Chronic Pain Counselling in Bramhope
Often our anxieties and difficulties can weigh us down and we are unable to find a way forward. Perhaps we experience intrusive anxious thoughts or our inner critic is just too loud and holds us back. Maybe we keep repeating the same unhelpful behaviour again and again. Or perhaps past trauma feels too present and we are still experiencing its physical and emotional impact and the way it makes us behave. Our thoughts and feelings can be confusing and talking to friends and relatives may be too difficult. I provide a safe, respectful space in which you can explore your difficulties, gain insight and discover a way forward.
Often our anxieties and difficulties can weigh us down and we are unable to find a way forward. Perhaps we experience intrusive anxious thoughts or our inner critic is just too loud and holds us back. Maybe we keep repeating the same unhelpful behaviour again and again. Or perhaps past trauma feels too present and we are still experiencing its physical and emotional impact and the way it makes us behave. Our thoughts and feelings can be confusing and talking to friends and relatives may be too difficult. I provide a safe, respectful space in which you can explore your difficulties, gain insight and discover a way forward.
Rolling up our sleeves together, we combine science-backed strategies with a dose of humour to help you untangle deep-rooted trauma, manage long-term illness, and finally make the difficult but rewarding changes needed to reclaim your life.
Through evidence-based CBT and EMDR, we can dismantle the anxious thought patterns of high-achieving perfectionists, manage the heavy toll of chronic health conditions, and process deep-rooted trauma. I partner closely with you to untangle complex symptoms and rewrite those internal scripts, giving you genuine, lasting relief.
Rolling up our sleeves together, we combine science-backed strategies with a dose of humour to help you untangle deep-rooted trauma, manage long-term illness, and finally make the difficult but rewarding changes needed to reclaim your life.
Through evidence-based CBT and EMDR, we can dismantle the anxious thought patterns of high-achieving perfectionists, manage the heavy toll of chronic health conditions, and process deep-rooted trauma. I partner closely with you to untangle complex symptoms and rewrite those internal scripts, giving you genuine, lasting relief.
I can work with you to help you feel understood in a confidential, non-judgemental environment. I can help you to understand how and why you think and feel the way you do and provide coping strategies. This can enable you to develop self-confidence, self-esteem and acceptance of who you are. Self-confidence may reduce anxiety or depression and support resilience, which is the ability to recover and adjust to life’s challenges.
I can work with you to help you feel understood in a confidential, non-judgemental environment. I can help you to understand how and why you think and feel the way you do and provide coping strategies. This can enable you to develop self-confidence, self-esteem and acceptance of who you are. Self-confidence may reduce anxiety or depression and support resilience, which is the ability to recover and adjust to life’s challenges.
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If you are on this page, it probably means you are a feeling a little stuck and could do with someone to trust, not judge you and listen to you. I can do that. What makes me different, I’ve been there. I’m not going to write paragraphs about me because this is about you. If you’d like to know more about me, please visit my site ww.allanclayton.co.uk “When I stand at the foot of a mountain, I can very rarely see the summit. I put one foot in front of the other and take a step at a time. Before I know it, I’ve conquered that mountain.”
If you are on this page, it probably means you are a feeling a little stuck and could do with someone to trust, not judge you and listen to you. I can do that. What makes me different, I’ve been there. I’m not going to write paragraphs about me because this is about you. If you’d like to know more about me, please visit my site ww.allanclayton.co.uk “When I stand at the foot of a mountain, I can very rarely see the summit. I put one foot in front of the other and take a step at a time. Before I know it, I’ve conquered that mountain.”
With over 10 years therapeutic experience in the NHS, I can offer a safe, compassionate and warm space to explore your needs. I specialise in treating Trauma (PTSD), OCD, Depression, Phobias, Health anxiety, Social anxiety, Low self esteem, Panic Disorder, Binge-eating Disorder, working with the person as a whole with a focus on growth. Your agency, pace and lived experience is valued, to shape therapy to be as effective as possible for you. Thoughts, emotions and physical cues are explored in a mindful, trauma sensitive way that is supportive to your nervous system, rather than overwhelming it.
With over 10 years therapeutic experience in the NHS, I can offer a safe, compassionate and warm space to explore your needs. I specialise in treating Trauma (PTSD), OCD, Depression, Phobias, Health anxiety, Social anxiety, Low self esteem, Panic Disorder, Binge-eating Disorder, working with the person as a whole with a focus on growth. Your agency, pace and lived experience is valued, to shape therapy to be as effective as possible for you. Thoughts, emotions and physical cues are explored in a mindful, trauma sensitive way that is supportive to your nervous system, rather than overwhelming it.
I offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, EMDR and Counselling to individuals and couples presenting with a range of mental health issues, some of which are listed below.
I offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, EMDR and Counselling to individuals and couples presenting with a range of mental health issues, some of which are listed below.
I specialise in the relationship between physical and mental health — including persistent physical symptoms, functional neurological disorder, long COVID, chronic pain, and the impact of trauma on the mind and body.
Working together, we follow your lead —whatever you have been through or are going through, we identify your priorities and work at your pace to support both mind and body — not just talking about difficult experiences but learning practical ways to support your nervous system to feel safer, so that life feels more spacious, connected, and more yours.
I specialise in the relationship between physical and mental health — including persistent physical symptoms, functional neurological disorder, long COVID, chronic pain, and the impact of trauma on the mind and body.
Working together, we follow your lead —whatever you have been through or are going through, we identify your priorities and work at your pace to support both mind and body — not just talking about difficult experiences but learning practical ways to support your nervous system to feel safer, so that life feels more spacious, connected, and more yours.
Life can become overwhelming when anxiety, trauma, chronic pain, grief, depression, stress, burnout, relationship difficulties or major life changes begin to affect how you feel, think and cope day to day.
I offer integrative therapy, drawing on CBT, psychodynamic therapy and person-centred counselling. As a therapist and academic psychologist with a PhD in Psychology, I bring together warmth, clinical experience and evidence-based knowledge. I support clients with anxiety, trauma, chronic pain, grief, depression, neurodiversity, migration and identity.
Life can become overwhelming when anxiety, trauma, chronic pain, grief, depression, stress, burnout, relationship difficulties or major life changes begin to affect how you feel, think and cope day to day.
I offer integrative therapy, drawing on CBT, psychodynamic therapy and person-centred counselling. As a therapist and academic psychologist with a PhD in Psychology, I bring together warmth, clinical experience and evidence-based knowledge. I support clients with anxiety, trauma, chronic pain, grief, depression, neurodiversity, migration and identity.
Hi, I'm Anjulie! I appreciate you coming here and taking the time to look at my profile. It is so important to me that the individual I am sat with, feels safe and comfortable and therefore I will do my absolute best to help you feel at ease. In order for us to work well together, a strong foundation of trust is so important. To begin with, we will spend some time getting to know each other and then together, we can think about what may help you move forward. My aim is to offer a warm, compassion, safe space for you to feel that you can talk to me.
Hi, I'm Anjulie! I appreciate you coming here and taking the time to look at my profile. It is so important to me that the individual I am sat with, feels safe and comfortable and therefore I will do my absolute best to help you feel at ease. In order for us to work well together, a strong foundation of trust is so important. To begin with, we will spend some time getting to know each other and then together, we can think about what may help you move forward. My aim is to offer a warm, compassion, safe space for you to feel that you can talk to me.
Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, chronic pain, fatigue, or low self-esteem?
I have particular expertise in working with people who have experienced trauma or adversity, which can lead to emotional difficulties and challenges in relationships. I understand how isolating and confusing these experiences can feel, and I offer a supportive space where we can gently explore them together and create meaningful change.
Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, chronic pain, fatigue, or low self-esteem?
I have particular expertise in working with people who have experienced trauma or adversity, which can lead to emotional difficulties and challenges in relationships. I understand how isolating and confusing these experiences can feel, and I offer a supportive space where we can gently explore them together and create meaningful change.
My experience has given me specific interests in working with those struggling with the following specific areas:
Specific areas of focus:
• Neurodiversity (Autism, ADHD, and related experiences)
• Chronic illness and fatigue (Long Covid, ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia)
• Chronic pain, migraines, and headaches
• Anxiety, stress, depression, bereavement
Hi, I’m Rachel – thank you for visiting my profile.
I understand reaching out for counselling can feel daunting. Sharing your thoughts and feelings with someone new takes courage — but it’s an important step toward healing and change.
How might Counselling help me?
For instance, you may be:
• Feeling burned out, fatigued, or emotionally drained
• Struggling with self-esteem or feeling “not good enough”
Worried about being a burden to others
• Feeling overwhelmed or misunderstood
• Coping with loss, change, or uncertainty
• Feeling overwhelmed by a world that doesn’t suit the neurodivergent brain?
My experience has given me specific interests in working with those struggling with the following specific areas:
Specific areas of focus:
• Neurodiversity (Autism, ADHD, and related experiences)
• Chronic illness and fatigue (Long Covid, ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia)
• Chronic pain, migraines, and headaches
• Anxiety, stress, depression, bereavement
Hi, I’m Rachel – thank you for visiting my profile.
I understand reaching out for counselling can feel daunting. Sharing your thoughts and feelings with someone new takes courage — but it’s an important step toward healing and change.
How might Counselling help me?
For instance, you may be:
• Feeling burned out, fatigued, or emotionally drained
• Struggling with self-esteem or feeling “not good enough”
Worried about being a burden to others
• Feeling overwhelmed or misunderstood
• Coping with loss, change, or uncertainty
• Feeling overwhelmed by a world that doesn’t suit the neurodivergent brain?
Hello, a warm welcome to my page - I’m Amy. I am a registered Counselling Psychologist. I offer psychotherapy to adults over the age of 16 in the UK.
I primarily work from a humanistic and psychodynamic lens. Whilst creating a safe and containing space, we would begin to explore your current difficulties.
I have worked with a broad range of presentations including; complex trauma, difficulties with regulating emotions and tolerating distress, relationship difficulties, grief/loss, feelings of disconnection from self and the world, anxiety/low mood, health related difficulties such as FND and NEAD.
Hello, a warm welcome to my page - I’m Amy. I am a registered Counselling Psychologist. I offer psychotherapy to adults over the age of 16 in the UK.
I primarily work from a humanistic and psychodynamic lens. Whilst creating a safe and containing space, we would begin to explore your current difficulties.
I have worked with a broad range of presentations including; complex trauma, difficulties with regulating emotions and tolerating distress, relationship difficulties, grief/loss, feelings of disconnection from self and the world, anxiety/low mood, health related difficulties such as FND and NEAD.
Hi, My name is Dyon! I believe in the innate potential within each person to grow and evolve. My mission is to create a safe, nurturing environment where you can explore your inner world and tackle personal challenges with confidence. Based in the UK, I currently offer online and remote counselling, providing flexibility to fit your schedule. While I recommend weekly sessions for consistency, I’m happy to accommodate fortnightly sessions if that better suits your needs. Together, we’ll work at your pace towards meaningful change.
Hi, My name is Dyon! I believe in the innate potential within each person to grow and evolve. My mission is to create a safe, nurturing environment where you can explore your inner world and tackle personal challenges with confidence. Based in the UK, I currently offer online and remote counselling, providing flexibility to fit your schedule. While I recommend weekly sessions for consistency, I’m happy to accommodate fortnightly sessions if that better suits your needs. Together, we’ll work at your pace towards meaningful change.
Life can feel overwhelming at times. You may be struggling with anxiety, panic attacks, trauma, stress, low self-worth, relationship difficulties, grief, or simply feeling like life has become harder than it used to be. Perhaps you're exhausted from holding everything together, putting everyone else's needs first, or feeling stuck in patterns that no longer feel helpful. Sometimes there isn’t one clear problem, just a sense that life feels heavy, confusing, or not how you want it to be. I offer a calm, compassionate and non-judgemental space where you can talk openly, feel understood, and begin making sense of things
Life can feel overwhelming at times. You may be struggling with anxiety, panic attacks, trauma, stress, low self-worth, relationship difficulties, grief, or simply feeling like life has become harder than it used to be. Perhaps you're exhausted from holding everything together, putting everyone else's needs first, or feeling stuck in patterns that no longer feel helpful. Sometimes there isn’t one clear problem, just a sense that life feels heavy, confusing, or not how you want it to be. I offer a calm, compassionate and non-judgemental space where you can talk openly, feel understood, and begin making sense of things
People often first come for counselling when they begin to experience symptoms of low mood and anxiety such as disturbed sleep, low levels of motivation and energy, or increased rates of irritability and tension which just don’t seem to shift. These symptoms could be related to a significantly upsetting event, or they might be linked to a background of adversities and difficulties. Either way, you might be hoping to improve your mood and to reduce feelings of anxiety or panic, to regain a sense of confidence and self esteem, and to feel more energised and motivated. People often say they want to get back to their old self again.
People often first come for counselling when they begin to experience symptoms of low mood and anxiety such as disturbed sleep, low levels of motivation and energy, or increased rates of irritability and tension which just don’t seem to shift. These symptoms could be related to a significantly upsetting event, or they might be linked to a background of adversities and difficulties. Either way, you might be hoping to improve your mood and to reduce feelings of anxiety or panic, to regain a sense of confidence and self esteem, and to feel more energised and motivated. People often say they want to get back to their old self again.
I am an Integrative Practitioner, which means I can blend a range of therapeutic techniques tailored to support you to achieve your goals and/or the focus of your therapy journey. Through psycho-education and appropriate therapy interventions, I will support you to understand where your difficulties originate from, how they are continuing to impacting you in the here and now, so you begin to move forward towards a more emotionally balanced version of yourself. I very much take the view we are two experts working collaboratively together to move you into a more positive psychological space.
I am an Integrative Practitioner, which means I can blend a range of therapeutic techniques tailored to support you to achieve your goals and/or the focus of your therapy journey. Through psycho-education and appropriate therapy interventions, I will support you to understand where your difficulties originate from, how they are continuing to impacting you in the here and now, so you begin to move forward towards a more emotionally balanced version of yourself. I very much take the view we are two experts working collaboratively together to move you into a more positive psychological space.
Hello and thank you for looking at my profile in this directory. I am a senior and experienced Chartered Clinical Psychologist and EMDR Consultant & Clinical Supervisor based in York and located at Clifton Moor. I have worked in private practice for over 20 years and in the NHS in various mental health services for over 22 years.
Hello and thank you for looking at my profile in this directory. I am a senior and experienced Chartered Clinical Psychologist and EMDR Consultant & Clinical Supervisor based in York and located at Clifton Moor. I have worked in private practice for over 20 years and in the NHS in various mental health services for over 22 years.
Hi, I am Susie, a friendly psychotherapist who has experience of working with a diverse range of clients within a confidential environment. For me, the heart of counselling is a good relationship between client and counsellor. This helps to create a safe and respectful setting for exploration, reflection and understanding of what is important to you. As we are all individual and unique, people will naturally need different things from counselling. I use an integrative, person-centred approach which means that we can work together in a way which best suits you, drawing from different techniques which will support you.
Hi, I am Susie, a friendly psychotherapist who has experience of working with a diverse range of clients within a confidential environment. For me, the heart of counselling is a good relationship between client and counsellor. This helps to create a safe and respectful setting for exploration, reflection and understanding of what is important to you. As we are all individual and unique, people will naturally need different things from counselling. I use an integrative, person-centred approach which means that we can work together in a way which best suits you, drawing from different techniques which will support you.
Like me, my client base has been gloriously eclectic. I have extensive experience of working with many types of loss. Grief is painful no matter whether it's as a result of a relationship breakup, loosing touch with parts of yourself. Slowly painfully loosing a loved one to Alzheimers/Dementia, being a carer for a child with an eating disorder. I regularly work with clients who have been in some way affected by a Brain Tumour. Interestingly Anger and Rage is something i have worked with regularly in the last 4 years. If you or your partner are neurodivergent I can help you find collaborative ways of communicating together.
Like me, my client base has been gloriously eclectic. I have extensive experience of working with many types of loss. Grief is painful no matter whether it's as a result of a relationship breakup, loosing touch with parts of yourself. Slowly painfully loosing a loved one to Alzheimers/Dementia, being a carer for a child with an eating disorder. I regularly work with clients who have been in some way affected by a Brain Tumour. Interestingly Anger and Rage is something i have worked with regularly in the last 4 years. If you or your partner are neurodivergent I can help you find collaborative ways of communicating together.
Are anxiety, overthinking or low mood taking over your day? Struggling with low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, or stuck in cycles of worry, panic or intrusive thoughts? I'm a BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with 12+ years in the NHS, providing structured, evidence-based CBT for anxiety disorders (GAD, social anxiety, panic, health anxiety), depression, OCD (with ERP), trauma/PTSD and stress-related difficulties - with clear goals, practical tools and measurable progress. I'm also Gottman trained, offering couples therapy for communication and conflict. In person in Skipton (BD23) and online UK-wide.
Are anxiety, overthinking or low mood taking over your day? Struggling with low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, or stuck in cycles of worry, panic or intrusive thoughts? I'm a BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with 12+ years in the NHS, providing structured, evidence-based CBT for anxiety disorders (GAD, social anxiety, panic, health anxiety), depression, OCD (with ERP), trauma/PTSD and stress-related difficulties - with clear goals, practical tools and measurable progress. I'm also Gottman trained, offering couples therapy for communication and conflict. In person in Skipton (BD23) and online UK-wide.
Chronic Pain Counsellors
How does chronic pain therapy work?
Engaging with a psychotherapist to help treat chronic pain does not mean that one’s pain is all in their head. Therapy for chronic-pain patients has been shown to benefit both the mind and the body, targeting physical symptoms and increasing daily functioning. In other words, for many, addressing their emotional health through therapy affects their physical health. A therapist can help a client challenge unhelpful thoughts about pain and develop new ways to respond to it, such as distraction or calming breathing techniques. Studies have found that therapy can be as effective as surgery for certain cases of chronic pain and many doctors recommend trying psychotherapy in advance of considering invasive surgery.
What are the most effective treatment options for chronic pain?
Stress, anxiety, depression, catastrophising, ruminating, lack of activity, and social withdrawal all make chronic pain worse. Addressing these issues, research shows, can help people gain control over their pain symptoms. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy, biofeedback, and mindfulness-based stress reduction, along with greater pain-management education, have been found to help people reduce fear and disability.
Are there new treatments for chronic pain?
Many cases of chronic pain, particularly those involving back pain, remain medically unexplained. But there is evidence that changes in the brain or nervous system are caused by previous physical ailments such as tissue damage; in such cases, the brain may continue to send out pain signals despite the physical cause having healed. To aid patients under these circumstances, a recently developed treatment known as pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) is designed to help the brain “unlearn” this response. A PRT practitioner helps individuals to reduce the “threat value” of their ongoing pain signals until they can reappraise them as less threatening and fear-inducing. They also help an individual to develop new emotional regulation skills.
How long does therapy for chronic pain take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from chronic pain, especially as there may be a range of physical and psychological causes for any individual’s discomfort, but most patients should expect to see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 sessions. Studies of pain reprocessing therapy found that many individuals’ experience of pain lessened in eight sessions over four weeks.