About me
I’m Steve, a person centred and existential counsellor based in Chelmsford, Essex.
Reaching out for help takes courage, especially when life has taught you that showing vulnerability isn’t safe. I offer a space where that changes.
I work with adults who are carrying some of the heaviest experiences life throws at us - relationship breakdown, separation from children, trauma and the quiet but relentless weight of feeling stuck.
My approach draws on person centred principles which is the belief that you are the expert in your own life, alongside existential thinking, which explores the deeper questions of meaning, identity and what it means to live fully, even in the midst of difficulty.
Together these create a space that is honest, unhurried and genuinely responsive to who you are.
Around 65% of the clients I work with are men, and I have a particular understanding of the specific pressures men face when it comes to seeking support: the cultural expectation to manage alone, the stigma around emotional need, and the very real financial strain that often accompanies separation and family breakdown.
You don’t have to have it together to walk through the door. You just have to show up with me.
I offer sessions face to face in Chelmsford and online for clients across the UK. The premises has free parking and is wheelchair accesible.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Qualified Counsellor - Level 4.
- Accredited Member - National Counselling and Psycotherapy Society.
- Trauma and PTSD counselling
- Online Counselling
- Relationship Breakdown
- Child Estrangement
- Divorce
I regularly see clients struggling to make sense of their life.They all have the ability to change for the better.
When you are ready, positive change is really possible and with counselling many clients are achieving this - so can you!
Change does not happen by chance - it happens by action. Counselling is a safe place to explore how to change.
If you do not try you will never succeed.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. 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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£40.00 - £60.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
When I am working with a client my phone is not switched on. Please leave a text or voicemail message. I will usually return your call as soon as I am free to do so, failing that I will respond within 24 hours.
Alternatively please send me an email and I will reply within 12 hours.
I offer a "bulk"discount for sessions. If you are willing to pay for 5 sessions, up front, I will provide the 6th session free of charge. Should you not want to continue with counselling I will happily refund the sessions you have paid for and chosen to not attend
When I work
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My working hours start at 09:00 and my last session begins at 19:00. In order to provide the best counselling I am able to, I see a maximum of 5 clients per day.
Further information
I offer counselling either in person or online. The premises are on the ground floor ,wheel chair accesible and have free parking.
As a NCPS accredited member I am bound by their code of ethics.
I carry full insurance and comply with the UK GDPR Regulations.
