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Hello, I’m Jess a qualified Art Psychotherapist. My experience lies in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (NHS), prisons, community settings and adoption services. I have had the fortune of working with a spectrum of ages, genders and presentations. I offer specialist services for LGBTQIA+ groups, being a queer woman myself.
My psychotherapy is person centred, adapting my approach to the clients needs, whether this be play centred, talk focused or mess-making sessions.

Jessica Gough

I provide a safe and inclusive space for individuals of all sexual orientations and gender identities to explore their thoughts and experiences. With a deep understanding of the challenges the LGBTQ+ community faces, I offer empathetic, affirming support tailored to each individual's needs.

Person-centred, substance use, and trauma-informed care specialisations. 

Motivational interviewing, Acceptance-Focused, Empowerment.


Lauren Nicol

LGBTQ+ affirmative and CBT-informed Psychologist with an MSc in Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology and experience across clinical assessment, psychoeducation, behavioural observation, and neurodevelopmental settings. Experienced in structured psychological assessment and screening processes involving children, adolescents, and adults, including GAD-7, PHQ-9, PCL-5, and ADOS-2-informed assessment contexts. I provide a safe, inclusive, and affirming space where LGBTQ+ individuals feel respected, understood, and supported without judgment.


Deniz Güneş

I have over 12 years’ experience providing LGBTQ+‑affirming, person‑centred therapy for clients navigating identity, relationships, minority stress, discrimination, and life transitions. My work has included supporting people across the spectrum of sexual orientations and gender identities, offering a safe, non‑judgemental space where they can explore their experiences at their own pace. I have extensive experience with issues such as coming out, family and cultural pressures, internalised stigma, grief, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm. My practice is trauma‑informed, grounded in empathy & respect, and focused on helping clients feel understood, supported, and empowered in their own lives.

Simon Vizard

Accredited LGBTQ+ therapist offering compassionate, client-centred support. Using an integrative approach (person-centred, psychodynamic, CBT, solution-focused), I create a safe, non-judgmental space to explore challenges, build resilience, and support meaningful growth.

Nancy M Mulwanyi

As a therapist experienced in working with people who identify as Gender and/or Relationship Diverse or LGBTQI+, I provide an inclusive, supportive, and non-judgmental space to explore your experiences. I am a Psychodynamic Counsellor, focusing on how past experiences shape thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. I see therapy as a collaborative process where you are the expert on your inner world, and I help you understand your patterns and experiences. Like a jigsaw puzzle, we piece together insights through conversation to create a clearer picture of what may need to change. My goal is to empower you with lasting tools to support yourself both during and beyond our work together.


Angela Ike

I'm Karla, 47, a counsellor and trauma-informed psychotherapeutic practitioner, with 6 years of counselling experience and over 25 years across the NHS, charities, corporate settings, community, and private practice. I support people who want real understanding, not judgement or surface-level solutions. Whether you feel stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, questioning yourself or others, carrying experiences that affect how you live and relate, or simply want someone to listen, this is your space. Sessions are confidential, giving you space to explore. I listen deeply, hold distress with care, and help you move forward with confidence and steadiness. Maybe it feels like you are breaking down, but actually you are breaking through. I am 2S-LGBTQ+ inclusive. Nothing you bring is off limits.

Karla Marie

I am a person-centred psychotherapist. I work closely with people from all works of life, particularly with those who are neurodivergent or queer. I also work from a fat/ body positive framework rooted in lived experience. I have worked closely with people impacted by violence and or also in specialised schools. I work with young people and adults. I facilitate client reflection and understanding by providing a compassionate and safe environment.  I understand the unique experiences being queer holds - it is important to have an affirming counsellor.  

Isabel Stock

I work with LGBTQ+ clients around identity, relationships, and life challenges. My approach is thoughtful, practical, and collaborative, helping clients understand patterns, navigate difficulties, and create meaningful, lasting change in a respectful and inclusive space.

Tatyana Sibthorpe

As an LGBTQ+ therapist, I provide a warm, non-judgmental space where you can explore who you are in safety, no matter what stage of life or self discovery you are at. I work in ways adapted to you, meaning whether you want to focus on specific goals or work in a more non-directive or creative approach, I have the tools, experience, and training to do both. 

Ellen “L” Webster

As an LGBTQ+ therapist with a focus on creating a safe and accepting environment, I empower clients to explore their emotions and navigate relationship dynamics both within and outside the community. Since 2016, I have specialized in supporting individuals through challenges related to bisexuality, coming out, gender dysphoria, and other queer experiences. Drawing on my qualifications in psychology and utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Emotionally Focused Therapy, I offer personalized online sessions to foster understanding and growth. Your journey is unique, and I'm here to support you every step of the way.

Catherine Rawlings

I specialize in LGBTQ+ mental health, supporting gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer clients through challenges like coming out, gender dysphoria, anxiety, trauma, and addiction. With emotionally focused therapy, CBT, and ACT, I help you address root causes—not just symptoms—so you can break old patterns and build resilience. Practicing since 2015, I offer a warm, affirming therapeutic relationship. Online sessions provide a safe, flexible space for lasting change.

Wellington Cesar  Assis Bueno

I understand firsthand the complexities of belonging, identity formation, and the unique challenges of existing between cultures. My journey to psychotherapy began through my own experiences navigating notions of Otherness: a bicultural identity, indigeneity, queerness and neurodiversity. I continuously research these subjects, attend conferences, and regularly volunteer at music festivals providing welfare for those experiencing psychedelic and/or psychospiritual emergencies. This personal understanding of feeling between worlds – and the work required to move between them sustainably – informs my approach to supporting others in similar struggles.

Blake Byles

If you’re tired of holding everything together, questioning yourself, or feeling like you don’t quite fit, you’re not broken, you’re responding to a world that hasn’t always met you where you are. Growing up as "different" in a world that doesn’t fully consider your experience can be quietly traumatic. Many people I work with have spent years feeling different, overwhelmed, or like they’re failing at things that seem to come easily to others. It can feel exhausting just to keep up with life, with expectations, with yourself. We can explore who you are beneath masking, people-pleasing, and survival strategies. When you’re ready, I’d be honored to support you.

Irfan Ali

Accredited Psychotherapist and Mental Health Practitioner with 16 years of experience delivering psychotherapy, counselling and wellbeing programmes across NHS, private practice & community settings. Specialist in integrative therapy with expertise spanning trauma, CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, safeguarding, addiction and attachment. Director of a successful private practice with national and international reach, supporting individuals, couples, young people & families. Recognised for advancing access to mental health services for BAME & marginalised communities, building strong multi-agency partnerships & leading reflective supervision for practitioners. Respected for combining clinical expertise with advocacy & service development to achieve lasting, positive outcomes for diverse client groups.

Savi Jayaweera

Empathetic counsellor with expertise in creating supportive environments and promoting personal growth. Successfully guided clients through complex personal challenges, resulting in significant improvements in mental well-being and resilience. Proficient in building trust and rapport, leading to effective therapeutic outcomes for diverse client populations. Strong foundation in active listening, conflict resolution, and maintaining confidentiality, ready to enhance interpersonal skills and problem-solving abilities in a counselling role

Victoria Sherratt

As a dedicated empathic listener, I offer a safe, compassionate and non-judgemental ear with proven track record of over four years with the Campaign Against Living Miserably and a further two voluntary with RightLines UK. My commitment is providing a safe and supportive space routed in the essential humanistic core conditions to help the person to express freely, foster understanding and emotional wellbeing. 

Samuel Cooper

I am a qualified CBT therapist with a strong foundation in trauma-informed care and extensive experience supporting individuals with complex emotional and psychological needs. I hold a postgraduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and have worked within NHS services, delivering evidence-based interventions to diverse client groups, including those experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, and interpersonal difficulties.

In my clinical work, I adopt a compassionate, client-centred approach that aligns closely jwith LGBTQ+-affirmative practice. I have experience working with themes highly relevant to LGBTQ+ clients, including identity development, shame, self-acceptance, relationship difficulties, and the impact of stigma and discrimination. My understanding of trauma—particularly shame-based and complex trauma—enables me to support clients navigating internalised negative beliefs, which can often intersect with experiences of marginalisation.

I am confident delivering therapy in remote settings, having conducted sessions via secure video platforms and telephone within NHS services. I am skilled in building therapeutic rapport online, maintaining engagement, and ensuring clients feel safe, heard, and supported in virtual environments.

My clinical competencies include conducting structured assessments, developing collaborative formulations, and creating tailored treatment plans. I maintain accurate and confidential clinical records in line with professional and ethical standards, and I am experienced in risk assessment, safeguarding, and signposting to additional services when required.

I am committed to inclusive, non-judgmental practice and continuously reflect on my work to ensure cultural sensitivity and responsiveness to diverse identities, including sexual orientation and gender identity. My communication style is empathetic, respectful, and attuned to each client’s individual experience.

Alongside my clinical skills, I have a reliable and private home working setup, allowing me to deliver consistent, professional, and confidential online therapy.

I am motivated to contribute to a service that prioritises accessible, affirming mental health support for LGBTQ+ individuals and would bring both clinical expertise and genuine commitment to this role.

karl borthwick

As a trauma-informed practitioner with over 20 years of experience , I offer a space of radical acceptance for those whose identities and lifestyles sit outside conventional therapeutic boundaries. My practice is built on a foundation of "written warmth" and non-directive support, specifically tailored for the LGBTQIA+ community and those navigating complex, non-traditional relationship dynamics or alternative lifestyle structures. I have a proven track record of successfully engaging with individuals who have previously been deemed "too difficult" or "complex" by other services, including those managing psychosis, high-risk safeguarding needs, or severe neurodivergent distress. While I am currently a Post-Graduate Diploma student formalising my extensive frontline experience through BACP-accredited training at the Norwich Centre, I provide a structured yet deeply empathetic container for clients to explore their fullest selves without the fear of judgement or the need for clinical sanitisation.

Alex Hazell

My practice is built on the belief that your identity is a strength, not a symptom. Together, we will work to navigate the unique stressors of living in a heteronormative world while building resilience and self-compassion. 
Whether you are navigating the coming-out process, exploring gender/sexual identity, dealing with family dynamics, or simply seeking support for anxiety or depression without your identity being pathologized, I am here to walk that path with you.

Rose James

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