Shem Lopez, NCPS
12 years in practice
Shem Lopez is a counsellor who helps people manage anxiety, stress and difficult life changes.
License and registration
- NCPS
- NCS23-03090 · expires July 2026
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Shem
Shem Lopez is a counsellor who helps people manage anxiety, stress and difficult life changes. He works with individuals on relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, low mood, parenting strain and issues around self-esteem. He speaks English and practices from the United Kingdom with twelve years' experience as a clinician.
He lists NCPS as his credential. Shem aims to create a clear, calm space where people can talk honestly about their struggles.
Background and approach
He uses practical conversation to help clients notice patterns of thought and feeling. That awareness is used to decide small, manageable steps that match each person's values and goals. In sessions he mixes approaches to suit the problem at hand.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy is part of his work to help people explore emotions and improve connection in relationships. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to clarify what matters and build committed action despite difficult feelings. He also draws on relationship methods such as the Gottman Method and Imago Relationship Therapy when couples and intimacy issues are the focus.
Hypnotherapy is another option he may offer as a complementary tool for anxiety and habit change. Shem has practised in personal settings since 2012 and has experience helping people with panic attacks, post-traumatic stress and sexuality concerns. He aims for straightforward language and clear next steps so clients can apply what they learn between sessions.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shem lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Shem names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online sessions
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and name strong emotions and how those feelings shape close relationships. Online sessions can support this work by building awareness of interaction patterns and trying new ways of relating with a counsellor's guidance.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed steps towards them even when feelings are difficult. Via video or messaging, ACT work often includes short exercises and practical commitments clients can complete between sessions.
The Gottman Method gives structured tools for couples to improve communication and problem-solving. When relationship work is needed, sessions can use video so partners can practise conversations in real time with coaching from the counsellor.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will talk through goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and together they will choose methods to try. That helps tailor online sessions to each person's situation and pace.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls let the counsellor and client connect face to face, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short break at work. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework discussion or when someone prefers not to use video. These options make it easier to maintain regular sessions and to use the therapeutic work in day-to-day life.
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Questions people ask
What problems does this counsellor commonly help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
What is his therapeutic style?
He combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with relationship methods and hypnotherapy to tailor sessions to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has twelve years of experience in independent practice, working with anxiety, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress and relationship difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
The biography shows the credential NCPS and that he practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as session formats.
How does cost work for sessions?
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