Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Shepherds Bush, England
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HSP
Kevin Martin
Counsellor/Therapist, Psychotherapist Psychodynamic Analysis & Transactional Analysis, BACP, ITTA, EA
Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)—a trait scientifically known as Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS)—means your nervous system processes physical, emotional, and social stimuli more deeply and intensely than average. Coined by psychologist Dr Elaine Aron, this is a normal, innate personality trait found in roughly 15% to 20% of the population, not a flaw or a disorder.
Common Characteristics of an HSP
Deep Processing: Taking more time to reflect on situations, weighing choices carefully, and noticing subtle details, patterns, or shifts in the environment that others might miss.
Overstimulation: Feeling easily overwhelmed by bright lights, loud noises, strong smells, chaotic environments, or having too much to do in a short amount of time.
High Emotional Reactivity & Empathy: Feeling emotions very deeply—both your own and those of the people around you. You are often exceptionally intuitive, compassionate, and moved by art, music, or nature.
Needing Downtime: You need quiet, solitary time to decompress and recharge after a busy day or social gathering so you can process accumulated stress.
Sensitivity to Criticism: Being deeply hurt by harsh words or negative feedback, often because you hold yourself to high standards.
Thriving as an HSP
While the modern world can feel loud and demanding for sensitive nervous systems, high sensitivity also brings profound strengths, including deep creativity, strong intuition, conscientiousness, and rich empathy.
Remember: Your sensitivity is a unique strength. Learning to set gentle boundaries and honour your need for rest can transform how you experience the world.
10 Years Experience
Online in Shepherds Bush, England (Online Only)
HSP
Ummayah Sidhu
Counsellor/Therapist, BACP Accredited Psychotherapist & Clinical Lead | Identity, Heritage & High-Pressure Transitions
Being an HSP is a unique trait that can lead to feeling overstimulated by the world. I help you understand your sensitivity as a strength, while teaching you practical ways to manage sensory overwhelm and protect your energy.
10 Years Experience
Online in Shepherds Bush, England (Online Only)
HSP
Rakan Himadeh
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, SEP, ISP Candidate
Being a Highly Sensitive Person doesn’t mean something is “wrong”; it means your nervous system processes the world more deeply and intensely. Somatic Experiencing (SE) and Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP) support HSPs by helping regulate the activation that comes with overstimulation, strong emotions, and subtle shifts in the environment. SE brings more stability to the body by working with activation, overwhelm, and the tendency to freeze or shut down when things feel too much. ISP adds emotional capacity, helping you stay present with feelings and sensations without becoming flooded. Together, these approaches create more resilience, clearer boundaries, and a grounded sense of self, allowing sensitivity to become a strength rather than a source of exhaustion.
4 Years Experience
Online in Shepherds Bush, England (Online Only)
HSP
Birgit Schreiber Dr
Psychologist, PhD and MA in Psychology
Self-care is critical for HSP, and there are other aspects of improving the condition so that the person can lead a more fulfilling life, more robust and resilient. We also take care that being hyper sensitive is a huge gift!
26 Years Experience
Online in Shepherds Bush, England (Online Only)
HSP
Sudeva Hawkes
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Clinical Counsellor, B.Couns., MNCPS Accred. , PACFA Reg.
Highly sensitive individuals often react intensely to internal and external stimuli, much like those who’ve experienced complex trauma. That is, for example, with increased emotional sensitivity and stronger reactivity to both internal and external stimuli—pain, hunger, light, and noise. I’ve found that trauma-informed therapies, along with mindfulness and clinical expertise, are particularly effective in supporting highly sensitive people. My goal is to help you thrive authentically, rather than conform to conventional expectations.
29 Years Experience
Online in Shepherds Bush, England (Online Only)
HSP
Marianna Trezza -The Growing mindset
Counsellor/Therapist, MA (Hons), Adv Dip. Counsel. & Psychoth.,Dip. Hypnoth., X-Cultural Adaptation Coun. Reg. BACP 572613
Many highly sensitive women living abroad spend years feeling “too much” for the environments around them.
Too emotional.
Too intense.
Too affected by other people, places or atmospheres.
Over time, many learn to monitor themselves carefully in order to adapt, belong and avoid judgement.
For women living between cultures and languages, this sensitivity can become even more complex. Constant adaptation, emotional self-monitoring and feeling different from those around them can leave the nervous system emotionally exhausted and overstimulated.
Yet sensitivity is not a weakness.
Often it is a deep capacity for perception, empathy, intuition and emotional awareness that simply has not been supported with enough safety, grounding or space to breathe.
My work offers a warm, reflective and nervous-system-informed space where highly sensitive women can begin reconnecting with their own rhythm, boundaries, authenticity and emotional wellbeing without constantly feeling the need to harden, perform or over-adapt.
I integrate psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, EFT, embodiment, lifestyle medicine, reflective dialogue and nature-based approaches to support women in relating to their sensitivity with greater self-understanding, regulation and self-trust.
23 Years Experience
In-Person Near Shepherds Bush, ENG
Online in Shepherds Bush, England
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Shepherds Bush, England Statistics
Highly Sensitive Person therapists in Shepherds Bush, England average 13 years of experience and charge around ¤143 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (57%), Existential / Humanistic Therapy (52%), and Integrative Therapy (52%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
¤143
Accept insurance
24%
Offer sliding scale
43%
Gender ID
| 62% |
Female |
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| 30% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 52% |
In Person and Online |
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| 48% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 57% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 52% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 52% | Integrative Therapy |
| 43% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 43% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 43% | Transpersonal Therapy |
| 38% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 81% | Young Adult |
| 71% | Senior |
| 48% | Teen |
| 19% | Children |
Client Focus
| 86% | Women |
| 71% | Men |
| 62% | LGBTQ+ |
| 48% | Buddhist |
| 48% | Persons with Disabilities |