Alexia Severis

I am a psychotherapist, counsellor and clinical supervisor. I have degrees in both psychology and counselling and a certificate in clinical supervision.

I work with an open heart and mind to meet the needs of each individual.

How counselling can help

Counselling provides a safe contained place once a week to bring your challenges, difficulties, pain & desires for change. You will gain a greater understanding of your self, your relationships, your life & your behaviour patterns. You can discover how to put boundaries in place that will assist you in building what you want in your life. You can gain a tool kit to cope with challenges, difficulties & moving forward. The process of counselling is an incremental unfolding of you developing into your best self regardless of your current situation, difficulty, pain or loss. You will experience not only being listened to but being deeply heard & have a witness to your journey of development & change. The work can be short term (a few sessions) or long term (a few years) depending on what you bring and how deeply you choose to work. Please email me with any queries you might have.

A bit about me

I have over two decades of clinical counselling experience equalling over 18,500 clinical hours. I work with youth and adults suffering with anxiety, depression, stress, sleep issues, trauma, bereavement & loss, sexuality & Gender issues. With specialisms in working with youth including gender & sexuality issues, behaviour issues, adjustment, mood & personality disorders, as well as working with families, parents and teachers, pregnant women and new mothers. Part of this is working with post-natal depression and birth trauma. I also work with Couples either to either find a way forward together to find a way to separate as smoothly as possible.

What to expect in your first counselling session

If this is your first time in therapy the first session can feel a bit odd, as it is a new & unique situation. I will do various things that will serve to put you at ease. I will discuss practicalities such as the length of the session, the amount of sessions that we may need, when & how counselling is brought to a close. I will also discuss confidentiality and record keeping. I will encourage you to be vocal  if is there is something you would prefer to do differently, or something that you want but are not getting or if you are upset or confused by anything I say or do so that I can explain further and we can work through it. By the end of the first session you will be clear on exactly how counselling works, how we are going to proceed with what you are bringing and you may also have one tool to take away with you and work with until your next appointment.

Services to Schools and Education institutions

I can be booked to do school inset days for teachers and other staff on various topics ranging from "emotional and mental self-care", "how to recognise an emotional or mental issue in a student and how to refer and to what service" to "the emotional anatomy of an SEN (special educational needs) student" and many others. I am open to topic requests from schools, colleges, other educational institutions & businesses. I can tailor inset days or workshops to any size group and to whatever time frame is required.

Trauma work & critical incident debriefing

I am a trained and experience critical incident debriefer and welcome approach by organisations who need this service.

How to get in contact

Please text me 07923583660 or email me with any queries. My website is currently in the process of being updated: hummingbirdcounselling.wordpress.com/

• Youth Counselling aged 11 to 18
• Couples
• Families
• Groups
• Trauma
• Post Natal Trauma
• Childhood Abuse

£60 per 50 mins individual counselling session over Zoom, WhatsApp, Messenger Video, FaceTime, Skype or telephone. (usually weekly)

£75 per 50 mins couples counselling session over Zoom, WhatsApp, Messenger Video, FaceTime, Skype or telephone. (usually weekly)

£75 per hour clinical supervision session over Zoom, WhatsApp, Messenger Video. FaceTime, Skype or telephone. (usually Monthly)

£40 per half hour clinical supervision session over Zoom, WhatsApp, Messenger Video. FaceTime, Skype or telephone. (usually an ad hoc top up to the regular sessions when needed)

£120 per hour life coaching session (including all aspects of life; Work, Specific Goals, Significant Decisions, Change Management, Relationship, Family & Self Development) over Zoom, WhatsApp, Messenger Video, FaceTime, Skype or telephone (usually monthly)

(For Counselling I operate a sliding scale down to as low as 50% of the session price if the person struggles to meet the full cost. In this context 'struggling' means that that person can not meet basic costs such as rent, food, heat or petrol to go to work if they attend counselling at the full session price. This is negotiated in advance and offered according to need on an individual basis.)

Price on request for:

Family counselling session, group counselling session facilitation, critical incident debriefing, inset days or other training.

Payment for all services is paid in full by bank transfer and is due on the date that the session takes place before the session starts.

Email me to book in an initial session.  During this session we will explore what you want to get from counselling and assess if I am the correct counsellor to meet you needs. If I am not I will discuss with you how and where you might find a better fit.  If I am the right person for you we will discuss how you want to proceed including finding you a regular appointment time and what you initially want to start working on. 

Cancellation Policy:

A session cancelled 6 or more days before the booked appointment has no fee.

A session 5 days to 72 hours before the booked appointment requires a payment of 50% of the session fee.

A session cancelled 48 hours or less before the booked session incurs the full fee.