Talking Therapy

Adrienne Grant – Registered MBACP

Therapeutic Counsellor working with young adults, adults, older people and couples.

I am a compassionate and experienced person-centred counsellor dedicated to offering a safe, supportive space where you can slow down, reflect, and explore what’s going on beneath the surface of your thoughts and feelings. Whether you’re dealing with bereavement, anxiety, trauma, low mood, relationship issues, or simply feeling stuck, I’m here to help.

Therapy with me is a place where you can bring whatever you’re experiencing, without fear of judgement or expectation. I understand the emotional challenges that can come with loss, stress, and interpersonal dynamics, and I offer a warm, confidential, and non-judgemental environment where you can feel truly heard.

My approach is grounded in the belief that you are the expert in your own life. I won’t give you answers or advice but instead will walk alongside you with empathy and curiosity. Together, we’ll create a space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences, helping you connect more deeply with yourself and gain greater clarity.

As trust builds, you may find it easier to approach parts of yourself that have felt hidden or difficult to face. This process can be challenging at times, but it can also bring relief, new insight, and a renewed sense of possibility. Over time, many clients experience greater self-acceptance, confidence, and trust in their ability to live authentically.

I work with individuals aged 18+ and couples, offering a compassionate space where you can feel supported in navigating whatever you’re going through. I am a registered member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists), and I work within their ethical framework, with monthly clinical supervision to ensure the best possible care for my clients.

If you feel ready to begin, I’m here. It would be a privilege to walk alongside you on your journey.
For a free 20-minute telephone consultation, please contact me through The Tower clinic or directly: adrienne.counselling1@gmail.com or 07816528437

Fees:

• Individuals: £60
• Couples £100

Anne Galloway
Accredited CBT Psychotherapist
BSc (Hons) Psych, Dip. Couns,
Dip CBT, Dip NLP, MBACP Accred
Mobile 07769156076
www.counselling-in-leeds.com

The gym is for a healthy body – therapy is for a healthy mind.

Welcome to Footsteps Counselling. I am an accredited Psychotherapist with over 22 years of client experience passionate about helping my clients overcome stress, anxiety, low mood, addictions, dealing with loss, relationship problems and many other issues. I will be here for you as long as you need me, from 6 weeks to 6 months or longer. I currently see clients referred through Bupa & Nuffield private healthcare, ComPsych – worlds largest EAP & private clients through my website.

I offer on-line sessions & face to face sessions in Tower Clinic LS16, Rodley LS13, home visits to the surrounding area & therapy room in Leeds city centre LS1. Adults 18+

Most clients prefer the convenience of sessions from the comfort of their home with no travel time. Research studies have indicated that there is no difference in effectiveness when online therapy is compared to face to face therapy in reducing symptoms.

Free 15 minutes consultation to discuss your needs from therapy & how I can help you.

Face to face session fee £70 per 60 minutes. Includes room hire at The Tower Clinic or Leeds city centre. Pre-book 5 sessions 1 free = 6 for £350
On-line sessions £60 per 60 minutes.

Pre-book 5 sessions 1 free = 6 for £300

https://www.counselling-in-leeds.com

I can appreciate how difficult it can be to engage in counselling for the first time or with a new counsellor. I recommend that we arrange an initial session to identify and explore the issues and concerns you may be experiencing, and your hopes for how counselling may help you. The initial meeting is very relaxed and just for you to have space to explore your thoughts. There is no obligation to continue further sessions at that point. You may decide you feel comfortable and would like to return at another time in the future or it may be a one off session, your choice. I know from experience that when you reach out for help, it is a strength, not a weakness. I am here to help you work through any challenges you may be facing.

It would be good to meet you and discuss how your problems are affecting you and how I can help. Most of my clients say they start to feel better after just a single session and around 95% feel they have made significant progress after six.

NHS waiting lists are 12 months. I have sessions available for you now with Footsteps Counselling via Face to Face, Teams or WhatsApp video call. To book a session call 07769156076 or complete the Tower Clinic Referral Form or email Footsteps123@hotmail.co.uk or info@towerclinic.co.uk

Reflect – In the first session I would like to get to know you and identify the symptoms you are experiencing, the emotions and the events that trigger them and the root cause by exploring your core beliefs.

Recover – This is not a quick fix approach. To achieve personal change requires lifestyle changes and sustained effort and commitment from you. We will work together to meet your goals of therapy and an action plan for maintenance of your improved mood.

Refocus – One of the biggest benefits of CBT is that after your course has finished, you can continue to apply the ‘tools for life’ you have learned. This should make it less likely that your symptoms will return.

How counselling has helped my clients –

“Many thanks Anne, with your help and direction this has been my best year. You really have made such a difference in my life.”

Our work together changed everything for me (the entire direction of my life in fact!
“It was the best decision I ever made to come into counselling. I didn’t realise I was carrying so much baggage. I have unpacked it all now & feel amazing!”

“Thank you for all your help this year. I couldn’t navigate life without you!”

“Thank you so much for everything. From being so low, you’ve made me happier than I’ve ever been about myself and more optimistic about the future”

Alexander Coy, M.A.
Counselling Therapist – MBACP (Accred)

About me

Thank you for considering me as your Counselling Therapist. My name is Alexander.

As a BACP (Accred) trauma informed Counselling Therapist I have successfully worked in private practice for many years working with clients from all backgrounds. This includes working with elderly clients, clients from multi-cultural backgrounds, neurodivergent clients and LGBTQIA+ clients. I am able to provide support to adults and children (from eleven years of age upwards) and I offer both short-term and longer-term Person-Centred counselling depending on your unique specific needs. I also incorporate solution-based coping strategies, drawing on elements of CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) where appropriate.

You can expect a therapeutically nurturing, confidential, accepting and non-judgemental space to explore your individual experiences and feelings that are impacting you at this time. I provide people in need of counselling support with the necessary help to facilitate constructive shifts in their lives and to work towards meaningful change at a pace that works for you. I deeply value and respect the collaborative nature of therapy.

My training and professional focus is upon offering a Humanistic Person-Centred approach. This means a significant emphasis is placed on the therapeutic relationship so that you, can feel safe, supported and understood and, therefore, begin to explore and talk about the unique issues that are impacting on you during this stage in your life; secure in the knowledge that you are being heard by an empathic, compassionate, non-judgemental and experienced Counselling Therapist.

My experience of working as a Counselling Therapist at the Pathways Families in Crisis Centre enabled me to provide successful counselling support to clients who had experienced a wide range of challenging issues impacted by sexual, physical and emotional abuse.

My work at The Market Place (a children and young person counselling agency) has involved working with a diverse range of children and young people for over a decade with different and complex presenting issues; providing short-term, longer-term, crisis and bereavement counselling. I have extensive experience of working successfully with young adults and children who are experiencing emotional distress and often incorporate creative and solution-based therapeutic counselling methods to facilitate positive therapeutic outcomes.

My role as an NHS Clinician based at Mind-Mate Spa has also informed my knowledge and experience in relation to supporting people living with mental health challenges.

Art therapy and the field of creativity formed a significant part of my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and is an on going interest of mine. After completing my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Fine Art practice at the University of Leeds I worked at Leeds Arts University offering support to students in a creative therapeutic context. My creative experience and knowledge enables me to invite clients (those who wish to do so) opportunities to express and process in a creative way, to articulate and express feelings and lived experiences, because feelings and experiences can be processed in many different and subjective ways, including creatively.

A rigorous ethical approach upheld by sanctioned professional standards underpins every aspect of my work as a Counselling Therapist accredited by The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Cost

My charge per counselling session is £50. I offer reduced cost counselling for people on low income and for student counsellors.

Book an appointment

I offer a free thirty-minute telephone consultation to discuss your therapeutic needs in more depth and for you to ask any questions that you may have. If you would like to arrange this, then please complete a contact form on The Tower Clinic website or call The Tower Clinic directly on 0113 2672067. I look forward to hearing from you.

Working days

I work at The tower Clinic on a Monday and Tuesday.

Specialist areas

My therapeutic practice is focused upon providing an individualised approach to counselling.

I have benefited from accessing extensive training (which is continually updated on an on going professional basis) around working with younger adults and children—from eleven years of age upwards—in short-term, long-term counselling, crisis and bereavement counselling. I have substantial practical experience in this specialist field.

My training has also included working with individuals who have experienced depression, anxiety, abuse and trauma.

The list below is not exhaustive, but I have supported clients in progressing through difficulties including:

• Depression
• Crisis
• Carers’ issues
• Anxiety
• Trauma and childhood trauma
• Post-traumatic stress
• Self-harmSelf-harm
• Suicidal feelings
• Sexuality
• Gender
• Isolation and loneliness
• Bereavement
• Abuse
• Bullying
• Panic attacks
• Addictions
• Obsessive-compulsive behaviours
• Relationship breakdowns

Qualifications

Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling – York Learning

CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling

Masters Degree in Fine Art Practice – The University of Leeds

BA (Hons) Fine Art Practice – The University of Leeds

Liz Maskew

Towards Tranquility with Liz

Website: www.towardstranquility.com

Email: Info@towardstranquility.com

Mobile: 07882 851 013

Referral Form – info@towerclinic.co.uk

Hello I’m Liz a qualified and experienced child & adult Counsellors, here for you or your child if your struggling with feeling on high alert, anxious, experiencing low mood, having difficulty focusing and concentrating.  You may be struggling to complete tasks, working on overdrive, not feeling good enough, have a racing mind / thoughts or feeling a general sense of overwhelm, possibly self harming or thoughts of not wanting to deal with life.  I’m here for you whatever the reason with a caring and listening ear to guide you towards understanding yourself more, feeling more comfortable, in control and confident within yourself.

I have significant experience in supporting children, teenagers & parents in educational settings, as well as supporting adults struggling as a result of Anxiety, Trauma, ADHD and other differences in processing / need, to name only a few things.

Sometimes there are no words that feel like they describe how you are feeling or what you are thinking.  That’s why I will be guided by you in how you would like your sessions to look and things you would like to focus on.  You might like to talk, be creative or use the power of your subconscious to soothe, empower and find strategies or perhaps be more solution focused.  As an Integrative Counsellor and Hypnotherapist I have a lot of understand of different ways to potentially support you through your struggles and will tailor your support to your individual needs.

I use my experience within sessions by being curious about what is going on for you and what has happened to you, looking from different perspectives. I allow space for mistakes because I know I am not perfect, and that is ok, you don’t have to be perfect either and I won’t judge you and I am open to feedback.  I treat everyone as a human being and approach everyone with a down to earth, compassionate, respectful and calm approach.

For 7 years I supported young people and adults with high levels of risk from self harming to feeling suicidal within Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service on their Crisis Helpline, face to face in Dial House as well as within Touchstone support Here for You Service.  I have worked within Schools offering Counselling to young people and parents helping them to understand more about why they feel, behave and communicate in the way they do and build on the strengths they already have to move through their distress.

My aim is to be your trusted companion on your journey to answering those difficult questions which have probably kept you up at night, support you to understand why your struggling, build healthy helpful coping strategies, develop ways to prevent escalation of and manage intense emotions so that everyday life can feel calmer and when you look to find energy in your stores it there when needed.

Together we can work towards creating the change you want and need to feel differently to the way you do right now.  I know it is really scary being at the start of the journey but you won’t be alone I want to be beside you and for you to build belief in yourself more and more, because I have faith you can create the change that’s needed.  I know how it feels to be different and support children who feel different as well for lots of different reasons.  For this reason our sessions will be as unique as you.  They will go at your pace because you are in control of them.  They can be flexible and creative full of out of the box thinking and activities or calm and talkative.  I am open to looking at however the sessions needs to be to accommodate your needs.

If you would like support so that your life isn’t so negatively impacted by your life experiences or if you have a child who is struggling and trying to communicate through difficult behaviours or is feeling anxious a lot of the time please get in touch it would be great to chat and see if you feel we would work well together.

Humour is included and swearing is welcome within sessions.

Some of the Additional Training Courses I attended to expand my knowledge and skills:

• Single Session Therapy
• Certificate in Therapeutic Mentoring, creative trauma recovery skills
• Certificate in somatic therapy for complex trauma
• Certificate in ADHD support

Julie Cameron – Counsellor & Psychotherapist – BACP Accredited.
Young People, Adults and Couples Therapist. MA Counselling, PGDip Counselling.

Thank you for reading, if you are here, you may be looking for a supportive place to explore your thoughts and feelings, perhaps you are experiencing anxiety, depression, overwhelming emotions or feeling stuck or lost in your relationship? I hear you.

Working relationally, I offer a warm safe space for you to explore your emotions, where you can be heard and feel empathy, positive regard, and non-judgement, through experiencing these conditions, personal growth and a development of a sense of self can be attained.

I have experience of working with a variety of issues such as but not limited to; relationship problems, trauma, anxiety, depression, abuse, low self-worth, eating disorders, stress, menopause, bereavement, healing wounded parts of ourselves, experience of working with individual and couples who are exploring possibility of being neurodiverse (diagnosed or not) and how this effects them and relationships around them, and other issues which may cause psychological distress.

Life before Counselling:
I believe my qualifications as a counsellor and my life experience has given me the ability to offer compassion, empathy and understanding. This varied rich experience I bring into the therapy world to be able to walk alongside you, hear, validate and empathise with you as we work through your sessions together.

Reach out for an initial no obligation conversation.

Fees per 55min session.

£65 – Individual Therapy
£80 – Couples Therapy

Message: 07956044425
Email: Julie.cameron@hotmail.co.uk
Or complete the online form

Dr. Divine Charura – Psychotherapy for individuals and couples

Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (DCounPsych), Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol), BSc Coun., MSc PH(HP), MA Psychotherapy, PGC Systemic Practice, MUPCA, UKCP reg. Psychotherapist.

About Professor Divine Charura
Divine Charura is a Counselling Psychologist registered with the Health & Care Professions Council. He is also a Psychotherapist registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy. He has experience of working within the NHS, private sector and in the voluntary sector.
Divine is also a University Professor of Counselling psychology. Furthermore, he is an independent Coach, Trainer and Supervisor. He has co-written, edited and published numerous books including on Love and therapy, Working with dual diagnosis, Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy and on the Therapeutic relationship.

Individual Therapy
Divine’s experience and expertise is in adult mental health and providing therapy to people experiencing life problems. Such problems may be contributing to psychological distress, as well conditions such as depression, anxiety, trauma, bereavement, addiction, anorexia, bulimia, or other eating disorders, obsessive compulsive presentations, functional neurological symptoms and other diagnoses.

Couples/Relationship Therapy
Divine also has years of experience of working with couples and families. He offers appointments for couples therapy and systemic work. Engaging in therapy as a family, a couple, or as a group of individuals in relationship, is beneficial for those who may be experiencing relationship difficulties, other family problems or those who may be wanting to explore particular aspects of their relationship.

Approach
Given the range of patients and clients Divine has worked with in different settings, his approach involves integrating a range of psychotherapy interventions or models and exploring what would best work for you. He offers psychotherapy consultation sessions, as well as short term or long-term psychotherapy for individuals or couples.
Supervision and training

Divine is available to offer supervision to both training and qualified Psychotherapists/Psychologists, as well as offering or facilitating tailored training within the field Psychotherapy.

So whether you are seeking, individual therapy, couple’s therapy, supervision or coaching please do not hesitate to make contact for an initial consultation.

Debbie Austin BSc (Hons) Psych, DipCouns, PGCE, MBACP, MBPsS

Specialist Autism Counsellor, Autism Consultant and Trainer.

• I am a qualified and experienced Person Centred Counsellor and offer counselling from a unique, empathic, Person Centred Philosophy.
• I am also able to integrate other therapeutic approaches as appropriate to individual needs such as Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
• I can work with you to understand and explore a wide variety of personal and psychological problems relating to stress, anxiety, depression, major life changes, relationship issues and coping with loss and bereavement, the purpose of which will be to help you have a better understanding of your thoughts and feelings and find your own ways of coping more resourcefully.
• I will work at a pace comfortable to you, in a safe, non-judgmental and empathic environment. Working in this way has been known to promote increased self awareness and self acceptance.
• I specialise in helping individuals with Asperger syndrome and High Functioning Autism to be able to cope better with low self esteem, confidence and identity issues, stress, anxiety and depression.
• I also provide counselling for spouses and family members to enable to them to better understand Autism and to work through any issues they may have. This can be provided on a one to one or couple-based approach.
• In addition I am available for Autism Awareness training for staff on a one to one or group basis (Please contact me at the Tower Clinic for a bespoke course).

To book an appointment with Debbie Austin, please call the Tower Clinic on 0113 2672067

Vicki Crane – Hypnotherapist, Talking Therapist & Supervisor

BA (Hons), D.Hyp, Dip.Thyp, PNLP, MHS (Accred)

I’m an experienced Hypnotherapist and Talking Therapist and my focus is on enabling you to be the person you want to be. I combine a range of therapies including Hypnotherapy, NLP, Counselling, CBT and Mindfulness to help you overcome the problems or issues that are holding you back and preventing you from living the life that you want to lead.
I often see people who are experiencing a range of problems and issues including:

• Anxiety & Panic Attacks
• Confidence & Self Esteem Issues
• Fears & Phobias
• Public Speaking
• Stopping Smoking
• Weight Loss
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Migraines & Tension Issues
• Insomnia & Sleep Issues
• Stress
• … and many more

About Me

I began my initial training as a Hypnotherapist with the Northern College of Therapeutic Hypnosis in Leeds, gaining Diplomas in both Therapeutic Hypnosis and Clinical Hypnotherapy. Following this, I achieved certification as an NLP Practitioner and since then, I have continued to develop my therapy skills with further training in Psychotherapy, Mindfulness and CBT. I am also trained in the Rewind Technique, which is a method for helping people who are experiencing high anxiety conditions such as Phobias, Trauma and PTSD.

I have been in practice since 2007 and am an Accredited Member of The National Hypnotherapy Society; the UK’s only hypnotherapy organisation to hold a register which is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority. Alongside this, for several years, I was also a member of the society’s Professional Development & Supervision Committee, which was responsible for overseeing CPD and supervision standards within the organisation. As an experienced therapist, I am also a qualified Supervisor, providing clinical supervision for students, newly qualified and experienced Hypnotherapists.

A summary of my qualifications is listed below:

• BA (Hons) Visual Communications
• Foundation Certificate in Therapeutic Hypnosis
• Diploma in Therapeutic Hypnosis
• Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy
• Certified Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
• Certificate in Hypnotherapy Supervision
• Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Advanced Diploma in CBT
• Diploma in Mindfulness
• Certificate in Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
• Rewind Technique training

I regularly update my training and attend various CPD courses and workshops so that I have access to a wide range of tools to help you get to where you want to be. I am also fully insured and hold an Enhanced DBS Certificate.

Therapy Sessions

During your first session, we’ll discuss your situation in more detail, including your past experiences and goals, along with your role in therapy sessions. You’ll have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have and then we’ll move on to the therapy part of your session. This may involve a blend of Hypnotherapy, NLP and Counselling, combined with other talking therapies as appropriate. There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach in therapy because everyone is different.

At the end of your session, we’ll talk about what you can do at home before your next appointment. I may give you an audio download to listen to, or you may be asked to complete other therapy tasks such as keeping a diary or practising self help techniques. These activities are designed to enhance the work done during your sessions and enable you to develop new skills and responses to help you achieve your goal(s).

In future sessions, we’ll talk about your progress since your last session and then continue with your therapy. Your sessions are about working together to help you make the changes that you need to get to where you want to be. Hypnotherapy, Counselling and other talking therapies have a good track record in helping people to make lasting changes. However, motivation and participation are the real keys to your success, so you need to play your part too.

Every situation is unique and people respond differently, depending on the type of therapies used. Many people see me for between 4 to 6 sessions and often notice positive changes after the first or second session and sometimes people may take a little longer. People often begin to feel differently within a few weeks and sometimes just a few sessions are all that is required. Just because you’ve experienced a problem or issue for a long time, it doesn’t always mean that it will take a long time to let go of it.

Free Online Consultation

If you have any questions or are unsure whether therapy is right for you, I offer a free 20 minute online initial consultation via Zoom. This is an opportunity for us to meet, discuss what you’d like to change and how we can work to together. I’ll also explain the different therapy options and we’ll talk about the number of sessions you might need.

Further Information

For more information and to get in touch, please visit my website: https://www.vickicrane.co.uk/

Book an Appointment

Visit my website at: https://www.vickicrane.co.uk/
Call The Tower Clinic on: 0113 267 2067
Or complete the contact form on The Tower Clinic website

Uzma Khan

Hi my name is Uzma Khan and I’m a therapeutic practitioner specialising and trained in TA (Transactional Analysis) Psychotherapy. I hold a Bsc (Hons) in Psychology, a Postgraduate Diploma in TA (Transactional Analysis) psychotherapy and I’m registered with UKATA (United Kingdom Association for Transactional Analysis).

My previous experience includes working within the NHS as part of the BDFCT (Bradford District Care Trust), VPRS Psychological Therapy Team. Currently I’m the Deputy Chair on the board of Trustees for New MIND Counselling Service (NMCS), formally part of North Kirklees MIND. I also work as a therapeutic practitioner with Ihsaan (West Yorkshire Muslim Psychotherapy & Counselling Service).

I work with a variety of clients suffering from a range of psychological and psychosocial issues including:

• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Depression
• Low Mood
• Phobias
• OCD
• Stress
• Psychological Trauma
• Psychosomatic Presentations
• Weight Management
• Cultural & Spiritual Stressors
• Interpersonal Communication Difficulties
• Workplace Bullying/Games

The ethos driving my work is that healing comes from awareness and change. My passion comes from working in an integrative framework and on a holistic level.

I provide individual one-to-one therapy, couples therapy, group psychotherapy and consultancy/training on cultural awareness.

Presently I’m running a popular monthly Dialogue group and workshops on improving communication styles, help with interpersonal relations and intimacy.

Additional languages spoken: Urdu

To book an appointment with Uzma, call the Tower now on 0113 2672067.

Adeola Iluyomade – MSc, MBACP Registered & Accredited | Counsellor & Psychotherapist

Living can be both meaningful and beautiful
I am passionate about helping others thrive and overcome emotional challenges. I draw on a wide range of personal and professional experiences, including interactions with diverse individuals, groups, and issues. I provide dedicated support to those facing various difficulties—nothing is too trivial to discuss. I believe in the transformative power of conversation and the potential for healing through a reparative therapeutic relationship: a safe space to reflect, explore, and develop.

Working with me offers a refreshing break from life’s stresses. It creates a curious, non-judgmental environment where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences that consciously or subconsciously contribute to psychological distress. It can empower you to better understand yourself and your behaviour, leading to meaningful change, fulfilment, and confidence. It enables you to thrive and realise your full potential.

A Therapeutic Space — A Range of Services
With the right environments, people can heal by learning to navigate uncertainties, gain new perspectives, and build resilience. This guides you towards hope and internal stability, improving overall well-being. Whether you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or seek clarity, I offer support through various stages of your journey.

Core services
Adult psychotherapy, relationship counselling, premarital, couples & family therapy.

Why therapy?
No one should become a victim of their past. Developing greater self-awareness helps you recognise and address your needs and benefits your life and relationships. When unresolved issues linger they can interfere with daily functioning and productivity.

Questions to consider
What coping mechanism might you need to reevaluate in your life?

Are you feeling emotionally overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or trapped in inner conflict? You don’t have to face these struggles alone. You are welcome to discuss these issues in this confidential space, which can offer insight, peace of mind, and help you manage your feelings—enabling better-informed decisions.

My Approach
I am an Integrative Psychotherapist with a relational approach. I draw on over 10 years of clinical experience working with mental health charities and specialised organisations in the third and private sectors. Although my initial focus was on addressing socioeconomic needs, my expertise has developed, driven by a passion for counselling and communication skills used in helping roles since 2003. I now utilise a range of resources, experiences, and life skills to tailor therapy for each client, integrating various therapeutic models and evidence-based psychological insights. My approach is friendly, conversational, and collaborative.

Based on the presenting issues and needs, I may incorporate elements from models such as:
• Person-Centred and Psychodynamic Therapies; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT); Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Transactional Analysis (TA); Internal Family Systems (IFS); Rewind Trauma Therapy
• Psychoanalysis; Systemic; Narrative Therapy; Schema Therapy; Psychoeducation
• Interpersonal Process and Compassionate Inquiry Approaches; Mindfulness; REBT
• Creative interventions; Transcultural therapy; Existentialism, and more.

My background includes leadership roles in the corporate sector. These experiences now complement my extensive work following a master’s degree in psychology with a focus on developmental, cognitive, social, and neuroscience fields. These areas give me a deeper understanding of emotional and behavioural patterns, supporting my holistic approach.

Areas of Specialism
With extensive experience in the voluntary and mental health sectors, I provide services for a wide range of issues, including:
• Anxiety, depression, and stress. Complex PTSD. Low self-esteem. Anger management
• Relationships, marriage and family counselling. Talking therapies. Trauma. Addictions
• Separating Parents’ Information: Navigating Co-Parenting in Separation and Divorce
• Youth Counselling – teens to young adults. Creative (play) therapy. Parenting skills
• Domestic abuse. Sexual violence. Adults sexually abused as children, grief and loss
• Unexplained symptoms: chronic fatigue and pain. Eating disorders, Bulimia. Shame.
• Human military culture and transitions. Betrayal and affairs. Neurodiversity. Life skills
• Behavioural issues. Interpersonal and relational challenges. Panic attacks. Self-care.
• Self-Development. Personality traits (e.g., narcissism). Attachment issues. Inner child
• We can work to break down complex problems into manageable parts and more.

Other specialisms available upon request:
• Christian Counselling
• Coaching, Life Coaching and Mentoring
• Training and Group Interventions
• One-issue single session – A brief, targeted intervention fitted to the client’s needs. The issue might not be fully resolved in one session and may require further sessions

I am Relate-trained, experienced in relationships, trauma-informed, and mindful, committed to working collaboratively with individuals and groups. Whether facing a life transition or exploring healing from deeper wounds, we will progress at a pace that feels right for you.

Faith and Culturally Sensitive and Inclusive Practice
When Christian faith is central to your journey of healing and spirituality, I can integrate insights from biblical principles and their significance in your life into our sessions as part of a trauma-informed approach. I warmly welcome individuals from all backgrounds and beliefs, fostering an open and inclusive environment for everyone.

My background working with minorities, including refugee development, community support, and advocacy, also informs my approach to culturally sensitive therapeutic interventions. I recognise the challenges of displacement, cultural adaptation, and navigating new systems, as well as their impacts on mental health.

Counselling & Therapy Tailored to You
Finding the right therapist can be daunting. I recognise the courage it takes to begin this journey and look forward to building an open and trusting relationship from the outset.

I offer flexible, short- and long-term therapy and solution-focused counselling, tailored to your goals and preferences. Sessions are available by phone, online, and in person. They can help with immediate worries or explore deeper, ongoing issues—adapting to your needs.

Qualifications
• MSc Psychology – Research | BPS
• Diploma in Relational Therapeutic Counselling & Psychotherapy | BACP
• Couples Therapy for Depression (CTfD) – Talking Therapies
• Diploma in Relationship Counselling
• Professional Diploma in Coaching & Mentoring
• Certificate in Youths & Family Counselling
• Introduction to caring for children and young people
• Certificate Counselling in the Development of Learning
• Communication & Counselling Skills
• BSc Economics (Social Sciences)

Other Training Includes:
• Advanced Counselling Skills | The Association of Christian Counsellors (ACC) credited
• Biblical Studies

Let’s Work Together
Everyone deserves the chance to live with greater self-awareness, peace, and purpose. Whether facing a recent challenge or something you’ve carried for years, therapy can be the first step towards lasting change.

Contacts: 07578317246
Email: ask@anotherhope.co.uk
Address: Tower Clinic
Web: www.anotherhope.co.uk
Motto: “Parting the clouds for a brighter tomorrow”

To book appointment for an initial consultation please contact me or contact The Tower Clinic on 0113 267 20 67.

Soula Poku, MA, BA (Hons), MBACP (Accred.)

Soula is an accredited integrative counsellor/psychotherapist and clinical supervisor and registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her areas of specialization include helping individuals cope with low self –esteem, life transitions and childhood trauma but she also works with individuals who face a variety of challenges such as anxiety, depression, grief, eating disorders, relationship struggles, work difficulties or sexual concerns.

Approach and experience

Soula graduated with a Masters in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy from the University of Leeds in 2013 and holds a Bachelor’s degree with Honours from Nottingham Trent University in Education. She has worked with clients within the Community Mental Health Services for several years, providing psychotherapy to individuals in the charitable sector. In her clinical work, she engages with individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Soula’s approach is heavily rooted in psychodynamic theory, but she considers all aspects of her client’s life including socioeconomic factors, culture, race, gender identity, sex and more. She draws from different approaches and adapts them in order to meet individual client’s needs, as she believes that we are all much more complex beings with our own unique history and experiences, hence why there is not a one-size fits all model of therapy.

Soula is a fully trained supervisor offering supervision.

Soula offers a free 15 minutes telephone consultation.
Daytime and evening slots offered.

Fees:
£65 per 50 minutes for counselling
£55 per session for supervision

Concessionary student rate available
Face to face, on-line and telephone counselling offered

For enquiries or bookings please complete the referral form on the Tower Clinic’s home page.

Gabrielle hall

BSc in Sociology; CQSW; Dip Applied Social Studies; Post – graduate Certificate in Relationship Therapy

I am a Relate – trained Counsellor working with individuals and couples.

I began my career as a qualified social worker, working as a mental health specialist caseworker and with Child Guidance as a systemic family therapist, before moving to the NHS.

I worked in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service as a therapist /manager before moving into more senior management roles. On leaving the NHS I trained as a relationship therapist and have been working at Relate in Leeds from 2014 to 2018.

I offer confidential counselling for couples or individuals.

Relationships are complex and it is not surprising that most of us have difficulties at some point along the path. My work is to help you to identify what you want and to achieve your desired goal.

The initial appointment will be an assessment so that both you and I can check if we are comfortable working together.

If you are looking for a counsellor and would like to book an assessment, I would love to hear from you. I work Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday evenings.

For enquiries or bookings please contact info@towerclinic.co.uk

Gurm Bacchus – Psychotherapist

BA(Hons), MEd., PG Dip Psychotherapy, MA Psychotherapy, MBACP.

I am a qualified psychotherapist and a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I received my MA in Psychotherapy with distinction for my research study into psychotherapists’ experiences of working with End-of-Life phenomena (Death-Bed Visions, Death-Bed Coincidences, and After-Death Communication).

I work with clients on a range of issues including:

• Bereavement, grief, and loss.
• Coping with acute, chronic, or terminal illness.
• Generalised and health-related anxiety.
• Stress management.

I am also a volunteer bereavement counsellor at the Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice, Leeds and the Marie Curie Hospice, Bradford and have my own online blog on topics relating to grief and loss due to bereavement – please feel free to read and comment on the blog articles at www.griefandloss.co.uk.

How I work

I use an Integrative psychotherapy approach which allows several models from psychotherapy to be used whilst allowing me to adapt sessions to meet an individual client’s needs. My primary approach is based on principles from the Person-Centred model which aims to be non-directive and allows the client to lead the psychotherapy session.

I have also trained in and make use of the Provocative Change Works (PCW) model which is able to shift the client’s “stuck state” and stimulate new ways of thinking and feeling. PCW works equally well in coaching, business, therapeutic and personal development.

To book an appointment please call the Tower Clinic on 0113 267 2067.

Web: www.griefandloss.co.uk

Christine Egan – Integrative Therapeutic Counsellor

About me and my therapy practice
I am a qualified and experienced person-centred counsellor working in private practice in West Yorkshire.

I currently offer face to face, online or telephone counselling. Face to face sessions can be at The Tower Clinic, Cookridge, Leeds.

My experience in providing counselling for a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, bullying, childhood issues, bereavement and relationship difficulties allows me to work with both male and female adults, as well as couples.

Prior to counselling I was cardiac nurse and later a health visitor for children under the age of five. I also hosted a death and dying bereavement cafe prior to Covid, I plan to continue hosting this service when we able to once again gather together indoors within a group setting.

Practice description
I offer both short term and in-depth counselling.

Person centred counselling provides the right conditions for you to be able to talk about your situation and to be listened to in a caring and non-judgemental way. I will not give advice nor tell you what to do but I will help you to look at how you can solve your problems in a way that works for you, as an individual.

I offer an initial free phone consultation, this gives us the chance to discuss what you hope to get out of counselling and whether you feel that I am the right counsellor for you. If you are happy to continue, we will set up your first session and take it from there.

My first session
In our first session we will explore what has led you to seek counselling. You will be listened to in a caring and non-judgemental way.

I will not give advice nor tell you what to do but I will help you to look at how you can solve your problems in a way that works for you, as an individual.

What I can help with
Abuse, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Health related issues, Identity issues, Loss, Men’s issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self-esteem, Sex-related issues, Stress, Women’s issues, Work related issues.

Types of therapy
Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred

Clients I work with
Adults, Couples, Older adults, Trainees

How I deliver therapy
Long-term face-to-face work, Online counselling, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone counselling.

If you are interested in having a free initial consultation with Christine, please complete the online referral on the Tower Clinic’s website.

Feedback I’ve Received

Just a quick email to say thanks again for the last year of counselling. Your kindness has offered me a safe space to reflect and work through my emotions. As you know, it has changed my life immeasurably for the better! Thanks again – Individual

I am very happy to recommend Christine! She is a very good listener with a talent for saying just what you need to hear, when you need to hear it. She has supported me to do the work I needed to do to move forward positively – Individual

Christine has provided a safe and non-judgemental place where we can talk openly. We have also not felt any pressure to divulge details which has created a relaxed atmosphere – Couple

Christine has listened to us both without taking any sides and doesn’t rush the session – Couple

We would really like to thank you for all you have done for us over the past 4 months or so. We wouldn’t have been able to do it without you – Couple

When I first saw Christine I was unsure on how to deal with my emotions and anxieties, and honestly, scared of the word ‘therapy/counselling’. I found it hard to talk about how I felt and thought everyone would judge me. Christine provided me with the safe space I needed. Not once did I feel judged or uncomfortable (like I thought I would). I cannot believe the difference in myself from my first session to my last. I am no longer the nervous wreck who is always waiting for my next ‘mental breakdown’. I know I will still have harder days, but Christine is there if I need to just check back in for a one off session. I honestly cannot thank her enough. I have a much more positive outlook and would recommend counselling to anyone! – Individual

Thanks for teaching us key practices to implement in our lives going forward

Christine has provided a safe and non-judgemental place where we can talk openly. We have also not felt any pressure to divulge details which has created a relaxed atmosphere
Christine has listened to us both without taking any sides and doesn’t rush the session – Couple

I am very happy to recommend Christine! She is a very good listener with a talent for saying just what you need to hear, when you need to hear it. She has supported me to do the work I needed to do to move forward positively. Individual

Christine was a very kind and calming presence, she helped me work through my problems in a non-judgemental, safe space. I felt like she really took the time to get to know me, she listened to me when I needed to be heard and pushed me when I needed to be challenged. She helped me develop some very valuable tools to carry forward into the future, and I know she’ll be there should I need to return. Thank you! – Individual

Our intention was for us to help deal with the issues of coping with our son but we realised after the second appointment that we had to overcome issues with our relationship. Thanks to Christine we were able to work through our issues and we are in a better solid place as a couple. – Couple

Sally Cook

Sally Cook is a fully qualified counsellor with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in therapeutic counselling, gained at Leeds Beckett’s university. She is also a member of the British Association for Counselling And Psychotherapy.

Therapeutic Approach
Sally is an integrative counsellor which means she incorporates different types of therapies to suit your needs. This may be by using a person-centred approach, which in therapy means the counsellor works to understand how the client sees the world from their own perspective whilst offering a place where they can be fully accepted without judgement. Sally supports her clients to better understand their feelings and facilitates in an environment where they can get in touch with their inner strengths allowing for personal growth to occur, which in turn enables the client to function well. Sally may also offer mindfulness techniques and coping strategies which aids self-awareness and promotes acknowledgement and acceptance of one’s own thoughts, feelings and body sensations. Sally often incorporates a psychodynamic approach into her work which allows the client and counsellor to look into the origins of a client’s behaviour thus creating an environment that can facilitate understanding and change. Counselling with Sally incorporates Relational psychotherapy into her approach. This form of psychotherapy can help clients to recognise how they relate with others and how this impacts on their life experiences by exploring their inner thoughts and feelings and behavioural patterns. Working relationally has the capacity to allow a person to maintain emotional wellbeing and have fulfilling relationships with others.

Specialty Areas
Counselling with Sally works with anyone over the age of 18. Sally’s areas of speciality include working with stress, depression, general anxiety disorder, panic attacks, feelings of sadness, suicidal ideation, relational issues, low self-esteem and low self-confidence. Sally also has a great passion for working with bereavement, grief and loss. As an animal lover this includes pet bereavement too. Sally offers short term and long-term therapy at a level and pace that is comfortable and relevant for the client.
Counselling with Sally offers flexible working hours so is able to facilitate day time and evening appointments.

If you would like to get make an appointment with Sally, please complete the on-line referral form.

Mark Sunderland

As your counsellor, I can help you by listening to whatever is troubling you, my aim is to help you to explore and understand the events or the situation that has prompted you to seek help. I can help you explore any kind of problem, whether it is trying to make sense of a past life experience that is causing you some emotional pain, or a current problem that you are finding hard to cope with on your own, or perhaps a fear of something in the future which is holding you back. I strongly believe that having a safe space to talk, without judgment, can help you get clarity and empower you to move forward and make clear decisions about what you can do to improve your life.

I have experience of working with young people aged 13-18. If you are a parent of a young person, or a young person yourself please get in touch. I have worked with a range of issues young people experience including struggling with anxiety around pressures at school, suicidal feelings and self-harm

I have 7 years’ experience in various roles providing crisis counselling at Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service. In this role, I have received specialist training and have extensive experience of supporting people affected by trauma who have attracted the label of borderline personality disorder.

If you could like to make an appointment with Mark, please complete the on-line referral form on our website.

Dawn Middleton Registered MBACP

Person- Centred Counselling, Psychotherapy and Clinical Supervision

I offer counselling and psychotherapy to people of all ages and from all backgrounds who are experiencing a diverse range of difficulties. I offer both long-term and short- term support.

I qualified as a Person-Centred Counsellor in 2005, and since then have undertaken additional brief training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Brief Solution- Focussed Therapy and Trauma -focussed Therapy. My aim as a counsellor is not to give advice, but to offer a supportive and non-judgmental space in which a person may feel safe enough to explore difficult feelings and life circumstances, enabling them to find clarity for themselves about their feelings and life experiences, becoming more able to make decisions about any changes they may wish to make in their lives.

I have several years’ experience of working within a Crisis Service, supporting people who were experiencing emotional or mental health crisis and life crisis. Following this I spent some time working as a Counsellor with parents and partners of people who had alcohol or substance addictions. I have also worked with Victim Support, offering practical and emotional support to victims of crime. As well as working in private practice, I am currently employed by the Market Place Project for young People aged 11 – 25 years, offering counselling around a range of problems. I also work one day per week for an organisational branch of Rape Crisis England and Wales, offering trauma focussed therapy to women who have experienced childhood sexual abuse or sexual violence or rape as an adult.

In addition to training and experience of working within the fields of crisis, trauma and sexual violence, I have an interest in, and experience of working with the following issues:

• Anxiety and panic attacks
• Depression
• Bereavement
• Self-harm
• Suicidal feelings
• Addictions and compulsive behaviours
• Childhood trauma
• Carers’ issues
• Sexuality and Gender
• Loneliness and Isolation
• Relationship Issues
• Spirituality
• Family and parenting
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Please note: The list is not exhaustive and I am happy to explore any issue a client may wish to discuss.

I work 9am –5pm Fridays within Private Practice.

Qualifications

• BPS Approved Cert in Clinical Supervision
• Adv Dip Therapeutic Counselling (person-centred)
• Cert Counselling Skills and Personal Development
• B.Sc Hons Social Science (Social Policy & Psychology)
• NNEB Cert Nursery Nursing

If you would like to liaise with Dawn, please complete the Tower Clinic Referral Form.

Therapist Julia Tiplady, Counselling and Psychotherapy Now offering EMDR !

Web – www.juliacjc.com
Telephone – 07842 553 127
Email – juliacjc@pm.me

Hello, I am Julia, as a psychotherapist / counsellor, I offer you personalised trauma and anxiety support through EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) talking therapy and CBT to help you process trauma, loss, abuse reduce anxiety, and improve emotional well-being. My approach is backed with over 25 years’ experience from my personal and professional life. I offer you a tailored individual approach, creating a safe, compassionate space for healing and personal growth. I am Gender and Neuro diverse friendly.

Areas of counselling I deal with.

• Abuse (Domestic abuse, sexual abuse)
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Depression
• Low Self-esteem
• PTSD / C-PTSD
• Pre-trial therapy
• Self-harm
• Sexuality
• Trauma

Getting the right therapist is so important that’s why I offer a 15-minute no obligation telephone chat.

Web – www.juliacjc.com
Telephone – 07842 553 127
Email – juliacjc@pm.me

Beth Hardisty

YBR Counselling – Learn, Heal, Thrive
Hello and a warm welcome to YBR Counselling, my name is Beth and I set up Yellow Brick Road Counselling to help children, young people and adults who are struggling with their mental health.

Being able to communicate what’s on your mind with your loved ones is the first step to looking after your mental health. But sometimes talking about your feelings and needs can feel difficult. That’s when counselling can help. Talking in confidence to someone who is completely impartial, who’s not going to judge can help you see things a lot clearer.

Children and Young People’s Counselling
Like adults, children and young people can find expressing their feelings tough. Counselling can help a child or young person to realise that when we talk about our feelings, our fears, our worries and our frustrations they become less overwhelming, less scary and less upsetting.
I work full time as a school therapist in the Leeds area. I have worked and continue to work in various different primary and secondary schools helping children and young people with their mental health by giving them the tools to enjoy their life more. Self-confidence and self-esteem can begin to grow once a child or young person is able to ‘let go’ of what has been bothering them.

Teenagers in particular go through a lot: school workload, physical changes, the increasing pressure to be socially acceptable. All these can, on occasions, be quite overwhelming for a growing mind and body. They have questions and opinions. They want to say the big things and the little things. They need ears that listen to what matters to them. If it matters to them, it matters to me.

I have worked with a lot of teenagers and have helped them to work through a range of different issues such as anxiety, OCD, low mood, self-harm and suicide ideation to name a few.
I can also see children as young as seven. Young children who struggle to express their emotions often find counselling helps them to identify what emotion they are actually feeling through play and creative tasks as well as talking.

Adult Counselling
Counselling can be a daunting process for anyone. Being warm, respectful and friendly are at the heart of YBR Counselling, offering these core conditions in all sessions allows you to feel that your voice is being heard and that you are no longer alone.

I promise to offer you:
Acceptance
Respect
Dignity
Understanding
Confidentiality
While giving you Responsibility.

In the words of Cheryl Richardson “People start to heal the moment they feel heard.”

Issues I have helped adults with include;
Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Depression, OCD, Self Confidence, Sexual Abuse and Trauma.
A real passion of mine is helping parents connect more with their children, I can help you to understand your child better. We can work through your own childhood experiences and how that might be impacting the current relationship with your child. We can Learn, Heal and Thrive when we delve deeper into our past, we can break generational trauma patterns!

A bit about me:
I began my counselling journey back in 2014 just after my second child was born. I enrolled on the Introductory to Counselling night course and immediately became hooked on all things counselling. I went on to complete the Level 2 and Level 3 in counselling skills which led me onto the Level 4 Diploma in Counselling. As part of the diploma course I had to complete a 100-hour placement which I did at a fantastic charity in Bradford, working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse. While doing my Diploma I started working for Place2Be as a volunteer children’s counsellor and completed my Level 4 in Children’s Counselling. The year after that, having finished my Adult Diploma in Counselling and my Level 4 in Children’s Counselling I completed my Level 5 in Children’s Counselling with Place2Be. I worked in both primary and secondary school settings while completing my Level 5 in Children’s Counselling. After completing this I had a bit of time away from the counselling world (Covid had hit), before getting a full time job as a school therapist in Leeds. A job which I adore.

I am a registered member (MBACP) of the BACP.
I am a member of the BACP Children, Young People and Families (CYPF) division.
I am fully insured and am also registered with the ICO in regards to data protection.
I am fully DBS checked and have completed up to date safeguarding training.
I’m also a dog loving Mum to 2 children who loves travelling and walking. My favourite days are out walking with my family (including my dog Rusty).

Fees
The first session lasts 50 minutes and is £45.00
Any session after that lasts 50 minutes and is £65.00.

Discounted rate of £480 for 8 sessions, if paid in a block booking (Not including the first session).

I would recommend at least 8 sessions of counselling; this gives time for the therapeutic relationship to develop.

Sessions are paid 24 hours prior to the session, via bank transfer.

My fees take into account, room hire, supervision costs, continued professional development, insurance, ICO registration and BACP membership.

The First Session
The first session is an assessment session and will include some information and forms, including the contract and GDPR policy. This is to make sure you are fully aware of how the counselling process works and gives us time to discuss the working contract. The first session is also a time for you to ask any questions you may have.

The first session for a child or young person will include the parent, as it is very important that both parties are on board and are fully aware of how the counselling process works, particularly regarding confidentiality.

Next Steps:
If you would like to know any more information regarding anything (no question is a silly question) please do reach out to me via phone or email. I can talk through any other queries you may have. If you decide to go ahead with counselling, a referral form would be emailed across for you to complete.

Tom Welch

About me

I am a qualified, experienced psychotherapist and counsellor, I hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy and am a BA (Hons) Philosophy graduate. My experience includes work for Leeds Mind, Leeds City College, Community Links and Barca. Most recently I have been working in an NHS setting as a trauma-focused counsellor with adults who have experienced childhood trauma and adverse childhood experiences.

How I work

I work by creating a therapeutic relationship with you. Within this relationship, we address whatever difficulties you are experiencing. I am skilled at providing a reassuring presence within which you will feel safe, heard and understood. I offer short term counselling work, as well as longer term psychotherapy.

I have experience addressing many client issues including childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, bereavement and loss, relationship problems, neurodivergence, alcohol and substance misuse, difficulties with work, self-esteem. I am trauma informed in all my work, I understand that experiences in early life can impact adult wellbeing in various ways.

Additional Information

I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), I follow the BACP Ethical Framework and receive monthly clinical supervision.

I offer a free, no obligation 30-minute introduction (online, phone or in person) to help you to decide if I am someone you can work with.

You can learn more about me and my practice at my website:

www.tomwelchtherapy.com

If you are looking for a warm and compassionate professional to help you address your difficulties in a confidential setting, please get in touch via the Tower Clinic online referral form or by contacting me directly at tom@tomwelchtherapy.com or 07443 363126.

Donna Wood MBACP, Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy, PGCE, BSc(Hons), Couples Counselling Certificate

It can be hard to make that first step to therapy. I can offer you a free short zoom or telephone chat before booking so we can work out if we might work well together before booking an appointment. Please see contact details at the end of this profile.

My specialisms

• Anxiety, depression, stress, relationships, couples relationships, bereavement and loss, anger management, self-esteem and self-development, work-related issues, life stages and changes.
• Neurodiversity: autism, ADHD in adults.
• Working with people from 18 to 80s

How we would be working together to improve your wellbeing
I have experience of working with the wide variety of issues that people bring. While working with you I would be providing a warm, non-judgemental, confidential space where you will be treated with respect and can take the time you need to be able to talk about how life really is at the moment, why you might feel stuck, how things have been in the past and, importantly, we would work out together how you would like them to be in the future and how to maintain the progress you make in therapy so that life is better for you. We would review the therapy together on a regular basis to make sure that you are getting what you need as you move on in therapy.
I work bringing a variety of therapeutic approaches tailored to suit your individual needs. These include relational, person-centred, psychodynamic, existential, transactional analysis perspectives and ideas drawn from CBT.

Neurodiversity: Autism and ADHD
I believe that neurodiversity in therapy needs a therapist with both a good understanding of the neurodiverse perspective and of the individuality of each neurodiverse person. I have completed training courses in autism and ADHD both generally and in therapeutic approaches and am an associate of the Aspire Autism consultancy. I have worked with many adult clients of all ages who have felt the need of support while reflecting on life in the past and its difficulties that may now be explained to some extent with a neurodiverse perspective, and in working out how life can be improved in the future with this new knowledge and self-understanding. We also celebrate the positive aspects that neurodiversity can bring to life.

You may be considering diagnosis, have been diagnosed, feel no need for diagnosis but recognise traits within yourself or perhaps you are a family member or friend of someone with neurodiversity wishing to understand more so that the relationship can improve.
I help couples approaching the same relationship, but from the different perspectives of the neurodiverse and neurotypical, understand one another better and improve their communication for the benefit of the relationship.

About me
Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. This ensures a high level of experience, care, competence and professionalism for you.

Psychotherapist and counsellor for adult individuals and couples.

I work flexibly on a short-term or long-term basis to suit you and can offer appointments at different times and days to suit your schedule.

I have experience working with those affected by complex issues including, with bereaved people at a counselling service, for employee assistance programmes involving workplace stress in business and educational settings.

Experienced in working with neurodiverse clients and couples impacted by neurodiversity.

I can provide face to face, on-line, telephone or walk and talk therapy or a mixture of these to suit your individual circumstances and wishes.

Contact me by:
Filling in a Tower clinic referral form
Sending a form from my website: www.donnawoodcounselling.co.uk
Texting or leaving a message on 07938498114 – I will get back to you.
Emailing : donna@donnawoodcounselling.co.uk
BUPA referral
Fees: Please see my website or discuss with me in the initial chat.

Heline Freea

Integrative Somatic Trauma Counsellor & Child Therapist
Trauma Training Mind Body Therapies and Supervision
BSc Registered Integrative Relational Counsellor
Therapy experience

Heline Freea is an Integrative Relational Counsellor, Trauma Therapist, Mental Health Recovery Skills Trainer, Clinical Supervisor and Play Therapist specialising in complex PTSD. She is a registered member of the MBACP of the British association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists.

She has had over 26 years’ experience working with children, families, and adults, working in Education as student Counselling coordinator, mental health Counsellor and wellbeing advisor, primary school counselling manager, play therapist at a family service unit, NHS Crisis counsellor working with addictions, Domestic abuse community project coordinator and a counsellor supporting adults who have been sexually exploited and experienced modern human slavery struggling with acculturation issues.

Qualifications

BSc Therapeutic Counselling
Diploma in CBT
Dip Youth Counselling.
Accredited Diploma in Bi-Aura energy healing.
Diploma in seated acupressure chair massage.
Certificate in acupressure for digestive disorders.
Cert in Counselling skills using the Arts.
Post Graduate cert in Play therapy.
Certificate in Somatic embodied regulation strategies.
Advanced cert in stress and anxiety management.
Certificate in mindfulness. acupressure for digestive disorders.
Certificate in TA (Transactional analysis).
Certificate in body psychotherapy.
Certificate in Bio-danza dance and movement.

Teaching, supervision, and training experience

Heline has previous experience of being a Counselling Tutor and lecturing at universities specialising in Culturally Sensitive Trauma informed practice and personal and professional development. She develops mental health recovery skills training courses for community and charity-based services and workforce development skills for social care providers, health, and education practitioners.

She was a preferred training provider for social care teams providing training skills for staff supporting looked after children struggling with mental health.

She is a Clinical Supervisor providing reflective supervision to organisational teams, qualified and trainee Counsellors.

Recently she has provided trauma counselling to asylum seekers in safe housing accommodation and provided counselling to Esol learners experiencing complex trauma in further education working with interpreting services. Within these roles she uses a holistic relational approach tailoring sessions to suit individual need.

Heline feels passionate about the empowerment and nurturing of people enabling them to become all they can be. She can immediately and deeply connect with others building rapport quickly being able to put people at their ease.
She offers a truly holistic integrative approach to deeper mind body understanding extending beyond the talking therapies.

Heline integrates talking therapies (humanistic, psychodynamic, and cognitive behavioural) and draws on different modalities such as expressive arts (Natalie Rogers and Virgina Axline’s person centred) play therapy, energy healing, mindfulness, somatic experiencing, and acupressure techniques to address powerful traumatic reactions helping children and adults to connect with a greater sense of safety and stability.

Talking Therapies
Integrative Relational Counselling- Talking Therapy

The Integrative Relational Practitioner, combines different counselling theories and techniques and elements to therapy providing a flexible style of working with everyone, tailoring specific techniques to suit client’s personal circumstances.

The counsellor works with you helping to increase your awareness around how you relate to yourself and others offering deep insight into past and present traumas, conflicts in relationships and patterns of communication.

Attachment styles and the psychological connectedness and dynamics between individuals within family, work, social and personal life will be explored.

You will have the opportunity to look at how early experiences in childhood have influenced your development and sense of being and impacted upon present patterns of communicating, feeling, and behaving.

CBT
What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?

CBT –Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a form of treatment that focuses on examining the relationships between a person’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. It challenges negative thinking patterns and belief systems that are causing you difficulties.
It treats a wide range of emotional, physical, and psychological health issues in people of all ages.

How does it work?
CBT focuses in on how your thinking patterns influence your behaviour. This helps to develop a shared understanding of the problem.
It looks at how you perceive yourself, the world, and other people around you.

The therapist will help you to explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours using diagrams and worksheets inviting you to explore situations outside of sessions by giving you homework tasks. This helps to monitor experiences of anxiety, depression monitoring mood and triggers to anxiety.

CBT searches for ways to improve your overall mental wellbeing.

Somatic Integrative Therapy
How it works?

The somatic approach is rooted in somatic psychology interventions drawing from Peter Levine’s somatic experiencing model. It is a neurobiological body-oriented approach tracking bodily tensions and symptoms and stress activations in the nervous system.

Somatic experiencing is a body centred therapeutic approach incorporating mind body and spirit in healing trauma assisting in trauma reparation.

Working somatically with the trapped emotions stored in the body helps to address their dysregulated physiology whilst providing techniques to help calm client’s nervous system.
Somatic therapy can help reduce symptoms of trauma such as hypervigilance, panic, anxiety, anger, and dissociation and shame associated with distressing events.

The therapist guides clients to better tolerate and manage uncomfortable bodily sensations helping them build greater resilience and awareness.

Holistic Healing Therapies

Bi-Aura Energy therapy
How does Bi-Aura Energy Therapy work?

Bi aura works with the body’s energy to restore, detox, and balance physical ailments and emotional states, within the energy field. It facilitates the body’s healing processes by removing stubborn blockages regenerating and improving energy flow, building a greater immune system in order for a person to help heal oneself.

This will facilitate a cleansing process of self-healing by flushing out the in-balances.

Sensation can return to your physical body when attention is focussed on mental material learning to talk about a crucial issue will enable a stream of energy flow.

Can be used to treat trauma, stress, and anxiety in conjunction with visualisation, breathwork and meditation promoting emotional healing and relieving physical imbalances.

Acupressure

Can be used to treat trauma, stress, and anxiety in conjunction with visualisation, breathwork and meditation promoting emotional healing and relieving physical imbalances.

Acupressure is a natural healing art applying pressure with fingers on specific energy points on the body (acupressure points) to help alleviate relieve pain and symptoms. The treatment is like that of acupuncture instead of using needles the therapist uses their hands. Emotional imbalances and physical pain are often a result of unresolved stored trauma in the body.

Daily acupressure techniques can help relax and ease tight muscles and tension in the body.

It is useful for treating abandonment, anger anxiety and panic attacks, fears, depression, abuse, worry, grief, guilt, and shame. Physical imbalances that can be treated are digestive issues, fatigue, nightmares.

Diploma – Seated Acupressure chair massage

Seated chair massage is an ancient oriental massage like Shiatsu. It is a meridian based therapy where the massage techniques stimulate the circulatory, immune. Muscular and lymphatic systems, energising the client and balancing the flow of energy throughout the body releasing stored tensions.

The length of treatments are approximately 30 minutes dynamically destressing clients and leaving them feeling totally re-energised.
Useful for both emotional and physical issues such as: backache, headaches, fatigue, anxiety, sinus problems, repetitive strain injury, asthma, menstrual pain, insomnia, digestive problems, boosts the immune system, removes toxins from body, reduces stiffness and improves flexibility.

Mindfulness
Mindfulness what is it?

It is a way of being aware and more present centred intentionally focusing attention on a moment-to-moment experience. ‘encouraging you to stop the doing and experience the being’ without being swept away by pre-conceived ideas, expectations or judgements.

Mindfulness stress reduction

Breathwork and mindfulness meditation helps distract you from constant thinking and worrying about possible future event(s) by focusing in your breathing and being taken on guided journeys enabling you to release tension and anxiety.

You consciously connect with what your body is doing expanding awareness of the sensations you feel. Focusing on the breath creates a more grounding experience in the body putting us in a place of non-reactive observation and stillness distancing us from racing thoughts.

Engaging in a series of simple daily practices can help prevent periods of overwhelm and unhappiness alleviating depression and reducing stress and anxiety.

It can bring about long-term changes in mood, help treat trauma, exhaustion, and chronic pain. Mindfulness is an easy technique for letting go of stress and ultimately finding more peace and balance in your life.

Learning these skills will change your perspective on discomfort and open new avenues for observing your problems improving your overall sense of wellbeing.

Children and young people

Creative arts provide a safe alternative for children to explore difficult emotions who might be feel too anxious to talk about their feelings or connect with their traumatic experiences.

Play Therapy -Creative Counselling Skills

Heline uses a creative Therapy toolkit in her practice with children and young people as it encourages situational awareness, self-expression, and the processing of emotions in a less uncomfortable way than talking. She also provides talking therapy to children and teenagers.

Creative interventions and expressive modalities help individuals communicate their trauma through stories using imagery, symbolic objects, clay, and mask making, sand tray worlds, paints, using sensory toys to help soothe stress and anxiety.

These mediums are useful for individuals with language difficulties or for others who find it too overwhelming to engage in conversation. Using creativity in counselling sessions helps you to process your feelings in a different way connecting you to your inner world of sensations and emotions which might otherwise be inaccessible via the spoken word. As paints flows so does emotion, as music sounds it eases distress promoting feelings of safety and security. Moulding clay can help with problem solving, stabilise moods making feelings visible through the emergence of shapes and creations.

Heline has used Play Therapy with adults and used sand tray work, music, movement, art, and many other creative techniques to help them explore and process their anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship conflicts. Play fosters a deeper mind body spirit integration and helps restore brain chemistry, reducing stress physiology.

Psychodynamic play examines how children’s feelings lead them to display certain troublesome behaviours that are considered symptomatic of deeper, underlying problems. Their play can reflect internal and external conflict dynamics, wishes and fantasies. The therapist observes the child’s interactions and dialogue during play interpreting ways in which they can achieve emotional balance and self-awareness.
Play therapy can be useful in treating anxiety, trauma, attachment, behavioural and relationship problems. It can also help children move through developmental delays and stages of grief.

Testimonials:

I have been to see a few counsellors over the past few years for talking therapy and seeing Jan shifted much more. It has truly been a very healing experience. The combination of holistic interventions and talking therapy help with my mental and physical health.
S 38 yrs 2022

I attended Jan’s session for the first time on Saturday. I was warmly welcomed and felt comfortable and at ease. Lovely group of ladies. The mini bi-aura session was amazing if a little weird, due to my seeing Indian faces! After the session I felt much less fatigued and calmer. Jan radiates warmth, friendliness, and compassion. She is obviously a very skilled and knowledgeable woman! I look forward to next time.
Thank you K 26 yrs 2018

I found the energy techniques and EFT really helped to reduce my panic. I was surprised how just after tapping for a while I felt calm. I stopped going to university after feeling depressed and anxious but now feel more in control of my feelings.
T- 19 yrs 2017

‘The bubble meditation helped me calm down and helped with the worry. I don’t worry as much. Coming to see Jan was fun and really helped me.’
G- 7 yrs- 2017

We have seen a big improvement in J’s emotional wellbeing and anxiety. He is generally more settled and managing better at school. We are relieved we found Jan. coming to the centre was a sanctuary in a storm and Jan calmed the waters amazingly.
Thankyou Jan. Parents of boy of 8 yrs .2016

To Jan, thank you so much for everything you’ve done to make J feel happy and secure again. Your help has had a tremendous impact on our family life and has given us the tools to move forwards. We won’t forget you.
With thanks and best wishes-
Parents of 10 yr old boy. 2017

I offer individual therapy sessions face to face or online.

I also provide CPD training and workforce development skills training workshops to organisations and tailored courses in mental health, and trauma informed therapy practice.

If you would like to book an appointment, please contact the Tower clinic. info@towerclinic.co.uk or complete the Referral Form on the home page

Heline is in the process of expanding her trauma informed practice and developing a new website and will upload the new information when completed.

For more information around child/play therapy, youth counselling and young people’s skills courses please visit my other website www.globaltraumainterventions.co.uk

info@traumatriggertherapy.com
Helinefreea@outlook.com
contact number 07555460010

Dr Suchita Karthik – Mindfulness Practitioner, Teacher, MBCT (Mindfulness based Cognitive Therapy) Coach & Lifestyle Medicine Advocate

My passion for health and wellbeing led me to develop this role so that I can empower you to take control over your life & provide techniques to cope better with life’s stressors and develop awareness of the factors contributing to poor mental and physical health in order to lead a healthy, more fulfilling life. Mindfulness helps tackle anxiety, stress, low mood, self-esteem, & chronic pain. It improves awareness around emotions and physical sensations, relations & sleep.

My journey as Mindfulness practitioner began as a quest to improve overall health and wellbeing whilst working as a NHS consultant. I have steered my career towards mental health for the last five years as I am passionate about integrative approach to Health & Wellbeing, Neuroplasticity and Mindfulness. I have attained mindfulness teacher training qualification from Mindfulness Now at St. Johns College Oxford, affiliated to the licensing body – UK College of Mindfulness Meditation. http://mindfulnessnow.org.uk/
I am a registered/licensed member of UK College of Mindfulness Meditation (UKCMM) and follow good practice ethics. The British Psychological Society approved teacher training course has equipped me with the knowledge and skills to deliver mindfulness and its techniques to a high standard, including mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT), which I incorporate routinely in my practice. I have also completed two cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) courses and MBCT draws on several CBT techniques, in the form of talking therapy.

I can offer individual tailored sessions face to face or online.

You can find more about my work on my website –
http://www.mindinsightleeds.com
Get in touch by Using Contact Page on my website or Please complete Tower Clinic Referral Form.

Jo Lee – Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Practitioner

#JoLeeEFT

EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique or Tapping – like acupuncture but without the needles. Energy points are gently tapped to connect the mind/body bringing about positive changes in emotions, thoughts and behaviour.

Qualifications & Training: I am proud to be an accredited practitioner with the EFT and Mindfulness centre.

About Me: Having used EFT myself for over 15 years, becoming a practitioner seemed the natural next step. I have found tapping to be an indispensable tool that has helped me navigate personal and professional challenges as calmly and positively as possible. I describe EFT as ‘emotional weeding’: rather than ignoring what is bothering us, we acknowledge the emotion and by connecting the mind and body are able to release it.

As an educator, I have run EFT workshops to support examination stress, deal with procrastination and to support wellbeing within the pastoral system.
I am delighted to be able to offer in person sessions at The Tower Clinic, Cookridge: a calm and friendly location to help deal with stress, problematic relationships or negative experiences.

I am fully insured and hold an enhanced DBS certificate.

How I can help: Is there something that you want to let go of? Do you have negative emotions, fears or phobias? Is there a situation or relationship that you find challenging? Are you preparing for a high pressure situation e.g. an exam, presentation or interview?

We know that when we are under pressure we feel emotions in our body, think about the ‘butterflies’ we feel in our stomach or when our hands become clammy when we are nervous. Often we hold emotion in our body without realising it and if this goes unchecked it can lead to physical issues. The joy of EFT is that it connects the mind and the body, the logical and the emotional. We may ‘tell ourselves’ that an event is in the past, but then something happens and we are back to square one. Does this sound familiar? EFT can help with:

• Stress & anxiety
• Negative emotions
• Challenging relationships
• Fears & Phobias
• Cravings
• … and lots more!

What to expect: Information about EFT can be found at the EFT & Mindfulness website. At your first session, you may be a little nervous so I will put you at ease and give you a chance to talk a little about yourself, never feel afraid to mention anything that may help me to understand you better. We will then go through your Client Information Form and I will establish from this and what you tell me, how I can best help you. I will always encourage you to ask any questions before deciding whether to go ahead with the session.

Duration of sessions: The duration of each session is approximately 55 mins – 1 hour and the session will come to a natural close which may go over by a few minutes.

How many sessions? Some people, who have not had the problem very long or who have a good insight into their problem, may only need a few sessions. Others may have complex issues that are deep rooted that may require longer. It is important to give EFT a chance to work and if you follow my suggestions outside of our sessions, it will speed up the process.

Payment of fee: £60 per hour – payable by bank transfer in advance of the session.

Free Initial Consultation: Please reach out if you would like to find out more about Emotional Freedom Technique and have an initial 15 min consultation. It will be a chance for you to share what you would like to let go of or change and we can discuss what would be best moving forwards.

Cancellation/Rescheduling policy: if you have to reschedule a session, please give 48 hrs notice. If less than 48 hrs notice is given, I have to charge a loss of earnings fee of 25%.

Book an Appointment
For more information or to book an appointment:

• Visit my website: www.joleecreativity.com/mentoring
• Facebook page: Jo Lee EFT
• Instagram: jo_lee_eft
• Email: Jo@joleecreativity.com
• Call The Tower Clinic on: 0113 267 2067, or complete the Referral Form on the Tower Clinic’s home page

Elizabeth Robinson

Elizabeth is an Integrative Counsellor/Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor. An accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

She has 20 years’ experience working as a counsellor. Her areas of work include working with young adults, aged 18 and above, adults, couples and family members: For example: Mother and Daughter, Brother and Sister.

Elizabeth, believes that no one model suits everyone, every human being is unique, she draws from different approaches such has Person Centered, Psychodynamic and CBT to support change, feel whole and fully develop self to gain a full potential from these approaches.

Let her help you move out of depression, take control of your anxiety, come to terms with loss, understand trauma, process adult and childhood experiences, gain clarity around relationship behavior.

Elizabeth has 20 years corporate experience, therefore, fully understands work-related relationships, and stress.

Elizabeth’s Fees:-
Individual Counselling £65
Couple Counselling £85
Supervision £90
Family Counselling £80

Elizabeth works Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Please complete the Referral Form on the homepage of The Tower Clinic website for more information

Dominique Pitman

BACP Accredited Person-Centred Counsellor

Dominique is a therapist working with adults either online or face to face from The Tower Clinic. She is a BACP Accredited Counsellor who qualified in 2015. Dominique works with clients on any issue that they are struggling with such as anxiety, depression, bereavement, stress, relationship issues, trauma, eating issues, sleep problems, addiction, anger, parenting issues and low self esteem.

About Me

I’m a person centred counsellor which means that I’ll work at your pace as you explore what’s going on in your life and what might be bothering you. I’m aware that sometimes we know the reason why we’re feeling a certain way but sometimes we don’t. Either way, my role is to help you to untangle and make sense of your feelings. I will help you to do this by providing you with a safe, confidential space without any judgement and without labelling. I’ll listen and be truly alongside you throughout the sessions as you talk about anything that you want to bring – be it experiences from the past, things that are happening now, worries about the future, or feelings and struggles in general. I won’t give you advice, but I’ll support you to think about any next steps you might want to take. Sometimes people feel worried about starting counselling but I hope to help you feel as safe and comfortable as possible.

I work with clients on a short or long term basis or anywhere in between. Most clients don’t know how many sessions they will need to begin with, whereas some need to agree to a certain number of sessions before beginning. I’m very happy to explore the different options with you.

I offer a free initial 30 minute phone call to help you decide if I might be the right counsellor for you. If you’d like to arrange this then please complete a Tower Clinic Referral Form.

JO MILLER – Counsellor for Adults, Children from 6yrs and Young People.

BA (Hons)., Dip. Psychology., PGCE, Dip. Counselling Skills & Theory

About Me and How I Work:
Hi. I’m Jo, an Integrative Counsellor with a Person-Centred base. This means that the backbone of my counselling is to provide a warm and welcoming space where you feel respected and safe. Our sessions will be judgement free and confidential.

You might be feeling ’stuck,’ anxious or overwhelmed, have experienced a loss or trauma or maybe you realise you would like to focus on your own wellbeing. Whatever has brought you to therapy, I believe that building a strong therapeutic relationship is key, in allowing you to talk openly and remain in control of what you would like to discuss, whilst feeling heard and above all, valued. We can then work together to find strategies which will help you move forwards in a positive direction both during and after therapy.

As our experiences are all unique, I may apply different therapeutic approaches to the therapy, depending on your individual needs. These may include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Transactional Analysis (TA), Gestalt or Psychodynamic.

I have experience working within the Charity Sector providing counselling for a Leeds based charity, Phoenix Health and Well-Being. As a volunteer counsellor I worked with adults on a wide range of issues providing short and long-term therapy.

Alongside my private practice, I work for a North Yorkshire charity, Just B, offering 1:1 specialist bereavement support and emotional wellbeing for children, young people and their families.

My Background:
Before becoming a counsellor, I worked as a teacher and senior leader for over two decades. I therefore have extensive experience working with children and their families, but I also have first-hand experience of working in a high-pressured environment, how this can impact other areas of life and how challenging it can be to maintain a successful work life balance.

Additional Information:

• I am a member of the BACP.
• I hold an enhanced DBS certificate.
• I am fully insured and registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
• I attend regular Clinical Supervision.
• I undertake regular CPD (Continued Professional Development) to build on my existing skillset.

Fees & Session Information:

• £50 per 50 minute session.
• Concessionary student rate is available.
• Consultations are available via phone, online or face to face at the Tower Clinic.
• I work with adults, children, and young people.
• I have experience working with many issues including, but not limited to, abuse, addiction, anxiety, bereavement and loss, burn out, depression and low mood, loneliness, low self-esteem and confidence, relationship problems and trauma.
• I offer both short and long-term counselling.

Free Initial Consultation:
As it is so important to find a ‘good fit’ with a counsellor, I offer an initial free phone consultation, which usually lasts around 20 minutes. This gives us the opportunity to discuss what you are looking for, how therapy may help and what I can offer.

Ways to get in touch:
call or text: 07923 124 232
email: jomillercounselling@outlook.com
complete the online referral form on the Tower Clinic Website
Please look at my website for further information: www.jomillercounsellingsupport.com

I would love to hear from you but realise that taking the first step can be difficult. Whether you have questions to ask or feel ready to start making a change, I will be there to offer the support you need.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Anna Critsinelis – Therapeutic Counsellor for Adults & Adolescents ( 12+)

PG Dip in Psychoanalytic Theory and Clinical and Institutional Practice, BSc Psychology, Dip Therapeutic Counselling, Dip Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Anna is a Integrative Therapeutic Counsellor registered with the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists and with the British Psychological Society.

Anna is experienced working as a psychotherapist in a broad range of settings, including Secondary Schools, private sector, neurodiverse clinics, mental health charities and so on.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, or past experiences, or if you’re struggling with self-esteem, complex emotions, or significant life transitions, Anna will  offer you a compassionate and tailored approach to therapy, provide a safe and empathetic environment where you can explore your challenges and work towards meaningful change.

Anna is Trauma-Informed and is a Neuro- Affirming practitioner. Her approach combines Person-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to create a customised treatment plan that fits your individual needs.

What I Offer

• For Teenagers : I help young people manage academic pressures, social challenges, and emotional transitions. My approach is supportive and engaging, aimed at building resilience and self-confidence.
• For Adults : I assist individuals in understanding themselves better, exploring the reasons behind their current challenges, and making desired changes. Together, we focus on developing new skills and strategies to thrive in various aspects of life, whether it’s navigating life changes, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, improving relationships, or enhancing overall well-being.
• Neurodiverse Individuals : I support those with ADHD and autism, offering practical strategies for managing life’s struggles while respecting and adapting to different cognitive styles. My goal is to help you gain control over your emotions and responses.

Individual therapy

Anna offers a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can talk openly at their own pace. She understands that everyone’s journey is unique and provides support without any preconceived notions or judgments.

In sessions with Anna, clients will collaboratively explore the difficulties they’re facing, regardless of the reasons behind them. She recognizes that people seek therapy for a variety of reasons and believes in honouring each individual’s unique experiences and strengths. Anna sees the potential in everyone to thrive and grow.

Together, Anna and her clients will formulate a plan tailored to their specific goals. Whether clients are looking to make changes, heal from past experiences, or gain a deeper understanding of themselves, they will work towards their desired outcomes in a way that aligns with their needs and aspirations.

The therapeutic process with Anna will be a partnership, focusing on achieving the changes clients aim for and supporting their personal growth. Her approach is flexible and client-centred, ensuring that clients feel comfortable and empowered throughout the process.

She provides short, medium and long term therapy.

Approach
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Person-centred Therapy
Solution Focused Therapy

Jodie Slee – Psychotherapist & EMDR Practitioner

With over 17 years of clinical experience, I specialise in helping individuals and couples navigate the complexities of relationships, intimacy issues and the lasting impact of trauma. My approach is compassionate, evidence-based, and grounded in an understanding of how early attachment experiences shape the way we relate, love, and connect.

I have a particular interest and expertise in attachment trauma, sexual trauma, betrayal trauma, and complex trauma, as well as in supporting clients struggling with low self-esteem, chronic self-doubt, and imposter syndrome.

As a qualified EMDR practitioner, I work extensively with clients experiencing PTSD, complex trauma, anxiety, depression, and relational distress. I also support those who have found that traditional talking therapies haven’t fully addressed the emotional and somatic impact of trauma. My work helps clients process and integrate difficult experiences, reduce emotional reactivity, and restore a sense of balance and self-confidence.

Clients often seek therapy with me when they find themselves repeating painful relational patterns, struggling to trust, or feeling disconnected from their own needs and sense of worth. Together, we work to understand these patterns, strengthen emotional regulation, and develop more secure and fulfilling ways of relating.

My practice is collaborative, trauma-informed, and rooted in psychological depth. I aim to create a reflective, respectful space where clients can think, feel, and make lasting change.

Surinder Bhatti

Wellbeing Psychotherapy

Specialising in Emotional Wellbeing & Personal Growth
Surinder is a highly skilled and compassionate therapist, dedicated to helping clients release the emotional burden of the past, break free from limiting beliefs, and reframe events/experiences – empowering them to move forward with a renewed perspective on life.

With a strong background in Timeline Therapy®, Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), and Hypnotherapy, Surinder can unlock the root cause of the presenting issues. Using fast-acting, proven methods, she reframes unproductive/negative patterns to reclaim individuals personal power, build resilience, and experience life- changing transformations.

With 16+ years of HR experience as a Senior Manager in global companies, including Pyrex Cookware (Paris), Surinder also blends corporate insight with therapeutic expertise helping professionals overcome emotional blocks and thrive in their career progression.

Therapeutic Specialties
Helping clients overcome emotional barriers and mental health challenges, including:

• Anxiety & Panic Attacks: From feelings of excessive fear, nervousness, and tension, to a sense of calm, control, and balance.
• Trauma & PTSD: Healing from feelings of being abandoned, powerless, or unsafe, to restoring feelings of safety, self-worth, empowerment, and freedom.
• Low Self-Worth & Confidence: Shifting negative beliefs about yourself and your abilities, to cultivating a strong sense of self-worth and inner confidence.
• Limiting Beliefs: Re-writing those deeply rooted beliefs that hold you back from success and happiness (e.g., “I can’t be happy”).
• Stress & Depression: Releasing feelings of overwhelm, sadness, and frustration, and replacing them with clarity, motivation, and positive energy.
• Career & Personal Development: Overcoming workplace stress, career obstacles, and building confidence for professional growth.
• Self-Help Tools & Mindfulness: Surinder provides clients with practical tools to maintain mental wellbeing long after therapy ends. Learn to self-induce hypnotherapy and use NLP anchors to access positive states of mind.

How It Works
Surinder’s approach is focused on lasting change, rather than temporary relief. Using advanced therapeutic techniques, she identifies the root cause of your issues, whether they stem from childhood, past experiences, or even pre-birth and helps you reframe and release the emotional baggage attached to them.

3-Step Process: To ensures effective, long-term results:
1. Identify Root Cause: by decoding your language and past experiences the root cause will be uncovered, often tracing back to a critical moment in your life.
2. Reframe: Shifting the negative associations or beliefs to a new positive pattern which serves you better.
3. Test & Test Again: Ensure the changes have taken effect, by testing with past and future events to confirm the reframing has been successful.

Clients often begin to feel positive shifts from the first or second session.

Get Started with Surinder Today
If you’re feeling stuck or held back by unhelpful patterns, Surinder offers personalised one-to-one sessions tailored to support your unique journey. Book your free telephone consultation today and take the first step towards seeing life through a new, empowered lens.

Client Testimonials
“I was devoid of purpose, and I felt like I was going nowhere. Surinder helped me find a way forward. I found purpose and with it both professional and personal success. I highly recommend Surinder”. Ryan W – Director”

“I had been to a few therapists and only got short term benefits but with Surinder I’ve finally felt long term benefits and have continued to improve in my life ever since. She’s extremely welcoming and kind which took away any anxiety around therapy. I genuinely feel like I came out of my final session as a different person. She’s enabled me to be the best version of me and I will always highly recommend her and be extremely thankful to her”. Ella, Leeds.

“I would definitely recommend Timeline Therapy with Surinder. It removed negative emotions attached to past events and limiting beliefs, helping me to positively move forward, feeling empowered and confident. I’m already beginning to see results. Surinder instantly made me feel comfortable. She’s warm, engaging, understanding and definitely good at her job” Stephanie B – Entrepreneur.

About Surinder
Surinder holds multiple advanced qualifications in therapeutic modalities and personal development:

• Master Practitioner of Timeline Therapy
• Master Practitioner of NLP
• Master Practitioner of Hypnotherapy
• NLP Trainer & Master NLP Coach
• Post Graduate Degree in Personnel Management (Leeds University)
• BSc (Hons) Quality Management (Salford University)
• Personal Trainer (Level 3) (REPS Accredited)

For enquiries or bookings please contact info@towerclinic.co.uk

Dr Samara Ali, Clinical Psychologist

I am a fully qualified Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years of experience offering assessment and therapy for a wide range of mental health and wellbeing difficulties. I provide therapy for anxiety, depression, trauma (including birth trauma), self-confidence and self-esteem difficulties, relationship or work-related stress and postpartum depression/psychosis.

I also offer specialist assessments, including ADHD and learning disability assessments, memory assessments and neuropsychological input for people following brain injury.

Alongside individual therapy, I provide Couples and Relationship Therapy, drawing on years of experience working with couples and families. Systemic therapy can support those experiencing relationship difficulties, family conflict or those wanting to explore aspects of their relationships in a safe, collaborative space.

Appointments are available by phone, video call, or face-to-face.
DrSamaraPsychologist@gmail.com | Tower Clinic – ☎ 0113 2672067

Fees: £120 per 50-minute appointment

Specialist Areas

Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health

• Anxiety, panic, phobias
• Depression and low mood
• Trauma and post-traumatic stress (including birth trauma)
• Postpartum depression and psychosis
• Bereavement and loss
• Addiction and compulsive behaviours
• Eating difficulties (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and related concerns)
• Obsessive-compulsive presentations
• Functional neurological symptoms
• Self-esteem, self-confidence and assertiveness

Physical Health & Neuropsychology

• Emotional impact of physical health conditions
• Living with and beyond cancer
• Chronic conditions such as CFS/ME, chronic pain, kidney disease
• Cognitive and memory assessments
• ADHD and learning disability assessments
• Support following brain injury

Workplace & Resilience

• Coping with workplace stress
• Managing work-life balance
• Building personal resilience and confidence in professional settings

Dr Duncan Harris

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Availability: Mondays and Fridays

Hi, I am an independent Consultant Clinical Psychologist and specialist for autistic children and adults, and those with ADHD. I am also the director of DH Psychology Ltd which offers NICE-compliant diagnostic assessments for autism and ADHD that can are accepted by education settings, NHS services and employers. I can offer assessments for people who high masking and/or demand avoidance profiles. DH Psychology is made up of a small team of clinicians, each with over 10 years post-qualification experience. At the heart of every assessment is my commitment to listening so that we can understand what life has truly been like for you. Assessments can be arranged in person or via video calls. Payment plans are available to support affordability.

For more information about my services, please see http://dhpsychology.co.uk/ or call the Tower Clinic on 0113 2672067

Dr Joanna Mary

BSc Hons; PGDip; MA; DClinPsy; CPsychol

Joanna is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the British Psychological Society (BPS).

Joanna has over twenty years’ experience of working with adults and adolescents in NHS mental health services (including GP surgeries, community mental health centres, inpatient units, forensic settings and specialist services). She has worked with a wide range of mental health issues and with different levels of severity, and she has now set up in private clinical psychology practice.

Joanna is very experienced in carrying out psychological assessments and individual and group therapy. She is committed to finding a way of meeting the individual needs of the people she works with and she is professional, collaborative and compassionate in her approach.

Joanna has specialist skills in working with trauma, anxiety, stress, difficulties in adjusting to life-changing experiences, depression, interpersonal and relationship difficulties, abuse and neglect, self-harm and anger problems. She has also studied group and organisational dynamics extensively and she has a particular interest in understanding how mental health problems are viewed in society.

Joanna is able to work in an integrative way, drawing on a range of evidence-based psychological therapies, including cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness, compassion focused therapy, solution-focused therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive analytic therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy.

Joanna works as part of the Northern Clinical Psychology service.

If you would like to make an appointment with Joanna, please call 0113 2672067

Dr. Divine Charura – Psychotherapy for individuals and couples

Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (DCounPsych), Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol), BSc Coun., MSc PH(HP), MA Psychotherapy, PGC Systemic Practice, MUPCA, UKCP reg. Psychotherapist.

About Professor Divine Charura
Divine Charura is a Counselling Psychologist registered with the Health & Care Professions Council. He is also a Psychotherapist registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy. He has experience of working within the NHS, private sector and in the voluntary sector.
Divine is also a University Professor of Counselling psychology. Furthermore, he is an independent Coach, Trainer and Supervisor. He has co-written, edited and published numerous books including on Love and therapy, Working with dual diagnosis, Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy and on the Therapeutic relationship.

Individual Therapy
Divine’s experience and expertise is in adult mental health and providing therapy to people experiencing life problems. Such problems may be contributing to psychological distress, as well conditions such as depression, anxiety, trauma, bereavement, addiction, anorexia, bulimia, or other eating disorders, obsessive compulsive presentations, functional neurological symptoms and other diagnoses.

Couples/Relationship Therapy
Divine also has years of experience of working with couples and families. He offers appointments for couples therapy and systemic work. Engaging in therapy as a family, a couple, or as a group of individuals in relationship, is beneficial for those who may be experiencing relationship difficulties, other family problems or those who may be wanting to explore particular aspects of their relationship.

Approach
Given the range of patients and clients Divine has worked with in different settings, his approach involves integrating a range of psychotherapy interventions or models and exploring what would best work for you. He offers psychotherapy consultation sessions, as well as short term or long-term psychotherapy for individuals or couples.
Supervision and training

Divine is available to offer supervision to both training and qualified Psychotherapists/Psychologists, as well as offering or facilitating tailored training within the field Psychotherapy.

So whether you are seeking, individual therapy, couple’s therapy, supervision or coaching please do not hesitate to make contact for an initial consultation.

DR Clair Stockton

Clinical Psychologist

Are you struggling with a problem that makes you unhappy? We all have things that get in the way of our happiness, it’s a normal part of life. Maybe you have a problem that’s making you feel low, worried, or that keeps popping back up just when you thought you had it sorted. Everyone needs a bit of help at times to get back on track when they feel stuck, frustrated or just don’t know where to start. If something’s bothering you that you haven’t been able to fix on your own and you’re ready to squash the problem and get on with your life, I can help.

I’m Dr Clair Stockton, a Clinical Psychologist who specialises in offering brief therapies for everyday problems and bespoke treatments for more complicated problems. I am professional but informal, providing an honest, supportive space where change can happen. I work in a structured way using all my skills to find solutions for your problems.

Brief Therapy (1-8 sessions)
I can help with emotional or relationship difficulties, making big decisions, tackling tricky situations, or coping with big life changes. I help you uncover your strengths and resources, find opportunities for change and bring it all together in a plan that works for you. I typically work with people from a single session up to a course of eight sessions using therapies that tap into your natural resources and help you to make progress towards your goals quickly and effectively.

Bespoke Therapy (max 24 sessions)
If your difficulties are complex, long term, you’ve tried lots of things before or you struggle with trust we may need to spend some getting to know one another so that we can work out a plan that suits you. I recommend you commit to attending three sessions. This allows us time to see if we make a good team, complete a psychological assessment, and reach an understanding of the difficulties you face and how we might best approach them. From there we can discuss a treatment plan so you can decide if you want to continue our work together. All my therapies are contracted for a specific number of sessions so you will always know how long your therapy will last, what the costs will be and when your treatment will be completed. I believe this helps people to move forward and make the changes they hope for. Bespoke therapies usually last between 16-24 sessions.

Free Consultation
I’d be happy to chat about why you’re considering therapy and if I could help. Please contact me for more information or to arrange a free 20 minute consultation. I work in person or online and will always see you as quickly as I can.

My Training
I have a doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClin Psy) and an undergraduate degree in psychology (BSc Hons) and I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, PYL29244). I am trained in a wide range of therapies; my preferred approaches include Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Positive Psychology approaches. I use therapies that help with motivation, encourage you to follow your own values and interests, and help you progress towards your goals.

If you would like to book an initial free telephone consultation with Dr Stockton, please complete the Referral Form on the Tower Clinic website.

Dr. Aneesa Shariff, Clinical and Counselling Psychologist B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D.

Do you feel like anxiety gets in the way of you living your best life? Is it affecting your career, your relationships, or your ability to live in the moment? Do your worries feel uncontrollable? Perhaps you would like to learn how to manage your anxiety better and learn proven coping techniques that will help you to function better and feel calmer.

As a dual qualified Clinical and Counselling psychologist, I have the highest level of training and specialise in treatment of anxiety using a range of evidence based therapies, including CBT and other proven models. I have worked in adult mental health, employee well being, and long term health conditions in the NHS in senior level specialist posts, and continue with my NHS work part time. With over 12 years’ post qualified experience, I also provide clinical supervision to other psychologists, counsellors, therapists, and trainees.

I favour time limited, goal oriented therapy where possible, as I understand therapy is a significant investment and people generally like to feel better as soon as possible. In our initial assessment, I will work to understand the changes you are hoping to make, and share the recommended treatment plan and estimated number of sessions with you.

It’s not easy asking for professional help and opening up to a stranger about all the things that make you feel vulnerable. I do my best to create a non judgemental, warm, and collaborative space for you to feel comfortable, and regularly invite feedback at the end of every session. I am also passionate about culturally inclusive therapy and have published research in this area. I have also been interviewed by the BBC several times as an expert in culturally inclusive practice. In my clinical work, this means that I embrace talking about your religious faith, cultural background, spiritual beliefs, or any experiences of racism or discrimination, and will tailor the approach and techniques to fit with this.

To book a session with me, please get in touch with the Tower Clinic.

Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Director at Dr. Aneesa Psychology
My working days are Mondays and Tuesdays, 9 am to 3 pm. This email address is not monitored outside of these hours. If you are in crisis, please contact your GP or local crisis service.

DR SAMUEL HOLAH – CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

I am a HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist currently working in the NHS and private sector. I have a range of experience in offering expert psychological assessment and therapy to adults and children with mental health difficulties.

I have an interest in the assessment and treatment of any difficulties related to problematic life events including traumatic experiences that people may have experienced. I also have lots of experience in working with many different types of mental health problems including anxiety, low mood and overwhelming and difficult emotions.

The heart of my practice is developing a trusting and safe therapeutic relationship to enable us to work on your goals for therapy. I understand that coming to therapy can feel like a daunting experience however we will work together to enable you to feel comfortable and able to make the most of treatment.

I specialize in Trauma and PTSD, Anxiety and Depression
£120 Per Session, I accept insurance
I see individuals, couples and families

Fees

• Individual Sessions £120

Insurance

• Aviva
• AXA PPP
• Vitality

Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties

• Trauma and PTSD
• Anxiety
• Depression

Expertise

• Addiction
• Autism
• Borderline Personality (BPD)
• Child
• Coping Skills
• Dissociative Disorders (DID)
• Education and Learning Disabilities
• Intellectual Disability
• Mood Disorders
• Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
• Personality Disorders
• Psychosis
• Self-Harming
• Sexual Abuse
• Suicidal Ideation

Samuel is a compassionate, professional, and experienced Clinical Psychologist.

Age
Children (6 to teens)
Adults

Types of Therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
• Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
• Compassion Focused
• Dialectical Behaviour (DBT)
• Integrative
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychological Testing and Evaluation
• Trauma Focused

Dr Hjordis Donoghue

Professional Title
Practitioner Psychologist (HCPC registered) and Chartered Clinical Psychologist (BPS registered)

Summary
Dr Hjordis Donoghue has over 20 years’ experience working across mental health, physical health and employee wellbeing settings. She currently works in the NHS as a Principal Clinical Psychologist.

Hjordis is skilled at developing strong therapeutic relationships with working age adults. She works with people experiencing a wide range of psychological issues who have reached a point in their lives where they want to move forwards in a new way. Hjordis offers clients a range of highly tailored therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness.

Alongside the provision of personal therapy, Hjordis also offers psychological skills training courses, supervision and teaching to allied health professionals.

Specialist Areas

Mental Health

• Stress / adjustment to life events
• Anxiety
• Phobias
• Panic Attacks
• Trauma
• Depression
• Self-esteem / self-confidence / assertiveness

Physical Health

• The impact of physical health conditions on emotional wellbeing
• Living with and beyond a cancer diagnosis
• Living with chronic health conditions such as CFS, chronic pain, kidney disease

Occupational Health

• Workplace stress
• Managing work-life balance
• Developing personal resilience

Qualifications
DClinPsy – Clinical Psychology
MSc – Memory and its Disorders
BSc (Hons) Psychology
Compassion Focussed Therapy 5 day course
PGCert – Low Intensity CBT
CBT-I – CBT for Insomnia
Acceptance and Commitment Training for Workplace Settings
Professional Registration
Member of the British Psychological Society – Chartered Clinical Psychologist
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council – Practitioner Psychologist
Days and Hours of work
Flexible
Insurance Company Recognised
BUPA, AXA, AVIVA, WPA, please enquire if not listed

Surinder Bhatti

Wellbeing Psychotherapy

Specialising in Emotional Wellbeing & Personal Growth
Surinder is a highly skilled and compassionate therapist, dedicated to helping clients release the emotional burden of the past, break free from limiting beliefs, and reframe events/experiences – empowering them to move forward with a renewed perspective on life.

With a strong background in Timeline Therapy®, Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), and Hypnotherapy, Surinder can unlock the root cause of the presenting issues. Using fast-acting, proven methods, she reframes unproductive/negative patterns to reclaim individuals personal power, build resilience, and experience life- changing transformations.

With 16+ years of HR experience as a Senior Manager in global companies, including Pyrex Cookware (Paris), Surinder also blends corporate insight with therapeutic expertise helping professionals overcome emotional blocks and thrive in their career progression.

Therapeutic Specialties
Helping clients overcome emotional barriers and mental health challenges, including:

• Anxiety & Panic Attacks: From feelings of excessive fear, nervousness, and tension, to a sense of calm, control, and balance.
• Trauma & PTSD: Healing from feelings of being abandoned, powerless, or unsafe, to restoring feelings of safety, self-worth, empowerment, and freedom.
• Low Self-Worth & Confidence: Shifting negative beliefs about yourself and your abilities, to cultivating a strong sense of self-worth and inner confidence.
• Limiting Beliefs: Re-writing those deeply rooted beliefs that hold you back from success and happiness (e.g., “I can’t be happy”).
• Stress & Depression: Releasing feelings of overwhelm, sadness, and frustration, and replacing them with clarity, motivation, and positive energy.
• Career & Personal Development: Overcoming workplace stress, career obstacles, and building confidence for professional growth.
• Self-Help Tools & Mindfulness: Surinder provides clients with practical tools to maintain mental wellbeing long after therapy ends. Learn to self-induce hypnotherapy and use NLP anchors to access positive states of mind.

How It Works
Surinder’s approach is focused on lasting change, rather than temporary relief. Using advanced therapeutic techniques, she identifies the root cause of your issues, whether they stem from childhood, past experiences, or even pre-birth and helps you reframe and release the emotional baggage attached to them.

3-Step Process: To ensures effective, long-term results:
1. Identify Root Cause: by decoding your language and past experiences the root cause will be uncovered, often tracing back to a critical moment in your life.
2. Reframe: Shifting the negative associations or beliefs to a new positive pattern which serves you better.
3. Test & Test Again: Ensure the changes have taken effect, by testing with past and future events to confirm the reframing has been successful.

Clients often begin to feel positive shifts from the first or second session.

Get Started with Surinder Today
If you’re feeling stuck or held back by unhelpful patterns, Surinder offers personalised one-to-one sessions tailored to support your unique journey. Book your free telephone consultation today and take the first step towards seeing life through a new, empowered lens.

Client Testimonials
“I was devoid of purpose, and I felt like I was going nowhere. Surinder helped me find a way forward. I found purpose and with it both professional and personal success. I highly recommend Surinder”. Ryan W – Director”

“I had been to a few therapists and only got short term benefits but with Surinder I’ve finally felt long term benefits and have continued to improve in my life ever since. She’s extremely welcoming and kind which took away any anxiety around therapy. I genuinely feel like I came out of my final session as a different person. She’s enabled me to be the best version of me and I will always highly recommend her and be extremely thankful to her”. Ella, Leeds.

“I would definitely recommend Timeline Therapy with Surinder. It removed negative emotions attached to past events and limiting beliefs, helping me to positively move forward, feeling empowered and confident. I’m already beginning to see results. Surinder instantly made me feel comfortable. She’s warm, engaging, understanding and definitely good at her job” Stephanie B – Entrepreneur.

About Surinder
Surinder holds multiple advanced qualifications in therapeutic modalities and personal development:

• Master Practitioner of Timeline Therapy
• Master Practitioner of NLP
• Master Practitioner of Hypnotherapy
• NLP Trainer & Master NLP Coach
• Post Graduate Degree in Personnel Management (Leeds University)
• BSc (Hons) Quality Management (Salford University)
• Personal Trainer (Level 3) (REPS Accredited)

For enquiries or bookings please contact info@towerclinic.co.uk

Jane Etty

Are you feeling overwhelmed from doing too much, with no time to consider or reflect? Do you feel disempowered by your circumstances or your capacity to influence your life? Are you frustrated by your relationships with your partner, children, friends and work colleagues who have their own agendas?

Maybe you feel anxious about the future and unsure how you can move to a happier, healthier place in your life? Or you’re exhausted from the constant pulls on your time and energy from your family, job or other commitments?

Hi, I’m Jane and I’m your health, happiness and harmony coach. I am here to help you to be the best version of yourself. Would you like to improve your…

Confidence

• Belief that you can achieve your desires
• Ability to influence others positively in your life
• Trust yourself that you are making the right choices

Clarity of thought

• Better decision making
• Ability to focus on your goals
• Improved communications = better relationships

Acceptance

• Validation of your feelings – you matter
• No longer afraid to voice your opinions
• Letting go of striving for things that don’t align with your values

Improved Resilience

• Reduced anxiety and depression
• Beat the vicious cycle of stress-physical pain–emotional pain-stress
• Ability to recover more quickly when things don’t go to plan

Energy & Vitality

• Greater energy levels to live life more fully
• Better self-care making you feel physically and mentally strong
• Feeling accomplished when you meet your goals

If any of these things seem like a distant dream, it’s time to face the realities of your situation. You don’t move forward in life unless you are prepared to put one foot in front of the other – it’s time to take action.

I understand that it’s not always easy to know how to get where you want to go; sometimes you need a guide, someone to be there for you and help show you the way, and this is where I can help.

You can start to unlock your potential for getting the life you love and the life you deserve by booking a Free Complementary Clarity Call with me – please complete the Tower Clinic Referral Form on the website.

Carla Forth

Sophrologist and Stress Management & Wellbeing Specialist 

As a Sophrologist and Stress Management & Wellbeing Specialist I work with people who want to prioritise their wellbeing. I specialise in the following areas:

• Stress management
• Anxiety management
• Sleep management
• Managing depression
• Managing chronic illness
• Developing resilience
• Improving self-esteem
• Building confidence
• Letting go of disordered eating
• Proactive and preventative wellbeing coaching

I specialise in the above areas, some of which I have had personal experience so I know it is possible to overcome them. Although I see lots of clients who have other issues or goals that aren’t on this list, as Sophrology can help with so most things, particularly where stress is a component. So, what is Sophrology?

What is Sophrology?

Sophrology offers simple and powerful mind-body wellbeing techniques for a calmer, happier and healthier you. Sophrology aims to connect our mind and body awareness, helping us to feel more relaxed, present, and focussed and to deal more positively with everyday challenges.

Sophrology consists of simple exercises, including gentle movement, relaxation techniques, breathing exercises, positive mental imagery, concentration and sometimes sound. It is practised in a standing or seated position in a state of dynamic relaxation, which means that the body is calm and relaxed, and the mind is alert. No special clothes or equipment are required and it can also be done at home or work.

Along with helping to manage therapeutic issues included those listed above. It is used to prepare for future events such as interviews, promotions, exams, pregnancy and labour, weddings, divorces, sports competitions etc, anything where you need to prepare mind and body to achieve the positive outcome you wish. It is also used as a self-development method in which to get to know yourself much better as you expand your consciousness and awareness, becoming aware of self-defeating behaviours, blocks, and barriers, to help you meet your potential.

The aims of Sophrology.

One of its main aims it to empower the person and its strength lies in the ease in which it can be incorporated into everyday life.  It is a gentle and transformational practice that can help you meet your highest potential.  Its main aim is to empower the person so that they can become their own wellbeing facilitator and are free to practice the method on their own, to continue to see results.

What is a session like? 

Sessions are one hour and usually start with ten- or fifteen-minute discussions, to talk about the issues that are presenting for you and/or what goals you are looking to achieve. Then we go into the practise of Sophrology, where you will experience exercises, tools and techniques that will help you meet your goals.

You will be gently guided into a relaxed but aware state, where we will do specific exercises to help you gently, yet powerfully transform, from the inside out, helping you towards achieving your desired outcome, reaching your goals, and achieving your potential. This part of the session is usually 30 to 35 minutes long, and we end the session with discussion to process your experience, which can be done verbally and in writing.

Sophrology works well alongside Talking Therapies 

Sophrology can really help you to get the most out of your talking therapy session by helping you to become more embodied during the process, helping you to relax, so you are able to access parts of you that are available to you on the day.

It can also help you to manage therapeutic issues such as anxiety or insomnia, whilst you are having talking therapy, empowering you with tools and techniques for you to use at home, work, and the other aspects of your life.

In person or online sessions

I offer the opportunity to have either online or in person sessions. Online sessions are offered on Zoom and in person sessions offered here at The Tower Clinic. I work Monday through to Saturday, offering sessions from 10am to 8pm to cater for clients who are working.

What do Carla’s clients say?

“Having one-to-one Sophrology sessions with Carla has enabled me to experience relaxation at a very deep level. I have finished each session feeling physically and mentally at one with myself. When challenges arise in my daily life I can now use the different techniques to help restore my sense of balance and equilibrium. As a facilitator I felt that Carla combines her intuition with her knowledge of me to provide a session that is focused and extremely beneficial. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Sophrology and Carla.”

Juliet from Leeds

“Sophrology has dramatically improved my sleep. I was barely sleeping at all, but after 2 sessions I found myself falling asleep quite quickly. And after 3 or 4 sessions, I could also stay asleep or fall back asleep after waking up in the middle of the night. This was by applying simple and straight forward breathing techniques and following the sophrology mechanisms that Carla showed me.”

Aline from Nottingham

About Carla 

Carla was one of the first to qualify as a Sophrologist over ten years ago.  As an experienced Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Teacher she was already passionate about the mind-body connection and invested in developing people’s potential and found Sophrology to be an accessible way to successfully help people to achieve that

With nearly 20 years’ experience as a Human Resources Professional and Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development, Carla understands first-hand the modern-day issue of stress and the impact of that on individuals and organisations.  She continues to work at a corporate level delivering wellbeing, stress management and resilience initiatives, along with her private clinic practice and her specialist areas are stress management, anxiety, and sleep management, preparing for future events and supporting people supporting women to find freedom with their relationship with food.

Carla lives in Otley, Yorkshire and in her free time likes to walk in the beautiful countryside. She often starts her day with yoga and Sophrology to help set her up for a productive and balanced day. She loves to write and a keen reader, you will often find her with her nose in a book.

Qualifications, Training, and Professional Memberships

Memberships:

I am a full member of the International Sophrology Federation, which helps to promote Sophrology in the English-speaking world and I am also a full Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.

Qualifications:

2005 – University of West London – Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel & Development
2010 – Sahaj Academy – Certified Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Teacher
2012 – The Sophrology Academy – Sophrology Practitioner Diploma
2014 – The East Yorkshire School of Hypnotherapy – Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy
2018 – Laughter Yoga University – Laughter Yoga Leader
2019 – Laughter Yoga University – Laughter Yoga Teacher Trainer
2019 – The British School of Coaching – Wellbeing Coaching Certificate
2020 – Osho Dynamic Meditations – Certified Facilitator

Recent Continued Professional Development and Training:

2020 – Sophrology for Anxiety

2021- Sophrology for Eating Disorders

2021 – Therapy Skills for working with Eating Disorders

2020 to 2022 – Completion of Advanced Levels 5 to 12 in Sophrology

2023 – Sophrology for Burn Out

I am fully insured.

For more information

For more information about Sophrology please see Carla’s website The Stress Solution Sophrology www.thestresssolutionsophrology.co.uk

Carla offers a free online 20-minute zoom consultation to see if Sophrology is right for you, or you could always join one of her free online zoom monthly taster sessions www.thestresssoloutionsophrology/events

Contact Carla on 07884 101164 or email at carla@thestresssolutionsophrology.co.uk to book a time for your free 20-minute consultation.

Through Carla’s desire to put wellbeing at the forefront of healthier lives, Carla founded ‘The Wellbeing Club’ – a group of like-minded people who want to develop their wellbeing as a way of life. www.thestresssolutionsophrology.co.uk/events

Carla also runs weekly online Kundalini Yoga & Meditation classes for women, on a Friday and Saturday morning, online Zoom. www.thestresssolutionsophrology.co.uk/events

Booking an appointment 

For further information, any questions, or to book an appointment contact Carla on 07884 101164, email at carla@thestresssolutionsophrology.co.uk, or use the Contact Us page on her website www.thestresssolutionsophrology/contactus. Alternatively call The Tower Clinic Tel: 0113 2672067 or email info@towerclinic.co.uk.

Heline Freea

Somatic Trauma informed Therapy

What is Somatic therapy?
Somatic therapy also known as somatic experiencing is an alternative approach that treats PTSD and stress related disorders with a focus on your inner experiences expanding your awareness of sensations and reactions that occur because of stress teaching you skills to regulate your autonomic nervous system. What is Soma? The Greek word ‘Soma’ means the body. Psyche is the mind.

Somatic experiencing (SE)

Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a therapeutic body-based approach to healing trauma, developed by DR. Peter Levine, PhD. It focuses on stress related disorders by addressing the physiological and somatic (body) responses, symptoms to the traumatic experiences building in resources to help regulate the nervous system. Somatic experiencing uses mindfulness, breathwork, movement, stretch to help clients become more embodied in self-helping them to make sense of body tensions, blockages physiological habits that cause reactive symptoms when threatened by others in their environment.

Somatic mindfulness

The practice of mindfulness comes from Eastern traditions. The purpose of somatic mindfulness is to support nervous system regulation by practicing techniques of somatic experiencing. These include body awareness and body reading by tracking trauma cues, identifying body reactions and somatic beliefs about the self. Somatic experiencing techniques will include grounding and becoming more balanced and centred, orienting into the present moment. You will develop a better awareness of Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a body-based approach to healing trauma, developed by Peter Levine, PhD. It focuses on the symptoms a person is experiencing working with the most dominant, overwhelming ones building in resources to help regulate the nervous system.

Polyvagal theory
What is Polyvagal theory

It is an approach in helping you to understand your inner physiology helping you to identify and engage with overwhelming emotions giving you the tools for calming your automatic nervous system and self-regulating. Trauma survivors often experience an impaired immune functioning leaving them susceptible to illness, experiencing reactive stress physical pains, chronic fatigue, diabetes, heart problems, automatic mind body heart imbalances.

The shape of the nervous system consists of two main systems.

Parasympathetic and sympathetic systems where pathways merge and are mobilized through social communication and connection in service of survival. The vagal nerve provides a crucial function transferring information about our inner organs sending sensory information travelling from the body to brain. A damaged vagal nerve struggles to send calm signals to parts of your bodily organs. Fear, anxiety and earlier trauma can overload your system sending signals of unsafety.

The automatic nervous system directs the way you experience your interactions, communications, beliefs, physical reactions and how you manage your life.

The road to recovery back from traumatic injury is through safety and connection and the practice of somatic awareness. The therapist gently guides the client to begin to befriend the sensations in their body with physical self-awareness being the first step for clients in understanding their dysregulation. ‘Where attention goes, neural connections grow.

Earlier relational trauma robs us of secure attachments causing disturbances in our sensory abilities with an inability to perceive neurological safety. This leaves us unable to distinguish whether situations or people are threatening, dangerous or safe impacting how we engage socially.

Body oriented interventions

Include: resourcing for strength and wellness, building greater capacities for coping by resourcing for safety. Monitoring and maintaining physical and emotional boundaries, developing regulation strategies that can be applied in daily life.

Somatic experiencing uses mindfulness, breathwork, movement, stretch to help clients become more embodied in self-helping them to make sense of body tensions, blockages physiological habits that cause reactive symptoms when threatened by others in their environment.

Somatic experiencing techniques will include grounding and becoming more balanced and centred, orienting into the present moment.

The effects of trauma

Traumatic experiences may have left you feeling overwhelmed and confused in many areas of your lives, the way you see yourself and think about yourself. It could have affected your self-image and created identity issues created disruptions in awareness and breakdowns of memories and perceptions leaving you with chronic stress and dissociative symptoms.

Other mental health issues associated with trauma:-

Panic attacks, depression, substance misuse, eating problems, insomnia, intrusive thoughts, phobias, flashbacks, dissociation, confidence and self-esteem issues, self-hatred, loss, grief, estrangement, bereavement, family betrayal, narcissism and scapegoat abuse, suicide.

Traumatic experiences may have left you feeling overwhelmed and confused in many areas of your lives, the way you see yourself and think about yourself. It could have affected your self-image and created identity issues created disruptions in awareness and breakdowns of memories and perceptions leaving you with chronic stress and dissociative symptoms.

Understanding stress and its triggers can empower you to lead a more resilient and fulfilling life. adopting stress addressing the stressors in a pro-active manner.

The ways SE can benefit you are by:-

1. Increased self-awareness. Increasing your awareness of your body sensations to stress will highlight what is making you anxious, angry, fatigued or overwhelmed. The therapist will help you explore your body reactions, tensions, and triggers enabling you to build in calming and regulation techniques to calm the activation. This could be through breathing and grounding techniques, acupressure or by using tapping sequences of EFT (Emotional freedom techniques).
2. Psychoeducation is an education tool that the therapist uses to help individuals understand what it is happening in their physiology and how it is impacting their lives. they provide information on different types of traumas helping individual’s make sense of their experiences. Psychoeducation also explains the effects of trauma informing individuals about the emotional, psychological, and physical effects helping them recognize symptoms such as hypervigilance, flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety and panic, depression, and dissociation. This knowledge helps individuals reduce self-blame and fosters self-compassion as they understand that their reactions are adaptive responses to trauma.
3. The neurobiology of trauma
   Understanding the neurobiology of trauma raising awareness of how trauma impacts the nervous system and creates changes in the brain during and after a traumatic event helps inform them of threat responses leading to symptoms of panic, hyperarousal or numbing.
4. Triggers.
   Psychoeducation educates individuals about the triggers and reminders of the trauma. It helps them identify situations, people, places, or sensory cues that can activate traumatic memories that lead to distressing reactions. Understanding the triggers empowers individuals to develop coping strategies to reduce and manage the intensity of them.Somatic experience therapy- The benefits
   • Greater regulation of the autonomic nervous system.
   • Release of pent-up tension and traumatic energy.
   • Processing of emotions and Integration of traumatic memories.
   • A gently guided exploration of body responses to stress and trauma.
   • A deeper connection with physical sensations, emotions, and intuition.
   • A reduction of physical symptoms such as chronic pain, tension, digestive issues, by Addressing the underlying dysregulation in the nervous system.
   • A release of tension and increased regulation and resilience interconnectedness of the body, heart, and spirit.

About Jan Heline

Jan Heline is registered with Carolyn’s Springs Trauma recovery community as a trauma therapist.

She is a certified clinical trauma specialist and has a certificate in embodied somatic regulation strategies using a polyvagal approach.

Other training: Shame and dissociation working with dissociative disorders in clinical practice and a course in trauma and the body somatisation and dissociation and relational trauma.

She has studied Body psychotherapy, mindfulness and Bio-danza dance and movement at introductory level recognizing the intricate connection between our physical sensations, emotions, thoughts, and behaviours addressing psychological issues by working with the body as well as the mind. Body psychotherapy is particularly beneficial for treating a wide range of mental health issues including, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationships difficulties and somatic (body related) symptoms. It can
also be used as a complementary approach to traditional talk therapy providing a more holistic and embodied approach to healing.

She has undertaken much research around refugee trauma and has worked as a counsellor at a safe housing service supporting survivors of sex trafficking, modern human slavery, forced labour, domestic abuse and forced marriage.

She has supported children, families and adults affected by domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, developmental trauma, alcoholism, and abandonment for over 26 years now.

Counselling experience, Training and Lecturer experience: NHS Mental health recovery skills trainer, working in a G.P’s practice as an addictions crisis counsellor, Student counselling service coordinator and school project manager working for the Place2Be and clinical supervisor to homeless management teams and trainee counsellors. Counselling skills lecturer.

Jan Heline draws on her personal journey of breaking free from childhood trauma and her knowledge of finding different ways to rebuild her diminished sense of self changing adaptive survival states which had become eroded by repetitive trauma.

The abuse perpetrated across her family generations has led her to vastly research the impact of repetitive traumatic experiences and how it impacts identity and development. She stives to empower others with hope and respect motivating them to recognize self esteem threats that trigger acute emotional states, helping them to examine faulty beliefs ingrained from childhood conditioning.

Realising some of the limitations of talk therapies she became inspired to adapt her treatment and assessment methods by employing a more somatic, holistic narrative in her therapy to accommodate language barriers, historical and cultural experiences of the individual in recovery. Influenced by a mind body neurophysiological approach she helps clients understand the implication of trauma and how it affects nervous system regulation drawing on Stephen Porges Polyvagal theory.

She draws on eastern wisdom, philosophies and spiritual rituals, trauma psychoeducation, acupressure, EFT and energy healing and somatic interventions for emotional release and healing.

In her previous role as a preferred training provider for Kirklees organisational development social care teams she developed various courses around child and adult mental health for health professionals delivering workforce development skills. More recently she worked as an NHS mental health recovery skills trainer developing course modules and wellbeing programmes around ‘Anxiety and stress management, Self-care and resilience, self-esteem and confidence building and positive mental wellbeing trauma informed training.

Being a certified play therapist, she uses creative and play techniques as an alternative embodied practice in exploring chronic trauma. She holds a BSc in Integrative Relational Counselling which compliments the holistic approaches providing a choice of either talking, holistic or somatic interventions.

She has undertaken much research around refugee trauma and has worked as a counsellor at a safe housing service supporting survivors of sex trafficking, modern human slavery, forced labour, domestic abuse and forced marriage.

For more information around child/play therapy, youth counselling and young people’s skills courses please visit my other website www.globaltraumainterventions.co.uk

info@traumatriggertherapy.com
Helinefreea@outlook.com
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