About me
I'm Steve Harland, a BACP-registered counsellor with 14 years' experience, based in Redland, Bristol. I offer face-to-face counselling for individuals and couples from a comfortable, private consulting room in Redland, as well as online video sessions and occasional telephone sessions.
I work with a wide range of concerns. Issues I see most often include generalised anxiety, panic attacks, depression, low self-esteem, work-related stress, anger management, grief and loss, life transitions and relationship difficulties, as well as addiction, including alcohol, substance, gambling and sex addiction. If what you're facing isn't listed here, please get in touch, as I'm happy to talk through whether I can help.
Sometimes thoughts and feelings become overwhelming, or past experiences keep replaying in the present in ways that are hard to explain. Counselling offers a confidential, judgement-free space to make sense of what's happening and find new ways of looking at it.
My practice is trauma-informed, and I am also autism and ADHD informed, so I'm mindful of how neurodivergence can shape the way you experience the world, relationships and therapy itself. Sessions can be adapted to suit how you work best.
My approach is primarily person-centred, drawing on psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and transactional analysis (TA) where they suit what you need, rather than fitting you to a model. I believe that with the right conditions, time, warmth and understanding, we can find a way through difficult times towards a more manageable and fulfilling life.
What to expect: an initial session to talk through what brings you here and see whether we're a good fit, with no pressure to commit. Sessions last 50 minutes and are usually weekly.
To arrange an appointment, get in touch using the details on this profile. I see clients in person in Redland from all over Bristol, including but not restricted to Clifton, Cotham, Montpelier, St Pauls, Stokes Croft, Easton, Bishopston, Horfield, Southville, Bedminster and Fishponds. Online sessions are available to clients across Bristol and the UK.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications and registration
I hold a Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and work within its ethical framework for good practice.
Experience
My background is in problematic substance use therapy. I have worked as a counsellor for Swindon & Wiltshire Alcohol & Drug Service and for Turning Point, one of the UK's largest providers of substance misuse services.
I trained as a generic counsellor, which means I can work with most issues people bring to therapy.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Social anxiety & chronic shyness, death anxiety & loss of meaning, midlife and identity crisis.
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Additional information
I charge £65 per 50 minute session (An additional £25 per session for couples counselling applies).
Further information
I work from a very quiet and comfortable office in the leafy streets of Redland. I am easy to get to by public transport or by car and the area has ample on street parking.
