Sleep or Insomnia Counselling in Swansea

Julie Gravelle
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Swansea SA1
I have 15 years of experience as a Counsellor and Hypnotherapist and I know that the reason you are even reading this is because you or someone you know needs help. How do we start? A simple chat, either over the phone or online. We will discuss your worries or issues and together work out the best way forward. This may be just one method or a combination of therapies. You will be in control of this and it can be changed as we progress, I offer this in a safe, confidential and non judgemental environment. Many of my clients choose to split sessions into 1/2hr Counselling and 1/2hr Hypnotherapy.
I have 15 years of experience as a Counsellor and Hypnotherapist and I know that the reason you are even reading this is because you or someone you know needs help. How do we start? A simple chat, either over the phone or online. We will discuss your worries or issues and together work out the best way forward. This may be just one method or a combination of therapies. You will be in control of this and it can be changed as we progress, I offer this in a safe, confidential and non judgemental environment. Many of my clients choose to split sessions into 1/2hr Counselling and 1/2hr Hypnotherapy.

City Counselling Services
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Swansea SA1
At City Counselling Services we pride ourselves in offering a professional and caring service. We provide counselling in Swansea and offer weekend and evening sessions. We have both male and female qualified counsellors working towards accreditation, and are registered members of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). Disabled Access and parking nearby. If you would like more information or would like to book an appointment please call: 01792 824590 or 07837920234 (office hours 9am to 7pm)
At City Counselling Services we pride ourselves in offering a professional and caring service. We provide counselling in Swansea and offer weekend and evening sessions. We have both male and female qualified counsellors working towards accreditation, and are registered members of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). Disabled Access and parking nearby. If you would like more information or would like to book an appointment please call: 01792 824590 or 07837920234 (office hours 9am to 7pm)

Laura Haughton Hill
Verified
Swansea SA1
Have you experienced a difficult or traumatic past and currently living life in 'survival mode'? Would you like to learn how to move beyond survival into triumph? From Survivor to Thriver? If your answer is yes, then I can help. You see I was you once-I have come through cancer, domestic abuse, depression, anxiety, divorce, bankruptcy, trauma and loss. Have you tried conventional counselling methods and found no progress has been made? If so, then here is the time to try something unique and new!
Have you experienced a difficult or traumatic past and currently living life in 'survival mode'? Would you like to learn how to move beyond survival into triumph? From Survivor to Thriver? If your answer is yes, then I can help. You see I was you once-I have come through cancer, domestic abuse, depression, anxiety, divorce, bankruptcy, trauma and loss. Have you tried conventional counselling methods and found no progress has been made? If so, then here is the time to try something unique and new!

Tracey Curtis
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Swansea SA5
As a therapist working in South West Wales, I specialize in face-to-face therapy, as well as seeing clients online, either for the short-term, or long-term, where sessions are open-ended. Whatever has brought you to counselling, together we will work to empower you to discover yourself and find solutions, as needed.
As a therapist working in South West Wales, I specialize in face-to-face therapy, as well as seeing clients online, either for the short-term, or long-term, where sessions are open-ended. Whatever has brought you to counselling, together we will work to empower you to discover yourself and find solutions, as needed.

Jemila Thomas
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBABCP
Verified
Swansea SA2
My name is Jemila Thomas, I am a trained Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) and a full member of the BABCP (http://www.babcp.com/Default.aspx), which is a regulatory body, that ensures that I have the most up to date and relevant training, to be able to support my clients. I ensure that I create a non judgmental, calm and safe environment to explore and manage your difficulties. I Offer both CBT and EMDR.
My name is Jemila Thomas, I am a trained Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) and a full member of the BABCP (http://www.babcp.com/Default.aspx), which is a regulatory body, that ensures that I have the most up to date and relevant training, to be able to support my clients. I ensure that I create a non judgmental, calm and safe environment to explore and manage your difficulties. I Offer both CBT and EMDR.

Change4Me Counselling Service (MBACP, Accred)
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified
Swansea SA2
Hi my name is Lindsey, I am an accredited Counsellor with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. I have been in practice since 2012. I work with adults experiencing a range of issues including generalised anxiety, assertiveness issues,panic attacks, depression, PTSD, panic attacks, loss and bereavement. I offer a FREE 10 minute phone consultation. If you decide to have counselling with me, we will establish what you wish to achieve from counselling and we will work together in sessions to set a direction in moving forward towards your goal.
Hi my name is Lindsey, I am an accredited Counsellor with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. I have been in practice since 2012. I work with adults experiencing a range of issues including generalised anxiety, assertiveness issues,panic attacks, depression, PTSD, panic attacks, loss and bereavement. I offer a FREE 10 minute phone consultation. If you decide to have counselling with me, we will establish what you wish to achieve from counselling and we will work together in sessions to set a direction in moving forward towards your goal.

David Lloyd-Brown
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified
1 Endorsed
Swansea SA1
Hello, my name is David and thank you for taking the time to read my profile. The fact that you’re considering seeing a counsellor means that you’re unhappy with a part of your life, whether it be an unfulfilling relationship, an uncertainty about career or lifestyle choices, or thoughts and behaviours that inhibit your ability to lead the life that you once dared to imagine. The pandemic has also forced people to look again at their life and reappraise what they really want from it.
Hello, my name is David and thank you for taking the time to read my profile. The fact that you’re considering seeing a counsellor means that you’re unhappy with a part of your life, whether it be an unfulfilling relationship, an uncertainty about career or lifestyle choices, or thoughts and behaviours that inhibit your ability to lead the life that you once dared to imagine. The pandemic has also forced people to look again at their life and reappraise what they really want from it.

Bob Mattingly
Counsellor, MSc, MUKCP
Verified
Swansea SA3
Sometimes in life we get stuck in patterns which, though once useful ways of being and relating, have now outgrown their usefulness to us, perhaps beginning to get in our way even. Psychotherapy can offer both the space to express, grasp and understand these patterns and then the support and challenge to grow in ways which seem right for you. I draw on a range of sources to bring my curiosity to meet you as a whole person. I am interested in your thoughts, your feelings, your actions and what may be going on in your body as well as what may emerge in the here and now of our relationship.
Sometimes in life we get stuck in patterns which, though once useful ways of being and relating, have now outgrown their usefulness to us, perhaps beginning to get in our way even. Psychotherapy can offer both the space to express, grasp and understand these patterns and then the support and challenge to grow in ways which seem right for you. I draw on a range of sources to bring my curiosity to meet you as a whole person. I am interested in your thoughts, your feelings, your actions and what may be going on in your body as well as what may emerge in the here and now of our relationship.

E.B. Therapies
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Swansea SA4
I am a fully qualified and insured Integrative’ Counsellor and Psychotherapist and I am a registered member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy). I am currently working as a school based counsellor as well as with adults. I have experience of working with a wide range issues such as anxiety, stress, low self esteem. So if are you finding life a struggle at the moment or you are just feeling a little out of sorts, I can help you explore what you are feeling by offering you a safe, non - judgemental and confidential place to share whats on your mind.
I am a fully qualified and insured Integrative’ Counsellor and Psychotherapist and I am a registered member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy). I am currently working as a school based counsellor as well as with adults. I have experience of working with a wide range issues such as anxiety, stress, low self esteem. So if are you finding life a struggle at the moment or you are just feeling a little out of sorts, I can help you explore what you are feeling by offering you a safe, non - judgemental and confidential place to share whats on your mind.

Victor John Payne
Psychologist, PhD, CPsychol
Verified
Swansea SA1 (Online Only)
I try to create a safe, comfortable environment to help people with mental health issues.. I have experience of helping people with, trauma effects, borderline personality disorder, dissociation, depression, anxiety and relationship difficulties.
I try to create a safe, comfortable environment to help people with mental health issues.. I have experience of helping people with, trauma effects, borderline personality disorder, dissociation, depression, anxiety and relationship difficulties.

Platfform Wellbeing
Verified
Swansea SA6
Limited time offer - 50% off your first initial appointment. We have a large team of friendly and experienced counsellors. Whether there’s a specific challenge you’re facing, or you just aren’t feeling yourself right now, our counsellors work with you in a safe, confidential space It might be that you are struggling with anxiety, feeling low, grieving, or experiencing distressing thoughts. Or you may be looking to move forward and achieve your goals. Face-to-face counselling in Cardiff & Swansea or remote sessions. Our counsellors can work with individuals, couples and children.
Limited time offer - 50% off your first initial appointment. We have a large team of friendly and experienced counsellors. Whether there’s a specific challenge you’re facing, or you just aren’t feeling yourself right now, our counsellors work with you in a safe, confidential space It might be that you are struggling with anxiety, feeling low, grieving, or experiencing distressing thoughts. Or you may be looking to move forward and achieve your goals. Face-to-face counselling in Cardiff & Swansea or remote sessions. Our counsellors can work with individuals, couples and children.
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Beaux Wellness
Psychologist, MSc, GMBPsS
Verified
Swansea SA2
I employ a holistic, solution-focused approach rooted in positive psychology. Leveraging knowledge of plant medicine, yoga, & diverse tools, I assist in emotional & self-regulation. I address personal development, motivation, goal attainment, spiritual growth, & inner child work to cultivate joy & productivity. Utilising coaching models like Appreciative Inquiry, CBT, Integral Coaching, I've led group sessions with Beacon's Cymru. Through deep listening, I'll help you grasp yourself, fostering new thoughts for your future.
I employ a holistic, solution-focused approach rooted in positive psychology. Leveraging knowledge of plant medicine, yoga, & diverse tools, I assist in emotional & self-regulation. I address personal development, motivation, goal attainment, spiritual growth, & inner child work to cultivate joy & productivity. Utilising coaching models like Appreciative Inquiry, CBT, Integral Coaching, I've led group sessions with Beacon's Cymru. Through deep listening, I'll help you grasp yourself, fostering new thoughts for your future.

Hoskins Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Swansea SA5
I am Adlerian trained but work as an integrative counsellor, in the Swansea and Carmarthen areas.
I am Adlerian trained but work as an integrative counsellor, in the Swansea and Carmarthen areas.

Dr Philip Murphy
Counsellor, PhD, AFBPSsS
Verified
Swansea SA1
Dr Philip Murphy (B.Sc., Ph.D., Dip.Clin.Psy., C.Psychol., A.F.B.Ps.S) - Consultant Clinical Psychologist. During my 34 year career I have developed experience in many therapeutic approaches. Using this experience, we can work together to help you understand and overcome the social and emotional difficulties in your life. Embarking on personal therapy can sometimes seem daunting, But generally my clients settle comfortably into our pleasant relaxed setting, and usually find it surprisingly easy to share their thoughts.
Dr Philip Murphy (B.Sc., Ph.D., Dip.Clin.Psy., C.Psychol., A.F.B.Ps.S) - Consultant Clinical Psychologist. During my 34 year career I have developed experience in many therapeutic approaches. Using this experience, we can work together to help you understand and overcome the social and emotional difficulties in your life. Embarking on personal therapy can sometimes seem daunting, But generally my clients settle comfortably into our pleasant relaxed setting, and usually find it surprisingly easy to share their thoughts.

Diane Elizabeth Workman
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Verified
1 Endorsed
Swansea SA3 (Online Only)
I qualified as a ChildLine counsellor in 2006 and worked there for many years. Currently I practise as an integrative face to face psychotherapist/counsellor mainly with adults. I have experience in a wide range of issues having had clients referred through their GP and through self-referral. I treat every client as an individual and so the approach to counselling will also be individual and with respect to your individual circumstances. I strongly believe in therapy being within your control but with the support and encouragement needed to understand your situation and to work on how you may want to change things in your life.
I qualified as a ChildLine counsellor in 2006 and worked there for many years. Currently I practise as an integrative face to face psychotherapist/counsellor mainly with adults. I have experience in a wide range of issues having had clients referred through their GP and through self-referral. I treat every client as an individual and so the approach to counselling will also be individual and with respect to your individual circumstances. I strongly believe in therapy being within your control but with the support and encouragement needed to understand your situation and to work on how you may want to change things in your life.

Dr Paul Bradley-Hoffman
Psychologist, PsychD, CPsychol
Verified
Swansea SA1 (Online Only)
I am a clinical psychologist and intensive short term dynamic psychotherapist (ISTDP). I work with adults and older people but have experience of working with people across the life span with a range of challenges and difficulties. I can work with a broad range of psychological issues including but not limited to anxiety, panic attacks, treatment-resistant mood disorders, PTSD, relationship problems, intimacy & sexual problems, bereavement, substance misuse disorders, pain and living with chronic diseases, personality-related issues/disorders, functional neurological symptoms (FNS) & medically unexplained symptoms (MUS).
I am a clinical psychologist and intensive short term dynamic psychotherapist (ISTDP). I work with adults and older people but have experience of working with people across the life span with a range of challenges and difficulties. I can work with a broad range of psychological issues including but not limited to anxiety, panic attacks, treatment-resistant mood disorders, PTSD, relationship problems, intimacy & sexual problems, bereavement, substance misuse disorders, pain and living with chronic diseases, personality-related issues/disorders, functional neurological symptoms (FNS) & medically unexplained symptoms (MUS).

Gareth Dix
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Swansea SA1 (Online Only)
Please note: I offer online sessions only. I have been a Counsellor for 10 years working in diverse settings including schools, colleges, universities, NHS & with young offenders. I'm qualified as an Integrative Counsellor meaning I can use different methods of therapy depending on the client’s individual needs. This is underpinned by my strong Person-Centred approach that results in my appointments being dynamic in nature because everyone is unique with their own problems & worries. I am unapologetically geeky with interests including AI art, music, video games, memorabilia, science fiction & anything related to Marvel & DC.
Please note: I offer online sessions only. I have been a Counsellor for 10 years working in diverse settings including schools, colleges, universities, NHS & with young offenders. I'm qualified as an Integrative Counsellor meaning I can use different methods of therapy depending on the client’s individual needs. This is underpinned by my strong Person-Centred approach that results in my appointments being dynamic in nature because everyone is unique with their own problems & worries. I am unapologetically geeky with interests including AI art, music, video games, memorabilia, science fiction & anything related to Marvel & DC.

Helga Anne Moore
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
Swansea SA1
Starting the journey to emotional well-being may seem daunting, but with the help of a kind, professional and deeply empathic therapist alongside you, it can become the most important undertaking you ever begin. Whatever issues you are struggling with right now, change is possible and inevitable as soon as you choose to explore exactly what you need and which parts of your life are not working as well as you hope right now. As a therapist I walk beside my clients and together we can explore exactly what it is you need to help you make the changes necessary to reclaim a full and balanced life.
Starting the journey to emotional well-being may seem daunting, but with the help of a kind, professional and deeply empathic therapist alongside you, it can become the most important undertaking you ever begin. Whatever issues you are struggling with right now, change is possible and inevitable as soon as you choose to explore exactly what you need and which parts of your life are not working as well as you hope right now. As a therapist I walk beside my clients and together we can explore exactly what it is you need to help you make the changes necessary to reclaim a full and balanced life.

Annette Wyndham
Psychologist, MSc, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Verified
Swansea SA1 (Online Only)
I believe the therapeutic relationship is the most important ingredient for successful therapy. Together we can explore your situation from various perspectives allowing us to make sense of it and develop some solutions. I have 30 years experience of working in the NHS working with a diverse range of problems, most of this has been within Adult mental health, substance misuse and family therapy teams. I have a particular interest in trauma, from complex childhood and relational trauma to one off incidents or accidents or life change and transitional traumas.
I believe the therapeutic relationship is the most important ingredient for successful therapy. Together we can explore your situation from various perspectives allowing us to make sense of it and develop some solutions. I have 30 years experience of working in the NHS working with a diverse range of problems, most of this has been within Adult mental health, substance misuse and family therapy teams. I have a particular interest in trauma, from complex childhood and relational trauma to one off incidents or accidents or life change and transitional traumas.

Zoe Prosser
Counsellor
Verified
Swansea SA1
Fully insured, DBS Disclosure, Honors & Awards, completed CPD Certified Certificates:- Relationship Counselling, Mental Wellbeing in Children & Young People, Play Therapy, Level 3 Child Psychology Diploma, First Aid For Mental Health, Professional Addiction Counselling, Psychotherapy, Health & Social Care, Child Counselling, Counselling, Anxiety Awareness Diploma, Child Protection, Safeguarding Diploma, Depression Awareness Diploma, Self Harm awareness m, Selective Mutism Awareness, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Suicide Prevention Certificate, Nursing Assistant Diploma, Accessing Mental Capacity, Art Therapy,
Fully insured, DBS Disclosure, Honors & Awards, completed CPD Certified Certificates:- Relationship Counselling, Mental Wellbeing in Children & Young People, Play Therapy, Level 3 Child Psychology Diploma, First Aid For Mental Health, Professional Addiction Counselling, Psychotherapy, Health & Social Care, Child Counselling, Counselling, Anxiety Awareness Diploma, Child Protection, Safeguarding Diploma, Depression Awareness Diploma, Self Harm awareness m, Selective Mutism Awareness, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Suicide Prevention Certificate, Nursing Assistant Diploma, Accessing Mental Capacity, Art Therapy,
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Sleep or Insomnia Counsellors
How effective is treatment for insomnia?
The most effective treatments for insomnia are behavioral techniques that reduce anxiety, including anxiety about falling asleep, and allow the body’s natural cycles to be recalibrated. The most common treatment is cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), which researchers have found to be more useful than medication, with rates of success as high as 80 percent.
Are there specific medications for sleep problems?
There are many medications, both over-the-counter and prescription that treat sleep problems. Supplements such as melatonin are popular and may help, though there is little evidence that it is more effective than a placebo. Prescription medications such as zolpidem are sometimes prescribed.
Are there natural treatments for sleep problems?
There are many natural treatments for everyday sleep problems. Reducing blue-light emitting screens, setting a regular bedtime, regular exercise, reducing caffeine and nicotine consumption, and keeping the bedroom dark and cool at night are all lifestyle changes that can help those who struggle with sleep but may not reach the level of an insomnia diagnosis.
What’s the difference between having trouble falling asleep and insomnia?
Life events, stress, and anxiety can lead to sleepless nights for everyone from time to time. To be diagnosed with insomnia, a patient must experience trouble falling asleep, trouble remaining asleep, waking up too early, or non-restorative sleep at least three nights per week for at least one month. Sleep problems affect one-third to one-half of the population, while chronic insomnia affects about 10 to 15 percent of people.