Counselling

I am a retired doctor and a qualified Integrative Counsellor. Registered member BACP and accredited member NCS and work within the ethical framework of the BACP.

We all have times in our lives when things don’t seem to be going so well; a time when we have difficulty coping with daily routines, feel stressed and anxious, low in mood or generally fatigued. Sometimes we can identify a trigger but sometimes the cause is more elusive. I am here to listen, not judge, and provide a safe space for you to offload and explore your difficulties. Perhaps, get you to look at things in a different way, think differently and offer you tools to manage physical and psychological symptoms and help reduce your distress. I cannot fix things for you, as I don’t have a magic wand!, but often I can assist you to have more control over your thoughts, feeling and actions and metaphorically ‘walk beside you for a while’ so that together we can find a way out of your ‘fog of distress’ and find a new way forward.

I work long or short term with adults with issues of stress, anxiety, and depression. However, I have particular experience and specialist training in bereavement and loss, menopause, chronic and terminal illness, and fibromyalgia/persistent pain. Client centred therapy is at the core of my sessions, but I integrate other models of therapy to suit the client, including hypnotherapy, guided imagery, solution focussed therapy and CBT.

I offer a unique blend of medical knowledge combined with an ability to empathise with your emotional pain. This enables me to have the ability to explain and explore with you the interconnection between mind and body and the effect each can have on the other. My bereavement experience has given me an understanding of the overwhelming effect loss of a loved one can have on one’s life. Losses affect us all throughout our lives; loss of youth; loss of career; loss of health; loss of freedom; loss of a relationship. I offer the time to explore with you the effects these losses may have had on your well-being and help you integrate them into your lives in a healthy way and move forward.

📱 07765 915211
✉️  woodarmorel@gmail.com
🌐  www.mapletreetherapy.org.uk

My passion is to inspire, educate, empower and motivate YOU to be the best you can be in every area of your life. I have specialist training in, and particular experience of, providing bereavement counselling, although my practice is by no means limited to this. Loss, in its many forms, can be core to much of what we bring to and explore in therapy. Present day losses of any kind (e.g. of a relationship, status, health, functioning, achievement, aspirations, lifestyle, routine) might trigger depression and loneliness and, in some cases, memories of past losses that exploration in therapy can help you to process.

I am fully qualified, experience counsellor and CBT trained practitioner.
I am a member of the BACP and have worked in various settings within the public, charitable and private sectors of health. I attend regular Continuing Professional Development (CPD) workshops to keep my skills and knowledge up to date.

📱 07731 142381
✉️  jens@jenswellnesstherapy.co.uk
🌐  www.jenswellnesstherapy.co.uk

📱 07917 182699
✉️  sblackmorecounselling@aol.com

Richard Dolan MNCPS Acc.

I am a fully qualified counsellor and therapist, a registered member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society, (NCS20-01638), accredited by the Professional Standards Authority, working across Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole.

I’ve worked in and around mental health since 2006 within local authority, private providers and the NHS, created and delivered an award-winning Virtual Reality programme for people living with dementia, and have worked with brands such as LEGO, Playmobil and the RNLI to produce a variety of games and education tools.

I’ve helped hundreds of people over thousands of hours, to change their lives, overcome challenges, resolve traumas, and feel better about themselves. I work with anyone brave enough to ask for help, but specialise in men’s mental health, relationship issues, divorce trauma, and anger management.

You might feel angry, confused, frustrated, or lost. Maybe it’s affecting your relationship or family life, or your performance at work. Maybe you’ve been carrying stuff for years, or perhaps it’s something that’s happened recently. Whatever it is, I can help you.

And it’s not just men’s mental health – I have extensive experience of counselling a range of issues including anxiety, depression, anger management, trauma, bereavement, negative thoughts, low self-esteem, relationship problems, and many more.

My approach combines Humanistic Integrative with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which is just a fancy way of saying I draw upon several different theories and concepts to help explain thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.

I take a down to earth, relatable approach to the one thing we all have in common – being human.

If you want to see change in your life, and you choose to work with me, I promise to do my best to help you figure out what you need, and more importantly, how to get it.

📱 07879 680445
✉️  richard@checkyourhead.co.uk
🌐  www.checkyourhead.co.uk

Anna Elston is an accredited Addictions Counsellor who holds a First Class Honours Degree from the University of Bath. She has delivered a speech to HRH The Duchess of Cambridge and was presented with the Marsh Trust Award, recognising her as an ‘Exceptional Individual in the Field of Recovery.’ She featured in a Channel 5 documentary about alcohol, and was a keynote speaker at the National Women’s Register Conference in 2023, smashing the stigma of addiction.

But Anna isn’t all about suits and accolades. She’s got 16 years of addiction-related experience, having worked for many years as a counsellor at some of the UK’s most prestigious treatment centres: Clouds House (Forward Trust) in Wiltshire and Providence Projects in Bournemouth. In one of her more colorful roles, Anna was the Senior Coordinator of the Amy Winehouse Foundation Resilience Programme. Here, she helped volunteers in recovery from substance misuse share their life stories in school assemblies, delivering workshops on self-esteem, peer pressure and risky behaviour.

When it comes to seeking counselling, Anna’s the one to turn to. Now in Private Practice, she offers one-on-one online and face-to-face counselling in a safe space where you can share your thoughts and feelings without judgement. She understands how nerve-wracking reaching out for help can be because she’s done it herself. Anna got into recovery from alcoholism in 2007. She is serious about your wellbeing, but always light-hearted about life.

Anna’s expertise is the Addictions, from wine to Wifi, beer to binge-watching and all other compulsive behaviours. She works with families around any addiction issues they are experiencing with a loved one. And if you’re dealing with guilt, shame, anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief, or self-esteem issues, Anna’s got your back.

📱 07759 131434
✉️  anna@annaelstoncounselling.com
🌐  www.annaelstoncounselling.com

Level 5 qualified Relationship Counsellor, Level 5 qualified CBT practitioner and Integrative Counsellor. I am also a level 6 Therapeutic Supervisor.

I am a highly experienced Counsellor, with an empathic, warm and professional approach; offering sessions for individuals or couples to work through past or current problems in hope of finding new understanding or moving forward in their lives. I have a background working with families, children and young people and understanding of addiction, predominantly, Gambling.

I offer a free 15 minute consultation to discuss the counselling process and what potential clients may hope to work on within sessions.

📱 07710 400018
✉️  lindsey.counselling@gmail.com