Shem Lopez

Shem Lopez is a psychotherapist who helps people feeling alone, anxious, or stuck in patterns that hurt their relationships. He meets each person as an individual and focuses on what matters to them. Sessions aim to make sense of feelings and help people take steps that match their values.

He draws on several approaches rather than using one single method. That means conversations may include looking at patterns from past experience, learning new ways to respond in difficult moments, and practising skills to feel steadier day to day. Hypnotherapy may be used alongside talking work when it seems helpful.

Shem has worked in private practice since 2012 and brings twelve years of experience to sessions. His practice supports people with anxiety, panic attacks, trauma, depression, anger, eating and intimacy-related concerns. He also works with relationship and couples issues and with people dealing with workplace stress and life transitions.

People often come to discuss attachment worries, abandonment, guilt and shame, or the sense of loneliness that can follow major change. Shem helps clients notice their emotional patterns and develop more choice in how they respond to others and themselves.

Shem is registered as NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom. He offers work that blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, the Gottman Method, Imago Relationship Therapy and hypnotherapy depending on the person’s needs.

How therapeutic approaches adapt to online work

Shem uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy in ways that translate well to remote sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can be practised between sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on the emotional patterns that shape close relationships and supports clearer expression and new ways of connecting.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about different methods, try things out, and check what feels most helpful. Goals and preferences guide which techniques are used, and plans can be adjusted as the work progresses.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and reduce travel time. It also allows work with international clients and people who cannot attend in person. The original biography states both in person and online are offered, so confirm the specific session options when you book. Online sessions are well suited to talking work, practical exercises and short skill practices between meetings, which can help bring changes into everyday life.