Therapy & Counselling in Forest Hill, SE23 Forest Hill, SE London
space to be
Looking for a therapist in Forest Hill? headroom is a calm, sound insulated therapy clinic on Dartmouth Place — five minutes from Forest Hill station — offering psychotherapy, counselling and holistic wellbeing for clients across SE23, SE26 and the wider South East London area.
Our independent practitioners work with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship difficulties, ADHD and more. Whether you're booking your first session or have been in therapy before, we make it easy to find a qualified, experienced clinician close to home.
Serving Forest Hill and the surrounding SE London neighbourhoods
Most of our clients live within a 15-minute walk, train or bus ride of the building. If you're searching for a therapist, counsellor or wellbeing practitioner in any of these areas, we're easy to reach:
- Forest Hill (SE23): 5-minute walk from the Overground & National Rail station — the clinic sits on Dartmouth Place, just behind Dartmouth Road.
- Honor Oak Park (SE23 & SE22): One stop north on the Overground, or a 25-minute walk along the Horniman Triangle.
- Sydenham (SE26): One stop south on the Overground / Southern, or a short ride on the 122, 176 or 197 buses.
- Dulwich & East Dulwich (SE21 & SE22): 10–15 minutes by bus on the P4 or 176, or a scenic walk through Dulwich Wood and the Sydenham Hill nature reserve.
- Crystal Palace (SE19, SE20, & SE26): Two stops on the Overground or a 15-minute ride on the 122 / 410 — easy to combine therapy with the park or triangle.
- Brockley & Crofton Park (SE4): Two Overground stops north, or a direct bus on the 171 / P4 to Forest Hill.
- Penge & Anerley (SE20): A short Overground hop, or buses 176 and 197 along the South Circular.
- Catford & Bellingham (SE6): 10–15 minutes on the 185 or 75 — a straightforward bus journey across SE6.
- Peckham Rye & Nunhead (SE15): Direct on the 63 / 363 buses or a quick Overground change at Peckham Rye.
Easy to reach from across South East London
Forest Hill station is on the London Overground (Windrush line) and Southern National Rail, with frequent direct services from London Bridge, Canada Water, Highbury & Islington, East Croydon and Crystal Palace. Buses 122, 176, 185, 197, 356 and P4 all stop on Dartmouth Road, with cycle parking and on-street car parking on the surrounding residential streets.
Why clients choose headroom in Forest Hill
Founded by a GP and a psychotherapist, headroom was designed from the ground up to feel safe, calm and welcoming the moment you arrive. Every therapy room is fully sound insulated, the building is secure and quiet, and our practitioners are independently registered with bodies like BACP, UKCP, BPS and HCPC — so you can focus on the work, not the logistics.