Somatic Counselling in Stafford
Finding the therapist that is right for you might like a feel daunting prospect, especially at a time when you may be feeling vulnerable or uncertain, perhaps at a crossroads in your life. This is not unusual, whether this is the first time you have sought therapy or have taken therapy in the past. Sometimes we need help to overcome conflicts and blocks in our life that are confusing or difficult . I understand that you are a unique and complex individual, with many facets and aspects that make you who you are, which impact on how you experience yourself, and how you have had to adapt to face life's struggles.
Finding the therapist that is right for you might like a feel daunting prospect, especially at a time when you may be feeling vulnerable or uncertain, perhaps at a crossroads in your life. This is not unusual, whether this is the first time you have sought therapy or have taken therapy in the past. Sometimes we need help to overcome conflicts and blocks in our life that are confusing or difficult . I understand that you are a unique and complex individual, with many facets and aspects that make you who you are, which impact on how you experience yourself, and how you have had to adapt to face life's struggles.
You may feel stuck in patterns that keep repeating in your relationships, whether that’s people-pleasing, overthinking, or the same conflicts playing out again and again. Relationships can feel confusing, painful, or distant, leaving you feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or not quite “enough.” I work with individuals and couples to understand and break free from these patterns, helping you feel more secure, respond differently, and build more connected, fulfilling relationships.
You may feel stuck in patterns that keep repeating in your relationships, whether that’s people-pleasing, overthinking, or the same conflicts playing out again and again. Relationships can feel confusing, painful, or distant, leaving you feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or not quite “enough.” I work with individuals and couples to understand and break free from these patterns, helping you feel more secure, respond differently, and build more connected, fulfilling relationships.
Hello. Do you feel stuck, confused or overwhelmed? Are you being held back by anxiety, depression or a lack of self worth? Do you know what you want to achieve, but need someone to motivate, guide and reassure you? Perhaps you are worried about the well-being of family members, colleagues or friends? As well as working with anxiety, depression, trauma or stress, I also specialise in working with individuals and families affected by Autism. I can diagnose autism and help schools to provide the best support to students. As well as providing individual therapy, I can devise and deliver training relating to mental health and resilience.
Hello. Do you feel stuck, confused or overwhelmed? Are you being held back by anxiety, depression or a lack of self worth? Do you know what you want to achieve, but need someone to motivate, guide and reassure you? Perhaps you are worried about the well-being of family members, colleagues or friends? As well as working with anxiety, depression, trauma or stress, I also specialise in working with individuals and families affected by Autism. I can diagnose autism and help schools to provide the best support to students. As well as providing individual therapy, I can devise and deliver training relating to mental health and resilience.
With 17 years of experience in the mental health field, I am a compassionate and highly skilled therapist specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). I am dedicated to helping individuals navigate the complexities of anxiety, trauma, depression, stress and other challenges by offering evidence-based therapeutic approaches that empower lasting change. My passion for making a tangible difference in the lives of others fuels my work, and I am inspired by the opportunity to help individuals build healthier, more fulfilling lives and create brighter futures.
With 17 years of experience in the mental health field, I am a compassionate and highly skilled therapist specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). I am dedicated to helping individuals navigate the complexities of anxiety, trauma, depression, stress and other challenges by offering evidence-based therapeutic approaches that empower lasting change. My passion for making a tangible difference in the lives of others fuels my work, and I am inspired by the opportunity to help individuals build healthier, more fulfilling lives and create brighter futures.
I am an integrative psychotherapist passionate about somatic therapy.
I believe every person has an innate capacity for growth, healing, and change.
Sometimes life experiences, relationships, stress, or difficult circumstances can leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves.
Therapy offers an opportunity to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the values, strengths, and wisdom that have always been there, even if they feel difficult to access right now.
My role is not to tell you who you should become. It is to walk alongside you with curiosity, compassion, and evidence-informed practice as you discover what meaningful change looks like for you.
I am an integrative psychotherapist passionate about somatic therapy.
I believe every person has an innate capacity for growth, healing, and change.
Sometimes life experiences, relationships, stress, or difficult circumstances can leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves.
Therapy offers an opportunity to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the values, strengths, and wisdom that have always been there, even if they feel difficult to access right now.
My role is not to tell you who you should become. It is to walk alongside you with curiosity, compassion, and evidence-informed practice as you discover what meaningful change looks like for you.
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Everyone carries a unique history, and no two experiences of struggle are exactly alike. You may be facing a specific life transition, feeling overwhelmed by a sense of unease, or simply sensing that you are not living as fully as you could be. Whether your challenges feel clear or are still difficult to define, you deserve a space where you are heard without judgment. You are looking for more than just a listener; you want a partner to help you navigate your internal world. Your goal is to move toward a life that feels more authentic, resilient, and balanced, guided by your own pace and needs.
Everyone carries a unique history, and no two experiences of struggle are exactly alike. You may be facing a specific life transition, feeling overwhelmed by a sense of unease, or simply sensing that you are not living as fully as you could be. Whether your challenges feel clear or are still difficult to define, you deserve a space where you are heard without judgment. You are looking for more than just a listener; you want a partner to help you navigate your internal world. Your goal is to move toward a life that feels more authentic, resilient, and balanced, guided by your own pace and needs.
I offer a warm, non-judgmental and empathetic space where you can talk freely. Beginning your counselling journey can feel daunting but building a trusting relationship is at the heart of our work. Your experiences and emotions are important to me and I aim to ensure they are genuinely heard and understood. Together we can reflect on your thoughts and feelings, supporting you as you work through difficult emotions and personal changes.
I have experience supporting people struggling with anxiety, depression, loss, relationship issues and self-worth. I welcome clients from all communities.
I offer a warm, non-judgmental and empathetic space where you can talk freely. Beginning your counselling journey can feel daunting but building a trusting relationship is at the heart of our work. Your experiences and emotions are important to me and I aim to ensure they are genuinely heard and understood. Together we can reflect on your thoughts and feelings, supporting you as you work through difficult emotions and personal changes.
I have experience supporting people struggling with anxiety, depression, loss, relationship issues and self-worth. I welcome clients from all communities.
I have 22 years’ experience working within mental health services, both NHS and the private sector. I have full BABCP accreditations in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy with specialisms in Child and Adolescent Therapy. I offer specialist psychological therapy for anxiety disorders, depression, eating difficulties, O.C.D, trauma, addiction, self-injury, sleep problems, children’s behaviour, neurodiversity for both adults and young people. All interventions offered are evidence based and recommended in the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance.
I have 22 years’ experience working within mental health services, both NHS and the private sector. I have full BABCP accreditations in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy with specialisms in Child and Adolescent Therapy. I offer specialist psychological therapy for anxiety disorders, depression, eating difficulties, O.C.D, trauma, addiction, self-injury, sleep problems, children’s behaviour, neurodiversity for both adults and young people. All interventions offered are evidence based and recommended in the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance.
When you need support, accessing the right help is important. Whether you’re concerned about your mental health, seeking to address past traumas, or noticing unhelpful patterns in your relationships, I am here to help. I offer both brief and longer term therapy, drawing on my specialist training and extensive experience in a variety of therapeutic approaches, including EMDR, CBT, and IFS. Together, we can identify the most effective approach, or a combination of approaches, tailored to your needs. Therapy sessions are flexible, scheduled weekly or bi-weekly, at a time that suits you.
When you need support, accessing the right help is important. Whether you’re concerned about your mental health, seeking to address past traumas, or noticing unhelpful patterns in your relationships, I am here to help. I offer both brief and longer term therapy, drawing on my specialist training and extensive experience in a variety of therapeutic approaches, including EMDR, CBT, and IFS. Together, we can identify the most effective approach, or a combination of approaches, tailored to your needs. Therapy sessions are flexible, scheduled weekly or bi-weekly, at a time that suits you.
Our team of Embodied ( Somatic) and Arts Psychotherapists works with the wisdom of the soul, mind and body, helping you explore experiences that may be difficult to put into words.
All of our therapists are trained in embodied and creative approaches alongside talking therapy. This allows us to work not only through conversation, but through imagery, metaphor, movement, and sensation, capturing experiences that words alone can’t.
Our team of Embodied ( Somatic) and Arts Psychotherapists works with the wisdom of the soul, mind and body, helping you explore experiences that may be difficult to put into words.
All of our therapists are trained in embodied and creative approaches alongside talking therapy. This allows us to work not only through conversation, but through imagery, metaphor, movement, and sensation, capturing experiences that words alone can’t.
Instead of just managing symptoms, we look beneath conscious thoughts to resolve the root causes of distress, while building practical, somatic tools to help your nervous system step out of chronic survival mode.
Why do you feel anxious or guilty when nothing is wrong? Inexplicably tense around certain people, or suddenly flat and stripped of motivation? You've probably got so good at performing that those around you think you're thriving, but inside you're holding your breath. Managing this constant, silent exhaustion is draining. It can be a lonely place to live, trapped in cycles of overthinking and waiting for things to either work out, or fall apart. Working online gives us the flexibility to slow things down from the comfort of your own space; together, we can work out what's going on and safely resolve the patterns keeping you stuck.
Instead of just managing symptoms, we look beneath conscious thoughts to resolve the root causes of distress, while building practical, somatic tools to help your nervous system step out of chronic survival mode.
Why do you feel anxious or guilty when nothing is wrong? Inexplicably tense around certain people, or suddenly flat and stripped of motivation? You've probably got so good at performing that those around you think you're thriving, but inside you're holding your breath. Managing this constant, silent exhaustion is draining. It can be a lonely place to live, trapped in cycles of overthinking and waiting for things to either work out, or fall apart. Working online gives us the flexibility to slow things down from the comfort of your own space; together, we can work out what's going on and safely resolve the patterns keeping you stuck.
I am a registered and highly qualified psychotherapist with over 30 years in both the NHS and private sector. I offer a protected space to talk about your problems and feelings, confidentially and in confidence. My process is to listen carefully to your concerns trying to fully understand and experience what it’s like in your shoes. I then consider how to you deal with negative thoughts and feelings you have. Sometimes in my work, in the endeavor to understand, I try to get to the heart of things. Listening carefully to your problems trying to find out what's causing the difficulties and then helping you to find solutions.
I am a registered and highly qualified psychotherapist with over 30 years in both the NHS and private sector. I offer a protected space to talk about your problems and feelings, confidentially and in confidence. My process is to listen carefully to your concerns trying to fully understand and experience what it’s like in your shoes. I then consider how to you deal with negative thoughts and feelings you have. Sometimes in my work, in the endeavor to understand, I try to get to the heart of things. Listening carefully to your problems trying to find out what's causing the difficulties and then helping you to find solutions.
Integrative theory, practice principles & research evidence inform & underpin my personal approach to understanding clients presenting issues and deeper-rooted problems. These are utilised to educate, inform & support clients to make links to reoccurring themes in their lives whilst the therapeutic relationship supports progress towards identified goals.
Integrative theory, practice principles & research evidence inform & underpin my personal approach to understanding clients presenting issues and deeper-rooted problems. These are utilised to educate, inform & support clients to make links to reoccurring themes in their lives whilst the therapeutic relationship supports progress towards identified goals.
Hello, I’m Claire. I often work with people who learned how to tune into the emotions and needs of the people around them before they learned how to attune to themselves. They want to break the patterns and cycles that keep causing them harm, and I want to help them do exactly that.
We all have blind spots and it’s okay to need some help figuring them out.
I don’t do 'quick fixes', but I will help you find ways to make life, right now, feel more manageable, so that we can gently begin to understand the root causes of what has been making life feel so hard.
Hello, I’m Claire. I often work with people who learned how to tune into the emotions and needs of the people around them before they learned how to attune to themselves. They want to break the patterns and cycles that keep causing them harm, and I want to help them do exactly that.
We all have blind spots and it’s okay to need some help figuring them out.
I don’t do 'quick fixes', but I will help you find ways to make life, right now, feel more manageable, so that we can gently begin to understand the root causes of what has been making life feel so hard.
I offer integrative psychotherapy informed by ACT, psychodynamic thinking, and somatic/body-based interventions.
I help Italian and English-speaking adults in the UK, especially expats, professionals, and people living between cultures, who are dealing with anxiety, overthinking, pressure, relationship patterns, OCD, loneliness, or major life transitions. You may look like you are coping, while inside feeling stuck, tense, disconnected, or exhausted by trying to hold everything together. Therapy offers a grounded and collaborative space to understand the patterns keeping you stuck, work differently with difficult thoughts, emotions, and body responses, and build practical psychological skills to move towards what matters in real life.
I offer integrative psychotherapy informed by ACT, psychodynamic thinking, and somatic/body-based interventions.
I help Italian and English-speaking adults in the UK, especially expats, professionals, and people living between cultures, who are dealing with anxiety, overthinking, pressure, relationship patterns, OCD, loneliness, or major life transitions. You may look like you are coping, while inside feeling stuck, tense, disconnected, or exhausted by trying to hold everything together. Therapy offers a grounded and collaborative space to understand the patterns keeping you stuck, work differently with difficult thoughts, emotions, and body responses, and build practical psychological skills to move towards what matters in real life.
Therapy That Meets You - Not the Other Way Around
I offer therapy that’s built around you - your pace, your needs, your voice.
I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all therapy. I take time to understand who you are beneath the coping strategies, the overthinking, the quiet suffering, or the masks you’ve had to wear. From there, we find the path together. From me, you can expect a space where you can bring your full self, including the parts you hide, compassion, honesty, and collaboration; tools when you need them and stillness when you don’t; and a therapist who is committed to doing the work alongside you.
Therapy That Meets You - Not the Other Way Around
I offer therapy that’s built around you - your pace, your needs, your voice.
I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all therapy. I take time to understand who you are beneath the coping strategies, the overthinking, the quiet suffering, or the masks you’ve had to wear. From there, we find the path together. From me, you can expect a space where you can bring your full self, including the parts you hide, compassion, honesty, and collaboration; tools when you need them and stillness when you don’t; and a therapist who is committed to doing the work alongside you.
You might be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or like you’ve lost your way—but you don’t always know why, or how to make it stop. Maybe you've tried talking to friends, your parents, school or distracting yourself, but nothing really seems to help for long. You just want to feel better—to feel like you again.
As a counsellor, I’m here to walk alongside you at your pace. Whether you're carrying past pain, navigating a stressful change, or feeling stuck in emotion you can't name, therapy can be the space where it starts to make sense.
You might be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or like you’ve lost your way—but you don’t always know why, or how to make it stop. Maybe you've tried talking to friends, your parents, school or distracting yourself, but nothing really seems to help for long. You just want to feel better—to feel like you again.
As a counsellor, I’m here to walk alongside you at your pace. Whether you're carrying past pain, navigating a stressful change, or feeling stuck in emotion you can't name, therapy can be the space where it starts to make sense.
I love working with people who are openminded & looking to improve their lives & explore some of their blocks. I have a lot of experience as an addiction therapist in the field of mental health working with neurodivergence, depression, anxiety, abuse, addiction and low self esteem. If you aren't happy with yourself or your life, I would love to help you find out why & help you to explore ways of making positive changes. I have transformed my life in a positive way so I speak from experience when I say radical transformation is possible. I offer a safe, non-judgemental space to talk about the things that are important to you.
I love working with people who are openminded & looking to improve their lives & explore some of their blocks. I have a lot of experience as an addiction therapist in the field of mental health working with neurodivergence, depression, anxiety, abuse, addiction and low self esteem. If you aren't happy with yourself or your life, I would love to help you find out why & help you to explore ways of making positive changes. I have transformed my life in a positive way so I speak from experience when I say radical transformation is possible. I offer a safe, non-judgemental space to talk about the things that are important to you.
I offer you my heartfelt presence, warmth, and a judgement-free space for self exploration, healing, and growth. I am a psychotherapist who draws on different methods suitable for a range of psychological distresses. I have previously worked in the NHS, and have specific training using ACT.
Grounded in the belief that we are mind, body, heart and soul, I support you in living true to your values, even through life’s challenges; exploring the roots of emotional distress in your relationships and experiences (past and present). Through my guided study of Islamic spirituality, I can bring holistic support through mercy and wisdom.
I offer you my heartfelt presence, warmth, and a judgement-free space for self exploration, healing, and growth. I am a psychotherapist who draws on different methods suitable for a range of psychological distresses. I have previously worked in the NHS, and have specific training using ACT.
Grounded in the belief that we are mind, body, heart and soul, I support you in living true to your values, even through life’s challenges; exploring the roots of emotional distress in your relationships and experiences (past and present). Through my guided study of Islamic spirituality, I can bring holistic support through mercy and wisdom.
This is a place where your story matters, and you matter, where you’re met with compassion, curiosity, and space to gently heal.
Whatever challenges you may be facing in life right now, you are welcome here.
I provide professional counselling and psychotherapy tailored to your unique experiences. Life can be difficult at times, navigating this on our own can feel overwhelming. I’m here to walk alongside you at your own pace, helping you move toward greater balance, clarity, and emotional well-being.
This is a place where your story matters, and you matter, where you’re met with compassion, curiosity, and space to gently heal.
Whatever challenges you may be facing in life right now, you are welcome here.
I provide professional counselling and psychotherapy tailored to your unique experiences. Life can be difficult at times, navigating this on our own can feel overwhelming. I’m here to walk alongside you at your own pace, helping you move toward greater balance, clarity, and emotional well-being.
Nearby Somatic Counsellors Searches for Stafford
- Ashbourne
- Birmingham
- Burton-on-Trent
- Crewe
- Lichfield
- Nantwich
- Sandbach
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Sutton Coldfield
- Telford
- Uttoxeter
- Wolverhampton
Somatic Counsellors
How does somatic therapy work?
Somatic therapy is a form of treatment that focuses on how the body and mind are interconnected. In this approach, physical symptoms are addressed because they may in fact signal emotional distress. Somatic therapists combine mindfulness, talk therapy, breathwork, yoga, dance, and physical manipulations of the body to help patients become more attuned to what their body is telling them.
Is EMDR a somatic therapy?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a form of somatic therapy, as it incorporates mental and physical principles. EMDR involves remembering a traumatic experience while allowing one’s eyes to track a side-to-side visual stimulus from a therapist. This lateral eye movement is believed to diminish the painful power of the memory so that it can be discussed with a therapist.
Is somatic therapy evidence-based?
Somatic therapy has been researched and studied, and some forms of somatic therapy are found to be effective in treating a wide range of conditions. Because somatic therapy encompasses many techniques, some, such as EMDR and meditation, have been studied more than others.
What is somatic trauma therapy?
Somatic trauma therapy is based on the idea that when people experience trauma, they can become stuck in the “freeze” part of a “fight, flight, or freeze” response. In this state, trauma can manifest itself both mentally and physically—through tension in the muscles, anxiety, and stress. Popular forms of somatic trauma therapy include EMDR, sensorimotor therapy, and somatic experiencing.