Sanctuary Therapy Rooms
Therapy and counselling in the heart of North London
Our Therapy Rooms
I used to think doing 'business' was always tainted, that there could be nothing pleasant about it, because the pleasantness was faked in order to sell something.
But the marketplace itself is as old as the hills, and I found you could trade in a way that was truly gratifying for both sides. It's this spirit that runs through the Sanctuary rooms.
Quality From The Ground Up
I was obsessed with quality when I had Sanctuary Therapy Rooms refurbished and the calibre of the fixtures and furnishings. Double-thick soundproofed walls and pristine rooms were the subject of intense focus. There is nothing left of the original insides of the building that I bought in 2024.
I also stayed away from generic therapy room decor. The only exception is the kitchen, whose current status is 'okay, but could do better'. More investment in that will come (along with 2 new rooms) when the business has had more time to bed in.
The therapist interview:
If you are coming with an already full practice, then some of the following may not apply. This is a guidance session where I use the benefit of my 15 years of experience of assessing hundreds of therapists for joining my previous practice.
I draw on my experience of seeing whose practices flourish quickly or slowly, and those that don't flourish at all. I also draw on my many years of meditation, which leads to intuitive responses to you, based on what you may not have said or be aware of.
If you'd like feedback, I'll be as direct as I can.
And do please bear in mind, this process is mutual - you are deciding whether to join as much as I am deciding whether we are a match.
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Prices are as follows.
Monday - Friday 4-hour blocks, all @ £48
​The timings: 6 am-12:30 pm; 1-5 pm; 5-9 pm
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Payments are spread over a 50-week year, not 52, so you get 2 weeks free for holidays. Also, if there is a tube strike and you are unable to work from home, you will not be charged.
Similarly, if you are too unwell to see clients, you wont be charged, for up to a max of 4 weeks per year.
Large therapy room & meditation studio at Sanctuary Therapy.
Suitable for individual and couples therapy
A small and cosy and quiet room at Sanctuary Therapy. Suitable for individual therapy
Cosy bright therapy room at Sanctuary Therapy. Suitable for individual and couples therapy.
Concerns Therapists Have That Sanctuary Therapy Addresses
​For some therapists, working in a new consulting practice can feel initially challenging. In some respects, it's akin to moving house or office to a new workplace where you encounter a new vibe and atmosphere in an unusual environment that may take a while to adjust to.
Firstly, there's being in the right space. Somewhere quiet, luxurious and serene. Somewhere that separates your workspace from your living space, the photos on this page give you some idea, although only a visit will tell you if it's as tranquil as I claim!
Then there's sustaining an optimal level of client numbers. Perhaps we think that's due to the environment (less people seek therapy at financially difficult times), or it's down to us in some way (that we're not natural salespeople).
We can resolve this better together. Let me explain how.
For years after finishing training, I floundered. I rented a room for 3 hours a week, but I only saw one client for one session in over 2 years of renting the space. After another couple of years of floundering, my practice inexplicably grew five times over. I went from having 2 clients to 10 in a six-week period. In one day alone, I did four assessments. And this was some months into the biggest economic recession in decades, the crash of 2008.
Many therapists, experienced or otherwise, experienced a drop in client numbers. My website had remained untouched for two years, and I'd had no referrals from colleagues or my supervisor. I hadn't seen a business coach, and I didn't have a marketing background. In fact, in the therapy room business I sold in 2025, it was my business partner whom I turned to for marketing and blue-sky thinking, I simply don't have the natural aptitude. And you don't have to have this either to be successful.
An energetic flourishing had occurred for me. It had boosted my energy levels, but in a way that was invisible to the outside world. I have had optimal client numbers ever since 2008. Since then, I've learnt to steer that state of flow, making allowances only for times when I was needed elsewhere (for instance, when I had kids).
How did my success happen? Because I entered a flow state. And it's this state of flow that I've harnessed at Sanctuary Therapy Rooms, one that will be imparted to you by becoming a member of the community here.
Regardless of your training background, you are most likely familiar with the idea of 'energy'; whether we'll attract clients or not, or certain types of client issues, dependent on something in the collective field; that we unconsciously put something out, something that is not on our website descriptions that clients pick up on and respond to, also unconsciously.
Being open to this idea in and of itself qualifies you to be at Sanctuary Therapy. Because as long as therapy is our genuine calling, we can always flourish.
Lastly, there is the isolation that working solo from home - or in some generic room rental venues - can bring.
Collective flourishing:
How can Sanctuary Therapy Rooms help with this? Well, I can't. Not alone at least. But we can work better together. The idea that we compete for people to do therapy with gets turned on its head when we engage in collective flourishing.
By entering into an 'energetic cloud of potential' at Sanctuary, your practice and your sense of professional well-being will thrive. You don't need to have any special beliefs, simply an openness to ideas about flow.
All that I ask for is that you attend an interview with me to see if you are a match for Sanctuary Therapy Rooms.
How to create a flow state:
1) Create rituals: It might be as simple as making a cup of tea and sitting down, or meditating or reading something. Whatever it is should create separation from other activities to signal you intend to do something different.
2) Set your aim low: It's tempting to want to 'overdo' it and demand too much of yourself. This is counterproductive. So instead of 'I want to be fully present for all clients today', say 'I want to be present for one client today'.
The aim is still to be present for all clients, of course, but it's striving too hard that you're counteracting here because straining drains the very energy you want to cultivate.
3) Use a segmented piece of time to act as a breakwater: If you don't settle after this, then set a timer for 10 mins and then push as hard as you can, forcing concentration and stillness and allowing any thoughts that demand more from you to arise without judgement.
Tell yourself beforehand that you will stop pushing when the timer goes off.
Flow at Sanctuary Therapy
Try this process at home if you like. It will, however, be much more potent in a dedicated space like Sanctuary Therapy Rooms. Part of the reason for this centres around the energy that gets created by all the other therapists in the practice. It hangs in the air, magnifying your ability to enter into a potent flow state.
That the centre is also used for meditation assists with this. You pick up on who's already been in the room, and leave behind more of the same for the next person.​