About me
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, stuck or struggling with grief, trauma or relationship difficulties?
Taking the first step towards therapy can feel daunting, but you don’t have to face things alone.
Hello, I’m Tracey, an experienced MBACP counsellor based in Huddersfield. With 15 years’ counselling experience, I’ve supported children, young people and adults through many of life’s challenges, helping them understand what they are experiencing, build confidence and find a way forward.
I work with children, young people and adults, as well as couples, supporting a wide range of emotional and relationship difficulties. Some people come to therapy knowing exactly what they want help with, while others simply know they don’t feel like themselves anymore.
I also have experience supporting neurodivergent clients, including people with ADHD and autism, and understand that neurodiversity can present very differently from person to person. I adapt the way I work to the individual, recognising their particular needs, strengths and challenges.
My approach is warm, down to earth and supportive. I believe counselling should provide a safe, non judgmental space where you can talk openly and feel genuinely heard. I draw on a range of counselling approaches and tailor our sessions to you. I won’t tell you what to do; instead, we’ll work together to help you understand yourself, recognise your strengths and make changes that feel right for you.
Areas I can support you with include:
• Anxiety, depression and overthinking
• Grief, loss and bereavement
• Trauma, rape and sexual abuse
• Low self esteem and confidence
• Relationship difficulties and couples therapy
• ADHD, autism and neurodivergence
• Life limiting illness, terminal illness
• Life changes, stress and feeling overwhelmed
• Military life and its unique challenges
I offer face to face counselling from my private therapy room in Lindley, Huddersfield, as well as online counselling across the UK and worldwide.
Alongside private practice, my experience includes working within hospice care and a rape crisis centre, supporting people through some of the most difficult periods of their lives. I have also delivered bereavement training to military welfare officers.
Having spent many years within a military environment, I also bring an understanding of some of the unique pressures faced by service personnel, veterans and their families. This life experience was part of what inspired me to train as a counsellor and continues to inform my work today.
Counselling for children and young people
Children and young people can sometimes find it difficult to put into words what they are feeling. I offer an age appropriate, supportive space where they can express themselves and begin to make sense of difficult emotions and experiences, including bereavement and loss, anxiety, change and other emotional difficulties.
Taking the next step
Therapy, whether for yourself, your child or your relationship, can help you gain a clearer understanding of what is happening and begin to take meaningful steps forward.
If something is troubling you, or you simply don’t feel like yourself, please feel free to get in touch. There’s no pressure to commit, just an opportunity to see whether I might be the right counsellor for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Professional Qualifications & Training
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (CPCAB)
L3 CPD Award in Child Counselling
Human Givens Couples Therapy – A Practical Masterclass
Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies (CPCAB)
Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills (CPCAB)
Additional Specialist Training
Level 1 & 2 Loss and Bereavement
Rape Crisis Sexual Abuse Training
Creative Art Therapy Training
Awareness in Bereavement Care – Cruse
Awareness in Bereavement Care – Ascentis
Freedom Programme Facilitator
Mental Health First Aid
Member Organisations:
Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
I am listed on the BACP Register, which is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). This means I meet recognised professional standards and am committed to ethical, safe, and effective practice.
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
- Anxiety and panic attack
- Depression and low mood
- Low self-esteem and confidence issues
- Stress (work-related or personal)
- Relationship difficulties
- Couples counselling
- Family issues
- Emotionally overwhelmed
- Feeling stuck or lost
- Life transitions (e.g. retirement, divorce, relocation)
- Coping with long-term health conditions
- Carer stress and burnout
- Trauma and PTSD
- Childhood abuse
- Loneliness and isolation
- Identity and self-worth
- Coping with change and uncertainty
Therapies offered
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Fees
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individual counselling £50–£60
Couples counselling £65–£75
Payment is required at the time of booking.
Health Insurance / EAP Work:
• I am registered with Health Assured.
When I work
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Further information
I have a wealth of life experience much of which was spent in a military environment and as such working with military personnel, veterans and their families is a specialist area within my counselling work. I also specialise in the areas of loss & bereavement and rape and sexual abuse.
