Alison Woodward

I have availability on Saturdays:  morning, afternoon or evening. 

I am a registered psychotherapeutic counsellor working with adults and young people over 16.  I will support you as you explore relationships past and present.  This is often central to work around anxiety and depression, addiction and self-harm and many other presenting issues including domestic abuse in all its forms.  

My approach is steady, compassionate, non-judgemental and, when appropriate, humorous.  I will work alongside you in a spirit of mutual curiosity, helping you make sense of your experiences and move towards meaningful change.  While much of the work we do together will be based in talk, I will encourage you to work creatively as well because this sort of approach will offer up perspectives on your process that will likely be new to us both.  

Through the therapeutic relationship we create, I will work with you to understand your concerns. Together we will explore what is going on for you, using a range of approaches. If you would like, these can include somatic work, creative interventions and psychoeducation, as well as talk therapy.

For many years I have worked within education and my counselling experience has included work with teachers, parents and children in school settings. In addition to my in-depth training, I specialise in supporting new grandparents or parents, including same sex couples.  Those experiencing divorce or family tensions. Also those working in education.

Whatever concerns you bring, be assured we will work collaboratively, in a spirit of mutual curiosity, to explore what is going on for you and why that might be.