Schema Therapists in Leicester, England, United Kingdom

I work in a warm, informal, and deeply human way. I see you as the expert on yourself, and my role is to help you make sense of what lies beneath the surface: your patterns, relationships, wounds, pressures, and life experiences. I bring together genuine warmth, honest connection, deep pattern recognition, and a structured approach, so that therapy feels both easy to step into and meaningful in what it uncovers. I believe the best therapy happens when you can be real, speak freely, and feel understood without having to perform or pretend.

I am an optimistic and accepting therapist, enthusiastic about working with clients in collaborative ways, seeking to uncover and understand, and finding new ways of changing your life and living with fulfilling and rewarding relationships, families and friends. Over the years I have come to appreciate the therapeutic relationship as deeply healing, a safe space for clients to reflect and explore.

The reason people come to therapy are rarely simple. Sometimes it's anxiety that has gradually become exhausting, sometimes it's a relationship that no longer feels the way it once did. Sometimes it's a loss, a transition or patterns that seem to repeat despite your best efforts to change them. I offer individual couples and family therapy that is grounded in evidence and informed by a careful understanding of your history, current difficulties and therapeutic goals. My role is to help you understand what's happening, make sense of it and work towards change that feels meaningful and sustainable.

I am an experienced integrative therapist, and I am trained in a range of modalities that will allow us to identify a tailor-made approach to help you overcome your unique challenges. I offer a warm, accepting presence, and work on the assumption that all successful therapy proceeds from a person-centred foundation based in empathy, positive regard and genuine concern for the welfare of my clients. Approaches offered include CBT, psychodynamic, and mindfulness-based therapy, and I am also a level 3-trained EMDR therapist. I also incorporate elements of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and schema therapy.

Leicester is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the United Kingdom, with a majority non-white population and large South Asian, East African Asian, and Caribbean communities that generate significant demand for culturally affirming and multilingual therapists. The city has a strong Hindu and Muslim religious community, and therapists who can navigate the intersection of faith, family expectations, and mental health — particularly around intergenerational conflict and identity — are especially valued. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust provides public mental health services, with a private therapy community serving the university corridor and leafy residential suburbs. The University of Leicester and De Montfort University provide clinical training programs that feed into the local therapy ecosystem.

Gender ID

	75%	Female
	25%	Male

Session Type

	75%	In Person and Online
	25%	Online Only

Top Specialties

100%	Depression
100%	Trauma and PTSD
100%	Stress
100%	Self Esteem
100%	Anxiety or Fears
100%	Social Anxiety
75%	Thinking Disorders

Ages Served

100%	Teen
100%	Adult
75%	Young Adult
75%	Senior

Client Focus

75%	Men
75%	LGBTQ+
75%	Women
50%	Persons with Disabilities
25%	Christian

Schema therapists in Leicester, England ENG, United Kingdom UK

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Schema Therapy therapists in Leicester, England, United Kingdom Statistics

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Accept insurance

Offer sliding scale