Hello and Welcome
If you have found your way here, welcome.
My hope is for you to find a therapist you love to work with, who provides an excellent clinical experience and a thoughtful and respectful therapy space.
For me, finding someone like this was incredibly impactful and healing, and I want everyone to have that experience.
tamara
Tamara Howell | she/her
PGDip, MSc, Reg. MBACP (Accred)
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How You Might Be Feeling

Sometimes we feel a bit broken and we don't really know why. It might look like exhaustion, or feeling flat, or not enjoying things you used to love. Or it might be hating your job, wanting a long term relationship or figuring out what the point of life is. Therapy is great for those moments in life when we need a consistent, secure spot in the world where we can share the overwhelm.
It is usually an involuntary swerve in the projected path that brings people to me. Dealing with conflict at work may be causing you stress, maybe because your boss is dismissive, or you might find managing a team challenging. Your role might have made you aware that your internal monologue is discouraging you and making you question yourself.
Or maybe you are killing it at work - accomplished, assertive and propelling forwards... and yet you wish you could feel more confident in your romantic relationships, more self assured and less needy... because even the word neeeedy is excruciating, isn’t it?
Maybe you've discovered that you would like to change your relationships with partners, work, family or friends... figure out how to set boundaries. Or repair your relationship with yourself so that you don't replay awkward moments over and over whilst trying to fall asleep, wishing things were different and saying to yourself,
“If only I was ……, I would be ok”
Maybe now is the moment to dig deeper.
Meet Tamara...
I see the welcome page of a therapy site as a space to share something meaningful so that you can figure out if we might mesh well together.
I hope that the way I’ve written my website has given you a sense of what I’m like. I write all my copy myself, so this is pretty much how I sound, even if it’s text.
There are parts of my story woven into the way I work - I came to this work through my own therapy journey and can’t explain with words the awe and respect I hold for this profession.
For me, the things that feel meaningful are always related to connection. I find purpose in the moment where a person feels truly seen and heard, when the contamination of the world’s expectations and limitations are lifted and our core values align with the life we carve out for ourselves.
And in non-therapy speak, that means, I like spending time with people. I care deeply about each person who enters my life, whether that’s my neighbour, a person I went to primary school with or a therapy client. I feel inspired and moved by the willingness of others to share with me, and I want for everyone to feel the impact of true radical empathy.
After years in industries that did not suit me - bartender, sous chef, underwriting assistant, Lloyds Broker - I took a “career break”, which means I worked in BabyGap and trained to become a therapist.
In 2007, I caught the addiction treatment bug as a peer support volunteer at PROMIS Treatment Centre, accompanying patients to 12 step meetings and later co-facilitating group therapy. I was fortunate to complete my placement at The Priory Hospital North London in 2008 with some incredible therapists whilst obtaining my Masters degree.
Whilst at uni, a fellow student on the course offered me a position at Kairos Aftercare Community Trust at their aftercare programme and I eventually graduated to become manager there. The incredible commitment of the clients who attended the aftercare was so impactful for me and if I hadn’t been sold on the idea of therapy as a calling, that was when I truly saw how transformative an outpatient programme can be.
I opened my private practice alongside my Kairos role in 2009 and moved to Paris in 2011 after graduation from my Masters.
I started working via the telephone and online to maintain my London practice and opened an In Person practice to English speakers in Paris before moving away again in 2015. It sounds disjointed but throughout that time I have been able to maintain a practice and provide continuity to clients, making space and time for training and learning, especially around how to make online therapy as professional and meaningful as possible.
In 2018, I joined The Integrated Practice at 127 Harley Street with an amazing group of colleagues who share an integrative mind-body-emotion understanding of distress. We remain connected while my hybrid practice moved back online.
In 2022, I moved back to the burbs of Paris and regularly visit London to speak at a conference or see clients in person.
Aside from my practice, I host online communities for therapists and provide workshops, courses and coaching to therapists in private practice.
And outside of my professional projects, I love music, animals and parks… I avidly scribble in recycled notebooks and take endless photos of flowers or the Thames at sunset when I'm in London. I am a vegan, feminist, London Underground enthusiast and I'm proof that it is possible to be both a cat and dog person.
My Invitation to You...
If you have found my website and are facing a challenging time at the moment, I would like to support you in the process of beginning therapy and finding a therapist you’ll love working with. I welcome enquiries and have an excellent network of wonderful therapists I will be happy to recommend as well as psychiatrists, other medical professionals and trauma practitioners.
If you enquire and I have space for clients, either myself or my assistant will invite you for a free 15 minute introductory call so we can meet and see whether the way I work might be a good fit for you at this time.
In the introductory call, I’ll ask about what brought you to look for a therapist, how things have been for you lately and a bit about your background. As well as liking your therapist, it is crucial that therapy is convenient and affordable for you so I will be checking in with you about your scheduling limitations and budget for therapy. I'll invite you to ask any questions about therapy, about me and my approach and to share any concerns you have.
There is no commitment to enter into therapy with me, and I refer much more often than I accept new clients. My priority is finding someone that you will have an excellent experience of therapy with, even if that isn’t me.
Drop me a line if you'd like to set up an introductory call or have any questions. I wish you the best on your quest to find a therapist!
Thanks for visiting!
Get In Touch
If you would like to enquire about therapy with me or ask for a referral to another therapist, please drop me a line via the form. My emails are read by my administrative team and you may receive a response from my assistant.
We will try to respond within 2 working days so it might be Monday if you write on a Thursday. If you don't hear back from us, please check your Spam folder or drop us another note in case there has been a technical error.
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