David Simon

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About me

As a Humanistic counsellor and life coach, I offer a private and confidential setting in which you can explore whatever feels difficult, complex, or unresolved in your life – at your own pace and in your own way.

Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, creative, self-aware individuals who may already reflect on their inner world and their context – yet can still feel stuck, overwhelmed, or alone with certain experiences. Often the issue is not a lack of insight. Rather, it is that insight on its own does not always lead to change.

As a counsellor and coach, I can add another dimension. Through careful listening and a genuine effort to understand your experience from your point of view, a collaborative working relationship can develop.

Within this relationship,  you are not judged, analysed, or directed toward predetermined answers. Instead, you are supported in exploring your own thoughts and feelings more fully, discovering new perspectives, and finding your own way forward – with the benefit of a steady, experienced presence alongside you.

Of course, you do not need to arrive with a clear problem or goal. You may simply have a sense that something in life is not quite right. Clarity develops over time.

Training, qualifications & experience

I am an Accredited Registrant Member of the National Counselling Society.

Member organisations

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NCPS
National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)

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Accredited register membership

National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society
Accredited Register Scheme

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Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

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Fees

£60.00 per session

Additional information

£60 per 60-minute session one-to-one.

£30 consultation.

When I work

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Further information

Here's a really useful video on the BBC website, about looking for a counsellor / therapist:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/stories-43979875/how-to-find-the-therapist-for-you

63 High Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6BX

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

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