Stress

Anxiety Disorder

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Foot Pain

Have always had a great experience here!  saw David with an issue with my foot and he was super professional and friendly and considered various factors in our session. Highly recommend.

Relationship Issues

The rooms at Rosslyn Hill are calm and relaxing, I also have video consultations which are always very good

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Compulsive Sexual Behaviour

Mental Health Condition

If you are thinking about having therapy or have had previous therapy and it was rubbish (because let's face it not every therapist dose suit your needs and or your expectations) well you won't be disappointed with Kahv! 

I have had multiple therapist and councilng sessions, with NHS and privately paid therapists and I can't belive the difference between them and Kahv. I have never gotten so much from therapy before, me and my partner (who is male and struggled with the idea of therapy) have truly gotten so much out of the sessions, individually and as partners.

Not only is Kahv professionally freindly, she is relatable without crossing any boundaries, you feel like your talking to a real person who cares and wants the best for you, not just someone being paid to sit there and listen.

It mind sound like over kill to some people but Kahv literally changed mine and my partners life, I truly don't think me and my partner would be together still to this day (happily and healthy together) if it wasnt for kahv.

Individually we have grown so much too and can't thank Kahv enough for this!

If your reading this, this is your sign, do the therapy! 🤗

Anxiety

Depression

Neurodiverse

I came to David four years ago in a very dark place, and fairly sceptical. I’d tried therapy and counselling before and never got much out of it, partly because I wasn’t able to be fully honest about how badly I was doing. I was struggling with depression and anxiety, and after a lifetime of insomnia I had become dependent on sleeping pills, something I was very much in denial about.

What sets David apart for me is that he earned my trust first, then used it to challenge me. After a few sessions he began gently pressing me to tackle my sleep. I pushed back: it wasn’t what I’d come for, and I didn’t believe I could change it. He had the courage to insist and the tact to do it without pushing me away, which at that point was a real risk. Through small, low-risk experiments and techniques that worked on both my habits and the thinking behind them, I slept through the night without medication for the first time in my life. That result, and the knock-on effect it had on everything else, became the foundation for all the work we’ve done since.

Over these four years he has helped me through some of my lowest moments running my own business, including times I’d stopped working altogether and was ready to give up. I honestly don’t think the business would still exist without our work, and his own background as a business owner shows in how well he understands those pressures. He has helped me with practical strategies for living with ADHD, and supported me through long-standing, painful family difficulties, helping me understand them, and my own part in them, and respond more intentionally. Most importantly, he helped me go from feeling like a burden to my partner to being someone who could genuinely support her through serious health challenges. In 2022 I couldn’t imagine becoming a parent. Today we’re married and expecting our first child.

As a therapist, David is highly competent, trustworthy and truly client-centred: he will challenge you, but you always set the direction. The rapport is warm and easy, while the space stays entirely about you. He’s flexible about how and how often you work together, and happy to provide worksheets, exercises and feedback between sessions when you want them, never as a demand. When things have been really hard, he made it clear I could reach out. You can tell he genuinely cares.

I’ve worked with David online from Italy throughout, and I’d recommend him to anyone who wants a therapist who will listen, but will also help them actually change.

Fear of Vomiting (Emetophobia)

Prof Veale arrived 10-15 minutes late to our video consultation with very little apologies. It was not really a consultation as I didn’t feel consulted at all, I felt talked at. He clearly hadn’t read the questionnaires I was asked to fill in. He constantly interrupted me and spoke over me. At times it felt like an upselling exercise with him pushing his book and private clinic services. Honestly, I feel like it was a complete waste of time and money. Very disappointed by the whole experience and would not recommend

Maria is a warm and compassionate individual, and in my view excels at what she does. 

She has a calm and welcoming manner, able to take the reins and drive the conversation when needed but also allowing space with true active listening when I was sharing. 

She has given me tools that I can use for life and enabled me to understand my worth and what self love really looks like. It’s not just about being warm and fuzzy but also providing myself with tough love when needed and making a real commitment to myself, even if that’s uncomfortable or hard. She has taught me to understand my emotions aren’t a burden to myself or others, and that they are indicators and should be welcomed in as guests into the home of my mind, and then gently excused when it’s time for them to go home or allowing them to sleep over but only as long as they are helpful and not hurtful. 

I’m sorry grateful for the support and will continue to use my Wednesday morning “Maria time” to continue my own practise and sharpen the valuable tools she has provided me. 

Thank you Maria 💜

Sarah-Jayne Wakefield

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5.00

(1 total patient reviews)

David Dodd

5.00

(4 total patient reviews)

Professor David Veale

4.67

(19 total patient reviews)

Mrs Maria Ameh

4.95

(96 total patient reviews)

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