The Mews House Team

Founder and Clinical Supervisor

Grad Dip Psych (Open), MA (Edin), DPsych (City), CPsychol (BPS), AFBPsS

Cosmo is an addictions treatment specialist, chartered psychologist, doctor of psychology and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He has been helping people to recover from addiction since 2005.

Before founding Start2Stop in 2010, Cosmo had worked for some years in South Africa, where he was head of addictions treatment at a private hospital in Cape Town. He brings to Start2Stop a through-the-line wealth of experience in helping people suffering with addiction, being possibly the only person in the private sector to have run primary residential, secondary residential, tertiary residential, sober living and outpatient programmes. He has also worked for the NHS in London, in its specialist outpatient gambling clinic.

Having been initially educated at Eton College and Edinburgh University, he later received a 1st class undergraduate degree in Psychology, being awarded the ‘Bruner Prize’ by the Open University. Cosmo’s published doctoral thesis was on the subject of the ideological dilemmas of 12-Step recovery.

Cosmo has given talks on treating addiction at the British Psychological Society’s (BPS) annual conference and at Public Health England (PHE). In 2018, he was invited to give one of the opening talks at the iCAAD London international addictions treatment conference:  https://vimeo.com/282225633

More recently, he was a speaker at iCAAD Paris (2019), on the topic of ‘Recovery & Identity’. He is a co-author of ‘Recovery RSA’ (2011), a guidebook to recovery from addiction.

Admissions Co-ordinator

CPCAB (Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body) Level 1, 2 & 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies (QCF) CPCAB Level 5 Sex addiction, CPCAB level 3 Health and Social care, FDAP (accred), ATSAC member

Trish has been involved with Start2Stop since 2010 and was the Unit Head of Mews House, the residential and day care arm of Start2Stop/The Mews House. Trish now heads up the assessment and admission team; she also works as a counsellor, working with clients on a one-to-one basis.

Previously Trish worked at ODAAT, an addictions treatment programme in South London. Prior to entering recovery, Trish worked for the London Ambulance Service and the National Missing Persons Helpline. 

Trish is a level 5 sex addiction counsellor and is an Accredited Drug and Alcohol Professional with FDAP. 

Trish lives in South London and enjoys animals, sports, cinema and reading. 

Team Leader & Counsellor

Diploma in Counselling (SACAP), FDAP, MBACP

After a long and successful career in the music business, Dougie stepped into his own recovery process and retrained as an addictions treatment specialist. He worked as an addictions counsellor in Cape Town from 2010-17, across all levels of care. This included senior and consultancy roles at residential primary and secondary clinics, as well as at outpatient treatment facilities. Dougie also founded the popular ‘Cape Town Recovery Film Festival’ and co-founded The Cape Town Recovery Walk.

Dougie has a passion for literature, writing and the spoken word; he also enjoys urban walking, vegetarian cooking and documentary films.

Team Leader & Counsellor

Dip Integrative Counselling, Recovery Coach, MBACP

Dan is a qualified psychotherapist with over 15 years’ experience in the field. He has worked within dedicated addiction treatment settings for more than 13 years, supporting people, and their loved ones, who have been affected by substance misuse and behavioural addictions.

Dan is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from an integrative perspective, tailoring his approach to meet the unique needs of his clients. His training and clinical experience enable him to draw from a range of therapeutic models to provide compassionate, evidence-informed and effective support.

In addition to his psychotherapy practice, Daniel is a certified Recovery Coach and a qualified Sex Addiction Specialist. He is also a certified Inner Child Specialist, bringing depth-oriented trauma awareness into his work, particularly where early relational wounds or attachment difficulties underpin addictive or self-defeating patterns.

Daniel has worked at Start2Stop for over a decade and currently serves as co-Team Leader. He is passionate about supporting clients toward lasting recovery, emotional resilience and meaningful personal change, offering a safe, respectful and non-judgmental therapeutic space.

Counsellor

CPCAB Level 5 diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (PC-L5) and is a member of the BACP

Emma is a qualified Integrative Psychotherapist working within the Mews House Daycare team at Start2Stop, where she offers one-to-one counselling and facilitates group work. She brings both professional training and over 11 years of lived experience in recovery from addiction, which deeply shapes the way she works and her understanding of the recovery journey.

Emma is a passionate advocate of the 12-step model and integrates its principles alongside an integrative therapeutic framework. She works with alcohol, substance, and process addictions, as well as co-occurring issues such as eating disorders, offering a grounded, compassionate, and non-judgemental space for recovery and change.

Emma is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), reflecting her commitment to maintaining high professional and ethical standards in her practice.

Outside of work, she enjoys reading, cooking, playing sports, and spending time with her children.

Counsellor

Psychotherapy (MSc), Certified Transactional Analyst (UKCP) and Trauma-informed Practitioner (ACCPH)

Holly worked in the Media industry for two decades before retraining as a Transactional Analysis Psychotherapist at the Metanoia Institute. She joined the Start2Stop team in October 2021 and works within the The Mews House Day Care team as a 121 counsellor and group facilitator.

She is a passionate advocate of the 12-step process and incorporates her beliefs into her therapeutic work. She has experience of working with eating disorders as well alcohol, substance and process addictions.

Holly also has a private practice in Clapham. When she is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her children…….and her cat!

Counsellor

After many years working across the public and private sectors, Bubbly transitioned into counselling following her own recovery journey over 13 years ago. Her lived experience gives her a genuine understanding of addiction, change and the challenges people can face in rebuilding their lives.

Bubbly is a trained integrative counsellor, drawing on approaches including Person-Centred Therapy, Gestalt, CBT and IFS-informed practice. She has a particular interest in supporting clients with addiction, emotional regulation, identity and self-worth, and brings a warm, grounded and non-judgmental approach to her work.

Alongside counselling, Bubbly values creativity, connection and personal growth, and remains passionate about the 12-step programme, which continues to inform both her personal and professional life.

Counsellor

BA (Hons), NCFE

After a successful career in the culinary industry, Ollie found his path into recovery through the Start2Stop Residential Programme. Since joining the Start2Stop Residential Team in 2022, he has progressed from Recovery Assistant to Addiction Counsellor, bringing both lived experience and professional expertise to his role.

Ollie is deeply passionate about recovery and his practice is strongly informed by 12 Step philosophy. He is a member of the Addiction Professionals ethical body, demonstrating his commitment to maintaining high professional and ethical standards. He works closely with clients on a one-to-one basis, facilitates therapeutic groups, and delivers lectures and workshops.

Outside of Start2Stop, Ollie enjoys spending time on the golf course, cooking, and walking his dogs in the countryside.

When Ollie is not at Start2Stop, he can be found on a golf course, cooking or walking his dogs in the countryside.

Practice Manager

Coming from an Art School background, Fi worked in advertising as a Graphic Designer and subsequently as a Design Studio Manager for many years, both in London and New York. She later joined the charity sector to work as a Company Manager for Vauxhall City Farm working with disadvantaged children and adults and those with special needs.  She set up a Riding for the Disabled Project as well as several animal therapy, educational, and environmental programmes for local residents and schools.

From 2009 to 2015 Fi worked for a London Daycare programme as a Project Manager gaining invaluable insight into the workings of an addiction treatment centre. 

In 2015 Fi joined Start2Stop Ltd as a Practice Manager working on a diverse and challenging range of developments including the implementation of policy and best practice.

Art Group Facilitator

BSc Architecture (Bartlett)

Educated at the Bartlett, UCL, where she took a degree in Architecture, and at postgraduate level at Central St Martin’s, Araminta started facilitating our art groups in 2010. She also runs art groups for a children’s charity in inner-city schools.

She believes that art touches on a deep and emotional level: art therapy enriches the recovery process. Araminta is an award-winning environmental photographer, whose work has been exhibited in Europe, Africa, America and in the National Portrait Gallery, London, as well as being featured in numerous magazines and books. She is married with two children.

Meditation

Tim has been teaching meditation at Start2Stop since 2010. His sessions are inspired by his daily programme of Transcendental Meditation and the Advanced TM Siddhi Programme. Tim is a qualified Senior Social Worker for disabled children, Reiki Master, and published author. He is devoted to studying the ancient spiritual practice of shamanism. Tim is a former tennis coach, having spent several years coaching in America. He has a passion for playing  African drums and lives by the sea with his family.

Kirtan Chanting

Nikki is a leading pioneer in the field of chanting, core voice and sound work in the UK. Nikki has inspired thousands of individuals to chant and has led chanting workshops for many corporations including M&C Saatchi, Deutcshe Bank and Cisco. She has also taken her cutting edge approach to working with the voice into Wandsworth men’s prison and she is the resident voice facilitator at the Priory hospital in North London where she has impacted the recovery of hundreds of addicts over the years.

Nikki has recorded four highly popular chanting Cd’s: Nectarine, Monsoon, Soundscape and Epiphany. She is the resident Kirtan (Chanting) leader at Triyoga in London and has travelled the world with her work to places including California, Singapore, NYC, Europe and Melbourne, Australia. She led a chant for over 2000 people at the 11.11.11 Mind, Body, Spirit show and at the 12.12.12 Oneness ceremony in London.

Beginner & Intermediate Yoga

After a career of touring the world as a musician and using yoga to stay flexible, healthy and sane within a chaotic world, Rhianna trained as a yoga instructor to deepen her knowledge and to be able to share the peace she had gained during 20 years of yoga practice. In tandem with a full-time job in the music industry, she teaches private clients and small classes in Ashtanga Vinyasa and meditation with an emphasis on yoga’s benefits on the mind as well as the body. She loves to teach with encouragement and kindness and aspires to make yoga accessible to all, including the clients on the Outpatient programme at Start2Stop.