Gayle Hammill

As a therapist my hope is to assist you in developing a deeper understanding of what you are experiencing and to support you in finding ways to manage your emotions, feelings, anxieties, relationships and the areas that you are finding most difficult. 

Counselling offers a private confidential space to begin to share, get things of your mind, you can be honest, express emotions safely and know that you will be heard and supported with warmth and understanding. I will sit with you and we will take our time in understanding what may be most helpful for you. I work psychotherapeutically and I see clients for both short term and longer term work.

Experience 

I have had the privilege of supporting adults, couples, families and children in therapy over the last ten years and I am passionate about creating safe spaces that offer you, whatever your age, a space to be honest and feel safe to be open and supported. 

Couples

Much of my clinical work now is with couples, an area that I am passionate about supporting. Couples seek my support for a broad range of difficulties affecting their relationships.

Relationships go through changes and transitions and I aim to support you in navigating these changes. I support with addressing the way you feel in your relationship and the communication challenges within it. 

Please see my website for more information at www.tringcoupletherapist.co.uk

One to One Therapy 

I have supported individuals with anxiety, abuse, loss, low mood and depression, grief,  bereavement, stress, work stress, redundancy, relationship issues, confidence issues,illness, post natal depression, menopausal anxiety and low mood, family issues, trauma, childhood trauma, parenting, separation and divorce, life transitions, and overwhelm.

The emotions associated with all the above challenges can be very difficult and can feel overwhelming, I can help you to find the ways that will help you to adjust, to feel less anxious, to be able to move through challenges knowing that things can shift and change and that you can adjust. 

How I work

I am trained and work integratively, meaning that I draw upon a range of theories allowing us to work together finding the ways that are most helpful to you. I am informed by Transactional analysis(how we relate to one another) CBT (Cognitive behavioural, how our thinking affects our behaviour), Psychodynamic (our early life and how this shapes us)

Areas of counselling that I support:

Anxiety Counselling 

Low mood and depression counselling 

Relationship difiiculties and relationship counselling 

Grief and loss counselling 

Trauma and childhood trauma counselling 

Work related issues and stress counselling 

Areas of specialism

I have worked specifically in the areas of relationship difficulties and issues impacting individuals within families for many years. I am passionate about how our families and relationships can affect us both positively and negatively. 

I have worked with trauma in children and adults and this is an area that I am also very passionate about supporting. 

Alongside my adult work, I support children within schools and in my private practice in Tring. 

I have a specialist interest in couple work, anxiety and trauma in children and adults.

Testimonials

’Gayle helped me to feel like myself again after the loss of my father. I needed a space to show my sadness without upsetting my family. Gayle was so warm and supportive, I am so grateful to her for helping me through such a difficult period.” A

“Gayle basically saved our family. Her caring and professional manner has helped our entire family. She can see straight to the issue and made therapy, a new experience for us all- completely embarrassment free and painless. I can’t recommend her enough.” N

"I had never had counselling before and was very apprehensive, Gayle quickly put me at ease and I wish I had done this much sooner. I was able to share things that I have never shared with anyone else and Gayle helped me get me life back on track after a traumatic time" S

Please see my website for more details.

The suitability for online counselling if requested will be assessed as part of an initial assessment.

Relationship/Couples Counselling - Experienced Couples Therapist 

Please see my relationship website www.tringcoupletherapist.co.uk

I have a specialist interest in couples therapy and have provided couple therapy for eight years.
You may be seeking couples therapy for a variety of reasons, a loss of connection, life events that have impacted on your relationship such as illness, loss or bereavement, or because of issues with communication or intimacy.

Relationship therapy offers a safe, non-judgemental space to explore some of these issues with the support of a therapist helping you to look at and understand what is affecting your relationship.

The number of sessions will depend upon your needs from couple therapy and this would be discussed together during an initial assessment session.

I offer couples therapy in a private setting in Tring.

One to One Counselling is £70.00 per session

Couple Counselling is £88.00 per session

We would have an initial assessment session to mutually decide if I am the right therapist for you. If you need alternative support we can discuss this together. 

Fees are payable via a mandate that is set up on commencing therapy. 

Please note that I only offer counselling sessions between 9-6pm Mon-Thursday. I do however see some supervisees outside of these hours. 

Contact & appointments -

Please do contact me to discuss your needs.

You can email me at gaylehammill@mac.com or complete the enquiry form via my website www.circletherapy.co.uk 

I will respond to you as soon as I can.

Amongst other areas, I can support you with:

Anxiety, self esteem, confidence issues, depression, relationship issues, loss, bereavement, finding meaning in life, parental issues, feelings of isolation, ADHD & ASD, trauma, hopeless feelings, infidelity, addiction, abuse, anger, redundancy, PMDD, perimenopause and menopause, sexuality, suicidal feelings, self harm, family issues and dynamics, narcissism in relationships, work stress.

Both online and face to face therapy available.

I work face to face from my comfortable private consulting practice rooms in Tring.

I offer online counselling nationwide pending an initial assessment.