Domestic Abuse Counselling in Sudbury

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Joshua Samuel Royle
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Sudbury CO10
have experience and currently work with (but not limited to): Trauma, Childhood trauma, Domestic Abuse, Sexual Assault, Gender issues, Sexuality, Anxiety, Depression, Personality Disorders, Health Anxiety, Death Anxiety, OCD, ADHD, Significant Loss & Bereavement and more.
Hello, my name is Joshua, I am a psychotherapist and counsellor based in Sudbury, Suffolk. I have experience working with a range of diverse clients with a variety of complex needs ranging from Trauma, Childhood Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Loss & Bereavement, amongst many other areas. I believe all individuals deserve an empathic, healing & gentle therapeutic relationship where all concerns can be addressed within a safe space. I can offer a variety of platforms in terms of facilitating Counselling & Psychotherapy including: In Person, Online, telephone and via home visits if required.
have experience and currently work with (but not limited to): Trauma, Childhood trauma, Domestic Abuse, Sexual Assault, Gender issues, Sexuality, Anxiety, Depression, Personality Disorders, Health Anxiety, Death Anxiety, OCD, ADHD, Significant Loss & Bereavement and more.
Hello, my name is Joshua, I am a psychotherapist and counsellor based in Sudbury, Suffolk. I have experience working with a range of diverse clients with a variety of complex needs ranging from Trauma, Childhood Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Loss & Bereavement, amongst many other areas. I believe all individuals deserve an empathic, healing & gentle therapeutic relationship where all concerns can be addressed within a safe space. I can offer a variety of platforms in terms of facilitating Counselling & Psychotherapy including: In Person, Online, telephone and via home visits if required.
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Glenda Wood
Counsellor, PNCPS Acc.
1 Endorsed
Sudbury CO10
I am able to assist you with a wide range of issues such as: stress, anxiety, bereavement, trauma, abuse, self defeating behaviours and addictions, anger, relationship issues, and much more.
I work with all manner of clients/issues and as an integrative counsellor I am able to use a number of different approaches to ensure I can tailor to exactly your personal needs. I am also a fully qualified Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Practitioner, which provides an additional approach to resolving fears and phobias. Reviews available on my website.
I am able to assist you with a wide range of issues such as: stress, anxiety, bereavement, trauma, abuse, self defeating behaviours and addictions, anger, relationship issues, and much more.
I work with all manner of clients/issues and as an integrative counsellor I am able to use a number of different approaches to ensure I can tailor to exactly your personal needs. I am also a fully qualified Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Practitioner, which provides an additional approach to resolving fears and phobias. Reviews available on my website.
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Dominic Fraser Gentry
Psychotherapist, MSc, BACP
1 Endorsed
Sudbury CO10
I predominantly work with adolescents, adults, or families navigating challenges such as trauma, behavioural difficulties, communication breakdowns, or emotional dysregulation. They may struggle with anxiety, ADHD, low self-esteem, or negative thought patterns that affect their emotions and behaviour. Adolescents may seek a confidential space to feel heard, respected, and free to explore their thoughts and emotions, learning new ways to manage complicated feelings and relationships. A family may feel stuck in repetitive, unhelpful patterns and want to find new ways to improve their relationships and communication.
I predominantly work with adolescents, adults, or families navigating challenges such as trauma, behavioural difficulties, communication breakdowns, or emotional dysregulation. They may struggle with anxiety, ADHD, low self-esteem, or negative thought patterns that affect their emotions and behaviour. Adolescents may seek a confidential space to feel heard, respected, and free to explore their thoughts and emotions, learning new ways to manage complicated feelings and relationships. A family may feel stuck in repetitive, unhelpful patterns and want to find new ways to improve their relationships and communication.
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Abbie O'Toole- Claddagh Counselling &Psychotherapy
Counsellor, MSc, MNCPS Acc.
Online Only
Hi, I'm Abbie. I am passionate about making therapy more accessible to all so you can better work through the challenges that life throws at you. I believe that everyone deserves the chance to be content & fulfilled in life, unhampered by issues, past or present. We all need support and a helping hand at times to make this happen. This is why I offer counselling and psychotherapy to adults who are struggling with the challenges that life has thrown at them. My service is a professional, impartial, and totally confidential space for you to heal by expressing & exploring your emotions & find a positive way to move forward in life.
Hi, I'm Abbie. I am passionate about making therapy more accessible to all so you can better work through the challenges that life throws at you. I believe that everyone deserves the chance to be content & fulfilled in life, unhampered by issues, past or present. We all need support and a helping hand at times to make this happen. This is why I offer counselling and psychotherapy to adults who are struggling with the challenges that life has thrown at them. My service is a professional, impartial, and totally confidential space for you to heal by expressing & exploring your emotions & find a positive way to move forward in life.
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Claire Austin
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Sudbury CO10
I offer a safe space for children and young adults to heal from trauma, bereavement, and domestic abuse.
I am passionate about supporting children and adolescents through the multilayered implications of neurodiversity, trauma, and Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA). My mission is to help young people make sense of themselves and feel empowered to live as their best, most authentic selves. This expertise is built on a foundation of continual professional development and, most importantly, lived experience—both as a child myself and as a mum to a child navigating these exact challenges. I understand the daily reality beyond the theory, providing a safe, empathetic space where your child can feel truly seen, heard, and understood.
I offer a safe space for children and young adults to heal from trauma, bereavement, and domestic abuse.
I am passionate about supporting children and adolescents through the multilayered implications of neurodiversity, trauma, and Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA). My mission is to help young people make sense of themselves and feel empowered to live as their best, most authentic selves. This expertise is built on a foundation of continual professional development and, most importantly, lived experience—both as a child myself and as a mum to a child navigating these exact challenges. I understand the daily reality beyond the theory, providing a safe, empathetic space where your child can feel truly seen, heard, and understood.
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Sarah Jane Norton
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Sudbury CO10
My work with families and individuals has been wide ranging, including supporting those suffering abuse and trauma, including violence in their homes.
My approach is integrative, meaning I am able to make use of the wide range of different skills I have gathered during my professional life, benefiical in this time of neurodivergence awareness. This has enabled me to help people struggling with the debilitating impact of living with anxiety and depression, as well as intrusive thoughts and OCD.
My work with families and individuals has been wide ranging, including supporting those suffering abuse and trauma, including violence in their homes.
My approach is integrative, meaning I am able to make use of the wide range of different skills I have gathered during my professional life, benefiical in this time of neurodivergence awareness. This has enabled me to help people struggling with the debilitating impact of living with anxiety and depression, as well as intrusive thoughts and OCD.
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Emma Leeper
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MBACP
2 Endorsed
Sudbury CO10
We all have periods where we struggle with ourselves, with our feelings and emotions, with our lives. We can experience the darkest of thoughts and feel very isolated, all too often believing we are alone in our suffering. That need not be the case, and with some support and nurturing, we can begin to feel stronger and look towards the future, rather than away from it. My name is Emma and I can offer you a warm yet professional and non-judgemental approach to counselling in a safe, calm space. I use an integrated , client-led approach derived not only from my years of training, but also from a wealth of life experience.
We all have periods where we struggle with ourselves, with our feelings and emotions, with our lives. We can experience the darkest of thoughts and feel very isolated, all too often believing we are alone in our suffering. That need not be the case, and with some support and nurturing, we can begin to feel stronger and look towards the future, rather than away from it. My name is Emma and I can offer you a warm yet professional and non-judgemental approach to counselling in a safe, calm space. I use an integrated , client-led approach derived not only from my years of training, but also from a wealth of life experience.
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Justine Gibbs
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Sudbury CO10
Welcome to my profile! You took the first step so well done you, It isn't easy and there's no manual to all of this either. These small steps are exactly what it takes to make goals easier to achieve. I come from a clinical and psychosocial solution focused approach and you'll find me to be very empathetic and understanding of your needs in the "real world". If you are ready to kick this into touch then I am with you with my knowledge, tools, understanding and time. Together we can achieve the outcome of getting rid of the issue completely, minimalising it or learning to accept if it's not in our control. Tailored to you.
Welcome to my profile! You took the first step so well done you, It isn't easy and there's no manual to all of this either. These small steps are exactly what it takes to make goals easier to achieve. I come from a clinical and psychosocial solution focused approach and you'll find me to be very empathetic and understanding of your needs in the "real world". If you are ready to kick this into touch then I am with you with my knowledge, tools, understanding and time. Together we can achieve the outcome of getting rid of the issue completely, minimalising it or learning to accept if it's not in our control. Tailored to you.
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Natalie Wiggins
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Sudbury CO10
Hello and welcome to my profile, thank you for visiting. I am a qualified, registered and insured Counsellor, highly trained and experienced for over a decade. I offer help with a wide range of issues, in a way that is tailor made and as individual as you are, including couples work and those needing counselling for relationships. I am based in Suffolk (Sudbury and rural Bury St Edmunds) for face to face work plus online session availability, always at competitive prices. Nominated at the Make a Difference Awards, for best service in Suffolk by listeners of BBC Radio
Hello and welcome to my profile, thank you for visiting. I am a qualified, registered and insured Counsellor, highly trained and experienced for over a decade. I offer help with a wide range of issues, in a way that is tailor made and as individual as you are, including couples work and those needing counselling for relationships. I am based in Suffolk (Sudbury and rural Bury St Edmunds) for face to face work plus online session availability, always at competitive prices. Nominated at the Make a Difference Awards, for best service in Suffolk by listeners of BBC Radio
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Clare Avery
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Sudbury CO10
Each of us gets thrown off balance at times by events and by difficult feelings and thoughts. Each of us benefits from, and deserves, close attention and support. As an experienced counsellor, I provide a quiet, safe space in an often disorderly world. You might be anxious, stressed, sleepless, fearful, sad, overwhelmed and/or feeling stuck. Together we can explore, understand and manage your concerns. By helping you understand your motivations, values and style of relating, I can also help with your professional development and confidence. I work in private practice in Hadleigh (Suffolk) and Sudbury. I also work online.
Each of us gets thrown off balance at times by events and by difficult feelings and thoughts. Each of us benefits from, and deserves, close attention and support. As an experienced counsellor, I provide a quiet, safe space in an often disorderly world. You might be anxious, stressed, sleepless, fearful, sad, overwhelmed and/or feeling stuck. Together we can explore, understand and manage your concerns. By helping you understand your motivations, values and style of relating, I can also help with your professional development and confidence. I work in private practice in Hadleigh (Suffolk) and Sudbury. I also work online.
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Carolyn Bowden
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Sudbury CO10
Hi, I'm Carolyn. I'm guessing you've already scrolled through a load of profiles wondering how on earth you chose the right counsellor for you. Overwhelming isn’t it? You already know what's troubling you and what brings you here, be that anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, feelings of aloneness, grief and loss, past or present trauma or simply the feeling that something is "off" and you're not as happy as you could or should be. You've already done the hardest part - recognising you need somebody to talk to, now you just have to find the right somebody for you.
Hi, I'm Carolyn. I'm guessing you've already scrolled through a load of profiles wondering how on earth you chose the right counsellor for you. Overwhelming isn’t it? You already know what's troubling you and what brings you here, be that anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, feelings of aloneness, grief and loss, past or present trauma or simply the feeling that something is "off" and you're not as happy as you could or should be. You've already done the hardest part - recognising you need somebody to talk to, now you just have to find the right somebody for you.
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Jen Bacon
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
I am a dementia and domestic abuse champion and part of the equality and diversity group.
Hello there, I am Jen.  I understand that finding an experienced therapist who is the right fit for you can feel like an overwhelming task and deciding to embrace therapy can be a big decision. We can work together to identifying patterns and areas for growth, exploring your thoughts, feelings and experiences in a safe and non judgmental space. I specialise in low self esteem, low confidence, depression, stress management anxiety, attachment, neurodiversity, anger. trauma, grief, relational problems (family issues) Narcissistic relationships, ADHD/AUTISM
I am a dementia and domestic abuse champion and part of the equality and diversity group.
Hello there, I am Jen.  I understand that finding an experienced therapist who is the right fit for you can feel like an overwhelming task and deciding to embrace therapy can be a big decision. We can work together to identifying patterns and areas for growth, exploring your thoughts, feelings and experiences in a safe and non judgmental space. I specialise in low self esteem, low confidence, depression, stress management anxiety, attachment, neurodiversity, anger. trauma, grief, relational problems (family issues) Narcissistic relationships, ADHD/AUTISM
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Tim Peal
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MNCPS Acc.
Serves Area
Hello, You will find Counselling with me to be a warm and comfortable environment in which you can talk about your life safely. I believe that developing an honest and trusting relationship between counsellor and client is essential. My therapy is based on building an understanding of how your life up to today, has influenced how you feel, think and behave now. We will also look at understanding how the mind and body connection is working for you now and how you can improve that connection.
Hello, You will find Counselling with me to be a warm and comfortable environment in which you can talk about your life safely. I believe that developing an honest and trusting relationship between counsellor and client is essential. My therapy is based on building an understanding of how your life up to today, has influenced how you feel, think and behave now. We will also look at understanding how the mind and body connection is working for you now and how you can improve that connection.
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Beth Rogan
Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
Serves Area
A warm, relational approach is the foundation of my work with children, young people and their parents. As an Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, I aim to enable each person to communicate and feel understood from the depth of their experience. This means finding each person's unique ways of expressing themselves, and tailoring my technique to meet them "where they're at". I create a safe space so that children and young people are able to bring their most painful feelings and thoughts out into the room with me. At the same time, humour and fun are important elements of my work.
A warm, relational approach is the foundation of my work with children, young people and their parents. As an Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, I aim to enable each person to communicate and feel understood from the depth of their experience. This means finding each person's unique ways of expressing themselves, and tailoring my technique to meet them "where they're at". I create a safe space so that children and young people are able to bring their most painful feelings and thoughts out into the room with me. At the same time, humour and fun are important elements of my work.
01206 986578 View 01206 986578
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Jane Susan Smith
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Deciding to contact a counsellor can feel overwhelming but as a fully qualified counsellor and member of the BACP (British association for psychotherapy) I work to a professional standard and ethic, supporting you on every step of your journey. I work from my private practice which sits on the Essex and Suffolk border, nestled in the Colne valley offering comfortable confidential consulting rooms with discreet parking . My practice is based on person -centred values offering empathic in-depth support which allows you to explore your feelings, beliefs and emotions in a safe confidential space. Weekly, monthly or ad hoc sessions
Deciding to contact a counsellor can feel overwhelming but as a fully qualified counsellor and member of the BACP (British association for psychotherapy) I work to a professional standard and ethic, supporting you on every step of your journey. I work from my private practice which sits on the Essex and Suffolk border, nestled in the Colne valley offering comfortable confidential consulting rooms with discreet parking . My practice is based on person -centred values offering empathic in-depth support which allows you to explore your feelings, beliefs and emotions in a safe confidential space. Weekly, monthly or ad hoc sessions
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Anthony Meade
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Firstly, well done on embarking on a journey of change. Reaching out for therapy can feel daunting, especially if you have been managing things alone for a long time. You may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, or struggling with the lasting effects of trauma or addiction. Perhaps relationships feel intense or confusing, and you want to feel calmer, more secure, and better able to understand your emotional responses. At the heart of it, you may simply want things to feel different.
Firstly, well done on embarking on a journey of change. Reaching out for therapy can feel daunting, especially if you have been managing things alone for a long time. You may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, or struggling with the lasting effects of trauma or addiction. Perhaps relationships feel intense or confusing, and you want to feel calmer, more secure, and better able to understand your emotional responses. At the heart of it, you may simply want things to feel different.
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Liz Somervell
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
I am an experienced integrative counsellor here to help and support you reach a better understanding of yourself and others. I aim to offer a caring, warm and non-judgmental private space in which to explore whatever might be troubling you. Empathetic listening is essential I believe, in establishing a strong therapeutic relationship, and I have had the privilege of working with adults and young people from all walks of life, helping them to navigate their thoughts, feelings and beliefs both past and present. I primarily use psychodynamic and person-centred approaches appropriate to the individual needs of the client.
I am an experienced integrative counsellor here to help and support you reach a better understanding of yourself and others. I aim to offer a caring, warm and non-judgmental private space in which to explore whatever might be troubling you. Empathetic listening is essential I believe, in establishing a strong therapeutic relationship, and I have had the privilege of working with adults and young people from all walks of life, helping them to navigate their thoughts, feelings and beliefs both past and present. I primarily use psychodynamic and person-centred approaches appropriate to the individual needs of the client.
01206 417448 View 01206 417448
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Jo Bates
Counsellor, MBACP
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
I am a qualified, integrative counsellor and registered member of the BACP. My training enables me to work using a number of approaches so that I can tailor your sessions to meet your individual needs. We are all different, have different backgrounds, lives and experiences that have shaped us into who we are and how we see the world, so it’s really important that your counselling sessions are shaped around your individual needs and tailored to be most beneficial to you.
I am a qualified, integrative counsellor and registered member of the BACP. My training enables me to work using a number of approaches so that I can tailor your sessions to meet your individual needs. We are all different, have different backgrounds, lives and experiences that have shaped us into who we are and how we see the world, so it’s really important that your counselling sessions are shaped around your individual needs and tailored to be most beneficial to you.
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Anita Jane Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
Hello, I understand just how difficult the first step to seeking help can feel. I offer an initial free 15 minute chat to help you with the initial process - it can be incredibly daunting! My aim is support you on your journey to find clarity and peace. I provide a warm, non-judgemental and empathic relationship based upon trust and sensitivity, to help you explore your worries, fears and difficulties so that you may feel equipped to face life with renewed energy and self-compassion. In the wise words of Yalom, regardless of style of therapy, "It's the relationship that heals, the relationship that heals..."
Hello, I understand just how difficult the first step to seeking help can feel. I offer an initial free 15 minute chat to help you with the initial process - it can be incredibly daunting! My aim is support you on your journey to find clarity and peace. I provide a warm, non-judgemental and empathic relationship based upon trust and sensitivity, to help you explore your worries, fears and difficulties so that you may feel equipped to face life with renewed energy and self-compassion. In the wise words of Yalom, regardless of style of therapy, "It's the relationship that heals, the relationship that heals..."
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Shaman Emrys
Verified Verified
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
I have the best job in the world: it’s to help you find the peace you’re looking for. That’s what I’ve been doing, first as a shamanic counsellor then as a psychotherapist, for others just like you, for 47 years. Whether you have a phobia, or are in a dire, life-threatening situation, or anything in between, you’re just a call away from finding yourself warmly welcomed to a totally non-judgemental, safe, comfortable space where you can relax and unload whatever you want in total confidence: then we can get straight to work fixing it.
I have the best job in the world: it’s to help you find the peace you’re looking for. That’s what I’ve been doing, first as a shamanic counsellor then as a psychotherapist, for others just like you, for 47 years. Whether you have a phobia, or are in a dire, life-threatening situation, or anything in between, you’re just a call away from finding yourself warmly welcomed to a totally non-judgemental, safe, comfortable space where you can relax and unload whatever you want in total confidence: then we can get straight to work fixing it.
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Domestic Abuse Counsellors
What are the most effective ways to recover from domestic abuse?
Leaving an abusive relationship requires tremendous courage, so survivors in treatment should recognise that they have already completed the most important step. Still, the trauma of physical or emotional abuse can be difficult to process and overcome. Therapy can help survivors process trauma, grief, and difficult emotions, treat relevant mental health symptoms, and create a new framework for boundaries and relationships in the future. For some, support groups can also be an invaluable outlet for healing.

When should an individual seek help for domestic abuse?
Victims of intimate partner violence should seek help immediately. It can take substantial time, planning, energy, and courage to leave an abusive relationship, but starting the process—by seeking therapy, calling the domestic violence hotline, or simply confiding in a loved one—will help them get there. Those who have left abusive relationships but haven’t sought treatment can also greatly benefit from therapy to process and heal from the experience.

What are the consequences of staying in an abusive relationship?
Remaining in an abusive relationship has serious repercussions. In addition to the ongoing threat of physical danger and emotional abuse, research shows that intimate partner violence is associated with a range of mental health disorders including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and substance abuse. Therefore it’s important for individuals in an abusive relationship to seek help as soon as possible.

How can you get domestic abuse treatment for someone else?
It can be very complicated to identify and leave an abusive relationship; barriers include the threat of violence, financial instability, and family pressures. Those concerned about a loved one in an abusive relationship should talk to them about the situation, provide them with resources such as the domestic violence hotline, and introduce the idea of seeing a therapist due to their concern for the person’s safety and well-being.