Meet our Therapists

Find the right therapist for you from our team of independent, highly trained and professional therapists here at Evolve Counselling & Therapy Centre in Leeds. They have a wealth of experience of working with people from all walks of life and have helped many people over the years with all kinds of difficulties.

Our therapists offer a wide range of therapies,

Person centred, humanist therapy
Psychodynamic psychotherapy
Integrative therapy
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy (EMDR or trauma therapy)
Play therapy
Neurolinguistic programming (NLP)
Hypnotherapy
Clinical Psychology
Coaching
Shiatsu body work
Couples Therapy

You can find out more information on each of these therapies here.

To choose the most suitable session for your needs, we advise our clients to browse our team of therapists. When you find someone on your wavelength who you feel you could connect with, you can book an initial session using our enquiry form.

Finding the right person is very important – you need to feel comfortable with your therapist so you can get the most out of your sessions. It can take some time to find a therapist who you fully trust, and sometimes you may need to visit a few therapists before you find the right fit. The most important thing is getting the right help for your needs, so don’t worry about shopping around.

Our therapists offer private sessions to adults, children, teens, young people and couples, and specialise in short-, medium-, and long-term counselling, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and coaching. Some therapists offer online sessions as well as in-person sessions at our therapy centre in Leeds. No matter what challenges you are facing in your life, our team is here to help you. Click on the images below to find out more information and each individual therapist’s rates.

Supervision for trainee and qualified therapists in Yorkshire

The British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) requires all therapists to receive a minimum of 90 minutes of supervision each month.

Supervision can help you stay up to date with the latest research in your field, as well as supporting you to increase your skills and deliver specific interventions.

Several of our therapists offer professional clinical supervision for both individual trainee and qualified counsellors, in a safe, supportive environment.

Counsellors & Therapists - Adults

Aaron Bell
Amie Bevan
Andrea Sprakes
Antony Pegram
Ben Roberts
Caroline Webb
Christopher Stanfield
Dr Gita Robson
Eleni Michael
Frank Brinkley
Harriet Gleeson
Heather Pearce
Jane Hickson
Janina Grimshaw
Joanne Austin
Josh Whaley
Kuba Grzegrzolka
Lizzy Mills
Madeleine Hills
Mark Johnson
Nicola Heptinstall
Phillip Jordan
Rosamund Hoggard
Samantha Walton
Sarah Blossom
Shelley Henderson
Shezre Hashmi
Susannah Barnes
Will Jones

Aaron is a qualified counsellor and the founder of Human Centred Counselling, a practice dedicated to supporting adults through life’s emotional challenges by placing their unique human experience at the heart of the work.

Whether someone is struggling with anxiety, low mood, loss, self-esteem issues, or navigating a period of change or uncertainty, Aaron offers a warm, supportive, and non-judgemental space to talk and be truly heard.

Aaron brings professionalism, care, and integrity to his practice. He works one-to-one with adults, offering both in-person and online sessions, and welcomes clients from all walks of life.

At Human Centred Counselling, the emphasis is on recognising and respecting the full depth of what it means to be human — including the pain, uncertainty, strength, and capacity for growth that each person holds. Aaron works primarily from a person-centred perspective, which means he sees each client as the expert in their own life. His role is not to diagnose or direct, but to walk alongside clients as they explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences in their own time and way.

Clients often come to Aaron feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of themselves. Others might not know exactly what’s wrong, only that something doesn’t feel right. Whatever brings someone to therapy, Aaron offers a space where they can explore without pressure or judgement, a space where they can feel accepted, valued, and supported.

In addition to his core person-centred approach, Aaron integrates journaling and mindfulness techniques to help clients manage emotional challenges and develop greater self-awareness. These tools can deepen reflection and support clients in feeling more grounded and connected to themselves.

Aaron has extensive experience supporting both young people and parents in previous roles, particularly within educational settings. While he now works exclusively with adults, this background gives him a broad understanding of emotional development, life transitions, and the complexity of relationships and family dynamics.

Clients describe Aaron as calm, grounded, and easy to talk to. He understands that starting counselling can feel daunting, and he’s committed to making the process feel approachable and safe. His aim is to build a strong therapeutic relationship where clients feel empowered to explore their inner world, build resilience, and make meaningful changes.

At Human Centred Counselling, every individual is met with empathy, respect, and genuine care. Whatever someone is facing, Aaron is here to listen, support, and walk alongside them on their path toward healing and growth.

Qualifications: Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling

Memberships: MBACP, registered member.

Aaron works with Individuals, aged 18+

One-to-one in-person
One-to-one online over Zoom.

Fee: £50 per session

Antony Pegram
Counsellor & Supervisor
Antony is a BACP Accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist practicing mainly in Person Centred and Psychodynamic Therapies as well as incorporating relaxation and mindfulness techniques in his work.
Antony has over 17 years experience of working with adults. He is trained in bereavement therapy, couples counselling alongside LGBT issues including sexual identity and sexual abuse. Antony is a warm, open, approachable person who believes passionately that talking therapy gives you a place to explore your problems and to begin to change whatever is troubling you by helping you gain clarity whilst developing potential coping strategies.
Antony understands that deciding to begin your counselling journey can be a difficult step. He will offer you a confidential and non-judgmental environment to explore current difficulties that might be troubling you working at your pace to explore your thoughts and feelings which may have been hidden for years. He offers short and long term therapy depending on your needs and choices.
Membership:
Accredited member of the BACP
Qualifications:
Diploma in Person Centred Counselling PODS Sexual abuse and trauma training
Certificate in couple counselling
Work Experience:
Childline Samaritans Voluntary befriender at St Gemma’s Hospice. Voluntary counsellor at the charity Leeds counselling.
Antony’s previous experience was in Social Work where he worked with Children and Adults. This grounding encouraged him to explore training as a Counsellor. He joined Samaritans and Childline and his passion for assisting others led to his current status today as an experienced approachable, caring therapist.
Rate:
£65 – Individual (£360 for 6 session)
£75 – Couples
Supervision
Antony is a qualified Supervisor, providing supervision to trainees and qualified counsellors. He has experience of supervising Supervisees that work with people over 16 in both private practice and organisational settings.
Through his work in private practice he understands the importance of supervision and feel it is valuable to help develop as a confident and ethical practitioner. He provides a supportive space allowing Supervisees the freedom to explore all aspects of their client work and professional development. He has experience of providing individual supervision within the relational philosophy where the authentic, relationships with the client is the main principle. He also works with individuals who work from different theoretical modalities / approaches.
£60 per session

Caroline Webb
Counsellor & Psychotherapist
Caroline is an experienced BACP-accredited therapist; she is trained in providing both long and short-term therapy to adults of all ages. Caroline currently offers individual sessions in person or by phone/video; she also offers reflective supervision to qualified counsellors and non-counselling professionals.
Caroline qualified in Integrative Psychotherapy which means that she draws upon ideas and techniques from different therapeutic modalities, primarily, humanistic, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural therapies.
In practice, this could mean helping you to spot unhelpful repeated patterns or behaviours (often linked to past experiences) and exploring options or strategies for change. It might also be about helping you to understand your inner conflicts or helping you to find a way to live with losses or changes which cannot be resolved.
Caroline often works with people who, to the outside world, may appear to be functioning well in spite of the problems they are facing. Underneath, they may be really struggling. Whatever brings you to therapy, her aim is to help relieve your distress by getting to the root cause of your difficulties.
Caroline can support with a wide range of issues including: depression; anxiety; bereavement and loss; relationship and identity problems; also life changes and transitions.
She has a particular interest and training in the following areas: Working with all kinds of loss and change. This includes supporting people bereaved by sudden or traumatic death; those navigating life changes such as long-term health conditions, redundancy or relationship breakdown; and carers who find themselves having to adjust to new roles and relationships. Work-related issues such as compassion fatigue and burnout; also difficulties linked to professional boundaries and organisational culture or change.
Work experience
Caroline has worked as a therapist within the NHS and in several wellbeing services in the higher education sector, managing a university counselling service for a number of years. Caroline has also provided individual and group supervision to hospice and primary care
staff in the NHS.
Before retraining as a therapist, Caroline worked in a variety of communications roles in the private and public sectors. Having worked in large and often complex organisations, she understands the challenges and pressures which can come with these environments. She has also volunteered with Age UK, Alzheimer’s Society, Cruse Bereavement Support and the Samaritans.
Qualifications
MSc Integrative Psychotherapy
Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (NICE-recommended therapy)
Certificate in Supervision
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapy
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Memberships
Accredited member of the BACP, register number 26814
Bupa-recognised therapist, provider number 30049017
Price per session:
£70 (50 minutes)
Supervision
Caroline is a trained Schwarz Round facilitator and offers reflective supervision to non-counselling professionals, for example, senior clinicians, managers and practitioners working in health and social care settings. These sessions provide an opportunity to reflect on the emotional and psychological impact of the work in this sector, exploring the challenges but without a focus on solving problems or on the clinical/technical aspects.
This type of support can be particularly helpful for people who work in highly pressurised environments, including those supporting survivors of trauma, and who (unlike counsellors) may not routinely have access to supervision as part of their work or who do not feel comfortable seeking support through their employer.
Reflective supervision is offered on an individual, ongoing basis, usually monthly, but can also be offered as time-limited sessions in response to a particular work-related challenge. Please note that Caroline does not offer critical incident debriefing.
Caroline also has a certificate in supervision and offers reflective supervision sessions to qualified therapists. Supervision with Caroline may be of particular interest if you have primarily worked in private practice and are now seeking employment within an organisational context such as the NHS or the charity or higher education sector. These sessions are generally time-limited or one-off.
Price per session:
£70 (60 minutes)
£90 (1.5 hours)

Eleni Michael
Accredited Integrative Psychotherapist
Eleni’s natural warm and empathic nature, alongside her knowledge, experience and genuine respect for others, allows her to establish a relationship with those that she works with that is caring, secure, confidential, professional and free from judgement. She offers a therapy that is both therapeutic and progressive in supporting and helping one of the most important people within your world – and that is you.
Eleni has worked alongside many different people that have come from all walks of life, and holds the view that much like our unique fingerprint, no two people are psychologically the same. It is because of this that she works as an Integrative Psychotherapist. She recognises that although issues such as anxiety and depression can seem situational and bring an individual towards therapy, that feelings such as these can often be located and rooted further back within ones own unique past life experience. As such, much of her work involves not only exploring present issues but also the past experiencing of an individuals life, within a safe, secure and trusting therapeutic relationship.
Eleni does not believe therapy to be an easy process, as it can often bring difficult subjects to the fore however she does believe it to be a path worth travelling, often leading a person towards self-healing, self-realisation and self-awareness. She feels that this knowledge, of learning about oneself, is invaluable in helping a person heal and grow.
Therapy with Eleni can not only offer you the support to deal with your present difficulties, it can also offer an environment to explore the past terrains of your life, so as to help you work through and move forwards towards your future hopes.
Work Experience:
St Gemma’s Day hospice -befriender to the terminally ill- day hospice.
Leeds Counselling -Voluntary Counsellor.
Learning mentor within primary schools in and around Leeds.
Eleni has worked within the private, voluntary and public sectors. Her working career began when she became a business owner in her teens. She later worked in education for 10 years as a learning mentor supporting children educationally, behaviorally and emotionally within primary school settings.
As well as this Eleni also worked within the charitable organisations of St Gemmas as a befriender in the day hospice, supporting the terminally ill and a volunteer Counsellor at the charity Leeds Counselling before beginning her career as a self-employed therapist. She co-founded Evolve Counselling & Therapy Centre 9 years ago and she has also volunteered as a BACP network meeting facilitator in Leeds.
Membership:
Accredited member of the UKCP (The UK Council for Psychotherapy)
Member of the Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy College.
Professional Member of Regents University London.
Full registered member of the CNHC (Complimentary and Natural Healthcare Council)
Member of UK Healers
Qualifications:
MA Psychotherapy and Counselling
Post graduate Diploma: Integrated Healing
BSc (Hons) Counselling and Therapeutic Studies
Foundation degree in Counselling skills and studies
Developing Counselling skills certificate
Introduction to Counselling Skills certificate
Private session: £75 (In-person sessions only)
EAP (Employment Assisted Programs) & Private Health Insurance provider Leeds appointments – £90 per session.
Eleni accepts insurance funded session in Leeds from clients registered with;
AXA Health
Aviva
WPA
Vitality

Harriet Gleeson
Harriet is an integrative psychotherapist with a relational-developmental focus. This means that she sees your current struggles as outdated patterns of survival which were needed during childhood. She will help you increase self-awareness of how these early experiences continue to impact you now; and offer healing through the safety and connection developed in the therapeutic relationship by meeting developmental needs which didn’t get met earlier in your life by parental figures (to be heard, validated, cared for, impacted by etc).
Harriet specialises in supporting millennials to feel good enough. Many of her clients come to her struggling with low self-esteem, anxiety, insecurities, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, burnout, work-related stress, self-doubt or fears of intimacy. Harriet can help you to finally make lasting changes by addressing the root causes of these issues. This may include working with: childhood trauma, emotional neglect, dysfunctional family dynamics (including emotionally immature, narcissistic or alcoholic parents), scapegoat abuse, grief, bereavement, estrangement, late diagnosed neurodiversity and/ or chronic illness.
Harriet has both professional and personal experience of these issues having started her own therapy journey over ten years ago. She is not a therapist who will sit in silence and nod while you pour your heart out! Instead, Harriet sees therapy as a collaborative process, and whilst the content of session is led by what you wish to bring, she will offer direction, feedback and challenge when needed to support your process. Harriet sees the first sessions as opportunities to get to know each other, there is no pressure to do anything
beyond that. Your authentic, messy and imperfect self is welcome here.
Prior to becoming a therapist, Harriet spent over ten years working in a wide variety of inpatient and community mental health and addiction services with both adults and young people. Some of these include: The Priory, Change Grow Live, YMCA, CAMHS, Turning
Point, ChildLine and the NHS. She has therefore supported individuals from all different backgrounds and presenting issues.
Alongside her private practice, Harriet also offers training. She has delivered teaching on Level 2 and Masters’ level programmes to trainee counsellors at the University of Leeds and York College.
Qualifications:
PGDip Counselling & Psychotherapy
BSc Psychology
Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills
Level 2 Award in Counselling Concepts
Memberships: BACP registered member
Harriet offers face-to-face or online individual therapy on a twice weekly, weekly or fortnightly basis. She also offers monthly online group therapy working with Adults 18+
Price per session:
£90 for individual therapy
£45 for group therapy.

Heather Pearce
Counsellor & Supervisor
Counselling:
Heather is a qualified and experienced Counsellor, Couples Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor with over 14 years’ experience of supporting children, young people and adults.
Heather offers a friendly, confidential counselling service using a client centred approach. With experience of working with a wide range of issues, she integrates her knowledge and skills to ensure the best results for her clients. Heather offers short, medium, and long-term counselling work, based on individual needs, allowing clients the space to feel heard, and explore issues at their own pace, in a safe, non-judgemental and professional environment.
Heather works in partnership with her clients to help them build trust, self-awareness, understanding and acceptance. As well as working in Private Practice, she has over 13 years of experience of working in both organisational and school settings, with a sound understanding of professional boundaries.
Taking the first step to reach out for help can be daunting. Working with you therapeutically, Heather can help you gain a deeper understanding of your thoughts and feelings and work with you to make positive changes.
Membership:
Registered member of the BACP
Qualifications:
Diploma in Counselling Diploma in working with Children and Adolescents
Diploma in the Practice of Supervision Certificate in Couples Work ASSIST- Applied Suicide Interventions Skills Training UKATA Introductory Transaction Analysis 101
Diploma in Child Behaviour Diploma in Depression Management Safeguarding Children: Level 1 – Level 4
Work Experience:
In addition to working in Private Practice Heather also works for Escayp (Emotional Support for Children and Young People), as Sessional Counsellor and Service Manager.
Prior to Counselling, Heather’s work experience was in the Retail Sector and Retail Management for over 17 years. Heather has a sound understanding of Corporate settings and the pressures involved in working in these environments.
Rate:
£55 – Individual
£65 Couples
£60 Supervision 60 minute session
£75 Supervision 90 minute session
Student rates negotiable
Supervision:
I am a qualified Supervisor, providing supervision to trainees and qualified counsellors. I have experience of supervising Supervisees that work with Children and Young people in both private practice and organisational settings. Through my work in both private practice and for organisations, I understand the importance of supervision and feel it is valuable to help develop as a confident and ethical practitioner. I provide a supportive space allowing Supervisees the freedom to explore all aspects of their client work and professional development. I have experience of providing individual and group supervision from different theoretical modalities / approaches.

My Supervision fees are:
£60 Supervision 60 minute session
£75 Supervision 90 minute session
Student rates are negotiable.

Joanne Austin
Psychotherapist & Accredited Counsellor
Jo is a BACP registered and accredited counsellor and psychotherapist. She works with Adults, Families, Children and Couples over a number of years and has a wide range of experience. She also specialises in working with people living with Dementia and their Carers.
Jo has been a therapeutic counsellor for a number of years, counselling people from all walks of life. She initially started out at a charity in the centre of Leeds that was set up to help people suffering from drug and alcohol abuse.
Jo enabled the service to grow which lead to other vulnerable groups obtaining counselling. Seeing the service continuing to grow Jo decided to look at where issues generally start… in our childhood. This led her to complete a Diploma in Counselling Children and Adolescents. To further her experience of working with young people she works for 2 children’s charities based in West Yorkshire and Kirklees.
Jo’s experience and training has equipped her to work with individuals, children, adolescents, couples and families; to help them to overcome a range of psychological and emotional issues which may be at the root of their distress.
Jo is able to support you to address difficult feelings and behaviours; working closely alongside you, enabling you to understand your inner conflicts and improve ways in which you relate to others. She can help you to identify new strategies to address your difficulties. You will be treated with respect and given the freedom to fully explore and express your feelings without the fear of being judged.
Counselling can be a unique experience, allowing you to feel truly listened to and understood, and also allowing you to get to know the “real you”. This can provide you with a chance to try out a new way of being; safe in the knowledge that you will receive the empathy and support you may require to help you through a difficult period in life.
Membership:
Accredited member of the BACP
Qualifications:
Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy Diploma in working with Children and Adolescents.
Certificate in working with Couples.
Work Experience:
Set up and ran the Counselling Service known as “The Living Project” working with people living with Dementia and their carers. This project was supported and evaluated by Leeds Becketts University and the findings published in “The Cambridge University Press” and ” Ageing & Society”magazines.
Cruse Bereavement Care Volunteer
Escayp Childrens Charity Counsellor
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Counsellor
Counsellor and Supervisor network for Leeds Becketts University
Rate:
£55 – Individuals
£70 – Couples
£75 – Families

Josh Whaley
Psychotherapist & Counsellor
Josh is an Integrative psychotherapist and counsellor. This means he is not restricted to working in one particular way. He is creative and will adapt the way he works with you to suit your individual needs. He works short and long term in an holistic way, from a humanistic and relational perspective. He offers a safe, confidential, non-judgmental, space for you to pause and reflect on your reasons for choosing to enter therapy, whilst working collaboratively with you towards your hopes for your future self.
Josh believes that no healing can truly begin until you are able to offer and accept compassion to and from yourself. So his work with you will start from a place of kindness, respecting that you are coping in the best way you can under difficult circumstances. He will offer you the time and space you need to sensitively explore your embodied feelings and thoughts about your presenting issues. This collaborative process might help you to gain new skills, perspectives and form fresh insights that facilitate alternative ways of thinking and feeling thus being in the world.
Josh works with a wide range of individuals and their challenges but has a particular interest in: abuse, anxiety, bereavement, bullying, depression, LGBTQIA+ individuals and their issues, life limiting health conditions such as cancer and HIV/AIDS, neurodiversity and trauma.
Membership:
Registered member of the BACP
Qualifications:
MA Psychotherapy & Counselling.
Counselling Skills & Theory Certificate
Introduction to Art Therapy Certificate
BA(hons) Fine Art
Yoga Teaching Diploma.
Pranayama (Breathing) Certificate
Work Experience:
Yorkshire MESMAC (LGBTQIA+)
Cancer Support Yorkshire
GASPED (Addiction)
Josh is a trained yoga teacher with over a decade of experience in the discipline. He uses embodied practices; movement, breathing and meditation, to interrupt the psycho-somatic presentations of anxiety, depression ADHD and [C]PTSD/trauma.
Rate:
Initial assessment – £50
Sessions starting from £75
Supervision:
Josh is a Leeds based Supervisor, working in a well established private practice and trained in the Practice of Supervision, through an Integrative model. He offers a non-judgemental, holistic approach to you and your work from a humanistic, relational and psychodynamic perspective. He works respectfully and collaboratively, as ally rather than expert, recognising you and he are both learning within the supervisory relationship. However, that endeavour is always focused in the best interest of your clients, you and your professional development. He believes given a safe, non-judgemental space, support and at times gentle guidance and encouragement, to explore all aspects of your professional life in an embodied way, the appropriate path forward for you within your work with clients will emerge.
Qualifications:
Diploma in the Practice of Supervision
Rate:
£70 – 60 minutes
£100 – 90 minutes

Kuba Grzegrzolka
CBT, MOL & EMDR Psychotherapist
Kuba Grzegrzolka is a psychotherapist and researcher passionate about improving therapy effectiveness. He believes in an evidence-based and modern approach to therapy. Kuba provides treatment for mental health problems such as PTSD, depression, anxiety, stress, panic attacks, OCD, and many others.
His understanding of mental health problems is based on the Perceptual Control Theory. His clinical approach is mainly shaped by a transdiagnostic cognitive therapy known as Method of Levels (MOL), but also Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR).
From the beginning of his career as a therapist he was not afraid to question the outdated and problematic aspects of the mental health world. Kuba has consistently worked towards his vision of how mental health support should look like. He has set up his own therapy service in response to the observed rigid nature of traditional mental health services, including the “medicalisation” of mental health problems, over-reliance on “quick fix” strategies, and the problematic nature of simplifying and boxing up mental health problems. Instead of the unnecessary paperwork, labels or rigid instructions, Kuba likes to help his clients focus on their problems from the first session.
Membership:
Registered and accredited member of the BABCP.
Registered and accredited member of the EMDR Association UK
Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) Psychology
PgCert Advanced Practice Interventions for Primary Mental Health Care
PgDip High Intensity Psychological Interventions in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
MSc Clinical and Health Psychology
CBT Psychotherapist Accredited by the BABCP.
EMDR therapist registered and accredited by the EMDR Association UK
Work Experience:
Having the experience of working in Leeds and Manchester at both low-intensity and high-intensity settings within NHS services, Kuba has worked with mental health problems of various origins and severity.
Kuba is regularly attending additional psychotherapy training. He has a few years of experience delivering and teaching MOL therapy. Kuba is also a qualified EMDR therapist. He believes that being directly involved in mental health research is essential for any therapist. Currently, he is involved in a wider research programme investigating the Perceptual Control Theory and transdiagnostic approaches to therapy.
Amongst his qualifications are a BSc in Psychology, MSc in Clinical & Health Psychology, and further postgraduate degrees in psychotherapy such as PgCert & PgDip from reputable European Universities such as the University of Manchester, the University of Sheffield, the University of Bradford, and Maastricht University. The postgraduate training and experience have helped him progress to the High-Intensity NHS Mental Health Services in Leeds, where he has been delivering psychotherapy for the last few years.
Rate: £105
Kuba accept insurance funding from clients registered with;
– AXA Health
– WPA
– Aviva

Sarah Blossom
Psychotherapist & Supervisor
In her early 30s, Sarah realised that she didn’t want to carry her feelings of sadness (which she didn’t understand) around with her any longer and needed help. That was the beginning of her therapy journey in which she learnt the impact of events in her past, patterns she was maintaining and the reasons behind them. Nobody forced her or even suggested it, she realised that she needed it and submitted to the fact that she had struggled enough on her own and needed the help and support of someone else.
Years, and lots of therapy, later she became frustrated that she couldn’t offer others who were struggling the same life changing therapy that she had benefited from. That was the start of a new direction in her life.
In 2013 Sarah graduated as a psychotherapist from York St John University. She specialised in working with traumatised people. She is also qualified to supervisor and has experience of supervising therapists of all different therapeutic backgrounds and people who are not therapists but frontline workers.
Sarah would describe herself as a humanistic integrative. What that means is, she believes that you have within you the wisdom and resources to heal and to resolve psychological distress. She respects diagnoses and can understand the group of symptoms they explain but the diagnosis is not her main concern, she wants to meet the person behind the diagnosis and her will use the skills that she has fine-tuned over the years to help you to unravel, evaluate and integrate your own way forward. She sees herself as an equal partner in the process and maintains that you are the expert on what you think and feel. She brings to the relationship her skills that have been refined over many years.
Trauma seems to be a buzzword these days and so it is important to clarify what is meant. A medical diagnosis of trauma relies on certain symptoms. Sarah has a broader approach to trauma. She agrees with Gabor Maté who suggests that the world we live in currently is at odds with human need and so we all bare some sense of trauma. Some people go through life never perceiving the need to address this trauma, others will feel it acutely at times or will develop patterns to avoid it. Perhaps you have recurrent thoughts of past events, people, places that just get stuck in your mind or that you find yourself being reminded of and thinking about when you don’t mean to, maybe it is an emotional response that keeps emerging and seems out of control. These could be addressed in a trauma informed way.
Sarah has been privileged to work alongside a body therapist and to see how effective addressing the ‘somatisation’, bodily symptoms, of trauma is. She is studying body therapy and will offer treatments in 2024. In the meantime she has incorporated more recognition of the bodily impact into her therapeutic work.
Qualifications RGN PgDip
Memberships BACP
Sarah works with adults and offers in person, online and group sessions, as well as therapist supervision.
Price per session: £70 for appointments before 4pm / £80 for appointments after 4pm.
Supervision
It is my belief and experience that good supervision serves as a safe place where we can evaluate our practice on many levels. Learning through reflection, we evaluate our practice through our emotional responses to our client work. We, together, monitor and develop professional standards. We address areas where we feel stuck with clients or confused or uncomfortable with aspects of our client work. The work of therapy requires that we fully engage with the client on an emotional level and in supervision we can monitor the level of engagement, it’s impact and any blank spots that emerge where, for some reason, we might be struggling to respond empathically.
Just as the relationship between the client and therapist is essential, the relationship with your supervisor is key to effective supervision. Therefore, I pay attention to what might be happening in the supervisory relationship and how that might impact the effectiveness of the supervision. At the heart of all supervision is the welfare of your clients and the effectiveness of your work with them. Because of this I used the 7 eyed approach to supervision which looks at seven focus areas, each with the client in mind. I find this model works across different models of therapy without conflict.
My therapeutic approach is humanistic integrative. I was first trained in the Person-Centred approach and so the core conditions are fundamental to all of my practice. I integrate other humanistic principles and practices. I am currently studying bio dynamic cranio-sacral therapy and so incorporate body awareness and pay attention to bodily experiencing as part of a holistic approach. I initially did my post graduate diploma in counselling and psychotherapy at York St John and then my post graduate certificate in supervision at the Leeds Centre for Psychological Development.
Price per session: £60

Shelley Henderson
Shelley is a BACP Registered relational integrative counsellor and psychotherapist. This means that Shelley believes that a trustful and respectful therapeutic relationship is the key ingredient to supporting clients to feel seen, heard and understood. Life can be messy and unpredictable whilst we navigate relationships with others. As such, Shelley aims to be a reassuring presence as you begin to consider how past experiences may have shaped your current patterns of relating to other people and situations, and to consider whether your current coping strategies continue to serve you or in fact, keep you stuck.
Shelley’s therapeutic practice is person-centred, values human connection and allows her to draw from a range of theoretical approaches, concepts and tools. She works collaboratively with clients to offer a responsive balance between support and compassionate challenge. Shelley fosters an holistic approach to supporting clients to understand and explore the nature of their current difficulties. By applying an intersectional lens, a relational approach can be helpful in validating individual experiences of distress through acknowledging the societal context within which we live. Working with people from a wide age range (3-80-years-old!), diverse cultural, ethnic and social backgrounds and with a range of neurotypes has complemented her lived experience of coming from a multi-cultural and neurodivergent family. Shelley therefore describes her therapeutic practice as inclusive, LGBTQIA+ affirmative, neurodiversity-affirmative and trauma-informed.
Shelley has a broad range of therapeutic interests due to varied work experience and additional specialist training. She has supported clients with a range of topics, including but not limited to:
Abuse.
Anxiety and stress.
Confidence and low self-esteem.
Depression and low mood.
Emotional regulation.
Exploring neurodivergence and neurodiversity (autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Tourette syndrome).
Identity (including exploring gender, sexual and relationship diversity).
Bereavement, grief and loss experiences.
Issues with family.
Relationship breakdown or issues.
Understanding trauma.
Prior to training as a therapist, Shelley had a wide range of supporting roles, including a previous career as a Veterinary Nurse! This included working as a Support Worker with children, people with learning disabilities and additional needs, as well as a Communication Support Worker for stroke survivors. Shelley gained extensive mental health experience working as a Crisis Support Worker and Service Manager for Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service. This included working for a culturally-specific, faith-sensitive service, Dial House @ Touchstone. Prior to opening her private practice, Shelley gained counselling experience at Bradford Bereavement Support, a Further Education College and as a School Therapist for Northpoint.
Qualifications
Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Post Graduate Certificate in Interpersonal and Counselling Skills.
BSc (Hons) Health Sciences
Membership
Registered Member of the BACP (MBACP).
Client groups.
Adults
Young people (from 16 years).
Shelley offers individual counselling in-person (face-to-face), Online, by Email and Telephone.
Price per session– £60.
Discounted rates are available for NHS and Emergency Service frontline workers, Teachers and Teaching support Staff in Primary in Secondary School Education.

Counsellors & Therapists - Young People & Children

Ben Roberts
Heather Pearce
Janina Grimshaw
Joanne Austin
Lizzy Mills
Nicola Heptinstall
Shelley Henderson
Shezre Hashmi

Counsellors & Therapists - Couples

Antony Pegram
Heather Pearce
Jane Hickson
Joanne Austin
Samantha Walton

Supervision

Antony Pegram
Caroline Webb
Heather Pearce
Josh Whaley
Nicola Heptinstall
Sarah Blossom

Shiatsu

Clinical Psychology

Dr Gita Robson

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Amie Bevan

Andrea Sprakes

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Caroline Webb

Christopher Stanfield

Dr Gita Robson

Eleni Michael

Frank Brinkley

Harriet Gleeson

Heather Pearce

Jane Hickson

Janina Grimshaw

Joanne Austin

Josh Whaley

Kuba Grzegrzolka

Lizzy Mills

Madeleine Hills

Mark Johnson

Nicola Heptinstall

Phillip Jordan

Rosamund Hoggard

Samantha Walton

Sarah Blossom

Shelley Henderson

Shezre Hashmi

Susannah Barnes

Will Jones

Aaron Bell

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Amie Bevan

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Andrea Sprakes

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Antony Pegram

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Ben Roberts

Caroline Webb

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Christopher Stanfield

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Dr Gita Robson

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Eleni Michael

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Frank Brinkley

Harriet Gleeson

Heather Pearce

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Jane Hickson

Counsellor and Psychotherapist

Janina Grimshaw

Counsellor / Psychotherapist

Joanne Austin

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Josh Whaley

Psychotherapist & Counsellor

Kuba Grzegrzolka

CBT, MOL & EMDR Psychotherapist

Lizzy Mills

Counsellor & Psychotherapist

Madeleine Hills

Counsellor & Psychotherapist

Mark Johnson

Psychotherapist

Nicola Heptinstall

Psychotherapist & Counsellor

Phillip Jordan

Counsellor

Rosamund Hoggard

Counsellor

Samantha Walton