About me
Are you ready to go deeper in therapy - not just to get by, but to understand, heal, and change?
Many of the clients I work with - individually or as a couple - have tried to make sense of things on their own, or found that previous approaches didn't quite reach the root of what's keeping them stuck. They come to therapy seeking a space where they can slow down, feel genuinely understood, and begin to connect more deeply with themselves and each other - in their relationships, their sense of self, and their responses to the world around them.
I'm a BACP accredited integrative Counsellor, EMDR therapist, and Psychologist. I work with adults navigating a wide range of difficulties: relationship patterns and conflict, trauma and PTSD, grief and loss (including grieving those who are not dead - such as through estrangement, divorce, breakups etc.), anxiety and depression, identity, emotional dysregulation, and those who simply want to grow and return to themselves. I offer individual therapy, EMDR, and Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) - helping partners understand the cycles that keep them stuck and rebuild a felt sense of safety and connection.
My approach is rooted in primarily humanistic (person-centred), experiential (Emotionally-Focused Therapy [EFT]) and trauma-informed (EMDR) approaches, woven together with psychodynamic, transactional analysis, somatic and systemic thinking. In practice, this means:
- I begin by helping you (you as an individual or a couple) slow things down and tune into what's happening in the moment, so we can really understand your experience as it unfolds.
- Together, we then identify the patterns that might be keeping you stuck - especially in how you relate to yourself, a partner, or others.
- From there, I support you to safely access and explore the deeper emotions, history and meanings underneath the surface reactions, helping them to become clearer and more manageable.
- In the session, we then work on trusting and expressing those emotions and needs in new, more helpful and healthy ways - such as finding your voice, setting boundaries, reaching for support and more.
- If you have distressing or disruptive memories, these can be processed with EMDR so that recalling them no longer affects your present-day life. It is also okay to just want EMDR, or for us to discuss having EMDR earlier in our sessions or as-and-when helpful - our working together is always a collaboration
- Finally, we integrate these new experiences so you can begin to respond differently in your life and relationships beyond therapy, creating lasting change.
I believe the therapeutic relationship itself is at the heart of change. My role is not to fix or direct, but to be a steady, warm, curious, attentive, boundaried but compassionate presence facilitating deeper exploration through gentle challenges as you make sense of your own experience and find your way forward.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have been practising as a therapist for 6+ years and my passion for supporting clients in helping them get back to themselves (their true Selves) has never wavered.
I completed my integrative counselling and psychotherapy training and then an MSc in Psychology, which I completed with Distinction. My training drew on a broad range of modalities - including person-centred, psychodynamic theory, attachment, somatic, systemic, gestalt, transactional analysis, narrative, psychosynthesis, existential and cognitive approaches - giving me the clinical grounding to work with a wide range of presentations.
Since qualifying, I have built extensive experience across both voluntary and statutory settings before moving into full-time private practice:
- Clinical Lead, NHS Mental Health Service (London) - managing five therapists and MH practitioners, overseeing clinical quality and client pathways
- Suicide Bereavement Charity (SW) - supporting clients bereaved by suicide
- Domestic Abuse Charity (SW) - therapeutic support for survivors of domestic abuse
- Women's Safe House (SW) - working with women in crisis and recovery
- Youth Justice Service (London) - therapy with young people involved in the justice system
- Children's Charity (London) - therapeutic support for children and families
- Private Practice - individual therapy, EMDR, and couples therapy
In addition to my core training, I have undertaken specialist post-qualifying programmes including:
- Accredited EMDR Training (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)
- Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) Training
- Working with Relational Trauma: Dealing with Disorganised Attachment
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Papyrus Suicide Prevention
- 3rd Wave CBT Therapies: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
I engage in regular clinical supervision and ongoing CPD, and hold a current DBS check. I am a BACP Accredited Member (MBACP Accred.), requiring demonstration of substantial training, supervised clinical hours, and ethical practice.
Before practising, I spent eight years working as an educator both nationally, but largely internationally - including at Sorbonne University, Paris - experiences that deepened my understanding of people, culture, and how we make sense of ourselves and others.
Testimonials from previous clients:
Danielle was very supportive and I really appreciated her guidance while I navigated processing my experiences and feelings. I didn't know that where I've got to was even possible before. Thank you ~ EK
I'm very grateful for the counselling I received from Danielle and feel it really helped me get back to myself. I've now been ready to finish but would come back should I need help again in the future ~RK
I came to Danielle shortly after starting an extended period of stress-related leave from work. Danielle taught me to fully engage with and understand my feelings, and show myself the compassion that I had deprived myself of for such a long time. She ultimately empowered me to take significant steps to prioritise my wellbeing and happiness over the expectations of others, and the future looks a lot brighter for me compared to before I worked with Danielle. Danielle has an excellent ability to make sense of, as I saw it, my jumbled thoughts and see the underlying themes. Danielle’s appreciation of the cultural and societal challenges connected with being a young male from an ethnic minority background was exemplary and made me feel truly understood. I believe I’ll always choose Danielle in times when I need support ~JML
Following a stressful few months at work I embarked on my first experience of Counselling, as a woman in her fifties, I wasn’t sure how counselling would help what was going on for me at the time.
Danielle put me at ease from the beginning, she helped me discover my feelings and thoughts and behaviours, I had never given myself the time and space to think about these things before, it was life changing and I felt for the first time I actually understood myself and had clarity on many things, I wish I had found Danielle sooner, I made immense progress in a short space of time, thank you Danielle. ~AM
You gave me perspective of my life. I would have been lost. When I was in a dark hole, and couldn't find a light, you lit a candle and helped guide me back to myself. ~FC
Taking therapy with Danielle is one of the best decision I have made in my life. She supported me through some of the toughest times in my life, and navigate difficulties in my relationships, family and work life. She was always calm and supportive and as well as the immediate help, provided a safe space for me to fully engage with my feelings and emotions. I don't think I would be where I am today without her support and can't recommend it more highly! ~WM
I think being listened to, being heard and just the opportunity to say what I want and only you know. I think just being heard in general. Sometimes you don't think you're being understood, I was understood here. Thank you ~AU
Danielle helped me each week to understand myself and my relationships better. We explored things I'd never before and Danielle supported our sessions with suggestions for things I can do in the week which helped me develop the skills myself. I had no idea of the lasting impact our work together would create. After experiences with other therapists, I wish I'd found Danielle sooner - thank you Danielle ~IP
Thank you sincerely for all the support, care, and insight you’ve offered me over these past months. Working with you has truly helped me grow and navigate some difficult moments, and I’m deeply grateful for that. ~NM
Thanks to working with Danielle, I’ve noticed all of my relationships have improved and I feel better in myself. I feel proud of the progress I’ve made in improving my communication skills and have really appreciated counselling with her. ~PR
I’ve finally been able to move on and get back to my life, my relationships and feel hopeful for my future again. After a long time, I feel I can enjoy being where I’m at again. Thank you Danielle. ~LB
I feel so grateful to have had therapy, especially with Danielle. I don’t think I would be where I am now without it. I’ve even developed my own “mini Danielle” on my shoulder to ask what I know she would, even though she’s not with me, to help me challenge my thoughts about myself and help me explore my experiences more deeply. I found the optional tools and activities Danielle gave me to help support therapy in the time between sessions particularly useful. Thank you for your support and for helping me create a toolbox I can use to support myself when things are hard. ~GW
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
Therapies offered
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Fees
£75.00 - £140.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Please note that the prices stated below are for self-funded clients. Sessions billed directly to insurers (Aviva, AXA etc.) are charged in-line with insurer schedule rates.
Individual Therapy
- Online / telephone / walk-and-talk: £75 per 60-minute session (not 50-minute)
- In-person: £85 per 60-minute session
EMDR Therapy (Individual)
- Online: £90 per 60 minutes / £130 per 90 minutes
- In-person: £100 per 60 minutes / £140 per 90 minutes
Couples Therapy
- Online: £105 per 60 minutes / £130 per 75 minutes
- In-person: £115 per 60 minutes / £140 per 75 minutes
Free initial consultation: 30 minutes.
I work with:
- AXA
- Aviva
- WPA
- BUPA
- Healix
For other insurance providers, clients typically pay me directly for each session and can then submit the invoice to their insurer for reimbursement. Not all providers and packages include this level of cover, so please check with your insurer before beginning therapy.
When I work
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Further information
I am available:
- Mondays - in-person, Bath
- Tuesday to Friday - in-person, London, or online/telephone
London in-person: waiting list closed.
