Isobel Gardner Psychology
Harley Street District, London & Online Internationally
Welcome
Isobel Gardner is a Chartered and Licensed Clinical and Counselling Psychologist in the UK (BPS, HCPC) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California, USA.
She works with individuals and couples navigating anxiety, stress, trauma and relationship difficulties, with particular experience supporting professionals and creatives working in demanding environments, as well as their families.
Trained in the United States, Isobel worked in residential treatment settings in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and Malibu and ran a successful private practice in Santa Monica for 10 years.
Her approach is integrative, active and neuro-effective, bringing together depth psychology, EMDR, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and contemporary neuroscience. Her longstanding personal mindfulness and meditation practice brings an experiential depth to this work. She connects psychological insight with practical methods for changing entrenched emotional and relational patterns, helping clients develop greater emotional flexibility, self-trust and agency.
Isobel provides a warm, non-judgmental, and emotionally safe space, with therapy tailor-made for each individual or couple. Clients develop skills to regulate emotions, set healthy boundaries, and communicate more effectively, while cultivating self-compassion, self-esteem, and a stronger sense of purpose and connection.
Areas of focus include:
- Stress, anxiety, burnout and difficulty switching off
- Relationships, communication and couples difficulties
- Leadership, workplace conflict and difficult decisions
- The effects of demanding careers on partners and families
- International and expatriate life
- Trauma and the effects of difficult past experiences
- Creative blocks and professional challenges
Originally from Sweden, Isobel lived and worked in the United States for 30 years, completing the majority of her education and clinical training there. Her earlier career in international film and media, alongside raising three children while living across cultures, informs her understanding of professional pressures, creative lives and the demands of family life. She has extensive experience supporting international and expatriate clients.
Sessions are available in London’s Harley Street district and online internationally, in English and Swedish.
You are welcome to get in touch to enquire about a session:
Client Reflections
I came to Isobel not expecting to find the right therapist straight away, but within the first few sessions I knew I had. She provided practical techniques early on that helped me manage stress and my fight-response symptoms. I feel better equipped to move forward.
Client, Los Angeles
As cliché as it sounds, Isobel has changed my life. I now feel free from things I never thought I would overcome. I have found self-worth, built healthier relationships and boundaries, and discovered practical ways to manage life when it throws unexpected challenges.
Client, London
Working with Isobel helped me regain perspective during an extremely demanding period in my professional life. Her ability to understand both the psychological and practical pressures I was under made the work deeply valuable.
Client, London