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All the BACPSL members on this page are also members of BACP or UKCP and qualified counsellors. They also adhere to BACP’s Code of Ethics or the equivalent if not a member of BACP.  The main counselling list is in the Online Directory.

PLEASE NOTE: Most counsellors do not offer these low cost places to everyone. There is usually a restriction eg low cost is often only offered to students, people on low income, benefit or unwaged. The maximum that can be charged for low cost counselling through this site is £30/session. Please contact the relevant counsellor for clarification of their own fees. Click here for the list of low cost supervisors.

Counsellors:

Area: London
Robert Jones Tel: 07947 474688
(See also SE26)
robt.jones@freeuk.com
Qualifications: Dip Couns; MA Couns & Psychotherapy
Approach: Person-centred, Existential
Fees: £25 concession for low income

Area: South London
Lorraine Beckford Tel: 07825 180799
lorraine.beckford@googlemail.com
Qualifications: Adv Dip Couns; Dip Sup
Approach: Integrative, Psychodynamic
Fees: £30

Area: South London
Claudine Swinton-Lee Tel: 07956 306065
claudslee@yahoo.co.uk
Qualifications: Dip Psych; Cert Hyp
Approach: Psychodynamic, Person Centred, Analytic
Fees: £10-£15 for people receiving benefits

Area: South East
Mavis Lartey Tel: 020 7639 0293 and 07960 155111
(See also SE15)
mltherapy@aol.com
Qualifications: Dip Couns. Cert Couns.
Approach: Integrative, Person-Centred
Fees: £20

Area: SE1
Lisa Ferguson Tel: 07740 030510
Qualifications: MBACP; Advanced Diploma Psychodynamic Counselling WPF/FPC; Certificate in Trauma, Tavistock; BA Hons
Approach: Psychodynamic
Fees: £30 for low waged and unemployed

Area SE3
Blackheath Counselling Service Tel: 020 8858 5969 or 020 8858 1991
www.bhhs.selondon.co.uk
Qualifications: MBACP Diploma in Counselling and Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Humanistic)
Approach: Integrative, Person Centred, Cognitive Behavioural, Psychodynamic, Jungian
Fees: £25 

Area: SE5
Catherine Jacobs Tel: 020 7703 6064
cathy.jacobs@ukgateway.net
Qualifications: Advanced Dip Psychodynamic Counselling (WPF); MA Gender & Society; WPF Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Programme
Approach: Psychodynamic, Psychoanalytic
Fees: Some day time low fee places at £30

Area: SE9
Litsa Charalambous Tel:  020 8294 1846 or 07784948401
(See also Sidcup) 
Qualifications: MBACP; Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Counselling; Certificate in CBT
Approach:  Humanistic, Integrative, CBT
Fees:  Daytime sessions £20 for counselling  students, £25 for other students, low waged and unemployed.

Area: SE12
Mrs Ramesh K Talwar Tel: 01689 608145 and 07711 842 687
rameshkt@gmail.com
(See also Orpington)
Qualifications: Diploma in Counselling and Groupwork Skills. Clinical counsellor in Primary Care since 1996. Lecturer in Integrative counselling since 1994. Speak Hindi / Urdu and Punjabi fluently.
Approach: Integrative, Humanistic
Fees: £30

Area: SE13
Hillside Counsellors Tel: 020 8690 2073
(See also SE23 entry)
georgina.rhodes@ntlworld.com
Qualifications: Post Grad Dip Psychodynamic Counselling (WPF); Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist (Guild)
Approach: Psychodynamic, Analytic
Fees: £20 - £25

Area: SE15
Caroline Duggan  Tel: 020 7252 8122 and 0781 4541669
caroline@alkan.demon.co.uk
Qualifications/Training: Dip Psychotherapy (Chiron); BA Hons
Approach: Integrative, Body Psychotherapy
Fees: £20 - £25 to unwaged, low waged, pensioners and students if there is space

Area: SE15
Mavis Lartey Tel: 020 7639 0293 and 07960 155111
(See also South East)
mltherapy@aol.com
Qualifications: Dip Couns. Cert Couns.
Approach: Integrative, Person-Centred
Fees: £20

Area: SE23
Hillside Counsellors Tel: 020 8291 4457
(See also SE13 entry)
Peter.Roberts@zen.co.uk
Qualifications: Advanced Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling
Approach: Psychodynamic
Fees: £20 – £25 for people on low earnings

Area: SE23
Pamela Austin Tel: 020 8699 5080 and 020 8692 6252
pamela.austin@pro-net.co.uk 
Qualifications: CQSW. Dip in Social Studies. Dip Couns
Approach: Integrative, TA, Cognitive Behavioural
Fees: £20 - £25 negotiable, for counselling and other students, people on low or benefit incomes

Area: SE23
Angela McDonald – 020 8699 6808 & 07896 146162
angela.diverse@gmail.com
Qualifications: Dip Couns; BA (Hons); Currently MSc-CBT
Approach: Integrative, CBT
Fees: Concessions £30

Area: SE24
Terry Morin (Ms) Tel: 020 7737 2173 and 07914 027622
terry.morin@virgin.net
Qualifications: Dip/MSc Gestalt Psychotherapy; additional training in responding to trauma; Couple Work; Supervision
Approach: Gestalt
Fees:  £30

Area: SE25
Sheila Peters Tel: 020 8653 4242
sheila102A@aol.com
Qualifications: Dip Hyp & Psych
Approach: Integrative
Fees: £25

Area: SE26
Robert Jones Tel: 07947 474688
(See also London)
robt.jones@freeuk.com
Qualifications: Dip Couns; MA Couns & Psychotherapy
Approach: Person-centred, Existential
Fees: £25 concession for low income

Area: South West
Gavin Robinson Tel: 020 8767 8563
(See also SW17 entry)
gavin_robinson2@yahoo.co.uk
Qualifications/Training: BACP (Accred); BA (Counselling and Mental Health); Dip Couns; Cert Short-term Symptom Focused Psychotherapy
Approach: Integrative, Cognitive, Holistic, Existential
Fees: £25 daytime, £30 evenings

Area: SW8
Justyna Muller Tel: 07504 760489
jmuller@hotmail.co.uk
Qualifications: Dip in Therapeutic Counselling
Approach: Integrative, Humanistic, Psychodynamic, Transpersonal
Other Languages: Polish
Fees: £20 concessionary rate available for students, low waged and unemployed

Area: SW16
Austin Pacitto Tel: 020 8764 6122 and 07882278513
apacitto@btinternet.com
Qualifications: Dip Couns & Psychotherapy (CCPE). Dip Couns (Psychodynamic) (Croydon College).  BACP Accred & UKCP Registered.  BA Hons, PGCE; Dip CBT
Approach: Integrative
Fees: £30 concession including students, unwaged, OAPs

Area: SW17
Deborah Fagan – 020 8488 7180 and 07950 499165
deborah1@live.co.uk
Qualifications: Adv Dip Therap Couns; Higher Dip Integ Therap Couns; Intro Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psych; CBT - Drug/Alcohol Addiction – Child Protection
Approach: Integrative, CBT, Emotion Focused, Gestalt
Fees: Students and low income offered reduced fee, max £30

Area: SW17
Gavin Robinson Tel: 020 8767 8563
(See also South West entry)
gavin_robinson2@yahoo.co.uk
Qualifications/Training: BACP (Accred); BA (Counselling and Mental Health); Dip Couns; Cert Short-term Symptom Focused Psychotherapy
Approach: Integrative, Cognitive, Holistic, Existential
Fees: £25 daytime, £30 evenings

Area: SW19
Joyce Chiu Broadbent Tel: 020 8944 7460 and 07876 030068
jacetheace36@hotmail.com
Qualifications/Training: B Soc Sci (Psy Soc); Accred BACP Counsellor / Psychotherapist; Professional Cert Coach with ICF; Cert Hypnotherapist with PBH; Reiki Master Teacher
Approach: Person Centred, Cognitive Behaviour, Hypnotherapy, Jungian Dream Analysis
Fees: £30

Area: SW20
John Threadgold – 020 8330 7341 and 07941 747094
lesleith@aol.com
Qualifications/Training: MA Focusing & Experiential Psychotherapy (UEA); Dip Humanistic Couns (Surrey); RSA Cert Couns Skills HWLC
Approach: Focusing Oriented Therapy, Person Centred, Humanistic, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Fees: Low cost from £15 - £20

Kent

Area: Beckenham
Elaine McKenzie 0208 650 8467 or 07765 406907
Qualifications: MBACP; Dip in Psychodynamic Counselling; MA Psychoanalytic Studies (Goldsmiths, London University)
Approach: Integrative. Psychoanalytic
Fees: £25

Area: Bexleyheath
Elaine Moss – 020 8306 0112 & 07905 437840
simonecounsl@yahoo.com
www.simonecounselling.co.uk
Qualifications: Dip Couns Integrative Counselling (BACP Accredited Course); Cert Drugs & Alcohol; Accredited CRUSE Bereavement Care
Approach: Integrative, CBT, Hypnotherapy, EFT
Fees:  Concessionary for students and unwaged £30

Area: Bexleyheath
Bea Ramus  - 020 8306 1434 & 07961 630301
bea@beas-harbour.co.uk
www.beas-harbour.co.uk
Qualifications: Postgrad Dip Counselling Greenwich Uni; Cert Counselling Uni East London
Approach: Integrative, Person Centred, Psychodynamic, CBT
Fees:  £30

Area: Crockenhill (BR8)
Pauline Edwards Tel: 01322 660081
Qualifications: Cert Counselling Skills (Thameslink); Dip Couns (University East London); Cert Supervision AEB; Dip Supervision
Approach: Eclectic, Integrative, CBT
Fees: £25 for low income, students etc

Area: Gravesend
Sally Pearson – 01795 669507 & 07837 841020
sallypearson.uturn@hotmail.com
Qualifications: Dip Counselling; Dip Management; Couples Counselling; Working with Young People
Approach: Integrative, CBT, TA
Fees: £25, negotiable

Area: Orpington
Mrs Ramesh K Talwar Tel: 01689 608145 and 07711 842 687
rameshkt@gmail.com
(See also SE12)
Qualifications: Diploma in Counselling and Groupwork Skills. Clinical counsellor in Primary Care for 11+ years. Lecturer in Person-centred counselling for  nearly 11 years. Speak Hindi / Urdu and Punjabi fluently.
Approach: Integrative, Rogerian
Fees: £30

Area: Sidcup
Litsa Charalambous Tel:  020 8294 1846 or 07784948401
(See also SE9) 
Qualifications: MBACP; Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Counselling; Certificate in CBT
Approach:  Humanistic, Integrative, CBT
Fees:  Daytime sessions £20 for counselling  students, £25 for other students, low waged and unemployed.

Area: Sidcup
Lesley Susan Cooper  Tel: 07717 536 431 and 020 8309 9194
lesleycooper09@yahoo.co.uk
Qualifications: MBACP; Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling; Cert Couns
Approach: Integrative, Person-centred, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Fees: £25 per full hour and £20 for students

Surrey

Area: Banstead
Gillian Davidson Tel: 01737 213634 & 0777 9941674 (M)
gill.dav@ntlworld.com
Qualifications: Cert in Psychodynamic Counselling; Dip in Psychodynamic Counselling; Advanced Dip in Psychodynamic Counselling; Cert (HSM) (Affiliate)
Approach: Psychodynamic, Integrative
Fees: £30 for students, pensioners or those on a low income

Area: Croydon
Nicole Rolls Tel: 07931 591211
nicole_rolls@hotmail.com
(See also Sutton)
Qualifications/Training: Post Grad Dip Psychosynthesis; MA LITT; MBCT trained; Psychodynamic trained; CBT trained
Approach: Psychosynthesis, Psychodynamic, CBT, MBCT (Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy)
Fees: £30

Area: Croydon
Kari Thorstensen Shah Tel: 020 8405 6939
kari@counsellinghelps.com
www.counsellinghelps.com
Qualifications/Training: Relate Cert Couples Work; Spectrum Psychotherapy Graduate; Sexuality Training – Spectrum; Anger Management – Spectrum; Child Sexual Abuse - Spectrum
Approach: Humanistic, Integrative
Other Languages: Norwegian
Fees: £20 - £30 if in financial difficulties

Area: Sutton
Nicole Rolls Tel: 07931 591211
nicole_rolls@hotmail.com
(See also Croydon)
Qualifications/Training: Post Grad Dip Psychosynthesis; MA LITT; MBCT trained; Psychodynamic trained; CBT trained
Approach: Psychosynthesis, Psychodynamic, CBT, MBCT (Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy)
Fees: £30

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