Stella Duffy

I work in person in Brixton on Tuesday afternoons and evenings, and in Peckham on Thursday afternoons and evenings, both in south London. 

I currently have very limited availability online. 

I understand therapy to be a conversation between us about things that matter to you. While I always endeavour to offer a warm and supportive space, I am also prepared to challenge and encourage you to tackle the trickier things as well as the simpler ones. I believe that therapy is a gift we can give ourselves, towards a more open and vital life.

I have many years experience in the arts as a writer, performer, director and facilitator and, in therapy, a particular interest in supporting people to live their lives creatively – this might mean considering our choices more closely, looking at where we have become stuck in beliefs or the stories we tell ourselves, or using an uncertain time in life as a chance to take stock and make new choices that better suit who we are now and who we are becoming.

I work with individuals, couples, and adult family relationships.

I can work with you from 8-12 weekly sessions or open-ended. This is something we will talk about when we begin and also revise as we progress, so that we can adjust our work to your needs.

My doctoral research was in the embodied experience of postmenopause and I am especially interested in working around life transitions - including illness, in/fertility, menopause, ageing, and end of life. 

Alongside my private practice, I have worked in hospice bereavement support, an NHS cancer support service working with both patients and carers, and low-cost community services.