Weight Loss Counselling in Lancaster
Having worked as a registered nurse and psychological therapist in the NHS for over 20 years I am now a freelance therapist, mindfulness teacher and hypnotherapist based in Lancaster. I also design and deliver trainings nationally on a range of topics. Both in groups and one to one, I have worked with a diverse range of people enabling them to overcome difficulties, change behaviours and create a new direction in life. I have a special interest in the mind-body connection and utilise a range of therapeutic approaches to enable people to bring about the changes they desire. These include CBT, Mindfulness and Hypnosis.
Having worked as a registered nurse and psychological therapist in the NHS for over 20 years I am now a freelance therapist, mindfulness teacher and hypnotherapist based in Lancaster. I also design and deliver trainings nationally on a range of topics. Both in groups and one to one, I have worked with a diverse range of people enabling them to overcome difficulties, change behaviours and create a new direction in life. I have a special interest in the mind-body connection and utilise a range of therapeutic approaches to enable people to bring about the changes they desire. These include CBT, Mindfulness and Hypnosis.
Do you feel like you’ve lost yourself or as though life is a struggle? Are you finding it hard to live life in the way that you want? If so I believe I can help. Through one-to-one therapy sessions, I can support you to find clarity, calm, balance, and the tools to live a more fulfilled life as the very best version of you. I work with a variety of difficulties and have a particular interest and specialism in helping people who may be struggling to adjust to significant life events e.g. becoming a parent, menopausal changes, long term health conditions as well as people who have high standards or may be prone to self-criticism.
Do you feel like you’ve lost yourself or as though life is a struggle? Are you finding it hard to live life in the way that you want? If so I believe I can help. Through one-to-one therapy sessions, I can support you to find clarity, calm, balance, and the tools to live a more fulfilled life as the very best version of you. I work with a variety of difficulties and have a particular interest and specialism in helping people who may be struggling to adjust to significant life events e.g. becoming a parent, menopausal changes, long term health conditions as well as people who have high standards or may be prone to self-criticism.
Hi, I'm John. I offer down to earth counselling to help you make sense of whatever it is you're experiencing. I will offer you time and space for you to talk through your problems confidentially. I am there to listen to you. I will not use complicated jargon but will listen to what you have to say, with an appropriate use of humour to put you at ease. I will try to see the world through your eyes, whilst not judging and being genuine. I served in the Royal Navy and worked in high pressured businesses. My Facebook Page is Counselling Minds. Also on Instagram, Linkedin and X. Thanks for reading! I hope to hear from you soon, John.
Hi, I'm John. I offer down to earth counselling to help you make sense of whatever it is you're experiencing. I will offer you time and space for you to talk through your problems confidentially. I am there to listen to you. I will not use complicated jargon but will listen to what you have to say, with an appropriate use of humour to put you at ease. I will try to see the world through your eyes, whilst not judging and being genuine. I served in the Royal Navy and worked in high pressured businesses. My Facebook Page is Counselling Minds. Also on Instagram, Linkedin and X. Thanks for reading! I hope to hear from you soon, John.
I combine a gentle person-centred approach with somatic and body work to reconnect your mind and body and help you cope better with everyday life. You may be feeling misunderstood by those around you, lonely in your experience of the world or like you are questioning your own reality. I am here to help you make sense of these thoughts and experiences by listening to you with my full attention to ensure you feel deeply heard and understood. We can explore your experiences of trauma, relating with family members, conditioning from family or society, feelings of anxiety and coping with everyday life or feeling low and stuck.
I combine a gentle person-centred approach with somatic and body work to reconnect your mind and body and help you cope better with everyday life. You may be feeling misunderstood by those around you, lonely in your experience of the world or like you are questioning your own reality. I am here to help you make sense of these thoughts and experiences by listening to you with my full attention to ensure you feel deeply heard and understood. We can explore your experiences of trauma, relating with family members, conditioning from family or society, feelings of anxiety and coping with everyday life or feeling low and stuck.
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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.
With my brother diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia nearly 30 years ago, I have personal experience of the family sacrifices and struggles related to the pain and stigma of mental illness. Having since, committing my life to the improvement of people’s emotional fitness and mental resilience, with support from organisations such as SANE and MIND, my own journey has allowed me to discover the true benefits of therapy first-hand. Personal therapy is proving invaluable for people to manage certain difficult or crisis situations in their lives and so transform their problems into major opportunities for personal growth.
With my brother diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia nearly 30 years ago, I have personal experience of the family sacrifices and struggles related to the pain and stigma of mental illness. Having since, committing my life to the improvement of people’s emotional fitness and mental resilience, with support from organisations such as SANE and MIND, my own journey has allowed me to discover the true benefits of therapy first-hand. Personal therapy is proving invaluable for people to manage certain difficult or crisis situations in their lives and so transform their problems into major opportunities for personal growth.
Maureen Seddon is an accredited and experienced EMDR Therapist with over 40 years of experience working with people in both the NHS and the private sector. Maureen originally qualified as a general nurse in Liverpool in 1982, training in mental health in 1984. Maureen trained in EMDR as she felt other therapies did not address the original causation of symptoms/triggers without causing further distress. Maureen targets the origin of the trauma in a holistic way.
Maureen Seddon is an accredited and experienced EMDR Therapist with over 40 years of experience working with people in both the NHS and the private sector. Maureen originally qualified as a general nurse in Liverpool in 1982, training in mental health in 1984. Maureen trained in EMDR as she felt other therapies did not address the original causation of symptoms/triggers without causing further distress. Maureen targets the origin of the trauma in a holistic way.
I am trained in a range of modalities including CBT, Mindfulness and Systemic Family Therapy. As an accredited Psychotherapist and Supervisor I work across the full spectrum of psychological disorders. I have particular interest in Trauma, OCD, Eating Disorders, High End Groups and Personality Disorders. I work with Autism, Learning Disabilities and Bereavement. I have a passion for working with suicidal people, survivors of suicide, families/friends of those whom live with the aftermath of suicide. I am an experienced couples and family therapist. I am skilled in multi agency working. I am experienced in working with prisoners.
I am trained in a range of modalities including CBT, Mindfulness and Systemic Family Therapy. As an accredited Psychotherapist and Supervisor I work across the full spectrum of psychological disorders. I have particular interest in Trauma, OCD, Eating Disorders, High End Groups and Personality Disorders. I work with Autism, Learning Disabilities and Bereavement. I have a passion for working with suicidal people, survivors of suicide, families/friends of those whom live with the aftermath of suicide. I am an experienced couples and family therapist. I am skilled in multi agency working. I am experienced in working with prisoners.
You may be feeling anxious, stressed, burnt out or overwhelmed by everything you’re carrying right now—whether it’s work pressure, relationship difficulties or the impact of a long-term health condition. Perhaps you’re experiencing panic attacks, low self-esteem, overthinking or people-pleasing, and you want a space where you can pause and understand what’s happening beneath the surface. We support adults, young people and couples, including those coping with trauma, ongoing health challenges or relationship concerns, and help you move toward feeling more grounded, confident and connected.
You may be feeling anxious, stressed, burnt out or overwhelmed by everything you’re carrying right now—whether it’s work pressure, relationship difficulties or the impact of a long-term health condition. Perhaps you’re experiencing panic attacks, low self-esteem, overthinking or people-pleasing, and you want a space where you can pause and understand what’s happening beneath the surface. We support adults, young people and couples, including those coping with trauma, ongoing health challenges or relationship concerns, and help you move toward feeling more grounded, confident and connected.
Hi, I'm Paul Robinson, a Psychotherapist based in Preston, Lancashire.
If you are looking for a therapist who will just listen and nod, I may not be the right fit. I offer an actively engaged, direct, and robust approach, designed for clients who are ready to move past simply understanding their life and into real, practical change.
Therapy with me isn't about solving an abstract problem; it's about shifting patterns of relating. The way you connect with me in the room often mirrors the problems you face outside of it. I'm here to serve as a critical friend: warm and supportive, yet challenging when needed.
Hi, I'm Paul Robinson, a Psychotherapist based in Preston, Lancashire.
If you are looking for a therapist who will just listen and nod, I may not be the right fit. I offer an actively engaged, direct, and robust approach, designed for clients who are ready to move past simply understanding their life and into real, practical change.
Therapy with me isn't about solving an abstract problem; it's about shifting patterns of relating. The way you connect with me in the room often mirrors the problems you face outside of it. I'm here to serve as a critical friend: warm and supportive, yet challenging when needed.
Hello, My name is Anita and I am an Accredited BACP Counsellor based in Lindale, (Grange over Sands) Cumbria, UK. I have nearly twenty years professional experience working with adults, couples and young people through crisis, loss, trauma and unexpected life changes. Within the counselling it will help you address these issues, get to the route of why you may be feeling this way, along with developing a different approach in tackling them. In every session, I maintain a friendly and compassionate approach, whilst professionally adhering to BACP ethics and framework.
Hello, My name is Anita and I am an Accredited BACP Counsellor based in Lindale, (Grange over Sands) Cumbria, UK. I have nearly twenty years professional experience working with adults, couples and young people through crisis, loss, trauma and unexpected life changes. Within the counselling it will help you address these issues, get to the route of why you may be feeling this way, along with developing a different approach in tackling them. In every session, I maintain a friendly and compassionate approach, whilst professionally adhering to BACP ethics and framework.
You’re holding it all together. And you’re exhausted. On paper your life looks successful. You’re capable, responsible and the one everyone relies on. But inside you feel overwhelmed, anxious and stretched too thin. Your brain never really switches off. You lie awake at night overthinking conversations or replaying the day. There never seem to be enough hours. You’re juggling work, home and everyone else’s needs while quietly running on empty, wondering why everything feels harder than it should. You can’t keep going like this.
You’re holding it all together. And you’re exhausted. On paper your life looks successful. You’re capable, responsible and the one everyone relies on. But inside you feel overwhelmed, anxious and stretched too thin. Your brain never really switches off. You lie awake at night overthinking conversations or replaying the day. There never seem to be enough hours. You’re juggling work, home and everyone else’s needs while quietly running on empty, wondering why everything feels harder than it should. You can’t keep going like this.
Eating disorders, disordered eating, exercise addiction, constant dieting, low self-esteem & poor body image dictates some or all of your life. How you feel, your self-worth dependent on what you eat, the exercise you did or did not do. People engage with me so they can improve their quality of life, gain presence & freedom to move beyond the rules imposed by a diet, eating disorder or exercise dependency.
Eating disorders, disordered eating, exercise addiction, constant dieting, low self-esteem & poor body image dictates some or all of your life. How you feel, your self-worth dependent on what you eat, the exercise you did or did not do. People engage with me so they can improve their quality of life, gain presence & freedom to move beyond the rules imposed by a diet, eating disorder or exercise dependency.
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Are you experiencing emotional difficulties in your life? You may be finding yourself unhappily repeating unhelpful patterns or behaviours. You might feel disconnected from yourself, others or both.
Are you experiencing emotional difficulties in your life? You may be finding yourself unhappily repeating unhelpful patterns or behaviours. You might feel disconnected from yourself, others or both.
Do you ever experience feelings of hopelessness, being self critical, or having limiting beliefs and thoughts? Do you experience reduced energy or motivation? Do your worries and panic hold you back or cause crippling spiralling thoughts about the future? Maybe you have a specific phobia or fear, restrictive and controlling patterns of eating, obsessive behaviours or urges you feel compelled to complete? Maybe you have a diagnosed neurodevelopmental condition such as Autism, ADHD, learning needs etc and struggling with the impact of this? These are just some things I can help with and adopt a trauma informed approach to all my work.
Do you ever experience feelings of hopelessness, being self critical, or having limiting beliefs and thoughts? Do you experience reduced energy or motivation? Do your worries and panic hold you back or cause crippling spiralling thoughts about the future? Maybe you have a specific phobia or fear, restrictive and controlling patterns of eating, obsessive behaviours or urges you feel compelled to complete? Maybe you have a diagnosed neurodevelopmental condition such as Autism, ADHD, learning needs etc and struggling with the impact of this? These are just some things I can help with and adopt a trauma informed approach to all my work.
I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist offering psychological therapy to adults (individual and couples) online and in-person in South Manchester, UK. I work with individuals to understand themselves more fully, offering support with emotional and relational difficulties and promoting overall psychological well-being. I have more than 10 years of experience supporting people through individual therapy and facilitating therapy groups. I have significant experience working with: low mood, relationship issues, identity concerns, chronic illness, body image & disordered eating, confidence and self-esteem
I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist offering psychological therapy to adults (individual and couples) online and in-person in South Manchester, UK. I work with individuals to understand themselves more fully, offering support with emotional and relational difficulties and promoting overall psychological well-being. I have more than 10 years of experience supporting people through individual therapy and facilitating therapy groups. I have significant experience working with: low mood, relationship issues, identity concerns, chronic illness, body image & disordered eating, confidence and self-esteem
Hello! I'm Amy, a fully qualified and accredited Adult & Children's CBT Therapist with 20 years experience supporting children and adult with complex mental health. My clients describe me as being approachable, calm and supportive. In order to achieve the best results, I have found that a combination of core psychological and scientific principles with a deep level of care and commitment is key to ensuring lasting change. Whether you want to tackle: Worry, Panic, Burnout, Stress, Over-Thinking, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, OCD, Imposter Syndrome, Low Self-Esteem/Confidence, Social Anxiety or Phobias - we will make it happen.
Hello! I'm Amy, a fully qualified and accredited Adult & Children's CBT Therapist with 20 years experience supporting children and adult with complex mental health. My clients describe me as being approachable, calm and supportive. In order to achieve the best results, I have found that a combination of core psychological and scientific principles with a deep level of care and commitment is key to ensuring lasting change. Whether you want to tackle: Worry, Panic, Burnout, Stress, Over-Thinking, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, OCD, Imposter Syndrome, Low Self-Esteem/Confidence, Social Anxiety or Phobias - we will make it happen.
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We offer Counselling & Psychotherapy for adults, couples, children and young people. with private clinics in Gosforth and Monkseaton.
As well as therapy we also offer therapeutic parenting programs, dramatherapy, work with schools, businesses as well and training in and around the North East.
Experienced & friendly professionals. BOOK a FREE consultation ONLINE 24 hours a day at a time that’s convenient for yourself simply by clicking on our website.
We offer Counselling & Psychotherapy for adults, couples, children and young people. with private clinics in Gosforth and Monkseaton.
As well as therapy we also offer therapeutic parenting programs, dramatherapy, work with schools, businesses as well and training in and around the North East.
Hello, I’m Steph, a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist (CBH) with 30 years’ experience helping adults and young people. I specialise in anxiety, stress, IBS and insomnia but have expertise in many more concerns. So if you're feeling overwhelmed with life, I can help. My approach offers CBH - a unique combination of CBT with active, evidence-based hypnotherapy along with Mindfulness and ACT. These techniques are recommended by NICE and the NHS to give you real lasting change. You’ll take an active role in learning practical yet simple strategies to ease symptoms, feel calmer and regain confidence and balance in your everyday life.
Hello, I’m Steph, a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist (CBH) with 30 years’ experience helping adults and young people. I specialise in anxiety, stress, IBS and insomnia but have expertise in many more concerns. So if you're feeling overwhelmed with life, I can help. My approach offers CBH - a unique combination of CBT with active, evidence-based hypnotherapy along with Mindfulness and ACT. These techniques are recommended by NICE and the NHS to give you real lasting change. You’ll take an active role in learning practical yet simple strategies to ease symptoms, feel calmer and regain confidence and balance in your everyday life.
My ideal client often feels overwhelmed, emotionally stuck, or caught in patterns they can’t quite shift. They may struggle with anxiety, trauma, identity questions, or feeling misunderstood by others and themselves. Many second-guess their emotions or feel disconnected from what they truly need. They want clarity, self-trust, and a space where they can explore things safely and honestly, so life feels more manageable, meaningful, and authentically their own.
My ideal client often feels overwhelmed, emotionally stuck, or caught in patterns they can’t quite shift. They may struggle with anxiety, trauma, identity questions, or feeling misunderstood by others and themselves. Many second-guess their emotions or feel disconnected from what they truly need. They want clarity, self-trust, and a space where they can explore things safely and honestly, so life feels more manageable, meaningful, and authentically their own.
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Weight Loss Counsellors
What is the relationship between weight management and mental health?
Mental health can be significantly influenced by one's physical health, so overall improvements in one's quality of life as a result of improved physical functioning from weight loss can have an overall positive impact on an individual's mental health and allow them to engage more readily in everyday activities. In addition, many strategies used to manage weight, such as exercise and maintaining a healthy diet, are also associated with reducing the symptoms of common mental health conditions, such as anxiety or depression. Individuals may also benefit from the improved self-esteem and self-efficacy that can come with successful weight management.
What is the psychological approach to losing weight?
While there are no specific therapy modalities specifically for weight loss, common psychological therapies can be highly effective in helping clients make lasting lifestyle changes. This may be called the "psychological approach" to weight loss because it does not rely on physical interventions, such as medication or weight loss surgery, to help clients lose weight. Weight loss counselling can be used in addition to or instead of such physical interventions. Some clients simply seek therapy to address the challenges that may accompany weight loss in general, including negative thoughts surrounding their body, disordered eating patterns, or difficulty completing daily tasks as a result of their weight challenges. In such cases, therapists will often utilise behavioural coaching or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to help clients understand how their thoughts may be influencing their diet and physical activity patterns.
What type of therapy is commonly used in weight loss counselling?
Weight loss counseling often involves a combination of therapy and psychoeducation. Common techniques used by weight loss counselors include journalling, thought diaries, and other Cognitive Behavioural Therapy strategies that encourage clients to consider how their feelings about their weight loss impact their mental health. Weight loss counsellors may also teach clients mindfulness exercises, which can be used by clients during and after eating to be more aware of physical cues from their body surrounding eating. Some clients looking for weight loss therapy may also benefit from group therapy approaches, which utilise the power of social connection and accountability to help clients adhere to their weight loss plan.
Is therapy recommended for individuals undergoing bariatric surgery?
While therapy is not a requirement for individuals undergoing bariatric surgery, many individuals undergoing weight loss surgery may benefit from seeing a counsellor. Prior to surgery, counsellors can help clients decide whether surgical weight loss is a good fit for them and assist in surgery preparation. Post-surgery, counsellors can assist clients with the psychological component of maintaining their weight loss, as well as help clients navigate any postoperative pain. Throughout the surgical process, therapists can help clients process body-image challenges that may come with dramatic changes in weight, as well as manage symptoms of anxiety or depression that may accompany the major life changes bariatric surgery can bring.