UKCP Psychotherapist · Therapeutic Coach
Persistent worry, panic, social or health anxiety, met with evidence-based therapy that works with the patterns underneath, so the calm you build actually holds.
Planned support, not crisis care
Years of experience
A background hum of worry about money, health, work or the people you love, running long after the moment that set it off has passed.
A racing heart, tight chest or shallow breath that arrives before the thought does, sometimes tipping into a full panic attack.
The calls you don’t make, the rooms you would rather not enter, the plans you talk yourself out of, until avoidance costs more than the fear did.
Anyone can call themselves a counsellor or a coach. When anxiety is running your life, it matters that the person you trust with it is trained, regulated and accountable.
| This service | Generic or unregulated support | |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation | Registered with the UKCP and bound by its ethical code and complaints process. | Often none, the titles counsellor and coach are not protected. |
| Training | 20+ years across the NHS, private and community work, trained at the Tavistock and Portman, studied CBT at King's College London. | Varies widely, sometimes a short online course. |
| What it treats | The roots of the anxiety, not only the symptoms in front of you. | Frequently technique or symptom management alone. |
| Continuity | One named clinician from the first call to the last session. | May rotate between staff or hand you on. |
| Working with your GP | Coordinates with your GP or psychiatrist, with your consent. | Usually works in isolation. |
Anxiety is an umbrella term, not a single condition. These are the presentations I most often work with, in person in London and online.
Persistent, hard-to-control worry about everyday things, money, health, work, that consistently outruns the actual threat.
Intense fear of judgement in social, work or public-speaking situations, often with weeks of anticipation beforehand (Cleveland Clinic, 2022).
Preoccupation with illness, body-checking and reassurance-seeking that brings brief relief and then returns stronger.
Focused, intense fears, heights, flying, enclosed spaces, that drive avoidance and quietly shrink daily life (ADAA, 2021).
Broken sleep, restlessness, muscle tension and exhaustion, the parts of anxiety that show up in the body first.
Anxiety is treatable. The work draws on approaches with strong clinical evidence, then fits them to the shape of your anxiety rather than the other way round.
We map the threads feeding your anxiety, the stress response and its biology, the situations and relationships around you, and the thinking patterns underneath.
Cognitive behavioural therapy to notice and loosen the thought patterns that keep anxiety switched on, a cornerstone of anxiety treatment (APA, 2021).
Graded, controlled exposure to feared situations, so they lose their charge, instead of letting avoidance run the show.
DBT-informed skills for the moment anxiety spikes, grounding and breathing, so panic becomes something you can ride out.
No packages to decode and no insurance panels. The first step is always a free call.
Starting from
£195
Studied CBT at King's College London
I’m a UKCP-registered psychotherapist and EMCC-accredited coach, and I have spent more than twenty years working with anxiety across the NHS, private and community settings.
I trained at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and studied CBT at King’s College London. My work brings that clinical depth to something quieter: one steady, confidential relationship where we get to the root of the anxiety, not just its surface.
Questions about anxiety therapy
Many people feel some relief within the first six to eight sessions, though lasting change with anxiety usually takes a fuller course of around 12 to 20. I can’t promise a fixed outcome, so I review progress with you regularly and keep the work to a clear shape rather than letting it drift.
No. You don’t need a formal diagnosis or the right label to begin. Most people arrive knowing only that worry, panic or avoidance is getting in the way, and part of our early work is simply making sense of what’s happening.
Generalised anxiety and constant worry, panic and panic attacks, social anxiety, health anxiety, and specific phobias. If what you’re facing sits outside my specialism, I’ll say so and point you towards someone who fits better.
Both. I draw on CBT to work with the thoughts that fuel anxiety, graded exposure to loosen avoidance, and DBT-informed skills to steady the body when it’s racing. The blend is shaped around you rather than fixed in advance. You can read more on the CBT therapy London page.
Yes. Medication is a matter for your GP or psychiatrist, and with your consent I’m happy to coordinate so that the therapy and any medication support each other rather than pulling in different directions.
Both. You can meet me in person at 96 Harley Street or at 335 City Road in Angel, or online anywhere in the UK, with the same clinician either way.
My practice is planned therapy, not an emergency service. If you’re in crisis right now, call Samaritans free, 24/7, on 116 123, or call 999 in an emergency. Once you’re safe and steady, I’m here for the longer-term work.
Choose the format that works best for you. I offer DBT-informed therapy face-to-face at my City Road Therapy and Harley Street practices, alongside secure online sessions for clients situated anywhere in the UK. Many clients prefer online therapy due to its reduced sensory load and transition time. However, both formats deliver the same structured DBT approach.
Harley Street: 96 Harley Street, London W1G 7HY
London City Road: 335 City Rd, London EC1V 1LJ (Angel)
Online: Secure video sessions UK-wide and globally
