Education & Professional Experience
Highly qualified psychologist with over two decades of clinical experience.
Since moving into private practice in 2020, Carl Taylor has remained dedicated to supporting individuals facing long-term emotional and psychological challenges. His practice focuses on creating a safe, collaborative space where clients can reflect on emotional barriers, increase self-awareness, and pursue meaningful personal growth.
Carl Taylor
Chartered Counselling Psychologist
BSc (Hons), MA, Post-MA Dip, PGDip, CPsychol, AFBPsS
Carl is a highly experienced and fully registered Counselling Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Recognised as a Senior Practitioner in Psychotherapy and an Applied Psychology Practice Supervisor, Carl brings deep clinical training and professionalism to every aspect of his work.
His therapy style is relational and goal-oriented, designed to help individuals build a deeper understanding of themselves and improve the way they relate to others. Carl supports clients in exploring the emotional patterns that often stem from attachment experiences, life events, and relationship dynamics — guiding them toward new perspectives and healthier ways of living.
Understanding Patterns, Creating Change
Carl works with a collaborative and integrative therapeutic approach, combining principles from Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT).
Each therapy journey is guided by a tailored formulation — considering life history, personality traits, attachment styles, and coping strategies — to help make sense of present struggles and shape practical paths forward.
Therapy is not just about unpacking the past — it’s about making intentional, sustainable changes in the present.
Carl is especially passionate about helping people navigate complex relationship dynamics, self-worth difficulties, and emotionally ingrained patterns that feel hard to break.
Education & Specialist Training
Carl holds extensive academic and clinical qualifications in counselling psychology and psychotherapy:
BSc (Hons) Psychology – Royal Holloway, University of London
MA in Counselling Psychology – Regent’s College
Post-Master’s Diploma in Existential Counselling Psychology – Regent’s College
Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) – British Psychological Society
He continued to deepen his expertise with specialist clinical training:
Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)
CAT Supervisor Accreditation (ACAT), 2014
Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) – British Psychoanalytic Council Accreditation, 2015
Clinical Registration & Accreditation
Carl is professionally registered and accredited by several leading regulatory bodies:
Chartered Counselling Psychologist – British Psychological Society (BPS)
Practitioner Psychologist – Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Accredited CAT Practitioner & Supervisor – Association for Cognitive Analytic Therapy (ACAT)
Certified MBT Practitioner – British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)
Registered Member – British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Specialist Trainings
Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT)
Practitioner Training with Dr Peter Fonagy & Dr Anthony Bateman – Anna Freud Centre, 2015
Family Mentalization Workshops (MBT-f) – Anna Freud Centre, 2014
Basic Training with Dr Peter Fonagy & Dr Anthony – Anna Freud Centre, 2010
MBT, Maudsley Psychotherapy Service workshop, 2010
Personality Disorder Workshops
International Personality Disorder Examination (IPDE), diagnostic assessment training, 2014
Borderline Personality Workshops, Maudsley Psychotherapy Service, 2012 to 2014
London Personality Disorder Knowledge and Understanding Framework, 2010
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP)
Workshop for narcissistic personality with Dr Diana Diamond, 2019
TFP workshop, 2019
TFP 6-Day Training Programme, 2017
TFP workshop, 2016
2-day conference, with Dr Otto Kernberg, 2016
Clinical Supervision
Relational Skills in CAT Supervision, Association of Cognitive Analytic Therapy (ACAT), 2014
Clinical Supervisor Workshop (Part 2 of BPS accredited supervisor training) Department of Applied Psychology Canterbury Christ Church – Salomons, 2013
Clinical Supervisor Workshop (Part 1 of BPS accredited supervisor training) Department of Applied Psychology Canterbury Christ Church – Salomons, 2011
Clinical Experience
With over 20 years of clinical experience, including 14 years in the NHS, Carl has worked across diverse settings — from university counselling services and charitable organisations to NHS secondary care mental health teams.
Before moving into private practice, Carl served as the Lead Clinician for CAT and MBT at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), within the Lewisham Integrated Psychological Therapies Team (IPTT).
His expertise includes:
Anxiety and emotional regulation
Depression and burnout
Attachment and relational difficulties
Self-esteem and identity work
Personality-related challenges
At the heart of his work is a belief that self-awareness creates the foundation for lasting transformation — helping clients cultivate healthier relationships with themselves and others.
Recognising, Understanding & Changing Unhelpful Patterns
It’s not uncommon to find yourself repeating emotional cycles — becoming stuck in self-doubt, reactive behaviours, or unfulfilling relationships. Often, these patterns develop as coping mechanisms and go unexamined for years.
Therapy offers an opportunity to:
Understand where these patterns came from
Recognise how they’re affecting your present
Learn how to respond differently, with clarity and confidence
Emotional wellbeing isn’t a luxury — it’s essential. By reflecting on the impact of past experiences and shifting how you relate to yourself and others, you can move forward with renewed purpose and emotional strength.
Recognising, Understanding & Breaking Unhelpful Patterns Starts Here
Through psychological therapy, you’ll have the space to reflect deeply, gain new insight, and build healthier ways of thinking, feeling, and relating.
The past may shape you — but it doesn’t have to define your future.