About me
I am a UKCP accredited trauma-informed Existential Psychotherapist working within an integrative model, with a strong grounding in psychoanalytic theory. I am also a EMDR trained therapist and I offer psychotherapy in English and Spanish.
I've worked with adults from different backgrounds dealing with a wide range of issues, such as depression, loss, bereavement, suicide, sexual, emotional or physical abuse, low self-esteem, anxiety, difficulty in relationships, identity problems and trauma.
My approach consists in exploring together your experience, and how you approach your life, problems and relationships. We are trying to understand the effect those habitual, out of awareness, ways of being and relating to the world, are affecting your life.
It’s a process of dialogue, where by listening to yourself more closely, new understanding of your experience can be brought forth, insight can be achieved and new possibilities encountered.
I like to work with embodiment, dreams, using art and metaphors, but most important of all is that you feel free to use this space in your own way and at your own pace.
Don’t hesitate to contact me for more information or if you would like to book a first meeting to discuss how we can work together.
Training, qualifications & experience
My clinical experience is in the NHS, higher education and charity sector such as the Wimbledon Guild and Mind.
My background is in Arts and Literature. I completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling and an Advanced Diploma in Existential Psychotherapy at Regent's University, London. In 2021, I was granted a MSc in Psychodynamics of Human Development at Birkbeck University. I completed a training as a EMDR therapist with Alexandra Richman in January 2026.
I'm currently undertaking a training on Integrative Supervision.
I'm an accredited member with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and member of the EMDR UK Association.
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£90.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Sessions run for 50 minutes
Mondays in London Bridge, sessions are £90
Wednesdays online, sessions are £80
Fridays in East Dulwich, sessions are £85
When I work
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Further information
Here's some feedback from my clients that can give you an idea about the way I work:
“I worked with Denise for just over 4 years and I’m forever grateful for her care and compassion during my journey. Denise had a wonderful way of being supportive, and whilst a;lso gently challenging me on certain preconceptions or habitual ways of thinking that I had developed since childhood. I learnt hot to identify my feelings, and actually feel them, instead of trying to ‘logic’ my way out of it. I learnt that I am capable of standing up for myself and that it’s also okay to ask for help. Her process was to work at my pace, exploring what I wanted to talk about, whislt also carefully delving deeper into what the real issues were or what was behind certain thought-processes I had. I felt safe to express feelings I had pushed down for years, and she supported me to process them properly. Working with her was a life-affirming experience”. Shanti S.
“Working with Denise for over two years was extremely significant for me. In time I came to feel we were alongside each other in an exploration of my world and who I am. Firm in her challenges but also quietly loving, she helped me to question narratives I assumed to be true and supported me to find new ways through where I'd been stuck - often simply by accepting where I was. Her proactive and engaging style helped me to feel we were together in the process and her ability to hold boundaries made the space feel safe and containing”. J.Y.
“I sought out therapy during a very difficult time, when I was struggling with bereavement, relationship issues, and other related issues. I needed help to understand how I was feeling and why. I found that with Denise. She helped me develop my own language to describe my experiences to myself, and to others. That allowed me to recognise, accept, and trust my own experience, to make decisions based on it and to accept the consequences of those choices. After around 4 years working together, for various personal and practical reasons it felt natural point to stop, which I did as a stronger and happier person”. Michael O.
“Denise is a very professional, warm and insightful counsellor. The space she holds adhered to professional boundaries and created a very safe space for me, which was hugely helpful in me being able to open up and to experience my emotions. I am and will always be extremely grateful to Denise and our sessions, for enabling me to have a better understanding of myself, to be more confident and to have love for myself. It wasn't always easy but Denise's patience, skill, commitment and empathy helped me grow into a better version of me. Thank you”. Lorraine L.
“El tiempo con Denise me ayudó a poner límites, comunicarme mejor y decidir lo que quiero. Eso transformó mis relaciones y muchos otros aspectos de mi vida”. Daniel Y.
