Parenting Counselling in Cirencester

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Helen James - Clear Skies Psychotherapy
Psychotherapist, MA, BPC
Serves Area
You might have a child or young person in distress; perhaps you’re battling with parenting or behaviour issues; or maybe you are an adolescent or young adult struggling to navigate life.
I work with children and young people (0-25), parents and carers. My specialist training allows me to work with difficulties throughout childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. I offer time-limited or longer-term psychotherapy based on your specific needs, I also have training in Mindfulness and CBT techniques.
You might have a child or young person in distress; perhaps you’re battling with parenting or behaviour issues; or maybe you are an adolescent or young adult struggling to navigate life.
I work with children and young people (0-25), parents and carers. My specialist training allows me to work with difficulties throughout childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. I offer time-limited or longer-term psychotherapy based on your specific needs, I also have training in Mindfulness and CBT techniques.
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Helen Pearce
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Serves Area
I am a relational psychotherapist working with both individuals and couples. I believe deeply in our resilience as human beings, and our ability to heal in the right environment with the right support. I focus on collaborating with my clients, empowering them, ensuring they always feel safe. I hold in mind and draw upon different theories depending on what I feel would benefit each individual client. Please see my website for more info about how I work.
I am a relational psychotherapist working with both individuals and couples. I believe deeply in our resilience as human beings, and our ability to heal in the right environment with the right support. I focus on collaborating with my clients, empowering them, ensuring they always feel safe. I hold in mind and draw upon different theories depending on what I feel would benefit each individual client. Please see my website for more info about how I work.
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Franeen McDonald
Psychotherapist, MA, MBABCP
Serves Area
Am I a good parent?
I am an accredited Psychotherapist, CBT and Brainspotting Practitioner, providing help and guidance to adults, children, and teenagers. I use a variety of proven approaches and with 38 years of experience, I take great care to consider your specific needs to establish the best approach to help you with any emotional block or problem you are experiencing. My aim is to help you to achieve your goals for therapy and together we work collaboratively to achieve them. My office is situated in such a way that clients can access therapy in a private and confidential setting.
Am I a good parent?
I am an accredited Psychotherapist, CBT and Brainspotting Practitioner, providing help and guidance to adults, children, and teenagers. I use a variety of proven approaches and with 38 years of experience, I take great care to consider your specific needs to establish the best approach to help you with any emotional block or problem you are experiencing. My aim is to help you to achieve your goals for therapy and together we work collaboratively to achieve them. My office is situated in such a way that clients can access therapy in a private and confidential setting.
01452 941705 View 01452 941705
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Amanda Golley
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
We all go through periods in our life where we feel sad, anxious or overwhelmed by our difficulties and struggle to find a way forward. Perhaps you are going through a life transition, relationship breakdown or feeling stuck and lost as to how to make changes? Often these feelings can be linked to experiences from our childhood. Unlocking this can help make sense of what we are experiencing in the present. I can help you move forward by giving space and support to work through these feelings, make links and look at any challenges you face from a different perspective.
We all go through periods in our life where we feel sad, anxious or overwhelmed by our difficulties and struggle to find a way forward. Perhaps you are going through a life transition, relationship breakdown or feeling stuck and lost as to how to make changes? Often these feelings can be linked to experiences from our childhood. Unlocking this can help make sense of what we are experiencing in the present. I can help you move forward by giving space and support to work through these feelings, make links and look at any challenges you face from a different perspective.
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Dr Kathie Reveley
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
1 Endorsed
I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist with over ten years experience within the NHS. You may be experiencing difficulties associated with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, stress, infertility, post-natal depression, or menopause. You may feel stuck, lost or overwhelmed by past or present events. You may feel that you're trapped in the same unfulfilling relationships or patterns. You may not know what you need help with but feel that something needs to change. If you are struggling in any of these areas, I can help you move forward with your life and create long lasting, meaningful change.
I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist with over ten years experience within the NHS. You may be experiencing difficulties associated with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, stress, infertility, post-natal depression, or menopause. You may feel stuck, lost or overwhelmed by past or present events. You may feel that you're trapped in the same unfulfilling relationships or patterns. You may not know what you need help with but feel that something needs to change. If you are struggling in any of these areas, I can help you move forward with your life and create long lasting, meaningful change.
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Cotswold Neurodevelopmental Service
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBABCP
Cotswold Neurodevelopmental Service is a dedicated provider of support for adults and children with neurodevelopmental conditions, such as Autism or ADHD. Our friendly experienced team of therapists, mentors and psychologists, use adapted approaches and specialist tools, to help people overcome their challenges.
Cotswold Neurodevelopmental Service is a dedicated provider of support for adults and children with neurodevelopmental conditions, such as Autism or ADHD. Our friendly experienced team of therapists, mentors and psychologists, use adapted approaches and specialist tools, to help people overcome their challenges.
01285 842652 View 01285 842652
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Jinny Christiansen
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
I aim to offer a calm and reassuring space for you to work through your struggles. I specialise in relationships, family life, anxiety, trauma and depression. I offer short or longer term therapy, tailored to your preferences and needs. Whether you want to take your time and dig deep, or to focus on a specific issue to identify a solution, I can help.
I aim to offer a calm and reassuring space for you to work through your struggles. I specialise in relationships, family life, anxiety, trauma and depression. I offer short or longer term therapy, tailored to your preferences and needs. Whether you want to take your time and dig deep, or to focus on a specific issue to identify a solution, I can help.
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Catherine Nelson
Counsellor, MBACP
Am I the right counsellor for you? Having to talk to a stranger about your feelings, thoughts and emotions can be a daunting experience. Perhaps if you are reading this you have already decided to take the time to share what is on your mind and give yourself some space.
Am I the right counsellor for you? Having to talk to a stranger about your feelings, thoughts and emotions can be a daunting experience. Perhaps if you are reading this you have already decided to take the time to share what is on your mind and give yourself some space.
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Bruce Rolls
Counsellor, MBACP
I work with clients over 12, their parents, and you if you are facing difficulties with relationships.
Therapy can provide a place of honesty for all the battles in our heads, from medical diagnoses, past trauma, sexual desire, issues of gender, to everyday compulsive/negative thinking. Understanding our experience in a rapidly changing environment, whilst surrounded by limitless information that offers such contradictory explanations can leave us feeling overwhelmed. Finding, and maintaining, personal meaning amongst so much uncertainty is a struggle. You needn't face it alone. Therapy reduces anxiety and deepens our understanding. Together we strive to create personal harmony between your internal needs and those external demands..
I work with clients over 12, their parents, and you if you are facing difficulties with relationships.
Therapy can provide a place of honesty for all the battles in our heads, from medical diagnoses, past trauma, sexual desire, issues of gender, to everyday compulsive/negative thinking. Understanding our experience in a rapidly changing environment, whilst surrounded by limitless information that offers such contradictory explanations can leave us feeling overwhelmed. Finding, and maintaining, personal meaning amongst so much uncertainty is a struggle. You needn't face it alone. Therapy reduces anxiety and deepens our understanding. Together we strive to create personal harmony between your internal needs and those external demands..
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Lucy Godfrey
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
My practice is integrative, drawing on both the humanistic and psychodynamic schools of therapy. This means that I hold the client/therapist relationship at the core of what I do, offering clients empathy, kindness and an environment free of judgement. ​
My practice is integrative, drawing on both the humanistic and psychodynamic schools of therapy. This means that I hold the client/therapist relationship at the core of what I do, offering clients empathy, kindness and an environment free of judgement. ​
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Victoria Alexandra Pook
Counsellor, MBACP
A successful counseling relationship is established through the creation of an authentic and confidential space between the client and therapist. This space serves as a safe haven where you can openly discuss your challenges, concerns, anxieties, frustrations, and emotional struggles. Within this environment, you will encounter a non-judgmental and empathetic atmosphere that allows for reflection on the issues that have led you to seek counseling.
A successful counseling relationship is established through the creation of an authentic and confidential space between the client and therapist. This space serves as a safe haven where you can openly discuss your challenges, concerns, anxieties, frustrations, and emotional struggles. Within this environment, you will encounter a non-judgmental and empathetic atmosphere that allows for reflection on the issues that have led you to seek counseling.
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Helen Cawley
Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
I’m drawn to the notion that as well as having the potential to hurt, relationship (both with self and others) has the power to heal. Deeply rooted damaging and limiting expectations can be lifted, releasing suffocating feelings of shame, loneliness and despair. It is my experience that therapy can help in feeling safely connected, valued, and indeed, loveable.
I’m drawn to the notion that as well as having the potential to hurt, relationship (both with self and others) has the power to heal. Deeply rooted damaging and limiting expectations can be lifted, releasing suffocating feelings of shame, loneliness and despair. It is my experience that therapy can help in feeling safely connected, valued, and indeed, loveable.
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Denise Brent
Counsellor, PNCPS Acc.
I am an experienced and accredited counsellor who feels passionately about the transformative change that can emerge from good quality therapeutic support and the positive impact it can have on one's life. I work with adult clients experiencing a wide range of symptoms and difficulties. Some may find they are struggling to manage life and/or their emotions, and may experience feelings of overwhelm. Other clients come to therapy following an upsetting, difficult, or traumatic experience that has recently occurred, or that has happened in the past but continues to cause upset or unease in the here and now.
I am an experienced and accredited counsellor who feels passionately about the transformative change that can emerge from good quality therapeutic support and the positive impact it can have on one's life. I work with adult clients experiencing a wide range of symptoms and difficulties. Some may find they are struggling to manage life and/or their emotions, and may experience feelings of overwhelm. Other clients come to therapy following an upsetting, difficult, or traumatic experience that has recently occurred, or that has happened in the past but continues to cause upset or unease in the here and now.
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Wendy Frazer
Psychotherapist, BACP
I am deeply interested in family life and the skills of parenting.
Are you longing for a space where you can slow down, listen to yourself, and feel genuinely met? Do you sense there is more to who you are? More authenticity, more ease, more connection, but aren’t sure how to reach it? As a humanistic psychotherapist, I see each person as inherently whole and capable, and I offer a calm, attentive space where you can explore your inner world with gentle curiosity. What might become possible for you if you felt truly understood, welcomed, and supported to grow at your own pace? Together, we’ll make sense of your experiences with warmth, honesty, and compassion.
I am deeply interested in family life and the skills of parenting.
Are you longing for a space where you can slow down, listen to yourself, and feel genuinely met? Do you sense there is more to who you are? More authenticity, more ease, more connection, but aren’t sure how to reach it? As a humanistic psychotherapist, I see each person as inherently whole and capable, and I offer a calm, attentive space where you can explore your inner world with gentle curiosity. What might become possible for you if you felt truly understood, welcomed, and supported to grow at your own pace? Together, we’ll make sense of your experiences with warmth, honesty, and compassion.
020 4634 6206 View 020 4634 6206
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WestCottageCounselling
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
As a BACP-registered counsellor, I work in a person-centred way, which means you are at the heart of the process. I believe you are the expert in your own life, and I am here to walk alongside you, offering empathy, understanding, and support as you navigate life’s challenges. I have experience supporting young adults and adults with a range of issues, incl uding anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and general feelings of being stuck. Together, we will work at your own pace, focusing on your unique needs, values, and goals. My aim is to create a therapeutic relationship built on trust and mutual respect.
As a BACP-registered counsellor, I work in a person-centred way, which means you are at the heart of the process. I believe you are the expert in your own life, and I am here to walk alongside you, offering empathy, understanding, and support as you navigate life’s challenges. I have experience supporting young adults and adults with a range of issues, incl uding anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and general feelings of being stuck. Together, we will work at your own pace, focusing on your unique needs, values, and goals. My aim is to create a therapeutic relationship built on trust and mutual respect.
01793 569292 View 01793 569292
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Dr Sophie Thomas
Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Serves Area
Some of the reasons families have worked with me include: support to understand and manage feelings of anxiety, depression or frustration; difficulties with emotion-regulation; and difficulties within family relationships, including parent-infant and parent-child relationships.
Many of us will have experiences of feeling stuck, lost or unsure of where to go next. I can work alongside you and your family to offer support when you’re finding it hard to identify a way forward. I do this through providing a safe, warm and non-judgemental therapeutic space and collaboratively identifying which psychological approach may be most helpful.
Some of the reasons families have worked with me include: support to understand and manage feelings of anxiety, depression or frustration; difficulties with emotion-regulation; and difficulties within family relationships, including parent-infant and parent-child relationships.
Many of us will have experiences of feeling stuck, lost or unsure of where to go next. I can work alongside you and your family to offer support when you’re finding it hard to identify a way forward. I do this through providing a safe, warm and non-judgemental therapeutic space and collaboratively identifying which psychological approach may be most helpful.
01633 603906 View 01633 603906
Photo of Luke Brownlee-Williams, Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Luke Brownlee-Williams
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
Counselling is a place to explore our thoughts, feelings and emotions. A chance to explore our life direction. An opportunity to pause and understand where we are and what is happening in our lives right now. It is a place to explore past and present events or traumas and a space to speak out loud thoughts that had previously been unspeakable.
Counselling is a place to explore our thoughts, feelings and emotions. A chance to explore our life direction. An opportunity to pause and understand where we are and what is happening in our lives right now. It is a place to explore past and present events or traumas and a space to speak out loud thoughts that had previously been unspeakable.
0117 325 5294 View 0117 325 5294
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Dave Fussell
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I believe the most important thing is to build a good relationship between counsellor and client, a relationship where you can feel secure, accepted, and heard. Through this relationship, awareness of how we feel  can be found and with that  a healthier way of managing our behaviours can be achieved.
I believe the most important thing is to build a good relationship between counsellor and client, a relationship where you can feel secure, accepted, and heard. Through this relationship, awareness of how we feel  can be found and with that  a healthier way of managing our behaviours can be achieved.
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Dominic Kodo Olivier
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Serves Area
Systemic and Family Psychotherapy. MSC (distinction) from The Family Institute, University of South Wales. NHS employed (CAMHS), with small private practice. Working with individuals, couples, families and children. I usually meet with clients face to face at rooms in Stroud, and can also provide digital therapy. Individuals and families £75 per hour. Couples £100 per hour
Systemic and Family Psychotherapy. MSC (distinction) from The Family Institute, University of South Wales. NHS employed (CAMHS), with small private practice. Working with individuals, couples, families and children. I usually meet with clients face to face at rooms in Stroud, and can also provide digital therapy. Individuals and families £75 per hour. Couples £100 per hour
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Max Knowles
Counsellor, BACP
Serves Area
Hi, I am Max ( Qualified Person Centred Therapist) and I know from my own experience, that life can sometimes be a struggle. Events and experiences can leave us feeling lost, isolated or directionless . At such times, reaching out for help can feel very difficult and it is important that your search leads you to someone you feel you can trust . Counselling is an opportunity to explore thoughts and feelings ,which might be affecting many different areas of your life. With careful and empathic listening, I endeavour to support you in finding your own way through what is often too complex and difficult to manage alone.
Hi, I am Max ( Qualified Person Centred Therapist) and I know from my own experience, that life can sometimes be a struggle. Events and experiences can leave us feeling lost, isolated or directionless . At such times, reaching out for help can feel very difficult and it is important that your search leads you to someone you feel you can trust . Counselling is an opportunity to explore thoughts and feelings ,which might be affecting many different areas of your life. With careful and empathic listening, I endeavour to support you in finding your own way through what is often too complex and difficult to manage alone.
01242 903640 View 01242 903640
Parenting Counsellors

What does therapy for parenting look like?

Therapists may work with parents individually, together, or include the whole family to find solutions for the problems a parent faces. Many parent-based therapies work on a parent’s relationship with their children, problem-solving within the family, and analysis of family dynamics. Therapy conducted remotely by video may be helpful in allowing a therapist to observe how families interact in their own homes.

When should a parent seek therapy?

When behavioral problems begin to disrupt the healthy functioning of a family, it may be a good time to look into therapy. If parents find that children are acting out in school, have started using drugs or alcohol, have developed eating disorders, or other similar red flags, a therapist may be able to help.

How long does therapy take for parenting problems?

Depending on the severity of a family’s challenges and the type of treatment utilized, therapy for parenting can last from weeks to months. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a pragmatic therapy type that can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. Structural family therapy, which inspects family dynamics, often takes several months. Parent-child interaction therapy is typically shorter-term, lasting between 10 and 20 sessions. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.

Can therapy help parents dealing with burnout or stress?

Parenting is difficult. Parents may dismiss or conceal feelings of exhaustion, overwhelm, or escape ideation—imagining withdrawing from their parental obligations altogether. but left unattended, these feelings can have negative effects on the whole family. A therapist can help parents work on the skills they might need to better cope with the burdens of parenting and help them be the best parents they can be.