Suicidal Ideation Counselling in Bristol
I am a HCPC registered counselling psychologist with over 20 years experience in mental health. I trained in a number of different modalities, which means that I tailor therapy to suit your needs and wants. The most important aspect for me is the relationship between us, so that you feel safe to share your issues and work together. I offer respect, warmth and empathy to help you build a trusting relationship with me so that you can talk through whatever is on holding you back. You are the expert in your experience, so I will work with you to decide on a course of action to help you make positive changes, going at your own pace.
I am a HCPC registered counselling psychologist with over 20 years experience in mental health. I trained in a number of different modalities, which means that I tailor therapy to suit your needs and wants. The most important aspect for me is the relationship between us, so that you feel safe to share your issues and work together. I offer respect, warmth and empathy to help you build a trusting relationship with me so that you can talk through whatever is on holding you back. You are the expert in your experience, so I will work with you to decide on a course of action to help you make positive changes, going at your own pace.
I have previously worked with clients experiencing: depression, suicidal feelings, anxiety, relationship issues, addiction, anger, low self-esteem, trauma, changes in their understanding of sexuality & identity, alongside others.
I'm a person-centred counsellor, which means I focus on how we can work together and create the changes you wish to see in your life. I believe you are the expert on your own life, and I'm here to listen and support you. We will go at your pace and there's no pressure to share anything before you feel ready.
I have previously worked with clients experiencing: depression, suicidal feelings, anxiety, relationship issues, addiction, anger, low self-esteem, trauma, changes in their understanding of sexuality & identity, alongside others.
I'm a person-centred counsellor, which means I focus on how we can work together and create the changes you wish to see in your life. I believe you are the expert on your own life, and I'm here to listen and support you. We will go at your pace and there's no pressure to share anything before you feel ready.
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.
Accepting, safe and non-judgemental counselling service from an LGBT+ ally - I work towards my clients sensing acceptance, warmth, and safety when joining me in sessions. I possess an equal and inclusive belief, which conveys into my professional practice.
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.
Accepting, safe and non-judgemental counselling service from an LGBT+ ally - I work towards my clients sensing acceptance, warmth, and safety when joining me in sessions. I possess an equal and inclusive belief, which conveys into my professional practice.
I love working with a diverse range of clients and enjoy discovering how to best support every person, irrespective of their background, life experiences or presenting issue(s).
I am committed to empowering my clients to live their lives in ways which feel authentic, purposeful and true to who they really area.
Particular areas of interest/experience include living with chronic ill-health and supporting those who are living with ill health, the challenges face by neurodivergent people, LGBTQ+ life and non-traditional models of relationship.
I love working with a diverse range of clients and enjoy discovering how to best support every person, irrespective of their background, life experiences or presenting issue(s).
I am committed to empowering my clients to live their lives in ways which feel authentic, purposeful and true to who they really area.
Particular areas of interest/experience include living with chronic ill-health and supporting those who are living with ill health, the challenges face by neurodivergent people, LGBTQ+ life and non-traditional models of relationship.
Sometimes life can begin to feel challenging and painful, impacting your inner and outer world. This could be instigated by past traumas, current distressing circumstances or a long-standing mental health condition. Maybe you cannot identify what feels out of place but know that you would like support to explore these emotions and work towards a place of healing. The prospect of entering into therapy can feel like an overwhelming decision, especially in choosing what will best suit your needs. I believe the therapeutic relationship is of the utmost importance, enabling trust and respect, ultimately resulting in lasting change.
Sometimes life can begin to feel challenging and painful, impacting your inner and outer world. This could be instigated by past traumas, current distressing circumstances or a long-standing mental health condition. Maybe you cannot identify what feels out of place but know that you would like support to explore these emotions and work towards a place of healing. The prospect of entering into therapy can feel like an overwhelming decision, especially in choosing what will best suit your needs. I believe the therapeutic relationship is of the utmost importance, enabling trust and respect, ultimately resulting in lasting change.
Whatever issues you are facing right now, I offer a safe, confidential and judgement-free space in which we can reflect on them and, by better understanding your conflicts and experiences, grow in self-awareness and autonomy. I believe in the importance of building a trusting relationship with my clients, so that we can work together toward constructing meaningful relationships. Talking freely about whatever comes to mind is the main way to explore what is beyond our logical, rational mind.
Whatever issues you are facing right now, I offer a safe, confidential and judgement-free space in which we can reflect on them and, by better understanding your conflicts and experiences, grow in self-awareness and autonomy. I believe in the importance of building a trusting relationship with my clients, so that we can work together toward constructing meaningful relationships. Talking freely about whatever comes to mind is the main way to explore what is beyond our logical, rational mind.
Hi, I’m a warm and compassionate counsellor/therapist supporting adults and teenagers through life’s challenges. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, stress, depression, low self-esteem, relationship or family struggles, neurodivergence, or simply feeling lost, it can be a lot to hold on your own. You don’t have to figure it out all on your own.
In our sessions, you’ll find a calm, welcoming space where you can simply be yourself. I’ll be alongside you — listening, exploring with curiosity, and helping you discover what works best for you, at your own pace.
Hi, I’m a warm and compassionate counsellor/therapist supporting adults and teenagers through life’s challenges. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, stress, depression, low self-esteem, relationship or family struggles, neurodivergence, or simply feeling lost, it can be a lot to hold on your own. You don’t have to figure it out all on your own.
In our sessions, you’ll find a calm, welcoming space where you can simply be yourself. I’ll be alongside you — listening, exploring with curiosity, and helping you discover what works best for you, at your own pace.
Hi I’m Carly. I don’t believe there’s a one size fits all approach to therapy so I will tailor therapy to you. I specialise though in working with children & young people and survivors of trauma and abuse. I'm really passionate about supporting people who have spent their lives feeling othered, silenced and ignored to have their voices heard. I have years of experience working for respected charities such as Off the Record, Women's Aid and Rape Crisis.
I’m also a believer in the healing power of creativity and play. I’m happy to work with you in this way if you want to though equally there’s never any pressure to.
Hi I’m Carly. I don’t believe there’s a one size fits all approach to therapy so I will tailor therapy to you. I specialise though in working with children & young people and survivors of trauma and abuse. I'm really passionate about supporting people who have spent their lives feeling othered, silenced and ignored to have their voices heard. I have years of experience working for respected charities such as Off the Record, Women's Aid and Rape Crisis.
I’m also a believer in the healing power of creativity and play. I’m happy to work with you in this way if you want to though equally there’s never any pressure to.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or caught in patterns you can’t seem to change. Perhaps you’re recovering from trauma, navigating the impact of narcissistic abuse, or struggling with difficult or confusing relationships. You might be questioning your sense of self, your boundaries, or why certain dynamics keep repeating. You want clarity, relief, and a way forward—and a therapist who understands the deeper roots of these experiences.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or caught in patterns you can’t seem to change. Perhaps you’re recovering from trauma, navigating the impact of narcissistic abuse, or struggling with difficult or confusing relationships. You might be questioning your sense of self, your boundaries, or why certain dynamics keep repeating. You want clarity, relief, and a way forward—and a therapist who understands the deeper roots of these experiences.
Struggling with anxiety, depression, or an eating disorder? You deserve support that truly understands you.
I'm an accredited CBT therapist and mental health nurse with extensive NHS experience in CAMHS and eating disorders. Alongside CBT, I use ACT and compassion-focused techniques to help you build lasting change.
With roots in Hong Kong, I understand the cultural pressures many Asian clients face around mental health. Sessions available in English and Cantonese.
Get in touch — I'd love to help.
Struggling with anxiety, depression, or an eating disorder? You deserve support that truly understands you.
I'm an accredited CBT therapist and mental health nurse with extensive NHS experience in CAMHS and eating disorders. Alongside CBT, I use ACT and compassion-focused techniques to help you build lasting change.
With roots in Hong Kong, I understand the cultural pressures many Asian clients face around mental health. Sessions available in English and Cantonese.
Get in touch — I'd love to help.
I'm Hannah, a trauma informed, person-centred, integrative counsellor. I support clients with a range of issues and bring insight from lived experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety, perfectionism, caring responsibilities, chronic illness, disability, suicide, grief, neurodivergence and adoption. This helps me provide accessible, empathetic support to everyone. I offer a warm, empathetic and safe space where you can talk openly, free from judgement. We'll work collaboratively at your pace, helping you gain clarity, understand yourself more deeply, and make meaningful changes.
I'm Hannah, a trauma informed, person-centred, integrative counsellor. I support clients with a range of issues and bring insight from lived experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety, perfectionism, caring responsibilities, chronic illness, disability, suicide, grief, neurodivergence and adoption. This helps me provide accessible, empathetic support to everyone. I offer a warm, empathetic and safe space where you can talk openly, free from judgement. We'll work collaboratively at your pace, helping you gain clarity, understand yourself more deeply, and make meaningful changes.
Warm, curious, and carefully challenging therapy.
Even if your feelings are confusing, stuck, dark, or confronting, I will be there alongside you as we explore your feelings with curiosity and openness together.
Warm, curious, and carefully challenging therapy.
Even if your feelings are confusing, stuck, dark, or confronting, I will be there alongside you as we explore your feelings with curiosity and openness together.
As a Gestalt therapist, I provide a safe, confidential and supportive space where we can explore what is happening in your life. Together we will focus on the issues that matter most to you.
My approach supports you to: get to know yourself in a relationship where supportive challenge leads to deeper awareness and growth, work through limiting beliefs and difficult past experiences, develop greater self-compassion and resilience, recognise when old coping strategies no longer serve you and build a healthier relationship with yourself, others, and your environment
As a Gestalt therapist, I provide a safe, confidential and supportive space where we can explore what is happening in your life. Together we will focus on the issues that matter most to you.
My approach supports you to: get to know yourself in a relationship where supportive challenge leads to deeper awareness and growth, work through limiting beliefs and difficult past experiences, develop greater self-compassion and resilience, recognise when old coping strategies no longer serve you and build a healthier relationship with yourself, others, and your environment
Hi, I'm Rob, a qualified integrative counsellor, which means rather than adopting a "one-size-fits-all" approach, I draw from a range of therapeutic models—including person-centred therapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy, and psychodynamic therapy—to tailor our sessions to your unique needs. This flexibility allows us to explore your concerns in a way that resonates with you, helping you gain clarity, develop coping strategies, and move forward with greater confidence.
Hi, I'm Rob, a qualified integrative counsellor, which means rather than adopting a "one-size-fits-all" approach, I draw from a range of therapeutic models—including person-centred therapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy, and psychodynamic therapy—to tailor our sessions to your unique needs. This flexibility allows us to explore your concerns in a way that resonates with you, helping you gain clarity, develop coping strategies, and move forward with greater confidence.
I work with people with a wide variety of complaints including stress, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, low confidence, mood issues, post traumatic stress, depression and suicidal thoughts etc.
Having put my own psychological difficulties behind me many years ago, I am grateful that I am able to help other human beings move on in life. So how can we turn crisis into opportunity and difficulties into resilience? Difficulties such as stress, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, low confidence, mood issues, post traumatic stress and depression etc. I am interested in people with a “difficult diagnosis” or described as a "difficult case". I am also interested in people described as autistic or neurodivergent. About eighty percent of my clients are satisfied in eight sessions or less.
I work with people with a wide variety of complaints including stress, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, low confidence, mood issues, post traumatic stress, depression and suicidal thoughts etc.
Having put my own psychological difficulties behind me many years ago, I am grateful that I am able to help other human beings move on in life. So how can we turn crisis into opportunity and difficulties into resilience? Difficulties such as stress, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, low confidence, mood issues, post traumatic stress and depression etc. I am interested in people with a “difficult diagnosis” or described as a "difficult case". I am also interested in people described as autistic or neurodivergent. About eighty percent of my clients are satisfied in eight sessions or less.
Since 2011, I have supported adults through a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges, including anxiety, depression, neurodiversity, LGBTQ+ issues, bereavement, identity questions, family estrangement, and the pressures faced by unpaid carers.
Since 2011, I have supported adults through a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges, including anxiety, depression, neurodiversity, LGBTQ+ issues, bereavement, identity questions, family estrangement, and the pressures faced by unpaid carers.
I am a qualified psychodynamic psychotherapist and counsellor offering a one to one counselling service in Bristol. This can be short or long term depending on your needs and wishes. I am a fully insured and supervised member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) and as such work within their Ethical Framework.
I am a qualified psychodynamic psychotherapist and counsellor offering a one to one counselling service in Bristol. This can be short or long term depending on your needs and wishes. I am a fully insured and supervised member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) and as such work within their Ethical Framework.
Some of the most common issues I've worked with are anxiety, depression, relationship issues (past or current), bereavement, anger, guilt, shame, trauma & suicide.
Are you feeling anxious, depressed or finding life too hard to manage? If you're going through a difficult time & looking for help, you are welcome to contact me. Counselling offers a confidential place to explore feelings without any pressure or judgement. This process can help reduce confusion and help make life more manageable. As an Integrative Counsellor, I work with different theoretical concepts and models depending on my clients’ needs and ways of experiencing. My core style is Person Centred which means I truly believe we all have sufficient resources within to lead fulfilling lives.
Some of the most common issues I've worked with are anxiety, depression, relationship issues (past or current), bereavement, anger, guilt, shame, trauma & suicide.
Are you feeling anxious, depressed or finding life too hard to manage? If you're going through a difficult time & looking for help, you are welcome to contact me. Counselling offers a confidential place to explore feelings without any pressure or judgement. This process can help reduce confusion and help make life more manageable. As an Integrative Counsellor, I work with different theoretical concepts and models depending on my clients’ needs and ways of experiencing. My core style is Person Centred which means I truly believe we all have sufficient resources within to lead fulfilling lives.
I believe that when things are difficult in life psychotherapy provides a precious and powerful space to develop greater insight, acceptance, and aliveness.
Most importantly, I will listen to you with warmth, empathy, and respect for the unique experiences that led you to seek support. I believe that you are the expert on you, not me. I will also offer my real, human responses to what you bring to our sessions. I won’t diagnose you or offer advice, no matter how nicely you ask me to.
I believe that when things are difficult in life psychotherapy provides a precious and powerful space to develop greater insight, acceptance, and aliveness.
Most importantly, I will listen to you with warmth, empathy, and respect for the unique experiences that led you to seek support. I believe that you are the expert on you, not me. I will also offer my real, human responses to what you bring to our sessions. I won’t diagnose you or offer advice, no matter how nicely you ask me to.
For most of my adult life, I have supported individuals who society often considers vulnerable due to complex needs and past trauma. My work has spanned residential care, rehabilitation settings, and women’s centres, giving me deep insight into how trauma shapes lives when coping mechanisms are limited. I have experience working with people affected by substance misuse, involvement in the criminal justice system, abusive relationships, and mental health challenges.
For most of my adult life, I have supported individuals who society often considers vulnerable due to complex needs and past trauma. My work has spanned residential care, rehabilitation settings, and women’s centres, giving me deep insight into how trauma shapes lives when coping mechanisms are limited. I have experience working with people affected by substance misuse, involvement in the criminal justice system, abusive relationships, and mental health challenges.
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Suicidal Ideation Counsellors
How does therapy for suicidal ideation work?
Stress, depression, anxiety, or upsetting circumstances can give rise to suicidal thinking. Therapy can address the events at the core of an individual’s suffering. Understanding why a person may be suicidal can help the therapist and the patient discover alternative methods of coping. A person with suicidal ideation may be mired in catastrophic thinking, and treatment like cognitive behavioural therapy is a good choice for breaking such patterns. In addition, treatment such as acceptance and commitment therapy can help a person manage their distress through better emotion regulation.
Which therapies are best for suicidal ideation?
Specific approaches used by professionals include cognitive behavioural, dialectical behaviour, psychodynamic, acceptance and commitment therapies, among others. Cognitive behavioural and dialectical behaviour therapies are two widely used therapies that can help individuals with painful thoughts and past traumas. These therapies help an individual tolerate distress, regulate emotions, and not act on dangerous urges.
Are there specific medications to be combined with therapy?
The use of medication for suicidal thoughts must be aligned with the underlying cause; conditions such as depression, anxiety, and psychosis may be at the root of suicidal ideation. A psychiatrist may prescribe medications for symptoms, which may include antipsychotics such as aripiprazole or antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
How often and how long are therapy sessions for suicidal ideation?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual. Patients may see improvement within 15 to 20 sessions, at an average of 50 minutes per session, while others may opt for 20 to 30 sessions over, perhaps, a six-month period. Still other patients, especially those with co-occurring conditions like major depression and anxiety, may need to continue sessions for up to 12 to 18 months. In some cases, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm.