About me
Hello and welcome!
Who I am
I'm Theo, an experienced psychological therapist and clinical supervisor trained in dramatherapy. I work with adults and children in English or Greek, with sessions tailored to each person's needs.
I offer a welcoming and confidential space where you – or your child – can feel respected, understood and valued while working towards the changes that matter to you.
My approach is trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, LGBTQIA+ affirming and anti-oppressive.
I work with individuals, couples, families, organisations and groups. The areas I most often work in are trauma, anxiety, depression, neurodivergence, relationships and infidelity, life changes, low self-esteem, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, loneliness, bereavement, racism and systemic oppression, gender identity, gender expression and sexuality.
If you need support with something not listed here, please get in touch and we can discuss whether I'm the right fit. I welcome and work with people from all backgrounds and experiences.
Experiences I specialise in
- Trauma, complex trauma and PTSD: Having worked for many years with people of all ages who have experienced personal or collective trauma, I have developed a skill set in trauma recovery, from managing everyday symptoms to processing the trauma itself. Because trauma is stored in the body, dramatherapy's embodied focus is vital to this work.
- Children's and adolescents' psychosocial development: I have worked with children and young people of all ages for over two decades, first as a facilitator of creative arts programmes and then as a dramatherapist. My work with those under 18 uses creativity to help them express themselves, regulate their emotions and explore sensitive topics safely.
- Gender, sexual and relationship diversity (GSRD): Both my own queer identity and personal journey, alongside my professional training, give me a lived understanding of what matters within LGBTQIA+ / GSRD communities.
- Migration: Drawing on my own experience as a migrant in the UK and my work with asylum-seeking people across cultures, faiths and languages, I understand the range of stressors involved, from practical adjustment to forming a new identity.
How I work
My approach focuses on helping you – or your child – reconnect with the resilient parts of yourself, the parts that can offer guidance and support.
I always follow your lead on the direction you want your therapy to take. Sometimes people want to explore past experience and how it links to their present challenges. In other cases, they want to focus on the present, and on practical changes that improve everyday life. Most often, therapy offers a combination of both.
Whether you choose to work through talking or creative methods, creativity, imagination and the body are at the centre of the work. I believe these bypass our habitual thinking and give access to the psyche's inner wisdom.
- You can get in touch and arrange a free 15-minute introductory call to talk about whether and how we might work together.
- After that, you can decide whether to book a first session. There is no obligation to book one and none to carry on afterwards.
- I will only ask about continuing after you have had that first session. If you would like to, we agree on a regular slot, usually weekly.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold an MA in Drama and Movement Therapy from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London) and have undertaken additional specialised training in Systemic Psychotherapy and Counselling. I am also a qualified Creative Supervisor, trained at the London Centre of Psychodrama. I am fully registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and a senior accredited member of the British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth).
With 8 years of clinical experience, I've worked extensively with diverse populations including adults and children of all ages who were:
- exploring issues from past trauma to current anxieties
- navigating neurodivergence and/or learning disabilities
- experiencing work or school related stress
- being racialised and discriminated against
- exploring gender and sexuality
- facing bullying, abuse or discrimination
- under social care and/or the asylum system
- studying in PRU, SEMH, SEND or mainstream schools
I have presented my work at several conferences organised by institutions such as the British Association of Dramatherapists, the European Federation of Dramatherapy, and the European Consortium of Arts Therapies, and I have written a chapter in an edited book on dramatherapy.
Alongside these, I have been working as a visiting lecturer, teaching dramatherapy modules in MA and BA university courses and supervising trainee therapists in placement. I have also been offering mental health training to other professionals (social workers, foster carers, accommodation providers, teachers and other therapists) specialised in the psychosocial experience of separated asylum seeking children.
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 HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£85.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- One-to-one therapy: £85 per 50-minute session
- Couples, parent–child and family therapy: £120 per 50-minute session
- Supervision: £75 per session
- Group work: please get in touch for dates and fees
A limited number of reduced-fee places are available.
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Further information
- You can get in touch and arrange a free 15-minute introductory call to talk about whether and how we might work together.
- After that, you can decide whether to book a first session. There is no obligation to book one and none to carry on afterwards.
- I will only ask about continuing once you have had that first session. If you would like to, we agree on a regular slot, usually weekly.
I look forward to hearing from you
