Macarena De La Vega. Psychotherapy CBT/REBT English & Spanish — Counsellor in London, England

5.0★★★★★★★★★★(52 reviews)

Address1 Quality Ct WC2A 1HR, London, ENG

Websitemacarenadelavega.com

Macarena De La Vega is a psychologist offering psychotherapy in London, England. She specializes in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Rational Emotional Behavioural Therapy (REBT), utilizing a warm, pragmatic approach to facilitate positive emotional and behavioural change. Her practice is tailored to adults experiencing issues such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, stress, and relationship problems. Macarena combines academic qualifications, including an MSc from Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, with extensive clinical experience gained in both public and private sectors in London and Buenos Aires. She offers face-to-face and online sessions, with a focus on practical, problem-solving techniques to help clients develop effective coping strategies and overcome unhealthy beliefs. Clients report finding her approach down-to-earth, welcoming, and effective in providing tools for managing personal issues and fostering self-understanding.

Best for

  • Adults seeking CBT/REBT
  • Individuals experiencing anxiety or depression
  • Clients preferring Spanish-language therapy
  • Those seeking practical coping strategies
Key servicesPsychotherapy, CBT sessions, REBT sessions, Online therapy, Face-to-face therapy, Free online consultation
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Tagspsychologist, cbt, rebt, london, spanish speaking therapist, anxiety, depression, online therapy, face to face therapy, adult therapy

Reviews on Google5.0 · 52 reviews

★★★★★★★★★★Thomas BennettJan 2026

Incredibly down to earth and communicates in a way that is welcoming, friendly and open. For anyone apprehensive about first starting their journey I couldn't recommend Macarena highly enough.

★★★★★★★★★★Alvaro LDNMay 2025

Macarena helped me identify my rigid thinking patterns and guided me toward a more flexible, open-minded approach. Her support allowed me to better handle situations that challenged my belief system, and I’m so grateful for her insight and care.

★★★★★★★★★★Maria Lucia SassoJan 2024

I had a very positive experience with Macarena. Her assertiveness and focus on problem-solving were crucial in helping me identify and address the root cause of my challenges. With her guidance, I have made significant strides in becoming more functional in my day-to-day life. I appreciate her dedication to my progress.

★★★★★★★★★★DavidMay 2023

I want to share my gratitude and wonderful experience with Dr. Macarena. Over the past few months, I've been fortunate to receive her professional support, and I feel compelled to highly recommend her to anyone seeking an exceptional psychologist. From the very first session, Dr. Macarena established a genuine and warm connection that made me feel comfortable and valued. Her empathy and listening skills allowed me to express my thoughts and emotions openly and without judgment. I always felt understood and respected during our sessions. Dr. Macarena De La Vega demonstrated a deep understanding of my emotional challenges and provided me with practical tools and effective strategies to cope with them. Her holistic and personalized approach helped me gain a greater perspective on my own strengths and weaknesses, which has been instrumental in my personal growth. Furthermore, I want to highlight her professionalism and punctuality. She always took the necessary time to address my concerns, and I never felt rushed during our sessions. Her dedication and commitment to my well-being were evident in every interaction we had. In summary, thanks to Dr. Macarena De La Vega, I have experienced significant growth in my life. Her therapeutic approach, combined with her warmth and kindness, created a safe and supportive environment in which I could explore and overcome my emotional challenges, and I am grateful for the positive impact she has had on my life.

★★★★★★★★★★Veronica LopezJan 2023

I highly recommend Macarena as a therapist. After 10 sessions with her I can say that I feel completely changed. I decided to go there after a horrible break up and I loved her therapy. Thanks to her I have been able to move on with my life quicker than expected. Beside that I could also do the sessions in my native language, Spanish which was great.

★★★★★★★★★★juan diego johnson landinJan 2023

Thanks to the tools that Macarena gave me during and through the sessions, I am now able to deal, manage and sort out my personal issues in a very functional, realistic and understandable way. Honestly it was a complete life re-start for me. I can absolute recommend Macarena as she is such a professional in her branch. Thank you indeed Macarena.

★★★★★★★★★★Marta FerranMar 2022

Macarena is very professional and always offers a great environment. She understood me and made me think outside the box. After my sessions, I always kept thinking about new concepts she explained, leading to a broader and healthier thinking. I did my sessions in Spanish, which helped me a lot to express myself better. I highly recommend Macarena’s therapy sessions!

★★★★★★★★★★Steven MoralesMay 2021

Before starting this journey I wasn’t sure what to expect. Macarena has been incredible and life-changing, she’s an extremely knowledgable professional with tons of experience who’s able to explain things in a very relatable and uncomplicated way. Together you’ll discover tools that will be part of you for the rest of your life, priceless. I would recommend Macarena to anyone who has ever thought about therapy in the past and has been scared or unsure of the process, she has made this journey easy…and pretty enjoyable to be honest.

★★★★★★★★★★carlos “HombreyModa” NodaApr 2021

I started to work with Macarena almost a year ago and I am very impressed with the work we have done. She makes you feel very comfortable and in a nice atmosphere, even if it is through ZOOM. The tools and technics used during the therapy are incredibly powerful and help you to reflect and understand yourself better. I have been done these sessions in Spanish what helped me to connect even deeper with the therapy. I recommend 100% to work with Macarena, it is an incredible journey.

★★★★★★★★★★AlejandraMay 2020

If I have to think about a psychologist who is knowledgeable, experienced, approachable and genuinely interested in mental wellbeing, then Macarena is the only one who springs to mind! And I've seen a few... Her sessions (in Spanish or English) are highly practical and insightful. Macarena creates a safe environment; a place to openly talk about yourself without ever feeling judged or not understood. She shares her knowledge and experience openly, and easily makes you look within and deeper. She provides tools to deal with situations and emotions – tools I know will always be applicable regardless of the situation. I've personally seen cognitive and behavioural results after every session with her... Impressive!! She's someone genuinely interested in seeing change in her patients, someone you know has the patient's interests at heart. I couldn't recommend her enough! She excels in both face-to-face sessions and virtual ones! I just wish I had met her several years ago! --- Macarena es una excelente profesional y altamente confiable. Su terapia da resultados y los cambios cognitivos y conductuales se ven de sesión a sesión. Es increíble! Macarena crea un espacio seguro para la reflexión. Un espacio donde me he sentido comprendida y no juzgada. Comparte su conocimiento y experiencia abiertamente y logra fácilmente que uno haga introspección. He tenido sesiones personales y virtuales y siempre han sido de alto impacto. Recomiendo a Macarena sin duda alguna. Da herramientas prácticas y duraderas y genuinamente se interesa por la salud mental de sus pacientes. Gracias!!!

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