Holly Taylor CounsellingLondon Bridge, Near Borough Market, South East London
Angel, EC1, Central London

Psychotherapist and counsellor with availability in SE1 (Borough and London Bridge) and EC1/N1 (Islington and Angel). 

Some thoughts on counselling

Working with a counsellor or psychotherapist can offer you a weekly calm reflection space to explore how you are and to think together about how things might be different. 

There are any number of reasons why people consider having therapy. Perhaps a struggle within a relationship or with the end of one. Maybe life has become lacking in joy or spontaneity or there is a difficult experience in adult life or in childhood that needs some support. You may not be clear about what you need but you might be interested to know what a therapeutic space can offer you. Perhaps you feel, or a loved one you live with, feels depressed or anxious, low or suffering from stress.  Talking about this can often help to clarify the reasons and to experiment with change. An increasing number of people are struggling with difficult thoughts as a result of a changing climate and what this means for our future lives. Eco-anxiety can manifest as fear, loss and grief and can often feel like something we cannot speak of although it is a rational response to a real situation.

What is well-documented is the importance of the relationship between client and therapist. In my therapeutic training this relationship is one of equality and respectfulness, under-pinned by the desire to explore together the richness and complexity of our human experience whilst also taking account of the environmental and social contexts in which we are 'doing therapy'.

Since qualifying as a counsellor in 2016, I have worked with a great many clients bringing with them many different problems. It is impossible to list them all but it might be helpful to mention some. They include;

• Depression and low mood
• Feeling stuck
• Relationships and communication
• Transitions and life changes including parenthood, separation and menopause
• Anxiety and fear
• Grief and loss including climate distress and eco-anxiety
• Work related issues
• Irritability or low mood
• Pregnancy, birth, miscarriage, infertility

My work as a therapist for specific sectors has included peri-natal and post-natal low mood and distress and parenting and family concerns. I continue to expand my experience and knowledge and to seek to enhance my therapeutic practice with continual professional development activities. I am climate aware and a member of the Climate Psychology Alliance. This means I am interested in how the climate emergency is shaping all our lives and the impact this is having on our minds and ideas about the future. I welcome climate aware conversations and am actively engaged in my own journey with this which has included research into the role of psychotherapy in the climate emergency.

I prefer to work in-person and my rooms are at London Bridge and near Angel EC1, Islington. If you are interested, please contact me via the form on the last page of this website to discuss making an initial appointment. This is by far the best way to contact me as you will usually reach voicemail during the day. We can then schedule a brief call if you would like that. As the absolute security of electronic messages cannot be guaranteed you may wish to save personal details for a conversation.