Stefan Walters - Psychological Therapist

MScCounselling Psych, BSc(Hons) Counselling Psych, AFT, AAMFT, CAMFT

Stefan is a Systemic Individual, Couples and Family Therapist, a Certified Brainspotting Therapist, and an ADHD Coach. He works with clients and families to fully understand their ADHD diagnosis and what it means for them. Working collaboratively, Stefan helps clients develop practical and achievable strategies to identify and manage ADHD-related challenges, including focus and concentration, daily functioning, task management, organisation, relationship difficulties, timekeeping, sensory overwhelm, and nervous system dysregulation. Stefan specifically works also with families of those diagnosed with ADHD, autism and neurodivergent challenges to help better their ability to understand the condition and improve their relationship with those diagnosed. Drawing on a depth of psychological expertise, he supports each client in developing a personalised and adaptable plan to not just survive, but thrive, with ADHD.

Stefan uses cutting-edge techniques, including Brainspotting, to work with clients’ neurophysiology, particularly where there may be complex trauma or nervous system dysregulation.

Having studied on the prestigious Counselling Psychology Master’s programme at San Diego State University, Stefan went on to train as a Systemic Psychotherapist, specialising in Couples Counselling and Family Therapy. He specialises in attachment and intimacy issues, complex traumatic stress, and addiction and compulsivity—areas that are often rooted in unresolved childhood trauma. Stefan has extensive experience working with relationship difficulties, infidelity, sexual addiction, compulsive behaviours, and divorce.

Stefan was one of the first counsellors in the UK to offer specialised Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples. He has used this scientifically supported approach with many couples and consistently found it to be highly effective in both repairing broken bonds and forging new ones. His work focuses on identifying and addressing cycles of negative interaction, helping couples move towards greater security, attachment, and reduced conflict.

Stefan has also undertaken specialised training in Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Gestalt Therapy, Bowenian Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. He applies these approaches to a range of issues, including bereavement, anger management, mood disorders, trauma, addiction, anxiety, and depression. He works using a dual-attunement framework—both relational and somatic—attending closely to clients’ neurophysiology.

Stefan has a strong interest in social and restorative justice. He is a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS), a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and a Member of the Association for Family Therapy (AFT), the British Emotionally Focused Therapy Centre (BEFT), and Brainspotting UK. He is also a registered member of both the Californian and American Associations for Marriage and Family Therapy, as well as the Restorative Justice Mediation Program.

Before entering private practice, Stefan worked for several years as a Clinical Lead for Addictions within the NHS. He is widely regarded as an expert in the fields of addiction, trauma, and relationships. Stefan has taught workshops internationally, spoken at global conferences, contributed to publications including The Guardian and The Huffington Post, and appeared on the BBC.

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