Trudie Bamford

I currently have limited availability for new clients. Let's have a conversation and see whether I'm the right fit for you, and can offer an appointment time that works for us both. 

Think psychotherapists all wear cardigans and say 鈥渉ow does that make you feel?鈥� Think again鈥�

I work with people going through the messy bits of life, stuck at the crossroads between who you鈥檝e been and who you want to become. Maybe it鈥檚 a relationship that doesn鈥檛 fit, a loss that has left lingering grief, a job that drains you, or that constant voice questioning your worth and identity. These are the moments that shake your sense of self, and they鈥檙e exactly where our work begins.

Together, we鈥檒l explore the stories you鈥檝e been told about yourself, untangle self-doubt, and figure out which parts of you that you want to carry forward. Therapy with me isn鈥檛 about fixing you 鈥� it鈥檚 about helping you understand yourself more clearly, challenge that harsh inner critic, and find ways to build a life where you feel like you are thriving not just surviving (and if you don鈥檛 know yet what that looks like, we鈥檒l work with that uncertainty too).

We鈥檒l be real with each other. That鈥檚 where the magic is. If you鈥檝e had a bad experience of counselling, that鈥檚 because your counsellor was trying to be someone they weren鈥檛. That鈥檚 never going to work. I bring authenticity to the room 鈥� band tee, Doc Martens, and all 鈥� and we鈥檒l talk like humans. No therapy cliches, no affirmations. Real talk, probably a bit sweary at times.

Because, trust me, this being human works better when we give ourselves permission to actually be human鈥�.

You don鈥檛 need to be in crisis to come to therapy. You just need to be human. Stuck, sad, fed up, overwhelmed, lost, tired of repeating the same old loops鈥攊t all counts.

You know that drawer full of old charger cables, all horribly tangled up and messy? Yeah, that鈥檚 you (and me).

In our sessions, we鈥檒l:

鈥� work on untangling all of that crap that鈥檚 been tying you in knots

鈥� look at how your past may be playing an uninvited role in your present

鈥� identify your needs (yes, you鈥檙e allowed to have them) and how to meet them

鈥� spot patterns鈥攊n your relationships, your reactions, and your choices

鈥� explore what actually matters to you and how to live more in line with that

鈥� get curious about what you鈥檙e feeling鈥攏ot just try to 鈥渇ix鈥� it

鈥� find ways to cope that actually help, without turning your whole life upside down or forcing you to start journalling in a meadow (unless that鈥檚 your thing鈥攏o judgement)

I don鈥檛 fit you to some mysterious therapeutic blueprint, I don鈥檛 have worksheets for you as homework, and I can鈥檛 tell you ahead of time exactly what to expect, because every session is going to be different. Sometimes we will sit and talk, sometimes we might come at things from a creative angle. Some sessions you will walk out feeling lighter, some sessions you may ask yourself what on earth you are putting yourself through this for. I鈥檒l be there for all the ups, downs and messiness, gently guiding you and keeping you as safe as possible. 

I believe you already have the good stuff inside you鈥攜ou just might need some help finding it under all the stress, expectations, and ancient coping mechanisms. I鈥檝e lived through the messy stuff; I know what it means to rebuild from the inside out. I鈥檓 not about fixing you, because you鈥檙e not broken. But I can help you make sense of what鈥檚 changed, and find a way forward, so you can start to thrive, not just survive.

I see clients in Chesterfield, or online/by phone; sessions cost 拢50 per hour. I have limited availability for new clients, but I recommend booking a free 15 minute introductory call to chat about your needs.