Cara Lester

Hi, I'm Cara Lester.

I offer a non-judgemental, reflective space where therapy is guided by your pace, priorities, and lived experience. My approach is long-term work and non-pathologising, helping you navigate patterns, life transitions, and the challenges of identity, connection, and relationships with clarity and care.

Drawing on my Master’s-level training in existential therapy, specialist work with polyamory, and lived experience as a bisexual person, I bring both professional expertise and personal insight. Therapy can involve everyday challenges like anxiety, low self-esteem, or relationship dynamics, as well as the bigger questions: What gives life meaning? What makes it worth living? These bold, sometimes daunting questions can feel scary alone, but together we explore them in ways that bring insight and fulfilment.

For those exploring non-traditional or polyamorous relationships, I focus on the relationships themselves as the unit of attention, exploring how individual, social and cultural histories, identities, and experiences shape connections. Sessions provide space for reflection, curiosity, and dialogue, helping all involved engage more consciously and compassionately.

I am LGBTQ+ affirmative and actively challenge prejudice and discrimination, creating a safe, inclusive space for clients to explore identity, desires, and choices. I work with LGBTQ+, trans, and non-binary clients, as well as those navigating polyamory, open relationships, or other non-traditional relational structures.

Ultimately, therapy is about helping you live authentically and intentionally, making sense of patterns, strengthening relationships, navigating life transitions, and exploring the existential questions that matter most. I am a BACP-registered psychotherapist and counsellor, based in Fitzrovia and London Bridge, combining specialist relational training, lived experience, and professional expertise to offer an affirming, thoughtful, and inclusive space.