Stephanie Gerra

I currently have space to welcome new clients, both in person in Central London and online. Appointments are available during the day and on selected evenings. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss a suitable appointment.

At the heart of my work is a thoughtful, collaborative therapeutic relationship in which we explore recurring patterns, emotions and ways of relating, while remaining attentive to your strengths, values and capacity for growth. Therapy moves at a pace that feels manageable and is always shaped by your individual needs.

Alongside conversation, I may, where appropriate, draw on creative and experiential ways of working such as visualisation, guided imagery, journalling, drawing, mindfulness or Walking Therapy. These approaches are never imposed, but offered where they can deepen understanding, unlock new perspectives and support meaningful change.

I work with adults across the lifespan and welcome people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and life experiences. My practice includes individuals, couples and therapists in training. Alongside difficulties such as anxiety, relationship issues, addiction, eating disorders, abuse and bereavement, I have a longstanding interest in supporting those experiencing blocked creativity, questions of identity or purpose, and significant life transitions.

As well as English, I speak Italian, French and Spanish and am happy to draw upon these where helpful for those whose first language is not English. Sessions are conducted in English.

At a time when more and more of life is mediated through screens, information and rapid solutions, psychotherapy offers something different: an embodied human relationship in which lasting change can become felt and lived.

I work with clients in Clerkenwell, central London, throughout the UK online and, where professionally appropriate, internationally. I offer individual and couples psychotherapy, Walking Therapy and work with therapists in training. Alongside my private practice, I supervise practitioners and facilitate therapeutic groups.

You may come with a particular difficulty or a quieter sense that something in your life is no longer working. I offer a calm, thoughtful and collaborative relationship in which we can explore your experience at a pace that feels manageable.

Therapy can bring relief from immediate distress, but it can also become a place of discovery. Together, we explore recurring patterns, relationships and the deeper questions shaping your life. Attention is given not only to what you think, but to feelings, physical experience, silences and the ways you relate as they arise between us.

Alongside conversation, I may draw upon imagery, attention to the body, chair work, journalling, creative expression or mindfulness where these feel relevant and helpful. Such approaches are always introduced sensitively and collaboratively.

My practice welcomes adults from many backgrounds and life stages. Whether you are navigating anxiety, loss, relationship difficulties, blocked creativity, questions of identity or purpose, or a significant transition, therapy can support greater freedom, resilience, authenticity and lasting psychological change.

The first session is a paid consultation and an opportunity for us to meet, explore what has brought you to therapy and consider whether we feel we would work well together. There is no obligation to continue beyond this appointment.

Alongside gaining an understanding of your current circumstances, I will invite you to tell me something of your history, your relationships and what you hope might be different as a result of therapy. You are also welcome to ask questions about how I work and what you might expect from the therapeutic process.

My hope is that, whether or not we decide to continue working together, you leave the session feeling listened to, with a clearer understanding of your difficulties and a sense of what the next step might be.

My supervision sessions are 50 minutes duration and I can meet online or face to face.  I work with individuals and groups.

I have an integrative and Psychospiritual background which gives all my work a very hopeful and creative context.  I am also certified with and have a diploma from the Society of Analytical Psychologists (SAP), so I can and do work Psychodynamically.   

I usually contract for an initial supervision session.  If we then decide to work together I have a working agreement.

In an initial session we would explore if we want to work together and if so, would then work in accordance with my working agreement.