Louise Knight

Working hours are 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday. 

For specific session availability please contact me via my website, by email or by phone. 

I believe we are continuously shaped by our environment and experiences. If we understand of the roots of our issues and develop understanding of new or alternative ways of being, we can choose to effect change at any time in our lives.

Clients come to counselling for many different reasons. For example a couple might be experiencing an impasse in their relationship, a young person may be a victim of bullying in school or they cannot stop procrastinating when under pressure, a parent might have concerns about their teenager's anxiety or depression or anger and they are at a loss as to what to do next. A young adult may be finding work stressful or they believe their ADHD is an obstacle to progress, to name a very small number.

Some clients can talk easily while others appreciate the use of tools that help to frame and organise thoughts; some clients seek listening from their counsellor, others like to feel the counselling relationship is more dialogic and some appreciate being challenged. I tailor the experience, in collaboration with the client, to suit each unique client.  

I work with couples, families and individuals who experience relationship struggles in partner, family, social, school or work situations.

Together we can explore the sources of negative feelings, (for example, early attachment, adverse childhood experiences, mental health) how you can change take agency in relationship with others, change negative patterns and make choices about how to feel better moving forward.

I draw on relational, systemic and humanistic therapeutic models as well as personal and professional experience to create a tailor made thereapeutic experience for each client.

Appointments are short or long term, weekly, fortnightly, monthly and ad hoc according to need. 

At the beginning of a first session, I will gather some information about you, including what has brought you to counselling and your expectations of and aims for counselling. 

This session is also an opportunity for you to get a feel of whether I am someone you could work with and ask any questions you may have so most of the time in just the same way as a regular session.