Women's Issues Counselling in Houghton le Spring
Many of my clients are adults who feel overwhelmed, burnt out, or unsure how to make sense of their inner world. Some are exploring neurodiversity or wondering whether autism may be part of their experience, while others simply want a space where they don’t have to mask or perform. I offer a calm, accepting environment where you can express yourself freely and move at your own pace. Together, we gently explore what’s been weighing on you, build clarity, and support you in creating a life that feels more manageable and authentic.
Many of my clients are adults who feel overwhelmed, burnt out, or unsure how to make sense of their inner world. Some are exploring neurodiversity or wondering whether autism may be part of their experience, while others simply want a space where they don’t have to mask or perform. I offer a calm, accepting environment where you can express yourself freely and move at your own pace. Together, we gently explore what’s been weighing on you, build clarity, and support you in creating a life that feels more manageable and authentic.
Feeling overwhelmed or vulnerable in the face of life’s challenges is something many people experience, often when they least expect it. Perhaps you’re struggling to understand your emotions, finding relationships difficult, or noticing the same unhelpful patterns repeating in your life. Maybe low self‑confidence, low self‑esteem, anxiety, or depression are affecting your day‑to‑day wellbeing.
If any of this resonates with you, support may be available.
Feeling overwhelmed or vulnerable in the face of life’s challenges is something many people experience, often when they least expect it. Perhaps you’re struggling to understand your emotions, finding relationships difficult, or noticing the same unhelpful patterns repeating in your life. Maybe low self‑confidence, low self‑esteem, anxiety, or depression are affecting your day‑to‑day wellbeing.
If any of this resonates with you, support may be available.
Are you feeling stuck or overwhelmed, tired of existing and not living? Is there something preventing you from moving forward? There are times in everyone’s life when things become too much and it is during these times it is important to know that you are not alone. I am passionate about supporting you to heal, to identify solutions and make changes, to help you to create a happier, healthier and peaceful life. I work with both adults and children, helping to overcome a wide range of emotional difficulties. I currently have limited availability for new clients in April 2026 and offer an initial free, no obligation consultation.
Are you feeling stuck or overwhelmed, tired of existing and not living? Is there something preventing you from moving forward? There are times in everyone’s life when things become too much and it is during these times it is important to know that you are not alone. I am passionate about supporting you to heal, to identify solutions and make changes, to help you to create a happier, healthier and peaceful life. I work with both adults and children, helping to overcome a wide range of emotional difficulties. I currently have limited availability for new clients in April 2026 and offer an initial free, no obligation consultation.
Counselling provides an opportunity to work through what is happening within your life, in a safe, accepted therapeutic space, where you are free to explore who you are and focus upon what brings you to counselling. Counselling enables you to gain support, to be truly heard and listened to, by a skilled professional, someone who is patient, present and focused upon supporting you without any judgement, with whatever your needs may be.
Counselling provides an opportunity to work through what is happening within your life, in a safe, accepted therapeutic space, where you are free to explore who you are and focus upon what brings you to counselling. Counselling enables you to gain support, to be truly heard and listened to, by a skilled professional, someone who is patient, present and focused upon supporting you without any judgement, with whatever your needs may be.
We are an independent private therapy practice in the heart of South Shields, offering appointments at out base in Harton Village, sites at Durham and Washington and sometimes home visits.
We are an independent private therapy practice in the heart of South Shields, offering appointments at out base in Harton Village, sites at Durham and Washington and sometimes home visits.
When we are struggling with the people closest to us, 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 we are struggling with the people closest to us, 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.
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Are you struggling to cope, feeling lost or stuck?
Do you find that experiences from your past are impacting on you - that old beliefs and behaviours are holding you back?
If you want to make changes in your life and need compassionate support as you move from surviving to thriving, I can help.
I offer both short and longer term therapy online. I am Accredited with the BACP and EMDR UK and Europe (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing). I specialise in helping clients recover from trauma and addictions.
If you are struggling to overcome blocks and reach your goals, we can use EMDR-informed coaching to help you push through.
Are you struggling to cope, feeling lost or stuck?
Do you find that experiences from your past are impacting on you - that old beliefs and behaviours are holding you back?
If you want to make changes in your life and need compassionate support as you move from surviving to thriving, I can help.
I offer both short and longer term therapy online. I am Accredited with the BACP and EMDR UK and Europe (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing). I specialise in helping clients recover from trauma and addictions.
If you are struggling to overcome blocks and reach your goals, we can use EMDR-informed coaching to help you push through.
Hello, I am a trauma-informed, integrative counsellor. I meet clients weekly, face-to-face in a safe, comfortable therapy space in Darlington, Co Durham, UK, and online via Zoom or by telephone if you prefer. I have a flexible work structure regarding regularity of sessions. I have supported many clients throughout the years with a variety of mental health issues at Mind, the Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre and Durham University before entering private practice. The relationship with your counsellor is key to positive change on your healing journey. Schedule a free phone session to discuss how we could work together.
Hello, I am a trauma-informed, integrative counsellor. I meet clients weekly, face-to-face in a safe, comfortable therapy space in Darlington, Co Durham, UK, and online via Zoom or by telephone if you prefer. I have a flexible work structure regarding regularity of sessions. I have supported many clients throughout the years with a variety of mental health issues at Mind, the Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre and Durham University before entering private practice. The relationship with your counsellor is key to positive change on your healing journey. Schedule a free phone session to discuss how we could work together.
I understand it can feel hard to be vulnerable and share your story. I’ll work gently at your pace, checking in to make sure it feels right for you. I’m a registered member MBACP (Accred) psychotherapeutic counsellor for children and young people, with years of experience supporting women too. I often work with those who feel low, worn out, anxious or unseen—who carry quiet feelings of not being good enough, or not truly mattering. Many I support are neurodivergent or tend to care for others while neglecting their own needs, often feeling burnt out, hopeless or uncertain about the future.
I understand it can feel hard to be vulnerable and share your story. I’ll work gently at your pace, checking in to make sure it feels right for you. I’m a registered member MBACP (Accred) psychotherapeutic counsellor for children and young people, with years of experience supporting women too. I often work with those who feel low, worn out, anxious or unseen—who carry quiet feelings of not being good enough, or not truly mattering. Many I support are neurodivergent or tend to care for others while neglecting their own needs, often feeling burnt out, hopeless or uncertain about the future.
My work is to empower you to understand and manage your own and your family's psychological wellbeing. From initial confusion and hopelessness the end game is enlightenment and clarity. I rely on data, clear aims, objectives, and objective measurement.
My work is to empower you to understand and manage your own and your family's psychological wellbeing. From initial confusion and hopelessness the end game is enlightenment and clarity. I rely on data, clear aims, objectives, and objective measurement.
Finding the right therapist can take time. To help you decide whether my approach feels right for you, I offer a free 25-minute consultation.
During this conversation, we can talk through the issues you are facing, explore what support you are looking for, and consider how we may be able to work together.
I aim to create a warm, trusting therapeutic relationship where you feel supported and understood. Together, we can explore any unhelpful feelings, thoughts, or behaviours you may be experiencing, helping you develop a clearer understanding of what may be holding you back.
Finding the right therapist can take time. To help you decide whether my approach feels right for you, I offer a free 25-minute consultation.
During this conversation, we can talk through the issues you are facing, explore what support you are looking for, and consider how we may be able to work together.
I aim to create a warm, trusting therapeutic relationship where you feel supported and understood. Together, we can explore any unhelpful feelings, thoughts, or behaviours you may be experiencing, helping you develop a clearer understanding of what may be holding you back.
You’re holding it all together, but only just. Maybe you’ve had a panic attack in the toilet at work. Maybe you’ve asked ChatGPT to help untangle your brain.
You feel everything so deeply. The tiniest thing tips you over. Everyone’s got an opinion about what you should do, but you don’t even know who you are anymore. Maybe you've been carrying things alone for a while and masking how hard it’s been just to get through the day. You might feel like you're "too much" and still feel "not good enough". You're not broken. You’ve been thinking about therapy. Now you’re here, wondering if anyone will really get it.
You’re holding it all together, but only just. Maybe you’ve had a panic attack in the toilet at work. Maybe you’ve asked ChatGPT to help untangle your brain.
You feel everything so deeply. The tiniest thing tips you over. Everyone’s got an opinion about what you should do, but you don’t even know who you are anymore. Maybe you've been carrying things alone for a while and masking how hard it’s been just to get through the day. You might feel like you're "too much" and still feel "not good enough". You're not broken. You’ve been thinking about therapy. Now you’re here, wondering if anyone will really get it.
I'm Claire, a BACP registered psychotherapist working remotely and from my office in Co. Durham. I offer a trauma-informed space and my practice integrates the mind and body to support regulation, reconnection and recovery.
I believe there are many ways to understand human psychology and wellbeing. I integrate talking therapy with somatic, creative and holistic approaches. I work collaboratively with clients, building an empathic therapeutic relationship where thoughts, feelings and behaviours can be explored so you can reconnect with yourself and feel safer in your life.
I'm Claire, a BACP registered psychotherapist working remotely and from my office in Co. Durham. I offer a trauma-informed space and my practice integrates the mind and body to support regulation, reconnection and recovery.
I believe there are many ways to understand human psychology and wellbeing. I integrate talking therapy with somatic, creative and holistic approaches. I work collaboratively with clients, building an empathic therapeutic relationship where thoughts, feelings and behaviours can be explored so you can reconnect with yourself and feel safer in your life.
Are you feeling stressed? Anxious? Suffering the loss of a loved one? I offer you a safe, confidential place to explore your present situation, listening with understanding and without judgement. As an integrative counsellor, I have a wide variety of approaches to suit the needs of the individual. I counsel adults, young people and children through Microsoft Teams or Psychology Today, with home visits available locally. Counselling is an opportunity to understand what is going on for you in your life and to explore a way forward. I am also a Supervisor offering very competitive rates with further reductions to students.
Are you feeling stressed? Anxious? Suffering the loss of a loved one? I offer you a safe, confidential place to explore your present situation, listening with understanding and without judgement. As an integrative counsellor, I have a wide variety of approaches to suit the needs of the individual. I counsel adults, young people and children through Microsoft Teams or Psychology Today, with home visits available locally. Counselling is an opportunity to understand what is going on for you in your life and to explore a way forward. I am also a Supervisor offering very competitive rates with further reductions to students.
You might be the one everyone leans on - reliable, capable, holding it together - while underneath, things feel far less steady. Unseen, unheard, unsure of yourself, even when others see only strength.
Often these feelings surface after grief and loss, or through familiar patterns: not fitting in, not feeling understood or accepted, low self-esteem, too much responsibility, exhaustion that will not lift. For many, they trace back to emotional abuse, or to growing up neurodivergent in a world not built for how your mind works.
Together, we will make sense of these patterns and find a way forward that fits you.
You might be the one everyone leans on - reliable, capable, holding it together - while underneath, things feel far less steady. Unseen, unheard, unsure of yourself, even when others see only strength.
Often these feelings surface after grief and loss, or through familiar patterns: not fitting in, not feeling understood or accepted, low self-esteem, too much responsibility, exhaustion that will not lift. For many, they trace back to emotional abuse, or to growing up neurodivergent in a world not built for how your mind works.
Together, we will make sense of these patterns and find a way forward that fits you.
Clients seek a safe and confidential space where they can explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences without judgement. I’m here to offer that safe space, guided by my compassion and years of experience working with individuals from all walks of life.
If you’re experiencing emotional difficulties, or struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, or stress, I’m here to help you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and offer a different perspective.
Let’s work together on helping you to develop the coping strategies, and resilience, and work towards making those positive and lasting changes.
Clients seek a safe and confidential space where they can explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences without judgement. I’m here to offer that safe space, guided by my compassion and years of experience working with individuals from all walks of life.
If you’re experiencing emotional difficulties, or struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, or stress, I’m here to help you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and offer a different perspective.
Let’s work together on helping you to develop the coping strategies, and resilience, and work towards making those positive and lasting changes.
Hi, I'm Theresa, a Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years experience working with people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties. Whether you have been experiencing difficulties for a long time, or you have suddenly found yourself struggling, I offer a compassionate, collaborative and evidence-based approach to helping you move forward towards your goals. Psychological therapy offers a safe and reflective space to explore why you might be experiencing difficulties, before coming up with a meaningful plan together for a way to move forward.
Hi, I'm Theresa, a Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years experience working with people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties. Whether you have been experiencing difficulties for a long time, or you have suddenly found yourself struggling, I offer a compassionate, collaborative and evidence-based approach to helping you move forward towards your goals. Psychological therapy offers a safe and reflective space to explore why you might be experiencing difficulties, before coming up with a meaningful plan together for a way to move forward.
Hi, I’m Andrea,
I am dedicated to personalising my therapeutic approach to suit your individual needs. In our sessions, I create a nurturing environment where you can openly explore your feelings without fear of judgment.
I recognise that life presents each of us with unique challenges, and it can feel challenging to share your experiences.
Taking the courageous step to seek help is a significant accomplishment, and you've already made great progress!
I provide a safe and confidential space for you to express your concerns and receive the empathy and support you truly deserve.
Hi, I’m Andrea,
I am dedicated to personalising my therapeutic approach to suit your individual needs. In our sessions, I create a nurturing environment where you can openly explore your feelings without fear of judgment.
I recognise that life presents each of us with unique challenges, and it can feel challenging to share your experiences.
Taking the courageous step to seek help is a significant accomplishment, and you've already made great progress!
I provide a safe and confidential space for you to express your concerns and receive the empathy and support you truly deserve.
Life can feel overwhelming at times. You may find yourself overthinking everything, feeling anxious, emotionally exhausted from always holding it together, struggling in your relationships, or carrying experiences from your past that continue to affect your present. As a relational integrative therapist, I believe healing happens through feeling safe, heard and understood. I draw from a range of therapeutic approaches to tailor therapy to your individual needs, recognising that every person’s experiences are unique. I also value the connection between mind and body, taking a holistic view of emotional wellbeing.
Life can feel overwhelming at times. You may find yourself overthinking everything, feeling anxious, emotionally exhausted from always holding it together, struggling in your relationships, or carrying experiences from your past that continue to affect your present. As a relational integrative therapist, I believe healing happens through feeling safe, heard and understood. I draw from a range of therapeutic approaches to tailor therapy to your individual needs, recognising that every person’s experiences are unique. I also value the connection between mind and body, taking a holistic view of emotional wellbeing.
You're still showing up, still functioning, still keeping things together. But something isn't right. Maybe your mind won't slow down, or it just won't start. Maybe you've lost your spark and can't pinpoint when. Maybe you've been pushing through for so long that this is just how life feels now. My clients come from all walks of life, but many share that experience of quietly struggling while looking completely fine on the outside. Whether it's burnout, ADHD, anxiety, stress, or something you haven't quite named yet, you deserve support.
You're still showing up, still functioning, still keeping things together. But something isn't right. Maybe your mind won't slow down, or it just won't start. Maybe you've lost your spark and can't pinpoint when. Maybe you've been pushing through for so long that this is just how life feels now. My clients come from all walks of life, but many share that experience of quietly struggling while looking completely fine on the outside. Whether it's burnout, ADHD, anxiety, stress, or something you haven't quite named yet, you deserve support.
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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.