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THERAPY BLOG LONDON
Mental health insights
and guidance.
This blog offers expert insights and reflections into mental health challenges like anxiety, trauma, addiction, ADHD, and relationships - with practical guidance for healing, self-awareness and how to choose the right therapist.
Last updated: 17th May 2026
Matthew Frener | UKCP Reg, MBACP (Snr Accred), SNCPS (Accred)
All articles on this blog are written by Matthew Frener, an accredited integrative psychotherapist and DBT practitioner based in Fitzrovia, Central London. Matthew works with adults on trauma, ADHD, attachment, addiction, eating disorders, and LGBTQ+ mental health, drawing on clinical backgrounds in residential treatment, outpatient services, and private practice.
Latest Mental Health Insights
DBT Skills Explained: A Guide to the Four Core Modules
DBT is built around four skill modules: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. This guide explains what each module teaches and what the skills look like in everyday practice, so you know exactly what to expect before starting treatment.
Matthew Frener
Apr 68 min read
How Attachment Styles Affect Adult Relationships, and How Relational Psychotherapy Can Help
Attachment patterns can shape how you experience closeness, conflict, and trust in relationships, often in ways that feel automatic and hard to change. Some people may find themselves stuck in painful dynamics, naming what tends to go wrong. And yet the same patterns return. This article explores what attachment styles actually mean in adult life, why painful dynamics tend to repeat, and how relational psychotherapy can help you understand and gradually shift them.
Matthew Frener
Apr 29 min read
What Are the Main Benefits of Integrative Psychotherapy?
Integrative psychotherapy draws on more than one evidence-based approach, adapting the work to the person rather than asking the person to fit a fixed model. This guide explains the main benefits, how it compares to single-modality therapy, and how to tell whether it may suit your needs.
Matthew Frener
Apr 28 min read
How to Troubleshoot Problems in LGBTQ+ Therapy (And When to Find a New Therapist)
For LGBTQ+ people, realising that therapy is not working takes a particular kind of courage. This guide gives you a practical framework for identifying the most common problems in LGBTQ+ therapy, the exact language to raise them in session, and clear signals for when repairing the fit is possible and when leaving is the right call.
Matthew Frener
Mar 3013 min read
Therapy for Minority Stress and Identity in London: How Affirming Support Can Help
Many LGBTQIA+ adults in London carry a persistent sense of exhaustion, hypervigilance, or not quite belonging, even when life looks functional from the outside. This guide explains what minority stress is, how it accumulates through stigma, exclusion, and the pressure to manage identity across different environments, and how affirming therapy can help you understand that pressure without treating your identity as the problem.
Matthew Frener
Mar 3011 min read
How to Choose Therapy in London in 5 Steps
Choose therapy in London using 5 steps: clarify needs, search accredited directories like BACP, check qualifications and specialisms, assess location fees and availability, test fit in initial session. Skip NHS 28-week waits with private options for 80% better outcomes via strong therapist match. Structured approach ensures tailored support fast.
Matthew Frener
Feb 136 min read
Anxiety Therapy London: Understanding and Treatment
Expert anxiety therapy in London helping you understand symptoms, manage triggers, and regain control. Evidence-based CBT, DBT & mindfulness approaches. BACP accredited. Book your free consultation.
Matthew Frener
Feb 65 min read
How to Find a London Therapist: Therapy for LGBTQ Support This Spring
Find a London LGBTQ therapist this spring using BACP-vetted pros for affirmative care that reduces minority stress. Stonewall data shows 50% of UK LGBTQ+ people face depression; East London has major needs. Steps: clarify needs, search specialist directories like elop, vet credentials. Prioritise therapeutic alliance for healing anxiety, identity issues. Book now in Fitzrovia for renewal.
Matthew Frener
Feb 36 min read
ADHD Therapy in Fitzrovia: A Comprehensive Guide
Effective ADHD therapy in Fitzrovia, Central London, is personalised, evidence-based, and guided by NICE guidelines. While ADHD diagnosis must be carried out by a qualified specialist, psychological therapy plays a vital role in helping adults manage attention, emotional regulation, organisation, and self-esteem. Integrative approaches, including CBT, psychoeducation, and skills training, can significantly improve daily functioning and quality of life.
Matthew Frener
Dec 19, 20256 min read
Frequently asked questions
This blog covers mental health, therapy, and psychological well-being from a clinical perspective. Articles focus on trauma, ADHD, DBT, attachment styles, addiction, eating disorders, and LGBTQ+ mental health, with practical guidance written for people considering therapy or already in the process of healing.
All articles are written by Matthew Frener, an integrative psychotherapist and DBT practitioner based in Fitzrovia, Central London. Matthew is BACP Accredited and MNCPS Accredited, with clinical backgrounds in residential treatment, NHS-adjacent services, and private practice.
Integrative psychotherapy draws on more than one therapeutic approach rather than following a single fixed model. A therapist may combine psychodynamic understanding, attachment theory, CBT, and DBT depending on what a particular person needs. The aim is to tailor the work to the individual rather than fitting them into a predetermined framework. To read more about my specific approach to integrative psychotherapy, click here.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based treatment originally developed for people with intense emotional experiences. It teaches practical skills across four areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. It is commonly used for personality disorders (such as BPD and EUPD), trauma, anxiety, eating disorders, and difficulties with emotional regulation.
There is no single threshold for starting therapy. Many people begin when they notice recurring patterns - in relationships, mood, or behaviour, that they have not been able to shift on their own. Others come after a specific event. Therapy can be useful at any point, not only in crisis.
Start by identifying what you are looking for help with, then look for a therapist with specific experience in that area. Check that they are registered with a recognised professional body such as BACP or NCPS. Reading their website carefully and arranging a brief introductory call before committing are both important steps. If you need more in-depth information on finding the right therapist, click here.
Matthew Frener offers individual therapy sessions both in person in Fitzrovia, Central London, and online via Zoom video. Both formats follow the same clinical approach and session structure.
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