, Psychologist, and Trauma-Informed Practitioner. I’m offering online and in-person sessions in English and Spanish, with reduced rates available for students. If you’re feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck; struggling with self-worth or relationships; or carrying the weight of past experiences, you don’t have to go through it alone. I’m here to support you. I offer a warm, compassionate, and non-judgemental space where you can feel heard, slow down, and explore what’s going on for you. I believe that change can begin when we feel truly seen, understood, and accepted. At times, I may gently offer new perspectives or ways of looking at things, always at your pace and with care. If this resonates with you, I invite you to get in touch for an initial conversation. This is an opportunity for us to explore what you’re looking for and see whether we might be a good fit to work together.
Practice: Gestalt Centre, Wimbledon, Online
Mob: 07539390244
Email: hellomarisol.corona@gmail.com
Howard Davis, Registered MBACP (Accred), is an experienced mindfulness-based gestalt therapist offering outdoor therapy and contemplative supervision in various parks and woodlands including Hampstead Heath, Regent’s Park, Hyde Park, Battersea Park, Richmond Park, Brockwell Park, Dulwich Woods, Greenwich Park, Victoria Park, QE Olympic Park and other open spaces across London. Having outdoors therapy in the natural environment provides an expansive antidote to the nonstop demands of city life and our contracted sense of separation. In the midst of the coming and going of the seasons, as the leaves of the trees grow resplendent then fall, we see ourselves mirrored in the natural landscape. The invitation is to discover our innate sense of wellness in the ‘whole’ of our here-and-now experience.
Mob: 07518 216226
Email: howard@savannagh.com
Website: https://savannagh.com
Jonathan Easton-Crouch is a Registered MBACP and trained at the Gestalt Centre. He has over 25 year’s professional experience of working in the field of mental health and emotional well-being in the NHS and other settings. He uses his knowledge and experience of counselling to support a wide range of people at different stages on life’s path including those experiencing mental illness, anxiety, self-identity, sexuality and gender identity issues. He offers face-to-face counselling in south west London as well as “walk-and-talk” sessions in local green spaces.
Mob: 07939 121252
Email: jonathan@lifepathcounselling.co.uk
Website: www.lifepathcounselling.co.uk
Olufunmilayo (‘funmi) Ekani Registered MBACP: a black, female Gestalt counsellor who obtained her diploma from the Gestalt Centre in 2001. Her areas of interest include: domestic abuse, rape and sexual assault, self- worth, spirituality, effects of racism, identity & belonging, depression, anxiety, separation/divorce and loss, feelings of dissatisfaction with life. ‘funmi has 20 years’ voluntary sector experience working with victims of crime and women affected by domestic abuse. Her practice is in Stratford E15 and at the Gestalt Centre. All sessions are 50 minutes and cost £70.
Tel: 07947 811501
Email: information@ekanicounselling.co.uk
Web: www.ekanicounselling.co.uk
Vicky Eugenio, MA, UKCP Registered Gestalt Psychotherapist, MBACP (Accred.) Counsellor. She studied and worked as a GP in Argentina before starting her counselling/psychotherapy training in the UK. Vicky has over 20 years’ experience working as a counsellor, psychotherapist and supervisor for individuals, couples and organisations. She runs a private practice in Crawley and at the Gestalt Centre in London where she is also a Skills Tutor and Supervisor for the Diploma in Counselling Course. She offers Creative Supervision to trainee and qualified counsellors and psychotherapists. She is bilingual: English/Spanish.
Mob: 07916 910272
Email: vicky.eugenio@icloud.com
Jake Farr I’ve been creating space to support deep connection to nature, self and community for many years, offering group work, deep ecology retreats, 1:1 therapy and coaching in Islington and at Hazel Hill Wood near Salisbury. Whilst my principal modality is Gestalt, I am also systemic constellator and chartered coaching psychologist. My approach is holistic and creative, and whatever the work, includes surfacing unhelpful, and often unconscious patterns, and to open up new possibilities for ways of being. Clients come to me with a range of issues such as depression, anxiety, difficulty maintaining satisfactory relationship, bereavement, or experiencing a generalised dissatisfaction with life. We work together to positively affect a sense of well-being, capacity to be in life with more vitality and to experience greater fulfilment.
Mob: +44(0)7968947766
Email: jake@apodltd.com or jake@leadingthroughstorms.org
Website: www.apodltd.com and www.leadingthroughstorms.org
Kelly Field MA, UKCP registered individual and group psychotherapist and BACP member, with a Certificate in Relationship and Couples therapy. Kelly works with clients facing various challenges, including anxiety, depression, work-related stress, relationship difficulties and bereavement/loss. She specialises in supporting clients through trauma, including domestic and sexual abuse and CSA, emotional neglect, bullying as well as developmental and transgenerational trauma. With a background in filmmaking, Kelly has always been captivated by the power of human stories to inspire and connect. As a therapist, she views every person’s story as a potent force for self-discovery and self-renewal. By working creatively and synergistically she helps clients to breathe fresh life into their outdated narratives and turn dramatic life moments into important opportunities for meaning-making and growth.
Practice location: Hackney, East London and online.
Tel : 07752060960
Email: kelly@kellyfieldtherapy.com
Katerina Georgiou (Reg UKCP, BACP Accred.) is an individual, couples and group psychotherapist and counsellor in a GP surgery and private practice. She is a published author and journalist, and the founder and host of Sound Affects Podcast, specialising in music and mental health. She is a former Samaritans helpline listener and was a copywriter for Samaritans’ male-suicide research campaign.
Practice: Highgate, London; Gestalt Centre
Mob: 07980 814645
Email: katerina@kgcounsellor.com
Website: www.kgcounsellor.com
Dean Goldfarb MBACP Accredited Counsellor with 5 years’ experience, and prior to therapy, 12 years working in the mental health charity sector. Dean has a full-time private practice in Shoreditch, East London. He works with clients affected by anxiety, stress, trauma, PTSD, loss, bereavement, relationships, gender & sexuality issues, and many others. His practice is LGBTQIA+ aware and inclusive and he will welcome you however you self-identify regarding your sexual identity and gender. His approach allows clients to tap into a more fulfilling present awareness via the body, thought processes and the senses, in a warm, accepting space with an emphasis on a trusting and open therapeutic relationship.
Location: Longcroft House, 2-8 Victoria Avenue, London EC2M 4NS
Mobile: 07720 825 961
Email: dean@deangoldfarbcounselling.com
Website: www.deangoldfarbcounselling.com
Martyna Glowacka is a BACP-registered Gestalt counsellor. Guided by relational principles, she offers collaborative, trauma-informed therapy where awareness and meaning can emerge through presence and dialogue. She works with adults navigating relationships, life transitions, complex trauma, emotional challenges and questions of identity, and is committed to inclusive, anti-racist and affirming practice. Her background in documentary filmmaking and community projects reflects her long-standing interest in people’s stories, creativity and diversity.
In her work, Martyna integrates breathwork, mindfulness and simple experiments to support self-exploration. She continues to develop her integrative, body-oriented approach, and is currently training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, which explores physical sensations and movement in processing trauma. Martyna also offers walking therapy in East London parks, inviting nature into the therapeutic process.
Location: Shoreditch E1, Gestalt Centre NW1, Online & Outdoors
Email: martyna.counselling@gmail.com
Languages: English & Polish
Natsu Hattori, DPhil MA, is a BACP and UKCP registered Gestalt counsellor, psychotherapist, trainer and supervisor. She works with individuals and couples and facilitates groups at a school of clown. With a background in the arts and academia, her therapeutic philosophy is grounded in individual and collective creativity and a commitment to social justice. She brings an embodied, cross-cultural and existential approach to working with relational difficulties, anxiety, early life trauma, depression and self-harming, eating disorders, addictions, and issues of identity and difference.
Practice: central/south London, and online.
Languages: English, French, spoken Japanese.
Mob: 07766 708379
Email: natsuhattori@yahoo.com
Helen Hayes is a Registered Member MBACP (Snr Accred) and UKCP Registered Psychotherapist. She has practised for over twenty years and is qualified as an existential psychotherapist and integrative supervisor as well as a Gestalt counsellor. She has worked in women’s voluntary sector services, NHS primary care, and student counselling services. She has experience of working with people affected by a wide range of difficulties, including anxiety, depression, relationship problems, domestic violence, sexual issues, abuse, bereavement/loss, low self-esteem, work problems, trauma, identity crises.
Helen offers counselling, psychotherapy and supervision at the Gestalt Centre.
Mob: 07790 330514
Email: helen@counselling-psychotherapy-london.co.uk
Website: www.counselling-psychotherapy-london.co.uk
Natalie Hylton is a Gestalt Counsellor (Accred BACP) and Supervisor. Having had experience working with a diverse range of clients, Natalie understands that you and the challenges that you face are unique and tailors her approach to your individual needs. She works with many aspects in how your difficulties present, including anxiety, depression or how you may experience physical reactions to the emotional difficulty and understanding bodily responses. Working with a here and now perspective and therapeutic relationship she facilitates exploration into how past events may be affecting your present experiences.
Mobile: 07535245687
email: Natalie.hylton@nh-therapy.co.uk
website: https://nh-therapy.co.uk
Location: South East London, Kent & Online
Jennifer Jordan – BA (Hons), Dip (Coun), Dip (Sup), MA (Psychotherapy)
I am a Gestalt MA UKCP ACCREDITED psychotherapist, BACP counsellor and clinical supervisor based in South London, Brixton. My specialism is childhood trauma generational and transatlantic trauma working through family constellations . I am closely with the relationship of the inner child and what happened to you. I am very creative and experimental and use these two things to create realisations and discoveries.
I work with generational trauma patterns through a variety of creative mediums.
I am the author of the book “THE RESONANCE FACTOR: CHALLENGING THE MYTH OF ADDICTION” creating a new way of thinking tool of how to work with substance misuse called the resonance factor.
Practice: South London, Brixton SW2 1BZ
M: 07900 912 366
Lorraine Angela King, registered MBACP, qualified in Gestalt, executive coaching, CBT and bereavement. Lorraine works with clients on mental wellbeing, change, loss, loneliness, perfectionism, disconnection, anxiety, stress, procrastination, ‘stuckness’, co-dependency, depression, repetitive cycles, overwhelm and the recovery journey. Clients experience increased awareness, acceptance, resilience, self-care and practical solutions. Sessions are online; some in person (Clapham, Balham, Shoreditch and Chelsea).
Mob: 07903 675125
Email: lkinglondon@gmail.com
Ninoslava Shah (Nina) MBACP Accred – I bring 15 years’ experience in private practice as a counsellor, specialising in identity-focused work. My expertise is informed by both professional training and lived experience, particularly in neurodivergence (including ADHD, autism and giftedness); mixed culture life shaped by birth, relationships or life circumstances; gender identity, sexuality or relationship diversity; and the twin relationship. I also have experience supporting clients with issues around spirituality, death and bereavement. Alongside my clinical work, I have a strong interest in working as a counsellor and supervisor with other neurodivergent counsellors and psychotherapists.
Practice location: Online
Mob: Best to send an SMS using WhatsApp +46 76 431 1318 – I am based in Sweden
Email: nina@ninekeys.co.uk
Website: www.ninekeys.co.uk
Sachiko Kishi is an experienced registered MBACP Gestalt counsellor and UKCP psychotherapist with a background in the Arts and in mental health in the community. She works collaboratively with a diverse client base –1:1, couples and groups – on issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, transition, difficulties in relationships, loss, disabilities, third culture, identity, belonging and difference. Sachiko is also a tutor at the Gestalt Centre. She offers creative clinical supervision for therapists, trainees and for professionals in charities and in the NHS.
Practice location: Gestalt Centre NW1, Old St EC1, online
Mob: 07912 649100 (voicemail)
Email: sachkishi@gmail.com
Sara Knight سارا (BACP registered) I work with people who have learned to cope by pleasing, pushing or performing and who now feel disconnected from their instincts, their bodies or their relationships. People often come to therapy when feeling stuck in familiar patterns, struggling with shame, anxiety, low self-esteem or relationships. My approach is collaborative and exploratory, supporting meaningful change. Together we make sense of what you are experiencing, including thoughts, feelings and bodily responses, and how these coping strategies once made sense. I sometimes work somatically and creatively, using objects, paper or voice when helpful. My practice is anti-oppressive, LGBTQ+ affirming and attentive to how culture, identity and systematic pressures shape experience. Alongside my counselling training, I have a professional background as a singer and am registered with BAPAM.
Practice location: Shoreditch, Walthamstow & Online
Mob: 07769875256
Email: sarajaneknight@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/sara-knight
Valerie Lemetayer Registered MBACP, trained at the Gestalt Centre. She believes that every client she works with is unique and her approach is therefore flexible and sensitive to each person’s individual life experience. Valerie works with clients from many walks of life, supporting them to face personal, emotional and behavioural issues that are adversely affecting their lives. She has experience in helping to resolve issues around different areas, including difficulties in relationships, anxiety, depression, loss and bereavement, self-confidence issues, loneliness.
Practice: SE26, Gestalt Centre and online sessions
Mob: 07721 903903
Email: valerielemetayercounselling@mail.com
Languages: English and French
Jenn D Lewin a Gestalt Counsellor, registered MBACP Accred, and member of UKAGP & ACTO provides counselling for adults 18+ with various challenges which can prevent living to their full potential. Jenn has her private practice which incorporates freelancing as an Associate Counsellor within an organisation for clients and staff in the homeless sector, facilitating Reflective Practice sessions for groups and group counselling sessions for the LGBT+ communities. Jenn’s counselling includes clients in a national charity, an LGBT+ charity, a social enterprise scheme and the NHS. Jenn brings creativity into her counselling, providing a space to support expression and develop awareness whilst considering everyone’s uniqueness.
Practice: Online & F2F @ The Gestalt Centre (NW1) & Longcroft House (EC2M)
Tel: +44 7505 391 805
Email: Jenn.D.LewinCounselling@pm.me
Website: www.Jenn-D-LewinCounselling.com
Peter Linn is a Registered MBACP counsellor who trained at the Gestalt Centre. He uses
a person-centred approach working creatively and holistically to help facilitate
reconnecting with one’s authentic self and navigate life’s challenges that leave many of us
feeling stuck. Peter supports a diverse range of clients facing difficulties in their lives
including male suicide, anxiety, abuse, trauma, low self-esteem, spiritual and sexual
identity, grief and loss, and relationship difficulties. He has an active interest in eastern and
spiritual philosophies, meditation practice, the power of sitting in the present and at the
core of his practice lies his desire to fully understand how his clients experience life. In
addition to private practice, he continues to volunteer his counselling at a North London
charity. Further information is available on his website.
Practice: North London, The Gestalt Centre and online.
Mob: 07951723965
Email: peterlinncounselling@gmail.com
Website: peterlinncounselling.com
Jarek Machowski is a graduate of the Gestalt Centre and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). At the heart of his work is exploring who we are, what we do, and why we do it—and whether these things support us in becoming the person we want to be. While people come to counselling with a wide range of concerns, Jarek often finds himself working with those navigating life transitions, feeling stuck, or experiencing a sense of dissatisfaction with their lives. Jarek believes counselling should be both supportive and challenging. Support without challenge can leave us where we are; challenge without support can feel overwhelming. His aim is to offer both in a way that helps clients grow while feeling understood and accepted. Jarek practices in both English and Polish. He offers a free 30-minute introductory session and a sliding-scale fee based on clients’ income.
Email: info@machowskicounselling.com
Olesia Maksymiv (MA, MBACP) is a registered MBACP counsellor and BPS member with a background in arts and dance, bringing a creative, experiential, embodied approach to therapy. She encourages new ways of looking at challenges and deeply engages with the body in her work. Since 2022, as a member of the Complex Trauma Institute, Olesia has supported individuals from all backgrounds affected by war and conflict. She integrates Gestalt therapy and Attachment theory in her work with couples to foster meaningful dialogue. Olesia addresses a range of issues, including anxiety, life crisis, identity issues, health issues, self-esteem, shame, guilt, childhood trauma, relationship issues, parenting difficulties, burn-outs, “stuckness”, apathy and more. She practices at a GP surgery, and offers private in-person sessions in Wimbledon/Angel, and online.
Mobile: 07522697433
Email: o.maksymiv@gmail.com
Matt Martys MA, Registered MBACP (Accred), BAAT, HCPC. Matt is a member of faculty and teaches at the Gestalt Centre. He offers individual, couple and group therapy, online and face-to-face. Working as a therapist since 1992, he has many years of experience including in the NHS, charitable sector, education and private practice. He specialises in a range of issues including mental health, anger, anxiety, bereavement, depression, self-esteem and sexuality, as well as supporting self-development and self-exploration. Therapy qualifications include Gestalt counselling & psychotherapy (Dip & PG Dip), Art Psychotherapy (MA), Psychodynamic theory/practice and Clinical Supervision (Dip).
Mobile: 07804786966
Email: lifedevelopment@fastmail.com
Website: www.life-development.co.uk
Piotr Mierkowski, MA Dip Psych is a gestalt psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer in practice since 1991. A visiting tutor and supervisor at the Gestalt Centre and an IAAGT Board Member. Areas of his clinical expertise include relationships, life transitions, creativity, sexuality, love and loss. Piotr has considerable training in body therapy and works effectively with individuals experiencing various degrees of body-mind disconnection. His approach is gentle and invitational that nurtures a person’s authentic self, facilitates choices and self-expression, and increases capacity for intimacy with others. Piotr is bilingual (English/Polish) and works with individuals, couples and groups in his private practice in Bedford (MK40) and online. UKCP-registered; UKAGP-EAGT and MBACP accredited
Mob: 07779 506 412
Email: gestaltpsychotherapy@gmail.com
Website: www.gestalttherapist.co.uk
Mandy Reid is a Reg.MBACP (Accred) counsellor/psychotherapist and a clinical supervisor. She works with a ‘here and now’ focus and supports her clients to compassionately heal from the source of their suffering. Mandy believes we are all creative beings, with the power to manifest our passions, life-purpose and to live as our authentic selves. Alongside her therapy practice she offers supervision to counsellors /psychotherapists and those involved in the healing professions. Mandy has particular interests in meditations, sexuality, shamanism, trauma and spiritual philosophies, which inspire her working practise.
Practice: London – Edinburgh – Online
Mob: 07940 660609
Email: mreidmedicine@gmail.com
Website: www.mandyreidcounselling.com
Carole Simpkins is a Registered MBACP (Accred) Counsellor, having obtained a Diploma in Counselling from the Gestalt Centre, and an MA in Gestalt Therapy Theory Studies. Carole works with a wide range of issues, including bereavement, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She also has experience of volunteering as a Samaritan. Carole offers individual and couples counselling, as well as supervision, in Bank (EC4R), at the Gestalt Centre (NW1), Muswell Hill (N10), and online.
Practices: EC4R, NW1, N10
Mob: 07527 233980
Email: exploreinwards@outlook.com
Website: www.londongestaltcounselling.com
Sandra Stein BACP registered Gestalt Integrative Counsellor, Trauma-informed and multicultural-oriented. My approach is fresh, warm, friendly and creative. She guide her clients to explore their hurting parts and heal with the support of the strong, caring and loving layers that can be hiding inside us. From her clinical experience, she knows that being heard, seen and acknowledged is empowering and transformative in any circumstance of life, more so when you are feeling stuck, anxious, suffering from loss and depression. Also if you experience, cultural changes, if your relationship with your body and food is complex or if you find it difficult to make and maintain healthy relationships. She want to hear from you and offer a space to share and heal. Visit her website for reading materials and further information.
Practice: In person and Online
Tel: 07507638238
Email: healing@sascounsellingtherapy.co.uk
Website: www.sascounsellingtherapy.co.uk
Holly Taylor is a registered MBACP (Accred) practitioner with a Post Graduate Diploma in Gestalt Therapy Theory. Holly has worked in a range of therapeutic settings and in private practice since 2016. Currently engaged in integrative advanced clinical training, Holly welcomes adult clients from all backgrounds. Amongst her interests are grief and loss, struggles in relationships, personal growth, times of transition, parenthood, anxiety, issues of identity and ‘finding a voice’. Long or short-term relational work is offered remotely during the Covid-19 restrictions and in SE London and other London locations in due course.
Mobile: 07982 199403
Email: info@hollytaylorcounselling.com
Website: www.hollytaylorcounselling.com
Josie Urso MBACP member, is a counsellor and Gestalt Centre graduate. She has an Italian heritage and resided in the UK for 35 years. This serves her well in understanding social cultural expectations. Her approach is fresh, warm, friendly and creative. She believes that in offering the right conditions and environment, you have the capacity to thrive. Most notably she recognises the significance of the relationship between client and therapist in facilitating growth and healing. She has experience in helping to resolve issues in relationships, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, body image, self-esteem, loneliness, life transitions, belonging, and the fostering of coping skills though awareness. Her aim is to encourage your self-compassion and self-awareness, empowering you to break negative patterns and move forward in a renewed way.
Anna Vargas is a BACP registered Counsellor, a graduate of the Gestalt Centre, and a registered member of the BAATN. She believes in the power of working creatively with somatic body work to raise self-awareness. She uses dialogue, creative techniques, and embodiment exercises to explore how individuals perceive themselves and relate to their thoughts, feelings, and experiences in the present moment.
Anna has experience working with a broad range of individuals, she has expertise in working with trauma, helping to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression, chronic illness, workplace issues and burnout. Her work also focuses on all types of relationship problems. She has a passion for working with cultural identity and issues around belonging.
Languages: English and Spanish
Practice: Face to face at The Gestalt Centre & Online
Mob: 07309706230
Brian Wagenbach (he/him) Registered MBACP Counsellor. Life is full challenges, at times leaving us feeling hurt, vulnerable and wondering if things will get better. I can help you to work through what feels difficult now, including coming to terms with change or loss. My approach to counselling is support, and growth come through exploring our relationships and how we make sense of our world. In exploring relationships, we look at what helps you and how you may have become used to responding in ways that no longer feel right. Sometimes approaches to dealing with situations can become fixed, leading to beliefs about ourselves and others that get in the way of being understood or finding what we want in life.
Practices: Farringdon EC1R and Camden NW1 and Greenwich SE10
Mobile: 07884 382743
Email: brianwagenbach@protonmail.com
Alison Wall Registered MBACP. The 3 most common reasons people are drawn to therapy are ANGER, SADNESS & BS*. (BS* being a Belief System.) She offers safety and support in the unbearable. Guidance in your discovery and unpacking of baggage. She uses creative methods: art, body work, play therapy and nature. Her areas of interest are Childhood Abuse, Authenticity, Identity, LGBTQ. Mixed Backgrounds. Trauma & PTSD.
Practices: Kings Cross & Battersea/Clapham Junction.
Online: Skype, WhatsApp, Facetime.
Walking Therapy: Parks and Thames River Path.
Languages: English/Spanish.
Fees: Negotiable
Mob: 07440 129361
Email: alizenwall@gmail.com (Currently not taking on GC Students.)
Elizabeth Willoughby is a registered MBACP (Accred) practitioner who obtained her Diploma in Counselling from the Gestalt Centre. Her background is in education. Elizabeth works with private clients and for a NHS Talking Therapy service and offers individual sessions to adults of all ages. Elizabeth offers a secure, compassionate and non-judgemental space for her clients to explore their feelings and any aspects of their lives where they may feel stuck. Using a range of approaches including gestalt, person-centred and mindfulness, she works collaboratively to develop client self-awareness so that wounds may be healed and new paths forged. Elizabeth also believes in the unlocked therapeutic potential of creative writing and is happy to incorporate this into the work. Elizabeth offers face to face sessions in King’s Cross (wheelchair accessible) and in High Barnet as well as online (zoom).
Practice: Kings Cross (WC1X); High Barnet (EN5); Online (Zoom)
Mobile: 07561252747
Email: ewilloughby304@gmail.com
Website: https://www.bacp.co.uk/therapists/395008/elizabeth-willoughby/barnet-en5?search=elizabeth%20willoughby
Roxana Wood, Registered MBACP (Accred.), practices at the Gestalt Centre, where she trained. With a background in education and the visual arts, she has extensive experience in both longand short-term counselling, addressing a broad range of issues including depression, anger, low self-esteem and shame, relationship difficulties, work and health concerns, bereavement (including the loss of pets), trauma, and anxiety. Roxana has worked with university counselling services, counselling trainees, EAP services, and Mind. She also has a particular interest in using creative methods to support personal exploration. Drawing on her own multi-cultural and creative background, Roxana has worked with individuals facing the emotional challenges of cross-cultural adjustment and emigration, as well as helping clients address creative anxiety, including perfectionism, overthinking, and procrastination.
Mob: 07970275780
Email: therapistrw@gmail.com
Website: www.gestalt-counseling.co.uk
Jane Kosmin (she/her) is a qualified Registered MBACP Counsellor and Therapist, trained at The Gestalt, Centre with a foundation in Humanistic Therapy and Mindfulness Meditation. This means that she works in an integrative, creative, holistic and present centred way. She draws on a variety of therapeutic approaches, to offer you an insight into how you may begin to feel more at ease with yourself and the relationships you have with those around you. Jane provides open-ended and brief therapy remotely and face to face, privately and within the charitable sector, to adults from 18 +, covering a wide range of issues.
Practice: face to face in Hertfordshire Radlett, Letchworth, Elstree and Borehamwood. Plus Zoom and telephone counselling, globally.
Mobile: 07494 119959
Email: hello@janekosmin.com
Website: www.janekosmin.com
Elizabeth Willoughby is a registered MBACP (Accred) practitioner who obtained her Diploma in Counselling from the Gestalt Centre. Elizabeth works with private clients and for a NHS Talking Therapy service and offers individual sessions to adults of all ages. This includes student trainees (concessionary rates available). Her background is in education and she has taught across London schools for many years. Elizabeth offers a secure, compassionate and non-judgemental space for her clients to explore their feelings and any aspects of their lives where they may feel stuck. Using a range of approaches including gestalt, person-centred and mindfulness, she works collaboratively to develop client self-awareness so that wounds may be healed and new paths forged. Elizabeth also believes in the unlocked therapeutic potential of creative writing and is happy to incorporate this into the work.
Practice: London/Hertfordshire/Zoom
Mobile: 07561252747
Email: ewilloughby304@gmail.com
Website: https://www.bacp.co.uk/therapists/395008/elizabeth-willoughby/barnet-en5?search=elizabeth%20willoughby
Rebecca Lacey is a Registered MBACP and qualified with the Post Graduate Diploma in Gestalt Counselling at the centre. She works from home in the Forest of Dean, near the Wye Valley, and also as part of the community of Gestalt Centre Wales in Chepstow. She offers short and long-term counselling to young people, adults and older people and draws on 30 years’ experience of working in the NHS and other public sector organisations where she offered support in leadership development and coaching.
Practice: South Gloucestershire, Welsh Borders, GL16, NP25.
Email: rebeccalaceycounselling@outlook.com
Mob: 07564 062416
Susan Atkins Registered MBACP (Accred), offers long and short-term individual work with adults and children around a variety of issues. As well as talking, she also draws on creative methods such as the use of sand and art materials to enable greater awareness of difficulties and challenges faced by both adults and children. She holds Diplomas in Gestalt Counselling and Play Therapy and a certificate in creative supervision. Alongside therapy, Susan also offers creative supervision. She is an accredited member of BACP.
Practice Leatherhead, Surrey.
Tel: 07789 094893
Email: susan.atkins@outlook.com
Karen Badby, (see entry under LONDON)
Face-to-face sessions offered at the Gestalt Centre and in Surrey.
Mob: 07522 862087
Email: kbadby@talk21.com
Vicky Eugenio (see entry under LONDON)
Practice: Crawley and at the Gestalt Centre in London
Mob: 07916 910272
Email: vicky.eugenio@icloud.com
Anna Leythorne Dean (she/her), MBACP (Accred). Anna qualified as a Gestalt Counsellor in 2011. She works with individuals and couples in her private practice in Cuckfield, Sussex. She has extensive organisational counselling experience in the NHS, Relate and education sector. Her interests include, relationship problems (romantic/family/work), relationship with self, infertility and working with people who are struggling with feelings of anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, feelings of grief and loss, as well as losing their sense of purpose in life.
Mobile: 07342 215100
Practice: Cuckfield, Sussex.
Email: anna@cuckfieldcounselling.co.uk
Website: https://cuckfieldcounselling.co.uk/
Mandy Reid (see entry under LONDON).
Practice: London – Edinburgh – Online
Mob: 079406 60609
Email: mreidmedicine@gmail.com
Website: www.mandyreidcounselling.com
Lenny Roberts-Flanders Registered MBACP, ILM(Associate), CIPD (Associate). Lenny has worked in third sector mental health services and collaboratively with the NHS for over twenty years’ and specialises in one-to-one work with individuals, facilitating peer support groups and people with a wide range of mental and emotional problems. She has specialist training in working therapeutically online and with domestic abuse, personality disorders, mindfulness meditation, bereavement, attachment narrative therapy, experiential gestalt couples therapy and trauma informed care. Currently working towards accreditation in complex trauma with the Complex Trauma Institute. She also volunteers as a bereavement counsellor and leads a weekly mindful meditation session online.
Practice: Glasgow and Online
Mob: 07714 951475
Email: Lenny.Roberts-Flanders@protonmail.com
Kevin Foster is a Registered MBACP (Accred.) counsellor, who abides by their ethical framework. A graduate from the Gestalt Centre in 2006, he offers counselling online and telephone. He has extensive experience working with individuals seeking support in areas around: stress, anxiety, work/life balance, bereavement, relationships, depression, identity, and self-development. He is committed to providing a safe and confidential space to explore and talk about the issues or concerns you may be experiencing. Further information is available on his website.
Practice: ZOOM and Telephone / Norfolk
Mob: 07989 279294
Email: thebalancecentre@outlook.com
Website: www.thebalancecentre.com
