Couples Counselling in Bristol

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Dr Andrew Thomas - Anxiety, Trauma and Depression
Counsellor, PhD, MBACP
Online Only
Perhaps you are struggling with the effects of trauma, recurring relationship difficulties, or the pressure to cope while carrying significant professional or personal responsibility.
I provide evidence-guided therapy for anxiety, trauma, and relationship difficulties. Drawing on CBT, including trauma-focused approaches, alongside integrative and relational work, I begin with careful assessment and formulation to ensure treatment fits your needs and supports meaningful, lasting change.
Perhaps you are struggling with the effects of trauma, recurring relationship difficulties, or the pressure to cope while carrying significant professional or personal responsibility.
I provide evidence-guided therapy for anxiety, trauma, and relationship difficulties. Drawing on CBT, including trauma-focused approaches, alongside integrative and relational work, I begin with careful assessment and formulation to ensure treatment fits your needs and supports meaningful, lasting change.
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David Flavin
Psychotherapist, MNCPS Acc.
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I specialise in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) along side other integrative therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Mindfulness and hypnotherapy. The framework my approach is built on is REBT, yet as each of us are different, I integrate the other therapies to suit each individual. Some clients benefit more from rationalising thoughts and beliefs, while some need help getting over the past, and some need help with moving forward. I work with my clients to address issues, create and reach goals, and to help them make the most of everyday life, without the struggles.
I specialise in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) along side other integrative therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Mindfulness and hypnotherapy. The framework my approach is built on is REBT, yet as each of us are different, I integrate the other therapies to suit each individual. Some clients benefit more from rationalising thoughts and beliefs, while some need help getting over the past, and some need help with moving forward. I work with my clients to address issues, create and reach goals, and to help them make the most of everyday life, without the struggles.
01823 795083 View 01823 795083
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Dr Simone Grey
Psychologist, DCounsPsych, CPsychol
Serves Area
Are you looking for the kind of therapy that explores relational trauma and how this is embodied, and affects our relationships with others, food, body and self?
My specialities are relational trauma, body, c-ptsd, eating, relationships and eating disorders. I am an integrative therapist using somatic and relational practices, Schema therapy, and I am a registered nutritionist. I am a certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor. This is truly bespoke and highly specialised.
Are you looking for the kind of therapy that explores relational trauma and how this is embodied, and affects our relationships with others, food, body and self?
My specialities are relational trauma, body, c-ptsd, eating, relationships and eating disorders. I am an integrative therapist using somatic and relational practices, Schema therapy, and I am a registered nutritionist. I am a certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor. This is truly bespoke and highly specialised.
07723 497599 View 07723 497599
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FND & Burnout Specialist with Liara Saffir
Verified Verified
Serves Area
FND & Burnout are real medical conditions. The nervous system becomes exhausted or shocked causing symptoms from extreme anxiety & inability to think, unexplained pain, through to tremors, seizures, fatigue and paralysis. Neither condition can be thought away and are very real. I apply Talk Therapy, Somatic Conditioning, EMDR, Neuro-effective processes, NLP, Parts Work, CBT & Nutrition. I have seen complete return to health and work in many clients . 50 mins - £45. 90 mins - £65. 20% discount over 70yrs Trained in suicide support, digestive disorders and pain relief. There is no longer any reason to suffer!
FND & Burnout are real medical conditions. The nervous system becomes exhausted or shocked causing symptoms from extreme anxiety & inability to think, unexplained pain, through to tremors, seizures, fatigue and paralysis. Neither condition can be thought away and are very real. I apply Talk Therapy, Somatic Conditioning, EMDR, Neuro-effective processes, NLP, Parts Work, CBT & Nutrition. I have seen complete return to health and work in many clients . 50 mins - £45. 90 mins - £65. 20% discount over 70yrs Trained in suicide support, digestive disorders and pain relief. There is no longer any reason to suffer!
07830 840798 View 07830 840798
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Christine Donnelly
Counsellor, BPC
Serves Area
Are you feeling a growing distance in your relationship — lonely, unheard, or stuck in the same painful patterns?
I offer a safe, confidential space to explore what’s on your mind. Working psychodynamically, we look at how past experiences may shape how you feel today. Alongside my counselling practice, I bring over 25 years of experience working within the NHS, giving me a deep understanding of its culture, pressures, and demands.
Are you feeling a growing distance in your relationship — lonely, unheard, or stuck in the same painful patterns?
I offer a safe, confidential space to explore what’s on your mind. Working psychodynamically, we look at how past experiences may shape how you feel today. Alongside my counselling practice, I bring over 25 years of experience working within the NHS, giving me a deep understanding of its culture, pressures, and demands.
01256 577988 View 01256 577988
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Linda Clerkin
Psychotherapist, MUKCP
Online Only
I am a UKCP psychotherapist specialising in working with couples and families.
Therapy with me will help you increase your knowledge about yourself, your partner, your family and the patterns of interaction between you. We will explore past hurts and the emotions connected to them to help us understand the problems you may be having today. I will help you apply this knowledge to break ineffective patterns and develop new ones.
I am a UKCP psychotherapist specialising in working with couples and families.
Therapy with me will help you increase your knowledge about yourself, your partner, your family and the patterns of interaction between you. We will explore past hurts and the emotions connected to them to help us understand the problems you may be having today. I will help you apply this knowledge to break ineffective patterns and develop new ones.
01400 225990 View 01400 225990
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Cristina Mihaela Jianu
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Online Only
Do you feel emotionally drained, lost, or disconnected from yourself? Or maybe everything is going right in your life, but you feel something is missing? I can help you understand what’s really going on beneath the surface and find a way forward. With experience working in addiction and recovery, I have developed a deeper understanding of how coping behaviours, emotional pain, and past experiences can shape the way we think, feel, and relate to others. Whether or not addiction is part of your story, these patterns can show up in many different ways, and together we can begin to make sense of them.
Do you feel emotionally drained, lost, or disconnected from yourself? Or maybe everything is going right in your life, but you feel something is missing? I can help you understand what’s really going on beneath the surface and find a way forward. With experience working in addiction and recovery, I have developed a deeper understanding of how coping behaviours, emotional pain, and past experiences can shape the way we think, feel, and relate to others. Whether or not addiction is part of your story, these patterns can show up in many different ways, and together we can begin to make sense of them.
01582 377876 View 01582 377876
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Besarta Zogaj
Psychologist, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Serves Area
You are not broken. You may be feeling emotional pain, distress, or psychological strain, but that doesn’t mean you are damaged. These responses often reflect your strength and resilience. What you're experiencing is an emotional build-up, not a breakdown. You might be living with anxiety, depression, grief, low self-worth, or trauma. Over time, you may have built defences to cope and protect yourself. These patterns helped you survive, but they are not your truest self. Healing begins by gently reconnecting with the parts of you that have been hidden, and making space for who you truly are.
You are not broken. You may be feeling emotional pain, distress, or psychological strain, but that doesn’t mean you are damaged. These responses often reflect your strength and resilience. What you're experiencing is an emotional build-up, not a breakdown. You might be living with anxiety, depression, grief, low self-worth, or trauma. Over time, you may have built defences to cope and protect yourself. These patterns helped you survive, but they are not your truest self. Healing begins by gently reconnecting with the parts of you that have been hidden, and making space for who you truly are.
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Tahreen Arshad
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
I use what is brought to the session to develop sessions further and encourage a collabrative relationship between myself and the client
Welcome, I'm Tahreen, I am qualified counsellor. I'm truly aware that the first step on this journey can be overwhelming please be reassured I will always work at a pace that you feel comfortable with as we are working towards your desired goals. I work with a non-hierarchical framework focusing on the principles of safety, trust, choice, collaboration, empowerment and cultural consideration. I am caring, compassionate and genuinely interested in listening to each of my client’s personal experiences with the understanding that each individual is unique.
I use what is brought to the session to develop sessions further and encourage a collabrative relationship between myself and the client
Welcome, I'm Tahreen, I am qualified counsellor. I'm truly aware that the first step on this journey can be overwhelming please be reassured I will always work at a pace that you feel comfortable with as we are working towards your desired goals. I work with a non-hierarchical framework focusing on the principles of safety, trust, choice, collaboration, empowerment and cultural consideration. I am caring, compassionate and genuinely interested in listening to each of my client’s personal experiences with the understanding that each individual is unique.
01446 501406 View 01446 501406
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Katie Leatham
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
For counselling to work it requires a safe, trusting relationship.
You are probably feeling very upset, alone and confused, maybe even ashamed and wondering if counselling could help? Everyone who comes to therapy has a unique set of issues but the underlying need to share the distress and be understood, is true for everyone. If you are struggling with parenting, postnatal depression, miscarriage or your identity during a life transition, you are not alone. I have lots of experience working with women (and men) who are struggling with life and want to feel better than they currently do. I also help younger people and teens who may have self esteem issues, feel sad, anxious or be self harming.
For counselling to work it requires a safe, trusting relationship.
You are probably feeling very upset, alone and confused, maybe even ashamed and wondering if counselling could help? Everyone who comes to therapy has a unique set of issues but the underlying need to share the distress and be understood, is true for everyone. If you are struggling with parenting, postnatal depression, miscarriage or your identity during a life transition, you are not alone. I have lots of experience working with women (and men) who are struggling with life and want to feel better than they currently do. I also help younger people and teens who may have self esteem issues, feel sad, anxious or be self harming.
01437 808237 View 01437 808237
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Kayleigh Finbow
Psychotherapist, COSRT General
Online Only
We can all struggle with our relationships, both sexually & emotionally, and talking about these problems can be particularly daunting.
Taking the first step to start therapy can be a very difficult one, so I make sure to provide an open, safe and calming space. During our time together I will aim to make you feel safe, validated and listened to. I use a combination of relational therapeutic work and real life tasks and exercises. To either undertake individually or with a partner/s.
We can all struggle with our relationships, both sexually & emotionally, and talking about these problems can be particularly daunting.
Taking the first step to start therapy can be a very difficult one, so I make sure to provide an open, safe and calming space. During our time together I will aim to make you feel safe, validated and listened to. I use a combination of relational therapeutic work and real life tasks and exercises. To either undertake individually or with a partner/s.
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Bernadette Jones
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
I offer face-to-face and online therapy for individuals and couples.
I specialise in supporting individuals with anxiety, depression, isolation, self-esteem, OCD, PTSD and life transitions. I am a relationship therapist, combining Person-Centred and CBT approaches. I support couples to identify and clarify their problems and provide practical tools to help reduce conflict, improve communication & strengthen your connection.
I offer face-to-face and online therapy for individuals and couples.
I specialise in supporting individuals with anxiety, depression, isolation, self-esteem, OCD, PTSD and life transitions. I am a relationship therapist, combining Person-Centred and CBT approaches. I support couples to identify and clarify their problems and provide practical tools to help reduce conflict, improve communication & strengthen your connection.
01297 300855 View 01297 300855
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Martin Linton - IFS Therapist & Counsellor
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Serves Area
I work with both individuals and couples, providing safe and confidential space for meaningful therapeutic dialogue.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) assists the felt sense of calm and compassion to manifest into your life. It works by softening pre existing survival patterns and opening pathways to the natural strengths, values, and resources that exist within the wider human system.
I work with both individuals and couples, providing safe and confidential space for meaningful therapeutic dialogue.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) assists the felt sense of calm and compassion to manifest into your life. It works by softening pre existing survival patterns and opening pathways to the natural strengths, values, and resources that exist within the wider human system.
029 2010 4734 View 029 2010 4734
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Melted Rainbow Counselling and Psychotherapy
Psychotherapist, UKCP Trainee
2 Endorsed
Online Only
I work with clients who may be struggling with depression, anxiety, family and relationship issues, or issues around their identity.
Hello, I'm Sarahanne. Here is a space where untangling the mess is welcome, growth is possible, and being human is enough. Whether you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, or simply curious about who you are and what comes next, therapy offers a place to pause, reflect, and reconnect—with yourself and with what matters most. This isn’t about fixing you—because you’re not broken. It’s about understanding your story, gently exploring the patterns that no longer serve you, and making space for something new. You're not alone in this. Let’s start where you are.
I work with clients who may be struggling with depression, anxiety, family and relationship issues, or issues around their identity.
Hello, I'm Sarahanne. Here is a space where untangling the mess is welcome, growth is possible, and being human is enough. Whether you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, or simply curious about who you are and what comes next, therapy offers a place to pause, reflect, and reconnect—with yourself and with what matters most. This isn’t about fixing you—because you’re not broken. It’s about understanding your story, gently exploring the patterns that no longer serve you, and making space for something new. You're not alone in this. Let’s start where you are.
0141 673 8303 View 0141 673 8303
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Dominika Kominkova
Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Online Only
I am a Clinical Psychologist with a passion for helping people who struggle with anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and PSTD, addiction, low self-esteem, emotional and relationship difficulties.
My mission is to help my clients to create the life worth of living and support them to move from surviving to thriving. My specialty is supporting clients in recovery from anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, complex emotional difficulties, addiction, family and relationship challenges.
I am a Clinical Psychologist with a passion for helping people who struggle with anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and PSTD, addiction, low self-esteem, emotional and relationship difficulties.
My mission is to help my clients to create the life worth of living and support them to move from surviving to thriving. My specialty is supporting clients in recovery from anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, complex emotional difficulties, addiction, family and relationship challenges.
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Dr Caroline Coffey
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Serves Area
Bereavement, relationship difficulties and sexual wellbeing.
I am an experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist offering a range of therapeutic assessment and treatments for adults including couple therapy. I qualified as a clinical psychologist in 2006, and have been practicing since and registered with the Health Care Professions Council.
Bereavement, relationship difficulties and sexual wellbeing.
I am an experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist offering a range of therapeutic assessment and treatments for adults including couple therapy. I qualified as a clinical psychologist in 2006, and have been practicing since and registered with the Health Care Professions Council.
0117 325 4296 View 0117 325 4296
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Elena Vontzalidou
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
Serves Area
I am experienced in working with clients who have found themselves dealing with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, addiction, sexual and emotional abuse and trauma.
Sometimes life feels heavy, tangled, or just… too much. You don’t have to carry that alone. I’m a warm, down-to-earth therapist who offers a grounded, compassionate space where you can be fully yourself—no masks, no judgment. Whether you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or navigating change, I work relationally and intuitively to help you reconnect with your inner clarity and strength. Clients often tell me they feel safe, seen, and even surprised by the lightness that can emerge in our sessions; laughter is a powerful healer and my authenticity is something my clients value. Therapy with me isn’t about quick fixes or clichés.
I am experienced in working with clients who have found themselves dealing with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, addiction, sexual and emotional abuse and trauma.
Sometimes life feels heavy, tangled, or just… too much. You don’t have to carry that alone. I’m a warm, down-to-earth therapist who offers a grounded, compassionate space where you can be fully yourself—no masks, no judgment. Whether you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or navigating change, I work relationally and intuitively to help you reconnect with your inner clarity and strength. Clients often tell me they feel safe, seen, and even surprised by the lightness that can emerge in our sessions; laughter is a powerful healer and my authenticity is something my clients value. Therapy with me isn’t about quick fixes or clichés.
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Lili Gahagan
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
Online Only
Hi I'm Lili, a compassionate and dedicated therapist specializing in anxiety, depression, PTSD, and relationship dynamics.
My mission is to provide a safe and nurturing space for adults, couples, and teens to explore, process, and heal the core issues that impact their emotional and behavioral well-being. Together, we will work hand-in-hand to identify and reprocess the root causes that shape your challenges, enabling you to embrace lasting transformation.
Hi I'm Lili, a compassionate and dedicated therapist specializing in anxiety, depression, PTSD, and relationship dynamics.
My mission is to provide a safe and nurturing space for adults, couples, and teens to explore, process, and heal the core issues that impact their emotional and behavioral well-being. Together, we will work hand-in-hand to identify and reprocess the root causes that shape your challenges, enabling you to embrace lasting transformation.
020 4572 0296 View 020 4572 0296
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Susan Gail Prosser
Counsellor, MBACP
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
For me, the heart of counselling is a good relationship between client and counsellor.
I have previously been involved in Education for 26 years, so have many years of experience with teachers and young people. I currently work therapeutically, two days in a school with young people from ages 7 to 19. I also have my own private practice; predominantly with adults. I have experience of working with neurodivergent clients and those in crisis.
For me, the heart of counselling is a good relationship between client and counsellor.
I have previously been involved in Education for 26 years, so have many years of experience with teachers and young people. I currently work therapeutically, two days in a school with young people from ages 7 to 19. I also have my own private practice; predominantly with adults. I have experience of working with neurodivergent clients and those in crisis.
01423 222921 View 01423 222921
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FavBlueTree
Counsellor, MA
Serves Area
My ideal client is the "adult good child" archetype: an individual who appears successful externally but feels internally exhausted from a lifetime of people-pleasing. Problem: They are paralysed by guilt when attempting to set boundaries, especially in difficult family dynamics. They struggle to say "no" and feel overly responsible for others' emotions. Need: They seek validation for their feelings and practical tools to build healthy self-interest and manage manipulation. Goal: To make decisions based on their own authentic values without being controlled by the fear of judgment or disappointing others.
My ideal client is the "adult good child" archetype: an individual who appears successful externally but feels internally exhausted from a lifetime of people-pleasing. Problem: They are paralysed by guilt when attempting to set boundaries, especially in difficult family dynamics. They struggle to say "no" and feel overly responsible for others' emotions. Need: They seek validation for their feelings and practical tools to build healthy self-interest and manage manipulation. Goal: To make decisions based on their own authentic values without being controlled by the fear of judgment or disappointing others.
01452 941649 View 01452 941649

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