Welcome

Are you looking for a warm, experienced counsellor who will support you and offer you space to explore whatever is on your mind at your own pace? I have many years experience supporting a wide range of clients and offer face-to-face counselling from two locations in Bristol as well as online.

Whatever you are experiencing or want support with, I will see you as a human rather than a list of problems to be solved, but some of the areas I have experience of working with include:

anxiety

depression

loss

trauma

bereavement

low self-esteem

identity and belonging

relationship issues

loneliness

stress

postnatal depression

pregnancy and birth

motherhood

Get in touch with me and we can arrange a free 10 minute chat so you can find out more and book your first session.

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Working With Me

How Does it Work?

Life can be really hard sometimes and it can help to have someone to talk to who is outside of your usual circles and who will listen carefully to you, responding with care and warmth. I would like to be that person for you. I will create a safe and non-judgmental space for you to share what is on your mind and find support.

People I work with regularly comment on how helpful it is when they say things out loud to someone who listens intently and helps them to explore things in a way they haven’t done before. Very often we find that things that have seemed impossible, overwhelming or stuck can unravel and become lighter and clearer through the process of sharing and being carefully listened to. The relationship I develop with my clients sits at the heart of the healing process. You are the expert on your own life so my role is not to advise or to ‘problem-solve’ but to listen, understand and support you and help you find your own way forward.

I'm an integrative counsellor - which means that I am influenced by a wide range of approaches and theories and I also draw inspiration from all sorts of places and people. The core of my approach is based on the 'Person Centred' counselling model developed by Carl Rogers which places a lot of value on a therapist building a safe and supportive relationship that involves the 'core conditions' - empathy (deep caring), congruence (being real and honest) and unconditional positive regard (valuing the client without conditions).

My Approach

What to Expect

In our sessions together I will:

listen to you with respect, warmth and without judgment

reflect on patterns that emerge and guide you to explore these in more depth

offer you a safe space to process painful or traumatic experiences and reconnect with joy

help you to develop a clearer understanding of yourself, your ways of being in the world and what you want from life

encourage you to tune in to your body

offer you a safe relationship where you can express your feelings and be really heard

Experience and Qualifications

I have been counselling for nine years am a registered member of BACP.

I spent two years as counsellor at the Swan Project in Bristol, which is a service particularly focussed on helping clients work on their relationship with alcohol. I have also worked for three and a half years as a counsellor at Maybe Southwest Charity which offers low cost counselling to individuals.

Outside of counselling, I've also had a long career as an Editor in academic publishing and have a Masters Degree in International Development, and a BA in English Literature.

2014-2016

Diploma in Integrative Counselling
Iron Mill College, Exeter

2013

Foundation Certficate in Counselling

Bath Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy

2012

Introduction to Counselling

Network Counselling and Training Centre

Locations and Cost

I work from two locations in Bristol - my home in Greenbank (Weds daytimes) and Enso Healing Rooms on Gloucester Road (Tues daytimes). Get in touch with me at emilymewcounselling@hotmail.com or via the contact form below. It helps if you can tell me a little bit about why you are looking for counselling and your availability times for sessions.

Sessions last 50 minutes and cost £50