Female Counsellors in Saffron Walden
Perhaps you are the one everyone else leans on, yet lately it feels like you are running on empty. Maybe you have spent years just getting on with things, telling yourself that other people have it worse, but your sleep, mood or relationships are starting to show the strain. Whatever brings you here, you are not alone. I work with people who feel anxious, low, overwhelmed or stuck, often after long periods of holding it together for others, including those living with the impact of difficult or abusive experiences, complex trauma or CPTSD.
Perhaps you are the one everyone else leans on, yet lately it feels like you are running on empty. Maybe you have spent years just getting on with things, telling yourself that other people have it worse, but your sleep, mood or relationships are starting to show the strain. Whatever brings you here, you are not alone. I work with people who feel anxious, low, overwhelmed or stuck, often after long periods of holding it together for others, including those living with the impact of difficult or abusive experiences, complex trauma or CPTSD.
Hi! I'm Karin. I know that sometimes life can be very challenging for various reasons and as a result we don't always feel like our best selves. Getting neutral, non-judgemental support during these times can be life changing. I offer a holistic approach Integrating the Emotional Freedom Technique (aka tapping) together with other somatic and creative practices in my sessions for women. I primarily use tapping as a powerful tool to support the therapeutic process, as well as drawing from various modalities from different trainings that promote feeling your best self.
Hi! I'm Karin. I know that sometimes life can be very challenging for various reasons and as a result we don't always feel like our best selves. Getting neutral, non-judgemental support during these times can be life changing. I offer a holistic approach Integrating the Emotional Freedom Technique (aka tapping) together with other somatic and creative practices in my sessions for women. I primarily use tapping as a powerful tool to support the therapeutic process, as well as drawing from various modalities from different trainings that promote feeling your best self.
Making the decision to come for counselling is the first step on the journey to discovering and understanding more about yourself, your relationships and your place in the world. I offer counselling and personal development on a medium or longer term basis in Saffron Walden and Castle Hedingham in Essex. I enjoy working individually, with couples and with small groups.
Making the decision to come for counselling is the first step on the journey to discovering and understanding more about yourself, your relationships and your place in the world. I offer counselling and personal development on a medium or longer term basis in Saffron Walden and Castle Hedingham in Essex. I enjoy working individually, with couples and with small groups.
I am a child and adolescent psychotherapeutic counsellor, which means I use an integrative approach to counselling, drawing on a range of modalities and I work in a child-centred way so that I can adapt my sessions for each individual and their needs. I work with child and young people from 3 to 25 years old. I use play and the arts to create a space that feels inviting and open. My work centres around building a trusting therapeutic relationship, which is at the heart of the work. All sorts of different concerns can bring you to seek my services. Have a look at my website or get in touch via my email for more information.
I am a child and adolescent psychotherapeutic counsellor, which means I use an integrative approach to counselling, drawing on a range of modalities and I work in a child-centred way so that I can adapt my sessions for each individual and their needs. I work with child and young people from 3 to 25 years old. I use play and the arts to create a space that feels inviting and open. My work centres around building a trusting therapeutic relationship, which is at the heart of the work. All sorts of different concerns can bring you to seek my services. Have a look at my website or get in touch via my email for more information.
You may feel overwhelmed, stuck, or caught in painful patterns you can’t shift. Perhaps you struggle with anxiety, depression, addiction, or the impact of trauma or domestic abuse. You might notice repeated relationship difficulties or be very hard on yourself.
You want relief, clarity, and healthier ways of coping. More than that, you want things to make sense, to feel calmer, safer within yourself, and able to build stronger, more secure relationships.
You may feel overwhelmed, stuck, or caught in painful patterns you can’t shift. Perhaps you struggle with anxiety, depression, addiction, or the impact of trauma or domestic abuse. You might notice repeated relationship difficulties or be very hard on yourself.
You want relief, clarity, and healthier ways of coping. More than that, you want things to make sense, to feel calmer, safer within yourself, and able to build stronger, more secure relationships.
Are you facing something difficult and unsure where to begin? You may feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or that you're too much or not enough. As a creative therapist, I provide a safe, supportive space to unpack, explore, and express your painful thoughts and feelings at your own pace. Working together, we’ll increase awareness of your inner world and its influence on your relationships (both past and present), empowering you to live with greater clarity, agency, and choice. When words are not enough, if you chose, we can use creative forms to support expression and communication.
Are you facing something difficult and unsure where to begin? You may feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or that you're too much or not enough. As a creative therapist, I provide a safe, supportive space to unpack, explore, and express your painful thoughts and feelings at your own pace. Working together, we’ll increase awareness of your inner world and its influence on your relationships (both past and present), empowering you to live with greater clarity, agency, and choice. When words are not enough, if you chose, we can use creative forms to support expression and communication.
I'm an accredited MBACP Reg. & MNCS Reg. therapist and Supervisor. I offer 1:1 therapy, couples therapy & EFT - Emotional Freedom Techniques (Tapping) either face to face in my private practice or via zoom. It can feel quite daunting to see a counsellor, so I provide an initial free 20 minute in-take session for you to discuss your issues and any concerns you may have about your counselling journey. The in-take session will give the opportunity for me the counsellor and you the client, time to explore what you want from this process. Then together we can decide if you want to continue the proccess as me as your therapist.
I'm an accredited MBACP Reg. & MNCS Reg. therapist and Supervisor. I offer 1:1 therapy, couples therapy & EFT - Emotional Freedom Techniques (Tapping) either face to face in my private practice or via zoom. It can feel quite daunting to see a counsellor, so I provide an initial free 20 minute in-take session for you to discuss your issues and any concerns you may have about your counselling journey. The in-take session will give the opportunity for me the counsellor and you the client, time to explore what you want from this process. Then together we can decide if you want to continue the proccess as me as your therapist.
Hi I'm Jo. I understand that coming to counselling for the first time can be daunting. My warm and approachable nature, combined with my excellent listening skills, ensures that you will feel comfortable and heard. I am here to provide you with the space and support you need to explore any difficult feelings you may be experiencing. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or any other challenges, I am here to help. Together, we can work towards a brighter, more balanced future.
Hi I'm Jo. I understand that coming to counselling for the first time can be daunting. My warm and approachable nature, combined with my excellent listening skills, ensures that you will feel comfortable and heard. I am here to provide you with the space and support you need to explore any difficult feelings you may be experiencing. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or any other challenges, I am here to help. Together, we can work towards a brighter, more balanced future.
Hi! I'm Kellie. Life can have many challenges at times and can seem overwhelming, leaving us feeling unsettled about where we are heading. I believe that being given the space to be heard you can over come your struggles. If life has suddenly changed and you are feeling overwhelmed and need to make sense of it all. Counselling can give you the space to process and gain clarity, enabling you to heal and move forward.
Hi! I'm Kellie. Life can have many challenges at times and can seem overwhelming, leaving us feeling unsettled about where we are heading. I believe that being given the space to be heard you can over come your struggles. If life has suddenly changed and you are feeling overwhelmed and need to make sense of it all. Counselling can give you the space to process and gain clarity, enabling you to heal and move forward.
You may have spent much of your life coping well, supporting others and managing responsibility. Recently something may have shifted. You might feel emotionally overwhelmed, anxious or unlike yourself, without fully understanding why. Midlife and menopause can bring changes that feel confusing or difficult to talk about. You may feel exhausted holding everything together or disconnected from who you once were. My work is informed by both clinical experience and a specialist interest in the psychological impact of menopause.
You may have spent much of your life coping well, supporting others and managing responsibility. Recently something may have shifted. You might feel emotionally overwhelmed, anxious or unlike yourself, without fully understanding why. Midlife and menopause can bring changes that feel confusing or difficult to talk about. You may feel exhausted holding everything together or disconnected from who you once were. My work is informed by both clinical experience and a specialist interest in the psychological impact of menopause.
As a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist, with further specialism in Perinatal and Parental Mental Health, I work with people who have a range of difficulties including Anxiety, Depression, processing past trauma, OCD, birth trauma, phobia of birth, difficulties with bonding, gender disappointment, adjusting to parenthood, low self-esteem and the sad loss of a pregnancy. I understand that life can feel complicated and tricky, and often involves a mix of emotions. I will work alongside you to develop an intervention plan that fits for you, based upon your needs, your goals and the evidence bases for effective treatment.
As a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist, with further specialism in Perinatal and Parental Mental Health, I work with people who have a range of difficulties including Anxiety, Depression, processing past trauma, OCD, birth trauma, phobia of birth, difficulties with bonding, gender disappointment, adjusting to parenthood, low self-esteem and the sad loss of a pregnancy. I understand that life can feel complicated and tricky, and often involves a mix of emotions. I will work alongside you to develop an intervention plan that fits for you, based upon your needs, your goals and the evidence bases for effective treatment.
When life gets difficult, the most courageous thing we can do for ourselves, is to reach out for help. Counselling is for anybody making their journey through the challenges of life. You might feel overwhelmed or just a little bit ‘stuck.’ Day-to-day tasks might be a struggle. You might have lost someone – recently or in the past. There might be changes in your life or difficult decisions to be made. Perhaps a past event keeps popping up, influencing the present more than you would like? Counselling can help.
When life gets difficult, the most courageous thing we can do for ourselves, is to reach out for help. Counselling is for anybody making their journey through the challenges of life. You might feel overwhelmed or just a little bit ‘stuck.’ Day-to-day tasks might be a struggle. You might have lost someone – recently or in the past. There might be changes in your life or difficult decisions to be made. Perhaps a past event keeps popping up, influencing the present more than you would like? Counselling can help.
I am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist with previous experience in psychodynamic counselling and a career in the Criminal Justice Sector. My approach to therapy is open minded, warm and draws on a wide range of theoretical and practical considerations. Sessions can be structured or they can be open depending on what we feel is most helpful and comfortable. Sometimes people have a goal in mind they'd like to work towards or sometimes it's just a time and space to explore difficult feelings, worries or experience.
I am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist with previous experience in psychodynamic counselling and a career in the Criminal Justice Sector. My approach to therapy is open minded, warm and draws on a wide range of theoretical and practical considerations. Sessions can be structured or they can be open depending on what we feel is most helpful and comfortable. Sometimes people have a goal in mind they'd like to work towards or sometimes it's just a time and space to explore difficult feelings, worries or experience.
You are struggling with difficult feelings which you may or may not understand or be able to explain. You may be feeling overwhelmed or out of control or unable to function as you always have before or you believe you 'should'. You are unhappy, depressed, anxious, having family or relationship issues, suffering from low self-esteem, body image or weight issues. You are addicted, abused, coping with loss, worried about getting old, lonely......
You are struggling with difficult feelings which you may or may not understand or be able to explain. You may be feeling overwhelmed or out of control or unable to function as you always have before or you believe you 'should'. You are unhappy, depressed, anxious, having family or relationship issues, suffering from low self-esteem, body image or weight issues. You are addicted, abused, coping with loss, worried about getting old, lonely......
I work with individuals and couples who are dealing with challenges as diverse and unique as they are. Perhaps you're struggling with intimate or family relationship issues? Maybe you're feeling anxious, depressed, stressed or plagued by self doubt? Perhaps you're having difficulties coming to terms with a bereavement or loss or adapting to a life change? Or maybe you feel stuck, unfulfilled or generally unhappy? Whatever your personal situation, in therapy we work together to help you make sense of what is happening in your life and enable you to bring about the healing, growth and change you wish for yourself.
I work with individuals and couples who are dealing with challenges as diverse and unique as they are. Perhaps you're struggling with intimate or family relationship issues? Maybe you're feeling anxious, depressed, stressed or plagued by self doubt? Perhaps you're having difficulties coming to terms with a bereavement or loss or adapting to a life change? Or maybe you feel stuck, unfulfilled or generally unhappy? Whatever your personal situation, in therapy we work together to help you make sense of what is happening in your life and enable you to bring about the healing, growth and change you wish for yourself.
I’m Sofia, a BACP Registered Psychodynamic Counsellor and Psychotherapist (MA) working with adults & children. Many of the people I work with struggle with the lingering effects of childhood trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, or patterns that feel hard to change, even when they want to. Together, we can explore what feels painful or confusing in your life and begin to make sense of how past experiences shape the way you feel and relate to others today. Through this understanding, you can reconnect with your emotions, reclaim precious aspects of yourself, and open space for meaning, connection, and self-acceptance.
I’m Sofia, a BACP Registered Psychodynamic Counsellor and Psychotherapist (MA) working with adults & children. Many of the people I work with struggle with the lingering effects of childhood trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, or patterns that feel hard to change, even when they want to. Together, we can explore what feels painful or confusing in your life and begin to make sense of how past experiences shape the way you feel and relate to others today. Through this understanding, you can reconnect with your emotions, reclaim precious aspects of yourself, and open space for meaning, connection, and self-acceptance.
Do you want to change the way you interact with your partner?
Do you want to make your communication more positive and productive?
Do you have a specific issue that you can’t get around?
Cambridge Couple Counselling offers therapy that is balanced and impartial.
By supporting more positive communication I can help you and your partner come to your own decisions about how to improve your relationship and grow together.
Here are some of the common issues I can help with:
constant arguing, infidelity, lack of intimacy, difference in parenting styles, financial stress, coping with change eg empty nest, retirement and trust issues.
Do you want to change the way you interact with your partner?
Do you want to make your communication more positive and productive?
Do you have a specific issue that you can’t get around?
Cambridge Couple Counselling offers therapy that is balanced and impartial.
By supporting more positive communication I can help you and your partner come to your own decisions about how to improve your relationship and grow together.
Here are some of the common issues I can help with:
constant arguing, infidelity, lack of intimacy, difference in parenting styles, financial stress, coping with change eg empty nest, retirement and trust issues.
I work with adults using a holistic approach who are feeling stuck. Many people are struggling with depression, stress, anxiety, and burnout. Some people are turning to alcohol, drugs or other addictive behaviours such as doom scrolling. I specialise in working with people who are worrying they aren’t managing their mental health and who may have experienced trauma, I offer an entirely non-judgemental, confidential, compassionate and safe space to talk about some of these things and help you to identify what changes you would like to make. I also specialise in working with ADHD and offering post-diagnostic support.
I work with adults using a holistic approach who are feeling stuck. Many people are struggling with depression, stress, anxiety, and burnout. Some people are turning to alcohol, drugs or other addictive behaviours such as doom scrolling. I specialise in working with people who are worrying they aren’t managing their mental health and who may have experienced trauma, I offer an entirely non-judgemental, confidential, compassionate and safe space to talk about some of these things and help you to identify what changes you would like to make. I also specialise in working with ADHD and offering post-diagnostic support.
I am an analytical psychologist, psychotherapist, and supervisor based in Cambridge. While I work with a wide variety of people who have a range of issues and concerns, each person who comes to see me is special and each problem or concern they have is unique to them. Some of the concerns and issues that bring people to contact me are deep trauma and feelings of desperation, while others find themselves faced with an unexpected situation or difficult decision or want to explore and develop a deeper understanding of their life experience.
I am an analytical psychologist, psychotherapist, and supervisor based in Cambridge. While I work with a wide variety of people who have a range of issues and concerns, each person who comes to see me is special and each problem or concern they have is unique to them. Some of the concerns and issues that bring people to contact me are deep trauma and feelings of desperation, while others find themselves faced with an unexpected situation or difficult decision or want to explore and develop a deeper understanding of their life experience.
Every person’s journey is unique, and I believe therapy should reflect that. I take an eclectic approach, drawing from Systemic Therapy, CBT, and other evidence-based approaches to tailor each session to your specific needs and goals. I work with many different age groups, although have the most experience with children, teenagers and families. Whether you're seeking practical strategies for change or a deeper exploration of emotions and relationships, I attune to what works best for you. My focus is on creating a safe, collaborative space where we can explore challenges and build resilience.
Every person’s journey is unique, and I believe therapy should reflect that. I take an eclectic approach, drawing from Systemic Therapy, CBT, and other evidence-based approaches to tailor each session to your specific needs and goals. I work with many different age groups, although have the most experience with children, teenagers and families. Whether you're seeking practical strategies for change or a deeper exploration of emotions and relationships, I attune to what works best for you. My focus is on creating a safe, collaborative space where we can explore challenges and build resilience.
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FAQ - Therapist Gender
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or because they feel more comfortable with a therapist of their own gender due to shared life experiences or perspectives. Considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender may matter or improve their therapeutic experience. The most important consideration is that a client is able to build a trusting relationship with their therapist.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist. For women, this could be because they believe that they will be able to better connect with a woman, and that a female therapist will be able to relate to their specific challenges and personal issues. It may be particularly beneficial for women to see a female therapist, for example, for gender-specific issues, such as sexism in the workplace, relationship issues, and gender roles. The most important factor in therapy is the client-therapist connection, and a therapist's gender as well as many other factors may play an important role in this.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.