About us

100% of our guests rate our therapy as 5/5

100% of our guests would recommend us to a friend

Guests feel 79% more empowered

Guests feel 73% clearer

after spending time with us

“Thank you for giving me my life back”
“I feel like me again and ready to face whatever comes my way”
“In a few short days my life was transformed and will be forever, I am certain of that”
“Because of The Heartbreak Hotel I am now planning what I am going to do with my wild and precious life”
“I have found it profound and profoundly effective.”
“I am stronger and happier in my own skin than I have been for many years”

When strife hits, the longing for comfort and guidance is as old as time. Warmth, a fireplace, kindness, and patience are precious commodities in our fast-paced world. 

I’ve certainly felt that, putting myself back together after many painful losses, under pressure from myself and others to feel better quicker  and I’ve felt the kind of sorrow and vulnerability that only great care (and preferably a dog) can alleviate.

After three decades working as a psychologist, meeting many different souls along the way, it was the death of my mother that changed the direction of my work. Thrown once again into the pain of heartbreak, I decided to create a sanctuary which embodies the nurture and care we all need in our darkest hours. In 2021, myself and Ruth Field created The Heartbreak Hotel.

This space was created for you.

Alice Haddon is a psychology lecturer at City University, a registered practitioner psychologist with HCPC, and Associate Fellow of The British Psychological Society and Founder of the Heartbreak Hotel

Meet the Team

  • Co-Founder and coach Ruth Field in black and white

    Ruth Field

    Co-Founder

  • Psychologist Dr Ria Talwar in black and white

    Dr Ria Talwar

    Counselling psychologist

  • Psychologist sarah in black and white

    Sarah Childs

    Counsellor

  • Psychologist Dr Matilda Scott in black and white

    Dr Matilda Scott

    Counselling psychologist

  • Psychologist Dr Elodie Eisenberg in black and white

    Dr Elodie Eisenberg

    Counselling psychologist

  • Genevieve Levy in black and white

    Genevieve Levy

    HBH chef and facilitator

  • Heartbreak Hotel pet Bonnie yellow labrador cross in black and white

    Bonnie

    HBH Pet

These passionate women are all central to the mission of The Heartbreak Hotel.

We pride ourselves on being run by experienced professionals, mostly psychologists to be fair, ensuring that you benefit from the very best and most up-to-date psychological know-how.

You’ll find the team running events, groups and pop-ups (often with cake), or offering 1:1 therapy and coaching sessions, and generally supporting you in a myriad of wise and wonderful ways.