Therapy when you feel stuck, anxious, or disconnected
You might find yourself walking through life with tension, self-judgement, or a persistent sense that something about you is not right.
Therapy provides you with a dedicated space to pause, understand what’s driving your distress, and start developing more helpful ways of relating to yourself and others.
What you might be experiencing
- Anxiety, worry, ruminative thoughts, or trouble relaxing
- Harsh self-criticism, shame, or internal pressure
- Conflict related to identity, sexuality, or relationships
- Struggles with intimacy, disconnection, or feeling unseen.
- Wounds from past experiences or trauma that still feel active
Psychotherapy with Simon
How therapy can support you
You’ll be invited to gently and curiously explore your inner world; the thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and stories you carry. Through this process, you may begin to loosen the grip of shame, soften self-criticism, and discover ways to be more compassionate towards yourself. Over time, you might notice an increased sense of confidence, greater ease in navigating the world, more fulfilling relationships, and a deeper appreciation for life.
Areas of focus
LGBTQ+ shame, identity concerns: People who identify as part of a sexual or gender minority often face higher levels of mental health challenges, often linked to experiences of discrimination, inequality or bullying. Growing up feeling different or ashamed can deeply affect how we see ourselves and relate to others. These experiences can have lasting effects, shaped further by factors such as age, ethnicity, religion or location. Therapy offers you a safe, non-judgemental space to explore these issues and support LGBTQIA+ individuals in living authentically and with self-acceptance.
Anxiety: Anxiety can affect anyone and often shows up as constant worry, exhaustion, or trouble relaxing. You might feel stuck in negative thoughts, tense in your body, or on alert much of the time. Therapy can help you understand what’s driving these feelings, develop healthier ways to cope, and begin to feel more balanced and at ease again.
Low Mood: Low mood can leave you feeling unmotivated, detached, or empty. You might find it hard to enjoy things that once felt easy or feel unsure how to shift the heaviness. Therapy can help you explore what’s beneath these feelings and begin to move towards greater stability and hope.
Life transitions: Life transitions — whether planned or unexpected — can stir up uncertainty, loss or excitement all at once. Changes in work, relationships, health or identity can leave you questioning who you are or what comes next. Therapy can help you make sense of these shifts, find steadiness amid uncertainty, and approach the next stage of life with greater clarity and confidence.
Sexual difficulties: Many of us didn’t receive a good sex education, which can leave us feeling ashamed or uncomfortable asking for help when things aren’t working as we’d like. Sexual issues are common but rarely talked about, and many of us carry unhelpful messages from childhood, relationships or society about what’s “normal”. These issues can have physical, emotional or psychological roots and may take time to work through. Therapy can help you understand what feels right for you, overcome shame, and improve confidence, communication and satisfaction.
Relationship challenges: Many of us weren’t taught how to build a truly loving relationship with ourselves, and this can make our relationships with others difficult. We might struggle to find, maintain or end relationships, or feel unsure about what we really want from a partner. Communication, boundaries and conflict can all be challenging, especially when old wounds are being replayed. Therapy can help you understand these patterns, strengthen your connection, or part ways with care and respect.
Grief and loss: Grief isn’t only about losing someone through death — it can also come from the end of a relationship, a change in health, or the loss of a dream or direction we once imagined for ourselves. These experiences can leave us feeling disoriented, empty or unsure of who we are now. There’s no right way to grieve, and it often takes time to make sense of what’s been lost. Therapy offers space to explore these feelings, find meaning, and begin to reconnect with life in a way that feels possible again.
Trauma and painful memories: Trauma can show itself in many ways — through anxiety, sleepless nights, sudden anger, feeling numb, or finding it hard to trust others. It may be triggered by something that’s happened recently or by echoes of painful experiences from the past. These memories can resurface as flashbacks, nightmares or overwhelming emotions that feel hard to control. Therapy offers a safe space to explore what’s happening, understand your responses, and begin to heal and rebuild a sense of safety and stability.
Couples Therapy: Relationships can bring deep connection but also real challenges — around communication, trust, intimacy or navigating differences. Couples therapy offers a space to talk openly, understand each other more clearly and rebuild closeness or direction together.
Gay Couples Therapy: For gay and queer couples, there may be additional layers to explore, such as managing open or non-traditional relationships, dealing with stigma or family rejection, or one partner not being ‘out’. Issues like chemsex, identity, and differing experiences of acceptance can also affect how partners relate to one another. Therapy provides a safe, non-judgemental space to explore these complexities with honesty and compassion, helping both partners feel seen and supported.
How we work together in therapy
Ways I offer therapy
Therapy may draw from different approaches tailored to your needs, such as CBT, EMDR, psychosexual psychotherapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and metacognitive interventions.
What makes this space unique
You can expect your therapy to be collaborative and adaptable. We will focus on what causes you distress now and the patterns that keep you stuck, while also building on the strengths that already exist within you. Monthly clinical supervision for CBT, EMDR, and PST, along with ongoing professional development, will ensure that your process is supported with care and integrity.
Qualifications & experience you can rely on:
You’ll be supported by someone with extensive experience in mental health and therapy: working in the field since 2006, registered as a mental health nurse since 2010, and specifically as a therapist since 2014. My formal qualifications include CBT (accredited with the BABCP), EMDR (member of EMDR-UK), and Integrative Psychosexual Psychotherapy (registered with COSRT).
Taking the next step:
If this feels like what you’ve been seeking, you are welcome to organise a time for an initial introductory call free of charge. This is your chance to share what has brought you here, explore whether this space feels suitable for you, and start imagining what change could look like.
Contact:
Rates:
Sessions are £100 for individuals and £125 for couples
I accept AXA insurance.
Sessions:
Psychotherapy sessions at City Therapy Space:
Wednesday and Thursday:
