Harvey Watts
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About me
My way of working is practical and straightforward, focused on what's getting in your way now rather than working through your past for its own sake. Where we start is up to you. If your past is part of the picture, we'll go there, but we don't have to. You won't get heavy clinical jargon from me.
People come to me with all sorts: anxiety and panic, addiction and dependency, PTSD and trauma, low confidence and self-worth, depression and stress. I trained in the Human Givens approach, which is present-focused and often means fewer sessions than open-ended therapy, though how long we work together depends on what you're bringing.
I'm in long-term recovery from addiction myself, so I have some sense of what that's like from the other side of the chair. Whether you're early on, some way in, or not yet sure what you want to do, you won't need to explain the basics, and you won't be judged for where you're starting from.
If you're LGBTQ+, non-monogamous or kink-involved, gender, sexual and relationship diversity (GSRD) is familiar ground for me. This isn't a niche I've added on. You won't spend sessions defining terms or justifying how you live.
I'm also vegan. For some people that brings its own difficulties: moral distress, grief about animals, feeling out of step with the people around them. If that's what you're bringing, it's familiar territory and you won't have to explain why it matters.
If that sounds like a fit, get in touch and we can arrange a short call to see whether working together makes sense.
Training, qualifications & experience
Human Givens Post-Graduate Diploma (HG.Dip.P)
Professional standards
Member of the Human Givens Institute 187226
Ongoing CPD
All sessions are confidential
Member organisations
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Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Typical duration: My aim is to keep the number of sessions to a minimum, but this will inevitably depend on the complexity of the issues.
Typical frequency: weekly, every other week and ad-hoc
Trust-Based Concessions: I hold two spaces per week for clients who cannot afford the standard fee. This is based entirely on trust - you decide what is genuinely affordable, and I will never ask for proof of income. Please just mention it when you get in touch.
