About me
Life can feel overwhelming at times and you don't have to struggle alone.
As a counsellor, I am here to accompany you on your journey of self-understanding. I am here to offer my hope and support. I believe that every human being finds care-free living with self-compassion and a happy life by accepting others.
MY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ....includes working with trauma, childhood and adult sexual abuse, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, PTSD, autism, ADHD, grieving and more. I have provided counselling through organisations and charities such as Kinergy, Womankind and Mind.
MY TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE
Certificate in Counselling
Diploma in Professional Counselling
Working with Trauma (Certificate)
Childhood Sexual Abuse Training
Suicide Ideation Training
Wherever you are on your journey, I’m here to offer a safe, accepting space to explore, heal, and grow.
I can help with a wide range of issues, including:
- Stress & Anxiety – Feeling overwhelmed, on edge, or struggling to relax.
- Depression & low mood – Finding it hard to stay motivated or enjoy life.
- Grief & loss – Coping with bereavement or major life changes.
- Relationship challenges – Family, friendships, breakups, or workplace difficulties.
- Self-esteem & personal growth – Feeling unworthy, stuck, or lost in who you are.
- Trauma & PTSD – Navigating the impact of past experiences.
- Health & Wellbeing – Coping with chronic illness, fertility struggles, or pregnancy-related issues.
- Identity & sexuality – Exploring who you are and how you relate to the world.
- Addiction & self-harm – Finding healthier ways to cope.
- Spirituality & meaning – Discovering what gives you purpose and peace.
MY APPROACH
Self-compassion is key to healing. I can help you to nurture this to find the peace of mind you deserve. You will be in a better place to heal when you can put your inner-critic to rest. We don't all have a spotless record of behaviour but acknowledging this with forgiveness towards ourselves will make the future brighter.
My humanistic approach respects your uniqueness and works with how you are affected by the world and other people in your life, rather than clinically assessing or labelling you.
My existential approach sees your relationships as the key to understanding any anxiety, uncertainty and choices.
WHAT WE WILL DO
We will talk, I will listen a lot, I will ask questions that encourage self-exploration, we will understand how your past affects your present.
TRAUMA-INFORMED
Body-awareness, delivered gently and with compassion, is key to knowing our feelings even when we can't name them. I am gentle with this ; I am trauma-informed and work with PTSD. We can be hopeful together that feeling safe in the world is your body's natural state.
OTHER BENEFITS
Sometimes just feeling heard can give you space to understand yourself. I honour the value in simply sharing your distress. I endeavour to give you space for this.
From there we can explore your patterns, your thinking ( and over-thinking ) or your way of being in the world.
Wherever you are on your journey, I’m here to offer a safe, accepting space to explore, heal, and grow.
From there we can explore your patterns, your thinking ( and over-thinking ) or your way of being in the world.
BEFORE I BECAME A COUNSELLOR
I have been a musician all my life. If you like to sing, play or listen to music, we can work with the cathartic and healing potential in this area if it appeals to you.
I practice meditation daily and experience the many benefits of living mindfully. I would be happy to share this with you if it is something you are drawn towards.
I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
I also offer Mindful Singing for Well-being. You do not need to be a singer, only to have an interest in connecting to your feelings with the healing power of your own voice. I facilitate chakra tones ( long notes to calm the chattering brain ), mindfulness and mantra to help with anxiety, depression and finding to inner peace.
For more information on this you can look up my website tammypaynecounsellor.com
Training, qualifications & experience
Certificate in Counselling, Diploma in Counselling, Working with Trauma certificate, Childhood Sexual Abuse training, Suicide Ideation training.
Agencies/Charities I have worked and trained with:
- Kinergy - counselling for childhood sexual abuse
- Mind - counselling one to one
- Womankind - for women looking to gain self-empowerment as a way of managing a variety of mental health issues.
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.
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Fees
£55.00 per session
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Additional information
- Introductory Session of 40 minutes £45
- Sessions cost £55 for 50 minutes
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