Women's Issues Counselling in Dunstable

Tamara | TN Wellness
Psychotherapist, MHGI
Serves Area
Welcome to TN Wellness! I'm Tamara, and I offer a holistic, solution-oriented sessions helping individuals quickly regain control of their lives, showing improvements from the first session. My approach encourages clients to harness their own volition and empowers clients by helping them to set goals, understand their symptoms, challenges, and the steps needed to enhance resilience against future setbacks, while also providing effective coping strategies. Sessions also emphasise clients' strengths and resources, fostering self-generated change.
Welcome to TN Wellness! I'm Tamara, and I offer a holistic, solution-oriented sessions helping individuals quickly regain control of their lives, showing improvements from the first session. My approach encourages clients to harness their own volition and empowers clients by helping them to set goals, understand their symptoms, challenges, and the steps needed to enhance resilience against future setbacks, while also providing effective coping strategies. Sessions also emphasise clients' strengths and resources, fostering self-generated change.
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Jacqueline Doyle
Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Online Only
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.
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Janice Teh
Psychotherapist, UKCP Trainee
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 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.
07810 788565 View 07810 788565
Danielle Christie Greene
Psychotherapist, MNCPS Acc.
Online Only
Psychotherapist specialising in M.E/CFS, chronic health conditions, burnout & neurodivergence. Many of the people I work with feel exhausted or stuck in survival mode after years of managing fluctuating energy, masking, or navigating systems that don’t fully understand their experience.
Psychotherapist specialising in M.E/CFS, chronic health conditions, burnout & neurodivergence. Many of the people I work with feel exhausted or stuck in survival mode after years of managing fluctuating energy, masking, or navigating systems that don’t fully understand their experience.
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Michelle Wood
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
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.
01582 377097 View 01582 377097
Deeann Press
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Please don't struggle alone - I can help you. We can explore together all the difficulties that you are battling with. Dark and negative thoughts can be shared and worked through. I have a high success rate of dealing with issues from anxiety, depression, confidence, anger, addiction, emotional/physical/sexual abuse, relationship issues, bullying, friendship problems, bereavement, school/work problems, stress and many, many more. If you feel you are living in your own mind, together we can change this - there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Please don't struggle alone - I can help you. We can explore together all the difficulties that you are battling with. Dark and negative thoughts can be shared and worked through. I have a high success rate of dealing with issues from anxiety, depression, confidence, anger, addiction, emotional/physical/sexual abuse, relationship issues, bullying, friendship problems, bereavement, school/work problems, stress and many, many more. If you feel you are living in your own mind, together we can change this - there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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Jacqui Webb
Psychotherapist, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Have you experienced distress and upset or loss ? Unresolved issues that trouble you ? Do you suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, PTS or depression ? Do you want to feel differently about the life you live or the person that you are. Perhaps you want to change aspects of you life for it to be more rewarding. Maybe you know that things are unlikely to change. Do you require a safe space where you can be heard, a place to share your thoughts and be understood. A place where being you is good enough. If you are 16 years old or heading into your 99th year, wanting to explore your world then it would be a privilege to support you.
Have you experienced distress and upset or loss ? Unresolved issues that trouble you ? Do you suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, PTS or depression ? Do you want to feel differently about the life you live or the person that you are. Perhaps you want to change aspects of you life for it to be more rewarding. Maybe you know that things are unlikely to change. Do you require a safe space where you can be heard, a place to share your thoughts and be understood. A place where being you is good enough. If you are 16 years old or heading into your 99th year, wanting to explore your world then it would be a privilege to support you.
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Madeleine Rollason
Counsellor, PNCPS Acc.
Online Only
Thank you for visiting my profile, I know that it can be quite daunting to look for support particularly when you're feeling vulnerable and with so many practitioners to choose from. Sometimes life can be tough, we can get confused, low or stressed and can't seem to find our way, it's at these times that counselling can be useful and help us understand our emotions and help us get back in control.
Thank you for visiting my profile, I know that it can be quite daunting to look for support particularly when you're feeling vulnerable and with so many practitioners to choose from. Sometimes life can be tough, we can get confused, low or stressed and can't seem to find our way, it's at these times that counselling can be useful and help us understand our emotions and help us get back in control.
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Gay Lane
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Hi and welcome to my profile page. Are you struggling emotionally? Seeking change? I am a qualified Person-Centred therapist who works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, low mood, domestic abuse, sexual identity to name but a few. Together we will explore your thoughts and feelings so that you can navigate your life in a more positive way. Helping you to find the correct tools for leading the life you want!
Hi and welcome to my profile page. Are you struggling emotionally? Seeking change? I am a qualified Person-Centred therapist who works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, low mood, domestic abuse, sexual identity to name but a few. Together we will explore your thoughts and feelings so that you can navigate your life in a more positive way. Helping you to find the correct tools for leading the life you want!
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Yvonne Newbury
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Hello. Perhaps you’ve reached a point where life feels harder than it should. You may be carrying anxiety, stress, low mood, grief, relationship difficulties or burnout, or struggling with a change you never expected. You might feel stuck in patterns that are hard to shift, disconnected from yourself, or unsure of where you belong. Sometimes there is no clear reason—only a sense that something needs to change. I offer a warm, compassionate and non-judgemental space to explore your experiences, understand yourself more deeply, and move towards meaningful change.
Hello. Perhaps you’ve reached a point where life feels harder than it should. You may be carrying anxiety, stress, low mood, grief, relationship difficulties or burnout, or struggling with a change you never expected. You might feel stuck in patterns that are hard to shift, disconnected from yourself, or unsure of where you belong. Sometimes there is no clear reason—only a sense that something needs to change. I offer a warm, compassionate and non-judgemental space to explore your experiences, understand yourself more deeply, and move towards meaningful change.
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Serendipity Psychology Ltd Beds and Bucks
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
1 Endorsed
Serendipity Psychology is a team of professionally registered, highly qualified psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors and occupational therapists working across Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes, Leicestershire, Coventry & Warwickshire and many other areas of the UK. Our team aspire to deliver exceptional, personalised psychological treatment and care throughout the time you need us. We offer a range of specialist support and pathways of care, including a neurodivergence pathway for the assessment and support of ASD and ADHD, and a lower-fee pathway for those who may struggle to access independent therapy because of the cost.
Serendipity Psychology is a team of professionally registered, highly qualified psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors and occupational therapists working across Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes, Leicestershire, Coventry & Warwickshire and many other areas of the UK. Our team aspire to deliver exceptional, personalised psychological treatment and care throughout the time you need us. We offer a range of specialist support and pathways of care, including a neurodivergence pathway for the assessment and support of ASD and ADHD, and a lower-fee pathway for those who may struggle to access independent therapy because of the cost.
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Elaine Jenkins
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
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.
07480 488626 View 07480 488626
Kay Juviler Counselling
Psychotherapist, DCounsPsych, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
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.
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Yvonne Mountain
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
I am an experienced BACP registered Psychodynamic Counsellor. My approach is warm, grounded and compassionate. I aim to create a therapeutic relationship where you feel able to talk openly and share your difficulties, without judgement, at a pace that is right for you. I work with a range of issues including but not limited to: trauma, depression, disordered eating, abuse, anxiety and low self-esteem. Whatever brings you to therapy, I offer a space to think, feel and explore what may be going on and to support you in developing a deeper understanding of yourself which will enable you to move forward with your life.
I am an experienced BACP registered Psychodynamic Counsellor. My approach is warm, grounded and compassionate. I aim to create a therapeutic relationship where you feel able to talk openly and share your difficulties, without judgement, at a pace that is right for you. I work with a range of issues including but not limited to: trauma, depression, disordered eating, abuse, anxiety and low self-esteem. Whatever brings you to therapy, I offer a space to think, feel and explore what may be going on and to support you in developing a deeper understanding of yourself which will enable you to move forward with your life.
01582 377489 View 01582 377489
Stacy Holland
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Serves Area
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.
01525 659958 View 01525 659958
Rachael Cressey
Counsellor, MBACP
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
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.
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Paulette Adams
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
There are times in our lives when our ability to cope alone is significantly diminished. You may be there right now. Perhaps negative experiences from the past, or significant life changing experiences have altered the way you think, feel, or behave. You want to move forward, but just can't seem to break the cycle of shame, guilt and fear? You may be unsure who you can trust? My personal experience and faith in God's transforming power fuels my passion to come alongside the hurting, wounded, confused, lonely and voiceless as I witness broken lives being restored.
There are times in our lives when our ability to cope alone is significantly diminished. You may be there right now. Perhaps negative experiences from the past, or significant life changing experiences have altered the way you think, feel, or behave. You want to move forward, but just can't seem to break the cycle of shame, guilt and fear? You may be unsure who you can trust? My personal experience and faith in God's transforming power fuels my passion to come alongside the hurting, wounded, confused, lonely and voiceless as I witness broken lives being restored.
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Cristina Carstea
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Serves Area
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.
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Peter Brown
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
I offer a warm respectful safe environment where you can explore all the difficulties that you’re facing. Issues I work with include relationship issues, depression, anxiety, couple counselling, trauma (ptsd, cptsd), low self worth/confidence, emotional withdrawal/disengagement, life changes/transitions, work issues, procrastination, historical abuse, shame/guilt/blame, loss, to mention a few. If you are finding it difficult coping or struggling with difficult feelings/emotions, or your thinking is just going around and around in circles, counselling can help. My aim is to support you through those challenging and difficult time.
I offer a warm respectful safe environment where you can explore all the difficulties that you’re facing. Issues I work with include relationship issues, depression, anxiety, couple counselling, trauma (ptsd, cptsd), low self worth/confidence, emotional withdrawal/disengagement, life changes/transitions, work issues, procrastination, historical abuse, shame/guilt/blame, loss, to mention a few. If you are finding it difficult coping or struggling with difficult feelings/emotions, or your thinking is just going around and around in circles, counselling can help. My aim is to support you through those challenging and difficult time.
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Catherine Sanderson
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Hello, I’m Catherine, a BACP-registered psychotherapist with an MSc, & also awarded Psychotherapist of the Year 2025, by Prestige Awards. I work with adults experiencing the effects of trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, addiction, and patterns that no longer serve them. I integrate clinical training with lived experience to offer compassionate, relational therapy. My work supports people to process trauma, rebuild self-worth, develop healthier coping strategies, and move toward greater emotional stability, self-understanding, and lasting change. I offer a safe, non-judgemental space to explore whatever has brought you to therapy.
Hello, I’m Catherine, a BACP-registered psychotherapist with an MSc, & also awarded Psychotherapist of the Year 2025, by Prestige Awards. I work with adults experiencing the effects of trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, addiction, and patterns that no longer serve them. I integrate clinical training with lived experience to offer compassionate, relational therapy. My work supports people to process trauma, rebuild self-worth, develop healthier coping strategies, and move toward greater emotional stability, self-understanding, and lasting change. I offer a safe, non-judgemental space to explore whatever has brought you to therapy.
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Women's Issues Counsellors
How do you encourage a woman to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual may be suffering, and what effects it has on them, should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.

How can women prepare for therapy?
Women can prepare for therapy by being willing to talk about their past experiences and their private thoughts. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. Between sessions, it can be useful to write down notes about their reaction to a given event or how they felt at a particular time.

How long does therapy for women’s issues often last?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual and the challenges they face. Therapy types like Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Prolonged exposure therapy (PET), and Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. In some cases, such as for women with eating disorders, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realised.

How can women overcome stigma around specific challenges in order to seek therapy?
Women dealing with domestic abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, and any other number of troubles may feel a stigma around seeking help. It’s important to remember that these issues are not uncommon and there is no shame in getting help for them. Therapy is confidential, and women can talk about their experiences without fear of judgment. Seeking therapy can be a courageous and liberating act, and an important step toward healing and recovery.