Howard Winfield-Mackenzie

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Online Therapy

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

I am a queer, neuro-divergent, HCPC-registered integrative Counselling Psychologist.

I work with a diverse range of people who are struggling in their lives in some way. They may or may not know why they feel the way they do - we explore this together. My clients have often experienced trauma, abuse, neglect, or the compounding effects of just being "different" from wider oppressive systems and structures of power (e.g., LGBTQ+, race, disability, neurodiversity, socioeconomic status, religious/spiritual expression). We explore your experiences and identities safely to help you feel more yourself.

The major benefit of therapy is that it is your space without any expectations to 'perform'. This can be both powerful and vulnerable. As such, I am patient, transparent, open and accountable in how I receive you and your identities. I will always strive to listen to what you need, take responsibility for my actions in building and maintaining our relationship, and will ensure that therapy feels safe and positive for you.

More specifically, I have experience working with the difficulties associated with gender dysphoria, body dysmorphia, sexuality, shame, trauma, complex trauma, sexual abuse, dissociation, self-harm, depression, ADHD, autism, HIV/AIDS issues, disabilities (both hidden and visible), chronic fatigue, and anxiety disorders.

You may or may not know what's troubling you - we will work together to explore this.

Sexual identity:

Queer

Gender identity: I use another term

Gender history: Prefer not to say

Non-monogamy: No

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: Yes

Personal pronouns: He/They

Qualifications - Links to websites:

I am a fully qualified, Chartered Counselling Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and British Psychological Society (BPS). My HCPC registration number is: PYL045727, which you can check here under the name Dr Howard Winfield: https://www.hcpc-uk.org/check-the-register/

I am also a Registered Member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists and a BPS-approved Mindfulness Teacher.

Qualifications:

DPsych - Doctorate in Counselling Psychology - City St. George's, University of London - 2024

Certificate in Mindfulness Teaching - UK College of Mindfulness and Meditation - 2024

MSc - Applied Psychology - Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen - 2021

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award

Experience and approach:

I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist trained in the ethical use of Psychodynamic, Relational, Humanistic-Existential, Cognitive-Behavioural, Mindfulness-based, and Compassion-oriented models of therapy.

I will work with you at your pace, whether in a time-limited or open-ended way, with a specific goal in mind or as more of an exploration. Ultimately, I aim to provide you with the safety, space and understanding needed for you to explore your difficulties and to experience change (if change is what you are seeking). No matter who you are or what has happened to you, I work at your pace, with respect, no judgment, and with your goals at heart.

Starting therapy - for the first or fifth time - can feel daunting and risky. Therapy can also be life-changing. I work hard to ensure it is the latter. I am an LGBTQ+ ally, disability-aware, trauma-focused, identity-affirming therapist who will work sensitively with you to help you understand where you are, where you have been, and where you'd like to go.

Approaches:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Attachment theory (Psychodynamic)
Behavioural therapy
Body psychotherapy
Brief dynamic
Cognitive Analytic Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Compassion-focused therapy
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Existential
Feminist therapy
Gestalt
Humanistic
Integrative
Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
Narrative therapy
Person-Centred
Psychodynamic
Relational
Relationship therapy
Supervision

Marginalised groups:

Ace | Asexual
BDSM | Kink
Bi- | Pansexual
Consensual non-monogamy
Cross-dresser
Gay
Intersex
Lesbian
Neurodivergent
Non-binary | Genderqueer
Queer
Questioning
Survivors of attempted conversion therapy
Trans

Relationship styles:

One to one

Access:

Fully wheelchair-adapted

Age ranges:

Adults
Seniors (60+)
Young adults (16-24)

Online status:

Online

Therapy

My aim is to offer a high quality, ethical and confidential service which is as accessible to as many people as possible. Having worked in the NHS as a Counselling Psychologist, I know how challenging accessing therapy can be. As such, I offer a tiered system of fees. The equalising rate is for anyone who has the means (and would like) to pay more for therapy. Anything paid above the Standard rate is offset against my Accessible rate to make therapy more affordable for others. You are by no means expected to nor pressured into paying what you cannot afford. I do not means test you, rather this system is based on open discussion and trust.

Standard rate

£60/hr

Equalising rate

£62-80/hr

Accessible rate

£45/hr

If you would like to access my service but cannot afford the Accessible rate, please discuss this with me. We may be able to make sessions fortnightly rather than weekly to make therapy more affordable. In future, I hope to be able to lower my accessible rate and regularly review this every 3 months.

I can also accept referrals for anyone who has private insurance, currently -

AXA
Aviva
Vitality Health

Supervision

I offer clinical supervision or consultation for other counsellors, therapists and psychologists who would like to work with me. I don't currently offer a tiered system for my supervision practice, but have different fees for qualified and trainee practitioners:

Qualified fee

£60/hr

Trainee fee

£50/hr

As a supervisor, I draw on my experiences working in NHS complex trauma and neuropsychology services where I was involved in both individual and group therapies, group supervision, mindfulness and meditation groups (including Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction), and in complex assessments such as DIVA-5 for ADHD.

86-90 Paul Street, London, London EC2A 4NE, United Kingdom

Email: howardewinfield@gmail.com

Website: