Counselling offers a confidential and supportive space where you can explore any difficulties you may be experiencing. You will be met with a sensitive, empathic, and genuinely curious approach, helping you to develop a deeper understanding of your personal situation.
The initial session provides an opportunity to talk through your circumstances, explore the issues you’re facing, and consider what you hope to gain from therapy. It is also a chance for you to ask any questions about the counselling process and how we might work together.
The length of therapy will depend on your individual needs and the nature of the issues you wish to explore. I offer both short-term and long-term counselling. For some, short-term work (up to eight sessions) can be highly beneficial, while others may find that longer-term therapy allows the space for deeper exploration and meaningful change. We will review your progress together at regular intervals to ensure that the work remains aligned with your goals.
I have extensive experience supporting clients with relationship-related concerns. The relationships we have with ourselves, with partners, and with family play a vital role in our emotional health and wellbeing. Both past and present relationships can shape how we think, how we feel about ourselves, and the patterns and choices we find ourselves repeating. Exploring these relational patterns can help you gain insight, view things from new perspectives, and enhance the quality of your relationships.
People seek counselling at many different stages of life and for a wide range of reasons. I have experience working with individuals who have faced challenges including, but not limited to:
- Abuse – including emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, and its lasting impact
- Abortion – explore feelings and experiences before or after a decision
- Affairs – navigating the emotional effects of infidelity, whether past or present
- Anger – understanding and managing overwhelming or difficult feelings
- Anxiety – including general anxiety, panic, and persistent worry
- Bereavement – coping with grief, loss, and the process of adjustment
- Bullying – both past and present experiences and their emotional effects
- Child-related issues – challenges connected to parenting, fertility, or family dynamics
- Controlling behaviour – recognising and responding to controlling or coercive dynamics
- Cultural issues – navigating identity, belonging, and cultural expectations
- Depression – feelings of low mood, hopelessness, or loss of motivation
- Divorce & separation – processing endings and adjusting to change
- Family issues – conflict, communication difficulties, and complex family relationships
- Health-related concerns – adjusting to illness, diagnosis, or ongoing health conditions
- Identity – exploring who you are, your sense of self, and personal meaning
- Intimacy issues – difficulties with closeness, trust, emotional connection and sexual function
- Loss – including non-bereavement losses such as life changes or missed opportunities
- Low self-confidence and self-esteem – building a stronger, more compassionate sense of self
- Miscarriage – support with the emotional impact of pregnancy loss
- Neurodivergence – including autism, ADHD and other ways of experiencing with the world
- Redundancy – coping with job loss, uncertainty, and changes in direction
- Relationship difficulties – patterns, conflict, or challenges in personal relationships
- Shame – working through feelings of guilt, embarrassment, or self-criticism
- Stress – managing pressure from work, life, or significant responsibilities
- Suicidal thoughts – a safe space to talk openly about distressing or overwhelming feelings
- Trauma – processing past experiences that continue to have an emotional impact
Charlotte Maby 