Anh Doan

People come to me with complex trauma, often after trafficking, modern slavery, political persecution or a hard childhood. Many live between two cultures and carry the weight of migration, displacement or racism. Some want to talk in Vietnamese, their first language, without translating themselves first. Others come with anxiety, low mood, or a life that has stopped fitting them.

You will not be asked to relive anything. It is a conversation, and most of it is about the present: how you are sleeping, what your days look like, what you would like to be different in six months. You can stop at any point and leave anything out. If we work in Vietnamese, we work in Vietnamese from the first sentence. At the end I will say honestly whether I am the right person.

I founded Talking Counselling in 2011 after noticing the same thing over and over: the people who most needed help were the least likely to get it. Too expensive, too long a wait, or a system that asked them to explain themselves in a language they were still learning. I trained with a specialism in complex trauma and built a practice in the City of London, alongside survivors of trafficking.

Safety is always the starting point, and sessions are paced carefully. I draw on psychodynamic, humanistic and behavioural approaches, including acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy, and choose what fits you. The therapy belongs to you; my role is to support, not to direct. I also offer clinical supervision to trainee and qualified counsellors, and take referrals through the National Referral Mechanism.

£50 to £250 a session A free introductory call first.

What you pay is between you and your therapist. Gototherapy takes no commission and there is no paid ranking.