Wimbledon · online by video, with the Hove room for occasional sessions
Psychotherapy for Wimbledon
You might be searching for a psychotherapist in Wimbledon because coping strategies haven't touched something older. I offer open-ended integrative psychotherapy, usually weekly and by secure video, for adults who notice the same old story replaying in their work, their relationships, their family or how they treat themselves. My only room is in Hove, which is why video tends to be the practical way in.
The practical facts for Wimbledon
- Where sessions happen
- A private room at Intergen House, 65-67 Western Road, Hove BN3 2JQ, or secure video.
- From Wimbledon by car
- About 74 minutes with clear roads (47.7 miles); longer at busy times.
- Free NHS talking therapy
- Merton Talking Therapies, 0203 513 5888
- Fees
- £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90, £120 for 120. The first 15-minute call is free.
- Registration
- BACP registered member, no. 109340 (check the register); UKCP student member in advanced psychotherapy training.
Where looking fine is part of the scenery
Wimbledon is good at looking composed. The Village keeps its old houses and High Street, Southside House and the Museum of Wimbledon hold on to the past, and the Championships at the All England Club turn the place into a stage where every gesture is watched. Below the hill, the town around the station moves fast, with trains to Waterloo, Clapham Junction and along the District line, and none of that bustle tells you how anyone feels. If you've grown up keeping a polished surface, or grown used to it, admitting how much work that surface does can be surprisingly hard. Psychotherapy gives you somewhere to stop performing for a while, where nobody from the school gate, the gym or the office will see you walk in, because the sessions happen on a screen with someone who isn't part of Wimbledon life.
What makes this psychotherapy rather than a short course
I work as both counsellor and psychotherapist, and the line between them is blurry. Psychotherapy with me tends to run longer and less tidily. We still notice what's hard this week, and we also get curious about where it started: what your family taught you about anger, need or failure, and how those lessons still steer you. If you live somewhere that rewards looking composed, as Wimbledon can, part of the work may be noticing how much effort that composure takes and when you learned to keep it up. Old habits can show up between us too, perhaps as a worry that you're boring me or a reflex to apologise, which gives us something live to work with. Internal Family Systems can help here, as a way to meet the critical or driven parts of you with curiosity. From Wimbledon, the practical question is how to protect a weekly hour over many months. If you commute from the station, a slot before the morning train or after you're home tends to hold better than one squeezed into the working day. If you'd like company alongside one-to-one work, the Wimbledon Guild runs support groups as well as counselling.
Old patterns, Wimbledon settings
A surface that always has to hold
Wimbledon looks composed, from the Village High Street to the Championships. If keeping up that polish has cost you, we look at where the habit first began.
Your heritage in the room
Family expectation, identity or racism can sit at the heart of longer work. The Wimbledon Guild offers free counselling for people of Black and Asian heritage, and psychotherapy with me is another route.
A life lived somewhere else first
If you came to Merton as a refugee or asylum seeker, the Wimbledon Guild offers free counselling, and open-ended work can make room for what came before.
Support between weekly sessions
Longer-term therapy has gaps between sessions. The Sunshine Recovery Café, run by CDARS in Wimbledon, is a mental health recovery café you can use between sessions.
Free and low-cost support for Wimbledon
Open-ended private psychotherapy isn't right for everyone, or affordable for everyone. Merton Talking Therapies offers free NHS help for anxiety and low mood. The Wimbledon Guild's counselling takes self-referrals, with an assessment in person. The Sunshine Recovery Café, run by CDARS at Wimbledon, is somewhere to go for mental health support between appointments.
- Free NHS talking therapyMerton Talking Therapies0203 513 5888Free NHS talking therapy for anxiety, low mood and related difficulties. You can refer yourself, with no GP referral needed.
- If drinking or drug use is part of itVia Merton0300 303 4610Free and confidential.
- Local organisationWimbledon Guild counselling and support groups
For gambling, the National Gambling Helpline is free, day or night, on 0808 8020 133 (NHS gambling support).
Private counselling with me can run alongside any of these; you do not have to choose one or the other.
If someone at home is hurting, threatening or controlling you, the National Domestic Abuse Helpline is free, day or night, on 0808 2000 247.
If you need urgent help now
If you need help right now, please don't wait for a session.
The South London NHS Mental Health Crisis Text Service is another option: text 80991 or WhatsApp 0303 330 1511. Local drop-in crisis support: Sunshine Recovery Café, Wimbledon; South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust Recovery Cafés (check opening times before you go).
What people in Wimbledon ask before starting
I'm in Wimbledon. Do I need a psychotherapist or a counsellor?
It depends on what you're after. If you want help with one current difficulty, a shorter piece of counselling may be enough. If you notice the same patterns coming back across years, psychotherapy gives more time to understand them. I work as both, so we can decide on the free call and change course later.
How would psychotherapy from Wimbledon begin, and how long does it last?
First comes the free 15-minute call, and if we both want to go on, we fix a weekly slot for a first session. There's no fixed contract after that. We meet for as long as it stays useful, review how it's going every so often, and you're free to pause or stop. Regularity matters more than length, which is one reason video makes sense from Wimbledon.
Can psychotherapy by video from Wimbledon really go deep?
It can. Depth comes from trust and a steady rhythm, and both can build over a screen as well as in a room. What you need is a private room, headphones and a steady connection, so the hour feels protected.
Would Merton Talking Therapies or the Wimbledon Guild give me the same thing?
They're both worth knowing. Merton Talking Therapies, also known as Merton Uplift, is the borough's free NHS route, aimed at anxiety and low mood rather than open-ended work, and it takes self-referrals on 0203 513 5888. The Wimbledon Guild's counselling starts with an assessment in person, with free places for some groups. If open-ended work matters to you, ask each how long their sessions usually run before you choose.
How much do sessions cost, and is the first call free?
Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for 120 minutes, the same in person in Hove or by video. The first 15-minute call is free, with no obligation to book. There is no NHS referral needed to see me privately.
Find out whether longer-term therapy fits
When you feel ready, a short conversation is the easiest way to see whether we are a good fit. There is no obligation.