Autism Counselling in Rochdale
Maybe you have a diagnosed neurodevelopmental condition such as Autism, ADHD, learning needs etc and struggling with the impact of this?
I specialise in CBT, EMDR and trauma informed care to treat a wide range of mental health concerns. We look at how unhelpful thought patterns impact your emotions and behaviours. We work collaboratively to build your confidence and resilience to help you to overcome emotional distress to improve your functioning by building functional, practical behaviours.
Maybe you have a diagnosed neurodevelopmental condition such as Autism, ADHD, learning needs etc and struggling with the impact of this?
I specialise in CBT, EMDR and trauma informed care to treat a wide range of mental health concerns. We look at how unhelpful thought patterns impact your emotions and behaviours. We work collaboratively to build your confidence and resilience to help you to overcome emotional distress to improve your functioning by building functional, practical behaviours.
I specialise particularly working with adults children with Autism.
I began my counsellor training just over twelve years ago. I currently hold three qualifications in Person centred Counselling at Certificate level and have gained a level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. I also hold a Diploma in Cognitive behaviour therapy(CBT) this training enables me to offer an inclusive counselling service combining therapies as appropriate. I have training in working with couples and relationships and will work with you to try and find a resolution to your difficulties. I have years experience working on the telephone and face to face.
I specialise particularly working with adults children with Autism.
I began my counsellor training just over twelve years ago. I currently hold three qualifications in Person centred Counselling at Certificate level and have gained a level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. I also hold a Diploma in Cognitive behaviour therapy(CBT) this training enables me to offer an inclusive counselling service combining therapies as appropriate. I have training in working with couples and relationships and will work with you to try and find a resolution to your difficulties. I have years experience working on the telephone and face to face.
I am experienced working with clients diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, PTSD, depression and a range of other issues.
Hi, I'm Mark, thank you for visiting my page. You've taken the first step by visiting this website, keep going as help is not far away!
What I can help you with:
Some clients need a space to share their experiences, to vent about work or offload the pressures life brings, others need help with self-esteem. Some have traumatic and life-changing events to carefully unpick and address. Whatever it is that brings you to counselling, we can take the journey together, at your pace and on your terms.
I work with clients face to face or online.
At present, I do not offer couples therapy or work with people under 18 years of age.
I am experienced working with clients diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, PTSD, depression and a range of other issues.
Hi, I'm Mark, thank you for visiting my page. You've taken the first step by visiting this website, keep going as help is not far away!
What I can help you with:
Some clients need a space to share their experiences, to vent about work or offload the pressures life brings, others need help with self-esteem. Some have traumatic and life-changing events to carefully unpick and address. Whatever it is that brings you to counselling, we can take the journey together, at your pace and on your terms.
I work with clients face to face or online.
At present, I do not offer couples therapy or work with people under 18 years of age.
I use a collaborative approach with all clients during their assessment, evaluation and choice of theraputic treatment. There is no one therapy for everyone and it sometimes can take time to find an effective approach. I have expertise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person Centered Counselling, and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy to name a few. Taking an integrative approach allows me to utilize all my knowledge and training for whatever issues present and adapt therapy to the individual client's needs. Book a free 15 minute consultation and we can talk more about how we can work together to improve your wellbeing and quality of life.
I use a collaborative approach with all clients during their assessment, evaluation and choice of theraputic treatment. There is no one therapy for everyone and it sometimes can take time to find an effective approach. I have expertise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person Centered Counselling, and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy to name a few. Taking an integrative approach allows me to utilize all my knowledge and training for whatever issues present and adapt therapy to the individual client's needs. Book a free 15 minute consultation and we can talk more about how we can work together to improve your wellbeing and quality of life.
I specialise in working with ASD & ADHD.
Firstly, a very warm welcome!
I am a down-to-earth, warm, highly empathic, trauma-informed Counselling Psychotherapist who works in a deeply respectful way.
I have completed a BSc (Hons) in Counselling & Psychotherapy Professional Practice, followed by a Postgraduate Degree in High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy. I am also trained in Solution-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness & IEMT (Integral Eye Movement Therapy.)
I am a fully insured member of the NCPS accrediting body.
I specialise in working with ASD & ADHD.
Firstly, a very warm welcome!
I am a down-to-earth, warm, highly empathic, trauma-informed Counselling Psychotherapist who works in a deeply respectful way.
I have completed a BSc (Hons) in Counselling & Psychotherapy Professional Practice, followed by a Postgraduate Degree in High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy. I am also trained in Solution-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness & IEMT (Integral Eye Movement Therapy.)
I am a fully insured member of the NCPS accrediting body.
I began my counseling journey with training in a person-centered approach, grounded in the belief that clients are experts in their own lives with the insight to create meaningful change. I offer a supportive, non-judgmental space to explore needs, strengths, and goals, fostering reflection and growth.
Since qualifying, I’ve trained in solution-focused and cognitive-behavioral therapies, addressing issues like grief, workplace stress, relationships, and family dynamics. I’m also trained in Brainspotting (BSP), a powerful trauma-healing technique that bypasses cognitive layers to access deeper emotions, promoting rapid recovery.
I began my counseling journey with training in a person-centered approach, grounded in the belief that clients are experts in their own lives with the insight to create meaningful change. I offer a supportive, non-judgmental space to explore needs, strengths, and goals, fostering reflection and growth.
Since qualifying, I’ve trained in solution-focused and cognitive-behavioral therapies, addressing issues like grief, workplace stress, relationships, and family dynamics. I’m also trained in Brainspotting (BSP), a powerful trauma-healing technique that bypasses cognitive layers to access deeper emotions, promoting rapid recovery.
Do you feel overwhelmed? Don't know where to start? The hardest step is reaching out for help. If you are reading this then you're half way there. I understand how hard it is to take that leap.
I aim to be sensitive to your needs and strive to understand how things are from your perspective. I am a great believer that sharing your problems can help you heal.
I can offer you a confidential space to help you navigate and explore what you want to talk about. I will offer sensitive, thoughtful responses to help you explore and resolve your issues, so you are able to move forward.
Do you feel overwhelmed? Don't know where to start? The hardest step is reaching out for help. If you are reading this then you're half way there. I understand how hard it is to take that leap.
I aim to be sensitive to your needs and strive to understand how things are from your perspective. I am a great believer that sharing your problems can help you heal.
I can offer you a confidential space to help you navigate and explore what you want to talk about. I will offer sensitive, thoughtful responses to help you explore and resolve your issues, so you are able to move forward.
As a specialist psychologist and psychotherapist, I work with the National Health Services UK, focusing on services for adults with autism/ADHD, PTSD, couples, psychosexual therapy, and psychological therapy for comorbid mental health conditions.
My area of expertise in Anxiety, Depression and Post Traumatic disorders, Narcissistic Personality disorder, Sexual abuse, Domestic violence, Eating disorders couples and relationship issues, Sexual addiction and Psycho-sexual disorders.
As a specialist psychologist and psychotherapist, I work with the National Health Services UK, focusing on services for adults with autism/ADHD, PTSD, couples, psychosexual therapy, and psychological therapy for comorbid mental health conditions.
My area of expertise in Anxiety, Depression and Post Traumatic disorders, Narcissistic Personality disorder, Sexual abuse, Domestic violence, Eating disorders couples and relationship issues, Sexual addiction and Psycho-sexual disorders.
Reaching out can be difficult. Maybe you feel stuck, anxious, unsettled, lost your way, or uncomfortable with whom you have become. The difficulties within our lives can change who we are or how we see the world. It can lead to thoughts or behaviours that take us away from who we are, resulting in a feeling of something not being right, struggling to cope or to make sense of things. When entering therapy, our life experiences enter too, and healing occurs within the processing. We will work together to build trust and explore your emotions and thoughts within a non-judgemental and safe environment, working at your own pace.
Reaching out can be difficult. Maybe you feel stuck, anxious, unsettled, lost your way, or uncomfortable with whom you have become. The difficulties within our lives can change who we are or how we see the world. It can lead to thoughts or behaviours that take us away from who we are, resulting in a feeling of something not being right, struggling to cope or to make sense of things. When entering therapy, our life experiences enter too, and healing occurs within the processing. We will work together to build trust and explore your emotions and thoughts within a non-judgemental and safe environment, working at your own pace.
Hi my name is Salma and I am an experienced MBACP Counsellor, supporting clients from as young as 8 years to 80 years, and also clients from different backgrounds- including those of different race/religions or with additional needs. As an integrative Counsellor, I draw on different therapeutic approaches in my work, dependent on client needs and differences. I always tailor an approach to therapy that makes sense to each clients individual needs and wishes as they are priority in the counselling process and journey. I work at a pace that is comfortable for the client and offer a confidential safe space to share feelings.
Hi my name is Salma and I am an experienced MBACP Counsellor, supporting clients from as young as 8 years to 80 years, and also clients from different backgrounds- including those of different race/religions or with additional needs. As an integrative Counsellor, I draw on different therapeutic approaches in my work, dependent on client needs and differences. I always tailor an approach to therapy that makes sense to each clients individual needs and wishes as they are priority in the counselling process and journey. I work at a pace that is comfortable for the client and offer a confidential safe space to share feelings.
You might be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or weighed down by the past. Maybe you're having nightmares or flashbacks and feeling hyper-alert to danger. You want to feel more in control, build confidence, and find ways to move forward, but you’re not sure where to start. Therapy can help.
You might be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or weighed down by the past. Maybe you're having nightmares or flashbacks and feeling hyper-alert to danger. You want to feel more in control, build confidence, and find ways to move forward, but you’re not sure where to start. Therapy can help.
Hi, I'm Shelley and as a counsellor I am hugely passionate about helping people to navigate difficult periods in their life. It is my aim to offer you a calm and comforting space in my home that has a dedicated counselling room, providing all my clients comfort and safety. My role as a counsellor is to help you explore issues and feelings present and past that effect you in your daily life. The journey of getting to know each other, can be a daunting feeling for you, but I will build your trust along the way, enabling you to open up and explore difficult experiences.
Hi, I'm Shelley and as a counsellor I am hugely passionate about helping people to navigate difficult periods in their life. It is my aim to offer you a calm and comforting space in my home that has a dedicated counselling room, providing all my clients comfort and safety. My role as a counsellor is to help you explore issues and feelings present and past that effect you in your daily life. The journey of getting to know each other, can be a daunting feeling for you, but I will build your trust along the way, enabling you to open up and explore difficult experiences.
I frequently work with LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent or highly sensitive individuals.
I work with your experiences and emotions, rather than prioritising a diagnosis or label. Collaboration with you is central to how I work. We will progress at a pace that you can manage and feel comfortable with, whilst allowing for challenge and change, where you invite that. See my website for more about nature-based counselling, ecotherapy & shamanism.
I frequently work with LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent or highly sensitive individuals.
I work with your experiences and emotions, rather than prioritising a diagnosis or label. Collaboration with you is central to how I work. We will progress at a pace that you can manage and feel comfortable with, whilst allowing for challenge and change, where you invite that. See my website for more about nature-based counselling, ecotherapy & shamanism.
Maybe you're neurodivergent and finally have words for experiences that have confused you for years, but you're not sure what to do with that understanding?
Here's what we might work on together:
- Breaking free from intrusive thoughts and compulsions that keep you stuck
- Taking your life back from phobias so work, relationships, and everyday things feel possible again
- Managing anxiety and emotional overwhelm (especially if you have ADHD)
- Making sense of your neurodivergent experience and validating you
Maybe you're neurodivergent and finally have words for experiences that have confused you for years, but you're not sure what to do with that understanding?
Here's what we might work on together:
- Breaking free from intrusive thoughts and compulsions that keep you stuck
- Taking your life back from phobias so work, relationships, and everyday things feel possible again
- Managing anxiety and emotional overwhelm (especially if you have ADHD)
- Making sense of your neurodivergent experience and validating you
I am an Accredited Integrative Counsellor & Supervisor, specialising in adult mental health, and currently working for the NHS and Private Practice. With many years of experience, we will work together to specifically tailor treatment to follow you in the moment, meeting your requirements and your journey. With 1st hand experience of mental health issues myself I understand the difficulties in finding a Counsellor. All I can say is, try me. Depression, anxiety/stress, historic abuse, childhood problems, attachment, relationship issues, bereavement/loss, complex grief. Call me for a FREE 15min consultation.
I am an Accredited Integrative Counsellor & Supervisor, specialising in adult mental health, and currently working for the NHS and Private Practice. With many years of experience, we will work together to specifically tailor treatment to follow you in the moment, meeting your requirements and your journey. With 1st hand experience of mental health issues myself I understand the difficulties in finding a Counsellor. All I can say is, try me. Depression, anxiety/stress, historic abuse, childhood problems, attachment, relationship issues, bereavement/loss, complex grief. Call me for a FREE 15min consultation.
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I help neurodivergent couples understand more about themselves and their relationship.
I am able to offer counselling on many issues, my areas of experience are bereavement including sudden, traumatic loss and the diagnosis of long term health conditions.
I am a neuro-affirmative and neurodivergent aware counsellor, and have worked with a wide range of neurodivergent people, including Dyslexic, ADHD, autistic and AuDHD for over 20 years.
I help neurodivergent couples understand more about themselves and their relationship.
I am able to offer counselling on many issues, my areas of experience are bereavement including sudden, traumatic loss and the diagnosis of long term health conditions.
I am a neuro-affirmative and neurodivergent aware counsellor, and have worked with a wide range of neurodivergent people, including Dyslexic, ADHD, autistic and AuDHD for over 20 years.
I regularly undertake additional training, examples of topics are: polyvagal/trauma informed approach to therapy, attachment theory, self-harm & suicidal ideation, working with children with autism and/or ADHD.
Supporting children and young people to blossom and thrive. Life can be tough, especially for children and young people who may be navigating new experiences or who are trying to understand who they are and establish their own identity. I am a child and young person’s therapist and can support young people in processing and making sense of difficult experiences, such as parent separation, challenges with peer relationships, grief or trauma. I work with young people to enable them to understand their emotions and how to regulate these.
I regularly undertake additional training, examples of topics are: polyvagal/trauma informed approach to therapy, attachment theory, self-harm & suicidal ideation, working with children with autism and/or ADHD.
Supporting children and young people to blossom and thrive. Life can be tough, especially for children and young people who may be navigating new experiences or who are trying to understand who they are and establish their own identity. I am a child and young person’s therapist and can support young people in processing and making sense of difficult experiences, such as parent separation, challenges with peer relationships, grief or trauma. I work with young people to enable them to understand their emotions and how to regulate these.
We work with children, young people, adults, couples, parents and families. We offer inclusive therapy to support those who hold a diagnosis of neurodiversity or behavioural/emotional difficulty. We also work with parents to discuss parenting strategies to build resilience in the household. We work with anyone from any background with a number of problems. These can include: behavioural and emotional problems, suicidal ideation, trauma, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, parenting, family relationships, divorce, bereavement, illness, developmental disorders, eating disorders and more.
We work with children, young people, adults, couples, parents and families. We offer inclusive therapy to support those who hold a diagnosis of neurodiversity or behavioural/emotional difficulty. We also work with parents to discuss parenting strategies to build resilience in the household. We work with anyone from any background with a number of problems. These can include: behavioural and emotional problems, suicidal ideation, trauma, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, parenting, family relationships, divorce, bereavement, illness, developmental disorders, eating disorders and more.
For people who are facing depression, anxiety or struggling with ASD/ADHD or other mental health issues could be very lonely, the society still have stigma for that.
I completed my undergraduate degree in the UK before returning to Hong Kong for further studies. I then obtained my Master of Arts in Professional Counseling in the United States. Three years ago, I relocated to the UK to continue my practice as a therapist. I believe that clients are the experts of their own lives. My role as a therapist is to provide a safe, non-judgmental space where they can explore solutions or gain new perspectives. I am committed to supporting and encouraging my clients as they navigate their challenges, empowering them when they need it most.
For people who are facing depression, anxiety or struggling with ASD/ADHD or other mental health issues could be very lonely, the society still have stigma for that.
I completed my undergraduate degree in the UK before returning to Hong Kong for further studies. I then obtained my Master of Arts in Professional Counseling in the United States. Three years ago, I relocated to the UK to continue my practice as a therapist. I believe that clients are the experts of their own lives. My role as a therapist is to provide a safe, non-judgmental space where they can explore solutions or gain new perspectives. I am committed to supporting and encouraging my clients as they navigate their challenges, empowering them when they need it most.
Mental health struggles are on the rise, impacting young adults, individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder ( ASD), and those affected by domestic abuse.
My services include:
• Supporting parents of young adults with ASD and social/learning challenges
• Helping young adults with ASD build resilience and manage behaviours
• Providing therapeutic tutoring for individuals facing barriers to mainstream education
• Offering specialized support for care leavers, foster carers, and teens in care, focusing on emotion
Mental health struggles are on the rise, impacting young adults, individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder ( ASD), and those affected by domestic abuse.
My services include:
• Supporting parents of young adults with ASD and social/learning challenges
• Helping young adults with ASD build resilience and manage behaviours
• Providing therapeutic tutoring for individuals facing barriers to mainstream education
• Offering specialized support for care leavers, foster carers, and teens in care, focusing on emotion
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What is the most effective treatment for autism?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has come to be considered the standard treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder, and research has confirmed its effectiveness for many children. Therapists trained in ABA techniques work with children (and their parents) on developing social skills, communication and learning abilities, and everyday habits of hygiene and grooming. The clinician will tailor their program to the child’s particular need but the overarching goal will be to help them advance as far as possible toward independence based on their level of symptoms and decrease the need for additional special services. Families should seek a mental health professional specifically trained in ABA, and holding special certification in the technique, who has extensive experience not only with the approach but in using it with children with the same level of symptoms as the child who needs care.
How does ABA work?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) sessions, which typically focus on positive reinforcement, can be intensive, lasting two or more hours several times a week, and continuing for two years or more. Therapists can also be expected to ask parents to take an active role in reinforcing lessons. Research has found that the technique can lead to major improvements that decrease the need for additional special services.
How does treatment for autism work?
Therapy sessions based on Applied Behavior Analysis will likely be frequent, intensive, and highly structured. After a thorough assessment, a therapist will help a child understand and develop skills in a range of areas, including communication, motor skills, social skills, self-care, play, and academic skills, as well as routines of daily living like hygiene. Typically, the therapist will help a child break down the components of a behavior—often referred to as the antecedent (what prompts an action), the behavior, and the consequence(what immediately follows)—and then reward the child at every step, while also asking parents to reinforce the lessons, and the rewards, throughout the day. This core therapy may be supplemented by occupational or speech therapy, and antidepressants, antipsychotics, and anticonvulsants may be prescribed to address specific severe symptoms.
How long does therapy for autism take?
Some people with autism spectrum disorder may be engaged in some level of therapy for many years, but research shows that treatment will be most effective if it is begun early and delivered intensively. When therapy begins by age 3, children tend to be better able to grasp and adopt the skills needed to manage everyday life, including attending school and establishing social relationships. This type of early-intervention treatment regimen is highly structured, typically involving 20 to 40 hours of one-on-one therapy per week, along with additional hours of engagement managed by parents, for a period of two years or more, although the duration of treatment is dependent on the child’s level of symptoms and pace of progress.