Rebecca Friday

I work evenings, weekends and Thursdays.  I have availability at the moment. 

Welcome to Take Care Counselling.

Thank you for reading this, you’ve taken the first step, which is very brave.

Anxiety, depression, emotional distress, life's upheavels, bereavement are just some of the reasons to causing emotional pain. As we move through life some of our past experiences can stay alive in our day to day and cause pain and distress. I believe everyone has the ability to find their way through tough times and heal and grow. I have worked with many different presenting issues in a sensitive and compassionate way. I am a person centred counsellor and will explore with you anything you bring.

I am a counsellor offering person centred counselling. What that means, is it’s about you and how you got here. I believe everyone has the ability to find their way through tough times and heal and grow.

I have worked with many different presenting issues in a sensitive and compassionate way. These include anxiety, depression, bereavement, abuse - domestic and child - health concerns, relationship issues and life events.

I offer a safe, respectful, non-judgemental, confidential space to explore whatever it is that brings you here. I ensure we go at your pace. I believe you should retain autonomy over your experiences and ways forward. I believe everyone has an ability to grow and develop and I will stand with you as you start/ continue that journey.

A bit about me

My name is Rebecca. I studied Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Salford. I volunteer at Mind as a Counsellor. I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. This is the recognised body for Counselling. It means I practise to an ethical framework and standard.

Person Centred counselling is about you exploring with me anything which you want to bring to a session. I’ll hold you emotionally to explore sensitive or traumatic or confusing thoughts. You won’t be alone.

How the sessions run:

I offer online and face to face sessions, which are 50 minutes long. 

I will listen to you and accept you fully as you are, offering deep empathy to ensure you feel safe. This is a therapeutic space where you will be prized and invited to explore sometimes painful issues in a candid way. The therapeutic relationship facilitates the development of trust and enables new pathways to emerge from which you can find a healthier approach.

Counselling does not involve giving you advice or a diagnosis.

Contact details: Rebecca Friday

Phone no. 07842946634  

To find out whether you wish to work with me I offer a 15 minute initial telephone conversation to discuss why you reached out and also how I work.  

Following that, the first session is free to allow you to consider if you want to work with me and also for me to ensure I am the right counsellor for you.

I have availability on both a Wednesday and Friday evening from 5.30pm.

I am a person centred counsellor based in Manchester City Centre offering face to face and online counselling.

Anxiety, depression, emotional distress, life's upheavels, bereavement are just some of the reasons causing emotional pain. As we move through life some of our past experiences can stay alive in our day to day and cause pain and distress. I believe everyone has the ability to find their way through tough times and heal and grow. I have worked with many different presenting issues in a sensitive and compassionate way. I am a person centred counsellor and will explore with you anything you bring. What that means, is it’s about you and how you got here.

I believe in Carl Rogers approach, in which he described person centred therapy as, the process of change and self actualisation - as one of listening to the feelings of the client and through this they become able to recognise their own feelings. They may be isolated from their experience but this is regained through listening to their feelings and loosening the rigidly held constructs. They may start to look at aspects of their life which they were unable to understand or place meaning in but slowly they can focus on these aspects. (Rogers 1967 pg 63-99).

Effective counselling is you being listened to in an empathetic way - a place to bring feelings and emotions and seek to explore those deeply, to the point they are fully realised, acknowledged and integrated into our organic self. I use my listening skills and seek to understand those feelings and often voice unspoken feeling and emotions, that I become aware of as you speak your truth. This requires a place which is safe and confidential where you can explore difficult feelings. To do that you need unconditional positive regard, a place where you are fully accepted and understood.  A place where I receive you with compassion, kindness and goodness.  

I offer a safe, respectful, non-judgemental, confidential space to explore whatever it is that brings you here. I ensure we go at your pace. I believe you should retain autonomy over your experiences and ways forward. I believe everyone has an ability to grow and develop and I will stand with you as you start/continue that journey.

There is no one size fits all in therapy – it is your life and you are unique, your experiences, background are unique, your family, work, hobbies all paint a picture that only you have fully experienced. Because of this, there are no right answers, the way forward will be known by you. What is right for you will be based on all your experiences and feelings and these will be different from another persons. It can be an important part of therapy learning that your feelings are valuable and important. For example, we may have learnt to subvert our needs to survive in a complex family environment. Learning to speak our truth and needs can be very frightening but also liberating. The counselling room is a place to learn more about ourselves and what we need to shape our world.

I believe everyone has the actualising tendency and you can strive to change towards the best possible fulfilment of your potential. That you can trust your own thoughts and feelings and make decisions in accordance with your own perceptions.

I offer both in person and online sessions, which are 50 minutes long.

I am based in Manchester City Centre on Portland Street, with easy access via public transport and car.

I offer a free initial online session to allow you to consider if you want to work with me and also for me to ensure I am the right counsellor for you. I am unable to offer that in person.

I will listen to you and accept you fully as you are, offering deep empathy to ensure you feel safe. This is a therapeutic space where you will be prized and invited to explore sometimes painful issues in a candid way. The therapeutic relationship facilitates the development of trust and enables new pathways to emerge from which you can find a different approach.

The most common presenting issues in my therapy room are anxiety and depression and a little is said below on these topics. 

Anxiety is a natural part of being human and most of us will experience anxiety from time to time. It can be a response to both danger and a new experience. It can become a problem when we are either stuck with these feelings and they don’t pass or create unhelpful responses that cause other problems in our life, such as drinking, drug taking and other risky behaviour.

Anxiety can create physical reactions, feelings of our heart pounding, panic attacks etc. These can be alleviated using techniques such as breathing exercises and relaxation techniques. They can also be helped through counselling and changing our thoughts but also change in other ways unique to you.

Depression is described by The World Health Organisation as:

Depressive disorder, or depression, is a common mental health condition that can happen to anyone. It is characterized by a low mood or loss of pleasure or interest in activities for long periods of time.

This is different from regular mood changes and feelings about everyday life.