Nassos Theodor
MBACP, MNCPS Acc.

LGBTQ+ Affirming, Trauma-Informed Counselling and Psychotherapy

Hello, Im Nassos Theodor (he/they). I offer LGBTQ+ affirming, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive counselling and psychotherapy for adults, face-to-face in Exeter, UK, and online wherever you are.

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Profile

nassostheodor.counselling.online

Email

nassos.theodor@gmail.com

Website

nassos-therapy.co.uk

About me and my practice

I work with people navigating a wide range of experiences, from trauma, questioning their sexuality or gender identity, to anxiety, relationships, and life transitions. My approach is integrative, which means I draw on multiple therapeutic modalities including person-centred, existentialism, psychodynamic, and Internal Family Systems and adapt them to suit your individual needs. As a therapist, I am not here to tell you what to do, but to help you hear your own voice more clearly. My focus is on creating a safe, welcoming, non-judgemental space where I will do my best to be present with you and to walk alongside you as you move towards greater awareness of who you are, what has led you to this moment, and where you want to go from here.

Among the diversity of people that have trusted me with their stories are transgender people and their families, immigrants, academics, artists, survivors of childhood trauma, and more. I find this work immensely rewarding, in part because I bring both professional training and personal experience to this practice. I am trans-healthcare informed, sex-positive, kink-aware, and versed in the worlds of polyamory, relationship anarchism, and ethical non-monogamy.

Many of us hold more than one of these experiences at once a queer academic, a trans immigrant, an artist processing childhood trauma. You don't need to fit neatly into one category or in any category at all for us to work together in a way that makes sense to you.

Experience

Before training as a therapist, I spent over a decade in Academia, and another working in the creative industries. I am intimately familiar with both the pressures and joys of intellectual and creative pursuits. Now in my 40s, with lived experience as an immigrant and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I am acutely aware of the fact that people can sit at the intersections of multiple forms of oppression and marginalisation at once. We are social beings inhabiting a world facing climate collapse and increasing threats to freedom. I do not shy away from how our social and political worlds affect mental health, while I also hold firmly onto our personal responsibility and power to heal.

Qualifications

Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling (Level 5, Iron Mill College & Connexus Institute)
Certificate in Counselling (Iron Mill College)
Further training & CPD includes:
LGBTQ+ affirming therapy
Internal Family Systems
Working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Working with survivors of spiritual abuse
Sand tray therapy and other creative interventions
Working with dreams
Domestic Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence
Working with neurodivergence
Kink & BDSM awareness
Gender, Sexuality, and Relationship Diversity (polyamory, relationship anarchism, ethical non-monogamy etc.
I also hold two Master's degrees and a PhD in adjacent, non-counselling fields.

Additional Information

I offer sessions face-to-face in central Exeter, Devon, UK, and online via video call or live text messaging wherever you are (excluding USA and Canada).

Professional Membership

Registered Member MBACP, Accredited Registrant NCPS

Professional Register

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

Verified by Counsellingo on Friday, 2 October 2026

Initial Consultation

I offer an initial 30 consultation online free of charge. There is no pressure and no commitment required after this first meeting. I firmly believe that one of the most healing elements of therapy is the therapeutic relationship itself. This is an opportunity for us to meet, talk about what's brought you to therapy, and explore whether we're a good fit.

Fees

The standard fee for individual 50' sessions is £60.
I offer concessions for students, trainee counsellors, and people on low incomes (£50 online, £55 in person). I also hold a small number of supported access slots at £30 for refugees, people on benefits, and people facing substantial financial hardship. If these are full, I maintain a waiting list. Please get in touch if cost is a barrier for you.

When I Work

Tuesdays-Saturdays, including evenings.

Therapeutic Approach

Integrative (Person-Centred, IFS, Psychodynamic, Existntial)

Video Platforms

Teams and WhatsApp

Additional Languages

Greek

Pronouns

He/They

Area

Devon