Your Space Counselling

Counselling for Bristol and Bath area

What is Counselling?

There are lots of definitions of counselling out there and very many different models and approaches. I hope here to simplify the situation a little with a practical definition of my own. Essentially counselling is a relationship between two people in which one person (the trained and qualified counsellor) helps another person (the client) with an aspect of their life that is causing them distress. Models and approaches vary, however most counsellors will offer you genuine acceptance of who you are as a person and will not be judgemental about any issue or situation that you talk about during a session. They will also listen very carefully to what you say and offer you genuine understanding. They will also work hard at understanding how it feels to be you, so that they can help you to assess your own needs and consider what direction to take.

What can counselling do for me?

Counselling can provide an objective, yet caring person for you to share your concerns with.

Counselling can help you to resolve current difficulties

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Counselling can help you to cope with emotional pain

Counselling can help you work out who you are and what you want from life.

What's special about Your Space Counselling,

Counselling takes place in comfortable home surroundings giving you greater anonymity.

Sessions are creative and can incorporate relaxation through creative visualisation, therapeutic writing and work with art materials if this is something that interests you.

Sessions are flexible and can be before or after work providing maximum accessibility.

You don't have to come at the same time each week, this can be varied to fit in with your lifestyle and you can see me a couple of times a week if you are in crisis or just once a month once you are feeling more able to cope or lots of other options in between.

I won't suggest more counselling than you need.

Counselling is downstairs and therefore accesible if you have mobility concerns.

I offer a confidential telephone service as an alternative to face to face counselling.

I offer on going e-mail support to current clients.

Informative website and free creative writing activities.

Newsletter for creative writing group members.

What do I do next?

You can ring me on 0117 9614081 between eight in the morning and nine at night to discuss how counselling could be of benefit to you or you can click here to e-mail me for details of availability and any other queries you might have.

All sessions are confidential and I abide by the ethical codes of practice of the professional associations to which I belong. ( The Counselling Society, click here for information and Counselling, a registered charity).


I have regular supervision with a BACP accredited counsellor.


Free sessions are available through Counselling - a registered charity, on a limited basis. There is a waiting list for free places.

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