Counselling in GL7
Life can be overwhelming sometimes. Most people have experienced anxiety, stress or low moods at some point and often try to struggle through alone. Seeking professional help can feel daunting and takes courage to make that first call. I work with genuine care and empathy and offer a warm, safe, non-judgemental environment for you to explore what's troubling you with complete confidentiality.
Life can be overwhelming sometimes. Most people have experienced anxiety, stress or low moods at some point and often try to struggle through alone. Seeking professional help can feel daunting and takes courage to make that first call. I work with genuine care and empathy and offer a warm, safe, non-judgemental environment for you to explore what's troubling you with complete confidentiality.
Are you experiencing depression, anxiety or just not feeling yourself? Counselling can ease the depression and unlock any distress you are feeling. My style of counselling can also help you to change any patterns of behaviour that are not working for you and improve your relationships with friends, colleagues, partners or family members. I work in Swindon and Oxford. I have over 25 years experience in the social and charity sector. I am DBS checked and a member of the BACP.
Are you experiencing depression, anxiety or just not feeling yourself? Counselling can ease the depression and unlock any distress you are feeling. My style of counselling can also help you to change any patterns of behaviour that are not working for you and improve your relationships with friends, colleagues, partners or family members. I work in Swindon and Oxford. I have over 25 years experience in the social and charity sector. I am DBS checked and a member of the BACP.
Are any of these familiar to you? Irritability or frustration in relationships - You find yourself snapping at your partner or withdrawing, but you’re not sure why.
Being overwhelmed and procrastinating - Facing the day or tasks ahead feels daunting and you can’t seem to find the motivation to move forward.
Restless sleep and constant mental fatigue - Your mind races at night, leaving you restless, exhausted and each morning feels like a struggle.
Difficulty expressing emotions - Opening up feels challenging and it’s hard to know how to even begin to talk about your feelings.
Are any of these familiar to you? Irritability or frustration in relationships - You find yourself snapping at your partner or withdrawing, but you’re not sure why.
Being overwhelmed and procrastinating - Facing the day or tasks ahead feels daunting and you can’t seem to find the motivation to move forward.
Restless sleep and constant mental fatigue - Your mind races at night, leaving you restless, exhausted and each morning feels like a struggle.
Difficulty expressing emotions - Opening up feels challenging and it’s hard to know how to even begin to talk about your feelings.
Are you wanting your voice to be truly heard? Do you need someone to really listen to how you are feeling, and not be told how you should or should not feel? Or perhaps you would like someone to give you time and space to just be who you need to be, during what might be a difficult time for you right now. I understand how challenging it can be to share your thoughts and feelings with a complete stranger, to share something that you may feel you are going to be judged on, or perhaps no-one will understand. I also offer supervison for practicing counsellors and have a passion working with students.
Are you wanting your voice to be truly heard? Do you need someone to really listen to how you are feeling, and not be told how you should or should not feel? Or perhaps you would like someone to give you time and space to just be who you need to be, during what might be a difficult time for you right now. I understand how challenging it can be to share your thoughts and feelings with a complete stranger, to share something that you may feel you are going to be judged on, or perhaps no-one will understand. I also offer supervison for practicing counsellors and have a passion working with students.
Welcome, I am Chris, a compassionate counsellor dedicated to supporting individuals, on their journey toward healing, growth, and connection in Gloucester, Cheltenham, Cirencester and online. I provide a safe, empathetic, and nonjudgmental space where you can explore your challenges, uncover your strengths, and work toward meaningful change. I believe that every person is unique, and so is their story. My therapeutic approach is tailored to your needs, drawing from a range of evidence-based techniques, including psychodynamic and person-centered therapy. I can help with anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues.
Welcome, I am Chris, a compassionate counsellor dedicated to supporting individuals, on their journey toward healing, growth, and connection in Gloucester, Cheltenham, Cirencester and online. I provide a safe, empathetic, and nonjudgmental space where you can explore your challenges, uncover your strengths, and work toward meaningful change. I believe that every person is unique, and so is their story. My therapeutic approach is tailored to your needs, drawing from a range of evidence-based techniques, including psychodynamic and person-centered therapy. I can help with anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues.
As a qualified integrative therapist, respect is at the centre of my beliefs. I fervently believe that an individual, no matter who you are, should have the arena in which to be heard, without prejudice, without judgement, and with compassion. Our inclusive space will be one of confidentiality, trust and a pace that you feel able to go at, and my hope is that we will work to resolve, or at least identify, some, if not all, of the reasons that you've decided to reach out.
As a qualified integrative therapist, respect is at the centre of my beliefs. I fervently believe that an individual, no matter who you are, should have the arena in which to be heard, without prejudice, without judgement, and with compassion. Our inclusive space will be one of confidentiality, trust and a pace that you feel able to go at, and my hope is that we will work to resolve, or at least identify, some, if not all, of the reasons that you've decided to reach out.
I am a qualified therapeutic counsellor and psychotherapist and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I welcome clients from all backgrounds and work with clients within a safe and confidential space where you will be supported to express and explore what is troubling you without being judged. Importantly you will be valued and respected for you own capacity to decide on what feels right for you. My previous experience includes, working for the mental health charity Mind, an addiction charity, social work and the NHS.
I am a qualified therapeutic counsellor and psychotherapist and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I welcome clients from all backgrounds and work with clients within a safe and confidential space where you will be supported to express and explore what is troubling you without being judged. Importantly you will be valued and respected for you own capacity to decide on what feels right for you. My previous experience includes, working for the mental health charity Mind, an addiction charity, social work and the NHS.
Hi, I am Max ( Qualified Person Centred Therapist) and I know from my own experience, that life can sometimes be a struggle. Events and experiences can leave us feeling lost, isolated or directionless . At such times, reaching out for help can feel very difficult and it is important that your search leads you to someone you feel you can trust . Counselling is an opportunity to explore thoughts and feelings ,which might be affecting many different areas of your life. With careful and empathic listening, I endeavour to support you in finding your own way through what is often too complex and difficult to manage alone.
Hi, I am Max ( Qualified Person Centred Therapist) and I know from my own experience, that life can sometimes be a struggle. Events and experiences can leave us feeling lost, isolated or directionless . At such times, reaching out for help can feel very difficult and it is important that your search leads you to someone you feel you can trust . Counselling is an opportunity to explore thoughts and feelings ,which might be affecting many different areas of your life. With careful and empathic listening, I endeavour to support you in finding your own way through what is often too complex and difficult to manage alone.
I am an accredited Psychotherapist, CBT and Brainspotting Practitioner, providing help and guidance to adults, children, and teenagers. I use a variety of proven approaches and with 38 years of experience, I take great care to consider your specific needs to establish the best approach to help you with any emotional block or problem you are experiencing. My aim is to help you to achieve your goals for therapy and together we work collaboratively to achieve them. My office is situated in such a way that clients can access therapy in a private and confidential setting.
I am an accredited Psychotherapist, CBT and Brainspotting Practitioner, providing help and guidance to adults, children, and teenagers. I use a variety of proven approaches and with 38 years of experience, I take great care to consider your specific needs to establish the best approach to help you with any emotional block or problem you are experiencing. My aim is to help you to achieve your goals for therapy and together we work collaboratively to achieve them. My office is situated in such a way that clients can access therapy in a private and confidential setting.
Counselling is a place to explore our thoughts, feelings and emotions. A chance to explore our life direction. An opportunity to pause and understand where we are and what is happening in our lives right now. It is a place to explore past and present events or traumas and a space to speak out loud thoughts that had previously been unspeakable.
Counselling is a place to explore our thoughts, feelings and emotions. A chance to explore our life direction. An opportunity to pause and understand where we are and what is happening in our lives right now. It is a place to explore past and present events or traumas and a space to speak out loud thoughts that had previously been unspeakable.
‘There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.’- John Green
Why come to counselling?
Counselling can help keep you on top of things, as well as support you when times are hard.
Often we struggle with more than just one thing in isolation, leading us to feel overwhelmed and unable to find a way forward.
You might be feeling some or all of these things:
Low
Lost
Despairing
Alone
Exhausted
Anxious
Trapped.
Or you might have specific problems such as addiction.
‘There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.’- John Green
Why come to counselling?
Counselling can help keep you on top of things, as well as support you when times are hard.
Often we struggle with more than just one thing in isolation, leading us to feel overwhelmed and unable to find a way forward.
You might be feeling some or all of these things:
Low
Lost
Despairing
Alone
Exhausted
Anxious
Trapped.
Or you might have specific problems such as addiction.
Meet Our Counsellors
Contact me if you are looking for a safe person with whom you can explore matters that are important to you; this may include relationships, emotions, thoughts that concern you, or blocks you feel. The focus of our work would be you and your life. You may have goals you wish to achieve or feel hopeless and stuck. Whatever your concerns, our work may entail looking at the past or taking a more solution-focused approach. My approach assumes that the quality of our meeting is more important than any technique or theory I use and that different issues have meanings particular to the individual. Open communication is the key.
Contact me if you are looking for a safe person with whom you can explore matters that are important to you; this may include relationships, emotions, thoughts that concern you, or blocks you feel. The focus of our work would be you and your life. You may have goals you wish to achieve or feel hopeless and stuck. Whatever your concerns, our work may entail looking at the past or taking a more solution-focused approach. My approach assumes that the quality of our meeting is more important than any technique or theory I use and that different issues have meanings particular to the individual. Open communication is the key.
Dr Sophie Thomas
Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
I work with children, young people and their families, often when things are feeling difficult or overwhelming. Some of the reasons families have worked with me include: support to understand and manage feelings of anxiety, depression or frustration; difficulties with emotion-regulation; and difficulties within family relationships, including parent-infant and parent-child relationships.
I work with children, young people and their families, often when things are feeling difficult or overwhelming. Some of the reasons families have worked with me include: support to understand and manage feelings of anxiety, depression or frustration; difficulties with emotion-regulation; and difficulties within family relationships, including parent-infant and parent-child relationships.
I offer compassionate therapy to support people who are experiencing things like anxiety, trauma, stress and burnout, depression, grief and loss and low self-esteem. Often, people will come to me feeling low, stuck, or overwhelmed with a busy mind and difficult emotions. Some people aren't sure what's up, but somehow know they are not where they want to be in life, caught up in difficult thoughts, feelings, or situations, lacking fulfilment or a sense of contentment. I have additional experience working with neurodivergence and long-term health conditions.
I offer compassionate therapy to support people who are experiencing things like anxiety, trauma, stress and burnout, depression, grief and loss and low self-esteem. Often, people will come to me feeling low, stuck, or overwhelmed with a busy mind and difficult emotions. Some people aren't sure what's up, but somehow know they are not where they want to be in life, caught up in difficult thoughts, feelings, or situations, lacking fulfilment or a sense of contentment. I have additional experience working with neurodivergence and long-term health conditions.
Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, phobias, intrusive thoughts, suicidal-ideation, self-doubt or something else.? If so, you have just taken the first step to getting some support, this can be really daunting. To make this a little easier I offer a free initial telephone call to help you to work out if I am the right counsellor for you. All of us benefit from feeling listened to, accepted and understood. I believe in treating the whole person within a therapeutic relationship, working holistically to ensure that the relationship between client and therapist is open, honest, non-judgemental in a confidential space.
Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, phobias, intrusive thoughts, suicidal-ideation, self-doubt or something else.? If so, you have just taken the first step to getting some support, this can be really daunting. To make this a little easier I offer a free initial telephone call to help you to work out if I am the right counsellor for you. All of us benefit from feeling listened to, accepted and understood. I believe in treating the whole person within a therapeutic relationship, working holistically to ensure that the relationship between client and therapist is open, honest, non-judgemental in a confidential space.
The Feelings Hub Ltd
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
I offer compassion and kindness when you are struggling with fear, shame and sadness. I have 10 years experience working with adults, children and young people in schools, charities and now I work fully in private practice. I’ve seen people go from strength to strength even in the most difficult situations. I’ve worked with people from all sectors of society and diversity is an important value to me as I appreciate everyone for their individuality and want you to feel truly understood and valued feeling a sense of belonging.
I offer compassion and kindness when you are struggling with fear, shame and sadness. I have 10 years experience working with adults, children and young people in schools, charities and now I work fully in private practice. I’ve seen people go from strength to strength even in the most difficult situations. I’ve worked with people from all sectors of society and diversity is an important value to me as I appreciate everyone for their individuality and want you to feel truly understood and valued feeling a sense of belonging.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, or a little lost. Perhaps you’ve noticed familiar patterns in your relationships, at work, or in your inner world that feel hard to shift or understand. These experiences often have roots in earlier life—shaping how we see ourselves, how we relate to others, and how we cope with the world around us. You might be looking for space to pause, reflect, and make sense of what feels difficult. Therapy offers a gentle, supportive place where we can begin to explore these thoughts and feelings together. You don’t need to have the answers—just a willingness to begin asking questions.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, or a little lost. Perhaps you’ve noticed familiar patterns in your relationships, at work, or in your inner world that feel hard to shift or understand. These experiences often have roots in earlier life—shaping how we see ourselves, how we relate to others, and how we cope with the world around us. You might be looking for space to pause, reflect, and make sense of what feels difficult. Therapy offers a gentle, supportive place where we can begin to explore these thoughts and feelings together. You don’t need to have the answers—just a willingness to begin asking questions.
In our work I will invite you to be curious, to allow deeper feelings to surface and to explore them with me as a reliable, resilient companion. I believe that togerther, allowing our creativity and imagination free rein, we can find a place of calm in the turbulence. A place where you can come to accept things you cannot change, have compassion for your most vulnerable self and hopeful growth towards your true whole self. I work in an integrative style, which means I can draw on different approaches within psychotherapy to build a working alliance personalised to you while also drawing on my own inner responses and felt sense.
In our work I will invite you to be curious, to allow deeper feelings to surface and to explore them with me as a reliable, resilient companion. I believe that togerther, allowing our creativity and imagination free rein, we can find a place of calm in the turbulence. A place where you can come to accept things you cannot change, have compassion for your most vulnerable self and hopeful growth towards your true whole self. I work in an integrative style, which means I can draw on different approaches within psychotherapy to build a working alliance personalised to you while also drawing on my own inner responses and felt sense.
I can provide you with a warm, supportive, safe space which can allow you to explore any difficult issues you may be experiencing in your life. This could be emotional turmoil due to a life situation, or perhaps a traumatic event that has happened to you, causing feelings of overwhelm. I will always listen and endeavour to understand you, free from any judgement. Allowing you to share your story at your own pace. I have an integrative approach which means I draw upon different modalities of counselling through my experience and training. This will help me meet your needs in the best way I can whilst working with you.
I can provide you with a warm, supportive, safe space which can allow you to explore any difficult issues you may be experiencing in your life. This could be emotional turmoil due to a life situation, or perhaps a traumatic event that has happened to you, causing feelings of overwhelm. I will always listen and endeavour to understand you, free from any judgement. Allowing you to share your story at your own pace. I have an integrative approach which means I draw upon different modalities of counselling through my experience and training. This will help me meet your needs in the best way I can whilst working with you.
Suffering from dehabilitating conditions such as depression, anxiety and low self esteem can have a devastating effect on your work and personal life. We can work with you to overcome issues such as; depression, OCD, PTSD, phobias, chronic pain, domestic abuse, intrusive or inappropriate thoughts, low self esteem and relationship issues. By helping you identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and make appropriate changes in these areas you can experience improvements and a greater sense of well-being in your day to day life.
Suffering from dehabilitating conditions such as depression, anxiety and low self esteem can have a devastating effect on your work and personal life. We can work with you to overcome issues such as; depression, OCD, PTSD, phobias, chronic pain, domestic abuse, intrusive or inappropriate thoughts, low self esteem and relationship issues. By helping you identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and make appropriate changes in these areas you can experience improvements and a greater sense of well-being in your day to day life.
How does your Counsellor compare?
Number of Counsellors in GL7
60+
Average cost per session
£60
Counsellors in GL7 who prioritize treating:
| 93% | Anxiety |
| 87% | Self Esteem |
| 85% | Relationship Issues |
| 85% | Depression |
| 84% | Stress |
| 72% | Bereavement |
| 70% | Trauma and PTSD |
Average years in practice
10 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 61% | WPA |
| 56% | Bupa |
| 44% | Aviva |
How Counsellors in GL7 see their clients
| 96% | In Person and Online | |
| 4% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 77% | Female | |
| 23% | Male |