COUNSELLING
Offering face-to-face counselling in Stockport & online counselling for adults across the UK
Therapeutic Approach
What can you expect during our time working together
My aim is to build a trusting therapeutic relationship where you feel safe, heard and accepted. I offer a confidential, non-judgemental space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings and experiences openly, at your own pace.
Together, we can explore whatever you choose to bring to counselling, whether that is a specific difficulty you are facing or a deeper understanding of yourself and your experiences.
Within my counselling practice, I use an integrative approach, drawing on Person-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Transactional Analysis (TA). I recognise that every person is unique, and that there is no single approach that works for everyone.
My focus is on understanding you as an individual and tailoring our work to what feels most helpful for you. By combining therapeutic approaches with genuine listening and curiosity, I will support you to explore your experiences, recognise patterns, develop self-awareness and work towards the changes that are important to you.
Person Centred Therapy
Person-Centred Therapy is the foundation of how I work, placing you and your unique experiences at the heart of our therapeutic relationship.
Developed by Carl Rogers, Person-Centred Therapy is a humanistic approach that recognises each person’s innate capacity for growth, change and greater self-understanding when they are met with empathy, acceptance and authenticity.
In our work together, I will offer a warm, supportive and non-judgemental space where you can feel truly heard and understood. This creates the safety needed to explore your thoughts, feelings and experiences at your own pace, helping you to develop greater self-awareness, self-compassion and a deeper understanding of yourself.
Rather than providing advice or telling you what you should do, I will work alongside you to help you discover your own strengths, insights and the changes that feel meaningful for you.
Transactional Analysis
Transactional Analysis (TA) is a psychotherapy approach that can help us develop a deeper understanding of ourselves, including why we think, feel and respond in certain ways.
TA explores how our early experiences, relationships and messages we received throughout life can influence the way we see ourselves, relate to others and navigate the world around us.
Through this exploration, we can begin to recognise patterns in our thoughts, emotions and behaviours, including patterns that may no longer be helpful. Developing this awareness can create the opportunity to make different choices, build healthier relationships and move towards the changes that feel important to you.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an approach based on the understanding that our thoughts, feelings, physical sensations and behaviours are all connected. The way we interpret situations can influence how we feel and how we respond, sometimes creating patterns that leave us feeling stuck or overwhelmed.
CBT can help us to explore these patterns, develop a greater understanding of how they affect you, and identify ways of responding that feel more helpful and supportive.
Within our work together, we may draw on CBT techniques to explore unhelpful thoughts, beliefs and behaviours, while developing practical strategies to support positive change. These techniques will always be tailored to you and your individual needs, within a supportive and collaborative therapeutic relationship.