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Self-Harm Therapy and Support London

Understanding Self-Harm

Self-harm is a sign that a person is suffering and has not yet found other ways to cope with intense emotional pain. It is not attention-seeking behaviour. Self-harm affects people of all ages, backgrounds, and genders, and it is far more common than many people realise.

Our Practitioners Who Work with Self-Harm

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Olena

Individual and Couples Psychotherapist

Indu Dua London Trusted Therapy: Professional relational and trauma-informed Counsellor providing expert mental health and trauma support.

Indu

Individual and Couples Psychotherapist

Tina Foley London Trusted Therapy: Expert Individual and Couples Psychotherapist specializing in EMDR and professional mental health care.

Tina

Individual and Couples Psychotherapist EMDR

Ardavan Nikaeen London Trusted Therapy: Expert Individual, Family, and Young People Psychotherapist providing professional mental health care.

Ardavan

Individual Family and Young People Psychotherapist

Karima El Haddad London Trusted Therapy: Expert Individual, Couples, and Family Psychotherapist providing professional mental health care.

Karima

Individual Couples and Family Psychotherapist

Rebecca Myers London Trusted Therapy: Expert Individual and Couples Psychotherapist providing professional care for mental wellbeing.

Rebecca

Individual and Couples Psychotherapist

Nikki Holmes London Trusted Therapy: Expert Individual, Couples, and Family Psychotherapist providing professional mental health support.

Nikki

Individual Couples Family Psychotherapist

Sabine Tendas London Trusted Therapy | Counselling Psychologist

Sabine

Counselling Psychologist Individual Couples and Family Psychotherapist

CBT Therapist London | Shuja Hoda

Shuja

Individual Couples and Family Psychotherapist

Clinical Psychologist London for Children | Dr Sagari Sarkar

Sagari

Clinical Psychologist Individual Couples and Family Psychotherapist

Dr Saz Guscott HCPC Practitioner Psychologist Neurodiversity Specialist CBT ACT CFT IFS ADHD Autism Support Harley Street and Online

Saz

Counselling Psychologist Individual and Couples Psychotherapist EMDR

Housam Ebrahim Individual Couples Family and Group Psychotherapist EMDR

Housam

Individual Couples Family and Group Psychotherapist EMDR

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Haneyeh

Counselling Psychologist Individual and Family Psychotherapist EMDR

Tatiana Kazantseva Psychotherapist London Trusted Therapy Harley Street

Tatiana

Psychotherapist

Dr Emma Corcoran | Clinical Psychologist and Therapist London A woman with straight brown hair and fair skin is smiling at the camera. She is wearing a brown and white patterned jumper and is posed in front of a plain white background.

Emma

Clinical Psychologist Individual and Family Psychotherapist

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How We Can Help

Our approach is rooted in compassion, safety, and genuine understanding. We are experienced in DBT — the gold-standard evidence-based treatment for self-harm — as well as trauma-informed therapy, EMDR, and compassion-focused approaches.

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Why Choose London Trusted Therapy for Self-Harm Support?

Reaching out for help with self-harm takes considerable courage. At London Trusted Therapy, you will be met — from your very first contact — with compassion, genuine understanding, and complete freedom from judgement. We know that self-harm is a sign of suffering, not weakness, and we have the clinical expertise to support you safely and effectively.

A clinically led, multidisciplinary team

Every practitioner at London Trusted Therapy holds substantial postgraduate training and professional accreditation, with a minimum of five years of clinical experience and an average of fifteen to twenty years across the team. Our practitioners include chartered and counselling psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors accredited with the BACP, UKCP, COSRT and HCPC- all working under the clinical direction of Dr Olena Edwards-Skadowska, BACP Accredited Psychotherapist, MBPsS, FMBPsS, and actively practising clinician.

Dr Edwards-Skadowska is the recipient of the Outstanding Leadership Award for Services to Mental Health, presented at the Health 2.0 Global Conference 2024 — a recognition that reflects the values of excellence, integrity, and genuine clinical commitment that run through everything London Trusted Therapy does.

At London Trusted Therapy, you will be seen by a practitioner who is an expert in self-harm and emotional dysregulation — someone who brings deep, focused expertise to your presentation, rather than whoever is next available.

What Our Clients Say About Us

4.86 rating based on Doctify, Google and Trustpilot reviews

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  • 2025-11-17
What I appreciated most about Sagari was that self-harm I'd been struggling with in secret was never treated as a box to tick, through narrative-based work, which made space for what actually needed addressing. Some days more than others, I stopped waiting to feel ready and just started living again, finally. I've already told friends to book with Sagari.

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  • 2026-05-16
Self-harm I'd been struggling with in secret used to control my days. Working with Sabine, through play-based, creative work, which felt tailored rather than generic, that's no longer true. Slowly but surely, I feel equipped rather than overwhelmed, and that alone was worth it.

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  • 2026-02-05
If you're dealing with self-harm I'd been struggling with in secret, I can't recommend Tatiana enough — through Gestalt work, which felt structured without ever feeling clinical. Honestly, I can make plans without the old dread creeping in, finally.
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The Breadth to Meet Your Full Picture

Self-harm is almost always part of a broader picture — trauma, emotional dysregulation, neurodevelopmental factors, or significant relational difficulties. Our multidisciplinary structure means that where your needs require it, we can facilitate internal cross-referral to psychiatry for risk assessment and medication review, to EMDR for trauma processing, or to other specialists within the team. Nothing falls through the gap.

A holistic, integrative approach

London Trusted Therapy is a holistic practice. We do not begin with a protocol and fit you to it — we begin with you.

For self-harm, this means first and foremost creating a safe, non-judgemental therapeutic relationship in which the pain underlying the behaviour can begin to be understood. Somatic Experiencing addresses the physiological dimension of the emotional dysregulation that so often drives self-harm, working gently with the body’s stress response. Mindfulness-based approaches build greater awareness of and tolerance for intense emotional states. DBT provides structured skills for distress tolerance and emotional regulation where these are indicated. EMDR is drawn on where trauma underlies the presentation. Compassion-focused work addresses the shame that almost always accompanies self-harm.
Treatment is always paced to your readiness, with your safety at the centre.

Three Central London Locations and Online

Harley Street

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Chancery Lane

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