Expert online therapy in London

Talking Counselling is a BACP member practice founded in London in 2009 — offering expert online therapy in 10 languages, from £50, with no waiting list and no referral needed.

2009Founded
15+Years trusted
15Therapists
10Languages
5,000+Clients helped

Expert online therapy in London for everyone

Talking Counselling provides expert online therapy in London and across the UK, founded on a simple belief: that mental health support should never be a privilege. When our founder Anh Doan started practising in 2009, she noticed how often therapy was inaccessible — too expensive, too slow, and delivered in the wrong language.

Today we offer online counselling from £50, with no waiting lists, no referral required, and a multilingual team of 15 therapists offering sessions in 10 languages — reflecting the diverse communities we serve across the UK.

Ethically grounded. Every therapist follows the BACP Ethical Framework. All trainees are directly supervised by our clinical lead.
No waiting, no barriers. No GP referral needed. Most clients begin therapy within a week of their assessment.
Therapy in your language. Sessions in 10 languages — because the most effective therapy happens in the language you think and feel in.
£50
Sessions from — no referral, no waiting list
10
Languages offered across our therapist team
Meet our Founder

Anh Doan — Psychotherapist & Clinical Supervisor

Anh Doan is a qualified Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor with over 15 years of specialist experience. She founded Talking Counselling in 2009 after recognising how many people — particularly those from diverse cultural backgrounds — were unable to access quality mental health support.

Anh holds a Master's in Psychotherapy and has specialist training in complex trauma, ACT, and CBT. She supervises all trainee therapists at the practice, ensuring every session meets the highest professional standards.

She is one of a very small number of therapists in the UK who offers psychotherapy in both English and Vietnamese — a specialism central to the practice's multilingual identity.

"I started this practice because I believe everyone deserves access to expert therapy — not just those who can afford London rates or already speak the language of the system."

Anh Doan — Founder, Talking Counselling
Complex trauma Cultural identity Modern slavery ACT & CBT Vietnamese therapy Clinical supervision

Hear from Anh herself

In this short video, Talking Counselling founder Anh Doan shares the story behind the practice — why it was built, who it's for, and what makes therapy genuinely effective.

If you're wondering whether therapy is right for you, or whether our practice is the right fit, this is the best place to start.

0:00
Why Talking Counselling was founded
1:20
What makes therapy actually work
2:45
Our multilingual team and who we serve
4:10
How to take your first step

Our expert online therapy team in London

15 diverse, multilingual therapists offering expert online therapy in London and across the UK — each supervised to the highest professional standards and offering sessions in 10 languages.

Anh Doan — Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor
Founder & Lead
Anh Doan
Psychotherapist & Clinical Supervisor · 15 years
TraumaACTSupervisor
Leah — Qualified Counsellor
Leah
Qualified Counsellor · BACP, BPS
CBTBereavementChildren
Xinxin — Mandarin Counsellor
Xinxin
Counsellor · English & Mandarin
DepressionTraumaImmigration
Ruta — Qualified Counsellor
Ruta
Qualified Counsellor · MSc
BurnoutNLPConfidence
Beverley — Qualified Counsellor
Beverley
Qualified Counsellor
CouplesLGBTQ+Bereavement
Britta — Counsellor and Sex Therapist
Britta
Counsellor & Sex Therapist · COSRT
IntimacyRelationshipsSexuality
Lorene — French Trainee Counsellor
Lorene
Trainee Counsellor · French
RelationshipsAttachmentTrauma
Ian — Trainee Counsellor
Ian
Trainee Counsellor · MSc
GriefAnxietyDepression
Tremayne — Trainee Counsellor
Tremayne
Trainee Counsellor · MA
AnxietyRelationshipsStress
Samantha — Trainee Psychotherapist
Samantha
Trainee Psychotherapist · MA
PsychoanalyticExistential
Dennis — Tagalog Psychotherapist
Dennis
Existential Psychotherapist
IdentityLGBTQI+Anxiety
Grace — Yoruba and Hausa Counsellor
Grace
Trainee Counsellor · Yoruba & Hausa
DepressionAnxietyFamily
Shiori — Japanese Counsellor
Shiori
Trainee Counsellor · Japanese
IdentityFamilyWork Stress
Heba — Arabic and Turkish Counsellor
Heba
Trainee Counsellor · Arabic & Turkish
TraumaDisplacementGrief
Noha — Arabic and French Counsellor
Noha
Life Coach & Trainee Counsellor
Life CoachingAnxietyGrowth

Our values — why we do this

Everything that drives our expert online therapy practice in London — principles that put the client first, every time.

01

Accessibility

Quality therapy should not be a luxury. Sessions from £50 with supervised trainee therapists — the same ethical standards at a fraction of the cost.

02

Cultural competence

We offer online therapy in London in 10 languages. We believe cultural understanding is as important as clinical training.

03

Clinical rigour

Every trainee therapist is directly supervised by our lead psychotherapist. Every qualified therapist holds BACP, UKCP, COSRT, or BPS registration.

04

No waiting, ever

We do not operate waiting lists. Most clients begin sessions within a week of their assessment — no referral needed.

05

Confidentiality

All sessions are on encrypted, GDPR-compliant platforms. What you share stays between you and your therapist — always.

06

Ongoing development

All therapists undergo regular CPD. Trainees are supported and mentored by our clinical lead throughout their placement.

15 years of expert online therapy in London

2011
Founded
Anh Doan founded the practice as a specialist trauma therapy service in London — built on the belief that expert therapy should be accessible to all.
2015
Multilingual team
Expanded to offer Vietnamese and Mandarin therapy — one of the first online therapy practices in the UK to do so.
2020
Fully online
Moved entirely online — removing geography as a barrier to quality therapy for clients across the whole of the UK.
2024
Growing team
15 therapists, 10 languages, 5,000+ clients supported. Still the same principle — expert online therapy in London for everyone.
Start today

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