Parenting Counselling in Dunstable
I see a fair number of clients who want to make sense of how their culture or parents' expectations impact them whilst the society they live in can have different values.
I offer therapy to individuals aged 18+ in the Dunstable and Milton Keynes areas. I can help you explore any emotional difficulties you may have. Sometimes we don't know why we keep reacting to others the way we do. We just know we don't want to feel the way we feel anymore. Perhaps you seem to have everything together on the surface but underneath you feel overwhelmed, and you worry about what others might think of you if they knew the truth. You may have been trying to figure this out on your own but get frustrated because nothing seems to work. Maybe you feel that your issue is too insignificant and others have bigger problems.
I see a fair number of clients who want to make sense of how their culture or parents' expectations impact them whilst the society they live in can have different values.
I offer therapy to individuals aged 18+ in the Dunstable and Milton Keynes areas. I can help you explore any emotional difficulties you may have. Sometimes we don't know why we keep reacting to others the way we do. We just know we don't want to feel the way we feel anymore. Perhaps you seem to have everything together on the surface but underneath you feel overwhelmed, and you worry about what others might think of you if they knew the truth. You may have been trying to figure this out on your own but get frustrated because nothing seems to work. Maybe you feel that your issue is too insignificant and others have bigger problems.
Consultant Clinical Psychologist – Specialist in Women’s Health:
Many of my clients are women navigating significant reproductive or gynaecological experiences—pregnancy, birth trauma, fertility treatment, menopause, or complex medical journeys. They may feel overwhelmed, unheard, or changed by what they’ve been through. Others are coping with anxiety, depression, pelvic pain, endometriosis, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) or the emotional impact of medical trauma.
Consultant Clinical Psychologist – Specialist in Women’s Health:
Many of my clients are women navigating significant reproductive or gynaecological experiences—pregnancy, birth trauma, fertility treatment, menopause, or complex medical journeys. They may feel overwhelmed, unheard, or changed by what they’ve been through. Others are coping with anxiety, depression, pelvic pain, endometriosis, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) or the emotional impact of medical trauma.
You are unique, with an individual set of experiences, circumstances and history. Together we can explore how you are feeling, the challenges you face and work towards the outcomes that are important to you. I will sit with you and build a therapeutic relationship that can enable you to express your feelings, paying attention to what you need and think. I enjoy my work with couples, adults and young people.
You are unique, with an individual set of experiences, circumstances and history. Together we can explore how you are feeling, the challenges you face and work towards the outcomes that are important to you. I will sit with you and build a therapeutic relationship that can enable you to express your feelings, paying attention to what you need and think. I enjoy my work with couples, adults and young people.
Welcome and thank you for visiting my profile. Do you require a safe space where you can be heard, a place to share your thoughts and be understood? A place to explore your mind? It would be a privilege to explore this with you. I understand life can be tough sometimes; a person can get confused, low, or stressed and sometimes cannot find a way out. And it can be quite daunting to look for support with so many counsellors and psychotherapists to choose from. Stream Therapy offers confidential, non-judgmental, and highly professional counselling and psychotherapy services where a person unburdens and feels heard in a confidential se
Welcome and thank you for visiting my profile. Do you require a safe space where you can be heard, a place to share your thoughts and be understood? A place to explore your mind? It would be a privilege to explore this with you. I understand life can be tough sometimes; a person can get confused, low, or stressed and sometimes cannot find a way out. And it can be quite daunting to look for support with so many counsellors and psychotherapists to choose from. Stream Therapy offers confidential, non-judgmental, and highly professional counselling and psychotherapy services where a person unburdens and feels heard in a confidential se
Are you a concerned parent looking for support for your child?
A young person will be enabled to speak about what they're going through in a confidential space. We can use games and crafts while we talk, helping us to get to know each other. I have over 20 years of experience in working with young people in school settings and youth clubs, and for two years I have been counselling for a young person’s charity.
Are you a concerned parent looking for support for your child?
A young person will be enabled to speak about what they're going through in a confidential space. We can use games and crafts while we talk, helping us to get to know each other. I have over 20 years of experience in working with young people in school settings and youth clubs, and for two years I have been counselling for a young person’s charity.
At times we need a safe place, independent of family & friends, to explore our fears/anxieties/traumas. With 20 years experience of offering a safe, confidential & non-judgemental space supporting children, young people and adults I am able to support you. My expertise covers anxiety, depression, bereavement, trauma, PTSD, domestic violence, neurodiversity, self esteem, low confidence & self harm. I work integratively using Person centred counselling, CBT, Solution focused therapy, Motivational interviewing, Play therapy, & creatively allowing me to adapt and support clients individually reach their goals & gain clarity and heal.
At times we need a safe place, independent of family & friends, to explore our fears/anxieties/traumas. With 20 years experience of offering a safe, confidential & non-judgemental space supporting children, young people and adults I am able to support you. My expertise covers anxiety, depression, bereavement, trauma, PTSD, domestic violence, neurodiversity, self esteem, low confidence & self harm. I work integratively using Person centred counselling, CBT, Solution focused therapy, Motivational interviewing, Play therapy, & creatively allowing me to adapt and support clients individually reach their goals & gain clarity and heal.
A warm welcome to you. What brings you here? Are you feeling anxious, depressed, surviving toxic or controlling relationships? Feeling low or confused in life? Surviving traumas from the past? Suffering a loss? Would you like to understand yourself more fully, why you do what you do? Then this is the place to be. Let's explore this together and make sense of it all.
I offer you a warm, 'safe' and supportive space, without judgment, where you feel seen, heard, valued, and understood. I can help you build confidence, set boundaries, and reclaim your freedom, especially if feeling stuck or lost in life situations.
A warm welcome to you. What brings you here? Are you feeling anxious, depressed, surviving toxic or controlling relationships? Feeling low or confused in life? Surviving traumas from the past? Suffering a loss? Would you like to understand yourself more fully, why you do what you do? Then this is the place to be. Let's explore this together and make sense of it all.
I offer you a warm, 'safe' and supportive space, without judgment, where you feel seen, heard, valued, and understood. I can help you build confidence, set boundaries, and reclaim your freedom, especially if feeling stuck or lost in life situations.
Perhaps you feel overwhelmed by your emotions, misunderstood by others, or exhausted from constantly holding things together internally.
You may struggle with anxiety, relationship difficulties, rejection sensitivity, masking, burnout, or a sense that you don’t fully belong. Perhaps words feel difficult sometimes, or you find yourself deeply feeling things that others seem able to brush aside.
Therapy offers a space where you can begin to understand yourself more deeply, feel genuinely seen, and gently unfurl into greater self-acceptance and freedom.
Perhaps you feel overwhelmed by your emotions, misunderstood by others, or exhausted from constantly holding things together internally.
You may struggle with anxiety, relationship difficulties, rejection sensitivity, masking, burnout, or a sense that you don’t fully belong. Perhaps words feel difficult sometimes, or you find yourself deeply feeling things that others seem able to brush aside.
Therapy offers a space where you can begin to understand yourself more deeply, feel genuinely seen, and gently unfurl into greater self-acceptance and freedom.
Therapy is time set aside by you and the therapist to look at what has brought you to therapy. This might include talking about life events (past and present), feelings, emotions, relationships, ways of thinking and patterns of behaviour. Resilience isn’t about never falling over. It’s about knowing what do to when we do fall over and how we get back up again. I won’t judge you or criticise you. I work with the uniqueness of each individual client and endeavour to offer a relationship in which you feel heard, accepted, safe and valued. And collaboratively we will work to make positive changes in your life.
Therapy is time set aside by you and the therapist to look at what has brought you to therapy. This might include talking about life events (past and present), feelings, emotions, relationships, ways of thinking and patterns of behaviour. Resilience isn’t about never falling over. It’s about knowing what do to when we do fall over and how we get back up again. I won’t judge you or criticise you. I work with the uniqueness of each individual client and endeavour to offer a relationship in which you feel heard, accepted, safe and valued. And collaboratively we will work to make positive changes in your life.
I work in what is described as an 'integrative' approach, ultimately this means having a Person-Centred base and then integrating elements from a number of evidence-based approaches including Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal Therapy in order to meet the needs of each individual. For you, this means that the therapy you are provided with, is completely tailored to your specific needs as they change.
I believe that everyone has the potential for growth and change and I offer a warm, supportive, and non-judgmental space where you feel safe to explore areas of your life that you are struggling with.
I work in what is described as an 'integrative' approach, ultimately this means having a Person-Centred base and then integrating elements from a number of evidence-based approaches including Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal Therapy in order to meet the needs of each individual. For you, this means that the therapy you are provided with, is completely tailored to your specific needs as they change.
I believe that everyone has the potential for growth and change and I offer a warm, supportive, and non-judgmental space where you feel safe to explore areas of your life that you are struggling with.
The experience of coming for therapy is an opportunity for you to discover for the first or subsequent time in life that you can let go of all the judgements, the fear and hesitation, and begin to talk about what is bothering you. We become wounded within a sense of connectedness - in families, relationships, friendships and society - and paradoxically it is within a sense of connectedness that we can begin to heal.
Psychotherapy with me offers an experience of relatedness, which unfolds in a way that it facilitates a fundamental change in the personality, including how you experience, respond to- or make meaning of life.
The experience of coming for therapy is an opportunity for you to discover for the first or subsequent time in life that you can let go of all the judgements, the fear and hesitation, and begin to talk about what is bothering you. We become wounded within a sense of connectedness - in families, relationships, friendships and society - and paradoxically it is within a sense of connectedness that we can begin to heal.
Psychotherapy with me offers an experience of relatedness, which unfolds in a way that it facilitates a fundamental change in the personality, including how you experience, respond to- or make meaning of life.
I have a heart for those who haven't felt heard or understood and I will treat what you share with the utmost care. I can offer you compassion where maybe you feel you haven't received it before, or maybe you feel like you don't deserve it because that internal voice tells you you are not good enough. I can help you discover the roots of that voice, weakening its influence over you and allowing you to build a new voice that is encouraging and supportive. Everyone deserves to have their voice heard, what you think and how you feel really is important to me.
I have a heart for those who haven't felt heard or understood and I will treat what you share with the utmost care. I can offer you compassion where maybe you feel you haven't received it before, or maybe you feel like you don't deserve it because that internal voice tells you you are not good enough. I can help you discover the roots of that voice, weakening its influence over you and allowing you to build a new voice that is encouraging and supportive. Everyone deserves to have their voice heard, what you think and how you feel really is important to me.
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In the 30 years since qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist, I have worked with people in both physical and mental health services I have substantial experience in helping and supporting children, young people, parents, adults, couples, families who are experiencing difficulties in life.
I provide psychological therapy for people who try to deal and cope with a wide range of difficulties and challenges, including: • Unhappiness, loneliness, and grief •Fears and anxieties • Relationship problems • Parents having problems managing their children or feeling that their own difficulties are affecting their children •Traumatic experiences • Stress
In the 30 years since qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist, I have worked with people in both physical and mental health services I have substantial experience in helping and supporting children, young people, parents, adults, couples, families who are experiencing difficulties in life.
I provide psychological therapy for people who try to deal and cope with a wide range of difficulties and challenges, including: • Unhappiness, loneliness, and grief •Fears and anxieties • Relationship problems • Parents having problems managing their children or feeling that their own difficulties are affecting their children •Traumatic experiences • Stress
Do you often feel overwhelmed?
I specialise in relationship and family dynamics, particularly supporting people who struggle to express their needs, set boundaries or feel confident being themselves in their relationships. You may find yourself putting others first, avoiding difficult conversations, overthinking how others might react or feeling guilty to say NO. Over time, this can leave you feeling disconnect from yourself while trying to keep everyone happy.
I’m a registered BACP Integrative Psychotherapist, which means I draw from and tailor different therapeutic approaches to meet your individual needs, experiences and goals.
Do you often feel overwhelmed?
I specialise in relationship and family dynamics, particularly supporting people who struggle to express their needs, set boundaries or feel confident being themselves in their relationships. You may find yourself putting others first, avoiding difficult conversations, overthinking how others might react or feeling guilty to say NO. Over time, this can leave you feeling disconnect from yourself while trying to keep everyone happy.
I’m a registered BACP Integrative Psychotherapist, which means I draw from and tailor different therapeutic approaches to meet your individual needs, experiences and goals.
I have specialised in working with children, young people, parents and families in the NHS and charity sector across community, outpatient and inpatient settings.
I offer an integrative approach using evidence based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside Attachment theory, Mentalization theory and Systemic theory. I value a strong, collaborative therapeutic relationship, which I believe will bring about the most change. I aim to provide a supportive, safe and non-judgemental therapeutic space.
I have specialised in working with children, young people, parents and families in the NHS and charity sector across community, outpatient and inpatient settings.
I offer an integrative approach using evidence based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside Attachment theory, Mentalization theory and Systemic theory. I value a strong, collaborative therapeutic relationship, which I believe will bring about the most change. I aim to provide a supportive, safe and non-judgemental therapeutic space.
Maybe becoming a parent has brought up unexpected questions about your own upbringing, or you're navigating difficult family dynamics, or you've reached a point where simply "getting on with it" isn't working anymore.
I have particular experience supporting clients through periods of big life transitions, including changes in relationships, parenthood, identity, work and family life. Alongside my professional training, I'm also a mother of three and understand first-hand some of the pressures, responsibilities and identity shifts that can accompany modern life.
Maybe becoming a parent has brought up unexpected questions about your own upbringing, or you're navigating difficult family dynamics, or you've reached a point where simply "getting on with it" isn't working anymore.
I have particular experience supporting clients through periods of big life transitions, including changes in relationships, parenthood, identity, work and family life. Alongside my professional training, I'm also a mother of three and understand first-hand some of the pressures, responsibilities and identity shifts that can accompany modern life.
I specialise in child mental health, parenting and parent wellbeing.
I work integratively, which means that I draw upon multiple different models to develop an individualised approach which is most appropriate for you. I can work closely with schools and other professionals to ensure a consistent approach across settings for your child. I will work collaboratively with you to ensure that we are moving towards your goals.
I specialise in child mental health, parenting and parent wellbeing.
I work integratively, which means that I draw upon multiple different models to develop an individualised approach which is most appropriate for you. I can work closely with schools and other professionals to ensure a consistent approach across settings for your child. I will work collaboratively with you to ensure that we are moving towards your goals.
Alongside working with a wide range of adults and young people, I have particular experience supporting neurodivergent clients and parent carers, informed by both lived and professional experience.
I offer a calm, nurturing space for adults, teenagers, and young people aged 11+.
Clients come to me for many reasons, including:
stress, anxiety, or low mood
burnout or emotional exhaustion
caring responsibilities
identity exploration
feeling different, misunderstood, or overwhelmed
wanting space to focus on their own wellbeing
You don’t need to be in crisis to come to counselling — sometimes it’s simply about having a space that’s yours. I believe each client’s experience is unique, and I work collaboratively to create a warm, supportive space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences safely.
Alongside working with a wide range of adults and young people, I have particular experience supporting neurodivergent clients and parent carers, informed by both lived and professional experience.
I offer a calm, nurturing space for adults, teenagers, and young people aged 11+.
Clients come to me for many reasons, including:
stress, anxiety, or low mood
burnout or emotional exhaustion
caring responsibilities
identity exploration
feeling different, misunderstood, or overwhelmed
wanting space to focus on their own wellbeing
You don’t need to be in crisis to come to counselling — sometimes it’s simply about having a space that’s yours. I believe each client’s experience is unique, and I work collaboratively to create a warm, supportive space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences safely.
2) Parents/carers/educators struggling with youngsters who can be violent or self-destructive, for whom traditional reward & punishment approaches fail to help (or indeed actually escalate the problem).
As an integrative, systemic psychologist, I can pick-up where many other therapies end, offering a variety of trauma-sensitive interventions to unlock & processes entrenched conflict & distress within individuals, couples, families and broader systems.
2) Parents/carers/educators struggling with youngsters who can be violent or self-destructive, for whom traditional reward & punishment approaches fail to help (or indeed actually escalate the problem).
As an integrative, systemic psychologist, I can pick-up where many other therapies end, offering a variety of trauma-sensitive interventions to unlock & processes entrenched conflict & distress within individuals, couples, families and broader systems.
I am an integrative psychotherapist working with couples, children, adolescents and parents.
It is not necessarily our circumstances that provide us with challenges but how we approach them. Our past can be useful in understanding our present but it does not determine our future. I work both on developing your resilience and the capacity to cope with your challenges as well as providing you with the skills needed to turn them into opportunities.
I am an integrative psychotherapist working with couples, children, adolescents and parents.
It is not necessarily our circumstances that provide us with challenges but how we approach them. Our past can be useful in understanding our present but it does not determine our future. I work both on developing your resilience and the capacity to cope with your challenges as well as providing you with the skills needed to turn them into opportunities.
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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.