Unlock Psychology Ltd is a private clinical psychology service, serving Warwickshire and online. We are specialists in LGBTQ+ mental health, with our founder Dr Alastair Pipkin having support hundreds of LGBTQ+ people with psychological therapy and conducted and published research on the needs of trans and non-binary people, and developing psychological therapies to support them.   We are HCPC-registered clinical psychologists who provide cognitive behavioural therapy, compassion-focused therapy and emotion-focused therapy for LGBTQ+ with a range of needs, including identity, relationships, low mood, stress, burnout, all types of anxiety, managing emotions and substance misuse. We offer a free 20-minute consultation

I’m Vivienne, a Bristol based therapist who also works online. I have a friendly, gentle and conscientious approach. I understand that it can be difficult to speak about very personal thoughts and feelings and I create a space that feels safe to do this. To me, it’s important to have this kind of safety to help us work through what might be going on for you.    As a queer woman with a mixed heritage background, I work in a way that looks at how the different identities you might hold can impact you.  

My practice flourishes because I create a diverse and inclusive environment for everyone, and believe in and support the experiences of underrepresented people.  I have 7 years of experience as a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor working at depth, and am fully accredited with the UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy). If you are trying to find your way through, but facing issues around your sexual, relationship or gender identity, either within you or from the outside world, you will find a space here that is affirming and inclusive. I work with individuals over 18.  

I am an experienced, UKCP accredited, psychospiritual psychotherapist with over 15 years in the business. As a non-binary queer therapist I am interested in transformation, opening our hearts to love and the reclamation of joy in our lives. Working creatively and playfully is important. Collaboration, safety and relationship is key. We need to work through our trauma in order to connect with our essential selves. We need to work somatically and with the body as we hold on to so much of our wounding in our bodies and it is also in our bodies that we can experience joy.  

Hi I’m Rachel, I’m a queer/lesbian Counsellor and Psychotherapist working in person in Bristol and online. As a Queer Counsellor and proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, my counselling practice is always LGBTQIA+ affirmative. ​I hold a positive view of all LGBTQIA+ identities, and my practice is inclusive of all gender, sexuality and relationship diversities.

I’m Emma Wallen, a double-accredited and award-winning integrative couples therapist working with queer individuals and couples, including lesbian relationships and partners navigating non-normative relationship structures. Many of the queer couples I work with come to therapy feeling stuck in patterns of conflict, emotional distance, or power struggles that don’t fit neatly into heterosexual relationship models. Others are carrying the impact of family rejection, cultural expectations, racism, or the pressure to “get it right” after working so hard to be themselves. Therapy can be the first place where those layers are truly seen together. My approach is relational, grounded, and practical.

Welcome, I’m Joy (she/they). I’m a qualified psychotherapist working with individuals and couples online. With particular experience in LGBTQIA+, Neurodivergence & the Performing Arts, I offer a compassionate, sincere and confidential space for individuals and couples to work through their experiences. My practice is trauma-informed and neuro-affirming, which means I am comfortable working with trauma-based and neurodiverse frameworks. I work with a range of experiences including ADHD, Autism, CPTSD, dissociation, bereavement, attachment, anxiety, depression, low self esteem and stress. Mostly, though, I am interested in you, and supporting you with the courageous decision to get to know yourself better.