Women's Issues Counselling in Whitefield
I am a warm and passionate Clinical Psychologist with experience of practicing and training in a range of evidence based approaches, including: Psycho-dynamic therapy (exploring past and present interpersonal relationship patterns and impact on current difficulties), CBT, Compassionate Focused Therapy, Mentalisation Based Therapy and EMDR. As an integrative practitioner, I am able offer a flexible and responsive approach to your individual needs. I believe in the importance of providing a therapeutic space, that enables clients to explore their inner world safely and confidentially, acknowledging that it can be hard to seek help.
I am a warm and passionate Clinical Psychologist with experience of practicing and training in a range of evidence based approaches, including: Psycho-dynamic therapy (exploring past and present interpersonal relationship patterns and impact on current difficulties), CBT, Compassionate Focused Therapy, Mentalisation Based Therapy and EMDR. As an integrative practitioner, I am able offer a flexible and responsive approach to your individual needs. I believe in the importance of providing a therapeutic space, that enables clients to explore their inner world safely and confidentially, acknowledging that it can be hard to seek help.
I am a counsellor and registered general nurse specialising in occupational health, and my priorities have been about the physical and psychological care of my patients and clients. I use the biopsychosocial model to support clients' biological, psychological and social experiences and issues. I listen to why the client feels they need therapy, and we discuss the most appropriate way forward which may include, for example, CBT or solution-focussed therapy. I am welcoming and trustworthy and my approach to clients is irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, race or religious beliefs.
I am a counsellor and registered general nurse specialising in occupational health, and my priorities have been about the physical and psychological care of my patients and clients. I use the biopsychosocial model to support clients' biological, psychological and social experiences and issues. I listen to why the client feels they need therapy, and we discuss the most appropriate way forward which may include, for example, CBT or solution-focussed therapy. I am welcoming and trustworthy and my approach to clients is irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, race or religious beliefs.
Are you a woman who feels held back, tired of hitting the same internal walls no matter how hard you try? You want something different, but you’re exhausted, overthinking everything, and waiting to feel ready.
Feeling stuck doesn’t mean you’re not capable. It means you’re running patterns you can’t yet see.
My AuDHD brain gives me fast pattern recognition - I spot the loops and blind‑spots, and the subtle ways you keep yourself small, often before you’ve finished describing them. We don’t go round in circles just for more insight, we go straight to the root so you can stop hiding, start trusting yourself, and move forward.
Are you a woman who feels held back, tired of hitting the same internal walls no matter how hard you try? You want something different, but you’re exhausted, overthinking everything, and waiting to feel ready.
Feeling stuck doesn’t mean you’re not capable. It means you’re running patterns you can’t yet see.
My AuDHD brain gives me fast pattern recognition - I spot the loops and blind‑spots, and the subtle ways you keep yourself small, often before you’ve finished describing them. We don’t go round in circles just for more insight, we go straight to the root so you can stop hiding, start trusting yourself, and move forward.
Starting therapy can be a difficult decision- you may feel desperate and alone but reaching out for help is the most important step on the road to recovery. I am a qualified integrative therapist who advocates for celebrating our uniqueness. The base of my sessions is always Person-Centred; to listen, offering compassion and warmth. I also offer stress, anxiety and mindfulness techniques and other therapeutic approaches were appropriate. I have worked extensively with clients suffering from a wide range of issues including trauma, anxiety, and bereavement, and have much experience of working with the LGBTQ+ community
Starting therapy can be a difficult decision- you may feel desperate and alone but reaching out for help is the most important step on the road to recovery. I am a qualified integrative therapist who advocates for celebrating our uniqueness. The base of my sessions is always Person-Centred; to listen, offering compassion and warmth. I also offer stress, anxiety and mindfulness techniques and other therapeutic approaches were appropriate. I have worked extensively with clients suffering from a wide range of issues including trauma, anxiety, and bereavement, and have much experience of working with the LGBTQ+ community
I am a qualified Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist with over 15 years experience.
I specialise in working with Addiction, Trauma, Depression and Anxiety.
I am a fellow of the National Society of Talking Therapies and registered with the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP). I trained at the highest accredited training provider for Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy in the country. I offer a friendly and confidential service. I believe strongly that we all have a capacity to achieve our goals and are able to overcome issues and obstacles that have arisen recently or been with us since childhood.
I am a qualified Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist with over 15 years experience.
I specialise in working with Addiction, Trauma, Depression and Anxiety.
I am a fellow of the National Society of Talking Therapies and registered with the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP). I trained at the highest accredited training provider for Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy in the country. I offer a friendly and confidential service. I believe strongly that we all have a capacity to achieve our goals and are able to overcome issues and obstacles that have arisen recently or been with us since childhood.
I offer compassionate, evidence-based therapy tailored to your needs. With 20 years NHS experience and training in EMDR (including intensive EMDR), CBT, and compassion focused therapy, I help adults recover from trauma, anxiety, stress and burnout.
Set number of sessions or longer term therapy available.
I also have a special interest in supporting parents - whether adjusting to parenthood, recovering from birth trauma, or caring for children with additional needs.
I offer compassionate, evidence-based therapy tailored to your needs. With 20 years NHS experience and training in EMDR (including intensive EMDR), CBT, and compassion focused therapy, I help adults recover from trauma, anxiety, stress and burnout.
Set number of sessions or longer term therapy available.
I also have a special interest in supporting parents - whether adjusting to parenthood, recovering from birth trauma, or caring for children with additional needs.
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Sex and Relationship therapy is talking therapy specialized in addressing concerns around intimacy, sexuality and relationships.
Sexual and relational wellbeing is for many a key factor for good mental health and relationship satisfaction. Yet it can feel very complex to navigate and often isolating.
It’s very common to stumble upon challenges within the course of your relationship and sometimes a bit of professional help is what your relationship needs to thrive.
Whether you are seeking support as an individual or as a couple, I tailor my therapeutic approach to your unique needs.
Sex and Relationship therapy is talking therapy specialized in addressing concerns around intimacy, sexuality and relationships.
Sexual and relational wellbeing is for many a key factor for good mental health and relationship satisfaction. Yet it can feel very complex to navigate and often isolating.
It’s very common to stumble upon challenges within the course of your relationship and sometimes a bit of professional help is what your relationship needs to thrive.
Whether you are seeking support as an individual or as a couple, I tailor my therapeutic approach to your unique needs.
You may look like you are coping on the outside, but inside, feel exhausted, anxious, overwhelmed, or unlike yourself. Many women I support are navigating menopause, perinatal mental health difficulties, pregnancy and infant loss, grief, or emotional burnout whilst continuing to care for everyone around them. Sleepless nights, “what if” worries, guilt, and self-criticism can feel relentless. Often, clients come to counselling wanting a calm space to breathe, feel understood, and reconnect with themselves again.
You may look like you are coping on the outside, but inside, feel exhausted, anxious, overwhelmed, or unlike yourself. Many women I support are navigating menopause, perinatal mental health difficulties, pregnancy and infant loss, grief, or emotional burnout whilst continuing to care for everyone around them. Sleepless nights, “what if” worries, guilt, and self-criticism can feel relentless. Often, clients come to counselling wanting a calm space to breathe, feel understood, and reconnect with themselves again.
Are you tired, overwhelmed, stressed, overwhelmed and feeling stuck. Have you been thinking about counselling lately?
I'm Sarah, a warm, down-to-earth counsellor providing a safe and non-judgemental space where you can speak openly, have your own voice and be listened too.
My approach is person-centred, focusing fully on you. You are the expert, I trust your ability to find your own conclusions with the help of my support.
If you'd like to take the first step, you are welcome to message or call me. It may feel hard and you may not have all the answers thats ok.
We can work at pace right for you, focusing on what you need.
Are you tired, overwhelmed, stressed, overwhelmed and feeling stuck. Have you been thinking about counselling lately?
I'm Sarah, a warm, down-to-earth counsellor providing a safe and non-judgemental space where you can speak openly, have your own voice and be listened too.
My approach is person-centred, focusing fully on you. You are the expert, I trust your ability to find your own conclusions with the help of my support.
If you'd like to take the first step, you are welcome to message or call me. It may feel hard and you may not have all the answers thats ok.
We can work at pace right for you, focusing on what you need.
Hello, I’m Anita.
I’m a warm, experienced counsellor based in central Ilkley, offering in-person and online therapy for adults (18+). I support individuals and couples with anxiety, low mood, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, and life transitions.
I’m a trained couples therapist and a Gottman Relationship Approved Member. I also have a particular interest in women’s health and life stages, especially times of change and loss. I offer clinical supervision and am an accredited BACP member.
Hello, I’m Anita.
I’m a warm, experienced counsellor based in central Ilkley, offering in-person and online therapy for adults (18+). I support individuals and couples with anxiety, low mood, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, and life transitions.
I’m a trained couples therapist and a Gottman Relationship Approved Member. I also have a particular interest in women’s health and life stages, especially times of change and loss. I offer clinical supervision and am an accredited BACP member.
Are you a woman looking for something different but feeling stuck in fear and uncertainty. Perhaps you're tired of putting yourself last, navigating guilt, or struggling to imagine a future where you come first. Change can feel both empowering and daunting—but it begins with you. The power to create change is already within you. Change requires stepping outside your comfort zone, & navigating the fears of failure and unfamiliarity that often hold us back. Together, we’ll uncover the hidden beliefs and patterns that shape your decisions and behaviours and reshape them to align with your values, aspirations, and potential.
Are you a woman looking for something different but feeling stuck in fear and uncertainty. Perhaps you're tired of putting yourself last, navigating guilt, or struggling to imagine a future where you come first. Change can feel both empowering and daunting—but it begins with you. The power to create change is already within you. Change requires stepping outside your comfort zone, & navigating the fears of failure and unfamiliarity that often hold us back. Together, we’ll uncover the hidden beliefs and patterns that shape your decisions and behaviours and reshape them to align with your values, aspirations, and potential.
Hi, my name is Gemma and I have been a therapist for over 15 years. I have experience clients with a variety of mental health concerns. There are no issues that are too big or too small for therapy. I can work with you for a short period of time, or for more long term therapy, depending on your needs. I am empathic, supportive, responsive and dynamic. I have a strong history of helping both children and adults overcome their difficulties and achieve their life goals, whatever they may be. I have a specialist interest in womens health, anxiety, menopause, ASD, ADHD and managing chronic illness.
Hi, my name is Gemma and I have been a therapist for over 15 years. I have experience clients with a variety of mental health concerns. There are no issues that are too big or too small for therapy. I can work with you for a short period of time, or for more long term therapy, depending on your needs. I am empathic, supportive, responsive and dynamic. I have a strong history of helping both children and adults overcome their difficulties and achieve their life goals, whatever they may be. I have a specialist interest in womens health, anxiety, menopause, ASD, ADHD and managing chronic illness.
My work focuses on trauma, anxiety, stress, and the lasting effects of adversity across the lifespan. I am especially interested in how earlier experiences, attachment patterns, and current demands shape emotional wellbeing, relationships, and coping in the present. I offer psychologically informed, evidence-based support aimed not only at symptom relief, but at deeper understanding, resilience, and meaningful change.
My work focuses on trauma, anxiety, stress, and the lasting effects of adversity across the lifespan. I am especially interested in how earlier experiences, attachment patterns, and current demands shape emotional wellbeing, relationships, and coping in the present. I offer psychologically informed, evidence-based support aimed not only at symptom relief, but at deeper understanding, resilience, and meaningful change.
I am a creative psychotherapist who can support you through difficulties that maybe affecting day to day life. I offer space to children and adults to reconnect and find safety through creativity. I embed multiple approaches that feel best suited to you and your needs. Creative psychotherapy offers a safe process and distance to explore your experiences, beliefs and feelings through creative art materials or if you prefer we can think creatively and talk to process your goals.
I am a creative psychotherapist who can support you through difficulties that maybe affecting day to day life. I offer space to children and adults to reconnect and find safety through creativity. I embed multiple approaches that feel best suited to you and your needs. Creative psychotherapy offers a safe process and distance to explore your experiences, beliefs and feelings through creative art materials or if you prefer we can think creatively and talk to process your goals.
Hello! I am a friendly, down-to-earth therapist, passionate about the healing work of psychotherapy. Whether you are coming to therapy because of emotional, social or mental heath issues, I am always interested in listening to your own particular story, helping you gain a greater understanding of yourself an achieve a greater sense of well being. Alongside my formal training, I draw from a broad life experience including motherhood, growing up abroad and a career as a professional orchestral musician for the past 20 years, as well as my own therapeutic journey.
Hello! I am a friendly, down-to-earth therapist, passionate about the healing work of psychotherapy. Whether you are coming to therapy because of emotional, social or mental heath issues, I am always interested in listening to your own particular story, helping you gain a greater understanding of yourself an achieve a greater sense of well being. Alongside my formal training, I draw from a broad life experience including motherhood, growing up abroad and a career as a professional orchestral musician for the past 20 years, as well as my own therapeutic journey.
Hello and Welcome!
I’m Sanaa, a Chartered Psychologist, and a Health Psychologist in-training. I have been studying and working within the field of Psychology for over 15 years. I provide therapy under the supervision of a HCPC registered Health Psychologist.
If you are looking for psychological support for chronic health conditions, neurodivergence and/or hormonal health symptoms, such as related to PMDD, heavy bleeding, perimenopause or menopause, it would be my privilege to work with you.
Fatigue, pain, mood fluctuations, relationship issues, overwhelm and stress can be debilitating and affect many of us and our families.
Hello and Welcome!
I’m Sanaa, a Chartered Psychologist, and a Health Psychologist in-training. I have been studying and working within the field of Psychology for over 15 years. I provide therapy under the supervision of a HCPC registered Health Psychologist.
If you are looking for psychological support for chronic health conditions, neurodivergence and/or hormonal health symptoms, such as related to PMDD, heavy bleeding, perimenopause or menopause, it would be my privilege to work with you.
Fatigue, pain, mood fluctuations, relationship issues, overwhelm and stress can be debilitating and affect many of us and our families.
Are you finding life difficult right now? I can help and support you with this. Life can be challenging, feel really tough and leave us with a sense of helplessness and despair. Issues or problems in life can trigger anxiety, overthinking, depression and can impact self esteem. Are you feeling under pressure to deliver what's expected of you? Or perhaps you are having difficulties with relationships and would like to improve your personal /professional relationships. I am an experienced, BACP registered, Integrative Counsellor and can provide you with a high quality service which is tailored to your individual needs .
Are you finding life difficult right now? I can help and support you with this. Life can be challenging, feel really tough and leave us with a sense of helplessness and despair. Issues or problems in life can trigger anxiety, overthinking, depression and can impact self esteem. Are you feeling under pressure to deliver what's expected of you? Or perhaps you are having difficulties with relationships and would like to improve your personal /professional relationships. I am an experienced, BACP registered, Integrative Counsellor and can provide you with a high quality service which is tailored to your individual needs .
Whether you’re dealing with anger, anxiety, bereavement, depression, estrangement, family issues, identity, loneliness, menopause, mortality, powerlessness, relationships, or simply want to talk things through, I offer a confidential, non-judgmental space to explore what you’re feeling, and how you can manage it.
We’re all different and we all need to find our own way. I can help you do that. The world throws a lot at us, and expects a lot of us. And, very often, we expect a lot of ourselves too. For many of us, it can help to talk through what we’re dealing with, to help us understand what’s going on and find a way forward.
Whether you’re dealing with anger, anxiety, bereavement, depression, estrangement, family issues, identity, loneliness, menopause, mortality, powerlessness, relationships, or simply want to talk things through, I offer a confidential, non-judgmental space to explore what you’re feeling, and how you can manage it.
We’re all different and we all need to find our own way. I can help you do that. The world throws a lot at us, and expects a lot of us. And, very often, we expect a lot of ourselves too. For many of us, it can help to talk through what we’re dealing with, to help us understand what’s going on and find a way forward.
My main area of expertise are in Reproductive Health Counselling. I offer period information sessions (Dads for Daughters, group work, families and individuals), counselling across all areas of pregnancy related issues such as thinking about pregnancy and future fertility, infertility, miscarriage and baby loss, pregnancy anxiety, post-birth counselling, abortion counselling (pre and post), and menopause sessions. I work with women, men, non-binary, trans individuals, singles and couples. I also offer specialised therapy following genetic counselling and support for people taking home-based genetic testing (eg Ancestry/23&Me).
My main area of expertise are in Reproductive Health Counselling. I offer period information sessions (Dads for Daughters, group work, families and individuals), counselling across all areas of pregnancy related issues such as thinking about pregnancy and future fertility, infertility, miscarriage and baby loss, pregnancy anxiety, post-birth counselling, abortion counselling (pre and post), and menopause sessions. I work with women, men, non-binary, trans individuals, singles and couples. I also offer specialised therapy following genetic counselling and support for people taking home-based genetic testing (eg Ancestry/23&Me).
Welcome, I’m Charlotte. Finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming. Whilst I specialise in working with survivors of sexual violence, abuse, trauma and PTSD. I have supported people with a range of difficulties during my career. I could help you to move on from whatever may be troubling you, including both deep rooted issues and day to day difficulties. I aim to create a safe space, free from judgement to explore the important things which have brought you to therapy. We’ll work in collaboration towards your goals, to help you develop tools to help you cope with future challenges and at a pace which feels comfortable for you.
Welcome, I’m Charlotte. Finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming. Whilst I specialise in working with survivors of sexual violence, abuse, trauma and PTSD. I have supported people with a range of difficulties during my career. I could help you to move on from whatever may be troubling you, including both deep rooted issues and day to day difficulties. I aim to create a safe space, free from judgement to explore the important things which have brought you to therapy. We’ll work in collaboration towards your goals, to help you develop tools to help you cope with future challenges and at a pace which feels comfortable for you.
Women's Issues Counsellors
How do you encourage a woman to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual may be suffering, and what effects it has on them, should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.
How can women prepare for therapy?
Women can prepare for therapy by being willing to talk about their past experiences and their private thoughts. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. Between sessions, it can be useful to write down notes about their reaction to a given event or how they felt at a particular time.
How long does therapy for women’s issues often last?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual and the challenges they face. Therapy types like Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Prolonged exposure therapy (PET), and Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. In some cases, such as for women with eating disorders, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realised.
How can women overcome stigma around specific challenges in order to seek therapy?
Women dealing with domestic abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, and any other number of troubles may feel a stigma around seeking help. It’s important to remember that these issues are not uncommon and there is no shame in getting help for them. Therapy is confidential, and women can talk about their experiences without fear of judgment. Seeking therapy can be a courageous and liberating act, and an important step toward healing and recovery.