About us | Talking Women

Talking Women was set up by Dr Sarah Emmerson and Dr Clare McFie to offer a service specifically for women dealing with the issues that have touched us and the women in our lives. Talking women is a passion project for us, because we realised through our almost 20 years of joint clinical experience in the NHS how little support there is available to women struggling with issues like fertility, perinatal and postnatal anxiety, postnatal depression or trauma, menopause, ageing, and women's health issues and we wanted to provide women with a safe and supportive place to turn to.

We want to be there for you and support you with periods of transition, issues of identity, sexuality and gender, work, and relationships. In our practice we want to create a supportive, non-judgmental and empowering space for women to share their experiences and find the help they need.

We have a lot of experience with different evidence-based models of therapy but the most important thing for us has always been the relationship we get to build with our clients. Being able to help each client with an approach that is right for them and helps them achieve goals that are meaningful to them is what drives us.

We offer in-person and online sessions. Our work is regularly supervised by several independent supervisors.

Our Team

Founder

Dr Clare McFie

I have worked as a Psychologist for almost 10 years, in the NHS and in private practice. I currently hold a senior role in an NHS community mental health service for older adults.

I have long been interested in supporting women facing life challenges, including relationship breakdown, infertility, bereavement, illness, redundancy and menopause, and those experiencing mental health difficulties. At Talking Women I offer individual therapy and relationship therapy, either alone or with a partner, friend or family member.

I trained as a Counselling Psychologist at Surrey University and have completed further training in eating disorders, psychosis and bipolar disorder, and couples work. I am fully accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), registration number PYL38210 and I am a Chartered member of the British Psychological Society.

Founder

Dr Sarah Emmerson

I trained as a Counselling Psychologist at the University of Surrey and have been working as a Psychologist in various NHS settings and privately for almost 10 years.

Most recently I have been working as a Senior Psychologist in a perinatal service supporting women through trauma, fertility issues, pregnancy and new motherhood. My interests and experience are especially in helping women who are dealing with anxiety, trauma or loss of any kind.

At Talking Women I offer individual therapy and am also setting up an antenatal group for women dealing with worries and anxieties around mental health in the perinatal period. I am fully accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), registration number PYL37773 and I am a Chartered member of the British Psychological Society.

I also offer therapy in German.

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Our Team