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The Practice Rooms has become recognised as a major centre for counselling in it's centres across England.

There are more than 150 counselling practitioners working independently here; each has their own particular approach to counselling so please check their individual entries and, where possible, their websites.

(T) after the name of a counselling therapist denotes Trainee.

What is counselling?

Counselling is an opportunity to explore in a confidential setting issues and problems you may be struggling with. Counselling covers the spectrum of human difficulties from loss of meaning to bereavement, relationship and sexual dysfunction, phobias to addiction, offering the possibility, within a confidential setting, of reflecting on the choices of the past and the possibility of different choices for the future.

What is the difference between counselling and psychotherapy?

According to the British Association of Psychotherapy, counselling aims to offer a neutral space for the patient or client to talk about problems. The act of talking about these with the counsellor often provides relief for the patient and can help them to look at things in a different way and to make decisions for change. Counselling tends to be supportive rather than challenging.

In psychotherapy and psychoanalysis the therapist will listen carefully to what the patient presents, at the same time paying attention to what is being communicated unconsciously, both verbally and in other ways, particularly in the relationship that develops between the patient and therapist. The term psychoanalysis is usually used to describe an intensive process in which the patient is seen four and five times a week.

National registers for psychotherapists and counsellors are maintained by three main umbrella bodies: United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC – formerly the British Confederation of Psychotherapists).

  • Blog Posts
  • A Rock and a Hard Place
    25/11/2020

    Ben Jones (Counsellor) explores the portrayal of men as hardened individuals who must strive to perform, the threat this can place on their mental health, and how therapy can help men explore deeper within themselves.

  • Addiction
    13/10/2020

    Hermione Brown looks into what addiction is, the difference between a habit and an addiction, and breaking free from addiction.

  • Mind and Body: What's the connection?
    11/09/2020

    Psychotherapist, Hermione Brown, explores our mind - body connection and how we can listen to our bodies to gain insight into our stresses and troubles.

  • Parenting in a pandemic
    27/08/2020

    Counsellor, Martin Alderton, reflects on his client's experience of parenting in a pandemic.

  • The Millstone of Parental Guilt
    11/08/2020

    In our first of this month's Parenthood blogs, Jo Lloyd looks at the feelings of guilt that parents battle with.

  • Pride or shame: Working well with LGBTQ+ clients
    01/07/2020

    Pride and shame: two end points on a spectrum of acceptance of oneself regarding gender identity and sexual orientation.

  • Practitioner Interview - Katrina Allen
    08/05/2020

    Getting to know one of our practitioners, Katrina Allen who practices as a sex therapist and psychotherapist in Sheffield.

  • Online Emotional Support - Seeking talking therapists
    17/03/2020

    As part of a professional response to the current unprecedented crisis, the Help Hub are seeking qualified psychotherapists and counsellors to provide an online or telephone service to those in urgent need of emotional support.


Therapists

We have therapists specialising in Counselling at the following centres....

  • Bath
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  • Bristol: Clifton
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  • Bristol: Clifton Village
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  • Bristol: Cotham Hill
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  • Bristol: Queen Square
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  • Bristol: Southville
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  • Bristol: Westbury-on-Trym
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  • Cheltenham
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  • Exeter
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  • Hove
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  • Norwich
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  • Oxford
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  • Salisbury
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  • Sheffield
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All counselling & therapy practitioners practising at the rooms are self employed professionals independently accountable. Appearance on the Practice Rooms website does not constitute an endorsement or warranty as to their professional status or competencies.

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