About me
Hi, If you are here looking at my profile then it is very likely you are in distress and looking for professional help. Life can be very cruel, demanding and overwhelming making life feel impossible to cope with and it is easy to feel overwhelmed and unable to manage. Anxiety, emotional overload, depression, panic, sadness are all ways our body and brain let us know we need help. We may be fearful and out of our depth in knowing how or what to do.
As a trauma specialist in private practice I working with a huge range of areas and a variety of situations, if you are impacted by a difficult experience or trauma, either past or present and your life is no longer a positive healthy way of living, if you are struggling and can’t cope, then I am here to be with you to help you, together we will grow your understanding of yourself, behaviours the choices you are making, the impact others or situations are having upon you and provide you with a place to grow autonomy, choice and feel empowered with skills and tools that help provide a way forward.
Sometimes people don’t have anyone they can talk to and feel alone or isolated with their thoughts and feelings. I can listen and untangle possible twisted thinking or negative beliefs.
Sharing your dilemmas, discomforts, fears, anxieties and worries in your own way, at your own pace, with no pressures or judgement in a safe contained environment can allow you to feel more capacity to move forward in a robust and beneficial way for you.
I am passionate about mental health and helping clients find a path towards greater wellbeing and resilience, whatever that looks like for you and with your best interest at the forefront.
I offer counselling weekly or fortnightly depending upon your requirements and budget. I appreciate this is a commitment, financially, emotionally and physically. Change takes courage, determination, resilience and the timing needs to be right for you. Committing to this process is the first step of many towards making changes in your life.
I work with many areas including: anxiety, small or large trauma, abuse, depression; panic, suicidal ideation, self harm; relationship breakdown, low self esteem, stress, bereavement, loss of child, miscarriage, IVF, impact of serious illness, family dynamics, betrayal and trust issues, carer overload, work stress.
I have a good awareness and understanding of ADHD, ASD, ADHD. Including the perspective of family supporting dependents.
My current fee is £60 (before 6pm) - £70 (after 6pm) and for Counselling students £50.
I am also an EMDR Therapist, accredited training with EMDR Academy, London. EMDR is an effective treatment for trauma, PTSD, anxiety and other disorders. EMDR is an 8 Phase Process using a comprehensive approach using protocols and procedures to identify negative, disturbing beliefs and to reduce the client's reaction physically and emotionally to those memories by use of Bilateral Stimulation. Further information can be found at: https://www.emdracademy.co.uk/why-emdr
If you have heard of EMDR and would like to work this way please let me know at point of contact. It is a different way of working and I am happy to discuss further with you. I am very enthusiastic and enjoy EMDR whilst I recognise it is not for everyone.
I am an Accredited member of the BACP and I work alongside their Ethical Framework for the Counselling Profession.
We can meet in person, in my therapy room which is up one flight of stairs and with a large window looking out onto open space and trees or online using via Zoom, Skype, or Telephone is fine too or a mix.
I am a member of the Information Commissioners Office and fully compliant with GDPR legislation.
I am fully insured.
Clinical Supervision - I hold a Diploma in Clinical Supervision.
Training, qualifications & experience
BACP Senior Accredited 2015
EMDR Therapist – EMDR accredited training with EMDR Academy, London - June 2020.
EMDR 2.0
Diploma in Clinical Supervision (2014)
Couples and Relationship Counselling (2012)
BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling (2009)
ICO registered and compliant with GDPR legislation
As a Senior Accredited Member of the British Association of Counselling and /Psychotherapy, (BACP) I work in line with their Ethical Framework. I believe a strong ethical way of being enhances good practice and provides a key elements in working safely for clients.
CPD 2025
Thomas Zimmerman-EMDR and complex trauma - April 2025
Sept 2025 - Foundation for Infant Loss Training
Consistent, regular continuing professional and personal development through workshops, training and study ongoing.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Thank you for your interest in reading my profile.
I will always get back to you at my earliest opportunity if you leave your contact details either by telephone, text or email.
Thank you. Lesley
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Costs per session
Individuals (over 18 yrs only) - £60 day appointments and £70 evening appointments
Student Counsellors - £50
Many thanks, Lesley
Further information
I am located a short walk from Sidcup High Street and Sidcup Station (trains from Charing Cross, London Bridge and Cannon Street approx 20/30 mins journey).
I am conveniently situated for M20, M25 and A2.
Free parking easily available within a few minutes walk.
