LJ Loveys (Hackney)

I am a qualified and empathic UKCP psychotherapist working in Islington, Hackney, and online.

As a queer, trans, non-binary, non-monogamous and neurodivergent person, I understand what it can feel like to be othered, marginalised, or met with prejudice. These lived experiences inform and deepen my therapeutic practice. I work with people from across the LGBTQ+ community, as well as those from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, with disabilities, varied socio-economic experiences, and neurodivergence.

I offer a space away from judgement for you to explore any difficulties you might be experiencing. This could be anything from anxiety, depression, questioning your gender, grief relationship difficulties, stress or overwhelm to name a few.

I am a Person-Centred therapist and at the heart of this approach is a radical departure from the mainstream. In a culture crowded with ‘experts’ offering techniques, solutions and diagnoses, it’s easy to be told what is supposedly wrong with you and how you should fix it. Person-Centred psychotherapy takes a different stance. Rather than applying theories or assumptions to your experience, I am committed to understanding how it is to be you.

This is fundamentally different from many traditional models of therapy or treatment, where the practitioner leads and the client follows. My role is not to direct you, diagnose you, or decide where you should go. You set the pace. When something feels too much, we won’t push into it. If you want a gentle nudge, you can ask for it. But your process leads, always. I will be alongside you, with you, attentive, non-judgemental, and deeply curious about your lived experience.