Counselling

We can all face issues in life, counselling is for people that experience all kinds of difficulties that impact on their well-being and happiness. Counselling sessions focus on you to help you gain more self-understanding and acceptance, sort out confused feelings, or make different choices that will empower you in a positive way.

Our counsellors are qualified in a variety of approaches:

• Person-Centred (https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-therapy/types-of-therapy/person-centred-counselling
• CBT Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-therapy/types-of-therapy/cognitive-behavioural-therapy)
• Solution Focused (https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-therapy/types-of-therapy/solution-focused-brief-therapy)

Our counsellors have experience working with a range of issues including anxiety, panic attacks, stress, low mood, depression, bereavement and loss, sleep problems, self-confidence, anger, self-harm, trauma, abuse, LGBT+ , eating and weight/shape distress. We work with adults and young people. See "Counselling What We Do" for further details.

Coaching

Coaching is for people who want to make a meaningful change but feel unsure how to move forward. It’s a safe, confidential space to help you think things through, discover your own answers, and take action.

We work with adults and young people on self-confidence, weight and body image, healthy habits, work-life balance, living with ADHD, managing emotions and conflict, and building resilience and accountability. This includes Academic Coaching and Youth Coaching.

Our integrative approach draws on Somatic Coaching and Leadership Embodiment, Transactional Analysis, Fields of Conversation, Emotional Intelligence, Gestalt (Two-Chair), Experiential Learning Theory, Restorative Practice, and Anti-Oppressive Practice, alongside insights from his lived experience of ADHD. See “Coaching: What We Do” for further details.