Creative Therapy Counselling in Pickering
Hello. In this busy, hectic world we all need the time and space to stop and check-in on ourselves and our mental well-being. As a qualified counsellor I would like to offer you that safe, non-judgemental space to figure out a way forward in your world. Whether it is trauma from your past, relationship issues, grief, or finding yourself struggling with the here and now, I would like to enable you to find your own solutions, with empathy and compassion.
Hello. In this busy, hectic world we all need the time and space to stop and check-in on ourselves and our mental well-being. As a qualified counsellor I would like to offer you that safe, non-judgemental space to figure out a way forward in your world. Whether it is trauma from your past, relationship issues, grief, or finding yourself struggling with the here and now, I would like to enable you to find your own solutions, with empathy and compassion.
I offer a compassionate and non-judgemental space to explore difficult emotions, understand behavioural patterns, and support meaningful change. You may be encountering current challenges or wanting to process past experiences that continue to shape how you feel and relate to others. In all cases, I believe you are the expert on yourself, and my role is to support you using an integrative and flexible approach. To tailor our work to you, I may share ideas from different theories or work more creatively using models, images, or meditations. However we work, we will always prioritise your safety, wellbeing, and autonomy.
I offer a compassionate and non-judgemental space to explore difficult emotions, understand behavioural patterns, and support meaningful change. You may be encountering current challenges or wanting to process past experiences that continue to shape how you feel and relate to others. In all cases, I believe you are the expert on yourself, and my role is to support you using an integrative and flexible approach. To tailor our work to you, I may share ideas from different theories or work more creatively using models, images, or meditations. However we work, we will always prioritise your safety, wellbeing, and autonomy.
The aim of sessions is to work towards an understanding of the challenges you face and the changes you wish to make. During sessions, you will be the focus of our attentions and I will value you without judgement, as a unique person, an equal. Having been in counselling myself, I have an understanding of the process. It can be a daunting prospect, and I will support you in that journey. I have listed many specialities and whilst I do have experience of working with them, I believe there is more to you than a "diagnosis" or an "issue" so the focus is on you the whole person, and whatever you choose to bring. NOTE - OVER 18'S ONLY
The aim of sessions is to work towards an understanding of the challenges you face and the changes you wish to make. During sessions, you will be the focus of our attentions and I will value you without judgement, as a unique person, an equal. Having been in counselling myself, I have an understanding of the process. It can be a daunting prospect, and I will support you in that journey. I have listed many specialities and whilst I do have experience of working with them, I believe there is more to you than a "diagnosis" or an "issue" so the focus is on you the whole person, and whatever you choose to bring. NOTE - OVER 18'S ONLY
"Accredited Integrative Therapist offering compassionate support. Explore your thoughts & feelings to uncover underlying issues & develop coping strategies. Gain self-awareness, confidence & empowerment.
Animal Assisted Therapy available - promotes relaxation, reduces stress & blood pressure. Therapy pets sit with you throughout sessions.
Trained in Rewind Therapy & EMDR for trauma. Friendly, approachable & supportive. Confidential sessions for all ages. Supervision/guidance available for therapists & Supervisors. In person or online. Awards: Best Psychotherapy Clinic 2024, Best Family Counsellor 2025
"Accredited Integrative Therapist offering compassionate support. Explore your thoughts & feelings to uncover underlying issues & develop coping strategies. Gain self-awareness, confidence & empowerment.
Animal Assisted Therapy available - promotes relaxation, reduces stress & blood pressure. Therapy pets sit with you throughout sessions.
Trained in Rewind Therapy & EMDR for trauma. Friendly, approachable & supportive. Confidential sessions for all ages. Supervision/guidance available for therapists & Supervisors. In person or online. Awards: Best Psychotherapy Clinic 2024, Best Family Counsellor 2025
Counselling is an opportunity to be heard, to share with a trained person some of the difficulties that you encounter and to be supported to make positive changes to your life. I work in a respectful, empathic, understanding and compassionate way, providing a confidential, non-judgmental space to explore your thoughts, emotions and experiences. By reflecting on these experiences you can learn new ways of doing things and progress past what you feel is holding you back or causing you difficulty. I currently work from a comfortable and private space that is used solely for client sessions, online via video call or outdoors.
Counselling is an opportunity to be heard, to share with a trained person some of the difficulties that you encounter and to be supported to make positive changes to your life. I work in a respectful, empathic, understanding and compassionate way, providing a confidential, non-judgmental space to explore your thoughts, emotions and experiences. By reflecting on these experiences you can learn new ways of doing things and progress past what you feel is holding you back or causing you difficulty. I currently work from a comfortable and private space that is used solely for client sessions, online via video call or outdoors.
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YOU matter! Your thoughts, feelings and experiences are valid, all of them! I offer a space where you can be you, where you can be seen and heard without judgement no matter what you share.
As a Person-Centred Counsellor, I work with you, offering respect, empathy and endeavouring to understand you and your experiences as our relationship develops. I aim to build your trust by respecting your voice, as we explore the things that may have caused you to feel uncomfortable, confused or discouraged.
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YOU matter! Your thoughts, feelings and experiences are valid, all of them! I offer a space where you can be you, where you can be seen and heard without judgement no matter what you share.
As a Person-Centred Counsellor, I work with you, offering respect, empathy and endeavouring to understand you and your experiences as our relationship develops. I aim to build your trust by respecting your voice, as we explore the things that may have caused you to feel uncomfortable, confused or discouraged.
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Hello, I’m Amy Pataki, a qualified and HCPC registered art psychotherapist based in Yorkshire.
My approach is:
Attachment-focused, trauma and neuro-informed.
Gentle and paced.
Compassionate and curious.
Creative, expressive and playful (when appropriate).
For children, adults and families formed through birth, adoption or kinship care.
Accepting and non judgmental.
Confidential.
Hello, I’m Amy Pataki, a qualified and HCPC registered art psychotherapist based in Yorkshire.
My approach is:
Attachment-focused, trauma and neuro-informed.
Gentle and paced.
Compassionate and curious.
Creative, expressive and playful (when appropriate).
For children, adults and families formed through birth, adoption or kinship care.
Accepting and non judgmental.
Confidential.
I work with people experiencing anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, trauma, feeling stuck, or struggling with self-worth. My approach is relational and integrative, often drawing on creative ways of exploring what feels tangled, muted, or hard to reach.
Welcome — I’m Richard, a relational integrative psychotherapist in advanced training. I offer a confidential and supportive space where you can begin to listen more closely to yourself—your thoughts, feelings, and sensations. Together we can build the foundations for clearer boundaries, deeper connection, and meaningful change.
I work with people experiencing anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, trauma, feeling stuck, or struggling with self-worth. My approach is relational and integrative, often drawing on creative ways of exploring what feels tangled, muted, or hard to reach.
Welcome — I’m Richard, a relational integrative psychotherapist in advanced training. I offer a confidential and supportive space where you can begin to listen more closely to yourself—your thoughts, feelings, and sensations. Together we can build the foundations for clearer boundaries, deeper connection, and meaningful change.
Hi, I’m Aishah. I’m a psychotherapist working with Transactional Analysis (TA). I offer a warm, respectful, and culturally sensitive space to explore anxiety, identity, trauma, family patterns, and generational trauma. As a British Pakistani woman, I understand the complexity of living between cultures and the impact of silence, shame, and pressure to conform. You might feel like you are always holding it together for others while feeling lost or overwhelmed inside. I work relationally and at your pace, helping you reconnect with yourself and build a life that feels more grounded, free, and aligned with who you are.
Hi, I’m Aishah. I’m a psychotherapist working with Transactional Analysis (TA). I offer a warm, respectful, and culturally sensitive space to explore anxiety, identity, trauma, family patterns, and generational trauma. As a British Pakistani woman, I understand the complexity of living between cultures and the impact of silence, shame, and pressure to conform. You might feel like you are always holding it together for others while feeling lost or overwhelmed inside. I work relationally and at your pace, helping you reconnect with yourself and build a life that feels more grounded, free, and aligned with who you are.
I’m a humanistic, integrative counsellor, and I work with individuals and couples, face to face or online.
My top priority is for you to better understand your thoughts and feelings and live a happier, more fulfilling life. I will ensure we work with the best tools available so you get the most out of your therapy journey.
As a couple, you can enter a neutral space to tackle relationship challenges and build a stronger connection. When communication gets tough or you feel stuck in old patterns, we create a space where you both have time to feel heard and understood and create change for the better.
I’m a humanistic, integrative counsellor, and I work with individuals and couples, face to face or online.
My top priority is for you to better understand your thoughts and feelings and live a happier, more fulfilling life. I will ensure we work with the best tools available so you get the most out of your therapy journey.
As a couple, you can enter a neutral space to tackle relationship challenges and build a stronger connection. When communication gets tough or you feel stuck in old patterns, we create a space where you both have time to feel heard and understood and create change for the better.
Hi! I’m Kristen; a UKCP accredited Psychotherapist based in Stockton-On-Tees. My office is wheelchair accessible, vibrant and welcoming. I am experienced in working with both children and adults and I am qualified to work with a range of difficulties. My specialities include: neurodiversity, attachment, trauma, sexual abuse, domestic violence and disability/chronic illness.
Hi! I’m Kristen; a UKCP accredited Psychotherapist based in Stockton-On-Tees. My office is wheelchair accessible, vibrant and welcoming. I am experienced in working with both children and adults and I am qualified to work with a range of difficulties. My specialities include: neurodiversity, attachment, trauma, sexual abuse, domestic violence and disability/chronic illness.
I hope you are ok, before I explained about my qualifications and the type of work I do, I wanted to explain how you get started. You have already done step one you are thinking about reaching out (I know how much courage this takes, so well done). I offer a safe, warm environment where you can open up without fear of judgement. I work with both adults and children, who have a variety of presenting issues from bereavement, anxiety, stress, low self-esteem and much more. I also have some therapy pets that can come into the sessions.
I hope you are ok, before I explained about my qualifications and the type of work I do, I wanted to explain how you get started. You have already done step one you are thinking about reaching out (I know how much courage this takes, so well done). I offer a safe, warm environment where you can open up without fear of judgement. I work with both adults and children, who have a variety of presenting issues from bereavement, anxiety, stress, low self-esteem and much more. I also have some therapy pets that can come into the sessions.
Diary update July 2026- I can currently offer a limited number of sessions on a Thursday afternoon/evening in person in Acomb, York.
I’m Emma, a BACP registered counsellor based in York. I work with young people and adults struggling with their emotions and experiences.
Diary update July 2026- I can currently offer a limited number of sessions on a Thursday afternoon/evening in person in Acomb, York.
I’m Emma, a BACP registered counsellor based in York. I work with young people and adults struggling with their emotions and experiences.
Hello, I’m Dorrie. Finding a therapist that is right for you can be completely overwhelming; there is so much choice and sometimes, the therapist jargon can be a real head scratcher. As you read through my profile, have a think about if I seem like someone you could connect with, as that is such an important aspect of finding the right therapist. You may be seeking therapy because you are feeling depressed, anxious or may want to explore who you are and what that means to you. Together we will forge a relationship which will serve as a safe haven to express and explore yourself openly, without judgment.
Hello, I’m Dorrie. Finding a therapist that is right for you can be completely overwhelming; there is so much choice and sometimes, the therapist jargon can be a real head scratcher. As you read through my profile, have a think about if I seem like someone you could connect with, as that is such an important aspect of finding the right therapist. You may be seeking therapy because you are feeling depressed, anxious or may want to explore who you are and what that means to you. Together we will forge a relationship which will serve as a safe haven to express and explore yourself openly, without judgment.
With The Seasons - Counselling & Trauma Therapy
Counsellor, MBACP
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Waitlist for new clients
Are you feeling out of sync with the world and other people? You may be going through a bereavement or significant life changes, feeling anxious, depressed, lonely, confused, misunderstood or be living with Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD) or Long Covid. I can help you reconnect to yourself and others. I can support you with the things that are holding you back as well as help you make more sense of the new world around you. I help you work with the body and mind together - a more effective way to stabilise and rebuild after a traumatic time as well as enable new insights and change - than bringing your pain up over and over again.
Are you feeling out of sync with the world and other people? You may be going through a bereavement or significant life changes, feeling anxious, depressed, lonely, confused, misunderstood or be living with Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD) or Long Covid. I can help you reconnect to yourself and others. I can support you with the things that are holding you back as well as help you make more sense of the new world around you. I help you work with the body and mind together - a more effective way to stabilise and rebuild after a traumatic time as well as enable new insights and change - than bringing your pain up over and over again.
I am a psychotherapist, BABCP registered Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (CBT) and HCPC registered Arts therapist and. I work for the NHS and run a private practice specialising in mental health and well being. I am able to work creatively to help my clients to engage even if the talking therapies are difficult. I have a good track record with low mood and anxiety and getting my clients back on their feet and living their lives to the full.
I am a psychotherapist, BABCP registered Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (CBT) and HCPC registered Arts therapist and. I work for the NHS and run a private practice specialising in mental health and well being. I am able to work creatively to help my clients to engage even if the talking therapies are difficult. I have a good track record with low mood and anxiety and getting my clients back on their feet and living their lives to the full.
Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. I understand that it can feel daunting to reach out for counselling. I offer a safe, compassionate space for you.
Clients who have worked with me have come with a range of issues. Some clients are living with grief or loss relating to bereavement, loss of role-identity, impact of retirement or ill-health. Others may have begun to question if they are neurodivergent. I also support transgender & non-binary individuals dealing with gender identity, cultural challenges, and more.
Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. I understand that it can feel daunting to reach out for counselling. I offer a safe, compassionate space for you.
Clients who have worked with me have come with a range of issues. Some clients are living with grief or loss relating to bereavement, loss of role-identity, impact of retirement or ill-health. Others may have begun to question if they are neurodivergent. I also support transgender & non-binary individuals dealing with gender identity, cultural challenges, and more.
I support children, young people and adults who feel overwhelmed, stuck or need space to be heard. Clients often come with anxiety, burnout, trauma, identity or neurodivergent experiences. Our team of counsellors and psychotherapists offers flexible, personalised support, including evenings and weekends. We create a calm, respectful space where you can explore what matters, at your own pace, and find a way forward that truly fits you.
Online, telephone and in-person (York) sessions available across the UK for flexible, accessible support.
I support children, young people and adults who feel overwhelmed, stuck or need space to be heard. Clients often come with anxiety, burnout, trauma, identity or neurodivergent experiences. Our team of counsellors and psychotherapists offers flexible, personalised support, including evenings and weekends. We create a calm, respectful space where you can explore what matters, at your own pace, and find a way forward that truly fits you.
Online, telephone and in-person (York) sessions available across the UK for flexible, accessible support.
I have received additional training in areas such as domestic abuse, trauma, religious trauma, LGBTQ+ issues, and creative therapy.
Are you experiencing challenges in your life? Are you seeking a safe, affirming space to explore your sexuality, gender or neurodivergence? Have you experienced trauma, coercive or abusive relationships, whether an intimate, family or religious context? You're not alone. I'm here to offer support, help you heal and work towards a life where you feel empowered, accepted, and at peace.
I provide online therapy for those who find in-person sessions challenging for any reason. Therapy in the comfort of your own space feels familiar and comforting, allowing you to relax with a cup of tea or anything else that helps you feel at ease.
I have received additional training in areas such as domestic abuse, trauma, religious trauma, LGBTQ+ issues, and creative therapy.
Are you experiencing challenges in your life? Are you seeking a safe, affirming space to explore your sexuality, gender or neurodivergence? Have you experienced trauma, coercive or abusive relationships, whether an intimate, family or religious context? You're not alone. I'm here to offer support, help you heal and work towards a life where you feel empowered, accepted, and at peace.
I provide online therapy for those who find in-person sessions challenging for any reason. Therapy in the comfort of your own space feels familiar and comforting, allowing you to relax with a cup of tea or anything else that helps you feel at ease.
Hello, I’m Ben, a psychotherapist based in York, and I support people to resolve life and relationship difficulties. If you’ve ever felt trapped, possibly disliking who you have become and feeling others blaming you too; we can work together to make sense of how you came to be the person that you are today, and how to make positive changes in your life- to make you more you. Often we feel life’s pressures, or that there is some is just ‘wrong’ but we are unsure of what ‘it’ is, we can resolve the it - to make you more you. I support clients with childhood trauma, complex diagnosis, as well as seemly day to day issues.
Hello, I’m Ben, a psychotherapist based in York, and I support people to resolve life and relationship difficulties. If you’ve ever felt trapped, possibly disliking who you have become and feeling others blaming you too; we can work together to make sense of how you came to be the person that you are today, and how to make positive changes in your life- to make you more you. Often we feel life’s pressures, or that there is some is just ‘wrong’ but we are unsure of what ‘it’ is, we can resolve the it - to make you more you. I support clients with childhood trauma, complex diagnosis, as well as seemly day to day issues.
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Creative Therapy Counsellors
How does art therapy work?
The process of making art allows people to express themselves. Art-making can take many forms, such as painting, collage, or sculpting. The therapist asks questions that the work elicits, such as how the person felt while creating their piece, or if any memories surfaced that they can discuss. The therapist will then work with the patient to process their experience, understand themselves better, and work toward change.
Does art therapy help with trauma?
Art therapy can be a valuable treatment option for those suffering from trauma. Traumatic experiences such as combat, rape, or childhood abuse can be so painful that articulating them can be too scary or painful; creating art allows people to express themselves without words, and tell their story in a different way. The physical nature of creating art can also help people feel rooted in the body, which may benefit those who feel disconnected from their body in the aftermath of trauma.
How long does art therapy last?
The duration of art therapy varies, but a common length for treatment is 10 to 15 weekly sessions. Some people may see improvement in just a few weeks, while others may choose to remain in therapy longer term. Patients should periodically discuss their goals with their therapist to make sure the two are aligned on process and progress.
What are the limitations of art therapy?
Art therapy is helpful for many people, but a limitation is that it doesn’t have as robust an evidence base as other forms of therapy, such as cognitive behavioural therapy or acceptance and commitment therapy. The evidence on art therapy is mixed; some research demonstrates its benefits, while other research suggests that it has little impact on patients.