Counselling in Liverpool

It can be overwhelming to feel “stuck” and suffer emotionally, with a constant cycle of thoughts that can hurt you leading to feeling low, lost and alone. As a pluralistic counsellor, I provide a safe therapeutic space which is client led, working at your pace. Respect and acceptance towards you are firmly embedded in my practice enabling me to really hear the uniqueness of the experience you bring. I offer to join you on a very personal, and often difficult journey, with the knowledge and the ability that I can hold a safe space for you. Availability in Liverpool City Centre and Manchester City Centre.

Within my practice I provide a safe, non-judgemental, professional and confidential environment in which you can explore whatever you feel necessary. Through exploring these issues, we can both begin to understand what is happening and why. This process can assist in self-understanding which in-turn boosts self-confidence and compassion. With this knowledge you may then become empowered to make the necessary changes needed in your life to address whatever has been causing the discomfort.

It's hard to 'tick box' problems. Problems often do not fit into easy categories as each person has their own individual history and way of being, and so difficulties emerge in a unique way to the individual. For example, depression or anxiety might be completely normal reactions to a difficult situation, but it might seem that people are saying "oh, you've got depression" as if it is a cold and it's your fault. Anxious about contacting me? I would encourage you not to be too anxious about making contact regarding counselling or psychotherapy. Feeling anxious is a normal aspect of therapy, especially at first. I was anxious too.

Do you worry constantly, and feel unable to stop? Do the same thoughts seem to go round and round Your head? The psychological intervention I use is from evidenced based research and enables you to understand the role overthinking plays in anxiety and depression. Generally this intervention is concluded in 6/8 sessions, known as Metacognitive therapy. My work as a Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool and clinician at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, has identified clear specific ways to, be aware, understand, and therefore control this negative pattern of thoughts, within the setting of a nonjudgmental approach.

I believe the relationship between the client and counsellor is hugely important. I am a warm and approachable person, focused on putting you at ease. At times in life, it can feel that people don't understand us, like we are being judged for the way we feel. It can be helpful to communicate these thoughts and emotions to gain a clarity and understanding to help you find a more fulfilling way of living. From personal experience, I understand that counselling can help make profound changes in their lives and relationships. These changes happen through a greater understanding and acceptance of ourselves.

All sessions are currently online and therefore I can offer you a confidential therapeutic space from wherever you are located. I am passionate about helping you to reach your therapeutic goals. When you find me to be trustworthy, we can work together towards making sense of the past in order to live well in the here and now. I can help you to safely explore life's issues and your experiences in an accepting and meaningful way. We can work together towards making the changes that you hope for.

I work in a holistic, intuitive and creative way. I honour that everyone is an individual and I will respect that in how I work. I am experienced in working with children, teens and adults. I aim to provide a compassionate and safe space for the individual to explore what they are struggling with and to support them in their lives so they can move forward. I am trained and qualified in Psychotherapy and Play Therapy. I trained for 5 years in Shamanism and I am currently studying Reflexology. My intention when I work is to support clients so they become more empowered, to find their voice and gain what they want from the therapy.

Do you want to feel better? Are you struggling mentally and emotionally? You have come to the right place. I will help you to explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours and gain an understanding of your problems. I may offer information and suggestions, but I will not tell you what you should think or do as you are the expert of you. You may want to talk through specific issues or you might want to have more general discussions about how you're feeling. If you are seeking change and have a willingness to improve your mental and emotional wellbeing, I will be honoured to walk alongside you on this powerful journey.

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I aim to offer a professional yet down to earth relationship in which you can explore your personal difficulties whatever they may be. Sessions are offered weekly or fortnightly, usually in an open ended way until you're feeling more like yourself again. Some people come for a few sessions, some for a few months and others decide to come longer term. Many people are now starting to use therapy over time and re-access support at times when it is needed most with someone who they trust to know them and their life well. I take a firm stance on challenging stigma surrounding mental health.

There are times when for everyone life can become overwhelming. You may feel depressed, stressed or anxious, unable to sleep, or have a sense of being stuck or lost, a feeling that life isn’t working out how you wanted it to, but you don’t know what to do about it. There may be particular current events which are troubling such as being being bullied at work or in an abusive relationship. You may have had a childhood in which you suffered abuse, or a childhood that was unremarkable in that there was no obvious abuse, but it left a lasting sense that something was wrong. Whatever challenges you are facing, I can help and support.

We all have times when we feel lost, alone or misunderstood. We want things to change but we don’t know how. Unsure of what we want we may talk to family or friends, but all they do is offer opinions. Sometimes we have no one to talk to and remain trapped in isolation unsure of own truth. This is where counselling can help.

Do you feel lost, confused? Ever worry you're not good enough in some way? Maybe say yes to avoid confrontation? Perhaps experiencing low mood? anxiety?... If this sounds familiar, contact me, I work with people who are fed up of this, and want to change this negative way of life and feel better. Counselling can be the best self-care we can give ourselves...

I am a somatic-focused, psychotherapist who has been working in the mental health sector since 2016. I hold a strong belief in working with bodily held emotions and memories, making use of authentic movement exploration and the use of creative tasks; such as drawing, object relational projection to support the therapeutic process of the client. I am experienced in a wide range of client needs, which spans from Low level anxiety to high intensity PTSD. My main focus is to support my clients to engage in the present to reach their full potential.

I am a very experienced and professional therapist with over twelve thousand client contact hours behind me in individual, couples and group work. I feel my experience coupled with my life experiences makes me the person and the therapist I am today. My training in the person-centred approach (three years) and in Transactional Analysis (seven years) together with continuing professional and personal development and supervision give me a strong theoretical and experiential focus to bring to my client work. I work very much in a relational way (research indicates that the therapeutic relationship is key to positive therapy outcomes)

My practice as a therapist covers Person centred counseling and CBT. PCC helps you to look at how your feeling, may impact on your day today experiences. CBT helps you to track your thoughts, emotions and behaviours. Both models help you to gain control and learn new skills to reinforce change. They Futher help you to set goals and with the help of mindfulness, helps you to forge new pathways. Mindfulness helps you to make changes in the present moment, addiction, phobias, anxiety and depression, OCD. Therapy is always about what you would like to change in the future. PCC and CBT help you to see your new change and what fits.

My name is Rob and I am a trained therapist in Person Centred-Counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation (EMDR) and Online Therapy. As a counsellor I will support you to explore any past or current difficulties in a safe, supportive and confidential environment. I offer an empathic and non-judgemental space to help you develop, grow and understand what may be troubling you.

I offer both long term and short term individual therapy sessions for clients. I have experience of working with clients for short term work through to therapeutic relationships which have lasted over years. The length of each individual sessions is always 50 minutes, however the length of time we work together is always guided by the client and the goals that they wish to achieve in therapy.