Adoption Counselling in Radstock
I am a qualified counsellor and teacher, I have studied Counselling and Substance Misuse at FdSc level and have a Diploma in Social Work, as well as having a wide range of work and life experience. My down to earth nature empowers me to be accessible, approachable and non-judgmental which is an essential part of a successful working therapeutic relationship. Aiding people to work through their own life challenges is my absolute passion and driving force behind Brighter Pathways Counselling.
I am a qualified counsellor and teacher, I have studied Counselling and Substance Misuse at FdSc level and have a Diploma in Social Work, as well as having a wide range of work and life experience. My down to earth nature empowers me to be accessible, approachable and non-judgmental which is an essential part of a successful working therapeutic relationship. Aiding people to work through their own life challenges is my absolute passion and driving force behind Brighter Pathways Counselling.
You show up. You keep managing. But privately, you wonder how much longer you can keep going like this.
I work with adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s who are holding it together on the outside while running low on the inside. Burnout that crept up slowly. Work stress that follows you home. Relationship patterns that repeat no matter how much you try to change them.
I also work with people who have recently discovered or beginning to suspect that they may be autistic, ADHD or AuDHD or who simply feel like they're performing a version of themselves rather than bringing their true selves.
You show up. You keep managing. But privately, you wonder how much longer you can keep going like this.
I work with adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s who are holding it together on the outside while running low on the inside. Burnout that crept up slowly. Work stress that follows you home. Relationship patterns that repeat no matter how much you try to change them.
I also work with people who have recently discovered or beginning to suspect that they may be autistic, ADHD or AuDHD or who simply feel like they're performing a version of themselves rather than bringing their true selves.
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Adoption and working with adoptees and birth mothers is another area close to my heart — above all, I offer a safe, warm, and compassionate space where you can be completely yourself.
I’m a qualified counsellor, group therapy facilitator and complementary health practitioner, with over 30 years of experience supporting people through life’s ups and downs. I trained in Counselling and Addiction at the University of Bath, and I bring not only my professional knowledge but also a wealth of real-life experience to my sessions.
Sometimes life just feels too heavy. We can find ourselves worrying, feeling stuck, or battling with fears we don’t quite understand. In those moments, talking to someone outside of our usual circle can be a real gift—someone who will truly listen without judgement.
That’s where I can help.
Adoption and working with adoptees and birth mothers is another area close to my heart — above all, I offer a safe, warm, and compassionate space where you can be completely yourself.
I’m a qualified counsellor, group therapy facilitator and complementary health practitioner, with over 30 years of experience supporting people through life’s ups and downs. I trained in Counselling and Addiction at the University of Bath, and I bring not only my professional knowledge but also a wealth of real-life experience to my sessions.
Sometimes life just feels too heavy. We can find ourselves worrying, feeling stuck, or battling with fears we don’t quite understand. In those moments, talking to someone outside of our usual circle can be a real gift—someone who will truly listen without judgement.
That’s where I can help.
If you’re reading this, you may have reached a point where you’re seeking support with something in your life that feels overwhelming, painful, or simply hard to understand.
I want to acknowledge the courage it takes to get here; it’s not always easy. I’m an Integrative, trauma-informed Psychotherapist. I work with adult individuals navigating a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges. Whether anxiety, depression, grief, loss, relationship or identity issues, or the lasting effects of trauma or adverse childhood experiences, you don’t have to face it alone.
I am grounded compassionate, curious, and connected.
If you’re reading this, you may have reached a point where you’re seeking support with something in your life that feels overwhelming, painful, or simply hard to understand.
I want to acknowledge the courage it takes to get here; it’s not always easy. I’m an Integrative, trauma-informed Psychotherapist. I work with adult individuals navigating a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges. Whether anxiety, depression, grief, loss, relationship or identity issues, or the lasting effects of trauma or adverse childhood experiences, you don’t have to face it alone.
I am grounded compassionate, curious, and connected.
Perhaps you're here because you've had difficult experiences, emotions, or painful memories that you would like to process, and you're looking for someone who will listen without judgement. I take a person-centred approach, so I will be led by you and what you need from the space.
As a music therapist, I use creative and musical approaches alongside talking therapy in my practice. On the first session, we can get to know each other and you are welcome to share, or play, as much or as little as you are comfortable with.
Perhaps you're here because you've had difficult experiences, emotions, or painful memories that you would like to process, and you're looking for someone who will listen without judgement. I take a person-centred approach, so I will be led by you and what you need from the space.
As a music therapist, I use creative and musical approaches alongside talking therapy in my practice. On the first session, we can get to know each other and you are welcome to share, or play, as much or as little as you are comfortable with.
Feeling safety in a complex world is no mean feet. Childhood, historic, or current experiences, interacting/reacting with the complexities brought about by the pandemic, can exhaust any capacity for resilience. maybe you're a parent/carer of children transitioning from the intensity of lockdown to the uncertainty of the easing of restrictions? Is this further complicated by returning to education settings for children with Autism, ADHD, FASD, SPD, trauma and attachment? Maybe you are a foster care or adoptive parent wondering how to rebalance the attachment bond after the intensity of lockdown, recalibrating interfamilial dynamics?
Feeling safety in a complex world is no mean feet. Childhood, historic, or current experiences, interacting/reacting with the complexities brought about by the pandemic, can exhaust any capacity for resilience. maybe you're a parent/carer of children transitioning from the intensity of lockdown to the uncertainty of the easing of restrictions? Is this further complicated by returning to education settings for children with Autism, ADHD, FASD, SPD, trauma and attachment? Maybe you are a foster care or adoptive parent wondering how to rebalance the attachment bond after the intensity of lockdown, recalibrating interfamilial dynamics?
My focus is to help individuals heal, energise, and become aware of their inner strengths. I achieve this by providing counselling/hypnotherapy & ADHD support in a neutrally safe space; I listen to your concerns and customise to suit individual needs.
My focus is to help individuals heal, energise, and become aware of their inner strengths. I achieve this by providing counselling/hypnotherapy & ADHD support in a neutrally safe space; I listen to your concerns and customise to suit individual needs.
Counselling is a very personal experience and is different for everyone. I offer a safe and confidential service, enabling you to start to explore difficulties without judgment or criticism. If you are feeling depressed, vulnerable, stressed or confused, counselling may be the right help for you. I will support you to develop an understanding of yourself, giving you the space and time to find your own solutions. As well as talking therapy I use therapeutic creativity. Mediums such as paints, sand-tray and clay, may help you put words to difficult feelings and emotions in a non-threatening way.
Counselling is a very personal experience and is different for everyone. I offer a safe and confidential service, enabling you to start to explore difficulties without judgment or criticism. If you are feeling depressed, vulnerable, stressed or confused, counselling may be the right help for you. I will support you to develop an understanding of yourself, giving you the space and time to find your own solutions. As well as talking therapy I use therapeutic creativity. Mediums such as paints, sand-tray and clay, may help you put words to difficult feelings and emotions in a non-threatening way.
Lots of us face challenging situations at some stage in our lives, which can be difficult to manage. It's not always easy or appropriate to talk with family or friends and sometimes we worry that bringing something old and / or hidden up to the surface will cause more problems. I offer a confidential and non-judgemental space where we can work together to help you to develop insight and understanding by exploring how your present situation might be impacted by past experiences and people from your past and / or present.
Lots of us face challenging situations at some stage in our lives, which can be difficult to manage. It's not always easy or appropriate to talk with family or friends and sometimes we worry that bringing something old and / or hidden up to the surface will cause more problems. I offer a confidential and non-judgemental space where we can work together to help you to develop insight and understanding by exploring how your present situation might be impacted by past experiences and people from your past and / or present.
As a BACP counsellor and UKCP psychotherapist, I believe that the relationship between you and I is integral to our work. My approach is empathic and explorative, looking back at your past to understand who you are and why you are where you are. In this awareness, my hope is that you will become free to make the changes that you want in life and to accept all parts of yourself. The work is yours, and my job is to sit alongside you using my skills, knowledge and experience to support you. It is my belief that the right therapist can provide invaluable assistance to your wellbeing, and guide you to use the resources you have.
As a BACP counsellor and UKCP psychotherapist, I believe that the relationship between you and I is integral to our work. My approach is empathic and explorative, looking back at your past to understand who you are and why you are where you are. In this awareness, my hope is that you will become free to make the changes that you want in life and to accept all parts of yourself. The work is yours, and my job is to sit alongside you using my skills, knowledge and experience to support you. It is my belief that the right therapist can provide invaluable assistance to your wellbeing, and guide you to use the resources you have.
Hi, my name is Adriana Taylor, I am a certified PTUK Play Therapist specializing in helping children express, heal and grow through play and creative activities. I believe that play is a child's natural language - a powerful way to make sense of their big feelings, life changes, difficult life experiences and challenges they can't put into words. I offer play therapy to children 4 to 12 years old. I create a safe, supportive and playful space where children can explore their emotions, build confidence, selfesteem and strenghten relationships with important people in their lives.
Hi, my name is Adriana Taylor, I am a certified PTUK Play Therapist specializing in helping children express, heal and grow through play and creative activities. I believe that play is a child's natural language - a powerful way to make sense of their big feelings, life changes, difficult life experiences and challenges they can't put into words. I offer play therapy to children 4 to 12 years old. I create a safe, supportive and playful space where children can explore their emotions, build confidence, selfesteem and strenghten relationships with important people in their lives.
In my approach to psychological therapy, I will work with you to first understand your struggles and to recognise how well-trodden paths often keep us stuck, repeating the pains of the past. Finding the words, and feeling the unconscious, together we can navigate our way to new grounds and start to pave a way to more hopeful, rewarding and empowering futures.
I use a number of tools to help you grow and eventually unearth the healing within your heart. At times, we will simply talk, at other times, we will draw out maps to help us find our way through the fog, and beyond this, we will learn through new exercises and experiences.
In my approach to psychological therapy, I will work with you to first understand your struggles and to recognise how well-trodden paths often keep us stuck, repeating the pains of the past. Finding the words, and feeling the unconscious, together we can navigate our way to new grounds and start to pave a way to more hopeful, rewarding and empowering futures.
I use a number of tools to help you grow and eventually unearth the healing within your heart. At times, we will simply talk, at other times, we will draw out maps to help us find our way through the fog, and beyond this, we will learn through new exercises and experiences.
Dr T Jamalamadaka - Clinical Psychology
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I'm Taruna, a Clinical Psychologist with over 14 years of experience working in mental health in the NHS. I specialise in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), and have a Systemic Therapy qualification at the Intermediate level. I take a person-centred, integrative approach to therapy and incorporate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion Focussed Therapy into my practice. My areas of expertise include adult mental health and trauma-focussed interventions.
I'm Taruna, a Clinical Psychologist with over 14 years of experience working in mental health in the NHS. I specialise in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), and have a Systemic Therapy qualification at the Intermediate level. I take a person-centred, integrative approach to therapy and incorporate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion Focussed Therapy into my practice. My areas of expertise include adult mental health and trauma-focussed interventions.
I use a variety of methods based on my training as a counsellor and psychotherapist. I am influenced by the person-centred approach of Carl Rogers, with his emphasis on empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard. .
I use a variety of methods based on my training as a counsellor and psychotherapist. I am influenced by the person-centred approach of Carl Rogers, with his emphasis on empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard. .
I am a fully insured and BACP-registered Integrative Therapist, Couples Counsellor and Supervisor, as well as a member of the Westcountry Association of Counsellors (WAC). I have been in professional practice for 11 years, and work with 18+ individuals and couples using a variety of different counselling models and methodologies. Although I would broadly describe myself as a 'Person-Centred Therapist', my methods are entirely client-led and not dictated by any personal preference in terms of therapeutic model.
I am a fully insured and BACP-registered Integrative Therapist, Couples Counsellor and Supervisor, as well as a member of the Westcountry Association of Counsellors (WAC). I have been in professional practice for 11 years, and work with 18+ individuals and couples using a variety of different counselling models and methodologies. Although I would broadly describe myself as a 'Person-Centred Therapist', my methods are entirely client-led and not dictated by any personal preference in terms of therapeutic model.
I work with clients who have the following problems; relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, loss & seperation, trauma, addiction, neurodivergence and sexual issues
I work with clients who have the following problems; relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, loss & seperation, trauma, addiction, neurodivergence and sexual issues
I am a psychotherapist working with adults, children and young people in Bristol. I offer a confidential space to talk about the difficulties you might be experiencing and to explore the positive changes you can make. If you want to enhance your quality of life and important relationships, I'll be happy to meet with you and discuss how counselling or psychotherapy can help you achieve those goals.
I am a psychotherapist working with adults, children and young people in Bristol. I offer a confidential space to talk about the difficulties you might be experiencing and to explore the positive changes you can make. If you want to enhance your quality of life and important relationships, I'll be happy to meet with you and discuss how counselling or psychotherapy can help you achieve those goals.
You might be feeling overwhelmed, stuck in your thoughts, or trying to hold everything together while struggling underneath. Perhaps stress is building, relationships feel difficult, or you can’t switch off.
I offer a calm, supportive space where you don’t have to manage things alone.
I’m a qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist, registered with the BACP, supporting adults with anxiety, stress, trauma and relationship difficulties.
You might be feeling overwhelmed, stuck in your thoughts, or trying to hold everything together while struggling underneath. Perhaps stress is building, relationships feel difficult, or you can’t switch off.
I offer a calm, supportive space where you don’t have to manage things alone.
I’m a qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist, registered with the BACP, supporting adults with anxiety, stress, trauma and relationship difficulties.
As a therapist working with baby loss and infertility - I know what it feels like. Perhaps you're feeling lost, no idea where to turn, feeling like you can't be your true self or are simply overwhelmed with grief. Working with me will enable you to express yourself fully. Nothing will be too much and together we can find a way forward to help you feel less lost and alone.
As a therapist working with baby loss and infertility - I know what it feels like. Perhaps you're feeling lost, no idea where to turn, feeling like you can't be your true self or are simply overwhelmed with grief. Working with me will enable you to express yourself fully. Nothing will be too much and together we can find a way forward to help you feel less lost and alone.
I am a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with specialist training in working with teenagers & children who are struggling with anxiety, low mood, behavioural challenges, trauma, or difficulties managing big emotions.
Many young people feel misunderstood, overwhelmed, or disconnected from themselves, and this can be stressful not only for them but for the parents and caregivers who care for them. My aim is to create a safe, supportive environment where young clients feel truly seen, heard, and understood, so that they can begin to explore their emotions and experiences without fear of judgment or criticism.
I am a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with specialist training in working with teenagers & children who are struggling with anxiety, low mood, behavioural challenges, trauma, or difficulties managing big emotions.
Many young people feel misunderstood, overwhelmed, or disconnected from themselves, and this can be stressful not only for them but for the parents and caregivers who care for them. My aim is to create a safe, supportive environment where young clients feel truly seen, heard, and understood, so that they can begin to explore their emotions and experiences without fear of judgment or criticism.
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Adoption Counsellors
Does my adopted child need therapy?
Not every adopted child needs therapy. However, many can benefit from seeing an adoption-informed therapist, especially if they were victims of abuse or neglect, appear withdrawn or disconnected, have behavioural or developmental issues (which may or may not be related to their adoption), are struggling with feelings of grief or loss surrounding their birth parents, or find it difficult to establish an identity, a challenge that often becomes most apparent during adolescence.
When should adoptive parents seek therapy?
Prospective parents can benefit from therapy even before an adoption—for example, to voice worries and fears; to reconcile infertility struggles, if relevant; or simply to prepare themselves for parenthood. After the adoption, parents who are struggling to bond with their child; are unsure how to talk about adoption or related issues, such as race; or whose child is dealing with developmental, behavioural, or psychiatric concerns can address these and other issues with the help of an adoption-competent therapist.
Is family therapy appropriate for adoptive families?
Family therapy can be invaluable for strengthening the bond between adoptive parents and children, helping the latter feel more secure in their place in the family. Family therapy can also help adoptive families navigate complex communication issues—for example, parents who feel uncomfortable discussing race with their child, who in turn feels invalidated by their silence, or a child who has questions about his birth parents but avoids asking them out of fear of hurting his adoptive parents’ feelings.
What therapy is not appropriate for adoption issues?
A discredited therapy known as “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy” or “rebirthing therapy”) should not be used to treat adopted and foster children, though it was largely designed for this population. Attachment therapy involves restraining, coercing, and punishing the child in order for them to “release” negative emotions and attach to their new caregivers—techniques that are abusive and dangerous and have even proven fatal in some cases.