Counselling in York

Are you feeling stuck, unheard, unworthy? Are you living your best life, or is something holding you back? Life is challenging at times. Many things can trigger our internal critic, making us believe we are 'less than’ or are failing. We dwell in the past, worrying about mistakes, reliving painful events, remembering unhealthy relationships. It can feel impossible to see a way forward. There are many human emotions - are yours feeling balanced, or are one or two overwhelming the others?

Hello and thank you for looking at my profile in this directory. I am a senior and experienced Chartered Clinical Psychologist and EMDR Consultant & Clinical Supervisor based in York and located at Clifton Moor. I have worked in private practice for over a 14 years and in the NHS in various mental health services for over 20 years.

Hello! My name is Dr Ali and I am a qualified clinical psychologist with nearly a decade of experience of working with clients struggling with mental health difficulties. I specialise in trauma work and have training in a number of therapies including EMDR. EMDR is therapeutic approach used to treat trauma-related disorders, anxiety and depression. If you find yourself constantly relieving the past, having flashbacks and feeling low then I can help you, through therapy, to process and move forward with your life.

I'm Helen, a gestalt psychotherapist in advanced training. I offer a safe, inclusive, non-judgmental space, where I can support you to more deeply understand the situations that have brought you to therapy. I am committed to trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, neurodivergent-aware and queer-affirmative practices.

I love helping individuals reconnect with their authentic selves, become more self-accepting, heal and achieve personal growth. There comes a point where our challenges test our emotional resilience. When these challenges become too overwhelming, you may be finding it difficult to bounce back from your problems. Recognizing that you aren’t coping well with your challenges and emotional discomfort is a significant step to healing. Asking for help can be highly rewarding and instead of facing your problems alone, counselling can help you work through your issues more effectively.

Working in York city centre, I am a BACP Accredited Counsellor offering support to adults with a wide range of issues. Perhaps anxiety and low self-esteem are impacting on daily life. Maybe you are struggling with changes that feel out of your control, or feelings of isolation. You may need space to heal after distressing life experiences. These are challenging times and issues that have felt manageable or in the past may have come to the surface. I aim to provide a safe and confidential space where we can work together to help you make sense of your experiences, thoughts and feelings at a pace that feels right for you.

We each have our own particular blend of resources and limitations, specific to us and unique as a fingerprint. That's why my therapeutic counselling doesn't provide 6-step plans, workbooks or programmes. It's open, free-flowing and exploratory. It takes the time to clear a regular safe space in which to unpack the events, relationships and emotions that you bring with you to this moment. To think about your feeling and feel your thinking. To talk, to laugh, to be tired, angry, uplifted or simply just to take the time to be. With compassion, empathy and without judgment.

I offer a psychological therapy service for parents and parents-to-be who are looking for support along their journey into parenthood. Collaboration and compassion is at the heart of all I do and I can work with issues including depression and anxiety through the perinatal period, transitioning to parenthood, support for partners, bonding difficulties, and birth trauma among others using evidence-based psychological treatments.

Are you tired of putting on a brave face when inside you wish the world would just swallow you up at times? Perhaps you struggle to feel good about yourself, your body or your life and carry the burden of shame, regret or frustration about this. Maybe you dwell on the past, worry about the future or over-analyse everything you do harshly and critically. Do things all seem a bit grey sometimes? You might be in your head a lot & perhaps you've learnt ways to protect yourself or cope (that may be having unintended consequences). You may understandably long for life to feel pleasurable, hopeful and meaningful again.

At one point or another, most of us experience issues that require deeper attention and support. Whether that's feeling generally low and lacking enthusiasm for life, battling with depression, anxiety or bereavement, counselling can support you to get back on track. As well as these issues, I have a particular interest in disordered eating and family relationship struggles. Don't wait until you're on the brink of collapse before reaching out. Counselling can help you gain perspective, put your thoughts and feelings in order and carve a path back to happiness.

You may be seeking help for a number of reasons: You may be feeling unhappy or angry without understanding why; you may be feeling anxious or depressed; you may be experiencing mood swings which are difficult to manage; you may be experiencing hallucinations. Whatever your problem, you are in distress and looking for help in restoring your sense of well-being. As a Clinical Psychologist, trained in a variety of different therapeutic modalities, I will explore with you the reasons for your distress, and agree a programme of treatment adapted to your particular needs.

Are things getting on top of you, so that your day to day living is a struggle, and your relationships with others are strained? Do you feel like past, or current, events are effecting how you cope with life today? I help people feel more confidence in their relationships by identifying the hurdles that are holding them back. I help people to find peace of mind by managing their anxiety or low mood. I support people through their bereavement to enable them to enjoy life again. Let me help you to make sense of your difficulties, so that you can connect more positively with your loved ones and the world.

Are you feeling stuck, caught in two minds, not quite in control? I'm sure you've heard the story of Goldilocks- she finds the 3 bears' porridge, chairs and beds and tests each one until she discovers the ones that are 'just right' for her. Well, just like Goldilocks, we all have many different 'just rights', from how hot we like our porridge, to how fast we like to drive, to how truthful or honest we want to be. Sometimes we can balance and achieve all our different 'just rights,' and life feels good. However, sometimes our 'just rights' can be challenging to balance, they might even be in conflict, and life feels hard.

Life can be hard at times. We can experience loss, changes in our health, family circumstances or work life. Maybe our relationships are not fulfilling our needs and we do not know how to change things. At times, we don’t feel good about ourselves, we lose confidence in our ability to cope with life or maybe we feel impacted by past experiences or held back through feelings of anger, shame or guilt. Sometimes we don’t know what’s wrong, but we just know something isn’t right. I can help you explore what is going on for you by giving you a supportive space to talk and be heard.

I offer one-to-one therapy in York. I’m passionate about the power of facing personal challenges within a safe, therapeutic relationship. I am in advanced training and work with a broad range of emotional issues. Perhaps you have never really felt listened to or felt truly accepted? Are you noticing behaviour, thoughts or feelings that impact your relationships, that you want to change? Do you feel detached from your feelings and people around you? You may be ready to process traumatic experiences that you have faced alone so far? Together we will explore the impact that present or past experiences are having on you.

Coming to therapy can be a difficult decision to make. When we are having difficulty in our lives our thinking can become unclear or unhelpful and we do things that we think might help in the short term, but can perhaps have a negative effect in the long term. This can result in becoming trapped in unhealthy cycles where you may also be experiencing unpleasant emotions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) can help to unravel the complex human thoughts and emotions that sometimes contribute to being less than at our best, and find new ways of thinking and being to move forward.

I have a special interest in helping people recover from codependency (people pleasing/living for others) attachment injury and narcissistic abuse. Having healthy self-esteem is crucial if you are to experience a happy life and be resilient during difficult times. If you have felt anxious throughout your life, it comes and goes and you cannot understand why, you may have an anxious attachment type. This affects all parts of life and it is something you can change. Therapy is challenging. Holding up the mirror and seeing passive-aggressive parts of ourselves is not easy but it can change your life. Choose you.

Hi, I'm Maisie and I specialise in EMDR therapy for birth and postnatal trauma. I also offer therapy for people who are struggling to adjust to parenthood. I understand the transition to becoming a parent can be difficult, even without experiencing birth trauma. Our children are mirrors of us and difficult childhood experiences can often come to the surface when you become a parent yourself. EMDR can help you process any difficult feelings that may have come to the surface for you. I offer a gentle, collaborative, down to earth approach to therapy.

I'm a registered Psychotherapist and Counsellor. I work with Children, Adolescents, Adults and also offer support to families. I've worked in the field for 9 years and have worked with the NHS, for charities and also as Clinical Lead managing a service in the North East. My background is in Psychology. Whilst I am passionate about research in the field and best practice, I am also a warm, approachable practitioner who is able to put prospective clients at ease. I understand how daunting coming to see a Counsellor or therapist can be.