Gareth Sammer

Welcome and well done for taking this important first step towards finding help for yourself or maybe a loved one. My name is Gareth and I'm the lead therapist and practice manager at West London Counselling and Psychotherapy services. We are a team of highly experienced and professionally accredited counsellors, psychotherapists and talking therapists who work both online and face to face at practices throughout West and South West London.

We truly understand how hard it can be to reach out for help which is why we gaurantee to always treat you with the upmost understanding, empathy, compassion and respect.

The counsellors and psychotherapists in our team have all completed a high level of training over a minimum of four years, usually to Masters Degree (MSc) level. We are all registered with or accredited with one of the National Therapeutic Bodies including the BACP and UKCP. We have a variety of different areas of approaches including:

* CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)

* EMDR trauma therapy

* Couples and relationship therapy

* Addiction focused therapy

* Psychosexual therapy

* Transactional Analysis counselling and psychotherapy

* Gestalt Counselling and Psychotherapy

* Psychodynamic counselling and psychotherapy

* Existential & Phenomenological Counselling

We specialise in many areas including:

Addictions, Anger issues, Anxiety, Bi-Polar disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Confidence issues, Couples Counselling, Depression, Eating Disorders, Family therapy, Group therapy, Identity Issues, Insomnia, LGBT+ Issues, Marriage Counselling, Over thinking, Phobias, Relationship issues, Rumination, Self-Destructive behaviours, Self-Esteem, Self-harm, Stress, Sex addiction, Sexual problems, Smoking Cessation, Suicidal ideations, Trauma and Weight Management

When you contact us, we'll match you to the most suitable member of our therapy team depending upon your needs, your location and availability. Your counsellor or psychotherapist will then get in touch with you to arrange an initial phone call followed by the first face to face or online session.

During this initial session, they will explore what has brought you to therapy and what you would like to achieve or change through the work. They will also explore more around your past so that they can gain a real understanding of what has led to your current struggles. At the end of your initial session, if you choose to go ahead, they will book you in for regular sessions, usually once a week on the same day and same time.

There are no minimum or maximum number of sessions to commit to, we simply carry on working until you feel that you have achieved your goals of therapy. For some people this is a few months, others come for many years.

We are flexible with our appointment days and times so we can work around your unique needs. Your wellbeing is our number one priority.