Helen Holmes

Helen Holmes is available for appointments at Schoen Clinic Chelsea from Monday to Friday.

Helen Holmes is a highly experienced Psychologist & Psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience in mental health care, working with adults, couples, families, children, and adolescents. Helen works with children in play and art therapy and adolescents and adults in expressive arts and talking therapy, such as CBT. Helen adapts her therapy for individuals and families with neurodevelopmental difficulties.

Offering sessions in person, online, or over the phone, Helen provides a warm and professional therapeutic space, creating an environment where clients feel safe, heard, and respected.

Therapeutic approach

Helen’s practice is centred on providing a compassionate, confidential, and non-judgmental space where clients can explore their feelings, thoughts, memories and experiences. She believes in the importance of providing a secure environment that promotes openness and trust. In each session, clients can expect Helen to listen closely, with empathy and insight, to support them in their journey toward personal growth and healing, with strategies to help manage their difficulties.

Background and specialisations

Helen has dedicated her career to supporting a wide range of populations, including LGBTQI+, neurodivergent and marginalised communities, helping them to feel empowered and understood. After earning her first degree in Philosophy and Theology from London University, Helen helped establish The Big Issue in London, where she worked with young people experiencing homelessness. Over the past three decades, she has worked in various mental health settings across the UK and the USA, honing her expertise through extensive training in multiple therapeutic approaches, such as:

• Person-centred therapy and Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Therapy

• CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), CBT-E (for eating disorders), MBT (Mentalisation-Based Therapy), and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

• Autism and ADHD Assessment

• Breathwork

Her expertise spans a broad spectrum of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, body dysmorphia, addictions, self-harm, trauma, family dynamics, and more severe mental health challenges.

Who Helen works with

Helen’s practice is open to children, young people, adults, couples and families from diverse cultural and social backgrounds, including those navigating gender and sexual identity issues. She is dedicated to equality of opportunity, providing an inclusive and understanding space for all clients. Known for her warmth, humour, and compassion, Helen is approachable and highly committed to personal and professional development, ensuring that her clients receive the highest quality care.

Offering both short- and long-term therapy options, Helen works from a comfortable, soundproof, and wheelchair-accessible space, where clients are welcomed into a respectful and supportive setting.

Publications: Pre and perinatal development, interpersonal violence, HIV/AIDS cross cultures and psychosis.

Helen warmly welcomes privately insured and self-funding patients to her practice at the Schoen Clinic Chelsea.

Book an appointment today by calling 0203 146 2300 or complete our online registration and screening questionnaire, anytime to suit you.

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