Counselling in BS8

Are anxiety and depression getting in the way of you enjoying your life? Perhaps you're experiencing difficulties in your relationship, with your career, or with your opinion of yourself? You’re not alone. 1 in 4 of us will experience mental health difficulties in our lifetime. Fortunately, more and more people are now reaching out to learn how to overcome it. If you’re experiencing difficulties such as excessive worrying, sleepless nights, low motivation or unhelpful thoughts around “not been good enough”, “being a burden” or simply “not being able to cope”, then you may be among the many others who have benefitted from therapy.

Aubrey offers Core Process Psychotherapy, welcoming mind, heart, and body in whatever way they turn up in the moment. Core Process Psychotherapy combines the wisdom of Buddhist and Western psychology to support transformation and growth at your pace and in your own unique way. The emphasis on embodied mindfulness helps you rediscover the freedom, spaciousness, and joy of being. The heart of this approach is to see each unique person as having core health. Aubrey provides a kind, non-judgemental, non-labelling space in which all aspects of our humanness are welcomed and treated with respect and compassion.

I am an Integrative Counsellor, with extensive experience and specialist training in Trauma Therapy. I work with both adults and adolescents. I draw from several counselling approaches but overall I'm relational and compassion focused. I offer a warm and non-judgmental space where together we can explore any difficulties or challenges you may be facing and express your thoughts and emotions in a safe environment. You may be experiencing low mood, anxiety, PTSD, bereavement or relationship breakdown. Whatever your need, I am here to listen and can help you to make sense of your experiences and feelings and find your own way forward.

Why counselling - There are times where the pressures of life can leave us feeling overwhelmed. For many of us how we feel within ourselves is crucial in day to day life. Wherever we may find ourselves the process of counselling can give us the ability to sculpt and create a vision of belonging that is both true to ourselves and allows us to flourish. What I provide is a non-judgemental, warm and genuine approach focused on person centred therapy. This approach ensures that the client is held throughout the process and feels comfortable exploring experiences both past and present in a safe environment.

As a fourth year trainee I offer affordable therapy in Bristol. Whether you have experienced trauma in your life, lost a loved one, are struggling with a close relationship or just don’t feel right, psychotherapy can help to find a way forward. ​My aim is to offer a safe, confidential and empathic space where we can explore difficult thoughts and feelings together, and where you can feel understood and accepted.

Kindly note that I am not offering concessionary rate at the moment. - "I am fascinated about Humans' ability to heal their emotional wounds when they feel supported and accompanied on their personal life path. We all have greater potential and resources than we think. A lot of the times it is difficult to access these for various reasons. Therapy can help with explore our ways and difficulties to relate to ourselves and others. It facilitates the journey towards finding / becoming yourself".

Are you suffering with anxiety, panic, depression, stress? Having relationship problems? Struggling with low confidence or self-esteem? Are you angry, irritable, short-tempered, or generally unhappy? Is your mind full of negativity that just doesn't go away? Confused, lost, overwhelmed, unable to concentrate or make decisions? Perhaps you could benefit from professional help. Asking for help is sometimes hard to do - perhaps you see this as a sign of weakness or failure. Sometimes we can't solve everything on our own. It's OK to ask for help. Admitting you have a problem is a sign of strength.

Psychotherapy can be a useful tool in helping us to manage life's difficulties. It can be a place for you to explore issues that you are currently struggling with, such as anxiety or depression, or just an opportunity to understand yourself better. In my practice, I am specifically interested in working with you to create more self-acceptance. This can look different for different people, but in general it will involve a compassionate and empathic exploration of past experiences, and how they might interact with our present circumstances, to see how each may be creating blocks in our lives from a healthy expression of our feelings.

If you are looking for therapy in Bristol then I can help. Life can be complicated and sometimes we need support to make changes and improve the quality of our lives. Entering into counselling or psychotherapy can be one of the hardest but bravest decisions you can make for yourself. I am an Integrative Psychotherapist, Trauma, Eating Disorder and Addiction Specialist. As well as ‘talking therapy’ and 'somatic (body) work' I incorporate eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy into my practice. To treat a range of psychological issues including complex trauma and attachment issues.

I have experience working with a diverse range of clients struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, codependency, low self-esteem. grief, loss, work-related stress, anger issues, trauma and addiction.

Counselling provides a confidential and safe space to talk about anything that may be worrying you. It can often help you to understand more about the difficult or troubling thoughts that can be a common experience at any time in our lives. My aim is to listen attentively, in confidence, and to be non-judgemental. I offer personal support to enable my clients to explore their inner-selves and their feelings in order to help them to achieve personal growth.

I am currently offering in person, online video and telephone counselling by appointment. If you are currently looking for a counsellor it may well be that you have reached a point of change. You can no longer put up with the current situation you feel you are in. You may be suffering anxious feelings or low mood, or be struggling with anger and frustration, or any number of other concerns. These are feelings that we all experience from time to time, but they can be limiting and have an effect on our general happiness and satisfaction with life.

If you are struggling with anxiety, depression or low self esteem, I want to walk alongside you and help you. I aim to offer an approach that is suitable to what you are going through, where you feel met and understood. I want to help you to understand the impact your past has had in forming who you are and how you can let go of some of the things that have caused you pain and how you can grow in self awareness and self confidence and become who you were born to be.

I am a fully qualified/accredited Cognitive Behaviour Therapy counsellor based in Bristol, offering appointments online and in person. I provide a safe space where you can be heard with empathy and understanding. I look forward to hearing your unique story and helping you with the transformative effects of CBT. I work as a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist for Anxiety UK, the NHS, a private healthcare company and in private practice.

I offer CBT and Relationship (Couples) Counselling to individuals and couples, delivered with a calm and compassionate focus. My counselling practice is guided by over 20 years of helping people in difficult and often stressful situations. I have worked operationally in the NHS, Emergency Services, the RNLI and the Armed Forces, as well as teaching in schools and educational establishments. This experience informs my practice, enabling me to provide an accepting and non-judgemental environment to work through the concern, challenge or problem being faced. I can provide counselling face to face, online and whilst walking outdoors.

Looking for a therapist can be an overwhelming experience; however, it is already a good step in your journey. You may be needing to be listened to or seeking support for a particular challenge. Emotional pain and mental distress need a space to be explored and processed and therapy can offer a safe environment for this.Counseling and psychotherapy can provide an opportunity to be in a safe space where you can be listened to by someone who is unbiased and non-judgmental. By sharing your story and your experiences, and building trust and openness in the relationship with your therapist, we can attempt to gain deeper understanding.

It is important that therapy is a journey which we take together, providing you with the tools and skills needed to equip you for a better, more fulfilling life. My aim is to create the optimum environment and a focus on relational psychotherapy to provide my clients with the best outcome for them. This will enable you to view your challenges from a different perspective and help you to make more useful decisions for yourself. In our therapy sessions, we’ll work together to reduce your sense of discomfort and distress in a confidential, safe environment.

I'm an Integrative Counsellor & Psychotherapist based in Bristol but offering counselling worldwide. I'm a fun, creative and encouraging therapist who specialise in Creative Therapy with Children and Young People, life transitions, depression, anxiety self-esteem issues, self-harm, stress and suicidal feelings. I also offer a free 15-30 minutes phone (or Zoom/Skype, for those overseas) consultation appointment to allow you the opportunity to see how I can support you and also for us to get to know each other. Please contact me via Psychology Today or call/text my number to book a consultation or visit my website to book directly.