Depression Counselling in Tring

Joel Grufferty Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP
Tring HP23
I am a fully qualified counsellor passionate about supporting young people and adults. With a deep understanding of the complexities of anxiety, depression, and addiction, I am committed to helping individuals navigate these challenges. My personal and professional experiences have given me valuable insight into these issues, allowing me to provide empathetic, evidence-based support tailored to each client's unique circumstances.
I am a fully qualified counsellor passionate about supporting young people and adults. With a deep understanding of the complexities of anxiety, depression, and addiction, I am committed to helping individuals navigate these challenges. My personal and professional experiences have given me valuable insight into these issues, allowing me to provide empathetic, evidence-based support tailored to each client's unique circumstances.
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Kristian Jones
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Serves Area
This can then lead you to feeling lonely and hopeless, sometimes developing into mental health issues like anxiety and depression.
I feel as though I offer something unique in my practice as I use my personal life experiences of those challenges alongside my training. Which allows me to offer you a place where I understand terminology and what it's like growing up in this generation, to allow us to focus on understanding who you are and what you are personally experiencing.
This can then lead you to feeling lonely and hopeless, sometimes developing into mental health issues like anxiety and depression.
I feel as though I offer something unique in my practice as I use my personal life experiences of those challenges alongside my training. Which allows me to offer you a place where I understand terminology and what it's like growing up in this generation, to allow us to focus on understanding who you are and what you are personally experiencing.
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Kay Juviler Counselling
Psychotherapist, DCounsPsych, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
Therapy is time set aside by you and the therapist to look at what has brought you to therapy. This might include talking about life events (past and present), feelings, emotions, relationships, ways of thinking and patterns of behaviour. Resilience isn’t about never falling over. It’s about knowing what do to when we do fall over and how we get back up again. I won’t judge you or criticise you.  I work with the uniqueness of each individual client and endeavour to offer a relationship in which you feel heard, accepted, safe and valued.  And collaboratively we will work to make positive changes in your life.
Therapy is time set aside by you and the therapist to look at what has brought you to therapy. This might include talking about life events (past and present), feelings, emotions, relationships, ways of thinking and patterns of behaviour. Resilience isn’t about never falling over. It’s about knowing what do to when we do fall over and how we get back up again. I won’t judge you or criticise you.  I work with the uniqueness of each individual client and endeavour to offer a relationship in which you feel heard, accepted, safe and valued.  And collaboratively we will work to make positive changes in your life.
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Carole Scarlett
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MBACP
Serves Area
My expertise covers anxiety, depression, bereavement, trauma, PTSD, domestic violence, neurodiversity, self esteem, low confidence & self harm.
My practice tailors my approach to each client's unique needs, supports you understand your challenges/experience & move forward to being your best self. The space we create together allows you to process your feelings, help you to see new perspectives, rebuild your inner strength & supports you to find a way forward to being your best authentic self.
My expertise covers anxiety, depression, bereavement, trauma, PTSD, domestic violence, neurodiversity, self esteem, low confidence & self harm.
My practice tailors my approach to each client's unique needs, supports you understand your challenges/experience & move forward to being your best self. The space we create together allows you to process your feelings, help you to see new perspectives, rebuild your inner strength & supports you to find a way forward to being your best authentic self.
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Louisa Woodford
Psychotherapist, DCounsPsych, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
I work with anxiety and depression and have further experience in working with addiction and abuse.
As an integrative therapist I’m really interested in using my intuition to listen to what you need and employing different counselling approaches to work in a way that best suits you. I enjoy working collaboratively with you to find out what feels right for you and to gently build trust in each other. I support you to feel seen and heard.
I work with anxiety and depression and have further experience in working with addiction and abuse.
As an integrative therapist I’m really interested in using my intuition to listen to what you need and employing different counselling approaches to work in a way that best suits you. I enjoy working collaboratively with you to find out what feels right for you and to gently build trust in each other. I support you to feel seen and heard.
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Lee Payton
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
I help clients struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and life challenges.
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck can be exhausting. I offer a safe, confidential space to explore your thoughts and emotions, make sense of your experiences, and find ways to cope. Together, we’ll work at a pace that feels comfortable, helping you build resilience, clarity, and confidence. You don’t have to face life’s challenges alone.
I help clients struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and life challenges.
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck can be exhausting. I offer a safe, confidential space to explore your thoughts and emotions, make sense of your experiences, and find ways to cope. Together, we’ll work at a pace that feels comfortable, helping you build resilience, clarity, and confidence. You don’t have to face life’s challenges alone.
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Carolyn Dunmur
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Whether you are looking for support through challenging times or trying to make sense of your life, talking to a professional counsellor can be really valuable when things feel overwhelming and uncertain, we all need help at times. Feelings we can’t manage or make sense of can impact on our whole sense of well-being and prevent us from living our lives fully. Counselling can help manage current situations and look at new ways of coping. It can also give us insight, understanding and perspective on past experiences.
Whether you are looking for support through challenging times or trying to make sense of your life, talking to a professional counsellor can be really valuable when things feel overwhelming and uncertain, we all need help at times. Feelings we can’t manage or make sense of can impact on our whole sense of well-being and prevent us from living our lives fully. Counselling can help manage current situations and look at new ways of coping. It can also give us insight, understanding and perspective on past experiences.
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Kim Abercromby
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Whether you are dealing with anxiety, depression, panic attacks, low self-esteem, bereavement, PTSD, or body dysmorphia, you do not have to keep carrying it alone.
I bring several years of experience working with complex mental health needs and trauma, alongside over 20 years of remedial bodywork. That combination gives me a rare and deep understanding of how our experiences live not just in our minds, but in our bodies too. It means I can hold a genuinely safe and steady space for whatever you bring.
Whether you are dealing with anxiety, depression, panic attacks, low self-esteem, bereavement, PTSD, or body dysmorphia, you do not have to keep carrying it alone.
I bring several years of experience working with complex mental health needs and trauma, alongside over 20 years of remedial bodywork. That combination gives me a rare and deep understanding of how our experiences live not just in our minds, but in our bodies too. It means I can hold a genuinely safe and steady space for whatever you bring.
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Patricia Moh Counselling and Psychotherapy
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
Hello, my name is Patricia Moh. I am a qualified and experienced Counselling Psychotherapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) I offer individual therapy/counselling which can be time limited and solution focused or long term/open ended. I am trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic Counselling. However I am able to integrate these two models of therapy to suit my client’s needs.
Hello, my name is Patricia Moh. I am a qualified and experienced Counselling Psychotherapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) I offer individual therapy/counselling which can be time limited and solution focused or long term/open ended. I am trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic Counselling. However I am able to integrate these two models of therapy to suit my client’s needs.
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Mary Flynn
Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
Serves Area
I am an Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor with some 8 years experience and a professional member of the UKCP. (UKCP Membership indicates that I have been trained to an advanced clinical level and academic level 7. Renewed annually, my membership also requires that I continue my learning through undertaking annual continuing professional development. Furthermore, the UKCP designation of Professional Pyschotherapist is recognised by the UK Professional Standards Authority.) I am also a Member of the BACP. I work relationally and strive to be an honest, reflective, open and curious practitioner.
I am an Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor with some 8 years experience and a professional member of the UKCP. (UKCP Membership indicates that I have been trained to an advanced clinical level and academic level 7. Renewed annually, my membership also requires that I continue my learning through undertaking annual continuing professional development. Furthermore, the UKCP designation of Professional Pyschotherapist is recognised by the UK Professional Standards Authority.) I am also a Member of the BACP. I work relationally and strive to be an honest, reflective, open and curious practitioner.
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Eleanor (Ellie) Higginson
Counsellor, MBACP
Tring HP23
I have experience working with bereavement and loss, suicidal ideation, self-harm, trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, LGBTQ, eating disorders, personality disorders, shame and attachment/relationship issues.
Life can be really tough sometimes. During difficult periods it can help to have someone to talk to, a different relationship to that of friends and family. I can offer a safe, confidential space offering a warm, empathic, supportive and non-judgemental environment for us to explore what’s going on for you. The trust and relationship that you have with your therapist is so important and will be the centre of our work together. I am an integrative counsellor trained in humanistic, behavioural and psychodynamic approaches. Working with these different modalities means that we can find the most suitable approach for you.
I have experience working with bereavement and loss, suicidal ideation, self-harm, trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, LGBTQ, eating disorders, personality disorders, shame and attachment/relationship issues.
Life can be really tough sometimes. During difficult periods it can help to have someone to talk to, a different relationship to that of friends and family. I can offer a safe, confidential space offering a warm, empathic, supportive and non-judgemental environment for us to explore what’s going on for you. The trust and relationship that you have with your therapist is so important and will be the centre of our work together. I am an integrative counsellor trained in humanistic, behavioural and psychodynamic approaches. Working with these different modalities means that we can find the most suitable approach for you.
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Yvonne Newbury
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Tring HP23
Hello. Perhaps you’ve reached a point where life feels harder than it should. You may be carrying anxiety, stress, low mood, grief, relationship difficulties or burnout, or struggling with a change you never expected. You might feel stuck in patterns that are hard to shift, disconnected from yourself, or unsure of where you belong. Sometimes there is no clear reason—only a sense that something needs to change. I offer a warm, compassionate and non-judgemental space to explore your experiences, understand yourself more deeply, and move towards meaningful change.
Hello. Perhaps you’ve reached a point where life feels harder than it should. You may be carrying anxiety, stress, low mood, grief, relationship difficulties or burnout, or struggling with a change you never expected. You might feel stuck in patterns that are hard to shift, disconnected from yourself, or unsure of where you belong. Sometimes there is no clear reason—only a sense that something needs to change. I offer a warm, compassionate and non-judgemental space to explore your experiences, understand yourself more deeply, and move towards meaningful change.
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Mallory Anne Walsh
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
2 Endorsed
Tring HP23
As a trauma informed therapist, I work with anxiety, depression, stress, abuse, loss and difficulties in relationships.
My approach is integrative and relational, meaning I draw from a range of therapeutic methods and tailor our work together based on your unique needs and preferences. At the heart of this is relationship, building a space of trust, openness, and respect where you feel safe to explore what matters most to you.
As a trauma informed therapist, I work with anxiety, depression, stress, abuse, loss and difficulties in relationships.
My approach is integrative and relational, meaning I draw from a range of therapeutic methods and tailor our work together based on your unique needs and preferences. At the heart of this is relationship, building a space of trust, openness, and respect where you feel safe to explore what matters most to you.
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Joanne Inskip
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Tring HP23
I offer two types of therapy; talking therapy and EMDR. I work using a mainly psychodynamic approach. An approach to therapy which means that we will explore what lies beneath your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. We will think together about your current and past experiences, and how they may have shaped your beliefs and relationships today. My approach is warm and professional. I believe that talking helps and that therapy opens a door to new understanding and possibilities.
I offer two types of therapy; talking therapy and EMDR. I work using a mainly psychodynamic approach. An approach to therapy which means that we will explore what lies beneath your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. We will think together about your current and past experiences, and how they may have shaped your beliefs and relationships today. My approach is warm and professional. I believe that talking helps and that therapy opens a door to new understanding and possibilities.
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Georgie Hewitt-Penfold
Counsellor, MBACP
Tring HP23
Whatever brings you here, it can be the start of meaningful change. Therapy isn't only for times of crisis. Our life experiences shape the way we feel, relate and move through the world; we don’t always realise the patterns of behaviour we have developed to survive. In therapy, you may wish to explore these long-held beliefs, understanding their origins and assessing their relevance today.
Whatever brings you here, it can be the start of meaningful change. Therapy isn't only for times of crisis. Our life experiences shape the way we feel, relate and move through the world; we don’t always realise the patterns of behaviour we have developed to survive. In therapy, you may wish to explore these long-held beliefs, understanding their origins and assessing their relevance today.
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Boost My Mood (Online Therapy)
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
Online Only
Reaching out for therapy can feel difficult, especially when you have been carrying things quietly for a long time or are unsure where to begin. Many people come when they feel overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally stuck, affected by relationships, loss, low confidence or ongoing stress, and simply want a safe space to think clearly, feel understood and make sense of what they are experiencing
Reaching out for therapy can feel difficult, especially when you have been carrying things quietly for a long time or are unsure where to begin. Many people come when they feel overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally stuck, affected by relationships, loss, low confidence or ongoing stress, and simply want a safe space to think clearly, feel understood and make sense of what they are experiencing
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Dr Hannah Osborne
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
3 Endorsed
Tring HP23
I have specialisms in the management of and adjusting to a range of health conditions (pain, fatigue, long covid, functional symptoms, gastro, cancer, diabetes, neurological, respiratory conditions), as well as managing stress, anxiety, depression, ptsd and most other emotions that show up when life is tough.
I have worked within a variety of settings in the NHS since qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist in 2009. As a result I have a lot of experience in successfully treating many difficulties with psychological therapies. I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) (EMDR practitioner), CFT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
I have specialisms in the management of and adjusting to a range of health conditions (pain, fatigue, long covid, functional symptoms, gastro, cancer, diabetes, neurological, respiratory conditions), as well as managing stress, anxiety, depression, ptsd and most other emotions that show up when life is tough.
I have worked within a variety of settings in the NHS since qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist in 2009. As a result I have a lot of experience in successfully treating many difficulties with psychological therapies. I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) (EMDR practitioner), CFT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
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Lois Powell
Psychotherapist, MNCPS Acc.
Tring HP23
You may be experiencing relationship issues, anxiety, stress, depression or just being stuck.
In life’s journey we experience many ups and downs with issues we find difficult to cope with. To have someone there who’s warm, supportive and non judgemental can help to make that journey a little easier. To be heard and understood can aid in the process of understanding our inner feelings and emotions and help us to find successful ways of managing the difficulties that life throws at us. I can offer a safe and confidential place for you to share, explore and work through those difficulties which may be causing you distress.
You may be experiencing relationship issues, anxiety, stress, depression or just being stuck.
In life’s journey we experience many ups and downs with issues we find difficult to cope with. To have someone there who’s warm, supportive and non judgemental can help to make that journey a little easier. To be heard and understood can aid in the process of understanding our inner feelings and emotions and help us to find successful ways of managing the difficulties that life throws at us. I can offer a safe and confidential place for you to share, explore and work through those difficulties which may be causing you distress.
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Kathryn Coulston
Counsellor, MBACP
Tring HP23
I have experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, panic and confusion and when stressful life events impact our ability to cope.
I work with individuals aged 16+ and offer weekly sessions in person either short-term or open-ended. As an Integrative therapist, I draw upon various methods best suited to you. When words are difficult, we can work creatively together e.g. building your timeline can help identify your unique qualities and reveal connections between past and current events
I have experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, panic and confusion and when stressful life events impact our ability to cope.
I work with individuals aged 16+ and offer weekly sessions in person either short-term or open-ended. As an Integrative therapist, I draw upon various methods best suited to you. When words are difficult, we can work creatively together e.g. building your timeline can help identify your unique qualities and reveal connections between past and current events
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Sharon Deacon
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Tring HP23
Hello, are you feeling anxious, overwhelmed, unhappy or stressed with the rhythm and challenges that life throws at you ,or your relationship isn't what it once was? Relationships go through ups and downs; communication can break down, leaving you wondering what’s happening and how did we get here? If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to face it alone. I’m here to support and help you to explore your world and gain a deeper understanding of yourself and your relationships. Together, we can uncover your inner strength and resilience, helping you move towards the life you deserve.
Hello, are you feeling anxious, overwhelmed, unhappy or stressed with the rhythm and challenges that life throws at you ,or your relationship isn't what it once was? Relationships go through ups and downs; communication can break down, leaving you wondering what’s happening and how did we get here? If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to face it alone. I’m here to support and help you to explore your world and gain a deeper understanding of yourself and your relationships. Together, we can uncover your inner strength and resilience, helping you move towards the life you deserve.
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Depression Counsellors
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognise and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.

What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.

What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioural activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.

Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.

How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.