Gareth Williams

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Counsellor / Psychotherapist. MA. PG.Dip. MNCPS (Acc.).
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

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location_on Hereford HR2 & HR4
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

I've been working in the field of mental health and wellbeing for over 25 years. My approach is an integration of person-centred, humanistic and compassion focused psychology. My aim is to offer people a safe space where they can work through whatever issues they want to work on, and their positive potential can more fully flourish.

I believe in therapy that honours individuality. Whether you’re feeling stuck, navigating life's difficulties and anxieties, or you are looking for deep transformation and healing, our work together will be tuned to your life and your goals.

I have worked in quite a few different roles: young people’s outreach worker, senior counsellor, lecturer, mindfulness teacher, and music producer. I also have 30 years study of transpersonal psychology, personal experience with tinnitus and anxiety, and 55 years of being human. Hopefully this can help enrich our sessions with a broad perspective on the human experience.

What We Can Explore Together

  • Becoming free of the confines of anxiety 
  • Finding clarity, courage and self-compassion to live life more fully 
  • Overcoming barriers to living more authentically, joyfully and creatively
  • How to relate more skilfully to others
  • Developing resilience
  • Building your own strengths and potentials

Training, qualifications & experience

I am counsellor / psychotherapist, supervisor, and a compassion-based mindfulness teacher.

Qualifications include a masters degree in counselling, post-graduate diploma in person-centred counselling, a degree in psychology, a certificate in mindfulness, a certificate in supervision. Further training includes compassion-focused therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, CBT, emotion-focused therapy, and process work. 

I worked for 6 years as a senior counsellor and ecotherapist for Mind and 10 years as a counsellor and outreach worker for Visyon. I have worked with children and families, as well as adults, and for 5 years worked as a school counsellor.

For the past 12 years I have been a visiting teacher on the doctorate in counselling psychology at the University of Manchester and a supervisor of counsellors, psychotherapists and mindfulness teachers.

Member organisations

school Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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NCPS
National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)

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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

Accredited register membership

National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society
Accredited Register Scheme

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National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Ecotherapy and mindfulness in nature. Creativity coaching. 

Creativity coaching and consultation.

Training in mindfulness-based living and self-compassion.

Fees

£40.00 - £75.00
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

  • check_circle Low income
  • check_circle OAPs
  • check_circle Students
  • check_circle Trainee counsellors
  • check_circle Unemployed
  • check_circle Refugees

Additional information

If the standard range of fees are out of reach for you and you feel that you would like to work with me, please do get in touch, as I can offer some concessionary rates. 

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

Mondays to Fridays, 12pm to 8pm. Saturdays by arrangement.

Windyways, The Thorn, Wrigglebrook, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 8AN

Bewell Therapy Room, Bewell Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0BB

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone
Home visits

Types of client

Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Online platforms

Skype
Zoom
Whatsapp
FaceTime

Supervision

In person
Online
Phone

Would you like a safe, creative space in which to develop your own unique therapeutic style and approach?

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Gareth Williams
Gareth Williams