Attachment-based Counselling in York

I am a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults with a wide range of emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties. My approach is warm, friendly and professional, and I would never judge you or your problems, no matter how big or small they are.

Have you ever found yourself trapped, possibly disliking who you have become and feeling others blaming you too? Have you found that you haven’t reached your full potential and you're not where you expected yourself to be in your life? We can work together to help you understand how you came to be the person that you are today, and how to make positive changes in your life- to make you more you. Through our work together we will start to bring awareness to your emotions, thought processes, and behaviours –which will enable you to design ways to manage your life.

I have a breadth of experience in supporting individuals with a range of difficulties with mood, health conditions, brain injury or neurological disorder. I can help you if you are struggling to regulate your mood and provide you with some strategies to help you feel able to live life in line with your values. I provide a safe, compassionate space for you to explore and share your inner thoughts and feelings with the aim of easing any mental struggle or pain that prevents you from living a peaceful and fulfilling life.

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.

Hi, I’m Dr Siobhan Walmsley and I’m a HCPC registered Chartered Counselling Psychologist. I work with adults and support clients to collaboratively understand how their past may be holding them back, to help them live happier lives. I believe YOU are the expert in your life and I draw on a range of different models to collaboratively tailor the therapy to your specific needs.

Welcome I am a registered MBACP accredited Counsellor/psychotherapist. I am qualified in several modalities of therapy - meaning I can integrate a range of interventions to support you. I work with individuals, couples, families, children and young people. I offer online appointments and face to face appointments in York and Thirsk. I also offer walk and talk sessions in York and Thirsk. I specialise in relationship and psychosexual therapy, trauma and PTSD. If you are experiencing difficulties and would like to talk in confidence, I'm here by your side to support you and help you move forward at your pace.

Are you feeling anxious, lost or depressed?  Are you struggling to make sense of your life?  Are you finding interactions with other people difficult or confusing?  Have you recently lost someone or something important to you?  Do you find everyday life exhausting or wonder when you will feel like 'yourself' again? Sometimes we all need a helping hand to navigate the things that life throws at us, and sometimes our bodies and minds react in ways that we struggle to understand - I aim to offer you the space to explore these issues with someone who will not judge anything you talk about. I see clients at the weekend and Mondays only.

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.

“I believe psychotherapy and counselling is an art – and an art of holding, containing, exploring and making sense of one’s internal and external worlds. I provide compassionate, and creative analytical therapeutic support for those experiencing psychic suffering, distress and emotional pain. ”

I’m Izzy. I'm a queer Art Psychotherapist, Eco-Therapist, workshop facilitator and artist. I work with adults who want to slow down and experience life more intuitively. My gentle approach combines Eco-Therapy, body awareness and art-making. I provide safe spaces for soothing the nervous system, play and creative exploration. Some of my favourite themes to look at are perfectionism and the grind culture. Don't worry, you don’t need any artistic experience to take part - there's no right or wrong way to make art in my sessions!

Hello, Are you struggling with difficult emotions, repeating patterns in relationships or problematic behaviours? Maybe you've had painful or traumatic experiences...you've tried really hard to resolve things yourself but nothing seems to be working? Perhaps everything is getting on top of you and now you really want to find new ways to cope? Maybe you just want to be able to get on with the business of living your life, your way, whilst feeling at ease with yourself and comfortable in your own skin? If so, I'm so glad you are here seeking professional help and support. Please read on to find out how I may be able to help you.

Perhaps you have been feeling overwhelmed, confused or anxious? Maybe you find it difficult to control your emotions, find it hard to stop thinking in a certain way or feel low? I can help you to explore these issues and in doing so we can agree a way forward to help you feel better, more in control and confident about moving on in your life. I can help you to make sense of why you feel the way you do and understand what is happening in your life right now. This understanding can provide the grounding for taking those first steps in making changes, both in therapy and in your own life, with the ongoing support of a therapist.

I provide a safe and confidential environment to reflect and talk about the relationship with your self, others and the world. I am an experienced counsellor and psychotherapist. I see each person as an individual and will work collaboratively, supportively and respectfully alongside you with whatever it is that has brought you here at this time. I believe that although we cannot change the past, it is possible to see events and ourselves differently; no longer being controlled by the past but using it as a means of understanding why the present might look or feel as it does, gaining awareness and regaining power for the future

I'm a very experienced individual and couple psychodynamic and psychosexual relationship therapist. I work with both individuals and couples who want to benefit from specialist counselling focusing on how either their current or previous relationships or experiences affect them. I will ensure that you are at the centre of our work together. We will think together about the issues you want to work on. Life experiences affect each of us emotionally, cognitively and physically and I will work with you to explore how the issues you bring are impacting on your sense of well-being and help you to find ways of improving this.

Are your thoughts, feelings or behaviour making you anxious, depressed or limiting what you can do? Are your relationships with others or food causing you difficulty? Do you want to understand why things that happened in your childhood are still influencing you now? Having the opportunity to 'tell your story' to an interested listener is a therapeutic experience. Whatever challenge you are currently facing making the time and space for yourself to engage in therpay is an act of self kindness.

I am a British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) registered counsellor offering counselling support within York city centre to young people (16+) and adults. Perhaps you feel overwhelmed, anxious or confused by recent or past life events.  You may feel stuck; finding yourself making the same unhelpful life choices or struggle with relationships, repeating negative patterns.  You may need the space to find some self healing and acceptance.  It is not my place to tell you what you need to do, rather we will work together to help you find clarity, move forward and regain control. We may work short or long term.

If you are experiencing difficulties that are impacting on your life and have decided to take the step to access some help to make a change to your life, then I can help you. I specialise in working with individuals experiencing difficulties due to depression, anxiety, and trauma, drawing upon my skills as an Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist Practitioner and compassion focused therapy. I work with you to help you gain a better understanding of yourself, difficulties, and strategies to improve how you feel. I offer a warm and confidential space where you can talk openly about your feelings without fear of criticism.

Hi there! I work with women and girls struggling with difficult emotions and low self esteem. You may be seeking support through a specific life challenge or transition, to learn how to cope better, to explore painful or traumatic experiences or to change aspects of life that no longer serve you Maybe you just want to feel at ease with yourself and in your relationships? If so, then I'm glad that you're seeking the support you deserve and I'd love to chat with you.