Welcome
Providing a confidential space to explore the thoughts, feelings and challenges in your life
Are you feeling stuck, unhappy in life or unfulfilled. Do you need time and space to voice whats on your mind, the challenges you're facing or the emotional weight you're carrying?
Counselling can help you discover who you are, what you want and how to get there!
I'm Lisa and I work with young people and adults to help navigate life’s challenges.
Having experienced a difficult childhood it's my passion to support people of all ages.
I understand how important it can be to have a space to release what you need to.
Providing a friendly, safe, non-judgemental and confidential space for you to talk allowing you to explore your thoughts and feelings so you can develop a better understanding of yourself.
By developing this understanding of yourself, it is possible to move forwards making meaningful changes.
We all hold the tools we need to flourish however, sometimes we need support to locate these to move forwards.
By working in a Person-Centred way I'll walk alongside you and support you to find your own solutions, working to identify re-occurring patterns that may not be in your awareness and explore these together raising your own internal compass. I am also working towards being Trauma Informed.
A confidential, warm, empathic space that is non-judgemental and safe therapeutic space for whatever you choose to bring to counselling. This builds the foundations to support you through the process without judgement and empower you to discover solutions in a therapeutic environment.
If you haven't reached out for counselling before, I understand the process can feel quite daunting, this is why I offer a free introductory call and meeting to try to ease some of the feelings around this.
Together we will learn about what works to support you.
The First Step
It is a big and unnerving step to contact a counsellor - not knowing what to expect, or how it will be.
I offer a 30 minute introductory session for free, hopefully putting you at ease.
In this "meet and greet" we will “get to know each other” where you can tell me about want you want achieve in counselling and explore what you'd like to have help with, I will explain how I will work with you. I also welcome questions back.
After this call, I will email you a copy of the counselling contract which outlines both our parts in the therapeutic relationship.
If you're happy after this we can then set up our first session.
Our first full Session
Counselling is the process of exploring issues together rather than you being given advice. This may involve dealing with very painful memories from the past which can make a you feel worse at times, especially when exploring issues which may be traumatic. Therefore, counselling does not promise to make you feel better quickly.
This first counselling session is an opportunity to see if I am the right therapist for you, to get a feeling for how I work. I will ask you a number of questions.
We can discuss the contract and any queries you have around this and we will then begin to discuss further what is happening for you.
I believe you are the expert in your world so will encourage you to talk to me about family/education/work/relationships to gain a broader picture.
What can counselling help with?
People come to counselling for a wide range of issues. Here are a few of the more common difficulties that can be supported through counselling:
Stress
Self-Harm
Identity
Grief
Feeling lost
Suicidal thoughts
Depression
Relationship problems
Problems with confidence or self-esteem
Anger
Anxiety
Lack of purpose
Trauma
Loss of direction
Eating disorders
Family
Work
Life challenges
School
Fees
I offer a 30 minute introductory session for free, then if you feel I am the right person for you we can arrange an initial appointment.
Each session will last 50 minutes each, usually taking place weekly unless we have discussed an alternative plan. The cost is £55 a session, I also provide a limited number of concession spaces for those on low-income or students. Please contact me for availability.
I offer both short and long-term counselling for adults and young people with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, a challenging time you need extra support with, trauma, stress, eating disorders and lack of purpose/loss of direction.
About Me
I am a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapy and abide by their Ethical Framework in practice and hold an Enhanced DBS - Adults, Teenagers and Children. I have several years of working with Young People and am part of an NHS Youth Counselling Service, also having experience in Neurodivergence.
As part of my continued professional development (CPD) I regularly attend workshops/courses to build my knowledge and keep up to date including compulsory NHS trainings.
CPD recently completed:
APT Autism Awareness
Creative Counselling Course
Video Games and Psychotherapy
Level 5 in Trauma Informed Therapy (somatic) - currently studying
Level 5 Children and young People - currently studying
Get in touch
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about how counselling works, or to arrange an initial assessment appointment. This enables us to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to counselling, whether it could be helpful for you and whether I am the right therapist to help.
You can also call or text me on 07459 547548. If I am not available please leave a message, your name and number and I will get back to you. I am happy to discuss any queries or questions you may have prior to arranging an initial appointment.