Our Team of Therapists

Clinical Psychologist

Amy is a HCPC recognised Clinical Psychologist who, alongside her clinical work, provides specialist and comprehensive ADHD assessments, autism (ASD) assessments, and broader neurodivergence assessments, tailored to each person's unique experiences and needs.

Every assessment includes a detailed clinical evaluation and a comprehensive written report designed to help individuals and families better understand their strengths and challenges, access appropriate support, and navigate next steps in education, employment, and everyday life.

Whether you are an adult wondering if ADHD or autism may explain lifelong experiences, or a parent seeking clarity about your child's development, Amy offers a supportive and collaborative approach throughout the assessment journey.

Beyond diagnosis and assessment, Amy works therapeutically with adults to explore how they can thrive with a neurodivergent profile. This may involve understanding long-standing patterns, identifying helpful strategies, improving wellbeing, and developing ways of living and working that align with their individual needs.

Amy also provides specialist parenting support for families of neurodivergent children, helping parents and carers better understand their child's ADHD, autism, or other neurodevelopmental differences. Amy works collaboratively with families to develop practical strategies that support emotional wellbeing, behaviour, learning, and development at home and in school.

Known for her warm, non-judgemental approach, Amy is committed to ensuring that every client and family feels heard, understood, and well-supported throughout the process of assessment, diagnosis, and ongoing care.

Amy offers private ADHD and autism assessments in Henley on Thames and online.

Professional Accreditation:

HCPC

Psychodynamic Counsellor & CBT Therapist

Babs Evetts has an MA in Psychodynamic Counselling (2006) and a Post Graduate Certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (2020), both from the University of Reading.

She has over 30 years of experience of working with Children, Young People and Families as well as Adult Mental Health (24 years in the NHS and in private practice since 2019).

Babs is experienced at working with Anxiety, OCD, low mood and Depression including self-harm. She has experience of working with neurodiversity including Autism Spectrum Condition and ADHD.

Babs works to enable clients to gain understanding of their difficulties and to find ways to manage their emotions, particularly in relation to education and family settings.

Sessions with Babs can be either virtual or face to face. There is a range of availability both during the daytime and evenings on Mondays and Fridays.

Couples Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist

Ellen Burridge is an experienced Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, offering therapy for couples and individuals experiencing relationship difficulties, emotional distress, conflict, attachment challenges, anxiety, and patterns that may be impacting connection and wellbeing. Based in Henley-on-Thames, Ellen provides a thoughtful, compassionate, and non-judgemental therapeutic space where clients can explore difficulties in greater depth and work towards healthier, more fulfilling relationships.

Ellen trained at the internationally respected Tavistock Relationships in both Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Individual Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Ellen is also qualified in Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT), an evidence-based approach that supports couples experiencing high levels of conflict, communication difficulties, emotional reactivity, and relational disconnection.

Ellen’s therapeutic approach focuses on helping individuals and couples better understand the unconscious patterns, emotional dynamics, and relational experiences that influence how they think, feel, and relate to others. Ellen works collaboratively with clients to improve emotional awareness, strengthen communication, deepen understanding, and create lasting change within relationships.

Professional Accreditation:

Ellen is registered with both the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Adult & Adolescent Counsellor

Harriet is an experienced BACP accredited counsellor, working with both adolescents and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, bereavement, self-harm, low self-esteem, ADHD and neurodivergent challenges. She has worked both in agencies specialising in sexual abuse, schools settings and runs her own private practice in Henley-on-Thames. Harriet is an integrative counsellor, using both humanistic and psychodynamic approaches where she works collaboratively to explore difficult feelings and how they may relate to any past experiences.

Harriet has a specialist interest in trauma related to childhood experiences and offers a safe and confidential space to talk about any issues or concerns, to explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to find your own solutions to either make effective changes or ways to cope with your difficulties. She also specialises in self-harm working with clients to explore both their personal triggers and coping strategies to support individual needs. Harriet believes that relationship is the key to aid therapeutic change.

Harriet believes that relationship is the key to aid therapeutic change. Here is a bit about her, to see if you feel you could work together. Having grown up in Henley, she is now a mother of three living in Berkshire. After completing a degree in Psychology, she firstly qualified as a Primary School Teacher, working in London followed by some years in Sydney, Australia. She took a break from teaching to bring up her children, while running a family portrait business. The love of working with both children and adults lead her to complete a Masters in Developmental Psychology and re-train as a counsellor.

Professional Accreditation

Accredited member of the BACP

Integrative Transpersonal Psychotherapist

Helen is a fully qualified Integrative Transpersonal Psychotherapist offering compassionate, holistic therapy for individuals experiencing anxiety, emotional difficulties, low self-esteem, relationship challenges, life transitions, and a desire for deeper self-understanding and personal growth. Based in Henley-on-Thames, Helen provides a safe, confidential, and non-judgemental space where clients can explore their experiences with openness, curiosity, and support.

Helen’s integrative therapeutic approach combines psychodynamic, existential, humanistic, and transpersonal psychotherapy, supporting clients in exploring meaning, purpose, emotional healing, and personal transformation. Helen works collaboratively with clients to build a trusting therapeutic relationship where deeper emotional patterns, beliefs, and experiences can be explored safely and thoughtfully.

Alongside talking therapy, Helen may incorporate creative and body-focused approaches including dream work, guided visualisation, imagery, symbolism, breathwork, and somatic techniques to support emotional processing, self-awareness, and psychological wellbeing. Sessions are tailored to each individual’s needs, strengths, and personal journey.

Professional Accreditation:

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

CBT Therapist

Holly is a BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) with over eight years of clinical experience across NHS and school settings. She supports adults experiencing a range of difficulties, including anxiety, low self-esteem, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Holly offers a warm, compassionate and collaborative approach to therapy. She works alongside clients to understand how past experiences, current difficulties and deeply held beliefs may be influencing how they think, feel and respond in the present.

Drawing on evidence-based CBT approaches, Holly tailors therapy to each individual, helping clients recognise unhelpful patterns, develop greater psychological flexibility and build a more balanced and compassionate perspective.

Holly understands that many people come to therapy feeling stuck or unsure whether meaningful change is possible. Her aim is to provide a safe and supportive space where clients feel heard and understood, while developing practical skills and confidence to make changes at a pace that feels manageable for them.

Professional Accreditations:

BABCP Accredited

Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist

Jemima is a BACP-registered Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist with over 10 years of experience supporting children, young people, and families in both school settings and private practice. Based in Henley-on-Thames, Jemima offers compassionate, integrative psychotherapy and counselling tailored to the individual needs of each child and adolescent.

Jemima trained with Place2Be, a leading provider of therapeutic services in schools, and has extensive experience working therapeutically within primary, prep, and secondary school environments. Jemima supports young people experiencing anxiety, emotional difficulties, behavioural challenges, low self-esteem, family difficulties, neurodiversity-related challenges, and issues impacting wellbeing both at home and in school.

Jemima’s therapeutic approach is warm, flexible, and child-centred, creating a safe and non-judgemental space where young people can explore feelings, experiences, and challenges at their own pace. Play and creativity are central to Jemima’s work with younger children, using art materials, toys, storytelling, puppets, and other creative methods to help children communicate and process emotions in developmentally appropriate ways. For older children and adolescents, sessions may combine talking therapy, creative exploration, and practical coping strategies to support emotional resilience, self-awareness, and confidence.

Jemima also has significant experience supporting neurodivergent children and families, taking an individualised approach that recognises each young person’s unique strengths, experiences, and needs. Alongside therapeutic work with children and adolescents, she offers parent consultations to help families better understand behaviour, emotions, communication, and complex family dynamics, including sibling and twin relationships.

Professional Accreditation:

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Jodie is a BABCP-accredited CBT Therapist and EMDR Therapist with over 16 years’ experience working predominantly within the NHS. Jodie works with adults, offering brief to medium-term therapy for depression and anxiety, with a particular interest in supporting people experiencing PTSD.

Jodie’s approach is warm, welcoming and collaborative, recognising that a trusting therapeutic relationship creates space for people to explore their experiences and work towards meaningful change. Whether someone has a clear focus for therapy or feels overwhelmed and unsure where to begin, Jodie helps them make sense of their difficulties at a pace that feels right for them.

Jodie works with each person to understand how their past experiences, individual circumstances and wider social and cultural context influence the way they think, feel and respond. Together, they explore patterns that may no longer be helpful and develop ways to process difficult experiences, build emotional resilience and cultivate greater self-compassion.

Alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Jodie draws on Compassion Focused Therapy, mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Jodie’s work is creative and tailored to each individual’s needs, preferences and goals.

Professional Accreditation

• BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist

Clinical Psychologist

Dr Katherine Hindley is an experienced Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of experience working in NHS mental health services and private practice, supporting children, adolescents, and families with a wide range of emotional, behavioural, and relational difficulties. Based in Henley-on-Thames, Dr Hindley provides compassionate, evidence-based support tailored to the individual needs of each child and family.

Dr Hindley completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Master’s degree in Family Therapy at the University of Exeter, following an undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Psychology from the University of Sheffield. Dr Hindley’s clinical experience includes extensive work within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), supporting young people experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, behavioural difficulties, low self-esteem, bullying, selective mutism, ADHD, Autism, eating-related concerns, and the complex needs of looked-after children.

Dr Hindley’s therapeutic approach is warm, collaborative, and family-centred, helping children and families better understand emotional and behavioural challenges while developing practical tools to improve wellbeing, resilience, and communication. Dr Hindley draws from a range of evidence-based approaches, including Family and Systemic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, and EMDR.

Alongside her clinical work, Dr Hindley is also a lecturer at the University of Reading, where she teaches CBT to Child Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) and Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs).

Counselling Psychologist

Kyla is a registered psychologist in both the UK and Australia, offering compassionate, evidence-based therapy for individuals and couples experiencing anxiety, stress, trauma, relationship difficulties, low mood, emotional overwhelm, and other mental health challenges. Based in Henley-on-Thames, Kyla provides a warm, non-judgemental space where clients feel fully accepted, heard, and supported.

With an integrative and person-centred approach, Kyla tailors therapy to each individual’s unique experiences, strengths, and goals. Sessions are collaborative and focused on helping clients better understand their thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and patterns, while developing practical tools to navigate life’s difficulties with greater confidence and self-compassion.

Kyla draws from a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), alongside psychoeducation to help clients build insight and lasting emotional resilience. Together, sessions may explore triggers, coping strategies, emotional regulation, self-soothing techniques, and healthier ways of responding to challenges.

Kyla works with empathy, authenticity, and inclusivity, creating a safe therapeutic environment for people from all backgrounds.

Professional Accreditation:

• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Psychologist — Registration No. PYL039231

• Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Registered Psychologistoes here

Relational Integrative Therapist

Lucy is a Relational Integrative Therapist who works with adults experiencing a range of emotional and relational difficulties. Her integrative approach allows therapy to be tailored to each individual, drawing on Person-Centred Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Transactional Analysis and Attachment Theory.

At the heart of Lucy’s practice is the warm, safe and trusting relationship developed within the therapy room. With a particular interest in attachment theory, Lucy aims to provide a secure and supportive base from which clients can explore what has brought them to therapy.

Lucy can support individuals who may be experiencing:

• Difficulties forming or maintaining meaningful relationships

• Patterns of prioritising or pleasing others at their own expense

• Pressure, stress or feeling overwhelmed by life’s demands

• A sense of disconnection between how they appear to others and how they feel inside

• Recurring patterns from the past that continue to affect their present life

Therapy offers an opportunity to understand where these patterns may have come from, recognise how they appear in the present and begin working towards meaningful change.

Although Lucy’s practice is predominantly based on talking therapy, she can also incorporate creative approaches when helpful. This may include metaphors, timelines, images, symbols, objects or drawing. These tools can sometimes help clients access and express experiences that may be difficult to put into words.

Lucy’s approach is warm, supportive and non-judgemental, while offering gentle challenge when appropriate. She works collaboratively and at each client’s pace, creating space for them to explore what feels most important.

Professional Accreditations:

BACP

Consultant Psychologist & Psychotherapist

Marina holds a BSc in Psychology, a PGCert in Evidence-Based Psychological Therapies, a PGDip in Psychological Intervention, a PGDip in Psychology, Health and Behaviour, a Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (DCounsPsy), and a Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling from the University of Oxford. She continues her professional, personal and academic development through a PGCert in Psychodynamic Counselling at the University of Oxford.

Marina brings a human and integrative approach, drawing on specialist training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), Humanistic Therapy, Schema Therapy, Person-Centred Therapy and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.

Marina is passionate about deeply understanding and compassionately supporting people to live healthier, happier lives. She considers each person as a whole, rather than focusing solely on a particular difficulty, and integrates different therapeutic perspectives to offer an evidence-based approach tailored to each person's unique needs and experiences.

Marina has a specialist interest, training and experience in trauma. She works with a wide range of difficulties, including depression, anxiety, stress and burnout, PTSD, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), personality disorders, eating disorders, social anxiety, illness anxiety, panic, relationship difficulties, bereavement, adjustment difficulties, neurodevelopmental difficulties including ASD and ADHD, and difficulties with self-esteem.

Marina has worked across NHS, private and forensic services with young people, adults and older adults. Alongside her private practice, she is currently employed as a Consultant Psychologist and Psychotherapist within the NHS.

Her wider professional work includes leadership, organisational consultancy and clinical supervision, reflecting her interest in applying psychology from a variety of perspectives.

Marina offers therapy in English, Russian and Lithuanian.

Professional Accreditations:

Chartered BPS member (CPsychol)

HCPC registered

BABCP and EMDR accredited

UKCP, ISST and UPCA member

Integrative Psychotherapist

Moira is an experienced BACP Accredited integrative psychotherapist with over 10 years  of experience supporting clients in working through whatever challenge they may be facing. This may be in the form of anxiety, depression, familial relationships or addictive behaviours.

Moira has a specialist interest in childhood trauma, particularly around the trauma‑laden dynamics of growing up in dysfunctional or addictive family systems. Her awareness of how childhood trauma shows up in life provides a key that can lead to a profound process of transformative healing. Moira also has a deep insight into addiction and the huge impact that it has on the individual suffering with it, as well as on those close to them.

Moira’s therapeutic process is fundamentally collaborative and aims to support you in exploring what may have helped you survive in the past but is no longer serving you now.

Moira brings a lifetime of lived experience in navigating the complex emotional struggles of being human. This knowledge, combined with her therapeutic skills, enables her to offer a deep compassion and wisdom to clients. As a straight‑talking, reflective, and deeply supportive therapist, she believes passionately that therapy is about empowering the individual to understand their own emotional architecture.

Professional Accreditation:

British Association for Counselling and Pschotherapy (BACP)

Relationship Therapist, Divorce Coach & Family Mediator

Mona is a relationship therapist, divorce coach, and family mediator.  She believes in nurturing meaningful connections with her clients, and her unique skillset allows her to provide services for her clients they often cannot get elsewhere.

As a therapist… Mona uses systemic approach, the idea that a person is a part of a whole system of moving parts and external dynamics. She takes a largely humanistic viewpoint; the belief that, with support, people can themselves reach a state of profound self-knowledge and clarity.

As a couples therapist… Based on a systemic framework she invites couples to explore issues openly, without judgement, employing tools to improve communication, and exploring the fundamental issues affecting the relationship.  Her style of therapy looks at wider environmental and historical influences on the relationship, and she challenges unhelpful behaviours.

As a family mediator… Mona works with couples who are separating / divorcing to find solutions to child and financial issues, to inform consent orders for court.  An empathetic mediator, she helps couples seek a positive way forward at one of the most difficult times of their lives.

As a coach… Mona provides both career and divorce coaching, to enable clients to find ways to navigate change and to find fulfilment in their new lives.

Mona’s psychological research in self-esteem and identity in the workplace informs her career coaching, and her deep insight into the nuances of work psychology help clients explore how they view themselves in the world of work.  She always aims to help clients get to a profound state of self-knowledge.

Her training in family mediation (including family law), and her personal experience make her a divorce coach with a difference.  With deep empathy, she provides round the clock support, and her unique knowledge of separation and divorce in practical terms means she can give more structured and informed support than most divorce coaches.

Professional Accreditation:

British Psychological Society (BPS)

Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Phillippa is an experienced Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with over 20 years’ experience working in mental health. She is known for her warm, genuine and supportive approach, helping clients feel understood and motivated as they work through their difficulties.

Phillippa specialises in anxiety disorders, OCD, trauma, low self-esteem and insomnia. She has a particular interest in working with young people aged 15–25, supporting them to navigate life’s challenges, build confidence and develop effective ways of managing difficult thoughts and feelings.

Her approach is grounded in evidence-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), incorporating Compassion Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to meet each client’s individual needs. Phillippa aims to provide a safe and supportive space where clients can develop a better understanding of themselves, build self-compassion and work towards meaningful, lasting change.

Professional Accreditations:

BABCP Accredited

Counsellor, Consultant & Educator

Roland is a counsellor, consultant and educator who works with adults, parents and families, with particular experience supporting men and those navigating the challenges associated with SEND.

Roland has extensive experience within education and SEND and supports parents and families to better understand what may be happening for their child and find practical ways forward. He works with families experiencing challenges related to ADHD, autism, anxiety, behaviour, family relationships and the wider pressures that SEND can place on family life.

He has particular experience supporting children and families around Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA). Roland recognises that difficulties attending school are rarely as simple as a young person simply refusing to go. His approach focuses on understanding the anxiety or difficulties underlying the avoidance, building trust with the young person, and helping families and schools identify realistic and compassionate ways forward.

Roland also has a particular interest in men’s mental health, including working with men who may not have previously considered counselling. He supports clients experiencing anxiety, relationship difficulties, separation, grief, work-related pressure, loss of confidence and periods when life simply feels harder to manage.

His therapeutic approach is primarily person-centred and solution-focused, combining space to understand a person’s experiences with a practical focus on meaningful change. His style is warm, straightforward and collaborative, providing a space for honest conversation and reflection alongside practical progress.

Alongside his counselling practice, Roland works with schools and families as a psychologically informed consultant and educator, particularly in the areas of SEND, EBSA, inclusion, emotional wellbeing and behaviour.

Professional Accreditation:

Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS), a member of ACCPH, and holds an Enhanced DBS.

Midlife Leadership Coach

Sophia is a highly experienced professional coach who has coached hundreds of people through her private practice and her ongoing work within the NHS. Over more than a decade in the wellbeing field, she has supported people facing a wide range of challenges and ambitions- from anxiety, lack of confidence and feeling stuck, to career change, leadership, menopause and major life transitions.

Her coaching helps people understand themselves more clearly, identify what they want to change or achieve, and build a practical path towards it. This might mean recognising patterns that are getting in the way, developing tools for managing difficult situations, setting clearer boundaries and priorities, making decisions, or turning a larger ambition into an achievable plan.

Coaching with Sophia is about developing insight and turning it into action for lasting transformation.

Sophia has a particular interest in supporting people through midlife and the transitions that often come with it. Changes in career, relationships, family life, identity and purpose can create uncertainty, but also an opportunity to reassess what matters and create an inspiring “second half”.

She works with clients who might feel like they have lost themselves, asking What do I want now?, helping them move towards greater clarity and purpose and create practical plans around work, relationships, confidence, wellbeing and future direction. She also has particular experience supporting women through perimenopause and the changes in confidence, identity and wellbeing that can accompany it.

Sophia coaches teenagers and young adults navigating school, university, friendships, anxiety, confidence and uncertainty about the future.

She helps young people understand how they respond to pressure, recognise their strengths and develop practical strategies for maintaining their wellbeing. Sessions may focus on managing anxiety, building confidence, improving motivation, setting healthy boundaries, making decisions or creating routines that make everyday life more manageable.

Through both her private practice and her NHS work, Sophia supports people managing demanding careers, increased responsibility and professional change.

She helps clients step back from immediate pressures, identify what they really want and translate that into practical action- whether developing leadership skills, managing competing priorities, rebuilding confidence or planning a career change.

She also provides menopause awareness training to organisations.

Sophia trained with the Co-Active Training Institute and is a certified Holistic Life Leadership Coach, with training accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She is also a qualified Happiness Facilitator, with additional training in the Neuroscience of Coaching and Positive Intelligence.

Before becoming a coach, Sophia studied Greek and French at the University of Oxford and enjoyed a successful international career in film and television production. This gives her first-hand understanding of ambitious, high-pressure environments and of changing direction and reinventing a career.

Sophia’s style is warm, curious and supportive, but also practical and appropriately challenging. She helps clients see situations differently and, crucially, decide what they are going to do next.

Professional Accreditation
Co-Active Training Institute (CPCC), International Coaching Federation (ICF ACC)

Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist

Tom Coates is a fully BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) with over 12 years of clinical experience supporting individuals struggling with OCD, intrusive thoughts, anxiety disorders, depression, trauma, and low self-esteem. Based in Henley-on-Thames, Tom offers evidence-based CBT therapy both online and in person.

Tom has a specialist interest in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and unwanted intrusive thoughts, combining professional expertise with lived experience of OCD, anxiety, depression, and burnout. This allows him to provide therapy that is not only evidence-based and effective, but also deeply compassionate, validating, and grounded in genuine understanding. Tom is passionate about helping clients break free from cycles of fear, compulsions, reassurance-seeking, and self-doubt so they can reclaim their lives from OCD and anxiety.

Tom’s therapeutic approach integrates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), tailoring treatment to each individual’s goals, values, and experiences. Tom works collaboratively with clients to develop practical strategies that support long-term emotional resilience, psychological flexibility, and meaningful behavioural change.

Professional Accreditation

• BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist