Anxiety Counselling in Lancaster
Facing a difficult life transition, managing long-term anxiety or simply feeling a disconnect?
My practice offers a sanctuary where your story is honoured and healing is guided by your own wisdom:
• Person-Centred Counselling: I offer empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard: you are valued as the expert on your own life whilst I provide an environment which supports self-development
• Social Work Expertise: I bring a trauma-informed lens that will help you better understand how you may have been shaped or stunted by systemic challenges
• Holistic Therapy Integration: Acknowledging that mental, social and physical aspects of your experience are interrelated can help you heal and move toward a sense of wholeness
Facing a difficult life transition, managing long-term anxiety or simply feeling a disconnect?
My practice offers a sanctuary where your story is honoured and healing is guided by your own wisdom:
• Person-Centred Counselling: I offer empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard: you are valued as the expert on your own life whilst I provide an environment which supports self-development
• Social Work Expertise: I bring a trauma-informed lens that will help you better understand how you may have been shaped or stunted by systemic challenges
• Holistic Therapy Integration: Acknowledging that mental, social and physical aspects of your experience are interrelated can help you heal and move toward a sense of wholeness
As you are exploring this site you might be considering if and how counselling can help you. By allowing yourself a safe place where someone carefully listens and supports you, to feel heard and understood, you will be able to develop a greater sense of self-worth and wellbeing. My relaxed and friendly way of working offers such a place. Research confirms how this approach creates lasting change.
Reaching out: I will return your call, text or email within 24 hours.
As you are exploring this site you might be considering if and how counselling can help you. By allowing yourself a safe place where someone carefully listens and supports you, to feel heard and understood, you will be able to develop a greater sense of self-worth and wellbeing. My relaxed and friendly way of working offers such a place. Research confirms how this approach creates lasting change.
Reaching out: I will return your call, text or email within 24 hours.
Welcome to my profile. I'm Rob. My clients find therapy gives them a place to let go and be themselves. Therapy can be laid back and approachable - in fact, so much more seems possible when it is. It can be so liberating to truly be yourself. That means not worrying how you appear, if you'll offend someone, or if you'll be judged. Those things take so much effort. Here you can go for it! Say what you like, see what happens, let it all out. I promise I won't judge you. You deserve to be heard and understood from your point of view. If you didn't have enough of that in your life, here's a chance to make up for it.
Welcome to my profile. I'm Rob. My clients find therapy gives them a place to let go and be themselves. Therapy can be laid back and approachable - in fact, so much more seems possible when it is. It can be so liberating to truly be yourself. That means not worrying how you appear, if you'll offend someone, or if you'll be judged. Those things take so much effort. Here you can go for it! Say what you like, see what happens, let it all out. I promise I won't judge you. You deserve to be heard and understood from your point of view. If you didn't have enough of that in your life, here's a chance to make up for it.
I offer therapy for a range of difficulties including anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress, and I specialise in recovery and rehabilitation following accidents, injury or illness.
I am an experienced and registered Counselling Psychologist in private practice offering a range of psychological therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and EMDR. Although I am based in Lancaster I work entirely remotely and offer online appointments to clients from anywhere in the UK.
I offer therapy for a range of difficulties including anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress, and I specialise in recovery and rehabilitation following accidents, injury or illness.
I am an experienced and registered Counselling Psychologist in private practice offering a range of psychological therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and EMDR. Although I am based in Lancaster I work entirely remotely and offer online appointments to clients from anywhere in the UK.
I work with children, young people and adults experiencing psychological, emotional, behavioural and relationship difficulties. Working together with you, the aim is to reach a shared understanding of the problems, how and why they developed, what might be maintaining them and finding a new way forward for you.
I work with children, young people and adults experiencing psychological, emotional, behavioural and relationship difficulties. Working together with you, the aim is to reach a shared understanding of the problems, how and why they developed, what might be maintaining them and finding a new way forward for you.
I work with adults who feel anxious, overwhelmed, low in mood, grieving, emotionally exhausted, or stuck.
I offer person-centred counselling, which means I will not judge you, tell you what to do, or push you towards quick answers. I bring empathy, acceptance and honesty, helping you explore your feelings, choices and experiences in a way that feels safe, respectful and led by you.
I work with adults who feel anxious, overwhelmed, low in mood, grieving, emotionally exhausted, or stuck.
I offer person-centred counselling, which means I will not judge you, tell you what to do, or push you towards quick answers. I bring empathy, acceptance and honesty, helping you explore your feelings, choices and experiences in a way that feels safe, respectful and led by you.
Whatever your concerns might be, I offer you a safe space to express yourself, without fear of being judged.
For 20 years, I worked as a counsellor at Lancaster University, with students and staff of all ages and backgrounds. My time in this setting has given me a rich understanding of transitions; relationships; identity; bereavement and loss. My clients have struggled with depression; anxiety; disordered eating; self harm and suicidal thoughts.
Whatever your concerns might be, I offer you a safe space to express yourself, without fear of being judged.
For 20 years, I worked as a counsellor at Lancaster University, with students and staff of all ages and backgrounds. My time in this setting has given me a rich understanding of transitions; relationships; identity; bereavement and loss. My clients have struggled with depression; anxiety; disordered eating; self harm and suicidal thoughts.
Anxiety, depression and relationship issues can be devastating.
Something in your life may feel heavier, more unsettled, or harder to manage than it once was. You may have been coping on your own for a long time, but have reached a point where that now feels impossible. In our sessions, I bring a calm, warm, steadying presence as you begin to make sense of your experiences and find a way forward that feels more manageable and true to you. You don’t need the right words or a crystal clear understanding of what’s going on in order to come to therapy, we can start wherever you are, move at a pace that feels right for you, and gently explore what feels most present and important for you right now.
Anxiety, depression and relationship issues can be devastating.
Something in your life may feel heavier, more unsettled, or harder to manage than it once was. You may have been coping on your own for a long time, but have reached a point where that now feels impossible. In our sessions, I bring a calm, warm, steadying presence as you begin to make sense of your experiences and find a way forward that feels more manageable and true to you. You don’t need the right words or a crystal clear understanding of what’s going on in order to come to therapy, we can start wherever you are, move at a pace that feels right for you, and gently explore what feels most present and important for you right now.
I am also trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) both CBT and EMDR are evidence based psychological approaches to treat a wide range of emotional, behavioural and psychological difficulties including anxiety, depression, complex trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), adjustment difficulties
I specialise in treating depression, anxiety disorders, stress, low self-esteem and trauma. I have significant experience working in the NHS, voluntary and private settings. I will tailor the treatment to suit your specific needs, rather than fitting you into a 'one-size fits all' model. We work together as a team in a safe environment.
I am also trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) both CBT and EMDR are evidence based psychological approaches to treat a wide range of emotional, behavioural and psychological difficulties including anxiety, depression, complex trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), adjustment difficulties
I specialise in treating depression, anxiety disorders, stress, low self-esteem and trauma. I have significant experience working in the NHS, voluntary and private settings. I will tailor the treatment to suit your specific needs, rather than fitting you into a 'one-size fits all' model. We work together as a team in a safe environment.
I work with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds who are navigating difficult life experiences, pregnancy and motherhood, parenting pressures, separation, grief, anxiety, depression, identity questions, or the quiet struggles of trying to "fit in" while staying true to oneself.
Maybe you're trying to hold everything together while feeling disconnected from yourself. Perhaps you’ve spent so long taking care of others that you’ve lost sight of your own needs. You may be struggling with low self-esteem, people-pleasing, or feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. You're not alone, and don’t have to figure it out alone.
My approach is culturally sensitive. I create a space where you can speak freely without judgment or the need to explain your background. I also integrate tools from CBT, compassion-focused therapy, and trauma-informed care to support your goals at your pace.
I work with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds who are navigating difficult life experiences, pregnancy and motherhood, parenting pressures, separation, grief, anxiety, depression, identity questions, or the quiet struggles of trying to "fit in" while staying true to oneself.
Maybe you're trying to hold everything together while feeling disconnected from yourself. Perhaps you’ve spent so long taking care of others that you’ve lost sight of your own needs. You may be struggling with low self-esteem, people-pleasing, or feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. You're not alone, and don’t have to figure it out alone.
My approach is culturally sensitive. I create a space where you can speak freely without judgment or the need to explain your background. I also integrate tools from CBT, compassion-focused therapy, and trauma-informed care to support your goals at your pace.
I work with clients who have varying difficulties, in particular I have a focus on anxiety, OCD and relational issues; helping clients to go deeper into what lies beneath while also dealing with what is in front of them, through a collaborative process helping the client realise their own innate compassion, courage and wisdom to overcome their issue.
People come to me with many different life experiences. Our sessions are a collaborative process, helping you to understand yourself more fully, see things from new perspectives, and develop tools and inner resources for life’s challenges.
After years of understanding and overcoming my own challenges, I developed a passion for helping others understand themselves more deeply too.
I offer a space that feels grounded, warm, and real — sometimes with a little humour — where we can work together to find a way forward.
I work with clients who have varying difficulties, in particular I have a focus on anxiety, OCD and relational issues; helping clients to go deeper into what lies beneath while also dealing with what is in front of them, through a collaborative process helping the client realise their own innate compassion, courage and wisdom to overcome their issue.
People come to me with many different life experiences. Our sessions are a collaborative process, helping you to understand yourself more fully, see things from new perspectives, and develop tools and inner resources for life’s challenges.
After years of understanding and overcoming my own challenges, I developed a passion for helping others understand themselves more deeply too.
I offer a space that feels grounded, warm, and real — sometimes with a little humour — where we can work together to find a way forward.
Practitioner psychologist, licenced in the UK, with experience in mood and anxiety disorders, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction, bipolar depression and borderline personality disorder.
As an EMDR & CBT & DBT practitioner I can help you with PTSD, complex PTSD, anxiety disorder, OCD, and addictions. Do not shy away if you have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. I offer online sessions on Mondays and in-person appointments on odd Fridays in Lancaster, near M6&A6.
Practitioner psychologist, licenced in the UK, with experience in mood and anxiety disorders, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction, bipolar depression and borderline personality disorder.
As an EMDR & CBT & DBT practitioner I can help you with PTSD, complex PTSD, anxiety disorder, OCD, and addictions. Do not shy away if you have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. I offer online sessions on Mondays and in-person appointments on odd Fridays in Lancaster, near M6&A6.
With a person-centred background, I work pluralistically, employing several approaches based on what is right for you. I regularly work with individuals experiencing Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Suicidal ideation, Loss - bereavement, divorce, retirement and redundancy, Trauma, Childhood Abuse - sexual, physical, emotional and bullying, Self-harm, Eating disorders, Low self-worth, and Loss of focus/purpose. This is not an exhaustive list, but it should give you an idea of the range of issues where I can help. I also work with Couples on relationship issues. I love what I do and am committed to sharing your journey. Regards, Angela
With a person-centred background, I work pluralistically, employing several approaches based on what is right for you. I regularly work with individuals experiencing Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Suicidal ideation, Loss - bereavement, divorce, retirement and redundancy, Trauma, Childhood Abuse - sexual, physical, emotional and bullying, Self-harm, Eating disorders, Low self-worth, and Loss of focus/purpose. This is not an exhaustive list, but it should give you an idea of the range of issues where I can help. I also work with Couples on relationship issues. I love what I do and am committed to sharing your journey. Regards, Angela
Whilst the symptoms may present as anxiety, depression and much more it is what sits beneath that is important.
Head to my website (link at the very bottom) for more details of how I can support you. Life is messy. Even the capable, high-functioning, "I've got this" people feel it. If you're functioning on the outside but feeling unsettled underneath, unsure of who you are now, what you need, or how to move forward - you don't have to carry that alone.
Perhaps you've been holding it together for a long time. You're navigating the weight of past experiences that still show up in your relationships, your work, and your sense of self. You're ready to reflect, make sense of what's been hard, and begin shaping a future you actually want.
Whilst the symptoms may present as anxiety, depression and much more it is what sits beneath that is important.
Head to my website (link at the very bottom) for more details of how I can support you. Life is messy. Even the capable, high-functioning, "I've got this" people feel it. If you're functioning on the outside but feeling unsettled underneath, unsure of who you are now, what you need, or how to move forward - you don't have to carry that alone.
Perhaps you've been holding it together for a long time. You're navigating the weight of past experiences that still show up in your relationships, your work, and your sense of self. You're ready to reflect, make sense of what's been hard, and begin shaping a future you actually want.
You might be feeling anxious, exhausted, low, tearful, on edge, numb, or in emotional or physical pain, or just coping day to day.
We go at your pace to make sense of what you’re experiencing and what you’d like to feel different. Together we agree what to focus on and review it regularly. I may offer grounding, movement or creative ideas, and simple understanding of stress and the nervous system. I support insight, strengths, and clearer decisions and ways forward.
You might be feeling anxious, exhausted, low, tearful, on edge, numb, or in emotional or physical pain, or just coping day to day.
We go at your pace to make sense of what you’re experiencing and what you’d like to feel different. Together we agree what to focus on and review it regularly. I may offer grounding, movement or creative ideas, and simple understanding of stress and the nervous system. I support insight, strengths, and clearer decisions and ways forward.
I am here to support your healing process. Looking for a therapist is a courageous first step. I have found that common themes clients bring to therapy include: Feelings of shame and a lack of worthiness; being very self-critical; Feeling rejected, hurt, and alone; Stuck in relationships that are not fulfilling; Feeling that your life lacks purpose; Traumatic experiences that feel like they define you. Do any of these sound familiar? Would it help to have a space to work through these issues, to let go, and to feel greater freedom in your life? If any of these issues resonate with you then we can work together to make a difference.
I am here to support your healing process. Looking for a therapist is a courageous first step. I have found that common themes clients bring to therapy include: Feelings of shame and a lack of worthiness; being very self-critical; Feeling rejected, hurt, and alone; Stuck in relationships that are not fulfilling; Feeling that your life lacks purpose; Traumatic experiences that feel like they define you. Do any of these sound familiar? Would it help to have a space to work through these issues, to let go, and to feel greater freedom in your life? If any of these issues resonate with you then we can work together to make a difference.
Warm Welcome! I am a qualified counsellor, my aim is to offer a space for clients to grow and flourish in different areas of life; the experience of therapy aims to empower and explore difficult issues in a safe, warm, therapeutic space. It has become my passion and one of my life goals to create and offer tools needed to flourish; in result reach your full potential. I have completed a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, Islamic theology and jurisprudence, and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Counselling. I am a registered member of the BACP which means that I follow an ethical framework and adhere to a professional governing body.
Warm Welcome! I am a qualified counsellor, my aim is to offer a space for clients to grow and flourish in different areas of life; the experience of therapy aims to empower and explore difficult issues in a safe, warm, therapeutic space. It has become my passion and one of my life goals to create and offer tools needed to flourish; in result reach your full potential. I have completed a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, Islamic theology and jurisprudence, and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Counselling. I am a registered member of the BACP which means that I follow an ethical framework and adhere to a professional governing body.
Many people are anxious when they see me for the first time, we normalize the situation together.
As an integrative counsellor, I tailor my approach to each individual’s unique needs, experiences, and capabilities. We all develop our own way of being, shaped by our family dynamics, life events, and personal strengths. I draw on a range of therapeutic methods — including grief and bereavement work, creative and art-based therapies, behavioural approaches, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Transactional Analysis — to provide support that truly fits you.
You may be wondering, “How can I be helped?” Together, we will explore your experiences and challenges, using supportive techniques to help you navigate difficulties.
Many people are anxious when they see me for the first time, we normalize the situation together.
As an integrative counsellor, I tailor my approach to each individual’s unique needs, experiences, and capabilities. We all develop our own way of being, shaped by our family dynamics, life events, and personal strengths. I draw on a range of therapeutic methods — including grief and bereavement work, creative and art-based therapies, behavioural approaches, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Transactional Analysis — to provide support that truly fits you.
You may be wondering, “How can I be helped?” Together, we will explore your experiences and challenges, using supportive techniques to help you navigate difficulties.
I have experience in working with a variety of life's difficulties, from every day stress to self esteem issues, childhood trauma, anxiety and so much more.
I work using person centred therapy which has helped many adult clients to feel more empowered and self aware, this has resulted in positive life changes. I specialise in helping clients to value their worth and build their own boundaries. We can work together online, in person or I also offer walking therapy. We could head for a walk out in nature
I have experience in working with a variety of life's difficulties, from every day stress to self esteem issues, childhood trauma, anxiety and so much more.
I work using person centred therapy which has helped many adult clients to feel more empowered and self aware, this has resulted in positive life changes. I specialise in helping clients to value their worth and build their own boundaries. We can work together online, in person or I also offer walking therapy. We could head for a walk out in nature
I have extensive experience supporting adults and young people across NHS, educational, and hospice settings, experiencing anxiety, trauma, OCD, bereavement and depression.
Counselling offers you an understanding and non-judgemental environment where you can safely explore your feelings and thoughts. Our time together will help empower you to gain clarity, self-awareness, and self-acceptance.
I have extensive experience supporting adults and young people across NHS, educational, and hospice settings, experiencing anxiety, trauma, OCD, bereavement and depression.
Counselling offers you an understanding and non-judgemental environment where you can safely explore your feelings and thoughts. Our time together will help empower you to gain clarity, self-awareness, and self-acceptance.
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Anxiety Counsellors
When should I seek treatment for anxiety?
Everyone feels anxious at times, but when anxiety causes disruption to your daily life, it may be time to seek help. Such disruption can be mental, physical, or both: having fear dominate your thoughts, avoiding situations or objects that bring on feelings of anxiety, or experiencing shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, or panic attacks. When these symptoms are recurrent and distressing, it may be time to talk to someone.
What are the most common types of treatment for anxiety?
Talk therapy, particularly cognitive behavioural therapy, is the most common treatment for anxiety. Studies have shown it is equally effective as medication. Other forms of therapy are popular, depending on a patient’s experience. Exposure therapy, for instance, can be useful for people dealing with fears and phobias, or who have experienced traumatic events. Dialectical Behavioural Therapy may be useful for patients who need help with emotion regulation. Anxiolytic medications, like benzodiazepines, can also help with calming a person enough to focus on the skills they’ve learned, and physical exercise has been shown to help symptoms of anxiety across the board.
How long does therapy for anxiety take to work?
The amount of time needed to alleviate symptoms depends on the severity of a person’s condition. Some therapies may take 5-20 weekly sessions to show results. Anti-depressant medications typically take two to four weeks before a benefit is felt. Anti-anxiety medications are felt typically within 20-30 minutes. Medications are best used to offer a patient a better headspace in which to work on techniques learned in therapy. Exercise, improved sleep habits, and meditation are effective, but takes weeks or months to show results.
How effective is treatment for anxiety?
Treatment for anxiety has been shown to be moderately to highly effective, according to a large body of psychology studies and analyses. For some people, treatment using CBT or exposure therapy alone is effective. Others respond best to a combination of medication and therapy.