About me
Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, low, or stuck?
You may be struggling with anxiety, low mood, overthinking, difficult emotions, or experiences that feel hard to manage on your own. Perhaps you know something needs to change but feel unsure about where to begin.
You do not have to work through this alone.
I am Dimitrios, an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) therapist and qualified Integrative Counsellor. I offer a warm, compassionate, and non-judgemental space where you can talk openly about what you are experiencing, understand what may be keeping you stuck, and begin to find a way forward.
My approach is collaborative, practical, and tailored to you. Together, we can explore what you are going through, understand the patterns that may be contributing to your difficulties, and develop practical ways to help you move forward with greater confidence and clarity.
I have thousands of hours of clinical experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional, psychological, and neurodevelopmental challenges.
I can support you with:
Anxiety and excessive worry
Depression and low mood
ADHD
OCD
Low self-esteem and low confidence
Social anxiety
Autism and neurodivergence-related challenges
Trauma and PTSD
Health anxiety
Panic attacks and agoraphobia
Phobias
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Anger and difficulties managing emotions
Shame and difficult past experiences
Insomnia and sleep difficulties
Work-related stress and burnout
Relationship and family difficulties
Sexuality, gender, and identity-related concerns
CBT provides a strong evidence-based foundation for my work, while my training in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy allows me to adapt therapy to your individual needs, experiences, and goals. I do not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach.
Together, we can explore the connection between your thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and experiences, while developing practical strategies to help you respond to difficulties in healthier and more helpful ways. My aim is to help you build greater self-understanding, confidence, resilience, and self-compassion.
An important part of therapy is helping you feel more able to manage life’s challenges with confidence and trust in yourself. Our work can help you develop greater awareness, practical coping skills, and a stronger sense of your own ability to move forward.
I am an accredited member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and a qualified Integrative Counsellor and member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). My practice is supported by regular clinical supervision, continuing professional development, professional ethical standards, and evidence-based psychological practice.
I understand that contacting a therapist can feel daunting, particularly when you may already be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or unsure about what to say.
You do not need to have everything figured out before getting in touch. We can simply begin with a conversation about what has been happening, what you are finding difficult, and what you would like to be different.
If you would like to explore how therapy may help, you are very welcome to get in touch.
Taking that first step can open the door to meaningful change.
Verified Reviews
“I am so grateful for the help I received from Dimitrios and the tools he taught me to manage my anxiety! I can’t praise him enough.”
“When I attended my session with Dimitrios, I was unsure if a therapist was what I needed. He is very experienced, approachable, warm-hearted, and empathic. From our first session, I felt understood, safe, and at ease. He helped me clearly understand how to tackle my problems and how therapy works step by step. I felt really good after! I would highly recommend him.”
Dr Kouklakis has been absolutely wonderful. He has been really understanding and supportive. He patiently listens to all my problems and provides an accurate assessment and helps me to overcome the issues. I have been in a much better mental state since I started my sessions with Dr Kouklakis. Highly recommend him!
“It was only the initial meeting, but I felt relaxed and safe in his presence and that we had made a genuine connection. I look forward very positively to the next sessions.”
“It was our introductory meeting, but Dimitrios was respectful, kind, and asked pertinent questions. Happy so far.”
"Excellent therapist. He is helping me tackle my depression at the moment. Very reassuring and will set goals for you to complete at the end of each session so that you can move forward with your life in a positive manner. Would recommend to all."
“Really pleased with Dimitrios. He made me feel at ease, truly understood what I was saying, and helped me rationalise the issues I mentioned. Looking forward to the rest of the sessions with him.”
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and Experience
Dimitrios is an experienced Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) and Integrative Counsellor. He is an accredited member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), the principal professional body for CBT practitioners in the UK and Ireland, and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
He is also affiliated with European and specialist professional organisations, including the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, the European Association for Counselling (EAC), and the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM).
Dimitrios holds two postgraduate diplomas in psychotherapy. He completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of East London’s School of Psychology, followed by a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy at Royal Holloway, University of London, in 2020.
Alongside his psychotherapy training, Dimitrios has an academic background in Sociology. This has contributed to his understanding of how social, cultural, family, and environmental factors can influence emotional wellbeing, identity, relationships, and mental health.
He has developed extensive clinical experience across a broad range of mental health, medical, educational, and private practice settings. His experience includes working within hospitals, medical centres, psychiatric services, substance misuse services, military settings, schools, universities, and private clinical practice.
Throughout his career, Dimitrios has worked with individuals from a wide range of cultural, ethnic, social, and professional backgrounds. He has also worked with respected healthcare organisations and charities, including the NHS, Mind, and Change Grow Live (CGL).
This breadth of experience has helped him develop a flexible and culturally sensitive approach to therapy, recognising that each person’s difficulties need to be understood within the wider context of their experiences, relationships, background, and circumstances.
Dimitrios is committed to maintaining high professional and clinical standards through regular clinical supervision, collaboration with other mental health professionals, and ongoing continuing professional development (CPD). His practice is informed by evidence-based approaches and relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance.
He regularly attends specialist training, seminars, workshops, conferences, and other professional development activities to continue expanding his clinical knowledge and therapeutic skills and to ensure that his practice remains informed by current developments in CBT, counselling, and psychotherapy.
Member organisations
The BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the practice, theory or development of CBT. BABCP also provides accreditation for CBT therapists. BABCP accredited members adhere to the Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and are willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required.
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
Fees
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
When I work
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early morning | |||||||
| Morning | |||||||
| Early afternoon | |||||||
| Late afternoon | |||||||
| Evening |
