Counselling in BL9

At Calm Counselling my role is to help you explore how you feel in a safe, comfortable environment where you feel supported. Counselling is a service that can provide you with the space, tools and encouragement to look deeply at experiences in your life that are causing you difficulties in your current life or stopping you from fully realising your future potential.

If you're reading this, you may be looking at taking the first steps towards counselling. Talking therapy is for anyone, whether you're going through a bad time or experiencing emotional problems that you may find difficult to resolve on your own. Many of us find it easier to cope after engaging in therapy. I also work with people who want to achieve their objectives personally or relating to the workplace, whether it's to managing self-esteem or working towards professional goals. We'd work together in helping you reach your potential and to become more positive and directional.

I offer online sessions and aim to create a safe, non-judgemental space for you. We will walk through your struggles and help you to work towards changes in your life, to help you become a more authentic and free individual. We will work towards goals and use an integrative approach to help connect all aspects of your mind, body and soul together.

Are you struggling with the effects of trauma, anxiety, panic, depression or pain? Or maybe you're finding that low-self esteem or lack of confidence is holding you back in your work or personal life and things are starting to feel a little bit 'stuck'. I'd like to see if I can help.

I have 7 years' experience in counselling adults and young people, in various settings that have included educational, third sector and private practice. I have worked with Employee Assistance Programmes for the last 4+ years, offering counselling and helpline support to employees of various organisations, including the Police and NHS. I previously worked for a charity supporting adult survivors of historical abuse, for which I underwent additional training. I have supported people experiencing various issues including depression, anxiety, self-harm, trauma, relationship issues, stress, bereavement, and work-related issues.

Life can be overwhelming at times and it’s hard to know what to do for the best. The Covid era has been a strange time that’s tested relationships, problematised goals, brought great suffering, loss and anxiety, and made even straightforward decisions and plans feel impossible. Even aside from recent events, it’s so rare in our day-to-day lives to have chance to pause, reflect, and explore what we want and what the blocks might be to getting it. I'd like to work with you if you've ever felt stuck, lost, confused, lonely, sad, uncertain or guilty about anything, past or present - we can explore and untangle those feelings together.

I am a supportive and empathetic therapist; who provides a safe, non judgemental environment for clients to explore their difficulties. I believe that the experience of sharing difficult feelings; of being 'heard' and not judged can be liberating and empowering. Counselling can help you understand why you think, feel and act like you do and help you create a new design for living.

I am a Professional with a vast experience working in mental health with diverse clients using skills in assessment and formulation of complex issues. I am always passionate to help people suffering from mental health that captivated me to continue fulfilling my desire to help people.

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Hiya! Has the pandemic left you feeling out of sorts? Are you feeling depressed or anxious? Have you lost a piece of yourself? Struggling with relationships around you? Do you feel like your problems are minimal compared to others?

Taking a brave first step into seeking help through counselling can feel so difficult and yet it potentially could be life changing. I understand how that feels and hope that my natural warm persona and training in person centred counselling would enable you to begin that process. Additional training in cognitive behavioural therapy as well as extensive continued professional development allows an integrative style of work that can help with a wide range of issues and needs. Working from home as a private counsellor as well as having been employed by a local school provides a perfect balance of experiences and skills to offer help.

I became a therapist because I like people - I like to understand their stories and how that has brought them to where they are. When you are feeling stuck because of anxiety or depression it is usually pretty difficult to believe anyone would want to listen. Well I do. I want to help you discover and explore the events, thoughts, feelings, and patterns of behaviour that have made you feel trapped so that you can make changes. Imagine being able to see your friends, attend events, even just sleep, without anxious or self critical thoughts wearing you down. That is what therapy with me can offer.

Taking the first step of exploring any worries or personal experiences can be very daunting with someone you don't know. As a counsellor, I can put you ease by showing an understanding and openness within the counselling sessions. The areas I have the most experience are, anxiety, depression, relationships and domestic abuse. I feel I am warm and friendly which will help you feel able to open-up and explore any issues, past or present, in a confidential space. If you want to reduce stress or improve your life by offloading or finding strategies to help you manage your life situations counselling is proven to be real game changer.