Psychotherapist or counsellor in London for teen DD

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I've name changed for this as I think DD has seen some of my posts.

Can anyone recommend someone to talk to my lovely teen DD (14) who appears happy and confident but is binge and secret eating to a quite serious degree. She's adamant she won't talk to anyone about eating but might be prepared to talk about other things and perhaps she could build trust from there.

We are in C London close to Harley St so that would be convenient but it would just be great to have names. I have googled but a personal recommendation would be helpful.

It's such a personal thing though that someone who has been great for another child may not work for yours. We found the BACP Find a Therapist website very helpful in narrowing down options.

I hope you find someone that your daughter clicks with.

Yes that’s very true. I’m finding it interesting how much I’m reacting to the faces on the websites and who I think looks right in terms of age and stage. Someone she could connect with but not too cool, almost certainly a woman ... But that’s all my perception and in the end it will have to be her relationship. I do get all that. Just looking for a starting point I suppose.

Thanks for the BACP idea as well.

I think it's a really personal decision and also your dd needs to want to communicate.
Ds has some counselling due to some physical health issues that were impacting his mental health. The first psychologist was lovely and ticked all the boxes but he just didn't engage. The psychologist referred onto an older lady who did art therapy - this really helped and he opened up more. Don't assume someone of a certain gender or age will be best. When we first had problems school sent him to there male councilor as they assumed it would be best it didn't help and swapped him to an older female who he did work OK with but she deemed he need more support than basic counselling which was all she was qualified to give.
Also think about where it will be held - ds responds better to being in a relaxed, familiar environment than a more formal setting so may be need to think about psychologists flexibility - the art therapist did it in school which helped him feel comfortable.
Hope you find some one to help remember also to look after yourself and other members of the family 💐.