Counselling in WN4

If you are feeling sad, struggling with anxiety, depression or other mental health issues; if you're experiencing stress, burnout or battling adversity; if you're dealing with complex and difficult relationships, grieving or managing change/loss in your life, or if you are simply looking to improve your self-awareness and develop healthier coping strategies - counselling can be a useful way to help you understand yourself better so you can live life more confidently and enjoy greater personal fulfilment. My aim to is put you and ease so you feel comfortable exploring the things that matter to you.

Are you a couple looking for support with enhancing your communication and the quality of your connection with your partner? Are you an individual looking for an experienced counsellor who can work with a wide range of issues? Perhaps you have experienced difficulty in your relationship or life and want to work through, heal from and process this in therapy. Perhaps you are looking for growth and forward movement, individually, or with your partner. You may want to feel more enjoyment in life and be able to respond to stressful situations in a different way?

In difficult circumstances we try to hold it together, but sometimes it is not possible anymore. Maybe you are feeling stuck in a bad place, unable to find purpose, lacking enjoyment. Maybe you have developed unhelpful ways of coping. Do not be discouraged, I can give you a helping hand!

If you are struggling with relationships, loss, stress, or feeling lost and overwhelmed, you might feel like you’re stuck, don’t know where to turn or how to move forward. Sometimes we don’t know what to say, how to say it or even fully understand what we are feeling; it’s often not just one thing that we are feeling but a complex mix of different emotions.

I am a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with a background in Person-Centred Counselling and Compassion Focused Therapy and am accredited by BACP . I offer a warm, safe, non-judgmental environment working closely with each individual to find a unique way of working to help you build up your own therapeutic toolbox. I have a private practice based in the centre of Wigan working creatively and therapeutically with clients. Previously I have worked as a lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Salford additionally I have worked in NHS, Lancashire Mind, Private Occupational Health and local secondary schools.

Arco Therapy is a local CBT service offering CBT to children, teenagers and young adults. More and more children and young adults are struggling with anxiety, stress and sadness, particularly following the covid pandemic and often professional therapy is needed to overcome these difficulties. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) can help young people and adults to overcome these problems and help them to enjoy their lives. CBT is the recommended treatment for anxiety and depression and provides the opportunity to explore unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and how they impact on how the person feels.