Judith Ridley

About me

I have been working as a relationship counsellor and therapist for over 20 years.

• Do you want to talk to someone who you can trust, someone who will work with you in a caring, respectful and confidential way?

I work with adults of all ages who struggle in some or all areas of their lives.

• Are you having relationship difficulties or struggling to cope with a specific event or situation? Or perhaps you feel anxious or concerned more generally about your life and the way that you are in the world.

A confidential space where you can talk and be listened to in a non judgemental way.

• Perhaps you are feeling stuck, or recognise that you repeatedly get into similar situations that don't feel helpful to you.

Therapy seeks to help us move forward with our lives and help us understand why our old ways of thinking may not have solved our problems. By working in the here and now of the difficulty you face, we can discover new ways of moving forward. By gaining more control and choice over the way we live our lives, we can also find greater happiness.

What does therapy involve?

• Therapy may involve a short course of sessions or it may require a more long-term commitment. Sessions are usually once a week and last for 1 hour.

• You may not know at the outset how long you will need or what exactly the work will be about. Perhaps you only know that you 'want things to change'. This is not a problem; talking together about the progress of therapy as we go, will help you become more aware of what you need.

What happens next?

Once you phone or email me, we can arrange an initial appointment where we can meet and decide if we would like to begin working together.

Choosing the right therapist is an important step and I include a link to a website which may offer you some guidance at this point.  

I look forward to meeting you.

http://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/choosing_a_therapist.html