Buddhist Therapists in Manchester
Hi, welcome. I'm a humanistic therapist who can help you explore different issues such as anxiety, depression and ADHD, for example. Or you might be feeling 'stuck' and finding life/relationships difficult. Offering a safe and friendly environment, I will work collaboratively, not just to resolve difficulties but to encourage a sense of your potential. It's an opportunity just to be yourself, free of labels.
My practise is LGBTQ+ affirming.
Hi, welcome. I'm a humanistic therapist who can help you explore different issues such as anxiety, depression and ADHD, for example. Or you might be feeling 'stuck' and finding life/relationships difficult. Offering a safe and friendly environment, I will work collaboratively, not just to resolve difficulties but to encourage a sense of your potential. It's an opportunity just to be yourself, free of labels.
My practise is LGBTQ+ affirming.
I know it can be overwhelming to sift through all these profiles, so I’ll keep it simple. I'm a qualified therapist with 12 years of full-time experience. I'm a friendly, down-to-earth bloke with a good sense of humour, and I've gained (a bit of) the wisdom that comes with age and experience. My goal is to understand and support you, but I'll also challenge you to break free from whatever is holding you back when needed. I have a proven track record of helping people reduce distress, understand themselves better, and navigate life more effectively.
I know it can be overwhelming to sift through all these profiles, so I’ll keep it simple. I'm a qualified therapist with 12 years of full-time experience. I'm a friendly, down-to-earth bloke with a good sense of humour, and I've gained (a bit of) the wisdom that comes with age and experience. My goal is to understand and support you, but I'll also challenge you to break free from whatever is holding you back when needed. I have a proven track record of helping people reduce distress, understand themselves better, and navigate life more effectively.
With years as a Buddhist monk and an MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health from King's College London, I bring rigorous evidence-based practice and profound embodied understanding.
I work with anxiety, depression, trauma, relational difficulties, existential concerns, and major life transitions. My approach emphasises one-pointed presence and non-judgemental awareness—the foundations of effective therapy.
This synthesis of contemplative practice with neuroscience allows us to work at depth. I'm also a trained relationship therapist.
With years as a Buddhist monk and an MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health from King's College London, I bring rigorous evidence-based practice and profound embodied understanding.
I work with anxiety, depression, trauma, relational difficulties, existential concerns, and major life transitions. My approach emphasises one-pointed presence and non-judgemental awareness—the foundations of effective therapy.
This synthesis of contemplative practice with neuroscience allows us to work at depth. I'm also a trained relationship therapist.
Hello, I’m Paul Wolstenholme, a fully qualified integrative transpersonal psychotherapist. I offer soul-centred talking therapy, offering a safe and compassionate space for adult individuals to embrace their true self, spirit, purpose and potential, access inner wisdom, mindfully navigate life’s challenges, heal trauma, foster positive relationships, work towards goals and achieve healthy balance in mind, body, heart and soul.
I am trauma-informed and work in a holistic, spiritual and creative manner according to the client's needs. I work with clients at depth on an open-ended basis and I also offer short-term counselling.
Hello, I’m Paul Wolstenholme, a fully qualified integrative transpersonal psychotherapist. I offer soul-centred talking therapy, offering a safe and compassionate space for adult individuals to embrace their true self, spirit, purpose and potential, access inner wisdom, mindfully navigate life’s challenges, heal trauma, foster positive relationships, work towards goals and achieve healthy balance in mind, body, heart and soul.
I am trauma-informed and work in a holistic, spiritual and creative manner according to the client's needs. I work with clients at depth on an open-ended basis and I also offer short-term counselling.
I specialise in working with adults who are navigating big life transitions, often as a result of trauma. I work with grief, loss, sexual trauma, break-ups and burnout, and the big questions these experiences bring: Who am I now? What really matters? How can I live with more authenticity?
You might be stuck in familiar relationship patterns, swinging between craving closeness and connection and then finding yourself overwhelmed and wanting to withdraw. You may struggle to set boundaries and ask for what you need, never feeling good enough or constantly comparing yourself to others.
I specialise in working with adults who are navigating big life transitions, often as a result of trauma. I work with grief, loss, sexual trauma, break-ups and burnout, and the big questions these experiences bring: Who am I now? What really matters? How can I live with more authenticity?
You might be stuck in familiar relationship patterns, swinging between craving closeness and connection and then finding yourself overwhelmed and wanting to withdraw. You may struggle to set boundaries and ask for what you need, never feeling good enough or constantly comparing yourself to others.
I'm a doctor & therapist with a specialist interest in OCD. I believe that, with the right support & guidance, this is a highly treatable (!) problem. First, we must understand the nature of your intrusive thoughts & why they are causing you such distress. Next, we will explore how these thoughts influence the way you live your life. During this process, we’ll identify what is causing & maintaining your OCD &, most importantly, what needs to change to overcome it. In OCD, the problem is not an intellectual one. The issue lies at a deeper, more emotional level. Here, "actions speak louder than words".
I'm a doctor & therapist with a specialist interest in OCD. I believe that, with the right support & guidance, this is a highly treatable (!) problem. First, we must understand the nature of your intrusive thoughts & why they are causing you such distress. Next, we will explore how these thoughts influence the way you live your life. During this process, we’ll identify what is causing & maintaining your OCD &, most importantly, what needs to change to overcome it. In OCD, the problem is not an intellectual one. The issue lies at a deeper, more emotional level. Here, "actions speak louder than words".
I have an underpinning spiritual awareness, based on a lifelong Buddhist practice.
As an Accredited Psychotherapeutic Counsellor providing bespoke support through Counselling, Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy, I work with adults, young people and children. My approach is pluralistic, which means my training draws from various classic approaches and uses them together in response to the uniqueness of each client and their needs collaboratively . This style of therapy enables us to work flexibly and effectively with the past, present and the future. As your therapist I offer a safe, confidential setting allowing a person to talk about their feelings, needs and goals, all whilst carefully navigating any distress.
I have an underpinning spiritual awareness, based on a lifelong Buddhist practice.
As an Accredited Psychotherapeutic Counsellor providing bespoke support through Counselling, Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy, I work with adults, young people and children. My approach is pluralistic, which means my training draws from various classic approaches and uses them together in response to the uniqueness of each client and their needs collaboratively . This style of therapy enables us to work flexibly and effectively with the past, present and the future. As your therapist I offer a safe, confidential setting allowing a person to talk about their feelings, needs and goals, all whilst carefully navigating any distress.
My therapeutic practice is also informed and supported by my ongoing interest in Buddhist philosophy and Insight Meditation.
I have over 20 years of therapeutic experience. I work online with autistic and neurodivergent adults and Couples based in the UK. I provide an accessible & compassionate service enabling people to learn about themselves and to address what is difficult in their lives. If we have not been sufficiently understood and accepted we may develop ways of being and doing that do not support our well being. With an understanding, trusted therapist we can begin to make sense of who we are, how we are and what has happened to us in our lives. We can be truer to ourselves and live with more confidence, ease and freedom.
My therapeutic practice is also informed and supported by my ongoing interest in Buddhist philosophy and Insight Meditation.
I have over 20 years of therapeutic experience. I work online with autistic and neurodivergent adults and Couples based in the UK. I provide an accessible & compassionate service enabling people to learn about themselves and to address what is difficult in their lives. If we have not been sufficiently understood and accepted we may develop ways of being and doing that do not support our well being. With an understanding, trusted therapist we can begin to make sense of who we are, how we are and what has happened to us in our lives. We can be truer to ourselves and live with more confidence, ease and freedom.
I have a particular interest and expertise in working with anxiety and body dysmorphic disorder, the subject of my masters thesis and connected with my own history. I am one of a few a lived experience therapists working with this disorder.
I also work with young men who are experiencing difficulties transitioning into healthy adulthood. Their issues often include self esteem, anger and life meaning and purpose. I also help individuals going through relationship challenges, working to bring clarity and resolution. Other areas of interest include grief, addiction, crises of meaning, spiritual emergence and emergency.
I have a particular interest and expertise in working with anxiety and body dysmorphic disorder, the subject of my masters thesis and connected with my own history. I am one of a few a lived experience therapists working with this disorder.
I also work with young men who are experiencing difficulties transitioning into healthy adulthood. Their issues often include self esteem, anger and life meaning and purpose. I also help individuals going through relationship challenges, working to bring clarity and resolution. Other areas of interest include grief, addiction, crises of meaning, spiritual emergence and emergency.
Georgina offers an exploratory space for adults, young people and couples who feel hopeless, helpless or at a loss. She provides warm and gentle therapy to anyone experiencing distress, from anxiety and depression, to trauma and abuse. She aims to hold you securely and buttress you strongly so that you can examine things that are frightening or that seem impossible to deal with. Georgina has particular clinical experience with bereavement and loss. Her first career was as a competitive swimmer and so particularly enjoys working with other athletes who are examining their relationship with their sport.
Georgina offers an exploratory space for adults, young people and couples who feel hopeless, helpless or at a loss. She provides warm and gentle therapy to anyone experiencing distress, from anxiety and depression, to trauma and abuse. She aims to hold you securely and buttress you strongly so that you can examine things that are frightening or that seem impossible to deal with. Georgina has particular clinical experience with bereavement and loss. Her first career was as a competitive swimmer and so particularly enjoys working with other athletes who are examining their relationship with their sport.
Are you someone who feels held back in life?
You want something different and you've tried - but you keep hitting the same hurdles.
Now you're exhausted, telling yourself you can't, or that it's just not going to work for you.
So you hide, make yourself small, and second-guess everything, while you wait to feel ready.
But that moment never comes.
That inner critic tells you you’re not enough, you’re not ready, or that you’ll fail anyway.
Feeling stuck doesn't mean you're not ready, and feeling "not good enough" doesn't make it true.
Are you someone who feels held back in life?
You want something different and you've tried - but you keep hitting the same hurdles.
Now you're exhausted, telling yourself you can't, or that it's just not going to work for you.
So you hide, make yourself small, and second-guess everything, while you wait to feel ready.
But that moment never comes.
That inner critic tells you you’re not enough, you’re not ready, or that you’ll fail anyway.
Feeling stuck doesn't mean you're not ready, and feeling "not good enough" doesn't make it true.
I am an experienced psychotherapist and have been in full-time private practice in Manchester since 2002. I use a flexible integrative approach and offer both long-term psychotherapy and counselling, as well as short-term therapies. I integrate psychotherapy with CBT, EMDR, Somatic Therapies, IFS, Focusing, DBT Skills, DBR, NLP and life coaching. I have experience of working with a wide range of issues including anxiety, PTSD, Complex PTSD, bereavement, BPD, depression, stress, abuse, generalised anxiety, OCD, public speaking, low self-esteem, relationship issues, shame, IBS and pain management. I am BACP and UKCP registered.
I am an experienced psychotherapist and have been in full-time private practice in Manchester since 2002. I use a flexible integrative approach and offer both long-term psychotherapy and counselling, as well as short-term therapies. I integrate psychotherapy with CBT, EMDR, Somatic Therapies, IFS, Focusing, DBT Skills, DBR, NLP and life coaching. I have experience of working with a wide range of issues including anxiety, PTSD, Complex PTSD, bereavement, BPD, depression, stress, abuse, generalised anxiety, OCD, public speaking, low self-esteem, relationship issues, shame, IBS and pain management. I am BACP and UKCP registered.
You may look like you're coping on the outside, but inside feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or not quite yourself anymore. Anxiety, stress and self doubt can lead to sleepless nights. Perhaps you find yourself saying yes, when you want to say no. You might feel responsible for everyone else. Relationships can suffer when you feel unseen, disconnected or alone.
As an experienced individual and couples therapist, I offer therapy in a safe, calming space. I work at your pace during sessions, and provide the practical tools to make sense of how you are feeling. Our work together allows you to feel heard and accepted, not judged.
You may look like you're coping on the outside, but inside feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or not quite yourself anymore. Anxiety, stress and self doubt can lead to sleepless nights. Perhaps you find yourself saying yes, when you want to say no. You might feel responsible for everyone else. Relationships can suffer when you feel unseen, disconnected or alone.
As an experienced individual and couples therapist, I offer therapy in a safe, calming space. I work at your pace during sessions, and provide the practical tools to make sense of how you are feeling. Our work together allows you to feel heard and accepted, not judged.
I work with people who struggle with people-pleasing, self-doubt, and relationship anxiety. You might worry about disappointing others, replay conversations in your mind, or feel guilty for putting your own needs first. Over time, people-pleasing can leave you feeling exhausted, resentful, and disconnected from what you truly want.
Therapy offers a space to understand where these patterns began and how they shape your relationships today. Together we can explore your needs, build confidence in expressing them, and practise setting healthier boundaries so you can feel more grounded, secure, and comfortable being yourself.
I work with people who struggle with people-pleasing, self-doubt, and relationship anxiety. You might worry about disappointing others, replay conversations in your mind, or feel guilty for putting your own needs first. Over time, people-pleasing can leave you feeling exhausted, resentful, and disconnected from what you truly want.
Therapy offers a space to understand where these patterns began and how they shape your relationships today. Together we can explore your needs, build confidence in expressing them, and practise setting healthier boundaries so you can feel more grounded, secure, and comfortable being yourself.
I have worked with many different people struggling with many different issues over my 18 years experience as a therapist. I am interested in helping clients realise their potential and overcome any internal and external obstacles to this. I am particularly interested in helping people foster positive relationships in the broadest sense, whether with family members, partners, friends, colleague and most importantly with ourselves. I am also specialised in working on issues of culture, identity and social justice. Whether issues from childhood or in your current life I will endeavour to help you grow in confidence and self-belief.
I have worked with many different people struggling with many different issues over my 18 years experience as a therapist. I am interested in helping clients realise their potential and overcome any internal and external obstacles to this. I am particularly interested in helping people foster positive relationships in the broadest sense, whether with family members, partners, friends, colleague and most importantly with ourselves. I am also specialised in working on issues of culture, identity and social justice. Whether issues from childhood or in your current life I will endeavour to help you grow in confidence and self-belief.
Hi, I’m Craig. I am an integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist, with experience of using Yoga for anxiety and depression, based in Manchester. I care about helping people navigate those sticky and uncomfortable moments in life. For most of my adult life, I’ve felt a pull towards the helping professions. This pull led me to the realms of counselling, psychotherapy and yoga. I’ve found the tools and skills from these realms transformative in my own development and growth, and in others. I take an integrative approach, bringing concepts, skills and techniques from the psychotherapeutic, yogic and spiritual spheres.
Hi, I’m Craig. I am an integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist, with experience of using Yoga for anxiety and depression, based in Manchester. I care about helping people navigate those sticky and uncomfortable moments in life. For most of my adult life, I’ve felt a pull towards the helping professions. This pull led me to the realms of counselling, psychotherapy and yoga. I’ve found the tools and skills from these realms transformative in my own development and growth, and in others. I take an integrative approach, bringing concepts, skills and techniques from the psychotherapeutic, yogic and spiritual spheres.
Do you spend most of your time feeling anxious, misunderstood or alone?
I’m Sam Parker, a BACP-registered counsellor based in Didsbury, Manchester. I became a counsellor because I genuinely care about people knowing they’re not alone.
I specialise in person-centred counselling for adults and young people, I offer a counselling approach that is non-judgmental, and centred around you. My priority is to create a compassionate, and safe space where you can explore whatever is on your mind. My clients come with a range of issues such as grief, loss, life changing or limiting illness addiction and neurodiversity related issues.
Do you spend most of your time feeling anxious, misunderstood or alone?
I’m Sam Parker, a BACP-registered counsellor based in Didsbury, Manchester. I became a counsellor because I genuinely care about people knowing they’re not alone.
I specialise in person-centred counselling for adults and young people, I offer a counselling approach that is non-judgmental, and centred around you. My priority is to create a compassionate, and safe space where you can explore whatever is on your mind. My clients come with a range of issues such as grief, loss, life changing or limiting illness addiction and neurodiversity related issues.
Do your feelings overwhelm you? Is it hard to stay in control? Are you unkind to yourself? I understand how hard it is to ask for help.
Untangling a lifetime of feelings and thoughts can be daunting, but with the right support you can identify those limiting patterns and change the beliefs, feelings, and responses holding you back from the life you want and the person you want to be.
Choice comes from understanding yourself, then making the right changes. I understand how hard it can be to do that on your own. I will be with you on that journey, supporting and empowering you to move from self-awareness to real, lasting change
Do your feelings overwhelm you? Is it hard to stay in control? Are you unkind to yourself? I understand how hard it is to ask for help.
Untangling a lifetime of feelings and thoughts can be daunting, but with the right support you can identify those limiting patterns and change the beliefs, feelings, and responses holding you back from the life you want and the person you want to be.
Choice comes from understanding yourself, then making the right changes. I understand how hard it can be to do that on your own. I will be with you on that journey, supporting and empowering you to move from self-awareness to real, lasting change
With many years experience working in mental health & chronic & invisible health conditions, I offer specialist support for living with the challenging interactions of fatigue, chronic pain, brain fog, low mood, anxiety, chronic stress, burnout & emotional overwhelm. I can help you build pathways to feel more anchored, more autonomous & more able to manage daily life. This can mean many different things- maybe support to break cycles of masking & 'pushing through'; to re-connect with your body; to build helpful rhythms & habits; to learn skills in managing symptoms, regulating emotions or thought patterns; maybe to find 'you' again
With many years experience working in mental health & chronic & invisible health conditions, I offer specialist support for living with the challenging interactions of fatigue, chronic pain, brain fog, low mood, anxiety, chronic stress, burnout & emotional overwhelm. I can help you build pathways to feel more anchored, more autonomous & more able to manage daily life. This can mean many different things- maybe support to break cycles of masking & 'pushing through'; to re-connect with your body; to build helpful rhythms & habits; to learn skills in managing symptoms, regulating emotions or thought patterns; maybe to find 'you' again
Over 20 years as a Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist in the NHS developed my skills in improving wellbeing particularly for Black/ Caribbean people (of African ancestry, including multiple heritage). Day to day pressures can be overwhelming without appropriate support and understanding for the many cultures we co-exist within. My interest in the psychological impact of disability makes me ideal for adjusting to such issues. Specialist training in offering a therapeutic chair to people with learning disabilities means level of ability is not a barrier to enhancing wellbeing for individuals and families.
Over 20 years as a Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist in the NHS developed my skills in improving wellbeing particularly for Black/ Caribbean people (of African ancestry, including multiple heritage). Day to day pressures can be overwhelming without appropriate support and understanding for the many cultures we co-exist within. My interest in the psychological impact of disability makes me ideal for adjusting to such issues. Specialist training in offering a therapeutic chair to people with learning disabilities means level of ability is not a barrier to enhancing wellbeing for individuals and families.
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Buddhist Counsellors
Is buddhism beneficial for mental health?
While Buddhism itself is not a treatment for mental health conditions, its practices can greatly enhance mental well-being by introducing coping skills and ideas that promote overall wellness. Key Buddhist practices, such as mindfulness, have been shown to alleviate symptoms of various mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. Moreover, Buddhism's focus on self-compassion, non-judgment, and acceptance can benefit individuals with particularly negative or self-critical thought patterns.
What are the concepts and principles of buddhism as a therapeutic approach?
Core Buddhist principles are often used in therapy to help clients gain insight into their thoughts and emotions. Concepts such as suffering (dukkha) and impermanence (anicca) are applied to help clients recognise that common forms of suffering, like repetitive negative thought patterns, can be accepted and viewed as impermanent. The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are additional core concepts utilised frequently in Buddhist therapy sessions. The Four Noble Truths highlight the existence of suffering as an inherent part of the human experience—an insight frequently used to move clients toward greater acceptance. The Eightfold Path, which includes right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right concentration, and right mindfulness, offers practical skills to alleviate suffering.
What is the buddhist approach and practice during a therapy session?
Therapists informed by Buddhist principles often integrate mindfulness and meditation practices into therapy sessions to help clients cultivate greater acceptance, compassion, and non-judgment toward themselves and others. Typically, Buddhist therapists guide clients through mindfulness exercises, such as breathing exercises or body scans, and encourage them to practice similar exercises outside of sessions. Additionally, many Buddhist therapists utilise elements of Positive Psychology or Compassion-Focused Therapy, which can help reduce symptoms of self-criticism and shame common among clients with various mental health conditions. In general, Buddhist therapists strive to embody the compassion and non-judgmental approach they promote, often incorporating exercises aimed at developing compassion in session, such as loving-kindness meditation (Metta).
Is mindfulness the same as buddhism in the context of therapy?
While Buddhist therapists frequently integrate mindfulness practices into therapy sessions, the terms mindfulness and Buddhism are not synonymous in the context of therapy. Therapists may use mindfulness techniques, such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) or Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), without identifying as a Buddhist therapist. In contrast, those practicing within a Buddhist belief framework typically encourage mindfulness therapies, in addition to foundational Buddhist beliefs, such as the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. These therapists may also guide clients toward a deeper understanding of Buddhist philosophy, unlike those who use Buddhist mindfulness principles without the broader spiritual context.