Hello, My name is Lynda, a post-graduate Integrative Psychotherapist, and specialist in trauma. My passion is restoring safety, peace, and wholeness to individuals experiencing the effects of stress and trauma. Seeing individuals transform and master their challenges is enriching. I help adults, and young people, who are in the process of becoming who they truly are, to be centred and fulfilled. My dedication is to bringing back healthy self-esteem, connectedness, and aliveness. I know that no single approach is right for every individual and I have trained in several methods, including relational gestalt, attachment therapy, somatic trauma therapy, and eco-therapy. I apply the latest neurobiology research for the best results. Feel to send me an initial message to make contact and find out more.

I am a fully qualified and BACP registered integrative counsellor with my core approach being Person Centred. This means that I work to understand your experience from your perspective. I will gently enquire about what is troubling you and support you to coming to a conclusion about how you would like to resolve your issues. The approach can help you to reconnect with your inner values and sense of self-worth, this will enable you to find your own way to move forward and progress. As an integrative counsellor I will also use techniques from other approaches to help you from time to time. These techniques are selected with you in mind, to help further your empowerment. For the past 10 years I have been a Lead Keyworker working with clients on the Autistic Spectrum with secondary and higher education settings. Since 2018 I have been working in a local hospice as a volunteer bereavement counsellor.

My aim is to empower you to get to where you want to be. To help you discover your potential; to overcome your personal obstacles and issues; to improve your relationships. I have been a therapist for 27yrs and qualified up to masters level. I've worked in various settings including the NHS (hospital and doctors surgeries) and large national charities. This has given me a breath of experience in for example addictions, depression and anxiety disorders, relationship and family issues; self-harm and suicidal behaviour; trauma and bereavement. Humanistic Person Centred approach has guided my training towards Integrative Psychotherapy. The philosophy that we are all unique fits this model; it recognises the value of you as a unique person and combines elements of other approaches to help you grow and flourish. The years have taught me that I don't have all the answers although I do have the skills to help you discover yours. I also know that I can sit with you and be with you in your felt sense of anxiety, fear, depression, anger, chaos or loneliness. I strongly believe that you can be empowered to find your own answers. My passion is in the evolving research of neuro-psychotherapy or brain based therapy. This approach is based in cutting edge brain science - how the brain works, the connection with mind and body, our social interactions and our environment and how we experience all of this - emotionally and behaviourally. Maybe that sounds a lot but basically it just means that it helps me to see the whole of you rather than just one part of you. Together you and I can work towards discovering ways that help you to arrive at where you want to be. As we adjust to the presence of COVID19, online and telephone sessions offer unique opportunities for you and I to explore and experience how we work together. Contact me by telephone, text or email to learn more about me and or to explore what you feel you need. Together we will work on strategies that help you to address the root causes of your issues and build your resilience.

I am a Senior Accredited Registrant and Approved Supervisor (NCS) with 22 years of experience having worked for: ​ PPC Ltd Charles Keene College (later Leicester College) The EAP based within Occupational Health at George Eliot Hospital & Private Practice as a Person-Centred therapist and supervisor from 2003. The above includes working with adults, children and young people including those who are cared for, fostered and adopted. ​ I also taught on counselling programmes at NWHC; with the Open University on the Death & Dying and Introduction to Counselling modules; and as a secondary school teacher in Northamptonshire and Leicestershire from 2004 to 2017. ​ From 1997 to 2004 I worked in a voluntary capacity for Open Door Leicester, NW Leicestershire MIND and as the Editor of the BACP RACE Journal. I am currently a Psychotherapeutic Trustee for an independent school in London working with disenfranchised/excluded young people. ​ Prior to working within the Mental Health field, I worked and volunteered with numerous HIV/AIDS organisations in London, Birmingham and Leicester as a health education trainer and a manager. ​

Hi, I’m a highly skilled, experienced, professional and ethical therapist. I take confidentiality very seriously. I’m warm and compassionate, committed to helping you and passionate about my work. I’m dedicated to getting the best outcomes for you I hope to help you change your life. I’m open and honest and ready for any challenges along the way.

Making the decision to attend therapy can often feel overwhelming and confusing. For most people therapy can, however, be an extremely positive and empowering experience that increases greater self-awareness and understanding. I am a fully accredited and qualified Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist (CBT) with over 8 years of experience and specialise in working with adults. Being fully accredited implies that I have achieved the highest standard in my practice and that I adhere to stringent codes of professional practice and ethical standards. CBT is an evidenced-based therapy and is recommended by NICE (The National Institute of Clinical Excellence). CBT has been proven to be extremely effective in the treatment of most problems we encounter. Being evidence-based means that I am able to incorporate a wide variety of established and researched psychological techniques in my practise and therapy with you. The effectiveness of these have not only been evidenced by extensive research but also by my own clinical experience of seeing what really helps people. I have undertaken advanced training in a number of different Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Compassion-Focussed Therapy (CFT), Couples Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Schema Focused Therapy. I consider you, the client, to be the expert who knows your own problems better than anyone. It is you who gives me insight into understanding the painful issues and difficulties you are experiencing. In your therapy and through increased self-awareness, I will guide, assist and support you to learn to take responsibility for improving the quality of your life by changing unhelpful patterns of behaviours and negative thoughts. I am fully committed to working with you to find realistic and long-term solutions to your problem as well as to develop and apply new skills and techniques. I have a passionate interest in treating all anxiety disorders (social, generalised, health, specific phobias, OCD and panic), stress, habit disorders, eating disorders, body dysmorphia, depression, low self esteem issues (lack of confidence and self-worth), anger issues, assertiveness and sleep difficulties. I also work with couples and treat relationship and sexual problems.

Hello, my name is Chris and I'm a BACP registered counsellor working in Bristol, Somerset as well as online and by telephone. I realise that it can be difficult to approach a counsellor and will do my best to provide a comfortable and safe place to explore whatever is troubling you. You will be treated with compassion and sensitivity and without judgement. I passionately believe that counselling can be of great benefit in helping you through whatever life has thrown in your path. I initially trained as a musician and later as a chef, with a career in Spain and England, before qualifying as an integrative counsellor at Dartington Hall in Devon. I use CBT, Gestalt and person centred counselling techniques among others, with the belief that the style of therapy needs to be tailored to each individual cilent. I offer short term solution focused counselling for specific problems and long term psychotherapy for persistent and complex issues and for clients interested in personal development I have a particular interest in addiction therapy whether the problem is alcohol, illegal and prescription drugs, tobacco or behavioural addictions such as gambling, the internet, sex and pornography. I also work with anxiety disorders, depression ,trauma and abuse-especially with survivors of abuse by religious organisations and cults. I am here to help and am happy to answer any enquiries you have

I offer a counselling relationship within which you feel safe and can explore whatever is causing you distress. With warmth, empathy, humour and respect, I will help you to discover ways of living more resourcefully and authentically, and will try to understand you and your experiences without being in any way judgemental. I have over eighteen years’ experience as a counsellor, including working in private practice, as a staff counsellor with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and other Government departments, with several UK Employee Assistance Providers, in a GP surgery, with the Young Person’s Advisory Service (YPAS) in Liverpool and as an online counsellor. I also work as a counselling supervisor, and have designed and run several therapy-related workshops. Each counselling session lasts 50 minutes; the number and frequency of sessions is entirely up to you.

My name is Kim Tapper I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. I have been a fully qualified counsellor for over 25 years . I am registered with the B.A.C.P and I am listed on their approved register. I take a person centred approach, which is the belief that we can can all find the answers and solutions to our problems from within ourselves . However I will use other approaches when required as with CBT when working with clients struggling with anxiety. My experience has been both working with adults and teenagers from a variety of different backgrounds and in a variety of settings I specialise in anxiety and stress, . anger management and depression, and relationship and communication issues, I also cover a wide range of other issues which include bereavement and loss, self esteem issues, family problems with separation and or divorce, domestic violence, and remaining child hood issues and traumas. I am committed to providing the best possible care for each client and will work in the way that suits each individual . I also currently work as a support worker with autistic children in a school setting , so have an understanding of the issues and problems this can bring into the family environment. I attend my own regular supervision sessions, which is a a requirement of the British Association of Counselling and I adhere to their code of ethics.

I completed my diploma in 2009 and have been working independently in private practice for most of the time since. I enjoy being able to provide clients with the time and space that they need to explore difficult personal issues, remembering what it was like to be a client myself for 2 years. I trained according to the person-centred model of therapy and this informs my work to date, while I continue to learn about developments that are taking place in therapy and in scientific research in order to keep my skills and knowledge current. Please contact me so that we can work together to build a relationship that enables you to work on whatever brought you to think about therapy.