Allison Hartman Dip.Couns. Reg MBACP

About me

Life seldom goes along without the occasional challenge. However, sometimes these challenges can be overwhelming. The choices you make, or indeed those missed opportunities, can leave you feeling despondent. If your daily life is being affected by your thoughts and feelings and you want to change this, counselling can help.

Bereavement, relationship breakdown or problems at work can lead to stress, anxiety and depression which can make you feel like you have nowhere to turn and questioning your own decisions. Therapy can help rebuild your self esteem and resilience by exploring your thoughts and feelings in a relaxed and safe environment.

I offer person centred counselling, a form of counselling which involves listening to you, thinking together, sharing ideas, and giving feedback without any judgement.  This enables you to make decisions or come to terms with the issues in your life.

Deciding to come for counselling can be quite daunting, so I like to offer a free 30 minute initial meet and greet session.   During this time we can get to know each other and you can tell me what you are looking for in counselling before you decide whether I would be someone you feel comfortable talking to.

If you then wish to come to counselling regularly, during our first full session we will discuss how often (weekly or fortnightly) you will attend and for how many sessions.  Sessions will last approximately one hour.

You will not be told what to do, but encouraged to talk openly and honestly about the issues which have brought you to counselling.