Counselling Service

I offer professional and confidential one-to-one counselling in a comfortable, private setting. If you need home visits, this can sometimes be negotiated. Please note that my service is suspended until September 2019, as I will be overseas for a year from August 2018 (mainly in Australia). If you wish to get in touch during this time, email is the best way to contact me. There will be a period of a couple of months, from around the last week in September to the end of November, when I’ll be on a long-distance walk and sometimes unable to pick up my emails immediately.

Why seek counselling? You may be looking for help with difficult experiences such as bereavement, loss, abuse, traumatic events or relationship breakdown. Or facing big changes, such as a new role, job or course of studies, retirement, redundancy or move of home. You may be feeling depressed, anxious or confused, or overwhelmed by your thoughts and feelings. Or simply over-stressed and lacking in vitality and joy in life.

Whatever you may raise, I will listen carefully and give you my full attention and respect to facilitate you to open up different perspectives and possibilities. I will not judge you nor tell you what to do. You will have the opportunity to explore issues in a way that suits you and at your own pace. The aim is to support you to harness your strengths and resources so you can see yourself and your world differently, explore solutions and make positive changes.

Counselling Sessions

After your initial inquiry, our first session would be an introductory meeting of about 45 minutes. This is to meet with you and find out what brings you to counselling, explain about contracting, information privacy and confidentiality, answer your questions and look at options for ways of working tailored to you. If you are happy to continue, we would then typically arrange to meet once a week for an hour each time. How many and timing of sessions can be discussed in our introductory meeting and will be reviewed as we go along. Sometimes people find that one or a few sessions are all they need at the time; sometimes they find it helpful to continue for longer; or have a time away and then come back.

Fees and Location

The introductory session is free and then the charge is £40 per hour. I offer reduced fees (negotiable) for students and people on low incomes and I may be able to offer a discount for payment in advance for a block of sessions. The location is in central West Bridgford, a short bus ride from Nottingham Station. Details will be provided on booking your initial appointment and there is free parking. Please feel free to contact me for further information and to discuss your needs.