Counselling in Swindon

Welcome, I am May, a counsellor who is dedicated to helping you navigate the complexities life can bring. Using evidence based approaches, compassion and empathy we can focus on stress, anxiety, depression and many other aspects of your life that may be causing you distress. My goal is to provide you with a safe and supportive space where you can achieve personal growth and theraputic work. I look forward to hearing from you and am proud of you for making the first step in seeking support.
Welcome, I am May, a counsellor who is dedicated to helping you navigate the complexities life can bring. Using evidence based approaches, compassion and empathy we can focus on stress, anxiety, depression and many other aspects of your life that may be causing you distress. My goal is to provide you with a safe and supportive space where you can achieve personal growth and theraputic work. I look forward to hearing from you and am proud of you for making the first step in seeking support.

I am a Havening Technique practitioner and qualified counsellor (www.havening.org), a quick and highly effective neuroscience technique. The Havening Techniques is a method, proven through science, which is designed to change the brain to de-traumatize the memory and remove its negative effects from both our psyche and body. I have a long history of working with children/families/parents and carers. I believe that our relationship is key and my focus is based around understanding your needs and that I am led by your pace fuelled with passion, caring and empathy.
I am a Havening Technique practitioner and qualified counsellor (www.havening.org), a quick and highly effective neuroscience technique. The Havening Techniques is a method, proven through science, which is designed to change the brain to de-traumatize the memory and remove its negative effects from both our psyche and body. I have a long history of working with children/families/parents and carers. I believe that our relationship is key and my focus is based around understanding your needs and that I am led by your pace fuelled with passion, caring and empathy.

Rhian Kenny Therapy- CBT
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBABCP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
I'm Rhian, a BABCP accredited CBT Therapist working with children and adults experiencing a range of mental health difficulties. My training and experience within education, outpatient and specialist services means that delivering therapy can be done simply and effectively. I adapt our work to your personal needs whilst keeping your goals at the heart of what we do and can also adapt for neurodiversity (ADHD and Autism). By working together, we can create lasting change not only by resolving your current issues, but by building life-long resilience through skills and understanding of what maintains our problems.
I'm Rhian, a BABCP accredited CBT Therapist working with children and adults experiencing a range of mental health difficulties. My training and experience within education, outpatient and specialist services means that delivering therapy can be done simply and effectively. I adapt our work to your personal needs whilst keeping your goals at the heart of what we do and can also adapt for neurodiversity (ADHD and Autism). By working together, we can create lasting change not only by resolving your current issues, but by building life-long resilience through skills and understanding of what maintains our problems.

Hey, I'm Charlie a fully accredited a CBT & Occupational Therapist. Specialised in working with children, adolescents and adults with a range of mental health difficulties. I am passionate about helping you achieve your goals and keeping them at the heart of what we do. Throughout my 20 year NHS career I've worked in a range of settings - education, specialist inpatient, CAMHS, early psychosis. Therapy will be collaborative and tailored to you, We work together to find the tools and techniques that will best help you. See my website link for instant access online courses too.
Hey, I'm Charlie a fully accredited a CBT & Occupational Therapist. Specialised in working with children, adolescents and adults with a range of mental health difficulties. I am passionate about helping you achieve your goals and keeping them at the heart of what we do. Throughout my 20 year NHS career I've worked in a range of settings - education, specialist inpatient, CAMHS, early psychosis. Therapy will be collaborative and tailored to you, We work together to find the tools and techniques that will best help you. See my website link for instant access online courses too.

You are the expert on yourself an only you can decide what might work for you. We will form a plan together, perhaps over the course of two to three sessions, of how we can proceed, and what we collaboratively believe is going on for you. You will find my practice is based on a humanistic, integrative, pluralistic blending of possibilities from several frameworks, including CBT, Gestalt, Compassion Focused Therapy, ideas from psychodynamic practice, with a person-centred, humanistic core.
You are the expert on yourself an only you can decide what might work for you. We will form a plan together, perhaps over the course of two to three sessions, of how we can proceed, and what we collaboratively believe is going on for you. You will find my practice is based on a humanistic, integrative, pluralistic blending of possibilities from several frameworks, including CBT, Gestalt, Compassion Focused Therapy, ideas from psychodynamic practice, with a person-centred, humanistic core.

Cotswold Neurodevelopmental Service is a dedicated provider of support for adults and children with neurodevelopmental conditions, such as Autism or ADHD. Our friendly experienced team of therapists, mentors and psychologists, use adapted approaches and specialist tools, to help people overcome their challenges.
Cotswold Neurodevelopmental Service is a dedicated provider of support for adults and children with neurodevelopmental conditions, such as Autism or ADHD. Our friendly experienced team of therapists, mentors and psychologists, use adapted approaches and specialist tools, to help people overcome their challenges.

Do you feel overwhelmed by life, like it's just impossible to manage? Is it a long term problem or a stressful time that is affecting your quality of life and you need some tools to help you navigate through it? CBT is a way of helping you manage your mental and emotional health with long term effects. It has a strong evidence base in being effective with many difficulties through providing tools and techniques you can use to manage your situation more effectively. Together we will spend time understanding the problem, where it comes from and what keeps it going then work together on practical ways to overcome these difficulties.
Do you feel overwhelmed by life, like it's just impossible to manage? Is it a long term problem or a stressful time that is affecting your quality of life and you need some tools to help you navigate through it? CBT is a way of helping you manage your mental and emotional health with long term effects. It has a strong evidence base in being effective with many difficulties through providing tools and techniques you can use to manage your situation more effectively. Together we will spend time understanding the problem, where it comes from and what keeps it going then work together on practical ways to overcome these difficulties.

I have over 20 years experience. I am aware how important it is to find someone you can share with and work towards a better future. I offer you short/medium or longer term (up to one year) to raise your self awareness and understanding about your situation and work in a non judgemental way towards finding a better way forward or coming to terms with something that may have happened. We all have traumas in our lives and this can leave us feeling really dysregulated, anxious and struggling to cope. I offer you a tailored approach to counselling and draw on my experience and training to offer you a safe setting to explore YOU.
I have over 20 years experience. I am aware how important it is to find someone you can share with and work towards a better future. I offer you short/medium or longer term (up to one year) to raise your self awareness and understanding about your situation and work in a non judgemental way towards finding a better way forward or coming to terms with something that may have happened. We all have traumas in our lives and this can leave us feeling really dysregulated, anxious and struggling to cope. I offer you a tailored approach to counselling and draw on my experience and training to offer you a safe setting to explore YOU.

You may have feelings of dissatisfaction and a sense you are not getting all that you want from life. You may be finding that every day is a struggle with strong or overwhelming feelings of anxiety, stress, anger or depression. I believe we all strive to feel happier and more fulfilled than we currently are. We want to feel a connection with other people and have a sense that we are leading meaningful, enjoyable lives - even when we feel at a loss as to how to achieve this. I help people overcome their difficulties to become happier, more psychologically healthy and experience an improved quality of life.
You may have feelings of dissatisfaction and a sense you are not getting all that you want from life. You may be finding that every day is a struggle with strong or overwhelming feelings of anxiety, stress, anger or depression. I believe we all strive to feel happier and more fulfilled than we currently are. We want to feel a connection with other people and have a sense that we are leading meaningful, enjoyable lives - even when we feel at a loss as to how to achieve this. I help people overcome their difficulties to become happier, more psychologically healthy and experience an improved quality of life.

At times life can seem really hard. You might be feeling low, anxious, stressed, angry, sad or overwhelmed in your relationships. I invite you to work with me in a welcoming, warm, safe space where we can explore and understand your thoughts and feelings. A space where, together, we can be curious about the dominant stories that you have formed in your life and how negative patterns from the past might also be affecting your present life. I'll be inviting you to challenge these stories and patterns, supporting you to unlock your personal strengths and abilities and find a positive way forward.
At times life can seem really hard. You might be feeling low, anxious, stressed, angry, sad or overwhelmed in your relationships. I invite you to work with me in a welcoming, warm, safe space where we can explore and understand your thoughts and feelings. A space where, together, we can be curious about the dominant stories that you have formed in your life and how negative patterns from the past might also be affecting your present life. I'll be inviting you to challenge these stories and patterns, supporting you to unlock your personal strengths and abilities and find a positive way forward.

Hi I’m Ana, an accredited CBT Therapist working with children, young people and adults. I have worked in mental health for almost two decades. Are you feeling stuck, lost or finding things difficult to manage? This may include struggling with waiting lists for support or guidance around Autism and/or ADHD? Are you unsure on what direction to go next or what choices to make? I would encourage you to reach out and get in touch with me. I work with a range of mental health difficulties, and I will work with you to help adapt our work to focus on your own individual needs and experiences, supporting you to achieve your goals.
Hi I’m Ana, an accredited CBT Therapist working with children, young people and adults. I have worked in mental health for almost two decades. Are you feeling stuck, lost or finding things difficult to manage? This may include struggling with waiting lists for support or guidance around Autism and/or ADHD? Are you unsure on what direction to go next or what choices to make? I would encourage you to reach out and get in touch with me. I work with a range of mental health difficulties, and I will work with you to help adapt our work to focus on your own individual needs and experiences, supporting you to achieve your goals.
Meet Our Counsellors

Are you looking for a safe space with an experienced trauma-informed therapist? I offer CBT & EMDR to help tackle low self-esteem, anxiety, & trauma/ PTSD. Perhaps you are having strong reactions to things, or maybe you are struggling with anxiety, intrusive thoughts, or nightmares. You might be having trouble sleeping or issues with food or body image. Maybe you feel disconnected, irritable, guilty, and not the parent/ partner/ person that you want to be. When things feel tough, working with someone who you feel 'gets it' and knowing the space is safe and free from judgement is really important.
Are you looking for a safe space with an experienced trauma-informed therapist? I offer CBT & EMDR to help tackle low self-esteem, anxiety, & trauma/ PTSD. Perhaps you are having strong reactions to things, or maybe you are struggling with anxiety, intrusive thoughts, or nightmares. You might be having trouble sleeping or issues with food or body image. Maybe you feel disconnected, irritable, guilty, and not the parent/ partner/ person that you want to be. When things feel tough, working with someone who you feel 'gets it' and knowing the space is safe and free from judgement is really important.

What do you need? It is sometimes helpful to ask yourself - "What are my main goals as I go for counselling? What is important to me right now? How would I like to change?" Often all someone needs is some quality time and space to be able to be themselves, and be heard - not feeling judged no matter what they say, and feel some compassion from somebody who cares. In the busy and sometimes harsh world in which we live, I provide that space for you to come as you are, work with your expressed goals, rediscover a new way forward, and deal with the problems you are experiencing. Often people find a positive change in this scenario.
What do you need? It is sometimes helpful to ask yourself - "What are my main goals as I go for counselling? What is important to me right now? How would I like to change?" Often all someone needs is some quality time and space to be able to be themselves, and be heard - not feeling judged no matter what they say, and feel some compassion from somebody who cares. In the busy and sometimes harsh world in which we live, I provide that space for you to come as you are, work with your expressed goals, rediscover a new way forward, and deal with the problems you are experiencing. Often people find a positive change in this scenario.

We all respond differently to the pressures and changes- you may be swinging from one emotion to another, or feeling numb and tired, or just can't think straight... We are all doing our best to cope, but maybe your normal ways of coping aren't working well enough at the moment? Or maybe you have turned to ways of coping that are unhelpful- like drinking too much ? I can help you find your feet and see what is important for you right now. I know how important it is to find a breathing space to process what is happening when you are living with chaos and uncertainty
We all respond differently to the pressures and changes- you may be swinging from one emotion to another, or feeling numb and tired, or just can't think straight... We are all doing our best to cope, but maybe your normal ways of coping aren't working well enough at the moment? Or maybe you have turned to ways of coping that are unhelpful- like drinking too much ? I can help you find your feet and see what is important for you right now. I know how important it is to find a breathing space to process what is happening when you are living with chaos and uncertainty

Are you a parent or carer looking for support for the child in your care? Maybe you’ve been surprised by your own strong and complex emotions that seem to have been stirred up by parenting? One of the greatest privileges in my work is to support families working through past and present hurts to nurture understanding and deepen relationships. I work collaboratively with parents and carers to figure out what approach is best suited to your family’s needs right now. I also specialise in Jungian-informed sandplay therapy, which is suitable for individual clients of all ages and backgrounds.
Are you a parent or carer looking for support for the child in your care? Maybe you’ve been surprised by your own strong and complex emotions that seem to have been stirred up by parenting? One of the greatest privileges in my work is to support families working through past and present hurts to nurture understanding and deepen relationships. I work collaboratively with parents and carers to figure out what approach is best suited to your family’s needs right now. I also specialise in Jungian-informed sandplay therapy, which is suitable for individual clients of all ages and backgrounds.

Hi, I'm Claire. I am a practitioner very closely aligned with who I am as a person and the experiences and training I have. Experienced bereavement support, neurodivergence and mood disorders including anxiety, depression, trauma and stress related issues including divorce, relationship and parenting stresses
Hi, I'm Claire. I am a practitioner very closely aligned with who I am as a person and the experiences and training I have. Experienced bereavement support, neurodivergence and mood disorders including anxiety, depression, trauma and stress related issues including divorce, relationship and parenting stresses

The path of counselling can be one of the first steps towards self awareness, change and growth. It takes courage and hard work to explore oneself, one's patterns of thoughts and behaviour and its impact on ourselves and those around us.
I believe that given the right environment, everyone has the ability to reach their full potential. Growth may sometimes come in the form of building inner strength, changed perspective or even embracing change and moving out of one's comfort zone.
The path of counselling can be one of the first steps towards self awareness, change and growth. It takes courage and hard work to explore oneself, one's patterns of thoughts and behaviour and its impact on ourselves and those around us.
I believe that given the right environment, everyone has the ability to reach their full potential. Growth may sometimes come in the form of building inner strength, changed perspective or even embracing change and moving out of one's comfort zone.
See more therapy options for Swindon
How does your Counsellor compare?
Number of Counsellors in Swindon
90+
Average cost per session
£55
Counsellors in Swindon who prioritize treating:
95% | Anxiety |
89% | Depression |
89% | Self Esteem |
86% | Stress |
78% | Relationship Issues |
71% | Bereavement |
66% | Trauma and PTSD |
Average years in practice
11 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
52% | AXA PPP |
48% | Aviva |
43% | Bupa |
How Counsellors in Swindon see their clients
82% | In Person and Online | |
18% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
85% | Female | |
15% | Male |