Therapy Reviews

My experience with Amanda has been nothing short of transformational. I was completely stuck, down in the dumps about my career and not sure how to move forward. Amanda was absolutely brilliant in her approach and always managed to ask just the right questions. The sessions were testing, enlightening, enjoyable, emotional but most of all empowering. Amanda has helped me understand myself, step back and look at the facts around me and increased my confidence hugely. After the first few sessions I had already managed to hand in my notice, put a plan in place for the future and feel excited for what tomorrow would bring. Amanda was always good at reminding me that “I can do this without you” when I would thank her for for help, the truth is, I couldn’t have done it without her! I feel I now have a toolbox to approach any problem life can throw up. I would whole heartedly recommend Amanda and KlearMinds to anyone and especially to those who feel like they are stuck and know they need a change, but are not sure how to make it.

I recently completed a transformative 10-session journey of therapy with Judy, and it has truly left a profound impact on my life. Judy’s guidance equipped me with invaluable tools to better manage various aspects of my life. The sessions were instrumental in fostering positive changes, and I now feel more empowered and capable of navigating life’s challenges with a newfound sense of control. Judy’s expertise and the structured approach of integrative therapy has proven to be invaluable assets in enhancing my overall well-being. Despite any initial uncertainties about the age difference, I found that it had no impact on my comfort level when discussing my problems during the sessions with Judy. Her professionalism, empathy, and skillful approach transcended any potential concerns, creating a safe and supportive space for open communication.

Having had little success with multiple therapists in the past, I was so pleased to finally find someone who really understood what I needed. Annette listened so closely and helped me to explore the various frustrations and challenges I was experiencing both inside and outside of work. Through our sessions I have developed an ability to advocate for myself, care for my own wellbeing and recover from burnout. This has had a hugely positive impact on my life and I can’t thank her enough.

Karen has helped turn my life around after a series of events that knocked my self-confidence at work. I was unhappy, stuck in a rut, and looking for a combination of talking therapy and executive coaching and Karen fitted the bill perfectly.

She was very aware of my way of thinking from the outset and quickly tailored a programme for me that was practical, results driven and action orientated.

She was supportive but also challenging which was exactly what I needed. I really benefited from how she held me to account and challenged the negative thought patterns that had set in. I can genuinely say it has reset how I think about things and so much for the better with less self-doubt and real tangible benefits for my career. I would not hesitate to recommend her.

Jess has been outstanding. As a senior executive it has been great to talk through different aspects with her in a constructive, considered, private and client led way. Quickly establishing trust and confidence, Jess was able to shape discussions, providing helping clarity and insight to thought processes and decisions, both personal and professional. I highly recommend her professionalism and ability to deliver meaningful results.

I cannot speak more highly of Carmen, and I feel I have made a new friend in her. She was at all times professional and interesting, putting interesting questions to me and making me search myself for appropriate answers, and suggesting various books or blogs I might find of personal interest. Although it is difficult to quantify the results of this experience with Klearminds, I realise that just by voicing out loud the often sad and tragic experiences of my life, that I acknowledge myself better and am more aware of how to deal with myself!

I cannot recommend Maggie enough. I had tried counselling before and thought it wasn’t for me. I now realise that finding the right counsellor makes all the difference.

I went to see Maggie when I felt I was no longer able to cope and everything in my life was going wrong. I couldn’t understand why. Maggie was very incisive in identifying the issues. My sessions with her have not only helped me gain an understanding of my habits and patterns but also given me the tools to break the bad habits and understand what is important. As a result I feel in control, grounded and confident in all parts of my life and most importantly, I feel capable of moving forward in my life. My only regret is that I hadn’t found Maggie sooner.

We are very grateful to find Tania who helped us and our marriage tremendously. This was our first time to find solutions through couple counselling and Tania provided us with a safe space to speak up and engage with each other. She set our expectations very clearly at the beginning and gave us very useful observations when we ended our sessions. We like her calm yet assertive approach to our issues, some of which were very difficult to talk about. The techniques that Tania gave us will continue to help our marriage move forward.

​​Karen has helped me turn my life around. From a complete relationship knot and career uncertainty, Karen unlocked my thoughts and guided me through making decisions about my future. Even though I had open conversations with friends, it was Karen’s expertise and guidance that really made me see clearly the path ahead. She prepared me for what to expect and walked through what happened at each turn. I will be forever grateful for what Karen did for me and can recommend her without hesitation.

Working with Maggie has helped me tremendously. I initially sought out a life or career coach as I felt stuck in a toxic situation at work, however, working on a psychological level to understand the situation and other dynamics in my life, has really helped me navigate the situation and bring overall ease, calm and awareness to my life. I have seen a number of therapists over the years and definitely felt this was the best experience I have had. I really appreciated Maggie’s combination of empathy and practicality, an investment that has truly paid off.

I initially booked one session with Amanda to try to deal with an ongoing period of grief and related ‘stuckness’ I was facing after the death of my mother. I made up lots of good reasons why I didn’t need to talk to anyone about the way I felt but after a long time and things getting worse, I made an appointment. I had a short run of weekly sessions and it has had a profound impact on my life.

The sessions have helped me to better understand my emotions and given me tools to deal with how I feel in a much more constructive way. I am now getting back on track and life is a whole lot better. Looking back, the sessions were no doubt my turning point. I should also add that Amanda is a totally lovely person and I found her very inspiring.

I have struggled with anxiety for my entire life and when I first met with Judy I thought she would help me manage it but I would never be able to overcome it. With Judy’s help I would no longer consider myself an anxious person. I do not experience anxiety on a daily basis like I used to when I first started therapy, and even more than that I now go months on end without even having the most minimal symptoms of anxiety. The way that I describe the effect that therapy has had on me is that it has allowed me to finally be myself, without anxiety preventing me from doing things or making me act in ways that I am ashamed of or regret afterwards. I am able to be fully present in my relationships and experiences, without worrying about the future or the past while talking to people or doing things.

For anyone who experiences anxiety on a day to day basis, or if anxiety is preventing you from working, attending social events, or just being able to be present in your own life, I could not recommend therapy with Judy more. Without her I would still be living under a cloud of worry, and I feel grateful that I was able to find Judy so early in my life, because I really feel I would not have been able to get to where I am now without her help. Therapy is much more than talking to someone – if you have anxiety it is a mental illness and you need a good doctor to help you through it. I am thankful to Judy for helping me through it, and could not recommend her more to anyone who is struggling with anxiety. It is not something that you have to live with!

I had sessions with Paul throughout the pandemic which was an extremely challenging time for me. I struggled to cope with the negative emotions that arose from the end of a long-term relationship as well as the feelings of anxiety, isolation and loneliness being in lockdown by myself.

Paul was so easy to talk to and provided me with the kind, caring and empathetic ear
that I needed during significant life changes and the intense emotions that came with it. Initially, I felt quite anxious being so emotionally vulnerable with a man, but Paul helped me work through that fear and anxiety, and I soon felt safe opening up during our sessions.

Paul is incredibly kind, supportive, patient and empathetic. He’s also sharp and alert which was helpful during my many rants and tangents – he really helped keep me on course. Our sessions had a huge impact on my life; I quit smoking, I take better care of myself, I am more emotionally and financially stable, and I am in a secure relationship. Paul would give me full credit for all of that, but I owe a great deal to our sessions.

I highly recommend working with Paul and I have his contact details neatly stored if I need a little extra emotional support in the future. Thank you Paul.

When I first got in touch with KlearMinds, I was looking for someone who was able to help me with stress, anxiety and depression and also act as an executive coach, as so much of my stress was coming from work and I was on the verge of burnout. Karen was, on paper, the ideal person to help me and I can testify that she’s every bit as great at what she does as I could have hoped.

I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Karen because she is patient and empathetic and everything that you could want in someone to talk to about problems; she also has a no-nonsense approach and is able to get to the core of matters, filtering the important from the less-so. She helps guide people to finding their own solutions to challenges, carefully offering just the right amount of support that, in future, they can feel more confident about finding their own solutions but providing more help and guidance when needed. She also knows business very well which, as a working professional and business owner, was of great benefit.

My journey with Karen lasted around 1 year. My aim from the start was to achieve balance in my life while looking after two young children, run a business that I was losing interest in, keep my relationship alive and battle my mental health challenges. Somehow, Karen gave me the tools, insight and challenges that I needed to help me achieve my goals and to help protect against similar struggles in the future. This is no small feat considering that, when we first started, despite knowing that I needed help, I was pretty closed to change. I am so very grateful to her and can’t recommend her services enough.

I reached out to KlearMinds due to a very intense feeling of anxiety and depression which had been going on for months. I was then working with Jess to help me overcome this, and I cannot speak highly of the care and tools I was given to move forward and positively. The sessions were very opening, as well as homework for me to practice and work on whilst not at a session – which I believe was pivotal in helping me overcome this down state. Jess’s experience and knowledge was very welcoming and she was very reassuring in helping me understand that this would all pass – which at sometimes I felt as though it would not. I always felt safe and unjudged, regardless of what my mind was thinking which helped me tremendously and gave comfort. I hope to use the tools provided by Jess throughout my life, but if things ever do take a turn again I would not hesitate to reach back out and continue with the support I was provided.

Working with Jess has been so helpful for my recovery journey. I was experiencing a worsening of my mental health during pregnancy and Jess really helped me to manage my anxiety better. I also learned an incredible amount about myself and gained new insights, even though I had been in therapy for years before with different therapists. The approach that Jess took allowed me to dig deeper and truly understand myself, my thoughts and my behaviours. I really appreciate her warm and supportive approach, which made talking about difficult topics so much easier. I feel that I have a new perspective on life and look forward to the future.

We saw Tania for Couple’s Therapy and she provided an excellent service. She was insightful and provided practical advice. Thanks to her careful support we are able to communicate more effectively and lovingly with one another. At every step she was sensitive and accommodating to what would work best for us. Tania also did a great job pushing us to improve, so that our progress didn’t stagnate. We are thankful for the positive changes we have been able to make in our relationship.

I came to see Maggie when I was struggling to make sense of my life and maintain control, I was in the middle of having an affair and thinking about leaving my wife and child and had lost a great deal of trust in my emotions and feelings. I truly felt my life was falling apart and had stopped making any sense.

Maggie worked slowly with me to assess what was truly making me happy, steps to cope with everyday life whilst I explored bigger issues and slowly but surely led me to a much deeper understanding of myself.

My relationship with my wife has vastly improved. We are able to communicate more openly and can now provide each other with space, companionship and appropriate support when needed. I have regained my enjoyment in our journey of building a life and family together.

I am now happier than I have ever been and feel more confident to move forward with my life with much stronger ability to cope with anything life throws at me in the future.

I’ll never be able to thank you enough.

I have seen Maggie for a short batch of sessions, on 4 occasions, over a period of several years. She has provided me with invaluable support through many problems I’ve needed help with, from post-natal depression and general mental health issues, to career decisions I needed an objective view on, to more recently, work/life balance conundrums and parenting struggles I’ve been facing. Without fail, each time, Maggie has been able to very quickly distil the crux of what’s likely to be at the root of the issue, and given me highly insightful and actionable advice that I can take and use, even long past attending one to one sessions.

Maggie has a great nature and manages to be highly professional while also being very sensitive to what your emotional needs might be at that time. Maggie, and the services she provides, have been absolutely transformational for me in coming to terms with childhood trauma and understanding its impact on my present, while also not allowing it to dictate my future. I cannot recommend Maggie highly enough.

Working with Judy Harrison has been a transformative, rewarding and life changing experience. As a new mother, juggling a number of challenges personally, with my career and family – Judy provided invaluable support and tools to help untangle the weeds and provide clarity and hope amidst overwhelm and uncertainty. Judy is kind, compassionate, wise and vastly experienced and I’m so grateful I decided to reach out to her and that I was so expertly guided and supported by Judy throughout.

I want to express my gratitude to Amanda for being a crucial support during a challenging time in my life. As a first-time therapy participant, I needed someone to help me navigate personal and professional relationship difficulties and provide objective insights.

Amanda created a welcoming and safe place, making each session an opportunity to gain practical tools for making sound decisions in complex situations. Her expertise and tailored approach have been invaluable.

I highly recommend Amanda to anyone seeking a dedicated and skilled therapist. Thank you for your support when I needed it the most.

Paul is an outstanding therapist. He brings integrity, empathy, expert perspective, attentive listening, sensitivity, and an envy-inducing memory for detail to the process of empowering his clients to heal. I saw these qualities firsthand after I approached Paul following a personal setback. Put simply, Paul’s targeted approach to therapy worked so well for me that when a separate significant challenge arose in my life two years later, I sought out Paul’s help again – and found my conversations with him to be just as effective. With hindsight, I can distill Paul’s gift to me into a single word: progress. It’s as if each time I met with him, Paul with his characteristic subtlety and insightful questioning made the difference for me between staying stuck and moving forward.

I came to Judy when I found myself with increasing anxiety, problems with sleeping and lack of appetite. I felt like my head was a muddle of negative thoughts and while this hadn’t been triggered by one particular event, I knew that it was being antagonised by workplace stress and conflict, as well as a lifelong lack of self-confidence. I immediately connected with Judy who listened patiently. I knew I wanted to understand why I think like this, but ultimately I wanted to move forward with practical techniques to help me cope better. Judy helped me firstly understand my anxiety, she also made me realise that I wasn’t alone in the way I think. We recognised my triggers and my responses to situations, but also talked through some previous experiences which had shaped my mindset. We developed techniques to help me cope better, rebuilt my confidence and I can honestly say I have felt like a different person ever since. If like me, you are reading these reviews and recognise your own thoughts and feelings, go ahead and start a course of therapy, I couldn’t recommend Judy more highly.

Amanda was able to help me think through a lot of thoughts that made me feel extremely stuck and hopeless at the time. It’s not a quick fix but with the will to put in mechanisms that Amanda gave me and realisations that I was able to have through therapy, I am doing much better and am able to cope with my anxiety and OCD a lot better. 

I believe the whole experience was a process but one that I will continue with confidence. Amanda was extremely understanding throughout and approached my issues in a way that made me feel heard as she understood the mechanics of my thought process. I will definitely contact KlearMinds again in the future if I feel I need to reach out again. Thank you.

Having been married for about 30 years we had drifted apart. We decided to renew our relationship but this was a challenging path and it initiated a number of traumas for us both. We needed impartial help and professional advice. We had 8 sessions with Judy at Klearminds over a period of 7 months. These included one longer “emergency” session when we were finding ourselves coming off the rails. Judy was clearly very experienced and enabled us to understand what was happening between us and she gave us tools and frameworks to help us rebuild trust and confidence. Although we will always carry scars, our relationship and marriage is on firm ground and is stronger now than it has been for 20 years or more.

Carmen was a calming influence who helped me to open up on a lot of feelings and thoughts that I had not been able to vocalise freely. She listened and asked questions that led me to a realisation of why I had these and how to manage my reactions more positively. Carmen recommended some great reading material during and after sessions and made the experience much easier throughout. I would highly recommend Klearminds and Carmen to anyone looking for a high calibre, conscientious and knowledgeable therapist.

The sessions were very helpful for me to deal with long standing issues and I would recommend to anyone thinking about therapy. I found I got the most out of in person sessions than with other methods.

I am really happy to leave a review in respect of Judy’s excellent stewardship of a mediation process between myself and a psychotherapist with whom I had a matter to resolve. Judy is warm and insightful and helped me (and I believe the other party) to identify the areas of concern and express them clearly in a safe and supportive environment.

I had no prior experience nor expectation of the process but I can honestly say that the process was excellent, informative and very beneficial. I would strongly recommend seeking Judy’s help when parties (be it professional or personal) are unable to resolve their issues.

I hit a period in my life when it seemed I had never felt so low. Amongst other problems, I was coping with a major bereavement and it felt like a crisis. During this period I managed to find Maggie and sheepishly dragged myself into her office. Straight away Maggie was warm, kind and understanding – she didn’t rush anything – or if something didn’t work – we’d just move on. It felt odd to be talking about my problems and it was difficult but together we worked through them – I didn’t want to be in therapy for a long time, I just wanted to get better, get on with my life.

Over the next six weeks Maggie and myself met once a week and we’d talk, after each session I’d feel so much better, stronger and my mind began to clear. I cannot recommend Maggie highly enough to you. Whilst life still presents me with challenges I can cope with them as I feel so much stronger now – I owe her much.

When I started working with Judy I was having a difficult time both at work and in my personal life. There were a number of issues I was facing specifically around relationships with people in my life and my confidence. Working with Judy helped me to understand these relationships and importantly how to change them for the better.

Judy gave me invaluable help and advice, and shared a number of tools that will always stay with me and help me deal with difficult situations in the future. I am now in such a good place and feel confident to be able to deal with the pressures of life on my own. Judy was so supportive and non-judgmental, I know I would ever have been able to achieve any of these changes without her help. Thank you much.

I had therapy with Amanda for one year. I began the sessions when I was very unwell with Long Covid/ ME/CFS. Initially I didn’t even know if I would manage to talk for one hour. I remember our first session vividly, I was lay in bed crying and didn’t put the camera on. Amanda reached through to me during that call, in my darkest hour. I felt her warmth and empathy and her ability to look deeper into what was happening with me.

Fast forward a year and I’ve got my life back. I’ve just been for a run, am a Mum to my boys again and am loving life. Amanda was a huge part of my recovery. I believe that she helped to save my life. I will never forget her.

The connection between my mental health and physical health were much more entwined than I had realised. Amanda helped me to make this connection. She also helped me connect how past traumas and stressors had impacted to my decline in health. Amanda worked through past traumas with me at a pace that I was happy with. She never pushed me to go deeper into things than I felt able to do. She helped me release blame and shame from myself, by realising that certain things that had happened were not my fault.

Amanda helped me to become more confident to make the decisions that are right for my life. I was able to reflect on people pleasing qualities within myself that had lead me in directions that weren’t right for me.

Amanda showed me compassion, understanding and validation. She validated that what I had felt wasn’t wrong and that helped me enormously. She is kind, caring and so knowledgeable. I’ll hold her in my heart forever. I’m finished the sessions as I was ready to get on with my life. This just happened naturally. Thank you to KlearMinds for taking such care in matching me with the right therapist for me.

I sought therapy to get a better handle on my anger. Particularly, I wanted to ensure anger was not something that made either myself or my family suffer. Judy at KlearMinds was able to provide both practical advice on dealing with angry episodes and academic insight into the general themes around anger as a concept. 

She demonstrated to me how and why it occurs and what aspects of my history may have contributed to the challenges I face today. Hers is a comprehensive and holistic approach, one I endorse wholeheartedly. I expect to benefit from the ten sessions we had together over the long term.

I didn’t have any expectations of what therapy could do for me. I went to Maggie because I knew that my lifestyle and general approach to life needed to be changed and that I needed to discuss an extremely distressing experience which had happened to me with a trained professional.

I liked Maggie’s approach, and she made me feel safe and capable of dealing with the issues which I needed and wanted to explore. Over the course of a year I learnt a lot about myself, my reactions to situations and the triggers to those reactions. In particular I started to recognise all of the things which I could change to make my life better.

I now have the tools to be able to deal with any issues and/or problems that may arise. I have made a number of changes to my life some small and some big and all of the areas of my life that I wanted to change (and even those I didn’t know at time needed changing) have changed for the better. I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to work with Maggie and the results speak for themselves.

I came to Maggie not at a point of crisis but at a time when I felt I needed to take stock of where I was in life and to understand and change negative patterns of behaviour after years of struggling with issues related to a traumatic event earlier in life.

I’m so glad I did. Maggie helped me investigate earlier life experiences and dissect the way my life choices and decisions had been affected by them. This allowed me to realise why I had been repeatedly making unhelpful life decisions and not moving forward in the way I wished to.

After a period of working with Maggie I genuinely felt a huge shift take place. I now look at and experience situations, relationships and emotions from a different perspective and feel emboldened to move forward with more confidence and positivity. It’s been a personal revelation for which I’ll always be grateful.

Having been married for about 30 years we had drifted apart. We decided to renew our relationship but this was a challenging path and it initiated a number of traumas for us both. We needed impartial help and professional advice. We had 8 sessions with Judy at Klearminds over a period of 7 months. These included one longer “emergency” session when we were finding ourselves coming off the rails. 

Judy was clearly very experienced and enabled us to understand what was happening between us and she gave us tools and frameworks to help us rebuild trust and confidence. Although we will always carry scars, our relationship and marriage is on firm ground and is stronger now than it has been for 20 years or more.

I entered therapy for the first time unsure how I would feel and if I would be able to open up but a really safe and comfortable environment was provided which made me feel at ease from the start. I came for work related stress and have felt a big change in my experience at work since I began the sessions. Processing how I think and what I can do to support myself has been incredibly helpful and I have finished my sessions with tools to continue supporting myself outside of therapy.

I had never thought I was someone who would need counselling or therapy, as I had always been very strong. However when my career wasn’t going quite as I had planned it, I found I was becoming very negative and mentally spiralling out of control – in fact turning myself into a victim.

Maggie’s structured, logical, evidence based approach to my mental state was something I could easily understand and work with. It meant that I was very quickly (in about 5 sessions) back to having control over my life and feeling so much more positive and happy about everything.

Now I realise that sometimes we need a little help. Maggie was outstanding at providing me with what I needed, not as a “quick fix” but by giving me the tools to use whenever I may need them in the future. Thank you Maggie, I am so very grateful to you.

I came to Judy struggling to understand the impact sexual abuse that had taken place in my childhood had had on me. I knew there were things bubbling below the surface that were weaving their way into how I formed relationships and the way I have behaved since I was a teenager, but I didn’t know what they were or how to deal with them. The hours I’ve spent working with Judy have been the most valuable of my life. Not only did we form a trusting, patient relationship, but she helped me slowly understand what had happened to me. After [three] months of work I now feel equipped to do things differently. It’s been the most liberating and empowering experience and I’ve learnt things that will stay with me forever. Thank you Judy!

I have always been open to counselling but my partner never has; however earlier this year when we were going through make or break marriage difficulties, my partner found Klearminds. I am very thankful he did, as we found Paul instrumental in making us stay together by understanding each other’s views. We have finished our initial sessions with Paul and will continue with sessions as and when required. Thank you for all of your help Paul!

When my partner proposed and all was meant to be rosy and wonderful, I hit a complete crisis of confidence and was left wondering whether I was making the biggest mistake of my life. After much emotional confusion I decided to find someone to talk to who could provide professional and detached advice.

My time with Maggie was extremely helpful in untangling firstly what all of my conflicting feelings actually were and then getting a real understanding of what was driving them. We ended up looking at a great deal more than the just my fears about getting married and in doing so I was able to gain real clarity not only regarding my engagement but many other aspects of my life.

Without Maggie’s help I think I’d either still be floundering in unhappy confliction, or I’d have come to some very different, rash decisions I’d have had to live with ever after. Most importantly I’ve been left with excellent tools and strategies to help me handle problems that may arise in the future. Thanks Maggie!

My experience with Judy has been incredibly special and very precious. Setting aside time to properly grieve the death of my mother was very important to me. During our work together in bereavement therapy, my mother was always at the centre of it all, so we celebrated her as well as getting me to a stronger and more peaceful place in my life. The process wasn’t always easy, but Judy intuitively knew where I was at and where to go next, really understanding what I personally needed at every stage and adapting our focus to what else was going on in my life too. It was a very human experience full of empathy but with tangible results at the end and I emerge hugely grateful for that partnership at a time when you can feel very alone.

Before meeting with Maggie, I had been feeling demotivated, lacking focus and very lonely. I had thought that my feelings would blow over and left myself languishing. Counselling was something I only considered when I felt there was nothing I could do. Retrospectively, this was incorrect. Maggie gave me support and provided me with the encouragement to empower myself to change.

Maggie helped me look at myself and the world around me in a different light; I now realise that I have the power and the skills to make my own future. The negative way I thought about myself and the feeling of being a ‘victim’ has gone and while I still sometimes see obstacles in my way, Maggie has given me the tools to question my negative thoughts and get to the root of the problem. Instead of thinking ‘what if’ and worrying about it, I know there will always be a ‘what if’ but it’s how you deal with it that counts.

I had always found it hard to deal with questions, getting defensive. Maggie’s questions, while difficult at the start, were in no way intimidating or intrusive. Her questions have helped me question the cause of my feelings and also question others. The sessions and tools provided have helped me organise myself, realise my limits and most importantly brought confidence and self respect back to my life. I am extremely grateful to Maggie for all she has helped me to achieve. I know that the tools she has given me will help me in the future and throughout my life. Thank you Maggie!

I didn’t really know whether counselling would help when I first went to see Maggie. All I knew was that I was feeling increasingly isolated and unhappy, anxious about the future and fed up with the way my life was going. All that changed over the next few months as Maggie helped me on my journey towards understanding myself and why I reacted to people and situations in the way I did. Eventually, as I began to feel reconnected to people again, I learned to value myself, be proud of my achievements and even feel excited about the future! I saw that it was possible to be alone but not be lonely, to be sad without being depressed, and discovered that many people feel afraid, they just deal with their fear in different ways.

Maggie was patient, perceptive and incredibly supportive throughout and each week I grew stronger, more empowered and liberated thanks to her skill and expertise. She has made a big difference to my life and for that I will always be grateful.

This Financial Analyst and working mother had to deal with redundancy, a difficult new job, relationship challenges, child rearing and her own history of being unsupported and bullied in the past. Here’s what she says:

I started to see Maggie for ways to help me deal with old patterns of thoughts which lead to increased levels of stress and low confidence. She really helped me understand the roots of my thinking, how things had changed through time and ways in which I could shape my thoughts differently and break free of my old patterns. As a result, my stress levels have vastly improved and I have a very different outlook on life. I have also been able to break away from old patterns of thoughts which has been very positive in helping me deal with new situations. Maggie has a great ability to be empathetic. She is a great listener and can tailor therapy sessions to your needs and how you can best work through your sessions.

When I first started seeing Maggie I felt very unmotivated, lonely and exhausted. It seemed the more I tried to fix things myself, the worse they got. I sought counselling as a last resort, when I simply didn’t know what else to do.

Our sessions were hard work at first. Maggie was very good at challenging the negative way I thought about myself. But she was also a brilliant listener and our sessions were incredibly motivating. She was very good at explaining why I felt the way I did. She made me see that I wasn’t “crazy” or even unusual, which made me feel less isolated. Aside from being someone understanding to talk to, Maggie taught me through exercises to help me practice thinking about myself and my life in a more positive light.

Maggie helped me get to know myself better. She helped me identify things about life that I enjoy, and taught me to feel good about those things! She also helped me identify the things that I didn’t like, and to find the strength to get rid of them! My relationships with my friends and family have greatly improved. I have gone from tolerating life to loving it, including the bumpy bits. I cannot recommend Maggie enough. I will be forever grateful to her.

I found my time in therapy with Judy a very positive experience. I had therapy with Judy for about a year and a half. I suffer from generalised anxiety, social anxiety, depression and porn addiction. I tried therapy about ten years ago and it helped me considerably, but I had fallen back into old thinking patterns and forgotten many of the tools I learned.

I tried other therapists a couple of times for several months which didn’t help, but I could tell in the first session Judy was likely to be able to help me. It’s important to find the right therapist for you.

The things I found most helpful about therapy with Judy were:

I felt comfortable talking about very personal things without feeling judged. Talking about my thoughts made me more conscious of them and enabled me to figure out why I felt anxious and/or depressed. With Judy’s help and a different perspective, I was able to challenge negative thoughts and break down problems or issues I faced and come up with a wide range of possible solutions. This process made me feel like a weight was lifted, helped me make much better life decisions and gave me more confidence to go through with things I wanted to do instead of being too scared.

I learned many techniques I could draw upon if I started to feel down or anxious. Having these tools made my emotions feel more manageable. I started to feel more in control and self-sufficient when dealing with negative thoughts and emotions, though this took time and practice.
Learning about the nervous system and how anxiety works helped me understand how I could interrupt the vicious cycle of anxiety. The extra support therapy gave me helped me to feel less isolated and alone with my problems.

The changes I’ve made in my life since starting therapy have made me feel more aligned with myself and significantly increased my levels of happiness. In addition to therapy, I’ve tried medication (sertraline) which I think has made a big difference too. The combination of these two approaches has worked well for me.

It’s not that everything is amazing all the time, I still have anxiety issues but nowhere near as intensely and when I do experience anxiety, it doesn’t bother me as much. I also don’t get the catastrophic lows that I frequently used to experience. I’m happier, more positive and optimistic, I have closer relationships with my family, my feelings of loneliness have almost gone entirely and I’m pursuing a career I feel passionate about. I’m able to look forward to things again and enjoy social situations with good friends. For these reasons, I would recommend therapy with Judy.

I’m still a work in progress but I’ve noticed a big improvement in my life and how I feel.

I want to express my gratitude to Amanda for being a crucial support during a challenging time in my life. As a first-time therapy participant, I needed someone to help me navigate personal and professional relationship difficulties and provide objective insights.

Amanda created a welcoming and safe place, making each session an opportunity to gain practical tools for making sound decisions in complex situations. Her expertise and tailored approach have been invaluable.

I highly recommend Amanda to anyone seeking a dedicated and skilled therapist. Thank you for your support when I needed it the most.

I met with Tania at KlearMinds for 12 sessions during 2023. Trust was immediately established between us, with Tania’s warm and welcoming approach helping to make me feel comfortable from our first meeting all the way through to our final session. Tania helped navigate me through some difficult unresolved trauma from my childhood, which had been holding me back for a long time. Tania helped me look at my past through a lens of warmth, understanding and curiosity, rather than the fear, anger and shame that I had historically been doing. I can safely say that Tania’s help has changed my life, as I have finally healed those wounds which had troubled me for so long. Thank you Tania. Thank you KlearMinds. I would recommend your services without any hesitation.

This client let us know the first therapist we had recommended, didn’t seem right for him. Based on his feedback our Clinic Director offered him a free appointment, with a therapist we thought could be a better match. We received this feedback:

Just wanted to say, amazing pick with Kate. Very happy with the switch. I am loving my therapy and making progress already after 3 sessions.

Working with Amanda has been a really positive and transformative experience. She got what I needed straight away and through incisive but gentle questioning helped me change the way I think about so many things. If you are thinking about talking to a therapist, I would encourage you to go for it!

I am a 66 year old Irish woman. I say Irish as we are known to carry a lot of guilt and baggage and keep keep our emotions inside. My whole life I’ve spent worrying about everything and anything and my biggest fault was never being able to say no to anybody. My son in law said to me last year “if you’re always doing the same thing and getting the same results, why not do something different”. So I decided to make a change. My daughter researched therapists and found KlearMinds to be the best. She looked at a number of clinics and therapists and the reviews at KlearMinds speak for themselves. I have to say I was filled with anxiety over which therapist I would choose or be allocated to. However that anxiety was completely dispelled the first day I met Judy. I knew immediately she was the right person for me.

She even managed to diagnose what I was suffering from in the second session. It was one of those light bulb moments when you get the name of what you suffer from and realise how life changing it could be to develop tools to change particular habits. From then on it was truly enlightening and I began to look forward to our weekly sessions. Therapy is not easy and you really only get out what you put in. But for me it has helped me create boundaries and to say NO. If you are worried about your relationship with the therapist assigned to you I’d say give it a try. I’m pretty sure all the therapists are hand picked and are excellent, but speaking from experience I absolutely love Judy and she has been a godsend into my life. Nothing ventured, nothing gained is my motto now. I’m incredibly grateful to Judy for her extensive knowledge and caring attitude.

My life in a short time has been transformed. In some ways I wish I’d entered therapy earlier and maybe not made half the mistakes I’ve made, but I’m also aware these mistakes make me the person I am today. I cannot recommend KlearMinds enough. Of course I’m a little biased now and would highly recommend Judy Harrison, but she is superb in every way. She is extremely calm, kind and easy to talk to. She prepares for each session, so they are structured and so that the clients get the most out of every session. I cannot rave about her enough and feel silly now at the idea of ever having trepidation about therapy.

I had a great experience with Klearminds. Karen helped me through a difficult moment in my life, when I had just moved to the UK and had lost my bearings. She then subsequently helped me through a separation, and I am very glad I was talking to her at the time and not going through it alone. Karen was really professional, provided great advice, and had a very accurate understanding of my situation. I would absolutely recommend Karen and the team at Klearminds.

Amanda Reynolds is a wonderful and patient therapist who helped me during my time Studying Abroad. From someone who never believed therapy could be of significant help, I would like to say that after my sessions with Amanda that perception has completely changed. Simply having someone that can provide an explanation and methods to overcome feelings one has never felt previously made a big difference during this time. I am beyond grateful to have met Amanda and would recommend her to anyone who is looking for an amazing professional therapist who, at the same time is caring and compassionate. Thank you for all your help!

Paul’s background working with academics and university mental health services, and continued work in such fields often provided helpful comforts of the experiences I was going through and made me feel that I was not alone. Working with Paul was a pleasure and though by the end we were, from my perspective, working on very different topics than what we started on Paul as always was able to show how things were connected when applicable and demonstrate the progress I was showing, holding that often necessary mirror up to my face so I could see where I was. I always felt listened to, and could tell that previous conversations and small notes made throughout almost 2 years were remembered, making me feel that I had a dedicated therapist while I was in the session and not one who’s attention was elsewhere.

Had a very positive experience working with Kate and KlearMinds. Kate was very easy to talk to and gave me space to do sessions in the way that worked best for me and I came out of them feeling refreshed and motivated. I would definitely recommend Kate to anyone looking to work through things in therapy, she was kind, thoughtful and always reliable even when I was a bit awkward about finding times that suited my schedule.

I came to Nishah at my lowest point. I couldn’t see a way out of my current situation and in all honesty, I didn’t have the energy or drive to do so by myself. From the first session it is evident that she truly cares, and applies the perfect balance between getting to the route of the problem, but also providing actionable tasks to work on in-between sessions. I now understand why patterns were repeating in my life, I have come to terms with my past and most importantly have the tools to manage these feelings and situations much better in the future. I will always be grateful to Nishah and would recommend her to anyone who is thinking about taking their first step.

I have struggled with OCD and anxiety since I was a child. Initially, I was quickly put on medication as a stopgap but never dealt with the root issues. KlearMinds was my first time trying proper therapy. I made immense progress in just 2 years! I learned many strategies and methods to deal with my anxiety, and gained much insight into myself and some underlying issues stemming from my past. I now have greater awareness and control of my thought processes. Most of all, I have hope that one day I will leave these issues completely behind me as I continue to get stronger.

Feelings of extreme anxiety and a lack of confidence that had developed over a period of about 10 years brought me to see Daniella. Although to be honest, I wasn’t really sure how she’d be able to help. After 12 weeks, I feel like myself again. I’ve learnt to recognise my achievements and control my feelings of anxiety, which has helped me to regain my confidence and given me the motivation to try lots of new things – from a trekking trip to running my first half marathon. Things that previously filled me with panic are now a positive challenge. I’m genuinely much happier – in both my work and personal life – and actively make plans and look forward to the future.

“Just a bit of an update from me…
Last week I successfully completed a 17 mile trek, with my first half marathon booked for early next year. Not quite sure what I’ve let myself in for!‬‪ I’ve also seen a dramatic improvement in my confidence at work and am able to take a calmer approach to solving problems. I’ve been feeling much more motivated and have received some really positive feedback on the proactive work I’ve been doing as a result. Thanks again for all your help. It really has made such a difference.‬‪”

My therapist Samina was a supportive and empathetic person. I was sceptical to the idea of counselling at first, however, with Samina’s professional and compassionate attitude, therapy became one of the best decisions I had made. Her expertise and knowledge was outstanding, as was her ability to fully understand my anxieties and needs.

She developed a very suitable therapy for me, which involved facilitating my understanding towards the insecurities I hold and how to manage my unhelpful thoughts. A truly fantastic experience, highly recommended.

I have been in therapy with Klearminds the past 3.5 years and it was an absolute delight working with Mita, one may say truly a life changing experience. Throughout my journey with Mita I have gained a self confidence that I never knew was possible for me, which has positively affected my career, my relationships as well as my long forgotten personal passions that I finally came in touch with again. I very much enjoyed every single therapy session with Mita, each time it brought me a little closer to being my true self and gaining trust in who I am – something that I have been struggling with for a very long time. Mita’s kind, respectful and reflective approach made this process very enjoyable, and I would highly recommend sessions with her to literally anyone who is longing for an improvement in life quality – for me it was one of the best investments I have made. Thank you Klearminds for everything!

We both found Andrea very helpful. She listened to the issues within our relationship and has given us a set of tools that we can hopefully implement, if things don’t run as smoothly as we hope for moving forward together.

Andrea was very professional and listened intently, then identified the issues and has given us solutions and things we hadn’t previously thought of. Happy to say, there have been major improvements in our relationship and we are both in a good place, so a matter now of keeping up the good work. I would recommend Andrea to any friends or family who might need a helping hand from time to time.

By getting us to focus on what really matters in our relationship Andrea was able to help us see that what we thought were disagreements about money were really about our fears, insecurities and need for autonomy. The work we did together in the past month was very productive. Andrea helped us resolve the last sticky issue we had in terms of shared finances in a pre-nup agreement and wedding. We feel more confident and prepared now to deal with any of these issues that might come up again in the future. She is a skillful and empathic professional.

I thought that Andrea was very good at getting us to the root of the issues that were causing my wife and I some difficulties. Andrea was practical, and came up with strategies for us to be more mindful in our communication, helping us to avoid our negative spirals into conflict. Andrea has done a nice job of facilitating improvements. We argue less, and for shorter periods when we do. It is a journey, and we have a lifetime left to travel, but I feel more positive about the future and confident in my relationship than I did six months ago.

My experience of having therapy with Mita was positive and eye-opening. She is extremely professional, empathetic and a good listener. Therapy is hard but I found Mita to be very supportive; I was especially grateful when I was able to speak with her at one point in between sessions when I was having a bit of a crisis. I only stopped going due to the cost and would recommend Mita as a therapist.

When I came to see Jo I was feeling very low. I found it hard “to see the wood for the trees” as I had been feeling stressed for so long. I found Jo very understanding and she quickly helped me to clearly identify the matters which were affecting me most. She really helped me to understand why I was feeling the way I was and what I needed to do to change the things which were impacting negatively upon my emotional well-being.

After a few sessions with Jo I felt like a different person. Jo also helped me to reflect in a more positive way upon my history and helped me to see the very positive things in my life. If I have any difficulties in the future I will not hesitate to contact her again and I would highly recommend her.

This very busy, professional couple wanted to stop arguments which were occurring with increasing frequency. They were really concerned their relationship would break up. They wanted to improve their communication skills so they could trust each other and save their relationship. After 4 double sessions with Maggie, here’s what they have to say:

We found Maggie to be a huge help in our request for improving our communication skills. Maggie will teach you how to think about your behaviour and what it is linked to so you understand you a whole lot better. This is an invaluable technique, not just for you as a couple, but for you and all your relationships. She is also warm and fun which really helps!:)

We now communicate better and understand one another… invaluable and life changing. Many thanks again.

My experience with Jacqui was excellent – over just 6 sessions we got to the core of my issues and worked through them. I have always deemed myself an anxious person and so I assumed it was normal that as a consequence I was a bad sleeper, a chronic worrier and had negative thoughts about myself. Jacqui quickly helped me realise that this wasn’t the case and I didn’t have to continue down this path if I didn’t want to. We employed a mix of strategies including CBT and looking into my past to better understand my anxiety and how to manage it. It was very easy to talk to Jackie and so I was able to share some deeply personal experiences which ultimately helped me face some demons causing my anxiety. I now understand the causes of my anxiety and have good mechanisms in place to manage my worries and negative thinking, and sleep very well at night! I couldn’t recommend Jacqui more highly.

I am 61 and in 2021 I was going through a turbulent time with my marriage as we were both thinking we might be better off going our separate ways. I found that having a regular appointment to talk was like a lifeline at times…knowing I just had to get through to the next appointment. Talking with Dhanesh not only helped me clarify what was going on in my mind but also forced me to consider a little deeper than I would have done on my own.

I didn’t want to burden a friend and also I felt a disloyalty towards my husband by discussing our relationship with someone I know. Talking to a professional counsellor was a much better option for me. It was a very helpful and positive experience and I would highly recommend Dhanesh.

For a complete novice with some trepidation about the entire process, I entered not knowing what to expect. However Vybra provided a welcoming and engaging space, to slowly start to unravel my thoughts. Offering prompts when needed, a gentle push when necessary and advice when asked, I found it a thoroughly beneficial exercise and one I would definitely recommend.

If you’re reading my review, you are probably hesitant to seek therapy, or are sceptical in doing so, or want to find out if it really does work. I was exactly in the same position as you back in June 2019 and am glad I met Maddie who helped me understand myself and situations better. I never thought I would need to attend therapy as I thought I could get through my own problems myself. However, those closest around me suggested I needed to, even though I thought they were wrong.

I suffered from PTSD after a death of a parent, and my life seemed to spiral downwards from there. I was on the verge to break up with my partner who was supporting me through my difficult times. I was in denial for nearly two years and I thought my life was perfectly normal, and my behaviour was no different before the traumatic event. When you’re in a low point in your life, it’s quite difficult to know whether you need help or not, because days usually felt the same for me.

I first contacted the NHS to see if they could help, but they put me on a waiting list to do a group therapy, which would take 4 to 6 weeks. However, rather than waiting for the NHS, I knew I needed to turn things around quickly, or I may talk myself out of seeing a therapist completely.

Speaking to someone like Maddie, confidentially, allowed me to open up fully without being judged. Her sessions helped me understand certain things about myself and helped me get my life back on track, or where I expected it to be anyways. Each session was broken down into sections of things that needed to be discussed, and we went about understanding them in detail. Anything that affected me and was discussed in session 1 for example, was brought up in a session further down the line, to see whether it still affected me or not. We would go through certain events and discussions in detail to find the route of where problems arise and try to fix them until moving completely away from the issue.

I really did not think therapy would work for me, but it did. After a few sessions, my life slowly started to become on track towards a more positive state and even my partner noticed a huge difference in my life. I continued to see Maddie for over 10 sessions, and until I felt better.

Mental health is important and the mind can affect anyone without those even knowing. I have recommended that my friends see Maddie or even a good therapist. I hope therapy works for you.
Remember, only you can make your own decision and I hope you do make the right choice. Please bear in mind that everyone is different and it may take less or more time for other people to get to their ideal place. All the best.

The review shows how a client uses our review request guidelines to feedback on his experience of working with his therapist Belinda Wilson:

It was a fascinating journey and I learnt a lot about myself, lessons I will hold on to going forward. It is a massive relief for me to get to a clear headspace. Your insights were very reassuring to me.

Here is my feedback:

What problem(s) brought you to see me:
I was feeling depressed and stuck in a mental maze of negative thoughts.

How you found the experience of therapy itself and working with me:
I was a little bit skeptical having had some less than helpful psychologists in the past, however this was much different, I felt like your insights were non-judgmental but really cut to the core of what my issues were.

What you’ve learnt / improvements therapy has made for you in your life:
You helped me to identify my personal needs and to respect myself more than I had been. You also facilitated the space for me to come to these realisations and to really believe them myself. It has also been helpful to have some strategies to combat future mental issues.

Thanks again Belinda for all your help, it has been very helpful to me.

I came to see Daniella when I was absolutely convinced that I was never going to feel happy again. I broke down in tears every day and felt overwhelmed by small setbacks. As clichéd as it sounds, at that time for me, there was no light at the end of the tunnel and I had sought help to try and find a way to reconcile myself with the fact I would be miserable for the rest of my life.

I had never been to see a therapist before but from the first session (when I said very little and cried a lot), I trusted Daniella and felt comfortable with her. By enabling me to accept that I had been affected by certain experiences and that it was OK that those experiences had affected me, Daniella helped me realise that I wasn’t necessarily always going to feel this way. I started therapy feeling ashamed, like I’d failed and that I should be able to cope with life on my own. Daniella made me see that it was ok to talk to a professional and took the stigma away for me. I have since told quite a few of my friends and their reaction has been nothing but positive.

I could not tell you how Daniella does what she does. All I know is that she made me feel secure enough to face things I had previously avoided by listening, pushing me when I needed it and seemingly being really invested in the journey I took with her.

As a nervous first-timer I was unsure about signing up for lots of sessions but Daniella suggested I do 3 week blocks and then review. I ended up doing 12 sessions in all and I left feeling calmer, more hopeful and happier. I couldn’t ask for more than that.

I decided to try therapy after my relationship ended. I wanted to understand why it failed (I blamed myself for it as I have thought that I was “broken”) and I wanted to understand what I was doing wrong and how to change it. I also wanted to be more open, to communicate better, to feel more confident and in control of my life and to be more optimistic about my future.

During therapy we talked about my patterns in behaviour, the way I relate to my partners, the way I think and feel and what do I tell myself in critical situations. We also talked about my childhood and how it influenced the way I am now. The first outcome of the therapy was that I stopped blaming myself for my failed relationship. I realised that I was in fact in an abusive relationship and I also understood why. This discovery has given me an enormous feeling of relief. I felt physically lighter as if a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders. Even my friends have noticed this change and were commenting that I seem more relaxed, happier and that I smile more.

Once the relationship issues have been sorted and put aside we started to talk about me, what I wanted and about my future goals. At the beginning it seemed as a daunting task as every time I tried to think about my future I ended up feeling depressed, anxious and stuck. I felt like all the good things were behind me and there was nothing there to look forward. Again we talked about my childhood. I realised that I had a limited influence over my parent’s behaviour and that in fact they had failed me, not the other way round. I stopped blaming myself for my childhood and I understood that I am not “broken” as I have thought all my life. Again this discovery has given me a huge feeling of relief.

After 3 months of therapy I feel stronger and more in control, I trust and respect myself more. I also feel happier and more optimistic about my future. I know there will be ups and downs but I feel that I can handle them. I feel that I will be OK.

I really enjoyed working with Daniella. She was genuinely concerned about my issues and committed to making a difference. Sometimes I would came to the session feeling heavy and blank, as if I had nothing to say and she was able to ask questions that led to the interesting interpretations and as a consequence I felt better; I felt motivated and inspired. She helped me to look at my childhood and at my life differently; by asking questions I have not thought of asking myself, naming the obvious but somehow forgotten; by pointing out patterns that were destructive and helping me to understand where they came from and how to change them. It was thoroughly insightful and satisfying experience.

They say that an unexamined life is a life not worth living. I have to say that I am not in complete agreement with this dictum. However, what I do know with absolute certainty is that there are certain complex areas of everyone’s life that do merit/require examination and that this process is best carried out with the help of an expert ‘facilitator’. Having talked to Vybra Morris on and off for almost five years now I can objectively state that Vybra is perfect for this role because she is reliable, trustworthy, intuitive and perceptive.