Supporting Your Emotional Wellbeing
A Safe Space to Be Heard and Understood
How many times do we hear others say ‘cheer up’, and similar remarks? Growing up hearing these means we are being invalidated. Counselling has the potential to validate your feelings and experiences and make you feel whole.
To begin to discover who you are and know your feelings is a major achievement that can come from counselling and psychotherapy. Our therapy room is a warm, safe and comfortable environment for you to feel that you can talk freely.
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Your First Counselling Session
The initial session gives you an opportunity to explain what your concerns are and why you think counselling might be helpful at this stage in your life /lives . You will also get a sense of how it feels to share your concerns. From that session we will be able to establish what the challenges are that are being faced and can generally offer hope about how on-going counselling will be helpful to you.
If you decide to have more sessions that will be an opportunity to explore your issues, emotions, fears, relationships and behaviours. The issues may impact on you alone or may also be having a negative impact on those around you. The counselling sessions will help you to discover how and why things have, or are impacting on you, in the way they are, understand what change is possible and ultimately help you to move forward in a way that is helpful for you.
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Are you a therapist looking for a professional, welcoming space to see your clients? At Crossgates Chiropody, we offer a variety of rooms available to rent by the hour, day, or week. Whether you’re just starting out or expanding your practice, our flexible options can accommodate your needs.
Common Issues Addressed by Counsellors
Supporting You Through Lifes Challenges
Counselling provides a supportive environment to explore your emotions, understand patterns, and discover meaningful change. Counsellors assist with a wide range of concerns, including:
Emotional & Mental Wellbeing
- Anxiety / Worry / Stress
- Depression
- Anger
- Inner passivity
- Self Worth / Self Esteem / Self-Harm / Identity and the Self
- Post-traumatic stress
Relationships & Family
- Love / Relationship issues
- LGBT relationships
- Relationships – including couples, partners, families, and friends
- Parenting (including becoming grandparents)
- Divorce / Separation
- Communication / Conflict resolution
Trauma & Life Challenges
- Bereavement and loss
- Abuse / Relationship Trauma
- Work related issues / Redundancy
- Issues with School
- General counselling
Addictions & Personal Struggles
- Addiction(s) / Obsessions / OCD / Phobias
- Impact of addictions on a Relationship
- Sexual / Intimacy issues
Meet Our Counsellors at Crossgates Therapy Center
Cherise Ainley
Counsellor, NLP Mindset Coach
Membership(s): Professional counselling/NLP memberships
Specialism: Mindset, personal growth, emotional wellbeing
Works with: Adults
Telephone: 07729 645 430
Website: www.cheriseainleycounselling.co.uk
I’m an adult Counsellor and NLP Mindset Coach. As a single parent, I understand the challenge of juggling everything while still wanting more for yourself and your family. I help ...
Cathy Clinch
Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Membership(s): Accredited Registrant Member, NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society)
Specialism: ADHD, neurodiversity, anxiety, low mood, depression
Works with: Adults
Telephone: 07523 852984
Email: cathyclinchcounselling@gmail.com
Website: www.cathyclinchcounselling.co.uk
I’m a qualified, neurodiversity-affirming counsellor working in a person-centred and flexible way, because I believe therapy should fit you. I bring both professional and personal understanding of ADHD, offering a ...
Sam Rawlings
Level 4 Diploma in Counselling (2017)
Membership(s): Registered Member, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Specialism: Anxiety, low self-esteem, emotional regulation, school-related stress, neurodivergence support, family transitions
Works with: Children and young people (6–19)
Telephone: 01977 801654
Email: sam@sjrcounselling.com
Website: www.sjrcounselling.com
Sam is a Children’s Creative Counsellor who offers warm, child-led support in a safe and welcoming space. Using art, storytelling and play, she helps children and young people explore feelings ...
Adrienne Grant
Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Membership(s): Registered Member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Specialism: Bereavement, relationships, low mood, anxiety, self-esteem, work related issues
Works with: Young adults, adults, older people
Telephone: 07816528437
Email: adrienne.counselling1@gmail.com
Adrienne is a compassionate, experienced person-centred counsellor offering a safe, confidential space where you can feel comfortable being yourself. Her approach is warm, empathetic and non-judgmental, placing you at the ...
Sue Brown
Relational Counsellor, Accredited Infant and Baby Loss Practitioner, Retired Cancer and Palliative Care Nurse
Membership(s): British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Specialism: Childhood trauma, Grief and bereavement (including miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal complications), Life-limiting conditions and chronic illness, Emotional processing, Relational Councillor
Works with: Adults Individuals coping with trauma, grief, chronic illness, or life-limiting conditions
Telephone: 07577 531 304
Email: sue.browntherapy@gmail.com
Sue Brown is a Relational Counsellor who helps clients explore how past experiences and present relationships impact their lives. She offers a warm, supportive, and non-judgmental space for individuals to ...
Liz Hallam
MA Integrative Counselling
Membership(s): Registered Member of the BACP
Specialism: Anxiety, Complex trauma, Domestic abuse, Loss and grief, Parenting & SEND, Life transitions
Works with: Adults, Children and Families
Telephone: 07403 513 702
Email: lizhallam.youtherapy@gmail.com
Website: www.youtherapy-services.com
Elizabeth (Liz) Hallam is an integrative, relational therapist who prioritises compassion and care. With nearly eight years of therapeutic experience, she supports adults, children, and families to make sense of ...
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How many counselling sessions will I need?
As well as choosing the content of each session, the duration of our work together is also your decision. Counselling does require a commitment from both parties, and I would suggest having 6 sessions in mind as a starting point. This isn’t fixed in stone however, and I work both short and long term. Once we have worked together, if ad-hoc sessions are needed this can be arranged. I believe that counselling is something that you can access as and when you need it, depending on your current circumstances. I also provide on-line and telephone counselling if this would be more suited to your needs.
What happens in counselling?
Starting counselling can feel daunting and a bit like stepping into the un-known. I understand this, and I always aim to provide you with the time and space where you feel comfortable enough to share your thoughts, without being judged in anyway.
My sessions are relaxed and I believe honesty is the best policy. I will ask where you would like to start and then follow your lead. I will not pretend to be the expert on your life, and nor will I tell you what I think you should do. I will work with you, and together we explore what is causing you concern. I may offer you a different perspective and notice particular behaviour patterns, but only if I think it would be beneficial for you in terms of reaching your therapy goals.
Do I need counselling?
I think the majority of adults and young people I have worked with have asked themselves this, perhaps over a period of time, before they eventually have their first session.
Talking therapies can be very successful in helping with a wide range of issues from anxiety and trauma, to school exams and relationships. It may be helpful to think of it less in terms of counselling, and more around having the opportunity to dedicate some time for yourself to off load, and share your thoughts and feelings. Counselling is purely for you and I will always have your best interests at heart.