Individual and Couple & Relationship Psychotherapist
Hello and welcome!
My name is Thea. I am a qualified individual integrative therapist and couple & relationship psychotherapist; I am currently in further training as a psychosexual psychotherapist. I currently live in London which has been home since 2020.
I have spent much of my life living across different countries and cultures since childhood, which has shaped my sense of identity as both culturally ambiguous and richly connected to multiple influences. I embrace the complexity of these experiences, understanding that people, relationships and life events are never one-dimensional, but layered with meanings that can shift depending on personal history and perspective. This appreciation for nuance and individuality, and my natural curiosity, inform how I practice.
I offer short-term and open-ended sessions in person and online, in English or Spanish.
Practice areas
I enjoy working with a diverse clientele and have supported clients within the private and charity sectors through areas such as anxiety and depression, trauma and abuse, bereavement and loss, disordered eating and body dysmorphia, shame, bullying, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual health, lack of self-esteem and relationship dynamics. These are some representative cases and clients are welcome to present altogether other issues.
Specialist areas
I specialise in working with those who are globally mobile and immigrants, including expats and adult third culture kids (TCKs).
I am currently in further training as a psychosexual psychotherapist.
Categories
Specific Areas
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Globally mobile clients
Adult third culture kids (TCKs), expats & returning expats, immigrants & migrants, global nomads
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Life & identity
Life transitions, identity & belonging, the question: Where is home?, restlessness & rootlessness, delayed maturity
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Loss & grief
Bereavement, loss & unresolved grief, effects of moving alone as a child (e.g., between separated parents, boarding school)
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Relationships
Relationships & attachment, cross-cultural partnerships, long-distance relationships, sexuality & intimacy
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Cultural adjustment
Culture shock & reverse culture shock
Couple & relationship therapy
Drawing on a psychodynamic foundation, my work explores the deeper emotional and relational patterns that influence our experience of intimacy, desire and connection. I am particularly interested in how identity and culture, across dimensions such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender and sexuality, intersect with our capacity for closeness and our sexual expression. Working through a culturally-aware and reflective lens, I support clients in uncovering how earlier experiences and internal worlds shape the way they relate to themselves and others today.
I aim to offer a steady and reflective space where both partners can explore what’s happening between them, whether that’s communication difficulties, psychosexual issues or recurring patterns that feel hard to shift.
Specialist areas
I'm particularly interested in supporting couples who may feel underrepresented in traditional therapy spaces.
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Cross-cultural partnerships
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Long-distance relationships
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Relationship diversity
I approach each relationship without assumptions, aiming to understand what’s important and meaningful to you both.