Counselling in RG30

Are you a parent of a young person who is feeling anxious, withdrawn or depressed? Is your child experiencing panic attacks, refusing to go to school or avoiding social situations? And you – are you experiencing stress, sleeping problems, constant worrying, feeling overwhelmed? We live in challenging times in which our mental health has suffered. As an experienced therapist I understand these difficulties and how it impairs your quality of life. I appreciate your effort to look for help. I know that those difficulties can be transformed into self-discovery and personal growth, with motivation and appropriate guidance

I enjoy working with adolescents and adults. My areas of special interest and experience include Depression, Anxiety disorders, low self-esteem, and long-term health conditions.

Modern life is filled with various trials and tribulations, psychotherapy is a tool to help you navigate many challenges and uncertainty in order to live your best possible life. One of my goals as your therapist is to help you understand yourself better. I do this by shedding light on things that may be out of your awareness, supporting you in unravelling and making sense of any difficulties and working with you to discover your path to wellness.

People come to counselling for many different reasons. You may have something specific that you are looking to change or gain help with. It may be that you're feeling stuck, experiencing feelings of depression, anxiety, uncertainty and/or feeling overwhelmed. You may have or are still experiencing a traumatic time in your life. Maybe you are looking for an opportunity to get to know yourself better. Counselling allows you to do all of these things, it is a time and space for you. It is an invitation to escape distractions, pressures and your external demands and explore who you are.

Perhaps you feel anxious or low but don't know why. Perhaps you feel like you are stuck in your life? Or you feel broken by a relationship? Or that you don’t have control over your life? My approach is focused around the belief that with support people can grow, change and move through life's challenges. I have worked with many different clients on a variety of issues and have particular experience working with anxiety, depression, sexuality, gender, relationship & work issues. I have also supported clients who are experiencing bereavement, living with HIV, and helping people through change. I offer a warm and reflective space.

Sometimes life can be tough and is not always fair. I get that completely. I have been there and I can help. I trained as a counsellor to support people just like me. I also work with children and young people and love helping them to grow. Hello, I'm Rosie and I am an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist. I believe that we all have the ability to grow, heal and change, regardless of what we have experienced in life. I always put the needs of my clients first and will work alongside you, at your own pace, to support you, or your child to work through your issues.

I believe that at times, we all struggle with life difficulties and need someone who understand and sees us. There can be huge barriers to fairness in our society and this, along with the pressures of relationships, social media, work and expectations of others, can reduce our ability to cope alone. I believe that counselling can play a key role in helping us navigate these difficulties and face the future with a little more optimism.

I'm an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist, with a specialism in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and 10 years of experience working in the NHS. I have worked across a variety of settings, primarily in specialist NHS outpatient psychotherapy services, with individuals, couples and families experiencing emotional and relational difficulties including anxiety, depression, personality disorder, chronic grief, early / childhood trauma, and eating disorder, amongst others. I offer psychotherapy with adults across the age range either individually or together as parents of young adult (18-25yr old) children.

Clients come with diverse problems and needs. What matters to my clients, matters to me. Generally, I have found problems which manifest in current life relationships (romantic, family, work, with services or with ourself) but which originate in our past experiences are those which can be worked on helpfully using the ways I work. A measure of openness to explore other perspectives and to really think about describing issues is very important as is a commitment to think outside sessions about things that may be the causes of distress.