Counselling in Heavitree, Exeter
Karen Jones
Counsellor, MNCPS Accred
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Having the time and space within counselling to explore your thoughts and feelings in a safe and confidential environment is often the first step in making positive change in someone’s life. Our problems can sometimes feel too big or heavy to carry ourselves. Often it’s hard to pinpoint what’s actually wrong, but that low mood, and anxiety over powers us. Counselling will help you understand your behaviours and emotions that little bit better and give you insight into why you may be finding things difficult. With this understanding, it is often the catalyst for positive change leading to a more balanced and healthy future.
Dora Bernardes
Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified
Verified
Hello! I am a Clinical Psychologist passionate about offering support to Children and Young People and their Parents so that children and young people can thrive and feel well in themselves. My approach is focused on collaboration between myself, children/young people and parents so that as a team we can support children with low mood, anxieties, school difficulties, coping with health concerns and other tricky issues. I also provide support to adults who wish to make lifestyle changes and life fuller more enriching lives. Finally, I offer clinical supervision. Fees: £70 (if self-funded) or £110 (if Insurance funded).
Joanna Ruth Phillips
Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
Verified
Verified
Hello I am a Core Process Psychotherapist. I practice in Exeter and Crediton. I believe we have a longing to be truly seen and heard. In Core Process Psychotherapy, together, we slow down enough to see the ways in which the strategies we have used to cope can keep us stuck long after they are helpful. With this seeing you then have a choice to take another path and be in the world in a freer more satisfying way.
Karen Hedges
Counsellor, MNCPS Accred
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I aim to assist you to make positive changes and move forward with your life. I am experienced in working with people who have struggled with feelings such as anxiety, anger, fear and loss. I will help you to understand your thoughts and feelings so that you can identify what needs to change, and work with you to find ways to overcome your difficulties using methods of working that suit you.
Aimery Martin
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
If this is a time when you need to talk to someone, then I am here to listen and help you find the strength to move forward. I offer a safe and supportive space, with understanding that facing our realities can be hard. Allow me to walk this path alongside you, and let us face the things that you find most difficult together, carefully, gently and with compassion. Acceptance and change can take time. It's okay to revisit things several times and we will go at a pace you are comfortable with. I charge less than most, because I have another income, and I am a strong believer in making therapy available to more people.
Lizette Baker
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Are you looking for the 'right' counsellor? Hi, my name is Lizette and I believe we each have an innate ability to know what is best for our situation. But sometimes, due to either loss, trauma, bereavement, abuse, adverse events from our childhood or a life changing event, we lose our direction. Given the right environment, including a safe space to be heard, I can give you time to explore your needs for healing, change and growth. You’ve already made the first step, the next step begins with you trusting your instinct and making the connection that feels right to you.
Jenny Marshall
Counsellor, MNCPS Prof Accred
Verified
Verified
Life sure can be complicated… Counselling can be a great way to explore anything you may be struggling with.
Not accepting new clients
Liz Benson
Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified
Verified
For all of us there are times when we need the support, understanding and guidance of others. Knowing there is someone you can trust, that will listen and try their best to help using all their knowledge and experience can be a powerful and transformative experience. I am passionate about guiding people on their journey to recovery and a meaningful life. Throughout my career I have specialised in helping people with eating disorders, and have over 10 years experience in NHS ED services. I am also experienced in working with people to overcome many other difficulties including low self-esteen, depression and anxiety disorders.
Catherine Large
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Verified
Whatever emotional difficulties are showing up in your life I will provide you with a warm, compassionate, safe and confidential space to explore with you whatever challenges you bring, to guide you to new understanding. I consider you to be the expert of your own experience and the therapeutic relationship key to affecting change.
Harriet Salzman
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified
Verified
My clients are often people who are struggling to manage or make sense of life transitions, such as changes to relationships, work or health, moving on from one phase of life to another, family difficulties or identity questions. I also often work with people with conditions such as ADHD and autism, long-term health worries and people who are finding that stress and anxiety are overwhelming them. For many years, much of my work has been with young people, 16-25, most recently in the university sector.
Not accepting new clients
Catherine C Davies
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
Verified
Verified
I specialise in the field of unresolved grief, loss, overwhelm and trauma. I offer EMDR therapy to clients who seek to fulfil their potential away from painful life events, overwhelming and challenging personal and professional stressors. I have experience in treating single or complex traumas alongside supporting the emotional wellbeing of any individuals at high risk of stress, anxiety and chronic career pressures. Over the last sixteen years as an integrative psychotherapist, supervisor and clinical lead in a busy NHS environment, I have also experienced a broad spectrum of clients' concerns and struggles.
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Lucy Perkins Counselling
Counsellor, MNCPS Accred
Verified
Verified
A very warm welcome to you. I work with a person centred approach, ensuring our sessions feel right for you as a unique individual. My style of counselling is non-directive, relaxed and inclusive, which means our work together is designed around what you want and need. The work is supportive and respectful as we go at your pace and my aim is to get alongside you on your path, helping you explore your world to find understanding, clarity or solution. Sessions are centered around you and how you experience yourself and the world around you. You are free to come as you are and be accepted, as you are.
Liz Spencer
Counsellor, MNCPS Accred
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Feeling stuck? At a crossroads in your career or emotional life? We can all feel lost, unsure, anxious or unhappy sometimes. Do you want to move forward with your life? Feel more connected and confident in yourself? Counselling can help you to understand yourself, build resilience and challenge you to identify painful beliefs and patterns that might be holding you back. I can help with a range of different issues; low self-esteem, anxiety & depression, attachment issues, relationship struggles, pre and post divorce, stress, personal growth, bereavement and more. Please get in touch to arrange an initial assessment session.
Carol Hazelton Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified
Verified
Life can be hard at times... Are you struggling with everyday situations, are you anxious, depressed or just wondering what its all about? Perhaps you are having relationships problems? I can work with individuals or couples to explore how your situation can be improved and what changes you might need to make. Maybe I'm the person who can be by your side while you make sense of what is making you unhappy or not right in your life... if it sounds as if I'm the right person, please call. I'd really like to try and help.
Jurgen Wolfram Schwarz
Counsellor, MNCPS Accred
Verified
Verified
As a compassionate and nurturing male with experience working with Mind, the NHS and a leading dementia charity as well as volunteering with the Samaritans and Cruse Bereavement Support, I offer a special therapeutic relationship for those undergoing unwanted and distressing changes in their lives. I therefore place great store by the initial free phone or Zoom meeting as a ‘get to know’ session, where we will also explore how best I could support you. I will not claim to erase life problems, but I can help you to cope positively with them through developing new insights, enabling you to live with purpose.
Tim Williamson
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Verified
It was Mr Miyagi in the movie “The Karate Kid” who said, “You know, but you do not understand.” We are often aware of the feelings and thoughts we are having, the behaviours they are causing and the distress that can generate. We can even know the traumas that have happened that we can attribute them to. But we can’t understand or articulate them enough to change them and heal. Perhaps this is the way you feel? Maybe you have been struggling with anxiety, depression or both for some time and everyday life is more challenging than you want it to be? Maybe you’ve experienced a traumatic event that you can’t seem to get over?
John Hillman
Counsellor, MNCPS Accred
Verified
Verified
When times are difficult, a good Counsellor can make all the difference. Often, all you need is a safe space in which to talk and be heard. I will listen without judgement as you find your way to make lasting changes. If you are feeling overwhelmed or need to share your burden, please get in touch.
Gavin Weir-Jones
Psychotherapist, MA, MNCPS Prof Accred
Verified
Verified
My work deals universally with the reduction of suffering, your suffering. Specifically this may include Depression, Anxiety, Low Mood, Loss of purpose, Grief, Relationship issues, managing change and family problems. Often we can be lost in our thinking and we can swing, like a pendulum, between worries of the past and anxieties of the future, never really pausing to be present now. This is normal, we all have these times. However sometimes, some of us get stuck in these places and need some guidance to bring us into balance and offer us support,at difficult times in our lives.
Dr Chris Woodgate
Psychologist, DCounsPsych, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Verified
Verified
I am a registered psychologist and doctor of counselling psychology offering psychotherapy underpinned by a contemporary reading of the most relevant literature. I work from an attachment, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural perspective, integrating these to offer tailored ways of understanding and working with issues that will be unique to each person and set of circumstances. Most of the work happens in the room, though sometimes we might also set things outside of it, where appropriate.
Phoebe Davey
Counsellor, BACP
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Therapy is a journey, it can provide a safe space to explore any issues that you may be experiencing and help you to make sense of your world.
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What type of therapist is right for me?
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Is online therapy cheaper than in-person therapy?
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