About me
Some days everything feels too heavy to carry.
You keep going. For work, for your children, for your parents, for everyone else. But you’re tired. You can’t remember the last time you felt like yourself.
Maybe work is wearing you down. Maybe home feels just as hard. Maybe old hurts have started coming back, or you’re asking “is this it?”
You don’t have to keep carrying it all on your own.
How we’ll work
You don’t need to know where to start. We’ll talk about what’s weighing on you, and what you’d like to feel different. Then we’ll take it one step at a time.
I’ll listen without judging you. When it helps, I’ll gently ask the questions that will make a difference. That’s often where things start to shift.
Who I work with
Most people I see are working adults juggling jobs, families and a lot of pressure. I also work with young people aged 13 and over.
If you’re LGBTQ+ or neurodivergent, you’re welcome here. You won’t need to explain or defend who you are.
About me
I’m Dougie (he/him), a BACP accredited counsellor. Before counselling, I spent 25 years working in schools and charities. I’ve had hard times of my own, and I know how much the right help can change things.
Getting started
We can meet each week or every other week, in Hexham town centre or online.
If you’d like to see whether I’m right for you, book a free 30-minute call. There’s no pressure, just a chance to talk.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained in the Kent & Medway NHS Foundation Trust and have a Diploma in Integrative Counselling (BACP accredited course) and a Coaching and Mentoring Diploma.
I hold an Enhanced DBS check.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
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