Ali Quinn - Psychotherapist & Counsellor in London — Counsellor in London, England

I worked with Ali for around two years, and I'd recommend her without hesitation. She's a genuinely engaging person to sit across from, and she manages to be both thoughtful and direct in a very helpful way. She made it to talk openly, even when the subject matter wasn't easy. She listens properly, and she's good at gently nudging you to look at things from an angle you hadn't considered. I came away in a much better place than I started, and I'm grateful for the work we did together. Thank you, Ali.

One of the best therapists I have ever worked with. Forever patient and gentle, and helped me to develop a strong and positive self-image. Truly changed my life! Thank you, Ali.

I worked with Ali for two years. Other than a few sessions of CBT and drama therapy, I had not had any therapy before. I came to my first session with the feeling that, although I had overcome some serious mental health challenges in my youth, I had never really had the chance to talk it all through and integrate it. I started the process with Ali not from a position of personal crisis or illness, but wanting to make sense of previous experiences and to explore different ways of looking at my current situation and future. I feel like Ali really helped me go much further than I could have on my own in terms of reflection, searching for insights, and piecing things together. Our work together felt a lot less ‘medicalised’ than my previous experiences with mental health professionals. I was encouraged to investigate all angles of my narrative, including those of wellbeing, connection, agency, family, social, poetic, existential, and spiritual domains. Although we did cover difficult topics, I liked that we could also share a sense of humour, and many of our sessions were engaging and vibrant. Ali is qualified to help with all sorts of issues, but for me the main benefit was that, because the base of her practice is very broad and adaptive to the situation, we were able to cover a wide landscape of territories. I can now say, having finished our work, that I feel satisfied that we have, in partnership, curiously examined all of the main aspects of myself that make me who I am.

I worked with Ali over the course of around 9 months, in two separate periods, and I would thoroughly recommend her Psychotherapist and Counselling Services. Ali consistently provided a warm and friendly environment for me to express myself, including sensitive and emotive topics. She is an active listener, whilst also being able to challenge ways of thinking and thought patterns in a compassionate and non-judgemental manner. Her approach enabled me to think differently and more positively about my problems at the time. Working with Ali gave me the strength and motivation to continue to move forward and I can confidently say I am in a better place after working with her.

I've just concluded roughly 18 months of weekly sessions with Ali, which have been nothing short of fantastically helpful. Ali has helped to created a very safe and comfortable environment for me to open up and discuss elements of my life that have been very difficult to talk about in the past, and as a result I feel that I am considerably better off vs. when I started sessions with her. Ali is kind, thoughtful, sensitive and attentive, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to anybody looking for someone to talk to.