Alice Stanley

Hello,

⭐️ I offer HALF PRICE for the first informative session

My name is Alice, welcome here :-)  If you have been feeling worried, anxious, or depressed, or you’ve recently found out that you have diagnosis of ADHD, autism or another health condition and you are not sure how to cope with that, you are in the right place. 

Or if you would like to improve your self-esteem and learn how to manage your emotions, relationships, your life in general in a way that you would feel better in yourself, happier, it is good to talk.  

From my own experience, therapy has helped me tremendously through my own hardships in life, in times of anxiety, depression and especially through difficulties in the relationships with my closest ones. 

It can be overwhelming to not be living a life that seems truly yours, emotionally resulting in anxiety, depression and/or other difficult emotions. 

Exploring how we truly feel and think about our experiences can provide us with great insight towards ourselves, our behaviours, and our responses to the unpredictable nature of life and our relationship with ourselves and others.

Counselling sessions with me can help you with some of the following (although there is so much more):

• Greater sense of self-worth and self-awareness
• Increased confidence and self-esteem
• Feeling calmer and more relaxed
• Better communication skills
• More intimate and satisfying relationships
• Develop healthier patterns of relating to others

In my sessions, I follow the values of equality, honesty, non-judgemental approach, and all that is said will stay safe and confidential with me. 

My practise is mostly held online (you can choose platform of your choice, I usually use zoom) but I can see people face to face, if they prefer that. 

I am fully insured, have ongoing clinical supervision and regularly attend courses and further training to enhance my knowledge and professionalism with Continued Professional Development (CPD).

I feel very privileged to see people change for better in a relatively short time and I am passionate about supporting people to see them grow into their “better self.” 

Feel free to contact me for more information, I offer the first informative session for half price. 

My Approach.

I work as an integrative counsellor. That means I combine several therapeutic approaches rather than one model, enabling me to offer counselling best suited to you and every person I talk to.

My approach is personal and every counselling session is tailored according to the needs of the client. When I find it helpful, I use tools from other modalities of counselling. As to the speed, we can move in the pace that is just comfortable for you and discuss only things you want to bring up in the sessions, there is no push at all.

TESTIMONIALS:   I am very grateful to Alice for her compassion and expertise. She helped me get in touch with difficult feelings and find a way to manage them when I was going through a period of acute personal and professional stress. I would recommend her to anyone who needs an experienced, thoughtful professional to help them through a difficult time.

Written on May 31, 2023 after therapy with Alice for 1 month on issues concerning depression, addictions, grief, self esteem, and career difficulties

Alice is brilliant, she's really helped me put things into perspective. It's really helped me with controlling my emotions and the situations I face... thank you so much Alice

Written on Jul 27, 2023 after therapy with Alice for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, family conflicts, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd

Alice is a very kind and calming therapist. She listens and really puts a lot of thought into what you need at the time. I feel very safe and comfortable with her and I really feel like she wants to help.
Alice also has so many useful coping skills to share, she makes the effort to send useful links and she's very creative and has a really lovely way of describing things.

Written on Jan 08, 2024 after therapy with Alice for 2 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Getting started.

You can contact me by phone or email and I will usually respond within 24 hours to book your first appointment. After an initial contact, we will arrange an online appointment, through the agreed media, usually within a week.

The first initial session is HALF PRICE and gives you the opportunity to explain your situation and to ask any questions you might have regarding counselling process.

We will cover points like:

• What’s brought you to therapy

• Your background

• Your aims and hopes for attending therapy

• Our working agreement

The number of sessions varies enormously and depends on the issues you bring, and on your needs and wants. We can discuss this at your first session.

Besides my vast experience in helping people with issues of anxiety, feeling low, depression, low self esteem, bereavement etc. I also have long experience with neurodiversity (ADHD, Asperger, AS). The sessions are helpful for those with diagnosis as well as for their partners, relatives, carers and close friends.

My fees are £50 per 50 minute session, but I offer concessions, depending on your income. Concessionary rates can be negotiated for those with lower income/ or unemployed, students, people on retirement etc.