Adoption Counselling in Loughborough
I subsequently undertook further training in play and creative arts therapy, trauma and adoption in England.
Hello, I’m Nathalie, a PTUK-registered Play Therapist. I hold a Play Therapy Diploma from the University of Chichester and a Master's in Psychology from Rouen (France).
With 20 years of experience, I help children and adolescents navigate trauma (bereavement, chronic diseases, bullying, family changes). I specialise in supporting attachment and anxiety issues for children aged 5 to 12 years old.
I provide a safe, confidential space where children express themselves through play when words fail.
I work closely with parents to nurture their child’s wellbeing. Contact me to see how we can help your child reach their full potential
I subsequently undertook further training in play and creative arts therapy, trauma and adoption in England.
Hello, I’m Nathalie, a PTUK-registered Play Therapist. I hold a Play Therapy Diploma from the University of Chichester and a Master's in Psychology from Rouen (France).
With 20 years of experience, I help children and adolescents navigate trauma (bereavement, chronic diseases, bullying, family changes). I specialise in supporting attachment and anxiety issues for children aged 5 to 12 years old.
I provide a safe, confidential space where children express themselves through play when words fail.
I work closely with parents to nurture their child’s wellbeing. Contact me to see how we can help your child reach their full potential
Hello I'm Tamsin, Adaptive Steps Counselling is an independent Counselling Practice in Shepshed, Leicestershire, providing counselling to children and young people. Every Child and Young Person is different, so I provide a gentle, safe space that adapts to them - whether that means exploring 'big feelings' through creative play and drawing for younger ones, or offering a calm, trusted place for teenagers to feel truly heard. My focus is on helping your child understand their own inner world, building the resilience and confidence they need to feel more settled and like themselves again.
Hello I'm Tamsin, Adaptive Steps Counselling is an independent Counselling Practice in Shepshed, Leicestershire, providing counselling to children and young people. Every Child and Young Person is different, so I provide a gentle, safe space that adapts to them - whether that means exploring 'big feelings' through creative play and drawing for younger ones, or offering a calm, trusted place for teenagers to feel truly heard. My focus is on helping your child understand their own inner world, building the resilience and confidence they need to feel more settled and like themselves again.
I provide therapy in the East Midlands using an integrative humanistic approach and work with clients both in the short and long term. I have 19 years experience working in NHS, Police, Educational and Charitable sectors. I offer an opportunity for people to lead a more productive, satisfying and fulfilling life. I always aim to offer an appointment within a few days of your initial contact, Give me a call 07788712776 or send me an email if you would like a free no obligation chat at a time convenient for you.
I provide therapy in the East Midlands using an integrative humanistic approach and work with clients both in the short and long term. I have 19 years experience working in NHS, Police, Educational and Charitable sectors. I offer an opportunity for people to lead a more productive, satisfying and fulfilling life. I always aim to offer an appointment within a few days of your initial contact, Give me a call 07788712776 or send me an email if you would like a free no obligation chat at a time convenient for you.
You may be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of what comes next — and you’ve likely tried to handle it all on your own.
My clients come to me because they want to understand why they feel the way they do, heal what’s been holding them back, and build a life that feels more grounded, connected, and purposeful.
Many of the people I work with struggle with anxiety, perfectionism, relationship challenges, or a sense that they’re “not enough.” Others are navigating big transitions; leaving a relationship, changing careers, confronting past trauma, intrusive thoughts or OCD.
They don’t just want coping skills; they want insight, grow
You may be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of what comes next — and you’ve likely tried to handle it all on your own.
My clients come to me because they want to understand why they feel the way they do, heal what’s been holding them back, and build a life that feels more grounded, connected, and purposeful.
Many of the people I work with struggle with anxiety, perfectionism, relationship challenges, or a sense that they’re “not enough.” Others are navigating big transitions; leaving a relationship, changing careers, confronting past trauma, intrusive thoughts or OCD.
They don’t just want coping skills; they want insight, grow
Yu-Tzu Lin
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Music Therap.
1 Endorsed
Loughborough LE11
Waitlist for new clients
Hi, I am Yu-Tzu (Chloe). Therapy can sometimes feel daunting, yet it offers a safe and supportive space to explore, reflect, and make sense of thoughts and emotions. As a music therapist, I use music as the primary therapeutic tool. Sessions may include talking, playing instruments, singing, improvisation or songwriting, always depended by your needs and therapeutic goals.
“Where words fail, music speaks” beautifully captures the essence of music therapy. Music and creative materials provide a gentle, non-directive, yet powerful way to connect with our inner experiences. No musical ability or prior training is required!
Hi, I am Yu-Tzu (Chloe). Therapy can sometimes feel daunting, yet it offers a safe and supportive space to explore, reflect, and make sense of thoughts and emotions. As a music therapist, I use music as the primary therapeutic tool. Sessions may include talking, playing instruments, singing, improvisation or songwriting, always depended by your needs and therapeutic goals.
“Where words fail, music speaks” beautifully captures the essence of music therapy. Music and creative materials provide a gentle, non-directive, yet powerful way to connect with our inner experiences. No musical ability or prior training is required!
As a Clinical Psychologist, I specialise in supporting people whose struggles are linked to early relationship trauma, sometimes reaching back to infancy. I bring a calm, steady presence and a wealth of experience in helping people make sense of their emotional world. My approach is holistic and compassionate. I aim to understand the deeper origins of your difficulties so that we can create meaningful, lasting change. I draw on a range of therapeutic models and integrate them in a way that feels safe, collaborative and tailored to you.
As a Clinical Psychologist, I specialise in supporting people whose struggles are linked to early relationship trauma, sometimes reaching back to infancy. I bring a calm, steady presence and a wealth of experience in helping people make sense of their emotional world. My approach is holistic and compassionate. I aim to understand the deeper origins of your difficulties so that we can create meaningful, lasting change. I draw on a range of therapeutic models and integrate them in a way that feels safe, collaborative and tailored to you.
I’m passionate about helping you make more of your life, whether you want to work on personal, psychological, relationship, mental health or spiritual issues or to find more meaning, fulfilment, purpose and happiness in life. I have a Masters degree (with Distinction) in Person-Centred Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice. I offer short and long term counselling and psychotherapy, and counselling supervision. I help men, women and couples of many professions, occupations and nationalities, from 18 upwards in UK and (online) overseas. I provide individual sessions, couples sessions and am a qualified counselling supervisor.
I’m passionate about helping you make more of your life, whether you want to work on personal, psychological, relationship, mental health or spiritual issues or to find more meaning, fulfilment, purpose and happiness in life. I have a Masters degree (with Distinction) in Person-Centred Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice. I offer short and long term counselling and psychotherapy, and counselling supervision. I help men, women and couples of many professions, occupations and nationalities, from 18 upwards in UK and (online) overseas. I provide individual sessions, couples sessions and am a qualified counselling supervisor.
Hi, I'm Sarah. I'm a warm and compassionate Integrative psychotherapist who offers a non-judgemental, kind space where you can share what's on your mind and truly feel listened to and understood. Having a safe and supportive place to explore your feelings and make sense of what you need in your relationships, or life in general, can be profoundly healing- especially if your experiences have left you feeling unseen, alone, angry, or misunderstood. Whatever brings you to therapy, we can take the time to understand it together, at a pace that is right for you.
Hi, I'm Sarah. I'm a warm and compassionate Integrative psychotherapist who offers a non-judgemental, kind space where you can share what's on your mind and truly feel listened to and understood. Having a safe and supportive place to explore your feelings and make sense of what you need in your relationships, or life in general, can be profoundly healing- especially if your experiences have left you feeling unseen, alone, angry, or misunderstood. Whatever brings you to therapy, we can take the time to understand it together, at a pace that is right for you.
Are you struggling with difficult feelings such as fear, depression, anxiety, stress, grief, anger? Do you feel like you are going around in circles and can't see a light at the end of the tunnel? Taking that step to ask for help can be a frightening one, but it can also be them beginning of stepping out of that circle and finding a different perspective. My name is Nicky Daly and I work in a counselling/psychotherapy practice, just 3 minutes drive from J23 of the M1. As a practise we offer short and long term therapy for individuals, couples and children. We have over 30 years experience supporting people in distress.
Are you struggling with difficult feelings such as fear, depression, anxiety, stress, grief, anger? Do you feel like you are going around in circles and can't see a light at the end of the tunnel? Taking that step to ask for help can be a frightening one, but it can also be them beginning of stepping out of that circle and finding a different perspective. My name is Nicky Daly and I work in a counselling/psychotherapy practice, just 3 minutes drive from J23 of the M1. As a practise we offer short and long term therapy for individuals, couples and children. We have over 30 years experience supporting people in distress.
Hi my name is Kerry, Thank you for taking the time to look at my profile. You may be here after experiencing a big stress or trauma, you may be wanting to explore past experiences, or perhaps you just need a safe space to talk and be heard.
Whatever the reason you have decided to start therapy, we can work on this together. By providing a safe, non-judgemental and warm environment, we can explore this together so that you feel heard and understood but most importantly, that you have a better understanding of yourself and your needs, helping you work towards your goals, whatever they may be.
Hi my name is Kerry, Thank you for taking the time to look at my profile. You may be here after experiencing a big stress or trauma, you may be wanting to explore past experiences, or perhaps you just need a safe space to talk and be heard.
Whatever the reason you have decided to start therapy, we can work on this together. By providing a safe, non-judgemental and warm environment, we can explore this together so that you feel heard and understood but most importantly, that you have a better understanding of yourself and your needs, helping you work towards your goals, whatever they may be.
I am a fully qualified and experienced Psychotherapist, EMDR Therapist and Hypnotherapist and provide a friendly, warm, confidential, accepting environment to enable you to work through the things that may be troubling you.
I offer bespoke service depending on your presenting issues, incorporating the different approaches to help heal and enabling you to start living a more fulfilling life.
EMDR can be used effectively to treat trauma without having to relive the event.
I completed my Hypnotherapy training with Paul McKenna, Hypnotherapy is effective in treating anxiety, panic attacks, phobia's, weight loss, quitting smoking.
I am a fully qualified and experienced Psychotherapist, EMDR Therapist and Hypnotherapist and provide a friendly, warm, confidential, accepting environment to enable you to work through the things that may be troubling you.
I offer bespoke service depending on your presenting issues, incorporating the different approaches to help heal and enabling you to start living a more fulfilling life.
EMDR can be used effectively to treat trauma without having to relive the event.
I completed my Hypnotherapy training with Paul McKenna, Hypnotherapy is effective in treating anxiety, panic attacks, phobia's, weight loss, quitting smoking.
Hi, I'm Candice I'm a HCPC registered Counselling Psychologist. I offer skilled & compassionate evidenced based therapy services centred around increasing your sense of agency, awareness & autonomy. I am a specialist in Relational Trauma and am most skilled in supporting individuals who have experienced childhood trauma and PTSD. I am also skilled and experienced in supporting everyday challenges to complex and enduring difficulties. My therapeutic approach is directed towards developing your confidence to fulfil your potential and to facilitate your ability to accept or change and adapt.
Hi, I'm Candice I'm a HCPC registered Counselling Psychologist. I offer skilled & compassionate evidenced based therapy services centred around increasing your sense of agency, awareness & autonomy. I am a specialist in Relational Trauma and am most skilled in supporting individuals who have experienced childhood trauma and PTSD. I am also skilled and experienced in supporting everyday challenges to complex and enduring difficulties. My therapeutic approach is directed towards developing your confidence to fulfil your potential and to facilitate your ability to accept or change and adapt.
Are you feeling stuck, lost, or overwhelmed, perhaps you are navigating a major life transition or quietly carrying old wounds? Are you questioning your identity, recovering from trauma, or longing for a sense of belonging and connection?
Often, after spending much of our life caring for others or keeping things together, we can find ourselves exhausted, uncertain, or disconnected from who we are. You may be seeking clarity, healing, or simply a space where you can finally bring your full, unfiltered self without judgement.
Are you feeling stuck, lost, or overwhelmed, perhaps you are navigating a major life transition or quietly carrying old wounds? Are you questioning your identity, recovering from trauma, or longing for a sense of belonging and connection?
Often, after spending much of our life caring for others or keeping things together, we can find ourselves exhausted, uncertain, or disconnected from who we are. You may be seeking clarity, healing, or simply a space where you can finally bring your full, unfiltered self without judgement.
I offer face to face counselling for individuals in my bespoke therapy room. You may need to find a way to talk about a problem you have been struggling with for years or you may be in the midst of a current difficulty that is impacting on your life. Either way you will find me a good listener, empathic and able to help you work your way through whatever difficulties you are facing.
Supervision: I begin training as a Clinical Supervisor in September doing a Creative Supervision Diploma with the London School of Psychodrama and so am offering Supervision sessions in person or online. Please get in touch for more information.
I offer face to face counselling for individuals in my bespoke therapy room. You may need to find a way to talk about a problem you have been struggling with for years or you may be in the midst of a current difficulty that is impacting on your life. Either way you will find me a good listener, empathic and able to help you work your way through whatever difficulties you are facing.
Supervision: I begin training as a Clinical Supervisor in September doing a Creative Supervision Diploma with the London School of Psychodrama and so am offering Supervision sessions in person or online. Please get in touch for more information.
As an integrative counsellor I take a flexible approach to your therapy needs; be they goal-led, strategic, meditative, creative - or all of these. I work one-to-one and with small groups - at your home, work or social setting - and by telephone.
As an integrative counsellor I take a flexible approach to your therapy needs; be they goal-led, strategic, meditative, creative - or all of these. I work one-to-one and with small groups - at your home, work or social setting - and by telephone.
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I am experienced in working with clients who have experienced trauma, loss, separation anxiety, low or conflicted self esteem, challenging behaviours, social and peer difficulties, situational talkers (mutism), pre/post adoption and attachment disorders.
Working with children 4+ - young people, using a therapeutic play approach, which is child led, therapist supported and strategy focused, to improve clients awareness of their issues, difficulties, actions, thoughts and emotions. N child left behind!
I am experienced in working with clients who have experienced trauma, loss, separation anxiety, low or conflicted self esteem, challenging behaviours, social and peer difficulties, situational talkers (mutism), pre/post adoption and attachment disorders.
Working with children 4+ - young people, using a therapeutic play approach, which is child led, therapist supported and strategy focused, to improve clients awareness of their issues, difficulties, actions, thoughts and emotions. N child left behind!
Passionate art psychotherapist dedicated to helping people to express themselves and resolve conflict through artistic mediums. To obtain a position using the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of individuals of all ages. Aspires to continuously progress academically, socially, and professionally.
Passionate art psychotherapist dedicated to helping people to express themselves and resolve conflict through artistic mediums. To obtain a position using the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of individuals of all ages. Aspires to continuously progress academically, socially, and professionally.
Counselling is a very personal experience and is different for everyone. I offer a safe and confidential service, enabling you to start to explore difficulties without judgment or criticism. If you are feeling depressed, vulnerable, stressed or confused, counselling may be the right help for you. I will support you to develop an understanding of yourself, giving you the space and time to find your own solutions. As well as talking therapy I use therapeutic creativity. Mediums such as paints, sand-tray and clay, may help you put words to difficult feelings and emotions in a non-threatening way.
Counselling is a very personal experience and is different for everyone. I offer a safe and confidential service, enabling you to start to explore difficulties without judgment or criticism. If you are feeling depressed, vulnerable, stressed or confused, counselling may be the right help for you. I will support you to develop an understanding of yourself, giving you the space and time to find your own solutions. As well as talking therapy I use therapeutic creativity. Mediums such as paints, sand-tray and clay, may help you put words to difficult feelings and emotions in a non-threatening way.
Sometimes it feels like everyone says that men have it easy. If that’s so, then why are three quarters of all suicides men? We've been taught to tough it out and to go it alone, and that it’s weak to ask for help when things get on top of us – even if there is someone we can turn to. I work with the issues around the difficulty of being male in a society that creates unrealistic and often contradictory ideals of masculinity that are impossible to live up to, and stops men connecting meaningfully with themselves and others.
Sometimes it feels like everyone says that men have it easy. If that’s so, then why are three quarters of all suicides men? We've been taught to tough it out and to go it alone, and that it’s weak to ask for help when things get on top of us – even if there is someone we can turn to. I work with the issues around the difficulty of being male in a society that creates unrealistic and often contradictory ideals of masculinity that are impossible to live up to, and stops men connecting meaningfully with themselves and others.
Life can be tough at times, can make us feel undervalued, overwhelmed and maybe quite a lonely place to be. Therapy can help us understand ourselves a little better, value our uniqueness that makes us who we are. I strive to support that self awakening, to focus on rediscovery rather than changing who you are. I am passionate about ensuring neuro-divergent people can access therapy and adapt my ways of working to meet their needs. I ensure I complete regular CPD and training in Trauma focused CBT, Theraplay Level 1, DDP Level 1&2, therapeutic parenting and training via PODS specializing in DID. Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.
Life can be tough at times, can make us feel undervalued, overwhelmed and maybe quite a lonely place to be. Therapy can help us understand ourselves a little better, value our uniqueness that makes us who we are. I strive to support that self awakening, to focus on rediscovery rather than changing who you are. I am passionate about ensuring neuro-divergent people can access therapy and adapt my ways of working to meet their needs. I ensure I complete regular CPD and training in Trauma focused CBT, Theraplay Level 1, DDP Level 1&2, therapeutic parenting and training via PODS specializing in DID. Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.
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Adoption Counsellors
Does my adopted child need therapy?
Not every adopted child needs therapy. However, many can benefit from seeing an adoption-informed therapist, especially if they were victims of abuse or neglect, appear withdrawn or disconnected, have behavioural or developmental issues (which may or may not be related to their adoption), are struggling with feelings of grief or loss surrounding their birth parents, or find it difficult to establish an identity, a challenge that often becomes most apparent during adolescence.
When should adoptive parents seek therapy?
Prospective parents can benefit from therapy even before an adoption—for example, to voice worries and fears; to reconcile infertility struggles, if relevant; or simply to prepare themselves for parenthood. After the adoption, parents who are struggling to bond with their child; are unsure how to talk about adoption or related issues, such as race; or whose child is dealing with developmental, behavioural, or psychiatric concerns can address these and other issues with the help of an adoption-competent therapist.
Is family therapy appropriate for adoptive families?
Family therapy can be invaluable for strengthening the bond between adoptive parents and children, helping the latter feel more secure in their place in the family. Family therapy can also help adoptive families navigate complex communication issues—for example, parents who feel uncomfortable discussing race with their child, who in turn feels invalidated by their silence, or a child who has questions about his birth parents but avoids asking them out of fear of hurting his adoptive parents’ feelings.
What therapy is not appropriate for adoption issues?
A discredited therapy known as “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy” or “rebirthing therapy”) should not be used to treat adopted and foster children, though it was largely designed for this population. Attachment therapy involves restraining, coercing, and punishing the child in order for them to “release” negative emotions and attach to their new caregivers—techniques that are abusive and dangerous and have even proven fatal in some cases.