Suicidal Ideation Counselling in Waltham Abbey
Hi, I’m Ben, a psychodynamic counsellor.
I offer a space to explore what’s going on beneath the surface—patterns, emotions, and past experiences that may be influencing how you feel and relate today. This is a space for curiosity, not quick fixes. A space to get to know yourself more deeply—not just to ease discomfort, but to understand where it comes from.
My approach is best suited for people who are open to longer-term, reflective work. Those who are motivated not just by relief, but by a desire to understand the why beneath their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
Hi, I’m Ben, a psychodynamic counsellor.
I offer a space to explore what’s going on beneath the surface—patterns, emotions, and past experiences that may be influencing how you feel and relate today. This is a space for curiosity, not quick fixes. A space to get to know yourself more deeply—not just to ease discomfort, but to understand where it comes from.
My approach is best suited for people who are open to longer-term, reflective work. Those who are motivated not just by relief, but by a desire to understand the why beneath their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
Louisa appreciates it may feel a little daunting to be here. As a qualified and experienced counsellor she is able to support with a range of issues including bereavement, depression anxiety, relationship difficulties and Autism. While exploring with you difficulties or changes life may present. Her approach is to come alongside you in a non-judgmental and empathic manner to work through these challenges together. In working in a flexible and integrative way we move towards your goals. Sessions are of a 50 minute duration.
Louisa appreciates it may feel a little daunting to be here. As a qualified and experienced counsellor she is able to support with a range of issues including bereavement, depression anxiety, relationship difficulties and Autism. While exploring with you difficulties or changes life may present. Her approach is to come alongside you in a non-judgmental and empathic manner to work through these challenges together. In working in a flexible and integrative way we move towards your goals. Sessions are of a 50 minute duration.
I work with both individuals and couples from a lovely, discreet counselling room on the edge of Epping, within easy distance from Harlow, Loughton, Ongar, Chigwell and Waltham Abbey. I work with couples who have usually either hit a crisis point in their relationship or experienced a gradual deterioration over time and require help to get back on track. I support individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, loneliness, trauma, sexual abuse, co-dependency, loss and bereavement. My couples training has been with Relate, working with many issues including infidelity, loss of desire, conflict, anger etc.
I work with both individuals and couples from a lovely, discreet counselling room on the edge of Epping, within easy distance from Harlow, Loughton, Ongar, Chigwell and Waltham Abbey. I work with couples who have usually either hit a crisis point in their relationship or experienced a gradual deterioration over time and require help to get back on track. I support individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, loneliness, trauma, sexual abuse, co-dependency, loss and bereavement. My couples training has been with Relate, working with many issues including infidelity, loss of desire, conflict, anger etc.
Counselling and Psychotherapy is both my career and my passion. You will be assured I have 20 years experience of working with adults, young people, and children. It is a privilege to work with people taking what can be the bravest of decisions to come to therapy. I am there to support you in finding clarity and understanding, so that you may find ways to lead life more on your terms. I offer you a safe, experienced and professional space, where we can explore, understand and work with whatever is troubling you in confidence.
Counselling and Psychotherapy is both my career and my passion. You will be assured I have 20 years experience of working with adults, young people, and children. It is a privilege to work with people taking what can be the bravest of decisions to come to therapy. I am there to support you in finding clarity and understanding, so that you may find ways to lead life more on your terms. I offer you a safe, experienced and professional space, where we can explore, understand and work with whatever is troubling you in confidence.
Are you finding it hard to cope with addiction or experiencing suicidal thoughts?
I offer psychodynamic therapy, an open-ended talk-based approach that explores how unconscious thoughts and past experiences shape your current behaviours and emotions. By reflecting on the past, we can better understand its impact on your present and discover new ways for you to move forward.
Are you finding it hard to cope with addiction or experiencing suicidal thoughts?
I offer psychodynamic therapy, an open-ended talk-based approach that explores how unconscious thoughts and past experiences shape your current behaviours and emotions. By reflecting on the past, we can better understand its impact on your present and discover new ways for you to move forward.
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My work includes one to one and couples therapy.
Face to face is preferred but can offer phone and online therapy. By working together, we can look to identify and explore negative thoughts & feelings that may prompt behaviours that impact your everyday.
Additionally, we can work to seek clarity, and sometimes even acceptance around specific situations. Dealing with issues that seem a little overwhelming, while giving you back that sense of control you may have felt you’ve lost.
My work includes one to one and couples therapy.
Face to face is preferred but can offer phone and online therapy. By working together, we can look to identify and explore negative thoughts & feelings that may prompt behaviours that impact your everyday.
Additionally, we can work to seek clarity, and sometimes even acceptance around specific situations. Dealing with issues that seem a little overwhelming, while giving you back that sense of control you may have felt you’ve lost.
Are you looking to show up authentically in your life, understand yourself on a deeper level, or move from shame to acceptance? Even if you're unsure, that's okay. Starting therapy is a big step and can bring up feelings of anxiety and curiosity. Let's have a free 20-minute call to see if we're the right fit. I'm here to support you through the uncertainty. I aim to help you understand how you engage with yourself, others, and the world. When life feels overwhelming, it can be hard to confront big questions and emotions. Therapy can give you the space you need.
Are you looking to show up authentically in your life, understand yourself on a deeper level, or move from shame to acceptance? Even if you're unsure, that's okay. Starting therapy is a big step and can bring up feelings of anxiety and curiosity. Let's have a free 20-minute call to see if we're the right fit. I'm here to support you through the uncertainty. I aim to help you understand how you engage with yourself, others, and the world. When life feels overwhelming, it can be hard to confront big questions and emotions. Therapy can give you the space you need.
I have worked with adult survivors of sexual abuse and people struggling with ideas of suicide as well as supporting clients to overcome low self esteem, anxiety, and manage the pressures life brings to us all.
The first step towards asking for help can be the hardest. Get in touch and we can take it together. My name is Claudine Astles and I work with clients in the Victoria area of central London, SW1, and also online. I am committed to offering a safe, non-judgemental space in which we can use counselling and therapy to explore your concerns, fears, and anxieties, and work together to help you reconnect with joy. I work with individuals on an open-ended basis or for an agreed time period, with the aim of enabling you to enhance your life and to live it more fully.
I have worked with adult survivors of sexual abuse and people struggling with ideas of suicide as well as supporting clients to overcome low self esteem, anxiety, and manage the pressures life brings to us all.
The first step towards asking for help can be the hardest. Get in touch and we can take it together. My name is Claudine Astles and I work with clients in the Victoria area of central London, SW1, and also online. I am committed to offering a safe, non-judgemental space in which we can use counselling and therapy to explore your concerns, fears, and anxieties, and work together to help you reconnect with joy. I work with individuals on an open-ended basis or for an agreed time period, with the aim of enabling you to enhance your life and to live it more fully.
I work with adults, children and young people who want to be able to explore their feelings and their thoughts in a safe place. Have you been struggling with feelings that are overwhelming? Maybe you know what is bothering you and you would like to explore the past and how it is affecting your present situation? Sometimes we just don’t know why we are experiencing anxiety/ depression or why each day is such a struggle. Maybe you are experiencing difficulties in your relationships? I am here to offer you a guiding hand to enable you to explore in a space that is full of love and understanding and not judgemental.
I work with adults, children and young people who want to be able to explore their feelings and their thoughts in a safe place. Have you been struggling with feelings that are overwhelming? Maybe you know what is bothering you and you would like to explore the past and how it is affecting your present situation? Sometimes we just don’t know why we are experiencing anxiety/ depression or why each day is such a struggle. Maybe you are experiencing difficulties in your relationships? I am here to offer you a guiding hand to enable you to explore in a space that is full of love and understanding and not judgemental.
My work includes suicide prevention, self-harm, bereavement, relationship struggles, and divorce.
Hello, I’m Cathryn, a qualified Integrative Counsellor registered with the BACP. I specialize in supporting individuals with BPD/EUPD, Autism, ADHD, trauma, and self-harm. I understand the emotional toll these challenges take and provide a safe, non-judgmental space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Together, we’ll develop coping strategies, emotional regulation skills, and self-empowerment. I offer a free 15-minute introductory call to see if we’re the right fit. I’m here to support your journey toward healing.
My work includes suicide prevention, self-harm, bereavement, relationship struggles, and divorce.
Hello, I’m Cathryn, a qualified Integrative Counsellor registered with the BACP. I specialize in supporting individuals with BPD/EUPD, Autism, ADHD, trauma, and self-harm. I understand the emotional toll these challenges take and provide a safe, non-judgmental space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Together, we’ll develop coping strategies, emotional regulation skills, and self-empowerment. I offer a free 15-minute introductory call to see if we’re the right fit. I’m here to support your journey toward healing.
My specialist areas include depression, anxiety, suicidal feelings, low self-esteem, bereavement, anger, family relationships and cultural identity.
Sometimes the way we feel and respond to events in our lives doesn't fit with how we see ourselves and how we ought to behave. What can seem like a never-ending battle to be better, do more, think more positively and ultimately be happier can leave us more isolated and exhausted. My space is dedicated to helping you give voice to what is happening in your life safely and confidentially. As self-exploration can bring up unexpected feelings, I'm here to support you in that process.
My specialist areas include depression, anxiety, suicidal feelings, low self-esteem, bereavement, anger, family relationships and cultural identity.
Sometimes the way we feel and respond to events in our lives doesn't fit with how we see ourselves and how we ought to behave. What can seem like a never-ending battle to be better, do more, think more positively and ultimately be happier can leave us more isolated and exhausted. My space is dedicated to helping you give voice to what is happening in your life safely and confidentially. As self-exploration can bring up unexpected feelings, I'm here to support you in that process.
Many people come to therapy feeling stuck, anxious, low in mood, struggling with low self esteem, or life changes they can't quite make sense of. Some notice old patterns resurfacing, while others want support navigating transitions. In therapy, I offer a calm, attentive space to pause, reflect, and begin to understand your story in a meaningful way. My clients seek understanding, clarity, and practical guidance to move forward with confidence.
Many people come to therapy feeling stuck, anxious, low in mood, struggling with low self esteem, or life changes they can't quite make sense of. Some notice old patterns resurfacing, while others want support navigating transitions. In therapy, I offer a calm, attentive space to pause, reflect, and begin to understand your story in a meaningful way. My clients seek understanding, clarity, and practical guidance to move forward with confidence.
As a former manager of a respite sanctuary for the suicidal, Samaritan and peer support worker, I have years of experience supporting people in their trauma and pain.
I am here to support you if you are:
- Yearning for a feeling of belonging and connection.
- Experiencing anxiety, depression and/or suicidal thoughts.
- Struggling in your relationships with friends and family - whilst also wanting to explore your most important relationship, that with yourself.
- Struggling with feelings of shame and guilt.
As a former manager of a respite sanctuary for the suicidal, Samaritan and peer support worker, I have years of experience supporting people in their trauma and pain.
I am here to support you if you are:
- Yearning for a feeling of belonging and connection.
- Experiencing anxiety, depression and/or suicidal thoughts.
- Struggling in your relationships with friends and family - whilst also wanting to explore your most important relationship, that with yourself.
- Struggling with feelings of shame and guilt.
I am a qualified UK and International counsellor providing psychotherapeutic support and guidance to anyone struggling with mental health or personal problems that may be impacting on their lives negatively and are serious about wanting to live more authentically by making the necessary changes within in order to do so.
I am a qualified UK and International counsellor providing psychotherapeutic support and guidance to anyone struggling with mental health or personal problems that may be impacting on their lives negatively and are serious about wanting to live more authentically by making the necessary changes within in order to do so.
These adverse events can shatter everything you believe in, leaving you feeling lost, suicidal, not knowing who you are anymore.
I am a qualified Psychologist, Trauma-Focused Psychotherapist and a Person-Centred Counsellor, specialised in complex trauma and associated PTSD. I offe a safe confidential space to explore any posttraumatic responses, suicidal thoughts, relationship issues and grief. I engage to meet your experiences with full acceptance, care and empathic understanding.
These adverse events can shatter everything you believe in, leaving you feeling lost, suicidal, not knowing who you are anymore.
I am a qualified Psychologist, Trauma-Focused Psychotherapist and a Person-Centred Counsellor, specialised in complex trauma and associated PTSD. I offe a safe confidential space to explore any posttraumatic responses, suicidal thoughts, relationship issues and grief. I engage to meet your experiences with full acceptance, care and empathic understanding.
Do you ever feel anxious, numb, or like you’re carrying a weight you can’t quite name? Many of the people I work with describe feeling stuck, distant from themselves, or quietly believing they’re not good enough, a feeling that echoes through their relationships, work, and inner world. Sometimes they’re navigating grief, loss, or a painful ending, or carrying early experiences of neglect or disconnection that have left them feeling emotionally overwhelmed.
Do you ever feel anxious, numb, or like you’re carrying a weight you can’t quite name? Many of the people I work with describe feeling stuck, distant from themselves, or quietly believing they’re not good enough, a feeling that echoes through their relationships, work, and inner world. Sometimes they’re navigating grief, loss, or a painful ending, or carrying early experiences of neglect or disconnection that have left them feeling emotionally overwhelmed.
I am passionately committed to providing a safe therapeutic space for people to heal and transform. The lives we live are often plagued by a constant need to live up to an expectation that can never be fulfilled, leaving us feeling fractured, empty, lonely and exhausted. Therapy provides a space away from this, to greater understand the toxic patterns that are ruling our lives, and reconnect back to our true selves, to a life that is of our choosing. It provides a space to reconnect to senses that have been suppressed and wishes that have been silenced. Therapy is a creative, collaborative, empathic and transformative process
I am passionately committed to providing a safe therapeutic space for people to heal and transform. The lives we live are often plagued by a constant need to live up to an expectation that can never be fulfilled, leaving us feeling fractured, empty, lonely and exhausted. Therapy provides a space away from this, to greater understand the toxic patterns that are ruling our lives, and reconnect back to our true selves, to a life that is of our choosing. It provides a space to reconnect to senses that have been suppressed and wishes that have been silenced. Therapy is a creative, collaborative, empathic and transformative process
I can support people with anxiety, depressing, beareavement, end of life, having suicidal thoughts, selfharming, addiction,parenting,anti-social behaviours, developmental issues.
I am an Integrative Systemic Counsellor Therapist with 6 years of experience supporting and addressing mental health and well being matters at hospitals, schools and communities through counselling, Therapy s and Coervices. I work with children, Young people, adults and families in various capacities providing and supporting their psychosocial and mental health needs. I provide individial and Group Coaching and therapy services to the Armed forces personals and their immediate families, migrants, and communities addressing their mental health and well being needs through coaching activites, counselling and therapy services.
I can support people with anxiety, depressing, beareavement, end of life, having suicidal thoughts, selfharming, addiction,parenting,anti-social behaviours, developmental issues.
I am an Integrative Systemic Counsellor Therapist with 6 years of experience supporting and addressing mental health and well being matters at hospitals, schools and communities through counselling, Therapy s and Coervices. I work with children, Young people, adults and families in various capacities providing and supporting their psychosocial and mental health needs. I provide individial and Group Coaching and therapy services to the Armed forces personals and their immediate families, migrants, and communities addressing their mental health and well being needs through coaching activites, counselling and therapy services.
There are many reasons for seeking support, whether you are experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, loss, low self-esteem, fears, feeling overwhelmed or questioning the direction of your life – therapy offers a non-judgemental, safe space to work through the challenges of life. Therapy is not about advice or assumptions. It is about having a confidential space to explore why your life feels like it does and offers hope for change.
There are many reasons for seeking support, whether you are experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, loss, low self-esteem, fears, feeling overwhelmed or questioning the direction of your life – therapy offers a non-judgemental, safe space to work through the challenges of life. Therapy is not about advice or assumptions. It is about having a confidential space to explore why your life feels like it does and offers hope for change.
I have witnessed the high mental health conditions, suicidal ideation, including self-harm, and loss faced by LGBT+ individuals that I have counselled, along with the hurdles my son has encountered during his transition.
Accepting, safe and non-judgemental counselling service from an LGBT+ ally - I work towards my clients sensing acceptance, warmth, and safety when joining me in sessions. I possess an equal and inclusive belief, which conveys into my professional practice.
I have witnessed the high mental health conditions, suicidal ideation, including self-harm, and loss faced by LGBT+ individuals that I have counselled, along with the hurdles my son has encountered during his transition.
Accepting, safe and non-judgemental counselling service from an LGBT+ ally - I work towards my clients sensing acceptance, warmth, and safety when joining me in sessions. I possess an equal and inclusive belief, which conveys into my professional practice.
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Suicidal Ideation Counsellors
How does therapy for suicidal ideation work?
Stress, depression, anxiety, or upsetting circumstances can give rise to suicidal thinking. Therapy can address the events at the core of an individual’s suffering. Understanding why a person may be suicidal can help the therapist and the patient discover alternative methods of coping. A person with suicidal ideation may be mired in catastrophic thinking, and treatment like cognitive behavioural therapy is a good choice for breaking such patterns. In addition, treatment such as acceptance and commitment therapy can help a person manage their distress through better emotion regulation.
Which therapies are best for suicidal ideation?
Specific approaches used by professionals include cognitive behavioural, dialectical behaviour, psychodynamic, acceptance and commitment therapies, among others. Cognitive behavioural and dialectical behaviour therapies are two widely used therapies that can help individuals with painful thoughts and past traumas. These therapies help an individual tolerate distress, regulate emotions, and not act on dangerous urges.
Are there specific medications to be combined with therapy?
The use of medication for suicidal thoughts must be aligned with the underlying cause; conditions such as depression, anxiety, and psychosis may be at the root of suicidal ideation. A psychiatrist may prescribe medications for symptoms, which may include antipsychotics such as aripiprazole or antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
How often and how long are therapy sessions for suicidal ideation?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual. Patients may see improvement within 15 to 20 sessions, at an average of 50 minutes per session, while others may opt for 20 to 30 sessions over, perhaps, a six-month period. Still other patients, especially those with co-occurring conditions like major depression and anxiety, may need to continue sessions for up to 12 to 18 months. In some cases, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm.