Bisexual Counselling in Bristol
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Andi Lee Smart
Psychologist, CPsychol
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I have specialised in supporting the lesbian, gay,
bisexual
, transgender and queer+ community for 10 years.
Life can throw many diverse challenges at us: for example loss, crisis and/or change that can cause us to question our sense of direction. I believe that within these challenging times we have the ability to grow and develop – even flourish – through exploring how the emotional, psychological and physical self are interconnected – the way in which one area feeds into another. This path of exploration often requires us to delve into our internal and external worlds: who we are, our authentic selves, others around us as well as the world in which we live.

Sally Ellis
Counsellor, BACP
Verified
Verified
I'm a qualified counsellor & hypnotherapist &Supervisor working with individuals and couples, I offer a confidential, safe space for you to explore a variety of issues. I aim to develop a trusting relationship which is non-judgemental and wholly accepting you and your own way of navigating life. I am flexible and attuned to your pace and requirements, different approaches may be called upon to address individual needs. I work with various issues, Depression, Anxiety, Relationships/Family difficulties, Sexual Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Grief, Life changes/ Transitions. I am an integrative counsellor working from a person centered core .

Jessica Murray
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Verified
I am a BACP Registered Integrative Counsellor and mainly practice Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). ISTDP is an emotion-focused, trauma-informed and attachment-based approach with very positive research outcomes. Some people begin therapy clear about what they want help with, others need some assistance in understanding their difficulty. I provide a safe space for clients to better understand their behaviour and experiences by making links between the present difficulty and the past. We also work together in the session to help you explore new ways of relating to yourself and your problem.
Bristol BS5
& Online

Ian John Hughes
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
A warm welcome to you - I am a counsellor who focuses on those who experience being or feeling other, various forms of difference, or struggle with anxiety, depression, addiction and feel perhaps "less than". More specifically, I am a qualified counsellor involving Humanistic and integrative therapy. I have professional and personal experience working in and through Addiction, Anxiety, Low Self-Esteem, Depression, Bullying, Stress, Trauma, Alternative Cultures or Sub-Cultures, and issues around non-traditional relationships such as ENM relationships.
Waitlist for new clients

Lucas Voclere Counselling & Psychotherapy (Online)
Are you struggling with your life, your self-esteem or your relationships? Struggling to understand who you are, what you need, how to cope and what changes you could make to improve your life? Haunted by your past? Terrified of your future? Then the humanistic and integrative talking therapy I offer could help you. I hold a safe space of acceptance of everything you are and want to present, honouring your life experience and difficulties. I facilitate awareness & will, healing & resilience, and well-being to help you tailor your life around your unique identity and needs.

Kim Loliya
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Verified
Verified
I help women overcome trauma, domestic abuse and sexual abuse, so that they can fall in love with themselves and with their ideal partner, reclaim their confidence, and never have to endure harmful relationships ever again. Are you struggling with flashbacks or nightmares, feeling embarrassed about someone mistreating you or having moments when you suddenly feel numb, angry or tearful out of nowhere? If yes, then therapy will help you stabilise your mood, feel safe again and rediscover pleasure in daily life. Even if you have had therapy before, specialist support will get you from where you are to where you want to be.

Lynette Brice (In Safe Hands Counselling)
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Verified
I specialise with the LGBT+ community, including their family and friends. I can offer a non-judgemental, gentle, accepting confidential space for you to share your issues and concerns, knowing you will not be rejected or discriminated against. I have lived experience of transgender identities, as my son is transgender. I have witnessed the high mental health conditions, suicidal ideation, including self-harm, and loss faced by LGBT+ individuals that I have counselled, along with the hurdles my son has encountered during his transition. I would like to walk with you along your pathway, and consider myself privileged to do so.

Rose Wild
Psychotherapist, MSc, HCPC-Art Therap.
Verified
Verified
I know how overwhelming it can feel trying to find a therapist who is right for you. It is sometimes hard to get a feel for what kind of person a therapist really is beyond their qualifications and training... which is kind of important if you are going to be vulnerable with them! Let me show you a little of who I am so you can see if we are a good match. My name is Rose. Before I began facilitating healing for others, I spent years dedicated to my own healing. I experienced severe & complex trauma as a child and teenager that resulted in various forms of dis-ease in my adult life.I tried talking therapies and although I could under
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Dr. Tania Thorn: ADHD & Autism specialist
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I'm a neurodivergent, dual qualified Clinical Psychologist and Family & Couples Therapist with over 25 years experience, including working as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist in the NHS. I currently divide my time between a NHS specialist ADHD & Autism Diagnosis and Intervention Service and my private practice, specialising in neurodiversity in adults. I provide ADHD & Autism screening and diagnosis, utilising validated and structured assessments. I can also offer coaching, life admin support and evidence based therapy. For people in employment with a neurodivergent diagnosis, intervention may be funded by Access to Work
Office is near:
Bristol BS1 & Online
Waitlist for new clients

El Davis
Psychotherapist, MA, UKCP Trainee
Verified
Verified
I offer a welcoming space for you to explore whatever is happening in your life and support you to face difficult circumstances, feelings and relationships, finding new perspectives and resources. I use Processwork, a creative approach to therapy and facilitation, to help clients work things through in a professional and confidential space. During sessions we bring awareness to what's happening, leading to learning and change. In particular, paying attention to disturbances can hold the key to discovering new ways of being in the world.
Office is near:
Bristol BS1 & Online
Waitlist for new clients

JDJCounselling For You!
Counsellor, BACP
Verified
Verified
The overall aim of Counselling and Therapy is to provide an opportunity for you to work towards living by where experiences are more satisfying. The process of Counselling becomes itself one of life's new situations: It offers an opportunity to experience life differently and to extend the range of ways in which you can operate in the world with greater satisfaction. "EVERY JOURNEY STARTS WITH ONE SMALL STEP"!!!!

Beaux Wellness
Psychologist, MSc, GMBPsS
Verified
Verified
Psychologist, life coach and healer accredited in holistic medicine. I will help you achieve your best self and heal past wounds. Are you lacking motivation, direction, meaning and purpose in life? Perhaps you don’t want to rely on loved ones and want a safe space to share your thoughts? Maybe you often procrastinate? I work closely with mind-body connection, self-expression, cultivation of self-compassion and the inner child. If you’re stuck in a loop, or need someone to wholeheartedly help you navigate the best course of life for you - I can help you using a psychological interventions and tools, to help rewire your mind.

Shaheen Walker - Counsellor - Relationship And Psychosexual Therapist
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Verified
Hi - are you feeling stuck? Repeating the same patterns of behaviour again and again in your life or relationship and going around in circles? Do you feel a lack of love/respect with your partner or someone close to you? Is sex or intimacy an issue but you’re not quite sure how to approach it? Perhaps trauma, life changes or the pandemic have increased your anxiety and the trust has gone or you're feeling sad, angry, alone, stressed, numb, or just not sure what you feel anymore? I provide a safe, non-judgmental space helping individuals and couples gain an understanding to improve on their personal wellbeing and relationships.

Marcella Howard
Counsellor, PsychD, BACP
Verified
Verified
At the heart of healing from trauma is the human relationship. I offer my clients a safe, consistent, honest and heart led space from within which you can explore all that you are and find integration. I am an experienced, BACP registered NARM therapist; specialising in Complex Trauma. Psychodynamically trained, with a particular interest in Relational and intersubjective approaches. My personal and clinical experience has led me to believe that we each have the capacity to heal from our early wounds; what ever they may be.
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Richard Palmer Eating Disorder Specialist
Counsellor, MNCS Accred
Verified
Verified
I’m a qualified counsellor and supervisor specialising in eating disorders. Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses that can completely dominate your life. They can be your best friend and your worst enemy at the same time. Eating disorders are primarily coping mechanisms that develop to help you survive. My work has five focuses: Assessment. Stabilisation: We can stabilise anything that feels out of control so that you can focus on recovery. Foundations for Recovery: the building blocks of recovery. Underlying causes: resolving the original cause(s) of your eating disorder. Relapse prevention: helping you to stay healthy.

Kate Una Marks
Psychologist, PhD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified
Verified
Contacting a therapist can be a big step and it can take time to find the right fit for you/ your child/ your family. It is important to speak with various therapists to explore what their training and experience means they can offer you. I encourage you to do this. There is much in anyone's life that may lead them to seeking out therapy. Many of us need support at times and/ or want to explore parts of ourselves, our families. our histories in more detail. Therapy should be a safe and brave place to do this and this is what i feel i am able to offer the people i work with.
Waitlist for new clients

Paul Bradley
Psychologist, PsychD, CPsychol
Verified
Verified
I am a clinical psychologist and intensive short term dynamic psychotherapist (ISTDP). I work with adults and older people but have experience of working with people across the life span with a range of challenges and difficulties. I can work with a broad range of psychological issues including but not limited to anxiety, panic attacks, treatment-resistant mood disorders, PTSD, relationship problems, intimacy & sexual problems, bereavement, substance misuse disorders, pain and living with chronic diseases, personality-related issues/disorders, functional neurological symptoms (FNS) & medically unexplained symptoms (MUS).

Coralie Burchell
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Verified
ONLINE sessions only. I aim to provide a warm, empathic and non-judgemental space for you to talk about whatever is troubling you. I will be listening and attuning to what you say and perhaps what is unspoken. I can help you to make meaning of your life experiences, to explore new ways of being and find new coping strategies where old ones are no longer helpful. I am trained in a number of counselling approaches and have experience of working with clients with a range of difficulties such as attachment, sexual abuse, parenthood, birth trauma, breastfeeding grief, difficult childhood, anxiety, self-harm etc

Life Beyond Anxiety
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Verified
Hi, welcome, you may be here because you're struggling at the moment, and maybe you experienced some hardships in the past, but would like to change how things are for you, and build a better life now. Counselling may last 4 - 6 sessions or longer and is helpful for anyone who is suffering with anything from moderate anxiety to severe distress. Whether what you're going through at the moment is a new situation, or you've felt this way for a long time, talking can help you to resolve how you would like to make positive changes so that you can cope better and feel happier overall. Everyone needs extra support sometimes, including you.
Office is near:
Bristol BS1 & Online
Not accepting new clients

Amy Scott | Counselling in Derby and Online
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Verified
Are you feeling hopeless, low, anxious, lost or just not quite right? Struggling with imposter syndrome, overwhelmed or unfulfilled? I can offer you a calm, compassionate, non-judgemental space to explore whatever's on your mind or in your heart. I believe that you deserve an approach to therapy that's truly as unique as you are, so I never use 'a one size fits all' approach. Instead, I draw from a wide array of tools, approaches and theories - always working alongside you to find out what's best for you. Whether there's a certain event that's brought you to counselling, or things just don't feel 'quite right', counselling can help.
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What’s the difference between a psychologist, a therapist, and a counselor?
Therapists, psychologists, and counselors are all licensed mental health professionals. In many countries, psychologists have earned a doctoral degree. The terms “therapist” and “counsellor” are used somewhat interchangeably, but generally therapists offer longer-term, mental health care, while counsellors offer shorter-term care that may focus on one domain, such as marriage, career, or academic challenges.
What type of therapist is right for me?
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist, psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counsellor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
Is everyone in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory a licensed therapist?
The Psychology Today directory lists providers who offer legitimate mental health services to the public, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counsellors. Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
What type of therapy is right for me?
The type of therapy best suited to a particular individual depends on several factors, including their primary reason for seeking therapy, their preferred timeline (some therapy types last for a set number of sessions, while others are open-ended), and their personality and preferences—some may prefer a more structured approach. For many individuals, multiple types of therapy could provide a good fit.
Is online therapy cheaper than in-person therapy?
Many therapists charge the same amount for online therapy as they do for in-person therapy—though clients may still find this cost-effective if it cuts down on their transportation costs. Health insurance plans often offer equivalent coverage for online and in-person therapy; indeed, in many places, they are legally required to do so. Text-based or on-demand therapy apps may be cheaper than traditional one-on-one psychotherapy; however, the practice may be less effective and is not likely to be covered by insurance.