oliver feldman, MSC, ukcp-registered psychotherapist
My name is Oliver Feldman, and I am an experienced psychotherapist helping people work through the obstacles that stand between them and a fulfilling life.
When life feels overwhelming or uncertain, it can be hard to know where to start. Often, the most helpful first step isn’t a 'fix', but a connection. In fact, research consistently shows that the single most significant factor in successful therapy is the quality of the relationship between therapist and client. It offers something unique—a connection different from talking to a friend, family member, or (let’s be honest) even the most advanced AI algorithm.
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My practice is grounded in the person-centred tradition. As such, I believe that meaningful change cannot be forced or imposed. Instead, it grows naturally when you are met with genuine understanding, empathy, and presence. I trust your inner sense of what needs attention, even when it feels unclear to you at first.
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The cornerstone of my work is humility. My priority is to be alongside you at every step of the way, without imposing my own direction on the work. In a space free from judgment, pressure or any external agenda, my clients often find they can reconnect with their own strengths, feel less alone with what they are carrying, and move through life with a steadier sense of purpose.
What Happens Next?
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Schedule a call or
initial meeting
If you get in touch, we might arrange a 15-minute phonecall for you to ask any specific questions about me or my practice. Otherwise I’ll suggest a 50-minute exploratory session so we can discuss what's brought you to therapy and what you might like to get out of it. This can give you an idea of how it is to work with me and to decide whether it will be helpful for you if we continue.
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Agree fee
I do not charge for exploratory sessions .
If we decide to work together my full fee for weekly 50-minute sessions is £90. I also offer a sliding scale from £70 for some mid-morning/afternoon slots if you would struggle to afford my full fee.
I’m open to discussing concessions where cost would otherwise make therapy hard to access. Please get in touch for details and availability.​
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Schedule sessions
I see clients on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and evenings, as well as on Thursday mornings. Unless otherwise arranged, sessions will take place in my light, spacious rooms on the second floor of a discrete building on Upper Street in the heart of Islington, not far from St Mary's Church. This location is easily reached from Angel, Highbury & Islington and Essex Road stations, as well as being on numerous bus routes connecting Islington with the surrounding neighborhoods in Central, North and East London.
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Please note, sessions will take place weekly and I am currently unable to accommodate fortnightly, monthly, or ad hoc work.
ABOUT ME
I hold an MSc (with Distinction) and a Clinical Diploma in Contemporary Person-Centred Psychotherapy from the Metanoia Institute. I am a fully-registered clinical member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and follow their Code of Ethics and Professional Practice. I also attend regular clinical supervision and ongoing professional development to support me in offering safe, thoughtful, emotionally attuned and socially conscious therapy.
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Since, 2018 I’ve worked across a range of community-based services in London, supporting clients facing challenges concerning bereavement and losses of all kinds, relationships, identity, stress, anxiety, obsessive, intrusive or paranoid thoughts, compulsive behaviours, loneliness, low moods, depression, hearing voices, work difficulties, health related issues, post-traumatic stress, career challenges, and struggles with addiction. ​​
In my private practice, I work with a broad spectrum of experience—from those navigating deep distress to individuals who are already flourishing but wish to use therapy as a dedicated space for creative exploration and personal growth. ​​​
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Prior to completing my clinical training I worked as an editor both in London (where I was born and currently live) and Paris (where I lived for over a decade). The principles I learned working with writers – those of humility, curiosity, and creativity – are the same values I bring to my psychotherapy work. This background informs my appreciation for the power and limits of language.
My research on the experience of metaphor in therapy was published in the peer-reviewed journal Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies in 2023, and I have a particular interest in experiences of identity, belonging, otherness, exile, and the way in which the social world impacts on the experience of living.
I believe that many of the things we struggle with—from shame and exhaustion, to the private sense of never being "enough"—can be internalised echoes of the systems and structures we live within. Viewed in this sense, the therapy I practice is not just about asking "am I living in a way which is deeply satisfying to me?". It also becomes a process of untangling what's actually yours from the things your world might have told you to carry.