Counselling in Bristol and On-line
Offering a mind-body approach through counselling, somatic practices, Rewind Therapy (PTSD) and Pain Reprocessing Therapy to support mental health.
Counselling provides narrative and context to your experiences, helping make sense of events, patterns, behaviours and beliefs and provide a framework to support the changes you desire in your life and relationships.
Somatic (mind-body) Whilst working through your problems, I will guide you to focus on underlying physical sensations that arise alongside emotions. This work may also include breathwork, visualisation, grounding or the tracking of body sensations. Somatic practices support your primitive brain and nervous system to feel safe when memories, emotions and physical sensations arise; moving your nervous system from fight, flight or freeze into a more regulated state.
Pain Reprocessing Therapy is specifically targeted at chronic pain and chronic conditions, e.g. back pain, pelvic pain, IBS, long covid, chronic fatigue syndrome. Somatic tracking, guided imagery and mindfulness are used to alter the pain (and/or symptoms) / fear cycle.
Rewind Therapy works specifically with PTSD/Trauma to significantly reduce or eliminate symptoms of PTSD using a form of guided imagery.
Whichever approach you feel is right for you, I will hold a safe space for you to explore whatever it is that is troubling you, and support you on your healing journey.
I am able to support you through the many challenges that life can bring, including:
- Anxiety & low mood
- Health Anxiety
- Stress
- Depression
- Chronic Pain and Conditions
- Negative Thought Patterns
- Self Esteem & Shame
- Relational / Attachment issues
- Trauma / PTSD
- Work Place Stress / Burnout
- OCD / Intrusive Thoughts
- Panic Attacks
- Narcissistic Abuse
- Life Transitions
- Bereavement & Loss
- Life Re-Evaluation / Feeling Stuck
- Peri-Menopause / Menopause
- Parenting / Family problems
I work with adults only, and am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).