Hazel Allan

If you are looking for someone who can help you deal with your problems then let me help you. I can help you by listening to you, understanding you, and helping you understand yourself.  By being there for you, listening without judging you, and with my gentle questioning I can help you understand why you feel the way you do and help you move past those feelings and find more contentment. I can give you useful tips on how to cope with your anxiety, anger, depression and stress; as well as allowing you to say what you need to clear your head and gain clarity and perspective.

I believe in working with my clients to help them understand how they feel, why they feel that way, and to give them coping strategies, coaching tips, and another way of looking at their lives in order to make them feel better. 

I have 12+ years’ experience in Counselling individuals, adolescents, and couples. I work with my clients, proving warm and caring counselling, to let them feel accepted  for all types of emotional problems,  particularly with issues of abuse, anxiety, depression, anger & stress management, and self-confidence issues.

If you are looking for a more practical solution, I can also provide coaching tips, giving you the tools to manage anxiety and stress, channelling anger positively, communicating better,  and becoming more confident. I work with couples to let them understand each other, and their issues, better and to communicate in a much healthier way.

I can also be the person with whom it is safe to just talk and be able to unburden yourself of your problems, with the aim of using an understanding ear to help you cope with your feelings.

How I work 

• I tailor my sessions to whatever you, as the client, need
• your sessions are flexible, you decide how many sessions you want
• we will evaluate how we work together as we go along, allowing us to change direction if you wish
• I aim to enable you to feel happier, more secure and be more emotionally balanced
• we can do long-term therapy or shorter term, depending on the issue you want to deal with   
• I work in person in Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway and can provide Online and Telephone sessions wherever you please (local laws allowing)
• Your information is kept confidential and our sessions are secure with the platforms I use.
• I work flexible hours and will always try to fit you in at a convenient time, including evenings and weekends
• I work to the professional and ethical standards of the BACP

My Experience

• varied experience and includes emotional issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma or abuse (domestic and sexual), low self-esteem issues, anger management and dealing with stress. 
• been a counsellor in a college for clients from 16 years +, for all types of issues including depression, abuse, anger management and self-harm.
• experience in couples counselling,  helping my clients to work through their issues together and be able to understand each other and communicate better. 
• group work with people suffering from long-term stress and depression issues, to enable them to feel better again
• I have taught Counselling at all levels, as well as Effective Communication and Active Listening courses.
• worked within domestic abuse charities with the survivors of both sexual and domestic abuse – physical and mental
• worked with agencies providing time-limited solution focussed counselling
• I have been in private practice with my client base issues being evenly split between anxiety, depression, abuse, and stress and anger management and other issues.
• I can work long-term for deep trauma issues and on a short-term basis to allow my clients to move forward with a particular problem or issue they have.

Please email me to find out how we can work together.

My fees are £40 for individuals and £60 for couples. I can offer a discount for concessions. 

I offer in-person sessions in Moffat and online and telephone sessions during the day, in evenings and also weekends.

I believe that counselling should be a positive experience and have found that clients can overcome or learn to manage their problems in a relatively short time. I can help you find the practical strategies for you to use in your journey towards feeling more fulfilled and content through the addition of my coaching skills.

I am registered to see BUPA patients and also with Aviva, Cigna and WPA insurance companies for both in-person sessions in Moffat and also online and by telephone.