Zoe Ross

Hi and welcome.

I am a fully qualified and BACP registered counsellor. Counselling can give you space to look at problems you might be experiencing. Each of us can go through times when we find it difficult to cope. We can feel stressed, and alone. Exploring your thoughts and feelings in a confidential space where you won’t feel judged can be a step towards clarity and change.

 I am able to offer counselling face to face in a therapy room in Hedge End and also work with clients online via Zoom.

You might have lots of questions about counselling. I know I did so I have tried here to answer a few that might come to mind.

What can counselling do for me?

I can help you on your journey as you work towards change.

If you are facing difficulties, I can provide you with the empathy and acceptance that can allow you to become more aware of your thoughts and feelings and to identify what you might be able to do to become more comfortable.

This can help you see your way forward more clearly towards a more happy and fulfilling future.

Through discovering more about ourselves and working through problems, be they relationship concerns, anxiety, stress or other issues, we can come to a better understanding of how we want to live our lives.

What will happen during the first session?

The first session can enable you to decide if counselling is for you and to find out if I might be the right person for you to work with.

Clients can use the time to explore what has brought them to counselling, to tell their story. You may arrive at some goals to work towards and I can enable you to review these goals as the work progresses.

Counselling sessions last for fifty minutes and are usually held on a weekly basis.

Beginning a counselling relationship can be the first step towards experiencing your world in a new and more positive way.

If you have any questions about counselling you are very welcome to call me for an informal conversation about the service I offer. Call me on 07519917856  or you are welcome to email me.

I have session slots available during the day and on some days during the evenings too.

What is my background?

As well as private practise, I have worked in a higher education setting counselling students. I have also worked for a bereavement counselling charity. I have a degree in Humanistic counselling and prior to becoming a therapist I was a teacher in primary education.

I have had extensive experience counselling students in a university therapy setting and through this work have helped clients deal with issues such as anxiety, trauma, depression, loss and relationship issues. The counselling department offered clients short blocks of therapy. Working in this way, I helped clients to focus, clarify their goals and make the most of their limited time. I believe that it is possible for clients to make progress even when time is short.

I have also specialised in working with loss and in particular with individuals who have been bereaved. As always, the circumstances and needs of each client are unique to them. I help clients find their way at their chosen pace, through the challenges of bereavement. I have worked short and long-term with clients and supported them as they faced the emotional journey of grief and progressed towards acceptance and hope.

Recent workshops/training attended lately

Addiction

The Boarding School experience

Counselling Online

Bereavement Counselling

Safeguarding

The Neuroscience of Transformation

Identity

Brief Therapy

Addiction

I can provide general support or give you the opportunity to look at specific issues such as loss and relationship problems and many other issues. You may feel anxious, depressed or suffer from low self-esteem. I believe each person can help themselves find their way forward towards achieving their full potential and leading happier lives.

Sessions are charged at £45 and are 50 minutes long.

Fees can be paid 48 hours in advance by bank transfer

Weekday and some early evening appointments

Parking is available close to the therapy room.

Unfortunately the room does not have disabled access.