# Lori White Therapy

> Therapist in Wimbledon


## Posts

- [Is work making you ill?](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/2025/mental-health-at-work/): Poor mental health at work is costing us a fortune.  The charity Mind has launched an online service – but will that really help you cope with the daily grind?
- [Alexa help me with my relationships](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/2025/alexa-help-me-with-my-relationships/): Alexa, help me with my relationships... Here is how you can learn to ask for what you want. The secret of great communication.
- [How to survive a family Christmas](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/2024/christmas-family-rows/): Here's how to survive your family this Christmas. It works with siblings, parents and kids.
- [Grief at Christmas](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/2024/grief-at-christmas/): Dealing with grief at Christmas is especially difficult. It’s the empty chair at the Christmas table that breaks your heart…
- [Top tips to control anxiety when Christmas shopping](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/2024/top-tips-to-control-anxiety-when-christmas-shopping/): Let me help you beat anxiety when Christmas shopping.  Here are my top ten tips to controlling your anxiety, surviving the crowds, the stress and the panic.
- [Therapy at Christmas: ‘Tis the season to get some help](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/2024/therapy-at-christmas/): Christmas can be a time of great stress and anxiety. Here is how to manage the festive season.
- [How do you find a counsellor?](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/2024/how-do-you-find-a-counsellor/): Finding the right therapist can be tricky, emotional and expensive. So here’s my guide on How do you find a counsellor? It is gleaned from personal experience, trial and error and professional knowledge.
- [How to beat insomnia and control worrying](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/2024/how-to-beat-insomnia/): Are you losing sleep because your anxiety won’t stop? Do you worry about lots of different things? Here is my favourite technique on how to beat insomnia and control anxiety.
- [Surviving the crisis. Trauma expert's advice on good mental health](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/2024/surviving-the-crisis/): Surviving the crisis – the world expert on trauma gives advice on how to protect your mental health during the Coronavirus lockdown.
- [Mental health on Mother's Day](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/2024/mental-health-on-mothers-day/): The other side of Mother’s Day The shops are full of sweet, sentimental gifts and cards to celebrate the mother and child relationship, but what if the message doesn’t fit? Mental health and emotional needs on Mother’s Day needs to be considered.
- [Domestic Abuse - subtle and terrifying](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/2024/domestic-abuse-subtle-and-terrifying/): Domestic violence is everywhere: it affects rich and poor, young and old. It is subtle and terrifying. Some victims will suffer psychological and physical abuse for years before they seek help, yet help is easily available
- [Blue Monday - let it go](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/2024/blue-monday/): Blue Monday is coming – but why buy into it? Use the power of reframing.
- [Unhappy at work? Welcome to my old world…](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/2024/unhappy-at-work/): I remember the exact moment I realised I was so unhappy at work, something was going to have to change – big time!

## Pages

- [Modern pressures and mental health](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/modern-pressures/): While we navigate these awful days of war, environmental changes and political chaos, here are a few suggestions to help manage your anxiety or depression. 7 ways to manage your anxiety 2. Avoid social media with its non-experts, opinions and gossip. You will not find happiness there. 3. In times of national crisis we are pretty lucky to have the measured tones of the BBC and Sky News. Here are some links to their news pages. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news https://news.sky.com/uk Keep your heart calm . Remember to breathe. 4. Just do what you can. These crises are beyond your control and I ... Read more
- [What happens in therapy?](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/what-happens-in-therapy-2/): The aim of counselling is to bring about positive change in your life. The purpose of counselling is to create meaningful and lasting change in your life. Therapy offers you a safe, supportive, and confidential space where you can explore what’s really going on for you—without judgment. In the Session Your counselling sessions are your time, set aside completely for you. You can bring whatever feels most important—whether that’s a specific problem, a difficult emotion, or simply the feeling that something isn’t right. I’ll encourage you to explore at your own pace. Through gentle questions and reflection, I’ll help you ... Read more
- [About me](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/about-me/): Hello, I’m Lori. My extensive, real-world life experience has proven invaluable when working with clients. Before becoming a therapist, I worked as a journalist, an editor and a teacher and I also spent five years supporting adults with mental health issues and physical disabilities. For over two years, I provided counselling within the NHS IAPT service, helping people navigate anxiety, depression and life’s many challenges. Since 2017, I’ve been offering private therapy in Wimbledon, supporting clients across South West London who are looking for a safe, supportive and practical space to work through life’s difficulties. Convenient Location for Counselling in ... Read more
- [Need to know](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/need-to-know/): Joining me for therapy online couldn’t be easier. Here is what you need to know.
- [Privacy Policy](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/contact/privacy-policy/): What about data privacy? After every session I will make brief notes on paper, your full name will not be used.  You are welcome to see your notes at any time. This notebook will be kept in a locked drawer in my office. When we have finished together, your notes will be locked in a safe on my premises. After 72 months it will be destroyed. I do not keep notes electronically. Privacy Policy This site uses cookies – small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies ... Read more
- [Contact](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/contact/): Please call or message me on 07879 297714 or email me on lori@loriwhitetherapy.com  We can connect online, using Zoom or join me for a gently stroll in the park, weather permitting. Public transport links are brilliant, with trains, tubes, buses and a tram connection. If you prefer to drive, I can offer off-street parking. I will tell you my address when we book a session and if you want, I can advise you on the easiest route here.   Trains Wimbledon mainline train station is just 6 minutes walk away. There you can find South West, South East, Thameslink and ... Read more
- [Blog](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/blog/): How was work today? Metal Health at Work is leading the news agenda today, with young royals giving their blessing to our struggles. Mind, the mental health charity, conducted a survey of 44,000 employees and found that almost half of them had suffered with poor mental health at work. That is a lot of unhappiness. I worked in a high-pressured work environment for more than 30 years. There were of course great times, but there were the dark moments. I remember one day saying over and over, “Please make it stop… make it stop…” and as that was the week ... Read more
- [Home](https://loriwhitetherapy.com/): Welcome to Lori White Therapy Compassionate counselling based in Wimbledon.Face to face, online, or ‘walk & talk’ sessions.


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