Tamara Strachan

Well done! you have taken the hardest step and acknowledged that things aren't ok, this is where the healing begins. I am a warm and effective Therapist, who works on the basis that the problems we are struggling with can very often be traced back to our past relationships and experiences. I will gently yet firmly work alongside you to explore the origins of your emotional difficulties and help you change unhealthy patterns of relating. This should lead to real relief from the painful and uncomfortable thoughts and feelings you are currently experiencing.

I am a registered member of the BACP, I have a Masters in Therapeutic Counselling (2009), as well as 25yrs of working therapeutically in a number of leading London teaching hospitals.

I am also a certified Reiki healer, and a spiritual life coach

I work successfully with a wide number of issues including:

Anxiety and depression

Family issues

Loneliness 
Relationships (including separation and divorce)
Infertility

Psychedelic integration work
Motherhood
Stress
Addiction
Self-esteem issues
Work difficulties

Personal Growth
and more…

I am also a specialised Sexual Health Therapist, and have a wealth of clinical experience working with issues that can carry strong feelings of guilt and shame. I provide an open and non-judgemental environment in which to work on experiences of:

• HIV and other STI’s
• Sexual identity
• Infidelity
• Sexual assault and rape
• and more…

I work from my home in Balham/Streatham Hill, which helps me to provide a more nurturing environment than a traditional clinical setting. Your first session will be a loosely structured session, going at your pace, and will involve me finding out about the problems you are experiencing and what you would like to achieve. 

Research overwhelmingly shows, that the greatest predictor of success in therapy is the strength of the connection between you and your Therapist. If something I have said here resonates with you, then do get in touch with me.

www.southlondontherapist.co.uk
info@southlondontherapist.co.uk
07437592364

Rape and sexual assault

sexual health 

TESTIMONIALS 

My time working with Tamara was transformative. She helped me come home to myself and find a place of peace and happiness. Laetitia (28yrs) Finance director, March 2023

Therapy with her has changed my life. I am a much calmer and self-reliant person.  She provides a warm and safe space. I can’t recommend her highly enough. Mia (33yrs) Executive radio producer, December 2022

Tamara witnessed all my hurts, expertly guiding me toward new ways of thinking. Empowering me to reparent myself. I left feeling stronger and softer in all the right places. Greta (34yrs) Film maker, November 2022

Tamara was a compassionate and patient therapist, she helped me understand myself and several relationships that I'd struggled with for years. Would highly recommend. James (27 yrs) Sportsman, August 2022

I feel Tamara has given me the necessary tools to navigate my problems in a healthy way and she has made me realise an inner strength I didn’t know was there. My experience with her was incredibly positive. Simone (29yrs)Flight attendant, February 2022

With Tamara I undertook a journey that changed my life. She was exactly what I was hoping to find in a therapist, someone who would listen to me, and I could be vulnerable with, and at the right time, she would challenge me, so that I could grow. Chiara (30yrs)Trainee Psychotherapist, July 2021

With her there is no judgement. I didn't realise how impactful therapy could be until I teamed up with Tamara! Sarah (42yrs) PR Creative director, June 2020

Having worked with another therapist before I was nervous about starting therapy with someone else. However, this has been the most valuable counselling I have had to date; Tamara is kind but firm and became a voice I could trust in my pursuit of reworking my unhealthy thought processes. I'm forever grateful to her for this help.  Daisy (26yrs) Marketing May 2021
 
 Tamara made me feel very comfortable from the start and really understood the key areas that I needed to work on. I feel that I was able to achieve a lot in just a few sessions with Tamara and I would definitely reach out to her again. Mia (32) Advertising, April 2020

Tamara offered an incredibly welcoming environment where I felt comfortable sharing information about previous and current life events. Tamara provided an interesting insight and provoked me to think about things from different perspectives, all of which have helped immensely! Daniel (24yrs) Senior sales executive. March 2021 
 
 Tamara is warm, non-judgemental and extremely supportive - I felt a connection with her straight away. After going through a tough time, as well as needing to work through some childhood trauma, I decided it was time for therapy and I'm so glad Tamara was the one I started this journey with. She opened my eyes to different ways of thinking and I really enjoyed our sessions together - tears, laughs and all. Sarah (28yrs) Freelance copywriter January 2021