Tranquil Minds Counselling

Abortion

Abuse

ADHD

Affairs and betrayals

Anger management

Anorexia nervosa

Anxiety

Attachment disorder in children

Attachment disorder

Behaviour problems

Bereavement

Binge-eating disorder

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)

Bulimia nervosa

Bullying

Career counselling

Carer support

Childhood bereavement

Depression

Dissociation

Domestic abuse

Eating disorders

Emotional abuse

Family issues

Feeling sad

Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)

Health anxiety

Infertility/ IVF

Jealousy

Loneliness

Low self-confidence

Low self-esteem

Mindfulness

Miscarriage

Narcissistic personality disorder

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Panic attacks

Paranoia

Perfectionism

Phobias

Physical abuse

Postnatal depression

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Pregnancy and birth

Relationship issues

Self-harm

Separation and divorce

Separation anxiety

Sexual abuse

Sexual assault

Social anxiety

Stress

Suicidal thoughts

Trauma

Work-related stress

Young carers

• Systemic Therapy

• Behavioural Activation (BA)

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

• Psychodynamic therapy

• Person-centred therapy

• Solution-focused therapy

• Transactional Analysis

• Integrative counselling

• Mindfulness-based therapies

Client groups I am able to support

• Individual / Adult

• Couples

• Children

• Young people

• Families

Selecting a therapist

This can be daunting! Who do you choose? Online or face to face? Will you like them? All of these questions are normal and should absolutely be explored. Finding a therapist that you feel comfortable with is essential to the success of counselling. You need to feel that you can trust and be open and honest. By offering a free consultation, this will give you the opportunity to "test the water" without any obligation. If you have any questions that can't be answered by the information on my website, you can of course send an enquiry and I will get back to you within 24 hours.

Booking your first session

Selecting a day and time that fits in with your schedule, and when you can apply some self care afterwards is important. If online, ensuring it's a time when you will have privacy and won't be disturbed, is another factor to consider.

Once you have selected a day and time that suits you, I will either confirm, or offer an alternative if it isn't available. I will then send you a contract for you to read and return along with your session payment. And that's it!

What will happen in your first session

I will send you a google invite, which will include either the location address for in person, or a secure video link, for online, which we will both join at the booked day/time. 

The first session is really about us getting to know each other, finding out what has brought you to counselling and an opportunity for you to start exploring some of the issues you have been struggling with. There is no pressure to talk about anything you don't feel ready for, I completely understand how difficult this can be and we will always go at your pace. You are in full control of the session.

At the end of the session we will discuss how you feel it went and whether you would like to book another session. Hopefully by this stage you will feel relaxed and have a better idea of what your future needs from counselling are.

Hopefully I have covered everything you need to know, but if you have any questions or would like further clarification, please don't hesitate to contact me .