Transgender Counselling in Stafford

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Healthy Minds Stafford Limited
Psychologist, CPsychol
Stafford ST16
With over 24 years experience working with individuals, couples and families, I can help you deal with issues in your daily life and provide you with the support/interventions to overcome them.Marriage Counselling, Relationship Counselling, Couples Counselling, Addictions, Anxiety Treatment, OCD Treatment, Stress, Counselling Anger Management, Family Therapy, Counselling For Depression, Gender issues. The therapy provided by Healthy Minds Stafford can: Help you talk about issues you find difficult to discuss with others. Give you the confidence to make changes to improve your life.
With over 24 years experience working with individuals, couples and families, I can help you deal with issues in your daily life and provide you with the support/interventions to overcome them.Marriage Counselling, Relationship Counselling, Couples Counselling, Addictions, Anxiety Treatment, OCD Treatment, Stress, Counselling Anger Management, Family Therapy, Counselling For Depression, Gender issues. The therapy provided by Healthy Minds Stafford can: Help you talk about issues you find difficult to discuss with others. Give you the confidence to make changes to improve your life.
01785 472435 View 01785 472435
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Dr Joanna Saddington
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Stafford ST19
Hello, my name is Dr Joanna Saddington. I qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2006. Before setting up in private practice I worked in the NHS for 18 years. I am passionate about helping adults, young people, children and families overcome their difficulties. We all know life can be challenging, so it doesn't matter whether a problem is longstanding or is more recent. What is important, is that we work together to try to solve it. I always aim to work in a way that suits the individual and their needs, as well as aiming to deliver therapy empathetically and without judgment.
Hello, my name is Dr Joanna Saddington. I qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2006. Before setting up in private practice I worked in the NHS for 18 years. I am passionate about helping adults, young people, children and families overcome their difficulties. We all know life can be challenging, so it doesn't matter whether a problem is longstanding or is more recent. What is important, is that we work together to try to solve it. I always aim to work in a way that suits the individual and their needs, as well as aiming to deliver therapy empathetically and without judgment.
01543 220373 View 01543 220373
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Sherwin Psychological Therapies
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
Online Only
Hi, my name is Gemma and I have been a therapist for over 15 years. I have experience clients with a variety of mental health concerns. There are no issues that are too big or too small for therapy. I can work with you for a short period of time, or for more long term therapy, depending on your needs. I am empathic, supportive, responsive and dynamic. I have a strong history of helping both children and adults overcome their difficulties and achieve their life goals, whatever they may be. I have a specialist interest in womens health, anxiety, menopause, ASD, ADHD and managing chronic illness.
Hi, my name is Gemma and I have been a therapist for over 15 years. I have experience clients with a variety of mental health concerns. There are no issues that are too big or too small for therapy. I can work with you for a short period of time, or for more long term therapy, depending on your needs. I am empathic, supportive, responsive and dynamic. I have a strong history of helping both children and adults overcome their difficulties and achieve their life goals, whatever they may be. I have a specialist interest in womens health, anxiety, menopause, ASD, ADHD and managing chronic illness.
07723 490507 View 07723 490507
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Joanne Wright
Psychologist, MSc, HCPC - Forensic Psych.
Serves Area
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.
01785 335997 View 01785 335997
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Ruth Proud
Psychotherapist, COSRT Accred
Serves Area
As an accredited Sexual and Relationship Psychotherapist and and EMDR therapist, I specialise in working with individuals and couples experiencing difficulties with their relationships, sexual function, sexuality and gender. I consider a client’s relationship or sexual problems in terms of their individual, cultural and societal identity and am trauma informed. My aim is to work therapeutically with clients in achieving relationship, personal and sexual wellbeing whatever that may look like.
As an accredited Sexual and Relationship Psychotherapist and and EMDR therapist, I specialise in working with individuals and couples experiencing difficulties with their relationships, sexual function, sexuality and gender. I consider a client’s relationship or sexual problems in terms of their individual, cultural and societal identity and am trauma informed. My aim is to work therapeutically with clients in achieving relationship, personal and sexual wellbeing whatever that may look like.
01543 396887 View 01543 396887
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Peace of Mind Wellbeing
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBABCP
Serves Area
Peace of Mind Wellbeing offers therapeutic support and mental health intervention to Children, Young People and Adults, presenting with psychological difficulties such as Depression, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD, Social Anxiety, Specific Phobias, Childhood Trauma, Relationship difficulties and Low Self Esteem. Peace of Mind Wellbeing also offers couples therapy and family therapy, alongside training packages to other professionals, family and friends, to support their understanding of different psychological difficulties, how they present and how they can appropriately offer their support.
Peace of Mind Wellbeing offers therapeutic support and mental health intervention to Children, Young People and Adults, presenting with psychological difficulties such as Depression, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD, Social Anxiety, Specific Phobias, Childhood Trauma, Relationship difficulties and Low Self Esteem. Peace of Mind Wellbeing also offers couples therapy and family therapy, alongside training packages to other professionals, family and friends, to support their understanding of different psychological difficulties, how they present and how they can appropriately offer their support.
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M Fok
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
Online Only
As a Gender Idendity, Lesbian, Gay and Bi-sexual specialist counsellor, I understand the unique challenges faced by couples and individuals in the UK. My ideal clients grapple with issues of identity, acceptance, and relationship dynamics. They seek a supportive space to explore their gender and sexual identities, manage minority stress, and strengthen their relationships. They aim to build resilience, enhance self-acceptance, and foster deeper connections with their partners and communities, seeking to feel seen, heard, and validated in a society that often misunderstands them.
As a Gender Idendity, Lesbian, Gay and Bi-sexual specialist counsellor, I understand the unique challenges faced by couples and individuals in the UK. My ideal clients grapple with issues of identity, acceptance, and relationship dynamics. They seek a supportive space to explore their gender and sexual identities, manage minority stress, and strengthen their relationships. They aim to build resilience, enhance self-acceptance, and foster deeper connections with their partners and communities, seeking to feel seen, heard, and validated in a society that often misunderstands them.
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Rae Yates
Counsellor, PNCPS Acc.
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
I am a Queer Non-Binary / LGBTQIA+ Person-Centred Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor. I work with people with all kinds of issues, concerns and distress. I work with individual adults (18+) who are gay, bi, queer, trans, non-binary, cis, agender, intersex & sexuality/gender questioning. I also work with people who are neurodivergent, hear voices or have unusual beliefs /experiences, people in non-monogamous or poly relationships, people labelled with PTSD, schizophrenia or a personality disorder.
I am a Queer Non-Binary / LGBTQIA+ Person-Centred Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor. I work with people with all kinds of issues, concerns and distress. I work with individual adults (18+) who are gay, bi, queer, trans, non-binary, cis, agender, intersex & sexuality/gender questioning. I also work with people who are neurodivergent, hear voices or have unusual beliefs /experiences, people in non-monogamous or poly relationships, people labelled with PTSD, schizophrenia or a personality disorder.
020 3879 4147 View 020 3879 4147
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Amanda Webster
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MNCPS Acc.
Serves Area
Amanda has a natural connection with people and is working well with those with ASD and ADHD and has been working for 4 years with various levels of need - she was diagnosed 3 year, so gets it - Amanda works with the LGBTQAI+ community and specialises in helping those through the transition process. She is a fully trained hypnotherapist, who uses hypnosis if and when a client wants to try it - we have great success with combined therapies- Amanda also works with families to cope with family issues and couples who wish to solve marital issues if you wish to know more please feel free to look at my website (being updated at the mo)
Amanda has a natural connection with people and is working well with those with ASD and ADHD and has been working for 4 years with various levels of need - she was diagnosed 3 year, so gets it - Amanda works with the LGBTQAI+ community and specialises in helping those through the transition process. She is a fully trained hypnotherapist, who uses hypnosis if and when a client wants to try it - we have great success with combined therapies- Amanda also works with families to cope with family issues and couples who wish to solve marital issues if you wish to know more please feel free to look at my website (being updated at the mo)
020 3856 3533 View 020 3856 3533
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Kate Alliss
Counsellor, MBACP
My name is Kate Alliss and I am a qualified and experienced counsellor based in Stourbridge, West Midlands. I will offer you a safe space to talk confidentially about your difficulties without fear of being judged, with empathy and with understanding. When we experience difficult times in our lives, we often struggle to understand our emotions and often find it hard to cope with our day to day lives. By working with you I will try to help you make sense of your thoughts, feelings, responses and reactions to overcome the obstacles in your life that prevent you from feeling happy and fulfilled.
My name is Kate Alliss and I am a qualified and experienced counsellor based in Stourbridge, West Midlands. I will offer you a safe space to talk confidentially about your difficulties without fear of being judged, with empathy and with understanding. When we experience difficult times in our lives, we often struggle to understand our emotions and often find it hard to cope with our day to day lives. By working with you I will try to help you make sense of your thoughts, feelings, responses and reactions to overcome the obstacles in your life that prevent you from feeling happy and fulfilled.
01603 361411 View 01603 361411
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Alex Jamie Monteith
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
Online Only
Do you feel like people just don't understand what you're going through? Have you ever talked to someone and not felt heard? Maybe life has become overwhelming and nothing feels like it's helping? My name is Alex, I am an Integrative counsellor. I am here to listen to you, to offer you a space just for you, where you will be heard and understood. Let's talk about the overwhelm, name it, and find out how you can overcome it. Throughout the sessions, I offer a caring, accepting and gentle approach as you explore your thoughts, feelings and experiences. I won't tell you what to do, but I'm there to help you find out what you need.
Do you feel like people just don't understand what you're going through? Have you ever talked to someone and not felt heard? Maybe life has become overwhelming and nothing feels like it's helping? My name is Alex, I am an Integrative counsellor. I am here to listen to you, to offer you a space just for you, where you will be heard and understood. Let's talk about the overwhelm, name it, and find out how you can overcome it. Throughout the sessions, I offer a caring, accepting and gentle approach as you explore your thoughts, feelings and experiences. I won't tell you what to do, but I'm there to help you find out what you need.
01299 666657 View 01299 666657
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Mill Watt
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
I am a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and registered member of the BACP. I offer support with making sense of your unique place in the world, and accompanying movement toward resilience and self-acceptance. I understand that this process can be difficult and confusing, and so I can provide a variety of ways in which you may recognise your emotions, or feeling states. This can include talking and thinking, as well as sensing it in your body. I work from a holistic outlook, underpinned by humanistic and relational counselling and psychotherapy.
I am a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and registered member of the BACP. I offer support with making sense of your unique place in the world, and accompanying movement toward resilience and self-acceptance. I understand that this process can be difficult and confusing, and so I can provide a variety of ways in which you may recognise your emotions, or feeling states. This can include talking and thinking, as well as sensing it in your body. I work from a holistic outlook, underpinned by humanistic and relational counselling and psychotherapy.
01299 667112 View 01299 667112
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Debbie Clements MA. Snr.acrd. Trans, LGBTQIa+
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP Snr. Accred
Online Only
Away until 16th. Senior accredited Psychotherapist (and Supervisor) with over 15 yrs experience delivering therapy and 25yrs in wider mental health support. Are you LGBTQIA+? Queer? Trans? Coming out/transitioning? Polyamorous/in an open relationship? Questioning your identity/life direction? Maybe you're facing a challenging work, health or relationship issue? Perhaps you're struggling with low mood, self-worth, anxiety, grief? I offer a welcoming, listening ear, an exploratory collaborative approach to help you gain clarity, relief and find ways forward with the issues that are troubling you. Phone or Video sessions available.
Away until 16th. Senior accredited Psychotherapist (and Supervisor) with over 15 yrs experience delivering therapy and 25yrs in wider mental health support. Are you LGBTQIA+? Queer? Trans? Coming out/transitioning? Polyamorous/in an open relationship? Questioning your identity/life direction? Maybe you're facing a challenging work, health or relationship issue? Perhaps you're struggling with low mood, self-worth, anxiety, grief? I offer a welcoming, listening ear, an exploratory collaborative approach to help you gain clarity, relief and find ways forward with the issues that are troubling you. Phone or Video sessions available.
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Andrew Peter Murray
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MBACP
You have made it this far because you have realised that this issue is now causing you emotional or psychological pain.  You owe it to yourself to take the next step and go and reach out for help whether it be with myself or another therapist.  If you’re feeling overwhelmed by trauma, caught in cycles of anxiety or depression, or struggling to navigate the complexities of your relationships—you’re not alone. And you don’t have to face it all without support. With years of clinical experience, I offer a safe, skilled, and compassionate space to help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface—and begin the process of healing
You have made it this far because you have realised that this issue is now causing you emotional or psychological pain.  You owe it to yourself to take the next step and go and reach out for help whether it be with myself or another therapist.  If you’re feeling overwhelmed by trauma, caught in cycles of anxiety or depression, or struggling to navigate the complexities of your relationships—you’re not alone. And you don’t have to face it all without support. With years of clinical experience, I offer a safe, skilled, and compassionate space to help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface—and begin the process of healing
0121 726 4750 View 0121 726 4750
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Kit Winter
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Are you feeling trapped in patterns of behaviour that made sense in the past but hold you back now? Perhaps you're constantly reliving traumatic experiences in your mind or body, or feeling shame, self-criticism, anger or anxiety that you can't seem to change. Together we'll notice the feelings, beliefs, sensations and memories that show up for you in each moment, and find ways you can respond to these feelings that leave you feeling calm, self-compassionate and more resolved. If talking hasn't changed the difficulties you're experiencing, or your body feels stuck in past experiences, this way of working might be a good fit for you.
Are you feeling trapped in patterns of behaviour that made sense in the past but hold you back now? Perhaps you're constantly reliving traumatic experiences in your mind or body, or feeling shame, self-criticism, anger or anxiety that you can't seem to change. Together we'll notice the feelings, beliefs, sensations and memories that show up for you in each moment, and find ways you can respond to these feelings that leave you feeling calm, self-compassionate and more resolved. If talking hasn't changed the difficulties you're experiencing, or your body feels stuck in past experiences, this way of working might be a good fit for you.
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Matt Willis (Neurodivergent)
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I’m Matt, I’m a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist who is approachable, warm and listens without any judgement to everything you would like to bring to therapy. My core modality is person-centred which means I believe you have all the answers. My job is to help you better understand and accept all parts of you.
I’m Matt, I’m a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist who is approachable, warm and listens without any judgement to everything you would like to bring to therapy. My core modality is person-centred which means I believe you have all the answers. My job is to help you better understand and accept all parts of you.
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Dr Donna Bella Gurney
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Serves Area
Are you battling an eating disorder or caught in a cycle of never feeling good enough? Are you constantly self-doubting or procastinating? Is anxiety holding you back from the life you want to live? Maybe you’re overwhelmed, burnt out, or stuck in perfectionism — driven by impossible standards and harsh self-criticism. Perhaps your relationships are suffering, and you don’t know why. You don’t have to face this alone. I created "Tutum Psychology" from the Latin word 'tutum', meaning 'safe'—to offer exactly that: a safe, non-judgmental space where you can explore, heal, and grow. Let’s work together to create that space for you.
Are you battling an eating disorder or caught in a cycle of never feeling good enough? Are you constantly self-doubting or procastinating? Is anxiety holding you back from the life you want to live? Maybe you’re overwhelmed, burnt out, or stuck in perfectionism — driven by impossible standards and harsh self-criticism. Perhaps your relationships are suffering, and you don’t know why. You don’t have to face this alone. I created "Tutum Psychology" from the Latin word 'tutum', meaning 'safe'—to offer exactly that: a safe, non-judgmental space where you can explore, heal, and grow. Let’s work together to create that space for you.
01628 969426 View 01628 969426
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Romario Wanliss
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Working with myself in 90min session blocks, we will explore the most important relationship you will ever have, the one with yourself.
Working with myself in 90min session blocks, we will explore the most important relationship you will ever have, the one with yourself.
01562 540769 View 01562 540769
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Craig Woods
Counsellor, MBACP
Online Only
Seeking therapy can be as confusing and daunting as the problems that prompt us toward it. I am here to support you through that journey. I see my role as facilitative and aim to help empower you as we define, discover and work jointly toward your goals. I believe we each tend toward our own best interests and that we are our own experts. I also believe growth and healing needs facilitating. To this end, I work relationally and am interested in how our pasts, experience and ways of relating to our experience influence our present.
Seeking therapy can be as confusing and daunting as the problems that prompt us toward it. I am here to support you through that journey. I see my role as facilitative and aim to help empower you as we define, discover and work jointly toward your goals. I believe we each tend toward our own best interests and that we are our own experts. I also believe growth and healing needs facilitating. To this end, I work relationally and am interested in how our pasts, experience and ways of relating to our experience influence our present.
01246 956495 View 01246 956495
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Dr Urs Khan
Psychologist, DCounsPsych, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Online Only
I am a counselling psychologist working in the NHS, a senior lecturer and EMDR Therapist with substantial experience working with individuals experiencing a range of psychological difficulties across several settings (e.g., private settings, third sector settings, primary and secondary mental health NHS settings and inpatient psychiatric hospitals). Currently, I am only offering EMDR to individuals (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing). During sessions, I tend to draw on other approaches to develop the therapeutic relationship and enrich your skills and ability to navigate distressing experiences and emotions.
I am a counselling psychologist working in the NHS, a senior lecturer and EMDR Therapist with substantial experience working with individuals experiencing a range of psychological difficulties across several settings (e.g., private settings, third sector settings, primary and secondary mental health NHS settings and inpatient psychiatric hospitals). Currently, I am only offering EMDR to individuals (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing). During sessions, I tend to draw on other approaches to develop the therapeutic relationship and enrich your skills and ability to navigate distressing experiences and emotions.
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Transgender Counsellors
As a gender-diverse individual, why might I want to see a therapist who is also gender diverse?
A trans or gender-diverse client may want to see a therapist who is also trans or gender diverse because the client may feel safer sharing their experiences and more confident that the therapist will understand, validate, and support them. But trans or gender-diverse clients can also benefit from therapy with cisgender therapists; this is a personal decision based on the connection between the client and the therapist, and if that connection is strong, therapy will be successful.

What if I cannot find a therapist who shares my gender identity?
Therapy can still be effective if a therapist does not share a client’s gender identity; a large body of research indicates that the most important factor in successful therapy is the therapeutic alliance. A therapist can also be interviewed for sensitivity and competence on gender identity and expression to ensure they possess appropriate knowledge and skills. Many therapists have excellent training and extensive experience working with gender-diverse clients, and that expertise can be invaluable despite a therapist not sharing the same firsthand experiences.

How can I recognise a good therapist for working with gender-diverse clients?
An experienced therapist should be able to help clients explore their gender identity and expression, alleviate discomfort related to their gender identity, treat mental health challenges and trauma, address existing relationships and communication with family members and loved ones, and determine the next steps pertaining to nonmedical or medical gender-affirming interventions. To recognise a good therapist, clients can ask about these topics and explore their comfort and connection with the clinician.

How might I inquire about a therapist’s experience working with transgender clients?
Clients should feel comfortable asking therapists directly about their experience working with transgender or gender-diverse clientele. For example, clients may ask about the therapist’s training and education with regard to gender identity, how many trans clients they’ve worked with in the past, and what sorts of matters were discussed. You may wish to inquire how a therapist specifically supports the needs of transgender clients or clients questioning their gender identity. A good clinician who is nonetheless not the right fit for you is often happy to make referrals to others based on the concerns you articulate in a preliminary conversation.