Ruth Alborough

I currently have no available appointments. 

I offer in person daytime only (First appointment starts at 10.30 - last appointment starts 3.30 pm) appointments on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and online only on Mondays and Tuesdays. I don’t currently offer appointments on Fridays or weekends.

I have been practising as a counsellor,  therapist, supervisor and counselling trainer since 1998 and would describe myself as an Integrative practitioner and trauma specialist, and work with a wide variety of issues.  

I am a fully qualified and accredited EMDR Therapist with a great deal of experience with PTSD and Complex PTSD. I am trained in Attachment Focused and Informed-EMDR. My work is underpinned by these approaches and Parts Work/IFS and Polyvagal Theory. I have completed extensive training in Somatic Trauma Therapy.

All therapy and supervision sessions cost £60 per hour for individuals and £80 an hour for organisations/EAPs.

I am a qualified clinical supervisor and have extensive experience supervising individuals and groups. Supervision costs £60 an hour for individuals and £80 an hour for organisations.

I offer a warm, friendly, highly experienced and professional service and am well worth a visit. 

I have completed training and developed experience with offering regular and trauma focused therapy online and find this highly effective.

I work with adults and young people (aged 14 and above). 

My in person practice runs out of a discrete office in central Wakefield, with parking nearby. Unfortunately there is no current access for wheelchair users. 

I work online with people from all over the country.

I work with people from all kinds of backgrounds who are looking for short and long term work. I work with first responders, medical staff, EAPs and charities. My aim is to help you safely work through your difficulties and learn to live with your experiences without them being a burden. 

I offer a free 30 minute initial consultation via phone.

In this session I will ask you to tell me what it is you want to get out of coming for therapy. I will ask you to briefly describe what current and historical factors might be affecting your difficulties. You will not be asked to go into detail until we decide whether we are going to work together.

I will answer any questions you have about my training and experience, tell you more about how I work and whether I feel I might be able to help. Together we will work out whether I am the right therapist for you, and if I believe I’m not that therapist I will talk to you about what or who you may need instead  there are no strings to the first sessions and you can decide not to continue with no consequences at all. It matters to me that we are the right fit and that I believe I can be helpful. 

I have availability for qualified counsellors and therapists. I work online only on Mondays and Tuesdays between 10.00-16.00. Wednesdays and Thursdays I have limited availability for in person supervision, Wednesday mornings before 12.00 and Thursday afternoons 15.00-16.30. 

Please note my fees are likely to rise to £70 an hour in 2026. 

I qualified as a supervisor in 2007 and have gained extensive experience in one to one and group supervision since then. I have worked in educational, third sector and healthcare settings and can now specialise in trauma focused supervision. I draw from relational, somatic and parts work approaches to inform my response as a supervisor. 

I am currently an EMDR Consultant in Training

My aim is to encourage your sense of trust, hopefulness, confidence and satisfaction as a therapist. I work within clear professional and ethical boundaries and I will expect the same from you. I am comfortable with my responsibility towards your clients standing alongside our clinical relationship.

 My focus will move between the content of your client work and the relational dynamics at work between all of us. I will offer educative content if appropriate and will trust you will take from that what you need. 

I am interested in you as a person and a practitioner, and although I have extensive experience I will encourage you to trust and use your own clinical judgement. I am interested in your successes as well as your mistakes and adopt a stance of curiosity about what we can learn from both. 

If I am concerned about any of your practice I will raise that with you, and trust that we can tolerate any discomfort or disagreement that raises, and work through it together.  

My aim is to offer clinical support and growth in an atmosphere that feels safe, trustworthy, warm and professional. 

I offer a free initial consultation of 30-40 minutes during which we can find out a little about each other, what you want from supervision and whether we are a good fit.