Attachment-based Counselling in Buxton

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Hidden Gem Psychology Service
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
3 Endorsed
Online Only
I am passionate about trauma-informed care and utilise a whole-person approach. Trauma can often underpin common mental health difficulties, and I can work with you to process the source of your difficulties and/or focus on your current symptoms. You may wish to focus on your current experiences of depression, anxiety, etc., or wish to address the underlying difficulties that have led to these. I also have a keen interest in complex trauma, dissociation, childhood emotional neglect, medically unexplained symptoms, functional neurological disorder, chronic pain, chronic fatigue and other physical difficulties.
I am passionate about trauma-informed care and utilise a whole-person approach. Trauma can often underpin common mental health difficulties, and I can work with you to process the source of your difficulties and/or focus on your current symptoms. You may wish to focus on your current experiences of depression, anxiety, etc., or wish to address the underlying difficulties that have led to these. I also have a keen interest in complex trauma, dissociation, childhood emotional neglect, medically unexplained symptoms, functional neurological disorder, chronic pain, chronic fatigue and other physical difficulties.
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Amy Dunkley
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP Accred
1 Endorsed
Buxton SK17
Life is complex and ever-changing. It can leave you feeling unsatisfied or in distress without really knowing why. You may have turned to ways of coping that you would like to change or explore. Therapy provides a safe space for you to unravel your thoughts and make sense of your world. I believe you are the expert of your experience; I will listen and assist you in exploring and understanding your world, to find a way back to your innate healed self. I draw on a range of psychological theories, nature and spirituality to guide therapy in a way that honours the uniqueness of each human being.
Life is complex and ever-changing. It can leave you feeling unsatisfied or in distress without really knowing why. You may have turned to ways of coping that you would like to change or explore. Therapy provides a safe space for you to unravel your thoughts and make sense of your world. I believe you are the expert of your experience; I will listen and assist you in exploring and understanding your world, to find a way back to your innate healed self. I draw on a range of psychological theories, nature and spirituality to guide therapy in a way that honours the uniqueness of each human being.
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Anne Therapy Services
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
Online Only
Hi, I have been a Counsellor for 26 yrs and Supervisor for 16 yrs, working with adults and young people. My focus is very much on the client's needs and working at your pace, in a caring and safe way, looking at a wide range of short term, on-going and/or long term issues around trauma, stress, anxiety, phobias etc. which can affect your everyday life. I am also an Accredited Certified EFT Practitioner, which is known as a tapping tool, that can help you to overcome and let go of negative beliefs, emotions and thought patterns, and reduce anxiety that allows you to feel more relaxed and able to cope with every day life.
Hi, I have been a Counsellor for 26 yrs and Supervisor for 16 yrs, working with adults and young people. My focus is very much on the client's needs and working at your pace, in a caring and safe way, looking at a wide range of short term, on-going and/or long term issues around trauma, stress, anxiety, phobias etc. which can affect your everyday life. I am also an Accredited Certified EFT Practitioner, which is known as a tapping tool, that can help you to overcome and let go of negative beliefs, emotions and thought patterns, and reduce anxiety that allows you to feel more relaxed and able to cope with every day life.
0161 696 8429 View 0161 696 8429
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Leanne Brocklehurst
Counsellor, MBACP
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Hello! I’m Leanne, a Psychodynamically trained counsellor based in the High Peak. I believe true healing begins when we allow ourselves to verbalise and truly feel our emotions. So much of modern society works to keep us distracted and out of touch with ourselves and those around us. My approach is designed to help you connect with the overlooked parts of yourself - past and present, without judgment and at your own pace. With warmth and empathy, I have created a space for you to show up, just as you are.
Hello! I’m Leanne, a Psychodynamically trained counsellor based in the High Peak. I believe true healing begins when we allow ourselves to verbalise and truly feel our emotions. So much of modern society works to keep us distracted and out of touch with ourselves and those around us. My approach is designed to help you connect with the overlooked parts of yourself - past and present, without judgment and at your own pace. With warmth and empathy, I have created a space for you to show up, just as you are.
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Maisie Kirk Art Psychotherapy
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Art Therap.
Buxton SK17
I am a High Peak based Art Psychotherapist. I work with children, young people and adults. I also offer therapy to Art Psychotherapy trainees. I believe that we all have the capacity to thrive if we are given the right conditions to do so. Beginning therapy can be a daunting experience, and so my aim is to always ensure to put you at ease, and that whatever you bring to therapy is done so at your pace and in a way that feels right for you. Creativity is a wonderful way to explore your feelings and thoughts, and you don't even have to be good at art. Just a willingness to see where it can take you and to trust the process.
I am a High Peak based Art Psychotherapist. I work with children, young people and adults. I also offer therapy to Art Psychotherapy trainees. I believe that we all have the capacity to thrive if we are given the right conditions to do so. Beginning therapy can be a daunting experience, and so my aim is to always ensure to put you at ease, and that whatever you bring to therapy is done so at your pace and in a way that feels right for you. Creativity is a wonderful way to explore your feelings and thoughts, and you don't even have to be good at art. Just a willingness to see where it can take you and to trust the process.
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Amanda Robinson
Psychologist, MA, GMBPsS
Buxton SK17
Greetings, I am a psychologist with 27 years of counselling experience. I am passionate to support you if you are finding life difficult and experiencing inner pain that goes round and round. Life can be tough and asking for help when you are feeling down, desperate and discouraged even tougher. Well done for having the courage to reach out, you are worth it, even if it does not feel that way right now. I love working with individuals who are hurting, but want to heal and make a difference in the world. I am a also a believer in the healing power of nature to physically, emotionally and spiritually inspire and balance our lives.
Greetings, I am a psychologist with 27 years of counselling experience. I am passionate to support you if you are finding life difficult and experiencing inner pain that goes round and round. Life can be tough and asking for help when you are feeling down, desperate and discouraged even tougher. Well done for having the courage to reach out, you are worth it, even if it does not feel that way right now. I love working with individuals who are hurting, but want to heal and make a difference in the world. I am a also a believer in the healing power of nature to physically, emotionally and spiritually inspire and balance our lives.
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Colette Glen
Counsellor, MBACP
Buxton SK17
A warm welcome. I work in private practice and specialise in Trauma & historical Childhood/Family issues; including Childhood Trauma, unhelpful patterns of coping, intrusive thoughts & complicated Loss. Whether therapy is face-to-face or online, I aim to help you move towards positive change. My own experience of having counselling 20 years ago, led me on a journey to become a therapist, which remains today the most rewarding and privileged work I have ever done.
A warm welcome. I work in private practice and specialise in Trauma & historical Childhood/Family issues; including Childhood Trauma, unhelpful patterns of coping, intrusive thoughts & complicated Loss. Whether therapy is face-to-face or online, I aim to help you move towards positive change. My own experience of having counselling 20 years ago, led me on a journey to become a therapist, which remains today the most rewarding and privileged work I have ever done.
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Chloe Dawson
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Hi, I'm glad you’re here. I work with people who are looking for a space where they can show up exactly as they are—no masks, no judgment. Tend Counselling is my private practice that I run with my colleague. I'm Chloe, and I'm neurodiversity-affirming and LGBTQ+ inclusive, and I take an integrative approach that pulls from different therapeutic models, such as Psychodynamic and person-centred, to best fit your unique needs, experiences, and goals.
Hi, I'm glad you’re here. I work with people who are looking for a space where they can show up exactly as they are—no masks, no judgment. Tend Counselling is my private practice that I run with my colleague. I'm Chloe, and I'm neurodiversity-affirming and LGBTQ+ inclusive, and I take an integrative approach that pulls from different therapeutic models, such as Psychodynamic and person-centred, to best fit your unique needs, experiences, and goals.
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Vanessa Bailey
Psychotherapist, MBACP
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Our work will be compassionate, collaborative and at your own pace, drawing on CBT, attachment-based, psychodynamic and person-centred approaches.
Do you feel like your brain works differently to everyone around you? Like you're constantly overwhelmed, misunderstood, or struggling to keep up, especially in your relationships? Many of my clients arrive feeling like they're "too much" for some people and "not enough" for others, exhausted by trying to hold it all together. Whether that's repeating patterns you can't explain, recovering from a difficult relationship, or trying to understand yourself better as a partner, parent or child. You're not broken. I'm Vanessa, a psychotherapist based in Leek, Staffordshire, offering face-to-face and online sessions across the UK.
Our work will be compassionate, collaborative and at your own pace, drawing on CBT, attachment-based, psychodynamic and person-centred approaches.
Do you feel like your brain works differently to everyone around you? Like you're constantly overwhelmed, misunderstood, or struggling to keep up, especially in your relationships? Many of my clients arrive feeling like they're "too much" for some people and "not enough" for others, exhausted by trying to hold it all together. Whether that's repeating patterns you can't explain, recovering from a difficult relationship, or trying to understand yourself better as a partner, parent or child. You're not broken. I'm Vanessa, a psychotherapist based in Leek, Staffordshire, offering face-to-face and online sessions across the UK.
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Lucy Wainwright
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Art Therap.
Serves Area
Hello, & thank you for reading. I'm glad you're here. You may long for closeness but find relationships complicated, painful, or overwhelming. Perhaps you’ve learned to keep parts of yourself hidden, or you’ve felt “too much” or “not enough” for others. You might also notice how past experiences linger in the present, affecting how safe you feel with people, with your own body, or even with life itself. If you’re neurodivergent, you may carry the added weight of not feeling fully understood in the world, or of needing to navigate sensory and social landscapes that others take for granted.
Hello, & thank you for reading. I'm glad you're here. You may long for closeness but find relationships complicated, painful, or overwhelming. Perhaps you’ve learned to keep parts of yourself hidden, or you’ve felt “too much” or “not enough” for others. You might also notice how past experiences linger in the present, affecting how safe you feel with people, with your own body, or even with life itself. If you’re neurodivergent, you may carry the added weight of not feeling fully understood in the world, or of needing to navigate sensory and social landscapes that others take for granted.
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Linda Szekely
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
Serves Area
Hello. My name is Linda and I am a qualified supervisor and Psychotherapist. I understand how hard it is to reach out for help, but through support and guidance things can change. If you are struggling to come to terms with something, or feel stressed, anxious, or feel like you are facing a challenge that you need support with, then please do get in touch. I have over 10 years’ experience of working with children, teenagers, and adults, with a variety of difficulties.
Hello. My name is Linda and I am a qualified supervisor and Psychotherapist. I understand how hard it is to reach out for help, but through support and guidance things can change. If you are struggling to come to terms with something, or feel stressed, anxious, or feel like you are facing a challenge that you need support with, then please do get in touch. I have over 10 years’ experience of working with children, teenagers, and adults, with a variety of difficulties.
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Kat Jackson
Verified Verified
Online Only
My clients are often children, young people, adults and parent carers who are feeling overwhelmed by trauma, anxiety, stress, emotional difficulties, life transitions, or the demands of caring for others. Many come to therapy feeling stuck, exhausted, misunderstood, or struggling to make sense of their experiences. I provide a warm, trauma-informed and non-judgemental space where we can explore difficulties together, build emotional resilience, develop practical coping strategies, and work towards greater understanding, confidence and wellbeing.
My clients are often children, young people, adults and parent carers who are feeling overwhelmed by trauma, anxiety, stress, emotional difficulties, life transitions, or the demands of caring for others. Many come to therapy feeling stuck, exhausted, misunderstood, or struggling to make sense of their experiences. I provide a warm, trauma-informed and non-judgemental space where we can explore difficulties together, build emotional resilience, develop practical coping strategies, and work towards greater understanding, confidence and wellbeing.
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More Therapists Nearby

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Safa Nouh
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
Online Only
Many people I support feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or caught between different cultures, expectations, or identities. You may be coping with anxiety, past trauma, grief, relationship stress, or the pressure to appear strong while you’re struggling inside. I offer a calm, respectful space where you can explore your emotions, understand yourself more deeply, and begin healing at your own pace. I work fluently in English, Arabic and Somali, and I value every part of your story.
Many people I support feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or caught between different cultures, expectations, or identities. You may be coping with anxiety, past trauma, grief, relationship stress, or the pressure to appear strong while you’re struggling inside. I offer a calm, respectful space where you can explore your emotions, understand yourself more deeply, and begin healing at your own pace. I work fluently in English, Arabic and Somali, and I value every part of your story.
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Eilish Gallagher
Counsellor, MBACP
I help my clients to be ready for change I am there to help them reach their potential. Focusing on what they would like to achieve moving forward and what things from the past seem to be holding them back . Making realistic goals together and looking at how to remove the barriers to achieving those goals is key to the best Counselling experience. Taking things gently to explore what would help in the clients best interest and to build confidence to overcome challenges that are holding people back .
I help my clients to be ready for change I am there to help them reach their potential. Focusing on what they would like to achieve moving forward and what things from the past seem to be holding them back . Making realistic goals together and looking at how to remove the barriers to achieving those goals is key to the best Counselling experience. Taking things gently to explore what would help in the clients best interest and to build confidence to overcome challenges that are holding people back .
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Mind Minutes
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Hello, my name is Jess, and I’m delighted that you’ve taken the time to view my profile. I am an integrative therapist based in Northwich, offering counselling services to both individuals and couples. My approach draws from a range of therapeutic modalities, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), person-centred therapy, and psychodynamic therapy.
Hello, my name is Jess, and I’m delighted that you’ve taken the time to view my profile. I am an integrative therapist based in Northwich, offering counselling services to both individuals and couples. My approach draws from a range of therapeutic modalities, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), person-centred therapy, and psychodynamic therapy.
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Alice Tew
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
1 Endorsed
Are you tired of doubting yourself and feeling like you’re never quite enough? Do you find yourself caught in a cycle of overthinking, overachieving, and constantly questioning your worth? If this sounds like you, I’m here to help. The people I work with are often high-achievers, driven to succeed but held back by an inner voice that doubts, criticises, or shames. Underneath their accomplishments, they may feel exhausted by perfectionism, people-pleasing, or self-blame that keeps them stuck. Together, we can unpack these patterns and help you rebuild a sense of self-worth and inner calm.
Are you tired of doubting yourself and feeling like you’re never quite enough? Do you find yourself caught in a cycle of overthinking, overachieving, and constantly questioning your worth? If this sounds like you, I’m here to help. The people I work with are often high-achievers, driven to succeed but held back by an inner voice that doubts, criticises, or shames. Underneath their accomplishments, they may feel exhausted by perfectionism, people-pleasing, or self-blame that keeps them stuck. Together, we can unpack these patterns and help you rebuild a sense of self-worth and inner calm.
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Pav Kaur
Counsellor, MBACP
Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, emotionally drained, or stuck in difficult relationship or family patterns? You may be struggling with stress, trauma, low self-esteem, or emotionally abusive experiences while trying to cope with everything on your own. I’m Pav, a BACP-registered counsellor based in Nottingham, supporting adults with anxiety, low mood, trauma, stress, relationship difficulties, and self-worth issues, including narcissistic abuse, coercive control, domestic abuse, and complex family dynamics.
Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, emotionally drained, or stuck in difficult relationship or family patterns? You may be struggling with stress, trauma, low self-esteem, or emotionally abusive experiences while trying to cope with everything on your own. I’m Pav, a BACP-registered counsellor based in Nottingham, supporting adults with anxiety, low mood, trauma, stress, relationship difficulties, and self-worth issues, including narcissistic abuse, coercive control, domestic abuse, and complex family dynamics.
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Charlee Browning
Psychotherapist, MA
1 Endorsed
Are you a deep thinker (HSP/neurodivergent)? Ready to unmask? My relational approach creates safety for you to explore difficult family relationships, life transitions, neurodivergence, chronic illness, anxiety, depression & parenting. I have a special rapport with elders, neurodivergent (ND) women and bookworms and often bring the natural world into our sessions. Clinical supervision: I specialise in supporting ND women by providing tailored structure to manage overwhelm, explore parallel process and foster authentic professional growth.
Are you a deep thinker (HSP/neurodivergent)? Ready to unmask? My relational approach creates safety for you to explore difficult family relationships, life transitions, neurodivergence, chronic illness, anxiety, depression & parenting. I have a special rapport with elders, neurodivergent (ND) women and bookworms and often bring the natural world into our sessions. Clinical supervision: I specialise in supporting ND women by providing tailored structure to manage overwhelm, explore parallel process and foster authentic professional growth.
0115 647 3153 View 0115 647 3153
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Natalie Carter-Gibson
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP Accred
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
I specialise in Women's Issues including hormones, and neurodiversity (I have AuDHD). I work using techniques from different therapy methods from person centred, somatic and behavioural to CBT and SFBT and IFS. My focus is on the person in front of me and where they are at that moment. Any client arrives with an idea of what they want to look at, but the journey that follows is unique and generally directed by the client's needs. The difference can be evident so quickly once we move together towards a clearer understanding of how to move forward from the place the client began - its fulfilling and rewarding for all involved
I specialise in Women's Issues including hormones, and neurodiversity (I have AuDHD). I work using techniques from different therapy methods from person centred, somatic and behavioural to CBT and SFBT and IFS. My focus is on the person in front of me and where they are at that moment. Any client arrives with an idea of what they want to look at, but the journey that follows is unique and generally directed by the client's needs. The difference can be evident so quickly once we move together towards a clearer understanding of how to move forward from the place the client began - its fulfilling and rewarding for all involved
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Sharron Power
Counsellor, MBACP
Online Only
It can be incredibly hard to acknowledge the roots of things like low mood, low self esteem, guilt, difficulties with trust, or changes in eating or sleeping. These are just some of the ways trauma can continue to affect wellbeing long after the abuse has ended. Many survivors of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse don’t immediately recognise the link between what they went through and the challenges they’re facing now.
It can be incredibly hard to acknowledge the roots of things like low mood, low self esteem, guilt, difficulties with trust, or changes in eating or sleeping. These are just some of the ways trauma can continue to affect wellbeing long after the abuse has ended. Many survivors of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse don’t immediately recognise the link between what they went through and the challenges they’re facing now.
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Attachment-based Counsellors
Is attachment-based therapy the same as attachment therapy?
Attachment-based therapy may be confused with what is called “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy”), a discredited and dangerous approach to treating children with attachment disorders, autism, or other mental health concerns. Attachment therapy—not attachment-based therapy—may involve restraining a child, forcing eye contact, and other coercive or abusive techniques. None of these practices are used in attachment-based therapy and the two modalities are in no way related.

What should I expect from attachment-based therapy?
Attachment-based therapy is based on attachment theory, which posits that children’s early relationships with their caregivers strongly influence their ability to navigate the world later in life. Thus, adults who seek attachment-based therapy should expect to deeply explore their childhood, identifying the dynamics or experiences that disrupted their attachment and the steps necessary to overcome challenges that arose as a result. Parents and children should expect to explore the possible factors that disrupted the parent-child relationship and work toward restoring trust and connection.

How long does attachment-based therapy last?
Certain forms of attachment-based therapy, especially those designed for parents and children, last for a set number of sessions; for example, Attachment and Biobehavioural Catch-Up, a specific attachment-based approach for young children who have undergone early adversity, unfolds over 10 one-hour sessions. When attachment-based therapy is practiced on adults or combined with other modalities, it may not last a specific length of time; clients may wish to ask prospective therapists how long they expect treatment to take.

Does attachment-based therapy work?
Most of the research on attachment-based therapy focuses on children and adolescents. Some of this research shows a positive effect, especially for attachment-based family therapy (ABFT). Other studies, however, have found that attachment-based therapy is no more effective than other approaches to childhood depression, anxiety, or suicidality. Less is known about the therapy’s efficacy on adult populations.