Flo Wood

Hi, I'm Flo and I've been helping people through counselling for almost 20 years now. I know that people do their best to cope with difficult relationships, situations, events, whether at home or at work, for example, problems of various kinds, changes, planned or unplanned, can be stressful and even overwhelming at times. I also know that sharing these with someone 'on the outside' can be really helpful: someone to encourage you to come up with some more creative solutions and ideas about what to do; to develop some new coping strategies to add to what you already know helps; to figure out what soothes and comforts you. We all try to deal with our problems in a number of ways - some of them really useful, some of them not quite so much. After all, if you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got.

If what you're doing isn't working . . . try something else!

During an initial session with me, we can look together at what you think isn't working well for you at the moment, and, most importantly, how you'd prefer things to be. While being realistic to the fact that there are some things that are outside of your control, we can also see where you do have the power and resources to make changes. It's a basic truth that we can control some things, influence others, and at times, there are situations and circumstances that we have no control over and that can produce a certain amount of anxiety, to say the least. Having an idea about what is it that you would like to gain from working with me is helpful, but I fully appreciate that sometimes it’s not easy to it sum up, or even explain what you want. You may not be clear on that when we first meet and that's ok, hopefully during the work, new ideas and possibilities will emerge that will give us both a clearer picture. Sometimes we just know that life’s in a bit of a mess and we don’t know what to do to make it better. We know we need to sort some stuff out, but we’re not entirely sure what we'll find or what to do with it. The end result though, is usually a sense of achievement or relief, and having gained some control.

This may involve:

Identifying how you feel at the moment.

What will make the most difference if you were able to change something?

What unsatisfactory patterns of behaviour are you repeating over and over again just leading to more and more frustration?

Thoughts that continually go through your mind, feeling like they're on a loop but never resolved.

Having a continual conversation with yourself that's less than compassionate or merciful - in fact the voice can be very cruel and condemning, constantly criticising and making you feel worse.

I offer 60 minute sessions of counselling, in person, via video or phone call from a safe and private environment where I hope that you will feel free to fully think about the things that aren't working for you at the moment. 

If you have any questions that you'd like answered about the way that I work, please don't hesitate to call or email me using the contact details listed.


I am a registered and accredited member of BACP.

Some people find that they want to look at the difficulties that they face in the light of their spiritual beliefs and I am happy to help you explore that part of yourself, if it's significant for you. Your sense of spirituality may be very important to you, and having it acknowledged during therapy, therefore, may be equally important.

Individuals: £50 per session - 60 minutes
Students: £40 - 60 minutes