
Helen Downing
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
10 Orchard Street, Bristol BS1
Let's Connect 0117 456 5018

Are you a parent or carer looking for support for the child in your care? Maybe you’ve been surprised by your own strong and complex emotions that seem to have been stirred up by parenting? One of the greatest privileges in my work is to support families working through past and present hurts to nurture understanding and deepen relationships. I work collaboratively with parents and carers to figure out what approach is best suited to your family’s needs right now. I also specialise in Jungian-informed sandplay therapy, which is suitable for individual clients of all ages and backgrounds.
Sandplay is a gentle and surprisingly powerful invitation to self-discovery, as well as a safe and contained way to work through difficult past experiences, including grief and trauma. I am experienced in working with foster and adoptive families and care-experienced children and young people, with a DDP (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy) informed approach
I am always happy to have an initial chat on the 'phone or via video link so you can get a sense of what it might be like to work with me.
Call or Email Helen Downing now for a free 15 minute consultation - 0117 456 5018
Let's Connect 0117 456 5018

Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions £60
- Pay by Bank transfer
Please ask me about fees or use of insurance when you Email

Helen Downing
Counsellor, MBACP
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy Helen Downing
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Child
- Parenting
- Behavioural Issues
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Chronic Illness
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Life Transitions
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Creative Therapy
- Person-Centred
- Play Therapy
- Relational
- Sandplay
Location
Call for a free consultation now - 0117 456 5018

Helen Downing
Counsellor, MBACP