Counselling for adults in Chester, Tarporley and Frodsham, Cheshire. Online nationwide.
Hello I'm Helen,
Before becoming a counsellor, I worked in a range of roles, including many years as a secondary school teacher in both the UK and Asia. I am also a third culture kid, and grew up and living in different countries and continents. These experiences have shaped how I see the world and deepened my understanding of individual identity and the unique paths we each walk.
Supporting others has always been at the heart of what I do. With a natural empathy and deep care for people, I offer a calm, non-judgemental space where clients feel heard, valued, and supported. My work is grounded in compassion and a belief in each person’s ability to heal and grow.
In my private practice, and through my work as a counsellor with a charity in the North West, I support individuals facing grief, loss, anxiety, and life transitions—including those navigating bereavement by suicide. I believe in meeting each person where they are, creating a space to explore and move forward at a pace that feels right for them.
"People are just as wonderful as sunsets if I can let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don't find myself saying, "Soften the orange a little on the right-hand corner, and put a bit more purple along the base, and use a little more pink in the cloud colour." I don't do that. I don’t try to control a sunset. I watch it with awe as it unfolds." Carl Rogers
My qualifications
I am a qualified person centred counsellor and registered with the BACP.
I adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework for Counsellng Professions, attend monthly supervison and continue with my professional learning. I am fully insured, registered with the ICO and hold an enhanced DBS certificate. I attend annual safeguarding training.
MA - Clinical Counselling - University of Chester - Level 7 - (Distinction)
BA Honors - University of Plymouth
Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE)- Manchester Metropolitan University
I am trauma informed and a member of the Complex Trauma Institute. I have completed the following training:
Stage 1:
Safefy and Stablisation - Working with trauma in the first stage of recovery.
Stage 2:
1. Healing from shame and guilt: Managing intrusive thoughts and inner voices (including work with adult survivors of childhood trauma).
2. Working with intrusive memory experiences - Tranistioning from narritive to embodied memories.
I am committed to continued learning and have completed the following:
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling.
- Ecotherapy: Walk and Talk Therapy Training.
- Dealing with Distress - Working with suicide & self harm.
- Working with Shame - Workshop.
- IDAS Essential Training in Domestic Violence.
- LGBT+ Awareness Training, November 2024
- Me, Myself and I - An introduction to the Inner Child Approach
