Counselling in Wells

I am an experienced dual-trained Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Management Consultant, spending 28 years working in the NHS and private settings, working organisationally with executive and senior teams, and clinically with children, young people, adults and colleagues in the NHS. I have worked with people with trauma, acquired brain injury, autism spectrum disorder, and mental health difficulties (such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, phobias). I have also worked in independent practice for the past 15 years offering psychological assessment, psychological therapy and medico legal assessments for Court.

Hi there, I’m Sam and I am a BACP registered person-centred Counsellor and qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. I work with children/adolescents/adults to 25. I understand the importance of a safe space to explore and understand feelings, and to consider and become aware of unhelpful patterns of behaviour. Together we can discover how to make positive changes and manage difficult feelings and emotions. I have a number of years experience working in a NHS commissioned service around common mental health difficulties. I want to help you reach your goals - we will explore the past and present to help you to heal and thrive.

Are you exhausted by the effort it takes to manage your feelings? Do you want to feel safe? Do you wonder who you are or why you feel bad? Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, low self esteem, panic disorders or relationship problems, there is good news. Research has shown that a good relationship with a counsellor/therapist can really help. My approach is to help you understand both 'your hidden self' (the unconscious) and find everyday tools and tasks that can help you change your life. I hope I can show you that all the wisdom and creativity you need to enjoy your life is within reach.

I work with a wide range of anxiety and mood difficulties helping to bring about understanding and positive change. This includes depression, low esteem, panic, phobias (spiders, animals, storms, heights, emetophobia etc), social anxiety, OCD, BDD, eating disorders, health anxiety, GAD (worry), PTSD/trauma, driving anxiety, insomnia and anger/temper. I offer appointments 9am-6pm Monday to Friday.

Everyone has battles and hurdles to overcome at some point. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, or managing anger in your life, then a counsellor focussed on solutions, not problems, might be the best fit for you. I know people are hesitant about seeking help for emotional issues, so I try to ease the process by looking forward, asking you where, and how you want to be, in six weeks time. We only look back when we find a block to you moving on. If you want a counsellor who believes in the power of conversation, humour and looking forward, free to give me a call. You can change.

We all desire meaningfulness in our lives and we usually seek out the healing of therapy at times when life may feel challenging, difficult, directionless or overwhelming in some way. Life contains setbacks and suffering which can feel painful and we may develop strategies to avoid and bypass such feelings. The process of therapy is to gently explore in the present the way we feel about ourselves and our lives and to bring embodied awareness to what obscures the inherent wholeness at our core.

Nicola’s approach is practical and solutions-focused, and she works to enable people to feel better and move on with their lives as quickly as possible. Before becoming a psychotherapist, Nicola worked extensively for the United Nations on the refugee crisis in the Middle East. She is well practiced at supporting people in challenging situations and she is committed to increasing resilience and confidence in clients, whatever their circumstances.

Would you like to feel less fearful and held back by your thoughts, to feel more at ease and calmer in your interactions and in your body, and experience more confidence? Do you want to better understand how past experiences may be impacting you in the present, how this shows up in your thoughts and feelings and how improving your self perception, with skilled and focused support, can result in significant change? You are unique so I aim to work with your experiences in a way that is suited to you. I work with a range of issues and have a particular passion for working with self-esteem, suicidal thinking, and communication issues.

Hi, I'm Elaine. I'm a child & adolescent therapist & counsellor who supports children, teens & their families to manage big feelings, stressful situations and other life challenges. I work with children & young people aged 8-18 (as well as some adults) and support them with a huge range of issues from anxiety and worries about school, fostering and adoption, to trauma, bereavement, sexual abuse and domestic violence, covering pretty much everything you can think of in-between. I'm an accredited therapist who offers play & creative arts therapy, TraumaPlay and talking therapy. I have a therapy dog who loves to be involved.

Hi, welcome, you may be here because you're struggling at the moment, and maybe you experienced some hardships in the past, but would like to change how things are for you, and build a better life now.

My name Emmelaine and I am an approachable and friendly therapist. Whatever it is you are going through, you do not have to face it alone. I offer a supportive and safe space to talk. My aim is to support you in a way that honours who you are and what you need. I choose to work flexibly and without judgment, so that you can feel free to express yourself in whatever way feels most comfortable.

Are you feeling anxious, depressed, stressed, insecure, or overwhelmed by your emotions? Or are you looking for someone who will listen and be non judgemental and to whom you can talk in confidence about issues that are bothering you that would be difficult to share with friends or family members? Your feelings may be related to a bereavement or loss, the effects of abuse, relationship issues, or a major life change or may be related to something unresolved from the past. You may also be seeking support in setting goals and moving on in a positive way. These (and others) are areas in which I am well experienced.

Having a fulfilling and lasting relationship is something we all aspire to, but it isn't always easy. Relationships can go wrong for all sorts of reasons and it's difficult to know where to go for help. In my work as a sex and relationship therapist, I work with both couples and individuals to not only get your relationship back on track and improve communication, but also to help it develop so that it achieves its full potential. Often, problems in a relationship can be an opportunity to develop it so get in touch with me if you need some help either to heal a crisis or to make your relationship the best it can be.

I hold the optimistic, yet realistic belief that no matter what situation you're in or how challenging your past has been, you have the potential within you to discover constructive and effective ways to meet life’s challenges. As an experienced humanistic and integrative psychotherapist I draw on a diverse spectrum of therapeutic approaches enabling me to work with you in a flexible and considered way within the supportive boundaries of the therapeutic relationship. Over the years I've worked with people with a wide range of problems.

I offer counselling and psychotherapy to adults and young people over 21 years of age, providing a warm, safe, confidential space where you can explore whatever may be troubling you at this time. I also offer supervision to those who work in the counselling and psychotherapy professions. Counselling and Psychotherapy - sometimes also known as Talking Therapies - can be helpful at many times in our lives, whether we are dealing with major life changes, feeling mentally or emotionally unwell, struggling with aspects of our personality, feeling deeply unhappy or just feeling dissatisfied with life and ourselves.

You may have identified issues in your life that are holding you back like trauma, low self-esteem, anger, anxiety, depression or relationship problems. You may have unexplained physical symptoms or suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome IBS or menstrual or fertility issues. Perhaps you have some understanding of your problem but still can't change. We sense life and relationships first through our bodily senses. If you want to tune into the wisdom of your body and find new ways of being I will help you

I have worked for 29 years as a clinical psychologist in community Child and Adolescent Mental Health services (CAMHS), the last 20 years in Somerset CAMHS offering evidence-based psychological therapy. I have gained additional therapeutic skills and training by becoming an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist 10 years ago. I have a wealth of experience assessing and working therapeutically with children and young people and their families presenting with a range of clinical presentations, e.g., emotional difficulties, anxiety and low mood. I am part of a team qualified to do autism assessments and I offer these for under 18s.

I have worked in the field of mental health for over 25 years, and this has afforded me the opportunity to experience and work collaboratively with clients from a range of difficulties and backgrounds, using evidence based treatments and see how effective and transformative they can be. I have extensive experience in working with anxiety and Mood disorders, such as Generalized Anxiety (Excessive worry); Social Anxiety; Panic Attacks; Phobia's (animals, weather, emetophobia etc); OCD; Eating Disorders (Bulimia, Binge Eating disorder, Restrictive Eating); PTSD; Depression and Low self esteem.

The aim of counselling is to help empower you, help you to develop your own insights and gain deeper understanding about yourself. Through the process of counselling and the exploration of ourselves we are more able to use our inner resources and strength thus enabling us to cope more effectively with life.