Psychotherapy & Counselling in Bristol.

Help with Moving Forward

We will identify what’s causing your unhappiness and rediscover what brings you joy.

I offer remote counselling services both online and by telephone, as well as 1 to 1 psychotherapy sessions in Bristol, BS4. Over 20 years as a qualified Psychotherapist providing counselling to help improve mental health in Bristol (and the UK):

  • Learn how to reduce levels of anxiety
  • Deal with depression to start enjoying life again
  • Improve your relationships

Now accepting policyholders from Axa and Aviva Insurance.

Gain insight into your challenges and learn new strategies with an experienced counsellor & psychotherapist.

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Reasons to get in touch…

Liv

My therapy with Shelley showed me the journey of self-love and authenticity when I came to her with confidence issues. Her advice gave me permission to finally choose myself. Over the last year, I started speaking up for my quiet inner child and saying NO! After all these years, I haven’t looked back since. I am so grateful to have worked with such an inspiring woman and would recommend her services. A therapist with such a vast knowledge of her study, but also warm and kind. If you haven’t already, you should check out her podcast, it’s a brilliant resource. Thank you, Shelley, for your valuable and free podcast!

Isla

Shelley is a wonderful, heartfelt, supportive guide in this process of inner exploration. She created and held a truly safe, warm space and I have benefitted enormously from this. Thank you so much!

Ruari

Working with Shelley on my various issues, has been truly one of the most profound experiences of my life. It’s up there with my Mum first teaching me to write my name as a small child. My inner child will be forever grateful to you for helping me to connect with him, and to gain the understanding to use equally important tools as my mum’s earliest lesson, to enrich and expand my life.

Ruari

Ali

I needed to process several years of traumatic experiences and I needed to regain some strength in myself… Your approach really helped me, I find you really warm and supportive and also really smart and insightful.

Ali

Helen

Shelley is a truly amazing therapist. Over the course of two and half years we explored some very difficult experiences from my life. Shelley was able to guide me through this, helping me to embed a sense of inner strength and to nurture my own ability to support and love myself. She built trust through non-judgement, creating a warm space where I could find my voice- both physically and metaphorically. It has been a fascinating journey to learn about and observe my own behaviours; to understand where those have come from and find more nurturing ways to cope with difficult emotions.
Shelley is incredibly perceptive and was able to gauge what I needed in any given moment; when to be gentle, when to laugh with me and when to offer insight.
I feel I have been sent back out into the world armed with tools to help me cope with life’s challenges. I can actually feel again and am a stronger, more whole version of myself.
I highly recommend Shelley on every level and thank her for the incredible work she does.
Helen

Linda

It is a privilege to talk about how coming to Shelley weekly over several years has been transformative for me. Shelley has a vast body of knowledge and approaches, and she works with compassion and no judgement. She meets you right where you are, with empathy and kindness. Through this I learned to be empathetic and kind, for the first time, to myself. When I started the counselling process I wasn’t sure what I wanted to achieve. I only knew I felt broken, sad and disconnected with a lack of joy. Now I have the power to sort my life out. The confidence, the motivation and the hope. Somehow, in the spaces between tears, laughter, silence and deep conversations, some alchemy has occurred and I can’t thank Shelley enough.

Linda

Kelly

Because of this I am able to manage my anger better, by being objective.

Kelly

Kelly

I feel really strong about following my direction and path in life, thanks to our Therapy.

Kelly

Angie

This Therapy has cut through the crap for me. Something happens in every session. What I’ve got from it is a sense of myself.

Angie

Susan

Staying with my emotions, becoming more in touch with my strength has saved me.

Susan

Ryan

With Shelley I had an open comfortable environment in which I could explore the events and habits of old. This enabled me to challenge myself and my behaviours. It helped to support my state of mind through a very difficult time in my life.

Ryan

Mark

I’m amazed at how I can be in such a different place now to where I was just a few weeks ago before working with Shelley

Mark

How I Work - Our First Steps

1. Text or email me first. Tell me a little about what you're dealing with.

2. I will be in touch.

3. Then we can book a complimentary phone call or an introductory session.

4. If you are enquiring as an Axa or Aviva insurance policyholder, please know that you need a case number to proceed with therapy. Contact your policy's Customer Service or the Axa mental health team here: 0800 521903.

 

1:1 sessions in BS4, online or by telephone.

I'll look forward to helping you work out what's best.

Schedule your complementary call here

Or book your consultation for 1:1 psychotherapy if you prefer to proceed promptly.

Establishing trust

My first concern is to establish trust. Consequently, we work to understand what's happening for you. We then work on how to change it, and build your resources.

I have experience in working with the following:

      • How to deal with anxiety, stress, fear, panic attacks
      • Depression, dissociation, mood swings
      • Disordered eating, love addiction, addictions
      • Repetitive behaviours or patterns that you are not happy with
      • Developmental Trauma
      • Self-confidence, feeling insecure, loneliness, neediness, abandonment or codependency
      • Relationship issues and sexuality
      • People pleasing/ boundaries/saying No
      • Difficult relationship patterns, toxic relationships, conflict
      • Bereavement

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