Dr Sharon Colozzo, Clinical Psychologist and EMDR Therapist

Sharon is a Clinical Psychologist and EMDR Therapist with solid NHS background and experience in corporate settings, as well as private practice. Her approach is informal, empathetic and compassionate and her area of expertise is complex and developmental trauma and neurodiversity (specialising in ADHD assessments and diagnosis). She integrates elements of different models, such as Parts Work, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Compassion-Focussed Therapy (C-FT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative and Psychodynamic Therapy, to deliver a tailored service. Sharon is also a qualified Clinical Supervisor and works with couples, young people and adults from different backgrounds, nationalities and pathways of life who struggle with a wide range of difficulties. She also works at the Middlesex University of London as a marker.  

Languages: English and Italian
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Location: Holloway (London, N7) and online

Dr Emma Lai Chu Man, Counselling Psychologist

Emma is a Counselling Psychologist and has over 10 years of experience working in NHS mental health services both in primary and secondary care settings. She also has over 15 years of working with corporate environments. Emma has worked with wide range of presentations including anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relational and interpersonal issues. Emma's therapeutic style is client led and collaborative, creating a safe and comfortable space for clients to explore, understand and manage their issues depending on where they are on their own journey, and what they would like to do. Emma works integratively with different models of therapy including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Psychodynamic Therapy. She believes that every client is individual and therapy will be tailored to what the client needs.  
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Languages: English  
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Location: online

Emran Hussain, Psychological Therapist

Emran is an experienced and compassionate Psychological Therapist and Clinical Supervisor with over 16 years of experience in NHS and private settings, specialising in treating a variety of mental health disorders and emotional difficulties, including PTSD, OCD, depression, GAD, health anxiety, social anxiety, and panic disorder. He is trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), with a focus on tailoring care to meet the unique needs of each client. He is dedicated to helping clients identify and address obstacles that are hindering them from living the life they want to live, ensuring they feel safe, contained and understood to enable them to do the things in life that bring them meaning.
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Languages: English  
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Location: online

Dr Pinar Marasli, Clinical Psychologist

Pinar is a Clinical Psychologist, Chartered with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). She has over 11 years' of experience working in a range of NHS services including specialists CAMHS and adult mental health services. She is also experienced working with NHS professionals. She has a particular interest in working with people with longstanding psychological difficulties such as early childhood trauma and attachment, as well as self-criticism, low self-esteem and identity issues. However, she is also skilled in treating common mental health issues including depression and anxiety related issues (e.g. social anxiety, panic attacks). Her doctorate has provided her with opportunities to utilise a range of therapeutic modalities (e.g. psychodynamic, systemic), with her main modality being third wave Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches (e.g. Compassion-Focussed Therapy). As such as she values taking an integrative approach to best meet her clients' needs. She realises the impact of mental health and neurodevelopmental difficulties can have on people's wellbeing and relationships, and so she is passionate about helping people achieve meaningful change and live more authentic and fulfilled lives. She aims to create a safe and compassionate space to understand each of her client's situation and see how best she can help them.
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Languages: English and Turkish
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Location: Holloway (London, N7) and online

Dr Jan Warnes, Clinical Psychologist

Jan is a Clinical Psychologist and has over 15 years of experience working in NHS mental health services both with children and adults. She has also spent the last 3.5 years in private practice specialising in parenting, trauma, and neurodiversity. She has an interest in ADHD, especially during times where hormones significantly change and executive dysfunction often intensifies, i.e. in adolescence, pregnancy, during the perimenopause. Jan can offer safe, warm and empathic space to begin exploring this journey for you, or your children. She offers comprehensive and NICE compliant ADHD assessments from age to 6 to age 60. She believes one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself is self-understanding, and for some people this can be the start of getting life-changing support and deep healing. She takes an holistic approach, incorporating mind, body and spirit and utilising evidence-based theory. In addition, Jan works post-diagnostically with individuals and families, from many different therapeutic lenses, with the individual being at the centre of their therapy. She offers Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), systemic intervention Concentrative Movement Therapy (CMT), Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and ADHD coaching.  
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Languages: English 
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Location: Carlisle, Cumbria and online

Cristina Dell'Erba, Psychotherapist

Cristina is a psychodynamic psychotherapist specialising in working with adults and young people impacted by development trauma, anxiety, depression, and attachment difficulties. She is particularly interested in systemic and relational approaches to addressing trauma and relationship challenges. Cristina has provided therapeutic support to foster and adoptive families and has collaborated with institutions such as the NHS, University of Hertfordshire, CARIS Bereavement Service and various charities across the UK.
Cristina's therapeutic style is psychodynamic relational, which entails delving into the unconscious to collaboratively explore how past experiences have shaped clients and how these influences manifest in their current behaviours. Through this approach, Cristina fosters a deep understanding of clients' internal worlds and relational dynamics. In her therapeutic practice, Cristina prioritises adapting interventions to meet the unique needs and preferences of each client. Beyond traditional therapeutic modalities, she integrates a diverse array of creative techniques to enrich the therapeutic process. These encompass art therapy, narrative therapy, mindfulness practices and experiential exercises, among others. By incorporating such methods, Cristina creates a dynamic and engaging therapeutic environment that promotes exploration, insight and growth. Furthermore, Cristina offers various modalities of therapy to suit different client needs, including longterm psychodynamic therapy, person-centred therapy, and group therapy. Whether working one-on-one or in a group setting, Cristina remains dedicated to fostering a safe and supportive space for clients to explore their experiences and embark on their journey towards healing and personal growth. ...(read more/less)

Languages: English and Italian

Location: High Barnet (London, EN5) and online

Dr Peter Cairns, Clinical Psychologist

Peter is a Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of experience of work in the NHS. He worked in various mental health services in London, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. He uses a range of psychological approaches in his work, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT). Peter has particular interest in how learned patterns of thinking and relating can maintain psychological problems. His priority in all therapeutic work is to establish a safe, respectful and warm therapeutic space.

Languages: English

Location: South Norfolk (NR14) and online

Valentina Pierangeli, Psychologist

Valentina is a qualified Clinical Psychologist in Italy, a Sports and exercise Psychologist in the UK, and a Psychotherapist in training. With a background spanning the NHS, sports and exercise settings, and private practice, she offers a versatile approach to therapy. Valentina integrates various models including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-Focussed Therapy (C-FT), Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), mindfulness, and somatic therapies to provide personalised services. She specialises in addressing a wide range of difficulties, from new diagnosis to chronic health conditions, low self esteem, body image disorders, injuries, anxiety and depression. Valentina utilises a person-centred approach, exploring in partnership with her clients the intricate relationship between thoughts, emotions and physical sensations, to facilitate movement towards what matters most to them.

Languages: English and Italian

Location: online

Anneke Beresford, Counsellor

Anneke is a Person-Centred Counsellor with over twelve years of professional experience. She has supported clients with various difficulties and has a special interest in stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, and eating disorders. She works in an integrative way drawing from other specialities such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness and Meditation as required. She believes in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and will tailor your dialogue and your treatment plan to meet your unique, specific needs. Taking the first steps towards a more fulfilling, happier life takes courage, and she aims to support and empower you on that journey.    

Languages: English

Location: online

Dr Jill Rayner, Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Jill is  a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years experience working in the NHS. She completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2002 and since this time she has worked in various roles in mental health services and provided specialist assessment, consultation, intervention and treatment, leadership, supervision and coaching. She is particularly interested in working collaboratively with people to help understand their specific difficulties and how this impacts on their life and relationships with themselves and others. Her approach is to fully understand the person, what factors have brought them into therapy and what they would like for the future. She is open, approachable and personable and she believes the relationship with the therapist is a crucial part of the process. Jill is flexible with appointments and can offer face to face and online. She is happy to offer evenings appointments to fit with your other commitments. Jill is trained and experienced in a number of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (RODBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. Throughout her experience she has always applied and adapted models according to individual need. Her focus is usually relationally based, helping people to understand and change patterns that are unhelpful and contribute to distress.‍

Languages: English
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Location: Durham (DH1) and online