Services
The areas I work with
Anxiety | Bereavement / Loss | Bullying | Caring - challenges & burnout | Chronic illness | Depression | Divorce and separation | Loneliness and Isolation | Loss of job, relationship, identity, empty nest | Low self esteem | Menopause (mental health) | Parenting challenges (supporting a child/teen/adolescent with mental health issues) | Pregnancy anxiety / postnatal depression | Relationship problems - abusive, betrayal, conflict, estrangement | Self harm | Stress - workplace, burnout, conflict| Suicidal feelings | Trauma
I offer in person or online video/telephone counselling, Check out my fees and availability then request a free intro chat to discuss what would work best for you.
Online - Video and Telephone
Providing affordable, flexible and confidential sessions online or via the telephone. I'm a trained online and telephone counsellor.
Video sessions we will use Whats App or Google Meet. It's secure and easy to use. I will provide the link once we have established contact.
In person in Hoylake Therapy Rooms
Providing a face to face comfortable and confidential space in a central location in Hoylake.
I hire a counselling room at Hoylake Therapy Rooms. It is centrally located at 2 The Row , Market Street, Hoylake. CH47 3BB.
There is free 2 hour parking spaces behind the building or on street parking on Market Street.
It is a 6 minute walk from Hoylake train station.
Subject to availability - to be discussed.
Walk & Talk counselling in West Kirby
Walk and Talk Counselling allows us to take the therapeutic work outside; this might involve walking, sitting on a bench, working creatively – whatever feels right for you each time that we meet.
I'm a trained walk and talk counsellor and I risk assess all routes. The routes are mostly flat, covering parks and paths. During our consultation we will discuss your needs. There will be plenty of stop off points to sit on a bench and recap.
The relaxed environment can encourage clients to open up and connect more freely. The physical activity and change of scenery can naturally reduce anxiety, boost mood, and facilitate a more balanced and present-minded experience.
Check out my fees and availability then book a free intro chat to discuss what would work best for you.
How I work
I appreciate how life events or health conditions can tip the balance of your mental health, whether its bereavement, family or relationship problems, living with ADHD or autism, work related stress or bullying or the toll of being a carer for an aging parent or a vulnerable child, managing a chronic illness….All of which can leave you battling anxiety, depression, low self-esteem or confidence, as well as feeling lost, stressed, stuck, overwhelmed, hopeless and detached from those around you.
During counselling sessions, we will explore the day to day difficulties you face, your emotions and feelings as well as relationships, family dynamics, and belief systems to help develop insight into your past and how it is showing up in present day issues. You will set the pace and depth when sharing your thoughts, feelings and emotions. I will listen and be a non-judgemental guide as you consider options and gain clarity, acceptance or a pathway for change (on your terms).
If you decide that I’m the right counsellor for you:
- We will agree on a start date and time.
- I will share a counselling agreement via email for you to read and confirm your understanding.
- I will request payment via bank transfer prior to our session.
- You will be sent a link for WhatsApp Business, Google Meet or will text you my phone number.
- At the first session, we will discuss your goals for counselling, presenting issues and assess your mood.
My responsibilities to you
I will:
Be available at the agreed time and end on time
Offer a quiet, appropriate and undisturbed space
Maintain safe, professional boundaries
Regard all contact and information as confidential unless there is a safety concern
Encourage client autonomy and choice
Work within the NCPS Ethical Framework including attending regular supervision
Review therapeutic work and relationship regularly
Client responsibilities
Attend punctually
Give a notice when cancelling/changing an appointment
Pay for the session in full prior to each appointment
Limit communication outside counselling sessions to making, changing or cancelling an appointment.
Give me permission to contact your GP if I have serious concerns about risk to self (client) or others.
Discuss when you feel you are ready to end counselling.
Let me know if you are in or are considering entering another therapeutic relationship.
