The people behind Talking Counselling
Fifteen therapists, clinical supervisors and closely supervised trainees, working online with adults across London and the rest of the UK. A BACP member practice, practising since 2011. Sessions from £50, no waiting list, and no GP referral needed.
Therapy should not depend on what you can afford or how long you can wait
Talking Counselling is an online therapy practice working with adults across London and the rest of the UK. Individual therapy and couples therapy, weekly, from wherever you are sitting. Between us we work with anxiety, ADHD and autism, childhood trauma, depression, relationships, and the stretches where you cannot work out what you want your life to look like.
Anh Doan — Psychotherapist & Clinical Supervisor
Anh Doan started the practice in 2011, after watching too many people give up before they ever got into the room. Too expensive, too long a wait, or a referral process that asked them to explain themselves four times to four different people before anyone listened once. We built the practice to remove those three things, and they are still the three things we hold ourselves to.
"“I started this because too many people were giving up before they got into the room. Not because they did not want help, but because the help was too expensive, too slow, or asked them to explain themselves four times before anyone listened once."
Anh Doan — Founder, Talking CounsellingHear from Anh herself
A short film about why the practice exists, who it is for, and what actually makes therapy work.
If you are trying to work out whether we are the right fit, this is the quickest way to get a sense of us. It is easier to decide about a person than about a website.
Fifteen people, and what each of them works with
Qualified therapists, clinical supervisors, and trainees in accredited training who are supervised weekly by our clinical lead. Every qualified therapist is registered with a UK professional body, and you can check any of us on the public registers. Between us we work in ten languages.
Six things we hold to
Not aspirations. Things you can hold us to, and check.
Accessibility
Quality therapy should not be a luxury. Sessions from £50 with supervised trainee counsellors: the same ethical framework and the same approaches, at a fee you can keep paying for as long as you need it.
Specialist knowledge
Between us we hold specialist training in anxiety, ADHD and autism, childhood trauma, and couples work. We also work in ten languages, because cultural understanding matters as much as clinical training.
Clinical rigour
Every trainee is supervised weekly by our lead psychotherapist. Every qualified therapist holds registration with BACP, UKCP, COSRT or BPS, and works to the BACP Ethical Framework.
No waiting, ever
We do not run a waiting list. Most people begin within a week of their assessment, and nobody needs a referral to get here.
Confidentiality
Sessions run on encrypted, GDPR compliant platforms. What you say stays between you and your therapist, and their clinical supervision, which is confidential too. The few legal exceptions are explained clearly in your first session, before you decide what to tell us.
Ongoing development
Every therapist does regular CPD. Trainees on placement are mentored throughout by the clinical lead, not simply signed off by one.
From one therapist to a team of fifteen
Begin with a conversation —
not a waiting list
Book a one hour assessment and we will match you with a therapist who works with what you are bringing. No GP referral, no waiting list, and no obligation to carry on if it turns out not to be the right fit. Every fee is listed in full, and if cost is the thing standing in the way, say so when you book.