Cornetta Williams Walker

I’m Cornetta, an experienced BACP-registered psychotherapist, addiction counsellor and relationship therapist. I provide long-term, trauma-informed therapy for adults, couples and young people aged 16 and over.

I work in person in Greater Manchester, and online with clients across the UK and internationally, where appropriate.

People often contact me because they are living with difficulties that cannot be resolved through a few brief sessions. You may understand some of your patterns but still feel unable to change them. You may be experiencing trauma, grief, addiction, relationship difficulties, ADHD-related challenges, shame, anxiety or depression. Perhaps you have spent years meeting other people’s needs while losing sight of your own.

Long-term therapy provides the time and consistency needed to understand how your experiences, relationships and ways of coping have shaped you. Together, we can explore what is happening beneath the surface and work towards meaningful, sustainable change.

Areas I work with
I offer long-term psychotherapy and counselling for:

Trauma and complex trauma
Attachment and relationship difficulties
Anxiety, depression and emotional overwhelm
Addiction and substance use
Sexual compulsivity and problematic pornography use
ADHD and neurodivergence
Shame, guilt and low self-worth
Prolonged or complicated bereavement
Separation, divorce and infertility
Difficult family relationships
Stress, burnout and compassion fatigue
Identity, belonging and experiences of discrimination
Life transitions and loss of direction
Trauma and attachment
Trauma does not always arise from one identifiable event. It can develop through repeated experiences of instability, rejection, neglect, discrimination, coercion or not feeling emotionally safe.

You may notice these experiences affecting your relationships, confidence, emotional regulation or ability to trust. You might become anxious and overwhelmed, withdraw from others, put everyone else first or rely on behaviours that provide temporary relief but create longer-term difficulties.

My approach is trauma-informed and attachment-based. We work at a pace that respects your history, emotional capacity and individual needs. The aim is not to define you by what has happened to you, but to help you understand your responses and develop greater choice, self-compassion and emotional freedom.

Families and care proceedings
I have both lived and professional experience of supporting families involved in care proceedings. I understand that the process can feel frightening, exposing and emotionally overwhelming, particularly when parents or family members feel unheard, misunderstood or judged.

I offer longer-term therapeutic support for families who need a practitioner with an informed understanding of the emotional and practical realities of care proceedings. Therapy may explore trauma, attachment, loss, parenting experiences, emotional regulation, relationships with professionals and the effects of proceedings on individual and family wellbeing.

Where appropriate, agreed in advance and supported by informed consent, I may provide professional feedback or factual summaries of therapeutic engagement and progress. My therapeutic role does not replace an independent psychological assessment, expert-witness report or legal advice, and I will remain clear about the professional boundaries and limitations of my involvement.

Couples and relationship therapy
I work with couples and other relationship structures who want to understand and change recurring patterns within their relationships.

Therapy may help you explore:

Repeated arguments or emotional withdrawal
Difficulties communicating needs and boundaries
Loss of trust, intimacy or emotional connection
Attachment injuries and fear of abandonment
The impact of addiction or sexual compulsivity
Separation, divorce or uncertainty about the relationship
Infertility, grief and significant life changes
Differences in sexuality, identity, culture or faith
Couples begin with an assessment so that I can understand each person’s needs and establish whether relationship therapy is appropriate. Where domestic abuse or coercive control is present, safety must take priority, and joint therapy may not be suitable.

Addiction and sexual compulsivity
Addictive and compulsive behaviours are often connected to trauma, shame, attachment difficulties, loneliness or attempts to manage painful emotions.

I support individuals and couples affected by alcohol or substance use, sexual compulsivity, pornography, cybersex, love addiction and other cross-addictions. Our work considers both the behaviour and the emotional needs, experiences and relationship patterns beneath it.

My approach is compassionate and accountable. Compassion does not mean avoiding responsibility. It means creating enough emotional safety for honest reflection, meaningful change and recovery.

Bereavement and significant loss
Some losses remain deeply painful long after other people expect you to have “moved on”. Grief may become entangled with trauma, isolation, unresolved relationships, identity changes or other significant pressures.

I offer longer-term bereavement counselling for people experiencing prolonged or complex grief following death, separation, divorce, infertility or another life-changing loss.

Therapy offers space to understand your grief, process unresolved emotions and consider how you might rebuild your life without minimising the importance of the person, relationship or future you have lost.

ADHD and neurodivergence
As a neurodivergent therapist with lived experience of dyslexia and ADHD, I understand that difficulties with attention, organisation, emotional regulation and self-belief are not simply failures of motivation.

I support neurodivergent clients with shame, masking, relationships, career development, impulsivity, overwhelm and patterns of coping that may no longer be helpful. Therapy is adapted to the individual rather than expecting the individual to fit one rigid way of working.

Professionals, leaders and creatives
I provide a private and confidential therapeutic space for professionals, senior leaders, NHS staff, therapists, consultants, actors, musicians and other creatives.

You may appear capable and successful while privately experiencing anxiety, burnout, performance pressure, relationship difficulties or a loss of meaning. Therapy offers an opportunity to step out of your professional role and speak honestly about the person carrying those responsibilities.

An inclusive practice
My practice welcomes people across different cultures, ethnicities, faiths, genders, sexual orientations, relationship structures, social backgrounds and abilities.

I have experience working with Black and global-majority clients, LGBTQIA+ and trans clients, neurodivergent people and clients living or working internationally. I remain attentive to how culture, identity, discrimination, power and social circumstances may influence emotional wellbeing and access to support.

I do not practise or endorse conversion therapy.

How I work
My approach is integrative, person-centred and relational. It draws on attachment theory, systemic practice, Internal Family Systems-informed ideas, mindfulness, compassion-focused work and established approaches to trauma and recovery.

Therapy is collaborative. I will listen with compassion, but I will also help you examine patterns, responsibilities and choices that may be difficult to confront alone.

Early sessions focus on understanding your history, present concerns, strengths and goals. Where appropriate, recognised screening tools may support assessment and formulation. We will review the work regularly to ensure that therapy remains relevant and purposeful.

Practical information
I primarily work with clients seeking consistent, longer-term therapy rather than one-off or very brief support.

Sessions are normally held weekly. Regular attendance helps to provide the stability and continuity required for deeper therapeutic work.

Payment is due before each session, and cancellations require at least 48 hours’ notice.

If you are looking for a therapist with whom you can explore your experiences in depth, you are welcome to contact me to arrange a free initial consultation.

If you would like to speak to me further, please just call, text, or click here to send me an email and I will get back to you.

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Online Counselling Fees: £70.00 for a 50-minute session 

Couples counseling: £95 -£130

MBSR (Mindfulness) for Stress reduction: £70 per hour

Life coaching including work mentoring, resilience coaching   sessions Fee: £800 for 12hour sessions 

Clinical supervision Fees: £75 per hour.

Online Counselling (  Zoom, Teams) and Telephone Counselling. Some face to face is available.