Men's Issues Counselling in Prescot

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Alliance Counselling: Louise Critchley-Thomas
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Online Only
Each of us experience difficulties at some point in our lives and having a confidential, safe place to discuss problems, allows us to share our burdens more readily. Asking for help is a brave step, therefore it is important to me that my clients feel heard and understood. Your problems are unique to you and this requires a flexible, individual approach. I am a fully qualified and experienced psychotherapist, trained in Person-Centred Therapy, I offer a warm, supportive and non-judgemental space for clients, where they can work through their problems, at their pace.
Each of us experience difficulties at some point in our lives and having a confidential, safe place to discuss problems, allows us to share our burdens more readily. Asking for help is a brave step, therefore it is important to me that my clients feel heard and understood. Your problems are unique to you and this requires a flexible, individual approach. I am a fully qualified and experienced psychotherapist, trained in Person-Centred Therapy, I offer a warm, supportive and non-judgemental space for clients, where they can work through their problems, at their pace.
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Loraine Pearson
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Prescot L35
Emotional situations can heavily impact the way you are coping every day. The way you feel, the thoughts you have and the emotions you experience. You face challenges of varying degrees and difficulties throughout your life. You may need more help and support now to help cope with your day-to-day life. You may face adversity and challenges which pose great stresses and strains on you, and you may be stuck and unable to deal with the things you need to face. If this resonates with you or reminds you of someone you are worried about give me a call today.
Emotional situations can heavily impact the way you are coping every day. The way you feel, the thoughts you have and the emotions you experience. You face challenges of varying degrees and difficulties throughout your life. You may need more help and support now to help cope with your day-to-day life. You may face adversity and challenges which pose great stresses and strains on you, and you may be stuck and unable to deal with the things you need to face. If this resonates with you or reminds you of someone you are worried about give me a call today.
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Kellie Mawdsley
Psychotherapist, MNCPS Acc.
Prescot L34
I have been practicing for many years. I have experience of working with adults, children and families; counselling a variety of issues. I adapt and adjust my sessions to ensure you the client get what you want and need from each counselling session. I will work with you to explore and understand your fears and distress, encouraging you to move forward at your pace.
I have been practicing for many years. I have experience of working with adults, children and families; counselling a variety of issues. I adapt and adjust my sessions to ensure you the client get what you want and need from each counselling session. I will work with you to explore and understand your fears and distress, encouraging you to move forward at your pace.
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Inside Out Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Hi. Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, low, stuck — or like you’ve lost yourself in patterns of putting everyone else first? You might look fine on the outside, but inside you’re exhausted, tangled, and carrying too much alone. I’m an experienced counsellor with 15 years’ practice. I offer a steady, compassionate space where you can slow things down, make sense of what you’re feeling, and understand what your emotions are trying to tell you — because feelings don’t just happen to us; they shape how we cope, choose, and relate.
Hi. Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, low, stuck — or like you’ve lost yourself in patterns of putting everyone else first? You might look fine on the outside, but inside you’re exhausted, tangled, and carrying too much alone. I’m an experienced counsellor with 15 years’ practice. I offer a steady, compassionate space where you can slow things down, make sense of what you’re feeling, and understand what your emotions are trying to tell you — because feelings don’t just happen to us; they shape how we cope, choose, and relate.
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Kelly Sartorius
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Serves Area
Seeking counselling is a brave step toward self-discovery and healing. Counselling is most sought after for a variety of reasons, such as anxiety or depression navigating life transitions, stress, trauma and bereavement also relationship enhancement, and promoting self-awareness and personal development. I am compassionate and understanding. I offer a tailored approach to therapy. Do you want to feel heard, validated, and supported in a safe, non-judgmental space, then look know further. I combine various psychological models, including CBT, person-centred therapy and psychdynamic. I work weekdays, weekends, evenings & late nights
Seeking counselling is a brave step toward self-discovery and healing. Counselling is most sought after for a variety of reasons, such as anxiety or depression navigating life transitions, stress, trauma and bereavement also relationship enhancement, and promoting self-awareness and personal development. I am compassionate and understanding. I offer a tailored approach to therapy. Do you want to feel heard, validated, and supported in a safe, non-judgmental space, then look know further. I combine various psychological models, including CBT, person-centred therapy and psychdynamic. I work weekdays, weekends, evenings & late nights
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David Timothy O'Hara
Counsellor, MSc
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Are you feeling anxious, depressed, or stressed? Maybe it's pressure at work, a difficult relationship, or a growing sense that something needs to change. You may already know exactly what's wrong but haven't found a way through it yet. Many of the men I work with have spent a long time managing on their own before reaching out. Some arrive with a specific difficulty in mind. Others just want space to think honestly about what's going on, with someone outside their work, family, and friendships.
Are you feeling anxious, depressed, or stressed? Maybe it's pressure at work, a difficult relationship, or a growing sense that something needs to change. You may already know exactly what's wrong but haven't found a way through it yet. Many of the men I work with have spent a long time managing on their own before reaching out. Some arrive with a specific difficulty in mind. Others just want space to think honestly about what's going on, with someone outside their work, family, and friendships.
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Trust Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Taking the first step towards counselling can feel daunting, especially if you’re used to coping on your own. You may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, struggling in relationships, or simply finding life more difficult than usual. Whatever has brought you here, you’re welcome exactly as you are. At the heart of my work is the belief that everyone deserves a space where they can talk openly and honestly without fear of judgement. Together we can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences at your own pace. Many people come to counselling worried about being judged or misunderstood; with me, you will be heard and accepted.
Taking the first step towards counselling can feel daunting, especially if you’re used to coping on your own. You may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, struggling in relationships, or simply finding life more difficult than usual. Whatever has brought you here, you’re welcome exactly as you are. At the heart of my work is the belief that everyone deserves a space where they can talk openly and honestly without fear of judgement. Together we can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences at your own pace. Many people come to counselling worried about being judged or misunderstood; with me, you will be heard and accepted.
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Adam Penkul
Psychotherapist, MA
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
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.
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Kayleigh Fletcher
Counsellor, BACP
Serves Area
I support people from all walks of life who may be struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, trauma, or low self-esteem. Many seek a safe, non-judgemental space to talk, explore emotions, and find healthier ways forward. While my practice is open to everyone, I have a specialist focus on men’s mental health, offering a space where men can speak freely about pressures, identity, or past experiences. Together, we work towards greater clarity, resilience, and confidence in life.
I support people from all walks of life who may be struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, trauma, or low self-esteem. Many seek a safe, non-judgemental space to talk, explore emotions, and find healthier ways forward. While my practice is open to everyone, I have a specialist focus on men’s mental health, offering a space where men can speak freely about pressures, identity, or past experiences. Together, we work towards greater clarity, resilience, and confidence in life.
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Andy Myers
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Hi, perhaps you may be living with trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, thoughts of suicide, or mood disorders. You might feel weighed down by past experiences, stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand, and unsure how to move forward. You want relief from persistent emotional pain and a greater sense of steadiness within yourself. Your goal is to feel safe in your own mind and body, to understand your story with compassion, and to build a life guided by choice rather than shaped by past wounds. While I have a personal mission to support male mental health, especially those who feel the pressures of the online world, I welcome all.
Hi, perhaps you may be living with trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, thoughts of suicide, or mood disorders. You might feel weighed down by past experiences, stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand, and unsure how to move forward. You want relief from persistent emotional pain and a greater sense of steadiness within yourself. Your goal is to feel safe in your own mind and body, to understand your story with compassion, and to build a life guided by choice rather than shaped by past wounds. While I have a personal mission to support male mental health, especially those who feel the pressures of the online world, I welcome all.
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Chris Taylor CBT and EMDR Therapy
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBABCP
I primarily focus on high-functioning professionals with either personal or work related issues, men and the challenges they face. I also focus my practice towards those who's life has been changed by recent or past traumatic experience and abuse. My clients are action-oriented people who don't want a passive therapist and approach, they want an experienced therapist offering dynamic therapeutic skills who can understand their world, work at their pace, develop self-compassion and help them to gain or regain a contented life. Please contact me and we can discuss how I can help.
I primarily focus on high-functioning professionals with either personal or work related issues, men and the challenges they face. I also focus my practice towards those who's life has been changed by recent or past traumatic experience and abuse. My clients are action-oriented people who don't want a passive therapist and approach, they want an experienced therapist offering dynamic therapeutic skills who can understand their world, work at their pace, develop self-compassion and help them to gain or regain a contented life. Please contact me and we can discuss how I can help.
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I offer Person Centred counselling, a non-directive approach, which believes, given the right conditions, a person can reach their full potential and become their true self. I aim to offer a safe, non-judgemental, supportive, and understanding space for you to talk about past or present feelings, emotions, and events. From our work together, I hope to facilitate your personal growth and self-development thus enabling you to make peace or find resolution of current or past difficulties.
I offer Person Centred counselling, a non-directive approach, which believes, given the right conditions, a person can reach their full potential and become their true self. I aim to offer a safe, non-judgemental, supportive, and understanding space for you to talk about past or present feelings, emotions, and events. From our work together, I hope to facilitate your personal growth and self-development thus enabling you to make peace or find resolution of current or past difficulties.
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Simon Andrew Agnew
Psychologist, MSc, FMBPsS
Serves Area
Are you struggling to balance a various life roles with your personal needs? I work with individuals and couples in the UK and internationally who feel disconnected from their purpose. Clients often come to me feeling stuck, overwhelmed by expectations, and wrestling with stress or emptiness. Together, we’ll explore the underlying causes of these feelings, move beyond the pressure to "just tough it out," and help you reclaim your authentic narrative. Insight tells us that motivation rarely arrives on its own; it is the act of stepping forward that creates the momentum for change.
Are you struggling to balance a various life roles with your personal needs? I work with individuals and couples in the UK and internationally who feel disconnected from their purpose. Clients often come to me feeling stuck, overwhelmed by expectations, and wrestling with stress or emptiness. Together, we’ll explore the underlying causes of these feelings, move beyond the pressure to "just tough it out," and help you reclaim your authentic narrative. Insight tells us that motivation rarely arrives on its own; it is the act of stepping forward that creates the momentum for change.
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Ash Beachey
Counsellor, MBACP
4 Endorsed
I specialise in men's issues, identity and LGBTQ+ affirmative counselling.
Exploring the complex parts of our own experiences can feel overwhelming, but it's also a powerful step toward understanding and processing. In our work together, we'll take the time to gently uncover the roots of pain, allowing space for insight and compassion. If this sounds like a route you would like to take, please feel free to get in touch.
I specialise in men's issues, identity and LGBTQ+ affirmative counselling.
Exploring the complex parts of our own experiences can feel overwhelming, but it's also a powerful step toward understanding and processing. In our work together, we'll take the time to gently uncover the roots of pain, allowing space for insight and compassion. If this sounds like a route you would like to take, please feel free to get in touch.
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Leon James - Men's Mind Shifting Coach
Counsellor, ACC Reg
Online Only
If you're dealing with porn, compulsive sex, or a relapse cycle you can't break, you're in the right place. The pattern keeps coming back because the root has never been touched. Willpower fights the behaviour. My work goes to the source. Six years working with men 1:1 on this. I've been through it myself and know what it takes to close it for good. The anxiety, the stress, the emptiness underneath. That is what drives it. Each session we work through your specific triggers using Mind Shifting, clearing what sits beneath each one before moving to the next. You leave each session feeling the difference, not hoping something shifted.
If you're dealing with porn, compulsive sex, or a relapse cycle you can't break, you're in the right place. The pattern keeps coming back because the root has never been touched. Willpower fights the behaviour. My work goes to the source. Six years working with men 1:1 on this. I've been through it myself and know what it takes to close it for good. The anxiety, the stress, the emptiness underneath. That is what drives it. Each session we work through your specific triggers using Mind Shifting, clearing what sits beneath each one before moving to the next. You leave each session feeling the difference, not hoping something shifted.
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Michael Lal
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
When you're used to being the one who carries the weight, solves the problems, and just keeps moving forward, admitting that you've hit a wall isn't easy. You might be navigating intense pressure at work, facing a relationship crisis or infidelity, or simply realising that your usual strategies for managing stress and anxiety aren't cutting it anymore. It’s common to deal with this by shutting down or trying to white-knuckle through it alone. I provide a straightforward, down-to-earth environment where you don't have to filter what's going on, and where we can look practically at what's keeping you stuck.
When you're used to being the one who carries the weight, solves the problems, and just keeps moving forward, admitting that you've hit a wall isn't easy. You might be navigating intense pressure at work, facing a relationship crisis or infidelity, or simply realising that your usual strategies for managing stress and anxiety aren't cutting it anymore. It’s common to deal with this by shutting down or trying to white-knuckle through it alone. I provide a straightforward, down-to-earth environment where you don't have to filter what's going on, and where we can look practically at what's keeping you stuck.
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Michael Henry
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Serves Area
you have ended up here... so let me just say that whatever you are going through can be surmounted... whatever need, issue or goal you have, you have all the resources you need to reach there... and I am confident that I can collaborate with you and help you get to that 'place' on the other side whereas this need, issue or goal can either be gone, managed or achieved...
you have ended up here... so let me just say that whatever you are going through can be surmounted... whatever need, issue or goal you have, you have all the resources you need to reach there... and I am confident that I can collaborate with you and help you get to that 'place' on the other side whereas this need, issue or goal can either be gone, managed or achieved...
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James Nicholson Ohara
Counsellor, MBACP
I began my education in Psychology & Counselling in 2009 and bring over eight years’ working experience within mental health and wellbeing services, alongside a background supporting young people therapeutically with Autism & ADHD. I currently work in a senior role and have experience in one to one Counselling, Coaching, and facilitating a DBT Emotional Skills group. I support clients experiencing relationship difficulties who want to understand their situation, process what has happened, and seek guidance on taking their next step.
I began my education in Psychology & Counselling in 2009 and bring over eight years’ working experience within mental health and wellbeing services, alongside a background supporting young people therapeutically with Autism & ADHD. I currently work in a senior role and have experience in one to one Counselling, Coaching, and facilitating a DBT Emotional Skills group. I support clients experiencing relationship difficulties who want to understand their situation, process what has happened, and seek guidance on taking their next step.
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Rob Radcliffe
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
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.
0161 850 6480 View 0161 850 6480
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Richard Hall
Psychotherapist, MBACP
1 Endorsed
I am a Counsellor and Psychotherapist offering both online and in person sessions. You may be struggling with a specific issue or pattern of behaviour and know already what you would like to talk about. Alternatively, you may simply be feeling down and low and need support with processing your feelings and emotions. Counselling may be able to offer a fresh perspective, or support you to make changes needed to get you to a better place. I work with people from all backgrounds, in a range of areas. I  have worked closely with male issues and have experience working with gender diversity and LGBT+ issues.
I am a Counsellor and Psychotherapist offering both online and in person sessions. You may be struggling with a specific issue or pattern of behaviour and know already what you would like to talk about. Alternatively, you may simply be feeling down and low and need support with processing your feelings and emotions. Counselling may be able to offer a fresh perspective, or support you to make changes needed to get you to a better place. I work with people from all backgrounds, in a range of areas. I  have worked closely with male issues and have experience working with gender diversity and LGBT+ issues.
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Men's Issues Counsellors
Is therapy for men different than it is for women?
Therapeutic treatments and types are the same for men as they are for women, with the same protocols followed and the same strategies employed. Discussing one’s feelings and emotions is an integral part of most therapies, and some men find doing so more challenging. Therapists can help clients through the process; some specialize in treating men for this reason.

How do you encourage a man to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express your concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual’s behavior affected either himself or others should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.

How can men prepare for therapy?
Men can prepare for therapy by approaching the process with an open mind, being willing to talk about their challenges, and giving treatment the time to work. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. It can be useful for men who struggle to recall their emotional states to write down notes between sessions about their response to a given event or how they were feeling at a particular time.

What should men know about the process of therapy?
One of the most common reasons men don’t seek therapy is the notion that there’s something wrong with them if they do. Men should know that just because they’re seeking therapy doesn’t mean they’re mentally ill or damaged in some way. In the same way people work on their bodies through exercise or a craft through practice, therapy can be a way to improve the mental and emotional skills needed to be productive and effective partners, employees, and people in all realms of life.