Denis Grace

I work flexible hours, so there are no fixed times. I work from Oxford Circus on Fridays, at 

The Practice, 

20 Great Portland Street, 

W1W 8QR, 

until late evening. 

The other days I work from my home in Brockley SE4, in south east London. I also work on line.

I normally work a few evenings too, mainly on line.

I am happy to discuss with you and if possible will do try to accommodate.

I offer you a confidential, empathic, and non-judgemental space for us to explore your challenges together.

I will work collaboratively with you using a range of therapeutic approaches to suit your needs. These include Body and Somatic work, EMDR-informed, Internal Family Systems, EFT and CBT.

In couples therapy I use Emotionally Focused Therapy and Gottman to explore the patterns and the primary emotions.

You might also be wanting support to avoid reaching crisis point, to process past events, or to deal with relationships in your life now. You may feel lost, scared, overwhelmed, stressed and alone.

In our body we carry unprocessed trauma from our past. The body has the key, so somatic work is part of the process.

So, I don't believe there is something "wrong" with you. I believe your mind and body have adapted in remarkable ways to help you survive difficult experiences.

Anxiety, emotional overwhelm, people-pleasing, perfectionism, anger, emotional numbness, dissociation or shutting down are often not signs of weakness—they are intelligent protective responses that developed for good reasons. While they may no longer serve you in the way they once did, they deserve to be understood before they are asked to change.

My role is not to fight against these parts of you, but to help you understand them with compassion. By working together through the body, emotions and your relationships, we can gently create the safety needed for those protective patterns to soften naturally, allowing you to experience greater freedom, connection and resilience.

Together, we explore not only the challenges you are facing today but also the adaptive ways your mind and body learned to survive difficult experiences. 

I will offer a safe space to understand these patterns with compassion and develop new ways of relating to yourself and others.

I work with you through stages, from safety to healing.

I also work with children as a child therapist. Having been a school counsellor for 15 years.

I offer an integrative approach drawing on a range of evidence-based therapies to meet your individual needs.

I incorporate:

Somatic Therapy

Trauma affects both the mind and the body. Alongside talking therapy, somatic therapy uses gentle body awareness and nervous system regulation to help process overwhelming experiences and reduce the impact of long-held stress, anxiety, and trauma responses.

Attachment-Focused EMDR

Attachment-Focused EMDR combines EMDR with attachment theory to help heal the effects of relational and developmental trauma. It supports the processing of painful memories while placing particular emphasis on creating safety, trust, and a secure therapeutic relationship.

Internal Family Systems informed approach.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a gentle, compassionate approach to therapy that helps you understand the different parts of yourself. Rather than seeing these parts as problems, IFS helps you approach them with curiosity and compassion, creating space for healing, greater self-understanding, and lasting emotional change.

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) 

For individuals and couples. 

Together, we gently explore the emotions, attachment experiences  helping you make sense of your reactions. 

Most couples don't come to therapy because they've stopped loving each other, it's because they've become trapped in painful patterns that neither of them knows how to escape. Conversations turn into arguments, one  may pursue while the other withdraws, and both can end up feeling hurt, alone and unseen. 

Using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), alongside attachment theory, Internal Family Systems and body-based approaches, I help couples gently slow these moments down and make sense of what is happening beneath the surface. We explore not only the words that are spoken, but also the deeper fears, longings and protective responses that often remain hidden. My aim is help you feel closer, more secure, and able to turn towards each other again when life becomes difficult.

Beginning therapy can feel like a big step.

I am happy to take a call and chat in an unhurried way, with no time restriction, so we can see how we fit, what your needs are and how I feel i can help with those

 My priority in our first session is not to ask you to relive painful experiences, but to create a space where you feel safe, understood and in control of the process.

Together, we'll take time to explore what has brought you to therapy, what you hope might change, and what has helped you cope so far. Rather than asking "What's wrong with you?", I'm interested in understanding "What has happened to you?" and how your mind and body have adapted to help you survive. Many of the patterns that now feel overwhelming or frustrating once had an important purpose.

Drawing on somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), we'll begin to gently notice how your experiences are held not only in your thoughts, but also in your emotions, your body and your relationships. You won't be expected to talk about anything before you're ready. Instead, we'll work at a pace that feels manageable, helping you develop a sense of safety, curiosity and confidence before approaching deeper work.

For many people, simply experiencing a relationship where they feel genuinely heard, accepted and not judged is the beginning of healing. As therapy progresses, we'll build on that foundation together, helping you understand your protective responses, strengthen your connection with yourself, and move towards lasting emotional and physical wellbeing.

I assess as we go along, unless there are indicators that a more formal assessment may be better to get to the root of issues.