Somatic Counselling in Bromsgrove

Libby Golding
Counsellor, MBACP
Welcome to Chrysanta Counselling. Are you looking for a space where your voice can be heard? I would love to support you in whatever you are going through. I work collaboratively with my clients and offer a safe place to explore whatever is going on in their lives. Trust, respect and autonomy are key and these elements I believe can help build a strong therapeutic relationship with the client.
Welcome to Chrysanta Counselling. Are you looking for a space where your voice can be heard? I would love to support you in whatever you are going through. I work collaboratively with my clients and offer a safe place to explore whatever is going on in their lives. Trust, respect and autonomy are key and these elements I believe can help build a strong therapeutic relationship with the client.
0121 816 0769 View 0121 816 0769
Terina Talbot Counselling & Psychotherapy
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Serves Area
Welcome. My name is Terina. It is often hard to make a first step toward getting the support you might need and you may wonder how counselling/therapy can help. I think of it as a bit like a 'walk through a forest' - one we are agreeing to go on together. We don't yet know what the experience will be like, or quite where it will take us, as it is a new experience for both of us. The important thing is, we do this walk together. This is an important relationship and what we CAN know, is that I will offer you consistency, support, empathy and honesty and the space to explore anything that matters to you, without judgement.
Welcome. My name is Terina. It is often hard to make a first step toward getting the support you might need and you may wonder how counselling/therapy can help. I think of it as a bit like a 'walk through a forest' - one we are agreeing to go on together. We don't yet know what the experience will be like, or quite where it will take us, as it is a new experience for both of us. The important thing is, we do this walk together. This is an important relationship and what we CAN know, is that I will offer you consistency, support, empathy and honesty and the space to explore anything that matters to you, without judgement.
0121 817 3915 View 0121 817 3915
Talk Therapy Service- Counselling & Psychotherapy
Counsellor, MA, MNCPS Acc.
Serves Area
I use an integrative approach working holistically with clients often incorporating the psychological, physiological, spiritual and emotional aspects of the challenges experienced in being human. Encouraging greater self-awareness and facilitation of the release of tension caused by life’s struggles. Working together, we can explore where you are now and where you would like to get to. Providing a safe and confidential space either in person in Worcester, online or by phone. To help you I offer a free 15 minute, no obligation phone call by appointment.
I use an integrative approach working holistically with clients often incorporating the psychological, physiological, spiritual and emotional aspects of the challenges experienced in being human. Encouraging greater self-awareness and facilitation of the release of tension caused by life’s struggles. Working together, we can explore where you are now and where you would like to get to. Providing a safe and confidential space either in person in Worcester, online or by phone. To help you I offer a free 15 minute, no obligation phone call by appointment.
01905 975340 View 01905 975340
Emma Tait
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
Serves Area
I am a counsellor and psychotherapist offering a private and confidential counselling service for Redditch and surrounding areas. I am fully insured and hold an enhanced DBS. I am a registered member of the BACP and work with individuals, couples and parents for both short term and long term counselling. If you're feeling overwhelmed or are living with low mood/depression, anxiety, or having problems in relationships or just experiencing difficulties generally and would like to explore how counselling may help, please get in touch. This is completely without obligation.
I am a counsellor and psychotherapist offering a private and confidential counselling service for Redditch and surrounding areas. I am fully insured and hold an enhanced DBS. I am a registered member of the BACP and work with individuals, couples and parents for both short term and long term counselling. If you're feeling overwhelmed or are living with low mood/depression, anxiety, or having problems in relationships or just experiencing difficulties generally and would like to explore how counselling may help, please get in touch. This is completely without obligation.
01527 361411 View 01527 361411

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Find The Self
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
Combining modalities like person-centered, CBT, DBT, somatic, and psychodynamic therapy I help them move forward by connecting mind, body, and emotions.
I offer an intuitive, compassionate space designed around your exact needs. Listening beyond standard frameworks, I tune into unspoken emotions and somatic cues to help you process trauma held in the body. You will receive practical grounding tools, psychoeducation, and flexible care through online or in-person sessions in English or Polish.
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Dr Sadaf Akhtar
Psychotherapist, PhD
Whilst I offer techniques like Emotional Freedom, Somatic, or EMDR therapy, I remain flexible, drawing from a diverse range of treatment modalities tailored to meet your unique needs and support your journey towards healing.
Are you grappling with chronic anxiety, persistent sadness, or struggling with low self-confidence? These debilitating symptoms often surface as coping mechanisms for unresolved psychological trauma. But here's the good news: chronic distress and its underlying causes can be effectively healed. With specialised expertise in addressing trauma, I offer tailored solutions to enhance mental well-being.
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Rachel, New Chapter Counselling & Psychotherapy
Psychotherapist, MSc, UKCP Trainee
3 Endorsed
Malvern WR13
Are you feeling stuck or overwhelmed? Looking for change or support to explore experiences, relationships, confusing feelings or patterns which seem to keep playing out in your life? Then welcome to my page, I'm Rachel, and I can help you. As a registered counsellor and accredited trainee psychotherapist, I offer a supportive space to slow down and together we will explore, process and find a new path where you feel stronger and can find yourself again.
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Laurel Tester
Psychotherapist, MUKCP
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
Increasing somatic awareness and forming a fluid interplay between the mind and body is an important aspect of the work that I offer.
Do you often feel stuck in relationships, repeating the same painful dynamics, but unsure why? You might feel overwhelmed in close relationships, or find yourself withdrawing, people-pleasing, or feeling too much, or not enough. These experiences can leave you confused, disconnected, or questioning your own responses. In our work together, I offer a space to explore the underlying emotional patterns that shape your relational world. I’m a relational psychodynamic therapist, which means I pay close attention to the ways your past may be influencing your present — particularly in how you relate to others and to yourself.
Increasing somatic awareness and forming a fluid interplay between the mind and body is an important aspect of the work that I offer.
Do you often feel stuck in relationships, repeating the same painful dynamics, but unsure why? You might feel overwhelmed in close relationships, or find yourself withdrawing, people-pleasing, or feeling too much, or not enough. These experiences can leave you confused, disconnected, or questioning your own responses. In our work together, I offer a space to explore the underlying emotional patterns that shape your relational world. I’m a relational psychodynamic therapist, which means I pay close attention to the ways your past may be influencing your present — particularly in how you relate to others and to yourself.
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Dunja Mladenovic
Psychotherapist, MA
Online Only
Hello and welcome. I am a Transactional Analysis (TA) psychotherapist and clinical psychologist, integrating TA with body psychotherapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS). I work both individually and in groups, specializing in eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder). Many people come to therapy after trying numerous behavioral approaches—diet plans, discipline, exercise—with little lasting change. This makes sense, as eating disorders are not issues of willpower but of emotional regulation; the behaviors are symptoms, not the root.
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Angie Walker
Psychotherapist, MNCPS Acc.
My passion is to confidentially and non-judgementally help you clarify those aspects that cause distress, suffering, confusion or anger that lead you to feel stuck, and desperate. A professional listening ear and exploring our options and choices helps come to terms with issues, enabling handling life’s challenges with confidence. Using various approaches, including CBT, I help you with issues such as undue stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, couples therapy, negative thoughts and much more.. We work out what is troubling you, helping you to make sense of things, as we develop your own personal plan of therapy.
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01789 331167 View 01789 331167
Heather Shipley
Psychotherapist, MNCPS Acc.
1 Endorsed
Waitlist for new clients
My aim is to create a trusting, safe and comfortable space for you to be able to express your concerns and for them to be heard and validated. By combining my variety of skills and 15+ year's experience, I am able to tailor my therapy to suit your needs. My therapy work includes working with adults, adolescents and children aged 10+ years in private practice, in schools, with charities and working with Bupa and EAPs. I specialise in trauma, emotional issues, family issues, neurodivergence, relationships and inner child work.
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Carol Caveney
Counsellor, MBACP
You might be feeling anxious, low, or overwhelmed — and struggling to understand why. Perhaps a relationship is causing pain, or you’re going through a difficult life transition and feel lost in it. Maybe you’ve carried something heavy for a long time and finally feel ready to talk. Or perhaps life just feels harder than it should, and you want more than that. Whatever brings you here, I work with adults who are ready for something to change. Together we explore what’s been getting in the way, build self-awareness, and develop the clarity and tools to move forward with more confidence and ease.
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01564 334671 View 01564 334671
Faizah Malik
Counsellor, BACP
Serves Area
I use Somatic Therapy to work with the body and the mind and help clients who have become disconnected or fearful of their bigger or more negative emotions.
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Equalise Counselling - Break the cycle
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
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Polaris Counselling
Verified Verified
Online Only
My personal experiences have led me to explore the complex impacts of trauma, including its connection to anxiety, depression and somatic symptoms.
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My personal experiences have led me to explore the complex impacts of trauma, including its connection to anxiety, depression and somatic symptoms.
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Juliet F Neeson
Counsellor, MBACP
Online Only
As an inclusive therapist working with adults and children, I provide a safe, compassionate space where clients feel heard, respected, and accepted without judgement. People come to therapy for many reasons, including anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, emotional overwhelm, or life transitions. I believe the therapeutic relationship is central to healing. By building trust, safety, and connection, I support clients in exploring their experiences, developing resilience, and moving forward with greater confidence and self-understanding.
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Vicki M Paterson
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
In my practice, I draw from various therapeutic approaches, with a foundation grounded in person-centered and relational work, Over the years, I have intergrated somatic and creative methods to deepen my clients' self-awareness.
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Aziz Shah
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Sometimes life feels overwhelming, or it’s hard to understand why change is so difficult or why you get stuck. You may need space to feel heard, make sense of your experiences, and reconnect with yourself. I can help you explore challenges such as anxiety, low mood, grief, complex trauma, bullying, harassment, suicidal thoughts, identity struggles, sexuality, and the impact of culture or living with dual heritage. Together, we work towards clarity, relief, and greater confidence in yourself and your relationships.
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Kit Winter
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Are you feeling trapped in patterns of behaviour that made sense in the past but hold you back now? Perhaps you're constantly reliving traumatic experiences in your mind or body, or feeling shame, self-criticism, anger or anxiety that you can't seem to change. Together we'll notice the feelings, beliefs, sensations and memories that show up for you in each moment, and find ways you can respond to these feelings that leave you feeling calm, self-compassionate and more resolved. If talking hasn't changed the difficulties you're experiencing, or your body feels stuck in past experiences, this way of working might be a good fit for you.
Are you feeling trapped in patterns of behaviour that made sense in the past but hold you back now? Perhaps you're constantly reliving traumatic experiences in your mind or body, or feeling shame, self-criticism, anger or anxiety that you can't seem to change. Together we'll notice the feelings, beliefs, sensations and memories that show up for you in each moment, and find ways you can respond to these feelings that leave you feeling calm, self-compassionate and more resolved. If talking hasn't changed the difficulties you're experiencing, or your body feels stuck in past experiences, this way of working might be a good fit for you.
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Cherisse Amusa
Psychotherapist, MUKCP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
My ideal clients are individuals ready to engage in meaningful change, whether they're facing immediate challenges or seeking deeper personal growth. I work with: Professionals experiencing burnout who need strategies for sustainable wellbeing Adults navigating major life transitions - career changes, relationships, loss Neurodivergent individuals seeking understanding and self-acceptance Those with complex trauma histories ready to explore healing at their own pace People struggling with relationship patternswanting to build healthier connections Supervision for Humanistic or Relational Therapists
My ideal clients are individuals ready to engage in meaningful change, whether they're facing immediate challenges or seeking deeper personal growth. I work with: Professionals experiencing burnout who need strategies for sustainable wellbeing Adults navigating major life transitions - career changes, relationships, loss Neurodivergent individuals seeking understanding and self-acceptance Those with complex trauma histories ready to explore healing at their own pace People struggling with relationship patternswanting to build healthier connections Supervision for Humanistic or Relational Therapists
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Somatic Counsellors
How does somatic therapy work?
Somatic therapy is a form of treatment that focuses on how the body and mind are interconnected. In this approach, physical symptoms are addressed because they may in fact signal emotional distress. Somatic therapists combine mindfulness, talk therapy, breathwork, yoga, dance, and physical manipulations of the body to help patients become more attuned to what their body is telling them.

Is EMDR a somatic therapy?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a form of somatic therapy, as it incorporates mental and physical principles. EMDR involves remembering a traumatic experience while allowing one’s eyes to track a side-to-side visual stimulus from a therapist. This lateral eye movement is believed to diminish the painful power of the memory so that it can be discussed with a therapist.

Is somatic therapy evidence-based?
Somatic therapy has been researched and studied, and some forms of somatic therapy are found to be effective in treating a wide range of conditions. Because somatic therapy encompasses many techniques, some, such as EMDR and meditation, have been studied more than others.

What is somatic trauma therapy?
Somatic trauma therapy is based on the idea that when people experience trauma, they can become stuck in the “freeze” part of a “fight, flight, or freeze” response. In this state, trauma can manifest itself both mentally and physically—through tension in the muscles, anxiety, and stress. Popular forms of somatic trauma therapy include EMDR, sensorimotor therapy, and somatic experiencing.