Transgender Counselling in Hexham
Are you feeling challenged by something in the past or present, anxious and overwhelmed. Or are you struggling and finding it difficult to cope with life in general? As a trainee psychotherapist, I work in a relational and integrative way, which means that I look at different approaches to understand how your previous experiences might impact on current relationships, helping to relate to how you are in life. Helping you to explore and process your feelings. and helping you to work through past and present issues, which may relate to how you’re feeling both physically and mentally.
Are you feeling challenged by something in the past or present, anxious and overwhelmed. Or are you struggling and finding it difficult to cope with life in general? As a trainee psychotherapist, I work in a relational and integrative way, which means that I look at different approaches to understand how your previous experiences might impact on current relationships, helping to relate to how you are in life. Helping you to explore and process your feelings. and helping you to work through past and present issues, which may relate to how you’re feeling both physically and mentally.
I offer Walk and Talk or woodland sessions in and around the Tyne Valley - nature can make us feel more relaxed and shift our thinking around aspects of our lives that seem stuck. I also have access to private counselling rooms for indoor sessions, or I can meet you online if this is something you prefer. Wherever we meet, I offer a confidential and non-judgemental space where you can share your story and where you will be met with warmth and humour.- together we explore your thoughts and feelings, and I will be real and open with you. I trust this process can support you to move forward in your own way towards the life you want.
I offer Walk and Talk or woodland sessions in and around the Tyne Valley - nature can make us feel more relaxed and shift our thinking around aspects of our lives that seem stuck. I also have access to private counselling rooms for indoor sessions, or I can meet you online if this is something you prefer. Wherever we meet, I offer a confidential and non-judgemental space where you can share your story and where you will be met with warmth and humour.- together we explore your thoughts and feelings, and I will be real and open with you. I trust this process can support you to move forward in your own way towards the life you want.
I offer Integrative Counselling, as well as Clinical Supervision. I have experience of working with a range of individuals and issues.
I think it is really important to understand and acknowledge the complexity of every individual's experience. I endeavour to do this by holding an open mind and creating a safe, boundaried space in which we can work. I incorporate a range of theories and skills in order to best facilitate your individual process and needs. I work in a sex and kink positive way, with all types of relationship styles. Neurodiversity and how that shapes how we experience the world is also a big part of my practice.
I offer Integrative Counselling, as well as Clinical Supervision. I have experience of working with a range of individuals and issues.
I think it is really important to understand and acknowledge the complexity of every individual's experience. I endeavour to do this by holding an open mind and creating a safe, boundaried space in which we can work. I incorporate a range of theories and skills in order to best facilitate your individual process and needs. I work in a sex and kink positive way, with all types of relationship styles. Neurodiversity and how that shapes how we experience the world is also a big part of my practice.
Beginning therapy can feel like a daunting step, but it can also be the first step toward real change. You may be experiencing anxiety, low mood, relationship challenges, or difficulties with self-esteem. You may be living with the impact of trauma, navigating issues around identity, or struggling with a painful relationship with food and body image. Whatever brings you here, therapy offers a confidential and supportive space to explore what’s happening for you and to discover new ways forward.
Beginning therapy can feel like a daunting step, but it can also be the first step toward real change. You may be experiencing anxiety, low mood, relationship challenges, or difficulties with self-esteem. You may be living with the impact of trauma, navigating issues around identity, or struggling with a painful relationship with food and body image. Whatever brings you here, therapy offers a confidential and supportive space to explore what’s happening for you and to discover new ways forward.
Let me tell you a little about myself and my role. I am a qualified psychotherapist and supervisor in private practice. I work online across the world, and outdoors in Northumberland. I am a white, autistic, queer, non binary, human being, whose paid and voluntary labour includes supervision, writing and working in therapy with participants largely marginalised by race, ethnicity, class, gender, disabilty, neurotype and other intersecting axis of oppression.
My own history includes a complex tangle of migration and class movements, leading to living and working in rural Northumberland.
Let me tell you a little about myself and my role. I am a qualified psychotherapist and supervisor in private practice. I work online across the world, and outdoors in Northumberland. I am a white, autistic, queer, non binary, human being, whose paid and voluntary labour includes supervision, writing and working in therapy with participants largely marginalised by race, ethnicity, class, gender, disabilty, neurotype and other intersecting axis of oppression.
My own history includes a complex tangle of migration and class movements, leading to living and working in rural Northumberland.
My ideal clients are often thoughtful, capable women who have spent years coping, adapting, and holding things together for others, sometimes at the cost of their own wellbeing. Many arrive feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or stuck in cycles of anxiety, burnout, or long-term stress. Some have been to therapy before and gained insight but found that lasting change was harder to maintain. They may understand their experiences intellectually, yet still feel stuck emotionally. Together we focus on slowing things down, rebuilding nervous system regulation, and creating sustainable ways to support wellbeing and recovery.
My ideal clients are often thoughtful, capable women who have spent years coping, adapting, and holding things together for others, sometimes at the cost of their own wellbeing. Many arrive feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or stuck in cycles of anxiety, burnout, or long-term stress. Some have been to therapy before and gained insight but found that lasting change was harder to maintain. They may understand their experiences intellectually, yet still feel stuck emotionally. Together we focus on slowing things down, rebuilding nervous system regulation, and creating sustainable ways to support wellbeing and recovery.
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Hi, I'm Asher. I'm a queer therapist working online with LGBTQIA+ people across the UK, from my home near Newcastle upon Tyne.
My practice is informed by lived experience of queerness, neurodiversity, disability and the mental health system. This includes personal experience of therapy that has been deeply helpful, practices that have caused harm, and many spaces in between.
I’m also autistic and was diagnosed as an adult, so I have a particular interest in working with late-diagnosed, self-diagnosed and questioning non-neurotypical people.
Hi, I'm Asher. I'm a queer therapist working online with LGBTQIA+ people across the UK, from my home near Newcastle upon Tyne.
My practice is informed by lived experience of queerness, neurodiversity, disability and the mental health system. This includes personal experience of therapy that has been deeply helpful, practices that have caused harm, and many spaces in between.
I’m also autistic and was diagnosed as an adult, so I have a particular interest in working with late-diagnosed, self-diagnosed and questioning non-neurotypical people.
Hi, I'm Cat, thank you for reading my profile. I offer pluralistic counselling either in-person at a central Peterborough location (PE1) or remotely online or via telephone. The work we do will vary according to your needs. Sessions typically take place weekly or bi-weekly. It is possible to work in the short-term (maybe 4-6 sessions) or in the longer-term with an ongoing alliance (1 year+) and anything in between!
Hi, I'm Cat, thank you for reading my profile. I offer pluralistic counselling either in-person at a central Peterborough location (PE1) or remotely online or via telephone. The work we do will vary according to your needs. Sessions typically take place weekly or bi-weekly. It is possible to work in the short-term (maybe 4-6 sessions) or in the longer-term with an ongoing alliance (1 year+) and anything in between!
As a transgender woman with Autism and ADHD, when I was searching for a therapist I found it exceptionally difficult to find someone who understood the intersections of my identity.
My name is Jocelyn, I am a trans, AuDHD Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist, and a GSRD specialist. I frequently work with gender, non-monogamy, kink and neurodivergence within my therapeutic practice. I enable individual clients and intimate partners to create relationships with themselves, each other and with sex that they want, in a way that aligns with their identity.
I also work with clients who are gender, sexuality, and relationally diverse (GSRD) and want to work with a therapist who is affirming of their identities.
I hold both early morning time slots and evening slots.
As a transgender woman with Autism and ADHD, when I was searching for a therapist I found it exceptionally difficult to find someone who understood the intersections of my identity.
My name is Jocelyn, I am a trans, AuDHD Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist, and a GSRD specialist. I frequently work with gender, non-monogamy, kink and neurodivergence within my therapeutic practice. I enable individual clients and intimate partners to create relationships with themselves, each other and with sex that they want, in a way that aligns with their identity.
I also work with clients who are gender, sexuality, and relationally diverse (GSRD) and want to work with a therapist who is affirming of their identities.
I hold both early morning time slots and evening slots.
I studied at Northern Guild in Transactional Analysis. I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. I offer long and short term therapy to help you reach your goals. I work with adults aged 18 and over, offering both short and long term work to achieve your therapeutic goals, from my home in the Eden Valley. I work with individuals and couples. I have completed a second specialist diploma training as a Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist.
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I studied at Northern Guild in Transactional Analysis. I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. I offer long and short term therapy to help you reach your goals. I work with adults aged 18 and over, offering both short and long term work to achieve your therapeutic goals, from my home in the Eden Valley. I work with individuals and couples. I have completed a second specialist diploma training as a Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist.
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I am an integrative counsellor working in person in Edinburgh and online nationwide with adults, children and offering parental consultations. Whether in person or online we will work together to build a warm, safe and confidential space for you to address your present concerns. I have experience of working with and not limited to in adults: anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, family separation, grief, loss, bullying, refugee status, the impact of the menstrual cycle on mental health, agoraphobia, work stress, self-harm and low self-esteem, including that stemming from the impact of social media and online platforms.
I am an integrative counsellor working in person in Edinburgh and online nationwide with adults, children and offering parental consultations. Whether in person or online we will work together to build a warm, safe and confidential space for you to address your present concerns. I have experience of working with and not limited to in adults: anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, family separation, grief, loss, bullying, refugee status, the impact of the menstrual cycle on mental health, agoraphobia, work stress, self-harm and low self-esteem, including that stemming from the impact of social media and online platforms.
Hi, my name is Vicky and welcome to Counselling Direct. Are you struggling with life's challenges such as anxiety, ADHD/ADD, ASD, bereavement, depression or low self-esteem, then counselling can help. I offer a warm and friendly professional service and provide a safe and confidential space where you can feel free to explore your thoughts, feelings and issues. I work with people with a range of difficulties, helping them to gain personal awareness, a clearer perspective on their life and make positive changes.
Hi, my name is Vicky and welcome to Counselling Direct. Are you struggling with life's challenges such as anxiety, ADHD/ADD, ASD, bereavement, depression or low self-esteem, then counselling can help. I offer a warm and friendly professional service and provide a safe and confidential space where you can feel free to explore your thoughts, feelings and issues. I work with people with a range of difficulties, helping them to gain personal awareness, a clearer perspective on their life and make positive changes.
Hello, it is good to have you here. Taking the first step to reach out for support can be daunting. I am a qualified counsellor and I am here to provide you with a safe space where you can express your true self. I believe that a good therapeutic relationship can foster lasting change. Together, we will explore the issues that led you to seek support. I will walk alongside you on your journey, ask questions, and, where appropriate, gently challenge your thinking. In my practice, alongside talking therapy, I use various creative methods like metaphors, images, drawing, and raising awareness of your body responses.
Hello, it is good to have you here. Taking the first step to reach out for support can be daunting. I am a qualified counsellor and I am here to provide you with a safe space where you can express your true self. I believe that a good therapeutic relationship can foster lasting change. Together, we will explore the issues that led you to seek support. I will walk alongside you on your journey, ask questions, and, where appropriate, gently challenge your thinking. In my practice, alongside talking therapy, I use various creative methods like metaphors, images, drawing, and raising awareness of your body responses.
You might feel stuck, overwhelmed or emotionally exhausted. Perhaps you’re grieving, questioning your identity or sexuality, managing complex relationships, or feeling caught between cultures, family and who you really are. You may be LGBTQIA+ or GSRD and want a safe, non-judgmental space to be heard, make sense of painful experiences and feel more grounded and hopeful.
You might feel stuck, overwhelmed or emotionally exhausted. Perhaps you’re grieving, questioning your identity or sexuality, managing complex relationships, or feeling caught between cultures, family and who you really are. You may be LGBTQIA+ or GSRD and want a safe, non-judgmental space to be heard, make sense of painful experiences and feel more grounded and hopeful.
When our relationships are troubled it can lead to feelings of uneasiness, anxiety or depression. Whether it's difficulties with or changes in relationships, or struggling with endings or new beginnings, it can help to talk to an impartial person to find some clarity. Sometimes change is driven by others, or maybe you need something to change but don't know the best way to go about it. Perhaps you’re finding that you’re stuck in a destructive communication pattern and feel like you’re going round in circles. Maybe you don’t really know what you want, but would like to find out. I can help.
When our relationships are troubled it can lead to feelings of uneasiness, anxiety or depression. Whether it's difficulties with or changes in relationships, or struggling with endings or new beginnings, it can help to talk to an impartial person to find some clarity. Sometimes change is driven by others, or maybe you need something to change but don't know the best way to go about it. Perhaps you’re finding that you’re stuck in a destructive communication pattern and feel like you’re going round in circles. Maybe you don’t really know what you want, but would like to find out. I can help.
Welcome. Are you struggling at the moment? Connecting with a professional therapist you feel comfortable with can really help you step into your therapy journey. I invite you to read my full profile which has all the details about fees and availability. You may be grieving, lost, or have unprocessed traumas. You may feel anxious, about situations or issues in your life. You may be feeling ‘not good enough’ or perhaps you are going through work, identity or life changes or family struggles that are confusing and overwhelming. If you feel powerless at the moment or full of shame I’m here to empower you and help you.
Welcome. Are you struggling at the moment? Connecting with a professional therapist you feel comfortable with can really help you step into your therapy journey. I invite you to read my full profile which has all the details about fees and availability. You may be grieving, lost, or have unprocessed traumas. You may feel anxious, about situations or issues in your life. You may be feeling ‘not good enough’ or perhaps you are going through work, identity or life changes or family struggles that are confusing and overwhelming. If you feel powerless at the moment or full of shame I’m here to empower you and help you.
I am highly qualified & experienced psychotherapist who has an ability to provide relaxed & safe environment for a client to explore their issues. Being an integrative psychotherapist I use different therapeutic models e.g TA, CBT etc according to the needs of my clients. I have an extensive experience in helping with a wide range of areas including anxiety, depression, work related issue, trauma, bereavement etc. I can help you to be more self aware so that you can have more clarity about your needs, how to fulfil them and move on with your life. I offer evening, weekend appointments & also provide video counselling.
I am highly qualified & experienced psychotherapist who has an ability to provide relaxed & safe environment for a client to explore their issues. Being an integrative psychotherapist I use different therapeutic models e.g TA, CBT etc according to the needs of my clients. I have an extensive experience in helping with a wide range of areas including anxiety, depression, work related issue, trauma, bereavement etc. I can help you to be more self aware so that you can have more clarity about your needs, how to fulfil them and move on with your life. I offer evening, weekend appointments & also provide video counselling.
Issues I have worked with include: anxiety, depression, trauma, sexuality and/or gender identity, family conflicts, relationship issues, attachment issues, panic attacks, grief, parenting issues, anger management, and addiction.
Hello! I'm Lucy, a person-centred therapist who is passionate about providing a safe, non-judgemental space for clients to explore what they are thinking and feeling. Together, we can explore whatever is on your mind. My aim is to help you understand what you're experiencing now and to understand where it has come from. By gaining this self-awareness, we can work together to help you process your emotions and learn tools to regulate yourself outside of therapy. Signing up for therapy can be the hardest step - but it can also be the most rewarding, especially for your long-term mental wellbeing.
Issues I have worked with include: anxiety, depression, trauma, sexuality and/or gender identity, family conflicts, relationship issues, attachment issues, panic attacks, grief, parenting issues, anger management, and addiction.
Hello! I'm Lucy, a person-centred therapist who is passionate about providing a safe, non-judgemental space for clients to explore what they are thinking and feeling. Together, we can explore whatever is on your mind. My aim is to help you understand what you're experiencing now and to understand where it has come from. By gaining this self-awareness, we can work together to help you process your emotions and learn tools to regulate yourself outside of therapy. Signing up for therapy can be the hardest step - but it can also be the most rewarding, especially for your long-term mental wellbeing.
Hello my name is Bridget. You have taken the first step towards finding the support you need at this time in your life. Whatever you are facing, I will offer non-judgmental support in exploring what brings you to therapy. You may be feeling anxious, depressed or confused about where you are right now. Talking and working in a therapeutic relationship can be a healing process.
Hello my name is Bridget. You have taken the first step towards finding the support you need at this time in your life. Whatever you are facing, I will offer non-judgmental support in exploring what brings you to therapy. You may be feeling anxious, depressed or confused about where you are right now. Talking and working in a therapeutic relationship can be a healing process.
Gavin Greig Dip.Couns MBACP Registered Counsellor / Psychotherapist / Supervisor. I am very aware that considering starting with a Counsellor is a daunting prospect. Please do not worry, I will be there to listen and support you through whatever it is you are going through. I will provide a safe confidential, non-judgemental space where you can talk through the issues which are causing you trouble. I would like you to be as comfortable as possible. I am offering face to face at my Silloth address. Along on line hours via zoom, and of course standard telephone counselling if preferred.
Gavin Greig Dip.Couns MBACP Registered Counsellor / Psychotherapist / Supervisor. I am very aware that considering starting with a Counsellor is a daunting prospect. Please do not worry, I will be there to listen and support you through whatever it is you are going through. I will provide a safe confidential, non-judgemental space where you can talk through the issues which are causing you trouble. I would like you to be as comfortable as possible. I am offering face to face at my Silloth address. Along on line hours via zoom, and of course standard telephone counselling if preferred.
Nearby Transgender Counsellors Searches for Hexham
- Carlisle
- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Morpeth
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Shields
- Penrith
- South Shields
- Sunderland
- Whitley Bay
Transgender Counsellors
As a gender-diverse individual, why might I want to see a therapist who is also gender diverse?
A trans or gender-diverse client may want to see a therapist who is also trans or gender diverse because the client may feel safer sharing their experiences and more confident that the therapist will understand, validate, and support them. But trans or gender-diverse clients can also benefit from therapy with cisgender therapists; this is a personal decision based on the connection between the client and the therapist, and if that connection is strong, therapy will be successful.
What if I cannot find a therapist who shares my gender identity?
Therapy can still be effective if a therapist does not share a client’s gender identity; a large body of research indicates that the most important factor in successful therapy is the therapeutic alliance. A therapist can also be interviewed for sensitivity and competence on gender identity and expression to ensure they possess appropriate knowledge and skills. Many therapists have excellent training and extensive experience working with gender-diverse clients, and that expertise can be invaluable despite a therapist not sharing the same firsthand experiences.
How can I recognise a good therapist for working with gender-diverse clients?
An experienced therapist should be able to help clients explore their gender identity and expression, alleviate discomfort related to their gender identity, treat mental health challenges and trauma, address existing relationships and communication with family members and loved ones, and determine the next steps pertaining to nonmedical or medical gender-affirming interventions. To recognise a good therapist, clients can ask about these topics and explore their comfort and connection with the clinician.
How might I inquire about a therapist’s experience working with transgender clients?
Clients should feel comfortable asking therapists directly about their experience working with transgender or gender-diverse clientele. For example, clients may ask about the therapist’s training and education with regard to gender identity, how many trans clients they’ve worked with in the past, and what sorts of matters were discussed. You may wish to inquire how a therapist specifically supports the needs of transgender clients or clients questioning their gender identity. A good clinician who is nonetheless not the right fit for you is often happy to make referrals to others based on the concerns you articulate in a preliminary conversation.