Autism Counselling in Gloucester
I am also clinical trained in the gold standard ADOS-2 and ADI-R for Autism Diagnosis Assessments
Hi, and a warm welcome. I'm a qualified counsellor and have been for many years offering therapeutic support for adults, adolescents, children and families either together or individually, in my private practice and within primary and secondary schools. I can offer support too many for many reasons and offer flexible Integrative approaches to suit you. I always welcome a free initial email or chat or meet and briefly discuss ways of support that suits all. This can also give you all an opportunity to see the space, meet and talk with me with no obligation. This helps in deciding what is best for you.
I am also clinical trained in the gold standard ADOS-2 and ADI-R for Autism Diagnosis Assessments
Hi, and a warm welcome. I'm a qualified counsellor and have been for many years offering therapeutic support for adults, adolescents, children and families either together or individually, in my private practice and within primary and secondary schools. I can offer support too many for many reasons and offer flexible Integrative approaches to suit you. I always welcome a free initial email or chat or meet and briefly discuss ways of support that suits all. This can also give you all an opportunity to see the space, meet and talk with me with no obligation. This helps in deciding what is best for you.
I have particular experience in working with neurodiversity ( autism, dyslexia, ODD) and continue training in the area as well as building on my background in art to offer creative approaches to therapy with a person-centered core.
My clients have a variety of issues. I encourage my clients to have a sense of curiosity about themselves and their process in our work together. Throughout therapy, I seek to meet such needs as genuine understanding and acceptance as well as the provision of a space of safety when clients may be experiencing a life situation or condition that feels unsafe. If you are seeking a therapist with shared lives experience, I can offer personal insights to clients who are seeking counselling for immune illnesses / bowel disease-related depression and anxiety.
I have particular experience in working with neurodiversity ( autism, dyslexia, ODD) and continue training in the area as well as building on my background in art to offer creative approaches to therapy with a person-centered core.
My clients have a variety of issues. I encourage my clients to have a sense of curiosity about themselves and their process in our work together. Throughout therapy, I seek to meet such needs as genuine understanding and acceptance as well as the provision of a space of safety when clients may be experiencing a life situation or condition that feels unsafe. If you are seeking a therapist with shared lives experience, I can offer personal insights to clients who are seeking counselling for immune illnesses / bowel disease-related depression and anxiety.
I’m a warm, honest and trauma-informed psychotherapist who works with adults struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, trauma (including childhood trauma, abuse, emotional and physical neglect) and neurodivergent challenges such as ADHD or autism.
My approach integrates person-centred, psychodynamic and parts work, helping you understand how your past experiences, relationships and nervous system responses shape the present. We’ll make sense of the patterns that keep you stuck, build emotional regulation and self-compassion, and reconnect you with the parts of yourself that have been trying to protect
I’m a warm, honest and trauma-informed psychotherapist who works with adults struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, trauma (including childhood trauma, abuse, emotional and physical neglect) and neurodivergent challenges such as ADHD or autism.
My approach integrates person-centred, psychodynamic and parts work, helping you understand how your past experiences, relationships and nervous system responses shape the present. We’ll make sense of the patterns that keep you stuck, build emotional regulation and self-compassion, and reconnect you with the parts of yourself that have been trying to protect
My experiences include Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Autism, OCD, Trauma, Stress, Relationships, Self Esteem, Loss, LGBTQ+.
Are you questioning life, struggling, feeling lost, wondering what is wrong and why does it feel I'm not getting it quite right! You're not alone and within us we all have the need to be connected with ourselves and sometimes we struggle feeling connected to others, to feel okay and have our own sense of purpose. We live in a fast pace changing world, which doesn't always support us, when we wish to be truly heard, at our pace and to have the private time to reflect and make changes.
My experiences include Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Autism, OCD, Trauma, Stress, Relationships, Self Esteem, Loss, LGBTQ+.
Are you questioning life, struggling, feeling lost, wondering what is wrong and why does it feel I'm not getting it quite right! You're not alone and within us we all have the need to be connected with ourselves and sometimes we struggle feeling connected to others, to feel okay and have our own sense of purpose. We live in a fast pace changing world, which doesn't always support us, when we wish to be truly heard, at our pace and to have the private time to reflect and make changes.
Feel free to contact me for a free 15 minute consultation, to see if I am the right fit for you.
I am a warm and friendly individual who offers a safe space for you to be heard.
I believe it is often better to work through life's problems together than alone.
I have had the privilege of working with many different people, helping them in their time of difficulty, and holding the hope for them, until they are able to take it back for themselves.
I currently have evening availability for new clients.
Feel free to contact me for a free 15 minute consultation, to see if I am the right fit for you.
I am a warm and friendly individual who offers a safe space for you to be heard.
I believe it is often better to work through life's problems together than alone.
I have had the privilege of working with many different people, helping them in their time of difficulty, and holding the hope for them, until they are able to take it back for themselves.
I currently have evening availability for new clients.
I provide a supportive space for neurodivergent individuals to explore their unique challenges, whether formally diagnosed or not.
Making the decision to seek support through therapy can feel overwhelming, often coming at a time when life feels at its most difficult. I provide a safe, empathetic, and non-judgmental space where you can explore your fears, anxieties, joys, sorrows, regrets, dreams, and hopes with honesty—both with me and, above all, with yourself.
I provide a supportive space for neurodivergent individuals to explore their unique challenges, whether formally diagnosed or not.
Making the decision to seek support through therapy can feel overwhelming, often coming at a time when life feels at its most difficult. I provide a safe, empathetic, and non-judgmental space where you can explore your fears, anxieties, joys, sorrows, regrets, dreams, and hopes with honesty—both with me and, above all, with yourself.
I use the Person-Centred Approach to help bereaved and neurodivergent adults.
Are you finding it hard to understand your feelings? Maybe you feel totally in control when faced with a crisis, only to fall apart over something trivial. I’m here to help you make sense of your feelings and to help you understand yourself on a much deeper level. With compassion and curiosity, let’s explore together what you need to live an authentic and balanced life.
I use the Person-Centred Approach to help bereaved and neurodivergent adults.
Are you finding it hard to understand your feelings? Maybe you feel totally in control when faced with a crisis, only to fall apart over something trivial. I’m here to help you make sense of your feelings and to help you understand yourself on a much deeper level. With compassion and curiosity, let’s explore together what you need to live an authentic and balanced life.
During this time I worked with a range of mental health issues from stress, anxiety, depression, relationships through to self harm, suicidal thoughts, gender, autism, ADHD, dyslexia and more.
My Offer To You: Being heard, understood, believed in and supported. We all need this kind of support at some point in our lives. This is my offer to you. I am an accredited professional registrant counsellor psychotherapist (PNCPS acc.) registered through the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP reg) which means I am held on the Professional Standards Authority Accredited Register thus ensuring protection to the public. I am a BUPA and Harley Street Online registered therapist and I have a particular interest in those with later in life ADHD diagnosis or suspect they might be
During this time I worked with a range of mental health issues from stress, anxiety, depression, relationships through to self harm, suicidal thoughts, gender, autism, ADHD, dyslexia and more.
My Offer To You: Being heard, understood, believed in and supported. We all need this kind of support at some point in our lives. This is my offer to you. I am an accredited professional registrant counsellor psychotherapist (PNCPS acc.) registered through the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP reg) which means I am held on the Professional Standards Authority Accredited Register thus ensuring protection to the public. I am a BUPA and Harley Street Online registered therapist and I have a particular interest in those with later in life ADHD diagnosis or suspect they might be
If you are experiencing inner turmoil, challenges with relationships or dealing with loss, I can offer you a safe and supportive environment to help you understand the roots of your difficulties. We can try and make sense of the past and how it affects your life today. Gaining insights into the reasons for your issues will develop your capacity to cope with current and future difficulties; to gain the self care tools you need for lasting change.
If you are experiencing inner turmoil, challenges with relationships or dealing with loss, I can offer you a safe and supportive environment to help you understand the roots of your difficulties. We can try and make sense of the past and how it affects your life today. Gaining insights into the reasons for your issues will develop your capacity to cope with current and future difficulties; to gain the self care tools you need for lasting change.
I work with children, young people and their families, often when things are feeling difficult or overwhelming. Some of the reasons families have worked with me include: support to understand and manage feelings of anxiety, depression or frustration; difficulties with emotion-regulation; and difficulties within family relationships, including parent-infant and parent-child relationships.
I work with children, young people and their families, often when things are feeling difficult or overwhelming. Some of the reasons families have worked with me include: support to understand and manage feelings of anxiety, depression or frustration; difficulties with emotion-regulation; and difficulties within family relationships, including parent-infant and parent-child relationships.
My other areas of expertise are anxiety, low mood, relationships/couples therapy, bereavement, and neurodivergent clients.
I offer a compassionate space where you can learn more about yourself, reengage with your strengths and resources, and develop new skills to move towards change quickly. If you choose to work with me, my commitment to you is to help you feel a little better after every session and to give you the tools to maintain good mental health beyond therapy.
My other areas of expertise are anxiety, low mood, relationships/couples therapy, bereavement, and neurodivergent clients.
I offer a compassionate space where you can learn more about yourself, reengage with your strengths and resources, and develop new skills to move towards change quickly. If you choose to work with me, my commitment to you is to help you feel a little better after every session and to give you the tools to maintain good mental health beyond therapy.
My significant experience of ADHD and autism empowers individuals and couples to navigate the challenges that neurodiversity can bring to relationships, work, and self-esteem.
My practice is guided by 25 years of supporting people in difficult and often stressful situations, gained by working operationally in the NHS, Armed Forces, Emergency Services and the RNLI, as well as teaching in schools and a university. This experience informs my therapy, enabling me to provide a safe, non-judgemental, trauma-informed environment to work through the concern, challenge or problem being faced. I specialise in CBT, Relationship (Couples) Counselling and ADHD Support, all delivered with a warm, calm and compassionate focus. I can provide counselling face-to-face, online or whilst walking outdoors, to suit your needs.
My significant experience of ADHD and autism empowers individuals and couples to navigate the challenges that neurodiversity can bring to relationships, work, and self-esteem.
My practice is guided by 25 years of supporting people in difficult and often stressful situations, gained by working operationally in the NHS, Armed Forces, Emergency Services and the RNLI, as well as teaching in schools and a university. This experience informs my therapy, enabling me to provide a safe, non-judgemental, trauma-informed environment to work through the concern, challenge or problem being faced. I specialise in CBT, Relationship (Couples) Counselling and ADHD Support, all delivered with a warm, calm and compassionate focus. I can provide counselling face-to-face, online or whilst walking outdoors, to suit your needs.
Life can be hard and there can be times when we struggle to cope. Whatever your reason for coming to counselling, whether you are looking for short-term support for specific difficulties or trying to make sense of long-term, ongoing thoughts, feelings or patterns impacting your life, I am here to help. I am an Integrative Counsellor, which means I can draw on different therapeutic approaches and theories in our work together, depending on your needs. These approaches are based in Person Centred and Psychodynamic Theory.
Life can be hard and there can be times when we struggle to cope. Whatever your reason for coming to counselling, whether you are looking for short-term support for specific difficulties or trying to make sense of long-term, ongoing thoughts, feelings or patterns impacting your life, I am here to help. I am an Integrative Counsellor, which means I can draw on different therapeutic approaches and theories in our work together, depending on your needs. These approaches are based in Person Centred and Psychodynamic Theory.
We all face difficult times in life, in fact I think we could just say, life is difficult. In counselling you will be thinking with another person about how you manage life’s struggles, how you relate to friends and family and how your present situation may be related to your past experiences. Talking and thinking with another can bring about a new perspective to old problems or worries and help you find new ways of approaching things. in. In my experience even small changes can have a very positive impact. Speaking to someone might feel a bit daunting to begin with but I find people soon settle in.
We all face difficult times in life, in fact I think we could just say, life is difficult. In counselling you will be thinking with another person about how you manage life’s struggles, how you relate to friends and family and how your present situation may be related to your past experiences. Talking and thinking with another can bring about a new perspective to old problems or worries and help you find new ways of approaching things. in. In my experience even small changes can have a very positive impact. Speaking to someone might feel a bit daunting to begin with but I find people soon settle in.
Do you need help with a difficult time in your life? Are you feeling low or anxious, consumed with worry? Perhaps what helped in the past is no longer working. You may be feeling numb or withdrawn. Are traumatic events from your past resurfacing? These challenging experiences are part of us, and when we feel ready it is good to have help. I work closely along side you and together we find out more about yourself, what you want, what is blocking you and how you might overcome this. By addressing these issues can help remove shackles allowing you to grow and realize your full potential.
Do you need help with a difficult time in your life? Are you feeling low or anxious, consumed with worry? Perhaps what helped in the past is no longer working. You may be feeling numb or withdrawn. Are traumatic events from your past resurfacing? These challenging experiences are part of us, and when we feel ready it is good to have help. I work closely along side you and together we find out more about yourself, what you want, what is blocking you and how you might overcome this. By addressing these issues can help remove shackles allowing you to grow and realize your full potential.
I have particular expertise in working with neurodivergent individuals, including autistic children and adults, and take a respectful, strengths-based approach that values neurodiversity.
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.
I have particular expertise in working with neurodivergent individuals, including autistic children and adults, and take a respectful, strengths-based approach that values neurodiversity.
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.
I have a face to face and online counselling practice based in Cheltenham and Gloucester, offering warm and accepting therapy for adults and children. Having a non-judgmental and safe space will give you the opportunity to explore whatever you may be struggling with.
I have a face to face and online counselling practice based in Cheltenham and Gloucester, offering warm and accepting therapy for adults and children. Having a non-judgmental and safe space will give you the opportunity to explore whatever you may be struggling with.
I have vast experience in working with individuals with Autism and ADHD and have completed extensive training in diagnostic assessment of these conditions in both children and adults.
As a child psychologist and parent, I understand how hard it can be to find the right support for your child or teen when they are struggling and need it most. Whether you have concerns about your child or teen's well being or development and they require individual support or you just want to know you are going in the right direction as a parent, I'm here to help. I will first complete an initial assessment with you and your child or teen to develop and understanding of the difficulties they face, which will then help guide treatment. We will then decide on the collaborative goals to work towards in therapy.
I have vast experience in working with individuals with Autism and ADHD and have completed extensive training in diagnostic assessment of these conditions in both children and adults.
As a child psychologist and parent, I understand how hard it can be to find the right support for your child or teen when they are struggling and need it most. Whether you have concerns about your child or teen's well being or development and they require individual support or you just want to know you are going in the right direction as a parent, I'm here to help. I will first complete an initial assessment with you and your child or teen to develop and understanding of the difficulties they face, which will then help guide treatment. We will then decide on the collaborative goals to work towards in therapy.
I offer short and long term counselling to adults - providing a non-judgemental and empathetic space to be truly heard. My specialisms are times of life transitions, particularly bereavement and new parenthood. I trained integratively but primarily work from a person-centred space. This means that I believe you are the expert in knowing what you need. However, I understand from personal experience that this internal voice can sometimes feel lost or silenced and having another person there to validate, listen and support your process can make a real difference.
I offer short and long term counselling to adults - providing a non-judgemental and empathetic space to be truly heard. My specialisms are times of life transitions, particularly bereavement and new parenthood. I trained integratively but primarily work from a person-centred space. This means that I believe you are the expert in knowing what you need. However, I understand from personal experience that this internal voice can sometimes feel lost or silenced and having another person there to validate, listen and support your process can make a real difference.
Are you trying to figure out what keeps going wrong in your relationships off the back of a break up? Perhaps you are up late into the night scrolling for advice on how to feel less anxious and overwhelmed. Are you reflecting on your life and questioning if you are actually happy? A multitude of reasons bring us to therapy; and 9 times out of 10 when I ask my clients "what do you hope to get out of it?" they say, "I just want to feel more myself" or "I want to be happier." When we get to the core of what is not aligning in your life, that is how we find the pathway that leads you in a new direction.
Are you trying to figure out what keeps going wrong in your relationships off the back of a break up? Perhaps you are up late into the night scrolling for advice on how to feel less anxious and overwhelmed. Are you reflecting on your life and questioning if you are actually happy? A multitude of reasons bring us to therapy; and 9 times out of 10 when I ask my clients "what do you hope to get out of it?" they say, "I just want to feel more myself" or "I want to be happier." When we get to the core of what is not aligning in your life, that is how we find the pathway that leads you in a new direction.
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What is the most effective treatment for autism?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has come to be considered the standard treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder, and research has confirmed its effectiveness for many children. Therapists trained in ABA techniques work with children (and their parents) on developing social skills, communication and learning abilities, and everyday habits of hygiene and grooming. The clinician will tailor their program to the child’s particular need but the overarching goal will be to help them advance as far as possible toward independence based on their level of symptoms and decrease the need for additional special services. Families should seek a mental health professional specifically trained in ABA, and holding special certification in the technique, who has extensive experience not only with the approach but in using it with children with the same level of symptoms as the child who needs care.
How does ABA work?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) sessions, which typically focus on positive reinforcement, can be intensive, lasting two or more hours several times a week, and continuing for two years or more. Therapists can also be expected to ask parents to take an active role in reinforcing lessons. Research has found that the technique can lead to major improvements that decrease the need for additional special services.
How does treatment for autism work?
Therapy sessions based on Applied Behavior Analysis will likely be frequent, intensive, and highly structured. After a thorough assessment, a therapist will help a child understand and develop skills in a range of areas, including communication, motor skills, social skills, self-care, play, and academic skills, as well as routines of daily living like hygiene. Typically, the therapist will help a child break down the components of a behavior—often referred to as the antecedent (what prompts an action), the behavior, and the consequence(what immediately follows)—and then reward the child at every step, while also asking parents to reinforce the lessons, and the rewards, throughout the day. This core therapy may be supplemented by occupational or speech therapy, and antidepressants, antipsychotics, and anticonvulsants may be prescribed to address specific severe symptoms.
How long does therapy for autism take?
Some people with autism spectrum disorder may be engaged in some level of therapy for many years, but research shows that treatment will be most effective if it is begun early and delivered intensively. When therapy begins by age 3, children tend to be better able to grasp and adopt the skills needed to manage everyday life, including attending school and establishing social relationships. This type of early-intervention treatment regimen is highly structured, typically involving 20 to 40 hours of one-on-one therapy per week, along with additional hours of engagement managed by parents, for a period of two years or more, although the duration of treatment is dependent on the child’s level of symptoms and pace of progress.