Simone Hatiel
Registered Member MÌÇÐĹÙÍø
Contact information
- Phone number
- 07407224557
Therapist - London
Features
- Flexible hours available
- Wheelchair accessible office
- Concessionary rates
Availability
I offer sessions online and in person on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
About me and my therapy practice
Many of the people I work with function well on the outside, yet inwardly struggle with attachment wounds, past trauma, or patterns that leave them feeling overwhelmed, stuck, and disconnected from themselves. Often, this includes feeling cut off from the body and from deeper emotions. In relationships, they may find it hard to express their needs or to feel truly seen and heard. Many have tried therapy before and understood their patterns cognitively, yet found that something still did not shift.
This is often where an embodied and somatic approach can be especially helpful. I see the body as an inseparable part of who we are. It carries memories, patterns, trauma, resilience, and experiences beyond what we can easily access through thinking alone. By learning to attune to the felt experience and your senses, we can begin to reach deeper emotional layers and move out of survival states such as shutdown, numbness, or anxiety, and towards greater connection, presence, and grounding.
With an awareness of attachment trauma and developmental wounding, I work in a relational way and aim to meet you where you are, with care, curiosity, and respect. I take an active role in the sessions, offering space to reflect and unravel what feels important, while also suggesting ways of working and paying attention to the dynamics unfolding between us. We move at a pace that prioritises safety, choice, and autonomy.
I offer a warm, non-judgemental space where you can explore your identity, relationships, and emotional world. Depending on your needs, I may draw on somatic exploration, mindfulness, creative expression, inner parts work, movement, breathwork, or meditation. My intention is to build a trusting relationship in which you can express your needs more openly and learn to trust yourself and live your life authentically and confidently.
Practice description
The clients I work with come from a wide range of backgrounds, but many carry significant responsibility in their lives. This may include those working in leadership or management, the creative industries, performing arts, or healthcare. Often, they seek therapy because, despite functioning well on the outside, they struggle with a sense of never quite being good enough, often rooted in trauma, relational wounds, or addictive or compulsive patterns. This can be accompanied by a painful disconnection from their body, emotions, or authentic self.
I also work with clients for whom questions of identity, belonging, and difference are central. This may include people with mixed cultural or migration backgrounds, or those who have never felt they fit the norm. Many are neurodiverse, creative, or highly sensitive people who experience the world with particular depth, intensity, or complexity, and may have had to adapt to environments that did not fully recognise or understand them.
Alongside this, I support clients living with complex trauma, attachment wounds, chronic illness, compulsive or addictive patterns, and emotional states that feel overwhelming, confusing, or difficult to untangle alone. Some come in the midst of an acute crisis, such as burnout, separation, breakdown, bereavement, or the aftermath of a traumatic event. Others come because they want to understand themselves more deeply, improve the quality of their relationships, reconnect with themselves, or navigate a transition or new phase of life with more clarity and support.
I welcome clients bringing emotional, relational, cultural, existential, or identity-based concerns. For some, the focus may be on trauma, family dynamics, self-worth, or relational difficulties. For others, it may centre on meaning, spirituality, creativity, or the challenge of living more truthfully and sustainably. Often, these themes are closely connected, and therapy becomes a space to begin making sense of how they fit together.
My first session
I offer a free initial call to discuss your needs from therapy and to give you a first impression of how I work. It is a chance to see whether I am the right person to support you and whether you feel comfortable working with me.
If you decide to begin therapy, we will start with an introductory assessment session in which I will ask about your current situation, your upbringing, and other experiences that have shaped your life.
These early conversations are opportunities for us to get to know each other without any further commitment. If you then wish to continue, we can agree on a set number of sessions or move into an open-ended arrangement.
What I can help with
Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Addictions, Anger management, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Bereavement, Body/somatic therapy, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Health related issues, Identity issues, Loss, Neurodiversity, Personal development, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Psychodynamic, Psychosynthesis, Relational, Transpersonal
Clients I work with
Adults, Older adults, Trainees, Young people
How I deliver therapy
Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Time-limited
Languages spoken
English, German