Chronic Illness Counselling in Bitton
I believe therapy can be a transformative experience. Whether you have recently been through a difficult or traumatic experience, are feeling lost, low, are struggling with negative self-image, or you just feel it may be helpful to have a space to untangle your thoughts and develop a deeper understanding of yourself, I can hold a safe and non-judgemental space for you. My work is integrative (meaning I draw from different therapy theories), and is client-centred, at your pace, gentle and compassionate.
I believe therapy can be a transformative experience. Whether you have recently been through a difficult or traumatic experience, are feeling lost, low, are struggling with negative self-image, or you just feel it may be helpful to have a space to untangle your thoughts and develop a deeper understanding of yourself, I can hold a safe and non-judgemental space for you. My work is integrative (meaning I draw from different therapy theories), and is client-centred, at your pace, gentle and compassionate.
I am a qualified integrative Counsellor offering in person and online sessions. I offer a warm, compassionate approach in a non judgemental space. I have experience working with bereavement, anxiety, anger, depression, chronic pain, life transitions and behavioural psychology.
I am a qualified integrative Counsellor offering in person and online sessions. I offer a warm, compassionate approach in a non judgemental space. I have experience working with bereavement, anxiety, anger, depression, chronic pain, life transitions and behavioural psychology.
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Other areas of interest/experience include living with chronic illness and neurodiversity.
I'm a dissertation-stage psychotherapist in training, and I've been offering clients lower-cost therapy in private practice since early 2021. I aim to hold a therapeutic space that allows us to build a relationship in which you feel safe enough for us to explore your experience and difficulties, what they mean to you, how they relate to one another, and how they express themselves between us. This can expand your awareness of your relationship with yourself, others, and the environment in which you live. My hope is to help you find a way forward that feels more joyful and and authentic.
Other areas of interest/experience include living with chronic illness and neurodiversity.
I'm a dissertation-stage psychotherapist in training, and I've been offering clients lower-cost therapy in private practice since early 2021. I aim to hold a therapeutic space that allows us to build a relationship in which you feel safe enough for us to explore your experience and difficulties, what they mean to you, how they relate to one another, and how they express themselves between us. This can expand your awareness of your relationship with yourself, others, and the environment in which you live. My hope is to help you find a way forward that feels more joyful and and authentic.
Perhaps living with a long-term condition (like chronic illness or depression) has affected your sense of identity or self-worth.
I am trained in several different therapies which I tailor to best suit you. I offer established approaches like CBT, ACT, CFT, EMDR, psychodynamic, and somatic (body) awareness. Together, we can explore how your automatic patterns, past experiences, body and nervous system, and current environment shape your behaviour and health.
Perhaps living with a long-term condition (like chronic illness or depression) has affected your sense of identity or self-worth.
I am trained in several different therapies which I tailor to best suit you. I offer established approaches like CBT, ACT, CFT, EMDR, psychodynamic, and somatic (body) awareness. Together, we can explore how your automatic patterns, past experiences, body and nervous system, and current environment shape your behaviour and health.
You might be someone who’s living with a long-term health, chronic health condition or chronic illness and feeling the emotional impact in ways others don’t always see.
This is where I can help. I focus on the emotional, mental, and psychological toll of physical health. I offer a place where you don’t have to justify how hard things are. Together, we’ll explore the deeper layers of what you’re feeling, and find ways to reduce overwhelm, build emotional resilience, and reconnect you to a life that feels more meaningful.
You might be someone who’s living with a long-term health, chronic health condition or chronic illness and feeling the emotional impact in ways others don’t always see.
This is where I can help. I focus on the emotional, mental, and psychological toll of physical health. I offer a place where you don’t have to justify how hard things are. Together, we’ll explore the deeper layers of what you’re feeling, and find ways to reduce overwhelm, build emotional resilience, and reconnect you to a life that feels more meaningful.
I specialize in trauma support, chronic illness, grief, anxiety, depression, and nutritional psychiatry.
I utilize a range of modalities including: Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Somatic Experiencing (SE), and Mindfulness. I am a certified yoga instructor and also provide nutritional counseling.
I specialize in trauma support, chronic illness, grief, anxiety, depression, and nutritional psychiatry.
I utilize a range of modalities including: Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Somatic Experiencing (SE), and Mindfulness. I am a certified yoga instructor and also provide nutritional counseling.
Dr. Sue Egan - Psychologist/EMDR Therapist
Psychologist, DCounsPsych, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I specialise in healing trauma including PTSD, complex trauma, sexual and domestic abuse, complicated grief, suicide grief and chronic illness.
There is hope, even when you have experienced significant life trauma. Although it might not be possible to forget life's challenges completely, it is possible to manage them so you can live life again with the volume turned down on the past. My role is to facilitate a safe, supportive space where you can begin to heal from life's traumas and remember who you are. I value doing all I can to offer you an integrated approach assessing your past, present and future using counselling and psychological theories. As the client, the time we have will be entirely yours, as I assist and guide you to uncover the way forward.
I specialise in healing trauma including PTSD, complex trauma, sexual and domestic abuse, complicated grief, suicide grief and chronic illness.
There is hope, even when you have experienced significant life trauma. Although it might not be possible to forget life's challenges completely, it is possible to manage them so you can live life again with the volume turned down on the past. My role is to facilitate a safe, supportive space where you can begin to heal from life's traumas and remember who you are. I value doing all I can to offer you an integrated approach assessing your past, present and future using counselling and psychological theories. As the client, the time we have will be entirely yours, as I assist and guide you to uncover the way forward.
I work with adults navigating complex trauma, chronic illness, anxiety, grief, identity shifts, and stress.
I offer a calm, supportive space where your experience can be explored at your pace. My approach draws on trauma theory and body-based work, with attention to how stress and disconnection affect the nervous system and shape how you relate to yourself and others.
I work with adults navigating complex trauma, chronic illness, anxiety, grief, identity shifts, and stress.
I offer a calm, supportive space where your experience can be explored at your pace. My approach draws on trauma theory and body-based work, with attention to how stress and disconnection affect the nervous system and shape how you relate to yourself and others.
Experienced across a variety of concerns including: Depression - Anxiety - Chronic illness - Relationship issues - Trauma - Stress - Pre/Postnatal issues - Parenting - Eating Disorders - Body image - Sexual assault - Identity - Sexuality - "People pleasing" - Life changes such as Redundancy/Retirement.
Neurodivergent needs are warmly welcome as are LGBTQIA+ GSRM clients - in essence valuing you exactly as you are and supporting you as you move towards your future the way you choose it.
Experienced across a variety of concerns including: Depression - Anxiety - Chronic illness - Relationship issues - Trauma - Stress - Pre/Postnatal issues - Parenting - Eating Disorders - Body image - Sexual assault - Identity - Sexuality - "People pleasing" - Life changes such as Redundancy/Retirement.
Neurodivergent needs are warmly welcome as are LGBTQIA+ GSRM clients - in essence valuing you exactly as you are and supporting you as you move towards your future the way you choose it.
I'm Jayne an Integrative Counsellor specialising in working with individuals experiencing Stress, Anxiety, Worry, Burnout and Chronic Illness.
Our work together will focus on supporting you to build deeper self awareness of what is holding you back so you can create more capacity and make conscious, active choices for the things that truly matter.
My approach is practical and integrative, working with both mind and body. We can work with day to day issues and/ or deeper rooted anxieties.
I'm Jayne an Integrative Counsellor specialising in working with individuals experiencing Stress, Anxiety, Worry, Burnout and Chronic Illness.
Our work together will focus on supporting you to build deeper self awareness of what is holding you back so you can create more capacity and make conscious, active choices for the things that truly matter.
My approach is practical and integrative, working with both mind and body. We can work with day to day issues and/ or deeper rooted anxieties.
Chronic illness and life changes managing emotional impact and identity shifts.
Life is Hard, Relationships Are Harder!
Helping You Find Peace Within.
I’m a trainee counsellor psychotherapist (Level 5), trainee psychologist, and hold an MSc in Mental Health. I am also a student member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and will begin doctoral training in psychology in September.
I offer low-cost therapy to adults.
I have extensive experience supporting individuals through life’s most challenging moments.
Chronic illness and life changes managing emotional impact and identity shifts.
Life is Hard, Relationships Are Harder!
Helping You Find Peace Within.
I’m a trainee counsellor psychotherapist (Level 5), trainee psychologist, and hold an MSc in Mental Health. I am also a student member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and will begin doctoral training in psychology in September.
I offer low-cost therapy to adults.
I have extensive experience supporting individuals through life’s most challenging moments.
Generally clients come to me to improve
- Insecure attachment styles
- Trauma and unresolved childhood experiences
- Stress
- Chronic illness
- Mind-body connection
- Spiritual connection
- Personal growth.
With over 14 years of experience, I draw on a rich blend of approaches, including Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Reverse Therapy, Counselling, Yoga, Mindfulness, NLP, and Occupational Therapy.
Generally clients come to me to improve
- Insecure attachment styles
- Trauma and unresolved childhood experiences
- Stress
- Chronic illness
- Mind-body connection
- Spiritual connection
- Personal growth.
With over 14 years of experience, I draw on a rich blend of approaches, including Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Reverse Therapy, Counselling, Yoga, Mindfulness, NLP, and Occupational Therapy.
I have over 15 Years experience in the NHS, predominantly supporting patients navigating chronic illness.
I am a Clinical Psychologist and Health and Lifestyle Coach offering a supportive and compassionate space to support you on your wellness journey. You may be feeling stuck or lost, burned out by the pace of modern life, or perhaps you're navigating a chronic health condition. Sometimes old conditioning and survival patterns from the past, or stress and trauma that has accumulated in the body, can continue to harm our health. Sometimes, it is our current context and disconnection from our natural rhythms that leaves us struggling but unclear about what and how to change.
I have over 15 Years experience in the NHS, predominantly supporting patients navigating chronic illness.
I am a Clinical Psychologist and Health and Lifestyle Coach offering a supportive and compassionate space to support you on your wellness journey. You may be feeling stuck or lost, burned out by the pace of modern life, or perhaps you're navigating a chronic health condition. Sometimes old conditioning and survival patterns from the past, or stress and trauma that has accumulated in the body, can continue to harm our health. Sometimes, it is our current context and disconnection from our natural rhythms that leaves us struggling but unclear about what and how to change.
I specialise in working with chronic illness and pain, anxiety, resolving past trauma, bereavement and loss.
Are you struggling? Attempting to gain a better understanding of yourself and find ways to better cope with life's ups and downs? I can help you find a path forward by making sense of, and learning from our past, engaging with the present & creating future hope. We can explore things that may be causing you distress or confusion from that odd sense that things aren't quite right and feeling unfulfilled to specific issues which are affecting your daily life e.g. chronic pain and illness, anxiety, trauma, bereavement, abuse, self defeating and / self destructive behaviours.
I specialise in working with chronic illness and pain, anxiety, resolving past trauma, bereavement and loss.
Are you struggling? Attempting to gain a better understanding of yourself and find ways to better cope with life's ups and downs? I can help you find a path forward by making sense of, and learning from our past, engaging with the present & creating future hope. We can explore things that may be causing you distress or confusion from that odd sense that things aren't quite right and feeling unfulfilled to specific issues which are affecting your daily life e.g. chronic pain and illness, anxiety, trauma, bereavement, abuse, self defeating and / self destructive behaviours.
Drawing from more than 2500 hours of client work, I have experience working with people navigating anxiety, panic attacks, depression, burnout, loneliness, trauma, loss, grief or bereavement, major life transitions, relationship difficulties, low self-confidence, ADHD or Autism, chronic illness, queer experiences, and spiritual exploration.
Hi, I'm Laura, a BACP registered therapist with experience helping people to find meaningful change through exploring their feelings, thoughts, relationships, and experiences. I am a warm, relational, encouraging therapist with an open-hearted and creative approach to my practice. I appreciate the uniqueness of each person (and their experiences), and I welcome you, whatever journey you have taken to get here. I understand it can take great courage to reach out, and I offer Person-Centred Therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy to help you navigate what's coming up in your life.
Drawing from more than 2500 hours of client work, I have experience working with people navigating anxiety, panic attacks, depression, burnout, loneliness, trauma, loss, grief or bereavement, major life transitions, relationship difficulties, low self-confidence, ADHD or Autism, chronic illness, queer experiences, and spiritual exploration.
Hi, I'm Laura, a BACP registered therapist with experience helping people to find meaningful change through exploring their feelings, thoughts, relationships, and experiences. I am a warm, relational, encouraging therapist with an open-hearted and creative approach to my practice. I appreciate the uniqueness of each person (and their experiences), and I welcome you, whatever journey you have taken to get here. I understand it can take great courage to reach out, and I offer Person-Centred Therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy to help you navigate what's coming up in your life.
Are you experiencing distress or dissatisfaction in your life no matter how hard you try? This may have been going on for a long time or perhaps you're left feeling out-of-control after a loved-one dying, a big change happening in your life, or maybe illness striking you or somebody that you care for? Perhaps nothing has happened, but you feel stuck and unhappy with your life and relationships? Are you exhausted taking care of others needs whilst ignoring your own? Whatever your situation you would like to find greater ease within yourself and have more satisfying relationships with other people in your life.
Are you experiencing distress or dissatisfaction in your life no matter how hard you try? This may have been going on for a long time or perhaps you're left feeling out-of-control after a loved-one dying, a big change happening in your life, or maybe illness striking you or somebody that you care for? Perhaps nothing has happened, but you feel stuck and unhappy with your life and relationships? Are you exhausted taking care of others needs whilst ignoring your own? Whatever your situation you would like to find greater ease within yourself and have more satisfying relationships with other people in your life.
I am a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist, with almost a decade of experience as an NHS Psychologist. I have a strong belief that people are intrinsically resilient, resourceful & that under the right therapeutic conditions, emotional suffering can be reduced & fulfilling lives, lived out. My intention is to provide a safe, hopeful space for people to explore how they would like to be in the wider world & practical ways to achieve this. I work with a broad range of difficulties, which include anxiety, low mood, trauma, chronic-illnesses, relationship and employment issues.
I am a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist, with almost a decade of experience as an NHS Psychologist. I have a strong belief that people are intrinsically resilient, resourceful & that under the right therapeutic conditions, emotional suffering can be reduced & fulfilling lives, lived out. My intention is to provide a safe, hopeful space for people to explore how they would like to be in the wider world & practical ways to achieve this. I work with a broad range of difficulties, which include anxiety, low mood, trauma, chronic-illnesses, relationship and employment issues.
Welcome. I'm a UKCP accredited Core Process Psychotherapist with a BSc in Psychology, a diploma in humanistic psychotherapeutic couselling and a Masters (MA) in mindfulness-based psychotherapeutic practice. It's natural to experience difficult periods in life where we can benefit from additional support. I've lived experience of the transformational power of the therapeutic relationship and its capacity to support healing and well-being. I'll welcome you to a safe supportive space where you will be deeply listened to and held with compassion. I'm happy to work in person and online with adults of all ages and histories.
Welcome. I'm a UKCP accredited Core Process Psychotherapist with a BSc in Psychology, a diploma in humanistic psychotherapeutic couselling and a Masters (MA) in mindfulness-based psychotherapeutic practice. It's natural to experience difficult periods in life where we can benefit from additional support. I've lived experience of the transformational power of the therapeutic relationship and its capacity to support healing and well-being. I'll welcome you to a safe supportive space where you will be deeply listened to and held with compassion. I'm happy to work in person and online with adults of all ages and histories.
I'm Dr Rachel Tyler and I am a Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. I have over 10 years experience working across a range of NHS settings, supporting children, adolescents and adults with emotional difficulties. I have particular expertise working in child and adolescent mental health, including with mood disorders, neurodiversity, trauma and gender identity. In order to achieve a personalised therapy experience, I work from an integrative approach. This means I draw upon a range of therapeutic models dependent upon which approach best fits with your experiences.
I'm Dr Rachel Tyler and I am a Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. I have over 10 years experience working across a range of NHS settings, supporting children, adolescents and adults with emotional difficulties. I have particular expertise working in child and adolescent mental health, including with mood disorders, neurodiversity, trauma and gender identity. In order to achieve a personalised therapy experience, I work from an integrative approach. This means I draw upon a range of therapeutic models dependent upon which approach best fits with your experiences.
I have over 12 years of experience working in the mental and physical health field, both in private practice and with the NHS North Bristol Chronic Fatigue and Pain Service. During this time, I’ve had the privilege of supporting clients through a range of challenges, including anxiety disorders, depression, and trauma, as well as managing a variety of chronic health conditions such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Post-Covid-19 Syndrome, Chronic Pain, Functional Neurological Disorder, Migraines, Vestibular Dysfunction, and Functional Dizziness (PPPD).
I have over 12 years of experience working in the mental and physical health field, both in private practice and with the NHS North Bristol Chronic Fatigue and Pain Service. During this time, I’ve had the privilege of supporting clients through a range of challenges, including anxiety disorders, depression, and trauma, as well as managing a variety of chronic health conditions such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Post-Covid-19 Syndrome, Chronic Pain, Functional Neurological Disorder, Migraines, Vestibular Dysfunction, and Functional Dizziness (PPPD).
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Chronic Illness Counsellors
How does therapy for chronic illness work?
Many people living with a chronic illness may feel they cannot speak honestly about their experience out of embarrassment or fear of being a burden, or because those close to them do not understand, for example, that they may “look good” even if they do not feel good. Therapy sessions are an opportunity to speak openly with someone who knows their symptoms are not in their head and who can offer practical, proven suggestions for managing feelings of grief, shame, or fatigue, such as techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts about symptoms and develop new ways to respond to them, such as distraction or calming breathing practices.
Can therapy help with physical symptoms of chronic illness?
Yes, especially if an individual with chronic illness has developed depression. People with depression are less likely to maintain their health treatment regimens or to take positive steps to manage physical symptoms when they arise, thereby potentially complicating their medical prognosis. Treatment of depression, through talk therapy, medication, or both, will often improve one’s physical state as it eases the emotional burden of illness.
What are the most effective treatment options for chronic illness?
No one living with a chronic illness, or their loved ones, should see depression as an unavoidable result of their condition. Instead, they should actively seek treatment. Research shows that people with depression are less likely to devote the required time and effort to maintaining or monitoring their health, and so therapy to limit the risk of depression can be vital for physical health as well. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction have been found to help individuals reduce stress and anxiety.
How long does therapy for chronic illness take?
There is no set timeline for therapy for people living with chronic illnesses, but many will see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 weekly sessions. Some people feel that they experience progress faster than others but even some who quickly feel improvement may continue with sessions for months or years. Some people may benefit from maintenance therapy if their symptoms change or they experience a decline in physical health. Others find that the skills learned in short-term therapy can be used on an ongoing basis, even after therapy has concluded.