Counselling in Colchester

Photo of Paul Wadey, Psychotherapist, MRes, MBACP Accred
Paul Wadey
Psychotherapist, MRes, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
Serves Area
Whether you or someone important to you has an issue requiring attention, a complex emotional or behavioural problem, a relationship problem, a trauma of some kind, or perhaps an enduring non-specific sense of dissatisfaction for no easily apparent reason, psychotherapy with me can be hugely beneficial to find a greater sense of clarity, understanding and relief, as well as providing practical methods to unlock your inherent potential.
Whether you or someone important to you has an issue requiring attention, a complex emotional or behavioural problem, a relationship problem, a trauma of some kind, or perhaps an enduring non-specific sense of dissatisfaction for no easily apparent reason, psychotherapy with me can be hugely beneficial to find a greater sense of clarity, understanding and relief, as well as providing practical methods to unlock your inherent potential.
01206 417410 View 01206 417410
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M Johnson
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Online Only
Life can feel overwhelming at times, leaving you anxious, stuck, or alone with your thoughts. You may be carrying past trauma, struggling with depression, or feeling trapped in patterns that no longer serve you. When sharing with friends or family feels too difficult, having a safe, non-judgmental space to explore your emotions can help you better understand your worries and fears . You don’t have to face this alone—support is here.
Life can feel overwhelming at times, leaving you anxious, stuck, or alone with your thoughts. You may be carrying past trauma, struggling with depression, or feeling trapped in patterns that no longer serve you. When sharing with friends or family feels too difficult, having a safe, non-judgmental space to explore your emotions can help you better understand your worries and fears . You don’t have to face this alone—support is here.
01487 801927 View 01487 801927
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Alina Szablowska
MA
Verified Verified
Serves Area
I can help if you think about life changes, such as considering marriage, divorce, retirement, career change or if you are trying to cope with grief and loss. If you are suffering with depression, anxiety, struggling with difficult thoughts and feelings, have a personal or relationship problem to sort out, you are invited to phone or email to make an appointment. I work with people who want to understand their behavior, emotions and thoughts. Working with me is discovering how the past and the old relationships affect activities and present intimate relationships. I provide help in Polish and English. Confidentiality is assured.
I can help if you think about life changes, such as considering marriage, divorce, retirement, career change or if you are trying to cope with grief and loss. If you are suffering with depression, anxiety, struggling with difficult thoughts and feelings, have a personal or relationship problem to sort out, you are invited to phone or email to make an appointment. I work with people who want to understand their behavior, emotions and thoughts. Working with me is discovering how the past and the old relationships affect activities and present intimate relationships. I provide help in Polish and English. Confidentiality is assured.
01449 706651 View 01449 706651
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Freedom Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Clients often tell me I'm easy to speak to and very understanding. They feel comfortable in my presence and I often find they value my kind, sensitive but easy going nature. I have over 12 years of experience of counselling working with clients from all walks of life. I have worked with some high profile people who have put their trust in me. I help people find achievable goals encompassing psychotherapeutic tools such as speech analysis and problem solving, allowing for better ways of relating to family and friends.
Clients often tell me I'm easy to speak to and very understanding. They feel comfortable in my presence and I often find they value my kind, sensitive but easy going nature. I have over 12 years of experience of counselling working with clients from all walks of life. I have worked with some high profile people who have put their trust in me. I help people find achievable goals encompassing psychotherapeutic tools such as speech analysis and problem solving, allowing for better ways of relating to family and friends.
01603 361056 View 01603 361056
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Adam Coombes
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
My role to you is simple - to sit alongside you and help you find comfort, understanding & a new direction with what you have experienced or are going through. I will bring my knowledge, skills and approach to the sessions, you will bring your issues, some courage and desired outcomes. Together, we will unpick the matters you bring at different levels to reach the outcomes to them that you seek (and deserve!). There are always reasons and moments that lead us to be like we are-my role as a therapist to you is to enable you to be how you want to be & bring comfort when life is rough with you in the form of compassion & understanding
My role to you is simple - to sit alongside you and help you find comfort, understanding & a new direction with what you have experienced or are going through. I will bring my knowledge, skills and approach to the sessions, you will bring your issues, some courage and desired outcomes. Together, we will unpick the matters you bring at different levels to reach the outcomes to them that you seek (and deserve!). There are always reasons and moments that lead us to be like we are-my role as a therapist to you is to enable you to be how you want to be & bring comfort when life is rough with you in the form of compassion & understanding
01621 738584 View 01621 738584
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Chapters teen and child therapy
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
Serves Area
I specialise in Children and Young People's therapy. Early intervention is important and I can provide families or individuals with tools to cope with a range of emotional difficulties. I also offer confidential school based counselling services, please contact for more information.
I specialise in Children and Young People's therapy. Early intervention is important and I can provide families or individuals with tools to cope with a range of emotional difficulties. I also offer confidential school based counselling services, please contact for more information.
07480 534332 View 07480 534332
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Christian Counselling Online
Counsellor, ACC Reg
Verified Verified
Online Only
I offer counselling mainly to those who suffer from depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, family issues, mental, physical, emotional, spiritual or sexual abuse including trauma. My goal is to help the individual to find their own solutions to their problems through active listening, help the person to see the situation more clearly and objectively and enable the client to take responsibility for their own lives and make their own decisions. I have a passion for helping marriages in crisis and have a heart for victims of all sorts of abuse, mainly emotional, sexual and spiritual. I also counsel in French.
I offer counselling mainly to those who suffer from depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, family issues, mental, physical, emotional, spiritual or sexual abuse including trauma. My goal is to help the individual to find their own solutions to their problems through active listening, help the person to see the situation more clearly and objectively and enable the client to take responsibility for their own lives and make their own decisions. I have a passion for helping marriages in crisis and have a heart for victims of all sorts of abuse, mainly emotional, sexual and spiritual. I also counsel in French.
020 4538 9427 View 020 4538 9427
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Roxanne Smith
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
Serves Area
Hello! My name is Roxanne and I am a BACP-accredited counsellor. I offer online and face-to-face counselling sessions through my private practice - Sense Counselling - which is based in Ipswich (sensecounselling.co.uk). I can provide a safe and supportive environment to enable you to explore the things that are having an unwanted impact on your life, and help you to work towards your personal goals.
Hello! My name is Roxanne and I am a BACP-accredited counsellor. I offer online and face-to-face counselling sessions through my private practice - Sense Counselling - which is based in Ipswich (sensecounselling.co.uk). I can provide a safe and supportive environment to enable you to explore the things that are having an unwanted impact on your life, and help you to work towards your personal goals.
01473 943038 View 01473 943038
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Rachel Phillippo-Green
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Hello, and welcome. As an experienced psychodynamic counsellor, I specialise in working with children and young people between the ages of 10-25. For children and young people, it can often be difficult to understand or express their emotions. This can lead to overwhelming, confusing or stuck feelings, perhaps resulting in low self-esteem and struggles with relationships with others, and themselves. Counselling and creative therapy offers a safe and supportive space to explore emotions, and develop an understanding of their thought patterns whilst building communication skills and emotional resilience.
Hello, and welcome. As an experienced psychodynamic counsellor, I specialise in working with children and young people between the ages of 10-25. For children and young people, it can often be difficult to understand or express their emotions. This can lead to overwhelming, confusing or stuck feelings, perhaps resulting in low self-esteem and struggles with relationships with others, and themselves. Counselling and creative therapy offers a safe and supportive space to explore emotions, and develop an understanding of their thought patterns whilst building communication skills and emotional resilience.
01473 943238 View 01473 943238
Photo of Sarah Turner, Psychotherapist, DCounsPsych, MBACP Accred
Sarah Turner
Psychotherapist, DCounsPsych, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
Serves Area
Do you struggle with your emotions? Do you find yourself feeling moody and irritable? Maybe you are battling with high levels of anxiety that is ruining your life. Maybe you’re feeling sad and depressed robbing you of enjoyment in your life. Do you experience a range of intense emotions in a short space of time and slow to get back to “normal”? Do you end up having angry outbursts then feel full of regret afterwards? Do your relationships suffer as a result of intense emotions? Have you developed coping strategies that whilst in the moment might help but longer term are causing additional issues?
Do you struggle with your emotions? Do you find yourself feeling moody and irritable? Maybe you are battling with high levels of anxiety that is ruining your life. Maybe you’re feeling sad and depressed robbing you of enjoyment in your life. Do you experience a range of intense emotions in a short space of time and slow to get back to “normal”? Do you end up having angry outbursts then feel full of regret afterwards? Do your relationships suffer as a result of intense emotions? Have you developed coping strategies that whilst in the moment might help but longer term are causing additional issues?
01283 372017 View 01283 372017
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Cindy Yeates
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Serves Area
I work with children, young people and adults. I provide a safe and trusting space to enable my clients to explore what it is that has brought them to counselling. I believe in empowering my clients so they explore their feelings and experiences, to work towards liberating themselves from these restricting and overwhelming feelings in order to live a happier life, with more self worth and confidence.
I work with children, young people and adults. I provide a safe and trusting space to enable my clients to explore what it is that has brought them to counselling. I believe in empowering my clients so they explore their feelings and experiences, to work towards liberating themselves from these restricting and overwhelming feelings in order to live a happier life, with more self worth and confidence.
01245 968137 View 01245 968137
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Tominsin Anne Aweda-Okondo
Counsellor, MSc, MNCPS Acc.
Verified Verified
Online Only
Hello there! Thank you for stopping by. It can be daunting searching for a therapist. Well done for taking the first step. As you navigate through this, trust yourself to go through the process. You can do this! If you need someone to listen or someone you can trust, get in touch.
Hello there! Thank you for stopping by. It can be daunting searching for a therapist. Well done for taking the first step. As you navigate through this, trust yourself to go through the process. You can do this! If you need someone to listen or someone you can trust, get in touch.
01473 974985 View 01473 974985
Photo of Laura Fulcher, Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
Laura Fulcher
Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
Verified Verified
Serves Area
I offer counselling and psychotherapy for children, young people, parents and adults. Young people can often have worries that they find hard to talk to their parents about. Talking to someone outside the family can often make all the difference. I offer space for parents to talk about their worries and work on their parenting strategies. Sometimes I work with a parent and child together if there are particular relationship issues. I also work with adults for individual problems.
I offer counselling and psychotherapy for children, young people, parents and adults. Young people can often have worries that they find hard to talk to their parents about. Talking to someone outside the family can often make all the difference. I offer space for parents to talk about their worries and work on their parenting strategies. Sometimes I work with a parent and child together if there are particular relationship issues. I also work with adults for individual problems.
01621 730617 View 01621 730617
Photo of Georgina Cann, Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Georgina Cann
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Verified Verified
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
Do you have a space in your life to sit, reflect and be truly honest? Are you juggling overwhelming emotions such as anxiety, depression, anger, loss, frustration and you feel alone with your thoughts? Are you struggling to connect with people in your life? Do you feel lost at work or in your home life? Do you tend to self-sabotage or doubt your own ability? Often we choose to invest in our physical health, our home, our lifestyle, hobbies, vacations, but is there sometimes a reluctance to do the same with our mental health? Perhaps hoping the issues will correct themselves?
Do you have a space in your life to sit, reflect and be truly honest? Are you juggling overwhelming emotions such as anxiety, depression, anger, loss, frustration and you feel alone with your thoughts? Are you struggling to connect with people in your life? Do you feel lost at work or in your home life? Do you tend to self-sabotage or doubt your own ability? Often we choose to invest in our physical health, our home, our lifestyle, hobbies, vacations, but is there sometimes a reluctance to do the same with our mental health? Perhaps hoping the issues will correct themselves?
01473 917729 View 01473 917729
Photo of Hannah McCarthy - HM Therapy- with Hannah, Counsellor, BACP
HM Therapy- with Hannah
Counsellor, BACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Life can be extremely challenging and sometimes it can be hard to feel seen or heard or even feel in control of your own life. It can be useful to come to therapy to invest time in you. To reflect, to delve, to feel explore any struggles as well as achievements while building a therapeutic relationship which can support deepen awareness and emotional transformation.
Life can be extremely challenging and sometimes it can be hard to feel seen or heard or even feel in control of your own life. It can be useful to come to therapy to invest time in you. To reflect, to delve, to feel explore any struggles as well as achievements while building a therapeutic relationship which can support deepen awareness and emotional transformation.
01394 331542 View 01394 331542
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Dr Elrika Erasmus
Psychologist, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Verified Verified
Serves Area
Life is so beautiful, and life is so hard. Maybe, for you, it feels especially hard right now. On the outside, you might appear fine, but inside, you’re overwhelmed. Anxiety, overthinking, or self-doubt could be holding you back, making it hard to focus or set goals. Sleep may feel impossible, leaving you exhausted and unmotivated. You want clarity, calm, and to reconnect with what matters most. You’re ready for change, even if you’re unsure where to start.
Life is so beautiful, and life is so hard. Maybe, for you, it feels especially hard right now. On the outside, you might appear fine, but inside, you’re overwhelmed. Anxiety, overthinking, or self-doubt could be holding you back, making it hard to focus or set goals. Sleep may feel impossible, leaving you exhausted and unmotivated. You want clarity, calm, and to reconnect with what matters most. You’re ready for change, even if you’re unsure where to start.
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Photo of Kim Michelle Lock, Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Kim Michelle Lock
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
I am a BACP registered, qualified and experienced psychotherapist and have worked with many clients with various problems. Many people struggle with their own unique experiencing of the world, which can sometimes feel overwhelming. I am able to provide a non-clinical, non-judgemental, confidential and relaxed environment, to help you safely explore your thoughts and feelings in an attempt to help you gain an understanding and clearer insight into yourself and your problems. During therapy you will hopefully also gain some ‘tools’ to help you deal with life more effectively and in a more managable and healthier way.
I am a BACP registered, qualified and experienced psychotherapist and have worked with many clients with various problems. Many people struggle with their own unique experiencing of the world, which can sometimes feel overwhelming. I am able to provide a non-clinical, non-judgemental, confidential and relaxed environment, to help you safely explore your thoughts and feelings in an attempt to help you gain an understanding and clearer insight into yourself and your problems. During therapy you will hopefully also gain some ‘tools’ to help you deal with life more effectively and in a more managable and healthier way.
01206 700268 View 01206 700268
Photo of Dr Rebecca Moran, Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Dr Rebecca Moran
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
Serves Area
I am a Clinical Psychologist and EMDR therapist, registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC, Reg: PYL041023). For over a decade, I have worked in public healthcare settings in the UK and Ireland; helping people, of all ages, to cope with and recover from emotional and behavioural difficulties such as Attachment issues, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, phobias and the impact of Trauma/Developmental Trauma. My approach is warm, compassionate, and empathetic. I provide a supportive and confidential space for you to safely explore your difficulties and current needs.
I am a Clinical Psychologist and EMDR therapist, registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC, Reg: PYL041023). For over a decade, I have worked in public healthcare settings in the UK and Ireland; helping people, of all ages, to cope with and recover from emotional and behavioural difficulties such as Attachment issues, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, phobias and the impact of Trauma/Developmental Trauma. My approach is warm, compassionate, and empathetic. I provide a supportive and confidential space for you to safely explore your difficulties and current needs.
01245 945723 View 01245 945723
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Harriet Frank
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Online Only
I’m Harriet a fully qualified, BACP-registered, person-centred counsellor offering online and telephone therapy sessions. I provide a safe, non-judgemental space for you to discuss your struggles, all from the comfort of your own home or confidential space. Whether you are facing personal challenges, emotional difficulties, or simply need someone to listen, I am here to support you on your journey towards well-being.
I’m Harriet a fully qualified, BACP-registered, person-centred counsellor offering online and telephone therapy sessions. I provide a safe, non-judgemental space for you to discuss your struggles, all from the comfort of your own home or confidential space. Whether you are facing personal challenges, emotional difficulties, or simply need someone to listen, I am here to support you on your journey towards well-being.
020 3912 7446 View 020 3912 7446
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NurtureNeuro
Psychologist, PhD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
Serves Area
NurtureNeuro provides comprehensive Autism Assessments, ADHD Assessments, Learning Difficulty Assessments, Therapy, and Support Services. We provide an individualised holistic assessment, that encompasses you or your child's strengths as well as challenges, and provides an understanding of these, and strategies to help. Our assessments provide an additional understanding of psychological wellbeing.
NurtureNeuro provides comprehensive Autism Assessments, ADHD Assessments, Learning Difficulty Assessments, Therapy, and Support Services. We provide an individualised holistic assessment, that encompasses you or your child's strengths as well as challenges, and provides an understanding of these, and strategies to help. Our assessments provide an additional understanding of psychological wellbeing.
01277 674517 View 01277 674517

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How does your Counsellor compare?

Number of Counsellors in Colchester

100+

Average cost per session

£60

Counsellors in Colchester who prioritize treating:

89% Anxiety
86% Depression
84% Self Esteem
78% Stress
77% Relationship Issues
66% Bereavement
66% Trauma and PTSD

Average years in practice

10 Years

Top 3 insurances accepted

72% Aviva
66% AXA PPP
62% Bupa

How Counsellors in Colchester see their clients

85% In Person and Online
15% Online Only

Gender breakdown

77% Female
22% Male
1% Non-Binary