Gayle Hammill Dip.Psych.Couns MBACP (Registered) Adult & Child Therapist

As well as being an experienced adult and child Psychotherapist I am also a clinical director leading a team of counsellors in private practice.

At some stage in our lives we can experience difficult and overwhelming feelings or situations that can be challenging to cope with. Acknowledging that we need support is an important first step. I work with one to one with adults, children and I support families.

Having worked with clients over a number of years, I am committed to providing a confidential space where working in an empathic, supportive and non-judgemental way your reasons for coming to therapy can be gently and carefully explored. Through reflection on your experiences and with respect for your autonomy I will work with helping you to understand and work with your challenges. This insight can help you to move forward. It can be empowering and enable you to recognise choice, find meaning and make helpful changes. I work integratively, meaning that I draw upon a range of theories allowing us to work together with choice and flexibility.

I am gentle, supportive, respectful and genuine, and I believe the quality of the therapeutic relationship between us as being central to our work together.
My aim is to provide a warm, safe, non-judgemental, supportive environment where you experience being deeply listened to so that you can explore whatever difficulties you are experiencing.

I am an experienced practitioner working with issues such as depression, anxiety, abuse, relationship issues, divorce & separation, coping with injury & illness, low self esteem, stress, work-related problems, identity and sexuality issues, anger, life crisis, post-natal depression, cancer, bereavement and other forms of loss.

In addition to my private practice I also work as a therapist alongside other professionals offering psychotherapeutic support within agency settings, working specifically in the areas of relationship difficulties and issues impacting individuals within families.

I also have counselling experience within the Cancer sector supporting both patients and families.

Alongside my adult work, I specialise in psychotherapy for children aged 4-11 years of age. I am commissioned by schools throughout herts, beds and bucks delivering therapy and mental health training to schools.

I specialise in child anxiety and attachment difficulties.

Please see my website for more details.