Your identity.
Your relationships.
Your own way forward.
Affirming counselling for lesbian women in North London and online. Space to feel heard, explore what matters to you and find support for the life you want to lead.
Individual counselling for adults · North London & online
A space for the whole of you
You may be navigating identity, coming out or relationships. You may simply want support with anxiety, loss, family difficulties or a demanding time at work. Your sexuality will be respected, without being made the explanation for everything.
Room for what matters to you
Identity and visibility
Explore feeling seen, being misunderstood, choosing labels or discovering your sexuality at a different stage of life.
Coming out and changing circumstances
Consider disclosure, family responses or changes to an existing relationship at a pace that feels appropriate.
Relationships and boundaries
Talk about communication, closeness, conflict, separation and how to maintain your own needs within a relationship.
Belonging and connection
Explore friendship, community, loneliness or pressure to fit a particular image of lesbian life.
Family and expectations
Make room for culture, faith, parenting, chosen family and the expectations placed on you.
Everyday emotional wellbeing
Bring anxiety, low mood, grief, self-esteem concerns or life transitions, whether or not they relate to sexuality.
There is no single way to be a lesbian, or one story your life has to follow.
Being heard in your own words
Feeling invisible, being sexualised or having a relationship dismissed can be painful. You should not have to spend therapy correcting assumptions before you can begin talking about your life.
We can explore the impact of those experiences, alongside the strengths, relationships and sources of joy that matter to you. Your story can be complex, changing and entirely your own.
Understanding, at your pace
A place to speak freely
I want you to feel able to speak openly about your life and relationships. If you have felt dismissed or misunderstood, we can take time to talk about the effect of that.
Understanding your experience
We can explore your relationships, family expectations and sense of belonging, alongside whatever else brings you to counselling. I will follow your concerns.
Changes we can work towards
Together, we can consider what would help: expressing your needs, managing a change in a relationship or finding ways to be less critical of yourself.
Before we begin
Can I come if I have come out later in life?
Yes. We can make space for discovery, excitement, grief or changes to relationships, without expecting one particular emotional response.
Will you assume my concerns are about sexuality?
No. We will explore the concerns you bring. Sexuality may be relevant, or it may simply be one part of your life.
Can we discuss relationship difficulties?
Yes. We can explore your own experience of communication, trust, boundaries and separation. This page describes individual counselling.
Keep exploring
Further reading and related support.
You are welcome to get in touch.
We can talk about what you are looking for, and you can ask me questions before deciding whether to begin.
Contact Richard