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HARLEY STREET
Therapy in Harley Street for visible lives under invisible pressure
A visible role can leave very little room for a private self. Therapy offers somewhere to slow down, speak honestly and understand what may be happening beneath the ways you have learned to cope, relate and remain composed. There is no script here, and no expectation to perform.
A private place beyond the role
You may be accustomed to leading, deciding, creating or holding a great deal together. From the outside, your life may appear successful and well managed. Privately, there may be pressure, uncertainty, relationship difficulties or a growing sense that something needs to change. Therapy provides a thoughtful, unhurried space centred on you—not the role you fulfil for other people. You do not need to arrive with a polished explanation. We can begin with what is happening now.
Working with me
I offer warm, direct and relational therapy, drawing particularly on Transactional Analysis. Together, we can explore the patterns shaping how you think, feel and relate; understand how they developed; and consider whether they still serve the life you want. Before becoming a therapist, I spent more than two decades working in senior theatre, cultural and organisational leadership. I understand something of ambitious environments, creative lives, public-facing roles and the private pressures that can sit alongside professional competence. You work directly with me—from your first conversation onwards.
In-person therapy in Harley Street
Sessions take place in a professional and discreet central London setting at:
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23 Harley Street
London
W1G 9QN
Choosing a therapist is a personal decision. I offer a complimentary 30-minute introductory conversation online. It is an opportunity to tell me a little about what has brought you to therapy, ask questions and consider whether working together feels right. There is no need to have everything neatly worked out. A few words are enough to begin.