Therapists specialising in "PLAY THERAPY" within 10 miles of your current location

Choosing me as your therapist means partnering with someone who is genuinely committed to your personal growth and wellbeing.  I bring a wealth of experience and a compassionate approach that ensures you feel heard and understood throughout our sessi鈥�

Hello, My name is Barbara Leahy. I am a qualified integrative counsellor which means that I can provide a range of appropriate therapies throughout my work, although my practice is drawn on and underpinned by the values of the Person-Centered approac鈥�

I see individual adult clients either for open-ended psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy, or for time-limited cognitive work (小袙孝, 小袗孝). I have been involved in Training for Counsellors (Diploma and Advanced Diploma level) since 1992. I al鈥�

If you鈥檙e thinking about counselling but not sure whether it鈥檚 right for you, we could arrange to speak on the phone. There鈥檚 no pressure to know what to say or to use the right words. It鈥檚 about starting a conversation and we鈥檒l take it from there. 鈥�

I am an Integrative counsellor and my approach is grounded in Psychodynamic, Person Centre and CBT.  This means rather than using a one size fits all I can draw on whichever approach suits the moment.  Person Centred works with what's going on in lif鈥�

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Many people I work with appear capable, thoughtful and conscientious, yet privately struggle with low self-esteem, chronic self-doubt, people-pleasing and the pressure to get things right. Perfectionistic standards and a tendency to put others first 鈥�

Each and every one of us will at some point in our lives face difficulties and challenges that we find hard to deal with 鈥� be that experiencing periods of feeling 鈥榮tuck鈥�, anxious, depressed, low or angry; experiencing conflicts in our relationships鈥�

You might be coming to therapy for the first time, or returning because something didn鈥檛 quite work before.  You may feel disconnected 鈥� from yourself, from other people, or from parts of your life that used to feel easier.  Either way, I offer a foc鈥�

Perhaps you're feeling anxious, low, or overwhelmed. Perhaps life has knocked you sideways and you can't find your footing. Or maybe you just know something isn't right, but can't yet put it into words. All of that is welcome here. About Me and My T鈥�