Spirituality Counselling in Dursley
I assist adults and older adults to reduce distress, improve awareness, connection, functioning and QoL through face-to-face and online counselling and psychological therapy. You can explore and address your concerns safely with session materials to take away for future reference. I offer evidenced approaches. Since 1998 I have worked with many people in their recovery from a range of emotional, behavioural, personality and mental health issues across various settings to Consultant level. Hopefully, I maybe of assistance to you also. Dr Maria Thompson BSc (Hons) MSc Post-MSc DCounsPsych CPsychol AFBPsS. Desideratum P&C Services Ltd.
I assist adults and older adults to reduce distress, improve awareness, connection, functioning and QoL through face-to-face and online counselling and psychological therapy. You can explore and address your concerns safely with session materials to take away for future reference. I offer evidenced approaches. Since 1998 I have worked with many people in their recovery from a range of emotional, behavioural, personality and mental health issues across various settings to Consultant level. Hopefully, I maybe of assistance to you also. Dr Maria Thompson BSc (Hons) MSc Post-MSc DCounsPsych CPsychol AFBPsS. Desideratum P&C Services Ltd.
Hello and welcome We can be prompted to seek help from a therapist for many different reasons. You may be struggling with an issue that you can’t seem to resolve alone. Or maybe you are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or depression, or somehow stuck in life. Is there something that is interfering with your ability to live a meaningful and rewarding life? If this is the case for you, it could be helpful to explore how you are feeling with someone who is professionally trained. Together we can work to help you achieve a greater sense of peace in your life, a greater sense of personal freedom.
Hello and welcome We can be prompted to seek help from a therapist for many different reasons. You may be struggling with an issue that you can’t seem to resolve alone. Or maybe you are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or depression, or somehow stuck in life. Is there something that is interfering with your ability to live a meaningful and rewarding life? If this is the case for you, it could be helpful to explore how you are feeling with someone who is professionally trained. Together we can work to help you achieve a greater sense of peace in your life, a greater sense of personal freedom.
Chartered Counselling Psychologist with over 15 years of experience working therapeutically with children, teenagers, and adults. I draw on a range of evidence-based approaches, including EMDR, CBT, and psychodynamic therapy, tailored to each individual’s needs.
Chartered Counselling Psychologist with over 15 years of experience working therapeutically with children, teenagers, and adults. I draw on a range of evidence-based approaches, including EMDR, CBT, and psychodynamic therapy, tailored to each individual’s needs.
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Originally from Manchester, I now live in Glasgow. I started my counselling training in London on Goldsmith University’s Graduate Certificate in Humanistic & Psychodynamic Counselling, before completing the University of Strathclyde’s MSc, Counselling & Psychotherapy. At Strathclyde I trained in Person-Centred Therapy and this forms the basis of my practice. I have experience working with a wide variety of people, I’m particularly familiar with autism and neurodiversity, and I work with all kinds of issues including depression and anxiety, as well as those vague feelings of just not being what you ought to be.
Originally from Manchester, I now live in Glasgow. I started my counselling training in London on Goldsmith University’s Graduate Certificate in Humanistic & Psychodynamic Counselling, before completing the University of Strathclyde’s MSc, Counselling & Psychotherapy. At Strathclyde I trained in Person-Centred Therapy and this forms the basis of my practice. I have experience working with a wide variety of people, I’m particularly familiar with autism and neurodiversity, and I work with all kinds of issues including depression and anxiety, as well as those vague feelings of just not being what you ought to be.
You’re a courageous professional, feeling stalled or stuck, frustrated, and noticing the toll it’s taking on your mental health. I’m an NMC-registered mental health nurse, working with a coaching approach and optional energy modality for integration, supporting mind, body, and spirit. We’ll work together to untangle what’s holding you back and take clear steps toward clarity, focus, and a life that actually feels right for you. Sessions are tailored to your pace and goals, empowering you to reconnect with yourself and move forward confidently. I’d be glad to walk alongside you.
You’re a courageous professional, feeling stalled or stuck, frustrated, and noticing the toll it’s taking on your mental health. I’m an NMC-registered mental health nurse, working with a coaching approach and optional energy modality for integration, supporting mind, body, and spirit. We’ll work together to untangle what’s holding you back and take clear steps toward clarity, focus, and a life that actually feels right for you. Sessions are tailored to your pace and goals, empowering you to reconnect with yourself and move forward confidently. I’d be glad to walk alongside you.
The reasons we have for seeking therapy are as varied and complex as the people seeking. You may be facing challenges in your life and relationships you wish to overcome. Or want to experience greater creativity, richer relationships, or simply have more ‘good’ days. Within our relationship, I aim to create an environment where you feel comfortable and safe to express, explore and examine your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours both past and present. I am driven to find freedom from the patterns of the past, which existed once to protect us and now may have become self-limiting and even hurtful.
The reasons we have for seeking therapy are as varied and complex as the people seeking. You may be facing challenges in your life and relationships you wish to overcome. Or want to experience greater creativity, richer relationships, or simply have more ‘good’ days. Within our relationship, I aim to create an environment where you feel comfortable and safe to express, explore and examine your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours both past and present. I am driven to find freedom from the patterns of the past, which existed once to protect us and now may have become self-limiting and even hurtful.
Are you trying to either lose weight,stop smoking,increase confidence,break free from unmanageable stress and anxiety, pain management,mental health issues.Could you do with someone to speak to who gets it who will listen and plan a solution, Using Hypnotherapy and connecting with empathy and much experience to explore your concerns with you and support you to achieve far better mental health and solutions to these issues thus creating quality of life ,please call or email to arrange an initial 30 minute no obligation call to discuss your situation and make certain its safe to start therapy this call is with no obligation.
Are you trying to either lose weight,stop smoking,increase confidence,break free from unmanageable stress and anxiety, pain management,mental health issues.Could you do with someone to speak to who gets it who will listen and plan a solution, Using Hypnotherapy and connecting with empathy and much experience to explore your concerns with you and support you to achieve far better mental health and solutions to these issues thus creating quality of life ,please call or email to arrange an initial 30 minute no obligation call to discuss your situation and make certain its safe to start therapy this call is with no obligation.
I provide Affordable Short-Term Psychosexual Therapy, Relationship Therapy, and Coaching in Optimal Life or/and Sex Coaching. I have been systematically seeing clients presenting with sexual and relationship difficulties in the clinical setting in Relate (July 2019 - October 2023) and on Private Basis from December 2022. I have acquired approximately 700 clinical hours. For difficulties I most often encounter in my work and can help you with please visit my website osle.info or book a FREE 20 to 30-minute Video Meeting with me.
I provide Affordable Short-Term Psychosexual Therapy, Relationship Therapy, and Coaching in Optimal Life or/and Sex Coaching. I have been systematically seeing clients presenting with sexual and relationship difficulties in the clinical setting in Relate (July 2019 - October 2023) and on Private Basis from December 2022. I have acquired approximately 700 clinical hours. For difficulties I most often encounter in my work and can help you with please visit my website osle.info or book a FREE 20 to 30-minute Video Meeting with me.
If you have reached this page then you have taken the most difficult step in looking for support. Now it's just a matter of reaching out. Chances are you may be experiencing some emotional difficulty or you may be struggling to make sense of your thoughts, feelings & experiences, or break old habits or patterns of behaviour. To find more balance or clarity around what’s going on for you. Or you may just know that you want to change an area of your life. So whatever your reason for seeking support I firmly believe that you can do this and benefit, from a period of therapy. It is just a matter of reaching out and trusting the process.
If you have reached this page then you have taken the most difficult step in looking for support. Now it's just a matter of reaching out. Chances are you may be experiencing some emotional difficulty or you may be struggling to make sense of your thoughts, feelings & experiences, or break old habits or patterns of behaviour. To find more balance or clarity around what’s going on for you. Or you may just know that you want to change an area of your life. So whatever your reason for seeking support I firmly believe that you can do this and benefit, from a period of therapy. It is just a matter of reaching out and trusting the process.
I feel that reaching out to talk to someone can be difficult, we may feel a sense of the unknown and therefore I understand that the process may be challenging. On the other hand, you may have spoken to someone before or feel at ease. Either way, through our work together I feel you have the potential to grow, develop, heal and work towards achieving your goals. No experience or issue is too large for us to work through. Therapy provides a time and space for reflection, exploration, support and understanding that we may not readily have in our day to day lives. For this reason, I feel it can hold great value.
I feel that reaching out to talk to someone can be difficult, we may feel a sense of the unknown and therefore I understand that the process may be challenging. On the other hand, you may have spoken to someone before or feel at ease. Either way, through our work together I feel you have the potential to grow, develop, heal and work towards achieving your goals. No experience or issue is too large for us to work through. Therapy provides a time and space for reflection, exploration, support and understanding that we may not readily have in our day to day lives. For this reason, I feel it can hold great value.
Are you feeling unfulfilled, like there is something bubbling inside of you that you can't quite put into words or get hold of? Are you open and curious to discovering what that is? Have you had enough with how life is right now and ready to step into change? Perhaps you have prioritised others for too long and want to step into the fullness that you are.
Note: Please know, the relationship in therapy is 75% of positive outcomes. My qualifications mean nothing if you don't feel like I get you. I encourage you to reach out and feel into the shared space we might create.
Are you feeling unfulfilled, like there is something bubbling inside of you that you can't quite put into words or get hold of? Are you open and curious to discovering what that is? Have you had enough with how life is right now and ready to step into change? Perhaps you have prioritised others for too long and want to step into the fullness that you are.
Note: Please know, the relationship in therapy is 75% of positive outcomes. My qualifications mean nothing if you don't feel like I get you. I encourage you to reach out and feel into the shared space we might create.
There are times in our lives when we feel stressed, anxious or unhappy. Times when we are just struggling to cope with our circumstances or we have been knocked off balance by a serious life event or trauma. Times of loss and grief, times when our relationships break down and times when our life just feels empty and lacking in purpose. During these times we may feel overwhelmed, lost and confused and we may not know what to do. Whatever it is that you are struggling with right now, your mental health is important and talking with an experienced counsellor or psychotherapist can help.
There are times in our lives when we feel stressed, anxious or unhappy. Times when we are just struggling to cope with our circumstances or we have been knocked off balance by a serious life event or trauma. Times of loss and grief, times when our relationships break down and times when our life just feels empty and lacking in purpose. During these times we may feel overwhelmed, lost and confused and we may not know what to do. Whatever it is that you are struggling with right now, your mental health is important and talking with an experienced counsellor or psychotherapist can help.
"Having walked a certain path, as a Christian, my Faith in God and leaning on Him has been the greatest pillar I ever held on to experiencing my own post-traumatic growth. However, I value individual differences, respect, diversity, culture, integrity, honesty and ability to find your own path, grow, connect and build an enduring relationship. I firmly believe individuals can be empowered to find their own solutions. I am aware I might not have all the answers or solutions, but I could give one or two suggestions. I am happy to sit with people who find themselves in a dilemma, stuck in difficult and uncomfortable situations".
"Having walked a certain path, as a Christian, my Faith in God and leaning on Him has been the greatest pillar I ever held on to experiencing my own post-traumatic growth. However, I value individual differences, respect, diversity, culture, integrity, honesty and ability to find your own path, grow, connect and build an enduring relationship. I firmly believe individuals can be empowered to find their own solutions. I am aware I might not have all the answers or solutions, but I could give one or two suggestions. I am happy to sit with people who find themselves in a dilemma, stuck in difficult and uncomfortable situations".
Special Interests: Jungian-informed approaches, Metaphysics, cognitive neuroscience of trauma, meditation, the fundamental laws of the universe, the neuroscience of spirituality, manifestation, & visualization.
I am a Psychological Therapist specialising in trauma-informed, nervous system-based therapy, integrating, EMDR, CBT and Polyvagal-Informed approaches to support deep healing and lasting change. I have over 19 years clinical experience in both the public and private sector.
While trauma is a key area of expertise, I work with all common mental health concerns recognising that many symptoms are rooted in early experiences, stress, and trauma.
I take a neurobiological approach to healing, integrating brain, body, and the soul, to help clients make sense of their nervous system responses.
Special Interests: Jungian-informed approaches, Metaphysics, cognitive neuroscience of trauma, meditation, the fundamental laws of the universe, the neuroscience of spirituality, manifestation, & visualization.
I am a Psychological Therapist specialising in trauma-informed, nervous system-based therapy, integrating, EMDR, CBT and Polyvagal-Informed approaches to support deep healing and lasting change. I have over 19 years clinical experience in both the public and private sector.
While trauma is a key area of expertise, I work with all common mental health concerns recognising that many symptoms are rooted in early experiences, stress, and trauma.
I take a neurobiological approach to healing, integrating brain, body, and the soul, to help clients make sense of their nervous system responses.
My clients are typically professional adults in their 30s, 40s, and 50s who are capable, high-functioning, and quietly running on empty. They're holding it together on the outside: meeting deadlines, managing responsibilities, showing up. But something underneath doesn't feel right. A growing disconnection. A sense that the life they've built doesn't quite fit, or an exhaustion they can't shake. Many find it hard to ask for help because they're so used to managing alone. Therapy offers a space to slow down, speak honestly, and explore what's really going on beneath the surface, without being judged, rushed, or told what to do.
My clients are typically professional adults in their 30s, 40s, and 50s who are capable, high-functioning, and quietly running on empty. They're holding it together on the outside: meeting deadlines, managing responsibilities, showing up. But something underneath doesn't feel right. A growing disconnection. A sense that the life they've built doesn't quite fit, or an exhaustion they can't shake. Many find it hard to ask for help because they're so used to managing alone. Therapy offers a space to slow down, speak honestly, and explore what's really going on beneath the surface, without being judged, rushed, or told what to do.
Hi there. As a therapist, I offer a safe place to explore a wide range of personal and private issues in confidence. I believe that people suffer unnecessarily due to a lack of education on the purpose, function and management of the mental and emotion parts of ourselves. I want to bridge the gap between those that have studied and those that have struggled with mental health. I am here to support you in your journey by offering a friendly, impartial and philosophical yet practical perspective, to assist you in understanding what may be going on and to devise and tailor a way to healing and happiness.
Hi there. As a therapist, I offer a safe place to explore a wide range of personal and private issues in confidence. I believe that people suffer unnecessarily due to a lack of education on the purpose, function and management of the mental and emotion parts of ourselves. I want to bridge the gap between those that have studied and those that have struggled with mental health. I am here to support you in your journey by offering a friendly, impartial and philosophical yet practical perspective, to assist you in understanding what may be going on and to devise and tailor a way to healing and happiness.
I feel that my experience in the fields of yoga, spirituality and psychology has given me the insight to access deeper layers of human psyche to facilitate real & long-lasting self-healing & self-empowerment.
Via spiritual counselling, Jungian Archetypes & Active Imagination I assist my clients to access, process and release the unconscious 'baggage' stored in the subconscious, which is often related to recurring life & relationship issues & stubborn negative programmes, e.g. self-sabotage, co-dependency. I also help my clients to gain self-regulation tools.
I feel that my experience in the fields of yoga, spirituality and psychology has given me the insight to access deeper layers of human psyche to facilitate real & long-lasting self-healing & self-empowerment.
Via spiritual counselling, Jungian Archetypes & Active Imagination I assist my clients to access, process and release the unconscious 'baggage' stored in the subconscious, which is often related to recurring life & relationship issues & stubborn negative programmes, e.g. self-sabotage, co-dependency. I also help my clients to gain self-regulation tools.
I offer a safe, relaxed space where you can explore your journey at your own pace — with you as the expert in your own life, and me as a mirror to help illuminate the blind spots.
I offer a safe, relaxed space where you can explore your journey at your own pace — with you as the expert in your own life, and me as a mirror to help illuminate the blind spots.
I work in a holistic, intuitive, transpersonal and creative way. I have 20 years of experience and my training in psychotherapy, shamanism, creativity and play therapy enables me to work with all ages in various ways bespoke to the individual. Some people prefer solution focused/coaching others need a more trauma informed approach.
My intention when I work is to support clients so they become more empowered and resilient. To find their voice and expression in the world. To rediscover or unearth their true potential to work towards their goals whether that is more happiness, success, healing family wounds or building confidence.
I work in a holistic, intuitive, transpersonal and creative way. I have 20 years of experience and my training in psychotherapy, shamanism, creativity and play therapy enables me to work with all ages in various ways bespoke to the individual. Some people prefer solution focused/coaching others need a more trauma informed approach.
My intention when I work is to support clients so they become more empowered and resilient. To find their voice and expression in the world. To rediscover or unearth their true potential to work towards their goals whether that is more happiness, success, healing family wounds or building confidence.
Our stories are shaped by so many things — childhood experiences, trauma, spirituality, grief, loss, disappointment, and the beliefs we’ve carried about ourselves.
My approach is relational and integrative. Sometimes we may use creative or exploratory activities to deepen the work; other times, we’ll simply talk — perhaps over a warm brew.
As a Christian, I’m comfortable including spirituality in our conversations if you would like to.
With specialist training from SANDS in stillbirth, neonatal loss and pregnancy.
Our stories are shaped by so many things — childhood experiences, trauma, spirituality, grief, loss, disappointment, and the beliefs we’ve carried about ourselves.
My approach is relational and integrative. Sometimes we may use creative or exploratory activities to deepen the work; other times, we’ll simply talk — perhaps over a warm brew.
As a Christian, I’m comfortable including spirituality in our conversations if you would like to.
With specialist training from SANDS in stillbirth, neonatal loss and pregnancy.
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What should I expect from therapy that incorporates a focus on spirituality?
Spirituality can mean different things to different individuals, depending on their experiences, beliefs, and life histories. Some individuals focus on strengthening their belief system, while others experience spirituality in secular ways, such as through meditation, yoga, or by spending time in nature. Clients can expect a therapist to help guide and grow their spirituality through any of these techniques, encouraging the individual to cope with the challenges they face and develop strategies to build resilience and purpose to improve their outlook in life.
What are the most common treatments that include spirituality?
There are several treatments that incorporate spirituality. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) helps a person examine and reframe their negative thoughts and behaviours. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) focuses on emotional acceptance and psychological flexibility. Existential therapy is most often used to address anxiety, depression, grief, loneliness, apathy, despair, questions of identity, and feelings of purposelessness and existential dread. Transpersonal therapy focuses on a client’s spirituality and meaning in life and may incorporate techniques including meditation, visualisation, hypnotherapy, dream analysis, and or breathwork.
Can therapy incorporating spirituality help atheistic or agnostic individuals?
Yes. For non-believers, spirituality can offer benefits including a greater sense of connection to others and to the natural world. An interest in spirituality may also spur individuals to pursue mindfulness practices, or to contemplate their purpose in life and how to achieve it.
How effective is spirituality as a therapeutic remedy?
Research suggests spirituality is generally beneficial for individuals. It is correlated with better health habits, such as less substance use, and an improved capacity to cope with stress and other mental health challenges. Increased spirituality can lead individuals to become more empathic and less materialistic, as well.