Dr Carlo Demarco is a consultant psychologist at Feeling To Healing, with a PhD in Psychology from the University of Texas, where his research focused on anxiety and panic disorders, and more than 30 years of clinical experience with individuals and couples. He is also a licensed relationships and sex therapist, an NLP Master Practitioner, a Certified Professional Life Coach and Senior Psychologist at Mind Minders Psychology Center. Dr Demarco sees adults online by secure video or in person, and offers a free 20-minute consultation.

If you are looking for a consultant psychologist in London and a psychologist for couples who is warm, direct and practical, this page tells you who Dr Carlo Demarco is, what he helps with and what to expect when you get in touch. His style is to listen first, help you understand what keeps a problem going, and then give you tools that work in everyday life.

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About Dr Carlo Demarco, Consultant Psychologist in London

Dr Carlo Demarco is the consultant psychologist at Feeling To Healing. Over more than 30 years he has worked with individuals and couples, including people facing relationship and intimacy difficulties. He combines evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with practical, NLP-informed coaching to help clients create lasting change. Alongside his work here he is Senior Psychologist at Mind Minders Psychology Center, a respected private practice.

Dr Demarco’s mission is to make mental health care more accessible and affordable for a diverse, global community, whatever a person’s background or location. His style is warm, direct and practical. You can expect honest, clear conversations in which you set the pace, and you are never judged. He works with adults only, one to one or as a couple.

What It Is Like to Work With Dr Demarco

Many people feel nervous before their first session, and that is completely normal. Dr Demarco’s style is warm, direct and practical. He listens first, and he explains each step as you go, so that you always know what is happening and why. You can expect honest, clear conversations in which you set the pace. You are never judged, and you decide how much you share and when.

He works with adults only, one to one or as a couple. Sessions are conversations, not tests. Together you look at what keeps a problem going, and then you try practical tools that you can use in everyday life.

Signs It Might Be Time to Talk to Someone

There is no right moment to start therapy, and you do not need to be in crisis. People often come when a low mood or worry has lasted a long time, when a relationship feels strained, when a habit will not shift, or when a life change has left them unsure of their next step. If something is affecting your sleep, your work, your relationships or your sense of yourself, that is reason enough.

Who Dr Demarco Helps

Dr Demarco sees adults, on their own or as a couple, who are dealing with:

• Low mood, anxiety and stress, from everyday worries to longer-lasting difficulties.
• Relationship problems, including communication, trust, conflict and growing apart.
• Intimacy and sexual difficulties, handled discreetly and without judgement.
• Anxiety and panic, the subject of his own PhD research.
• Trauma and PTSD, processed safely, using trauma-informed methods.
• Addictive behaviours, with recovery support and practical behavioural coaching.
• Unhelpful habits and beliefs, such as negative thinking, anger or patterns you want to break.
• Life changes and goals, including career decisions, confidence and personal growth.

You do not need a diagnosis or a referral. If something is affecting your life, that is reason enough to talk to someone.

What Dr Carlo Demarco Offers

Dr Carlo Demarco brings three strands of training together. He chooses the mix with you, based on what you need, and he explains each step as you go.

• Psychological therapy: talking therapy for adults, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). See our pages on psychology services and cognitive behavioural therapy.
• Couples and relationship therapy: see couples counselling, marriage counselling and relationship compatibility assessment.
• Sex therapy: see our page on sex therapy.
• Anxiety, trauma and addiction: see anxiety treatment, counselling for trauma and addiction counselling.
• NLP: see neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). All NLP work at Feeling To Healing is carried out by Dr Demarco.
• Behavioural modification: see behavioural modification.
• Life coaching: see life coaching and career counselling.
• Hypnotherapy: Dr Demarco and Mrs Inas Hassan offer hypnotherapy. You can read about Mrs Inas Hassan too.

Dr Demarco’s Approach: Listen, Understand, Plan, Practise

Every client is different, so there is no fixed script. Most work with Dr Carlo Demarco follows the same simple path, shown below. You stay in charge of the pace and of what you share.

His methods include cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness, crisis intervention and, where it suits you, NLP techniques and coaching skills. The aim is practical change: new ways of thinking, new habits and clearer choices, not just understanding why things are hard.

How CBT Works in Practice

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, starts from a simple idea: the way you think about something affects how you feel and what you do. When your thoughts are harsh or fearful, your feelings and actions often follow. In CBT you learn to notice those thoughts, test whether they are accurate and try new responses. It is practical and structured, and between sessions you may try small experiments or exercises to see what changes.

CBT is one of the talking approaches recommended by NICE for common problems such as low mood and anxiety. Dr Demarco combines it with other methods, depending on what suits you, and he explains what he is doing so that you stay in control.

Anxiety and Panic: the Focus of His Research

Dr Demarco’s PhD research focused on anxiety and panic disorders, so these are areas he knows well. Anxiety can show up as constant worry, tension and feeling on edge, while panic can feel sudden and overwhelming. Therapy helps you understand what is happening in your body and mind, and gives you skills to respond to it. Our pages on panic attacks and social anxiety explain more.

Psychological Therapy for Individuals

Psychological therapy helps you make sense of difficult feelings and change the patterns that keep them going. Dr Demarco uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and other talking approaches that are recommended by NICE for common problems such as low mood and anxiety. Our pages on therapy for depression and anxiety treatment explain what this looks like. We offer talking therapy only and do not prescribe medication. If you are thinking about medication, please speak to your GP.

What Couples Work Can Cover

Couples come for many reasons: arguments that keep repeating, a loss of trust, feeling distant, big life changes, or difficulties with intimacy. In sessions you learn to speak and listen in ways that bring you closer rather than push you apart. You look at the patterns you fall into, practise handling conflict, and work on rebuilding trust and connection.

Couples can join from the same room or from two different places online, which helps if you live in different cities or countries. If intimacy is part of the difficulty, Dr Demarco can help with that too, discreetly and professionally, as a licensed relationships and sex therapist.

A Psychologist for Couples: Relationship Therapy

A strong relationship takes skill as well as love. As a psychologist for couples, Dr Carlo Demarco has worked with couples for many years, helping partners talk and listen better, rebuild trust, handle conflict and reconnect. Sessions can be held with both of you in the same room, or from two different places online. If intimacy is part of the difficulty, he can help with that too, discreetly and professionally.

Couples therapy is not usually advised where one partner is afraid of the other. If that is your situation, please tell us, because we assess safety first and can point you to the right support.

Trauma and Addictive Behaviours

When someone has been through something frightening or overwhelming, the effects can last long after the event. Dr Demarco works with trauma and PTSD safely, using trauma-informed methods, at a pace that you can manage. For addictive behaviours, he offers recovery support and practical behavioural coaching. We offer talking therapy only. We do not offer detox and we do not prescribe medication, so if you are thinking about medication, please speak to your GP.

NLP Master Practitioner and Certified Professional Life Coach

Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is a set of practical techniques for changing unhelpful thinking and habits. Dr Demarco is an NLP Master Practitioner and a Certified Professional Life Coach. Together with his psychological training, this lets him offer coaching-style work on goals, confidence, career and personal growth. NLP and coaching are offered as practical support alongside, not instead of, medical or psychological care where you need it.

Preparing for Your First Session

You do not need to prepare anything, but a little thought can help. You might jot down what you would like help with, what you have already tried and what you hope will be different. Think about whether you prefer to meet online or in person. If you are joining by video, find a quiet, private place and check your connection beforehand. Most of all, come as you are. You do not have to have the right words.

Your First Sessions with Dr Demarco

You will not be pushed to share more than you want to. Many people find that simply being heard, without judgement, is a first real relief.

What More Than 30 Years of Experience Means for You

Experience matters most when things are complicated. Over more than 30 years, Dr Demarco has worked with individuals and couples, including people facing relationship and intimacy difficulties. He is also Senior Psychologist at Mind Minders Psychology Center. His stated mission is to make mental health care more accessible and affordable for a diverse, global community, whatever a person’s background or location. For you, that means a therapist who has seen many kinds of difficulty and who treats each person as an individual.

Qualifications and Experience

• PhD in Psychology, University of Texas, with a research focus on anxiety and panic disorders.
• Licensed relationships and sex therapist.
• Senior Psychologist, Mind Minders Psychology Center.
• More than 30 years of clinical experience with individuals and couples, including relationship and intimacy difficulties.
• NLP Master Practitioner.
• Certified Professional Life Coach.
• Languages: sessions are held in English.

You can also view Dr Demarco’s professional profile on the APA community.

Dr Demarco’s work is one part of a wider team of qualified therapists at Feeling To Healing. You can read about the clinic on our about page.

Working Online: What to Expect

Online sessions work much like sessions in a room. You see and hear each other by secure video, and you can speak freely. We send you a joining link and a reminder before your session. Sessions are not recorded, and if the video connection fails, we switch to a WhatsApp call, so that you do not lose your session. It helps to be somewhere private, with your phone on silent. For couples, each partner can join from their own place if that is easier.

Confidentiality

What you tell Dr Demarco is private. There are rare legal limits, for example where someone is at serious risk of harm, and he explains these in your first session. If you have questions about privacy, ask at any time.

Online and In Person

Dr Carlo Demarco sees clients by secure video from anywhere in the world, in English, and in person at our clinic at 106 Empress Avenue, London E12 5EU. Sessions run through our London or Istanbul clinic depending on availability, with the emphasis on online sessions. We send a joining link with a reminder, sessions are not recorded, and if the video fails we switch to a WhatsApp call. Read more about online therapy.

How to Choose a Therapist

Choosing a therapist is personal. It can help to ask about their training, how they work, how long sessions are and what happens if it is not a good fit. Feeling comfortable matters as much as qualifications, which is why we offer a free 20-minute consultation before you commit. Our page of frequently asked questions answers many other questions.

Fees

Your first 20-minute consultation is free. Sessions last 55 minutes, and our session fees are on our fees page. We do not bill insurance companies. You pay us directly and receive a receipt after each session, which you can send to your insurer if your policy covers therapy.

Which Service Should I Choose?

If you are not sure whether you need psychological therapy, couples work, sex therapy or coaching, you do not have to decide alone. Book the free 20-minute consultation and describe what is going on. Dr Demarco will suggest the approach that seems most likely to help, and you can change course later. You can see everything we offer on our therapies page.

Tips for Getting the Most From Your Sessions

• Be honest. The more openly you describe what is happening, the better the help can fit.
• Practise. Small steps between sessions add up.
• Say what works. If something does not feel right, say so.
• Give it time. Change often takes a few sessions to show.

Dr Carlo Demarco: Frequently Asked Questions

These are the questions people ask us most often about working with Dr Demarco. If yours is not here, please send it to us and we will answer it.

You may also find these helpful: about Feeling To Healing, our therapies, counselling, online therapy and our FAQs.

This page is for general information and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Last updated 10 November 2026.