Life Coaching Counselling in Newcastle upon Tyne

Paul Lee Woodhouse
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Life.
This isn’t traditional talk therapy. I combine mind–body techniques with behaviour focused counselling to help you shift patterns, build emotional resilience, and create real life change. Whether you talk or move, you’ll leave each session with tools, clarity, and renewed confidence.
Life.
This isn’t traditional talk therapy. I combine mind–body techniques with behaviour focused counselling to help you shift patterns, build emotional resilience, and create real life change. Whether you talk or move, you’ll leave each session with tools, clarity, and renewed confidence.
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David Simon
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
1 Endorsed
Many of my clients decide to work with me because something significant is changing in their life.
Maybe you can’t quite put your finger on it. It might be that you feel like you’re just going through the motions. Perhaps there’s nothing wrong as such, but you’d like to explore the questions and possibilities that are in your mind. Together, we find ways for you to lead a more satisfying life – being true to yourself … the fullest version of yourself.
Many of my clients decide to work with me because something significant is changing in their life.
Maybe you can’t quite put your finger on it. It might be that you feel like you’re just going through the motions. Perhaps there’s nothing wrong as such, but you’d like to explore the questions and possibilities that are in your mind. Together, we find ways for you to lead a more satisfying life – being true to yourself … the fullest version of yourself.
0191 917 9291 View 0191 917 9291
First Psychology Newcastle
Psychologist, PhD, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
We offer counselling/psychotherapy, CBT, couples counselling, and coaching for adults, couples, children, young people, and families
Hello! I am Professor Ewan Gillon, Clinical Director of First Psychology, an independent therapy practice based in Scotland and North East England. Here in Newcastle we have team of highly skilled counsellors, psychotherapists, CBT practitioners and applied psychologists. We offer a variety of therapy options including counselling, CBT, psychotherapy and couples therapy. Our approach is to work in a way that is tailored to your needs, whatever difficulties you are experiencing. We know that coming to therapy can be daunting and we are here to help. Our approach is always kind, friendly, experienced and highly professional.
We offer counselling/psychotherapy, CBT, couples counselling, and coaching for adults, couples, children, young people, and families
Hello! I am Professor Ewan Gillon, Clinical Director of First Psychology, an independent therapy practice based in Scotland and North East England. Here in Newcastle we have team of highly skilled counsellors, psychotherapists, CBT practitioners and applied psychologists. We offer a variety of therapy options including counselling, CBT, psychotherapy and couples therapy. Our approach is to work in a way that is tailored to your needs, whatever difficulties you are experiencing. We know that coming to therapy can be daunting and we are here to help. Our approach is always kind, friendly, experienced and highly professional.
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Louise Henderson
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Services can help you feel empowered, make changes, identify & face challenges head on, gain control over your life, provide greater insight & perspective whilst learning coping strategies and encourage a positive mindset.
I offer trauma-informed, neuro-affirming and emotionally attuned support in a safe, inclusive space. Together, we explore what’s beneath the overwhelm and build practical tools for emotional regulation, self-understanding, and meaningful change—helping you reconnect with your strengths.
Services can help you feel empowered, make changes, identify & face challenges head on, gain control over your life, provide greater insight & perspective whilst learning coping strategies and encourage a positive mindset.
I offer trauma-informed, neuro-affirming and emotionally attuned support in a safe, inclusive space. Together, we explore what’s beneath the overwhelm and build practical tools for emotional regulation, self-understanding, and meaningful change—helping you reconnect with your strengths.
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Ruth Robson
Counsellor, MBACP
Waitlist for new clients
Through life changes, struggling with relationships, or questioning your identity, I offer a supportive space, free of judgement, to explore your experiences and next steps.
My work experience comes from NHS primary care, counselling emergency service workers, and private practice. As well as my accredited Diploma, my training includes: Gender Sexuality and Relationship Diversity (GSRD) Therapy, Queerness and Non-Monogamy, C-PTSD and Autism. I also offer ADHD Coaching: please enquire for more details.
Through life changes, struggling with relationships, or questioning your identity, I offer a supportive space, free of judgement, to explore your experiences and next steps.
My work experience comes from NHS primary care, counselling emergency service workers, and private practice. As well as my accredited Diploma, my training includes: Gender Sexuality and Relationship Diversity (GSRD) Therapy, Queerness and Non-Monogamy, C-PTSD and Autism. I also offer ADHD Coaching: please enquire for more details.
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Daniela Zigova
Psychotherapist, MSc
Online Only
I work with variety of clients. Majority adults and young adults/late teens. I work with various cultural backgrounds, faiths and identities. I specialise in culturally responsive therapies and person centred approach.
I work with variety of clients. Majority adults and young adults/late teens. I work with various cultural backgrounds, faiths and identities. I specialise in culturally responsive therapies and person centred approach.
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Lisa Morina
Counsellor, MBACP
Hi — I’m Lisa, an integrative BACP‑accredited counsellor offering a warm, grounded space to slow down, breathe, and be met just as you are. I work with individuals and couples experiencing anxiety, stress, trauma, and relationship difficulties. Many clients feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in old patterns. I support emotional regulation, clearer communication, stronger relationships, and a deeper sense of being grounded and regulated.
Hi — I’m Lisa, an integrative BACP‑accredited counsellor offering a warm, grounded space to slow down, breathe, and be met just as you are. I work with individuals and couples experiencing anxiety, stress, trauma, and relationship difficulties. Many clients feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in old patterns. I support emotional regulation, clearer communication, stronger relationships, and a deeper sense of being grounded and regulated.
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Jessica Marriott
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
The work is learning how your sensitivity functions, what overwhelms it, what nourishes it, and how to build a life where your body no longer has to protect you from being yourself.
You might look capable on the outside, but inside you feel everything: the shift in someone’s tone, the tension in a room, the tiny criticism no one else remembers. You overthink, people-please, hold your emotions in, then wonder why your body feels anxious, exhausted, tense or shut down. My work helps you understand what your nervous system has been carrying, loosen the protective patterns, and begin living from your body again.
The work is learning how your sensitivity functions, what overwhelms it, what nourishes it, and how to build a life where your body no longer has to protect you from being yourself.
You might look capable on the outside, but inside you feel everything: the shift in someone’s tone, the tension in a room, the tiny criticism no one else remembers. You overthink, people-please, hold your emotions in, then wonder why your body feels anxious, exhausted, tense or shut down. My work helps you understand what your nervous system has been carrying, loosen the protective patterns, and begin living from your body again.
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Max Gillespie
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
Resulting from over twenty-years of experience working as a psychological therapist, I can help with a broad range of therapeutic material; bereavement end of life, trauma (including severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ), physical, psychological, emotional and mental, and spiritual forms of abuse, substance-misuse, anxiety, depression, and many others
I offer a soulful approach to therapy grounded in the latest psychological theory. ​Often, it may seem that much of modern psychological therapy merely ruffles and reorganises the surface of the things that trouble us, seeing people who are experiencing psychological suffering as complex machines to which we can apply a set psychological theories. In contrast, after 20years of working as a psychological therapist, I believe it's more appropriate to approach clients as 'souls' in need of hearing, healing, connection, meaning, and renewal. ​
Resulting from over twenty-years of experience working as a psychological therapist, I can help with a broad range of therapeutic material; bereavement end of life, trauma (including severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ), physical, psychological, emotional and mental, and spiritual forms of abuse, substance-misuse, anxiety, depression, and many others
I offer a soulful approach to therapy grounded in the latest psychological theory. ​Often, it may seem that much of modern psychological therapy merely ruffles and reorganises the surface of the things that trouble us, seeing people who are experiencing psychological suffering as complex machines to which we can apply a set psychological theories. In contrast, after 20years of working as a psychological therapist, I believe it's more appropriate to approach clients as 'souls' in need of hearing, healing, connection, meaning, and renewal. ​
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Sandy Cutts
Counsellor, MBACP
The saying goes 'when life throws you lemons, make lemonade'.
I am a BACP & ACC registered counsellor working with clients who are experiencing struggles in their personal lives and with relationships. I work in an integrative way using several modalities depending on my clients needs. I am currently doing the Gottman Institute Level 1 & 2 training for couples therapy and use their in-depth assessment and methods to assist couples to repair breakdowns, and achieve the desired outcomes for their relationship. I am trained in Christian Counselling and also offer Christian Principle based counselling to Christians seeking counselling for both psychological and spiritual issues.
The saying goes 'when life throws you lemons, make lemonade'.
I am a BACP & ACC registered counsellor working with clients who are experiencing struggles in their personal lives and with relationships. I work in an integrative way using several modalities depending on my clients needs. I am currently doing the Gottman Institute Level 1 & 2 training for couples therapy and use their in-depth assessment and methods to assist couples to repair breakdowns, and achieve the desired outcomes for their relationship. I am trained in Christian Counselling and also offer Christian Principle based counselling to Christians seeking counselling for both psychological and spiritual issues.
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I have a wide range of experience in clinical issues, I have worked with a range of ages from three years to sixty six year old clients. Specialising in Sex therapy, anger management, stress, anxiety and LGBTQIA+ issues, relationships and men's issues. All mental health issues can be talked about in person or via cyber counselling. I also offer experienced clinical supervision for counsellors, feel free to contact me for more information
I have a wide range of experience in clinical issues, I have worked with a range of ages from three years to sixty six year old clients. Specialising in Sex therapy, anger management, stress, anxiety and LGBTQIA+ issues, relationships and men's issues. All mental health issues can be talked about in person or via cyber counselling. I also offer experienced clinical supervision for counsellors, feel free to contact me for more information
0191 917 9619 View 0191 917 9619
I work with autistic, ADHD and AuDHD adults and young people who can't stand school, work, or life, using my own framework, Collaborative Identity Formulation.
Neurodivergent counselling for ADHD, autistic and AuDHD adults and young people. Nobody arrives here because they haven't tried. You have tried everything and been quietly blamed for still struggling anyway. Children are sometimes called lazy for freezing at the school gate. Adults are praised for coping so well while unravelling behind a closed door. What brings people here isn't a lack of effort. It's years of being handed the wrong tool and told to hold it differently. They stop hunting for another hack. They start looking for someone who asks what their mind is really doing, not what it's supposed to be doing. We live it too.
I work with autistic, ADHD and AuDHD adults and young people who can't stand school, work, or life, using my own framework, Collaborative Identity Formulation.
Neurodivergent counselling for ADHD, autistic and AuDHD adults and young people. Nobody arrives here because they haven't tried. You have tried everything and been quietly blamed for still struggling anyway. Children are sometimes called lazy for freezing at the school gate. Adults are praised for coping so well while unravelling behind a closed door. What brings people here isn't a lack of effort. It's years of being handed the wrong tool and told to hold it differently. They stop hunting for another hack. They start looking for someone who asks what their mind is really doing, not what it's supposed to be doing. We live it too.
0191 743 1880 View 0191 743 1880
Lorna Evans - The Mind Movement
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
We’ll explore what’s going on for you and what you would like to work on together to create change in your life.
My approach includes the body as well as the mind. As the phrase “The Body Keeps The Score” suggests, our experiences don’t just live in our mind, brain & thoughts, they’re felt physically too. I see mind and body as connected. Emotional stress and trauma can be held in the body, and over time, this may show up as physical symptoms or illness.
We’ll explore what’s going on for you and what you would like to work on together to create change in your life.
My approach includes the body as well as the mind. As the phrase “The Body Keeps The Score” suggests, our experiences don’t just live in our mind, brain & thoughts, they’re felt physically too. I see mind and body as connected. Emotional stress and trauma can be held in the body, and over time, this may show up as physical symptoms or illness.
0191 917 2252 View 0191 917 2252
Sarah Watson
Psychotherapist, MA, MBABCP
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck in repetitive patterns, or finding that stress and anxiety are dictating how you live your life?
Life can leave us feeling disconnected. Whether you're facing anxiety, low mood, trauma, or major transitions, my approach is tailored to you. Integrating CBT, EMDR, and coaching, we'll map how your thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, building practical tools to help you move forward.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck in repetitive patterns, or finding that stress and anxiety are dictating how you live your life?
Life can leave us feeling disconnected. Whether you're facing anxiety, low mood, trauma, or major transitions, my approach is tailored to you. Integrating CBT, EMDR, and coaching, we'll map how your thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, building practical tools to help you move forward.
01207 265962 View 01207 265962
A combination of supporting you to understand why these feelings or thoughts come up in your daily life.
We support a wide range of clients and are perfectly placed to be able to support clients of any age including children. We also offer flexible rates that work to your budget meaning money never has to be a barrier to your progress and with late evening and weekend availability too we can work around your busy lifestyle to a time that suits you best. Any therapists working with Forward Steps are able to use a range of different types of therapy too meaning we can create a level of support that works to exactly to your age, personality and preferences.
A combination of supporting you to understand why these feelings or thoughts come up in your daily life.
We support a wide range of clients and are perfectly placed to be able to support clients of any age including children. We also offer flexible rates that work to your budget meaning money never has to be a barrier to your progress and with late evening and weekend availability too we can work around your busy lifestyle to a time that suits you best. Any therapists working with Forward Steps are able to use a range of different types of therapy too meaning we can create a level of support that works to exactly to your age, personality and preferences.
0191 743 4633 View 0191 743 4633
Dr Jenny Paton
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
1 Endorsed
The sessions will be structured and focused toward understanding why you feel the way you do (your own mental health blueprint), how to recognise unhelpful patterns or triggers in everyday life and successful skills to self regulate.
I use Cognitive Analytic Therapy, EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). I can draw from one or all of these to meet your individual needs and move you toward a positive outcome and success in managing your mental health.
The sessions will be structured and focused toward understanding why you feel the way you do (your own mental health blueprint), how to recognise unhelpful patterns or triggers in everyday life and successful skills to self regulate.
I use Cognitive Analytic Therapy, EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). I can draw from one or all of these to meet your individual needs and move you toward a positive outcome and success in managing your mental health.
0191 743 7964 View 0191 743 7964
My role is to help you trust in your ability to cope and grow, to cultivate the inner resources you need, and to empower you to make meaningful change in your life.
I take an integrative approach, blending various therapeutic techniques to tailor my work to your unique needs. With experience in private practice, charities and the NHS, I’ve had the privilege of supporting people from all walks of life. Life can throw unexpected challenges, but together, we’ll build the resilience and confidence you need to navigate them.
My role is to help you trust in your ability to cope and grow, to cultivate the inner resources you need, and to empower you to make meaningful change in your life.
I take an integrative approach, blending various therapeutic techniques to tailor my work to your unique needs. With experience in private practice, charities and the NHS, I’ve had the privilege of supporting people from all walks of life. Life can throw unexpected challenges, but together, we’ll build the resilience and confidence you need to navigate them.
0191 743 3196 View 0191 743 3196
Jeannie Davison
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Are you looking for a warm and supportive therapeutic environment to enable you make changes, heal and grow? I am an experienced UKCP registered counsellor/psychotherapist providing therapy tailored to meet your specific needs. I am qualified to and experienced in working with all mental health issues. I will always ask what the goal of therapy is for you and work with you in planning the best way for us to make sure that this is achieved.
Are you looking for a warm and supportive therapeutic environment to enable you make changes, heal and grow? I am an experienced UKCP registered counsellor/psychotherapist providing therapy tailored to meet your specific needs. I am qualified to and experienced in working with all mental health issues. I will always ask what the goal of therapy is for you and work with you in planning the best way for us to make sure that this is achieved.
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Victoria Hunter
Verified Verified
Online Only
My aim is to help you feel steadier, more resilient, and better equipped to manage life’s challenges.
If you often feel misunderstood, overwhelmed by your emotions, or trapped in patterns you can’t quite explain, you’re not alone. Many of the people I work with appear capable on the outside while carrying shame, self-criticism, and the lasting impact of difficult experiences internally. They want to feel steadier, less reactive, and more in control of their lives. Together, we focus on building emotional resilience, understanding how the past is shaping the present, and creating meaningful change before things reach crisis point.
My aim is to help you feel steadier, more resilient, and better equipped to manage life’s challenges.
If you often feel misunderstood, overwhelmed by your emotions, or trapped in patterns you can’t quite explain, you’re not alone. Many of the people I work with appear capable on the outside while carrying shame, self-criticism, and the lasting impact of difficult experiences internally. They want to feel steadier, less reactive, and more in control of their lives. Together, we focus on building emotional resilience, understanding how the past is shaping the present, and creating meaningful change before things reach crisis point.
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Next Step Psychotherapy & Wellbeing
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
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.
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.
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Life Coaching Counsellors
What can I expect from life coaching?
Clients and coaches will typically start by identifying the problem area(s) that the client hopes to address—then, the coach will help the client brainstorm potential solutions and explore concrete techniques to help the client attain their goals. Coaching is typically short-term and focused on finding solutions in the here and now, rather than exploring a client’s past. In addition to strategies aimed at the client’s specific concerns, coaches may encourage general stress management techniques such as meditation.

Can a life coach help treat anxiety?
Because the majority of life coaches are not licensed clinicians, they are not qualified to diagnose or treat anxiety. Anyone struggling with anxiety or another mental health condition should seek help from a licensed mental health practitioner. However, some coaching clients who struggle with subclinical anxiety report that working with their coach on other problems—such as career dissatisfaction or unhealthy habits—has a positive effect on their anxiety.

Can life coaching be done online?
Yes. While life coaching often happens in person, many coaches conduct sessions over the phone or via online platforms such as Zoom or Skype. Because life coaches are not subject to local licensing regulations in the same way that therapists are, they are able to see clients who live in other locations.

How long does life coaching last?
Life coaching tends to be a shorter-term process than therapy, though it does not always unfold over a specific period of time and is instead based on the coach’s or the client’s preferences. Coaching often takes place over three to 12 months but may be shorter or longer if necessary.