Female Counselling in Saxmundham, ENG

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Coriander Stuttard
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Verified Verified
Saxmundham IP17
Life is bumpy and we sometimes need a bit of extra support to make sense of what is going on around us and the issues we have to deal with. I offer a supportive and confidential environment to work together to see how things are feeling for you and how you might want to look at changes or cope with changes that are out of your control. You might be coping with family changes, relationship issues, stress at work, bereavement or feeling overcome with anxiety which could be leading to some unhelpful coping habits. We can work together in a supportive, non-judgemental way.
Life is bumpy and we sometimes need a bit of extra support to make sense of what is going on around us and the issues we have to deal with. I offer a supportive and confidential environment to work together to see how things are feeling for you and how you might want to look at changes or cope with changes that are out of your control. You might be coping with family changes, relationship issues, stress at work, bereavement or feeling overcome with anxiety which could be leading to some unhelpful coping habits. We can work together in a supportive, non-judgemental way.
020 7046 1305 View 020 7046 1305
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Sue Gray
Psychotherapist, MSc, MHGI
Verified Verified
Saxmundham IP13
I offer a free 15' explore/intro call so you can check me out! If we meet I will ask you what you want to achieve and we will work towards that as quickly as possible. When someone’s daily life becomes bogged down by a personal difficulty, and they often cannot find a way through it for themselves, they can suffer from distressing feelings of insecurity and loss of control. HG psychotherapy aims to restore that control in the shortest time possible by working with effective tools and modern knowledge to resolve most difficulties, whether expressed as trauma, anxiety, phobia, depression, addiction, or other obstacles to well-being.
I offer a free 15' explore/intro call so you can check me out! If we meet I will ask you what you want to achieve and we will work towards that as quickly as possible. When someone’s daily life becomes bogged down by a personal difficulty, and they often cannot find a way through it for themselves, they can suffer from distressing feelings of insecurity and loss of control. HG psychotherapy aims to restore that control in the shortest time possible by working with effective tools and modern knowledge to resolve most difficulties, whether expressed as trauma, anxiety, phobia, depression, addiction, or other obstacles to well-being.
07481 360643 View 07481 360643
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Judith Goldsmith
Counsellor, MHGI
Verified Verified
Saxmundham IP13
I am a fully qualified Human Givens Therapist. I have over 20 year's experience working in health and social care settings with both individuals and families. My training in Human Givens psychotherapy enables me to help people with a range of conditions. I work to help clients feel better fast and in as few sessions as possible. I am passionate about listening to my clients, understanding the world from their perspective and helping them to build resilience and find solutions to life's challenges. I believe that everyone has the capacity to make changes and reach their full potential whatever their current difficulties.
I am a fully qualified Human Givens Therapist. I have over 20 year's experience working in health and social care settings with both individuals and families. My training in Human Givens psychotherapy enables me to help people with a range of conditions. I work to help clients feel better fast and in as few sessions as possible. I am passionate about listening to my clients, understanding the world from their perspective and helping them to build resilience and find solutions to life's challenges. I believe that everyone has the capacity to make changes and reach their full potential whatever their current difficulties.
01473 943603 View 01473 943603
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Rachel Rudston
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Saxmundham IP13
Waitlist for new clients
Hello, my name is Rachel and I am a fully qualified therapist and registered member of the BACP. I believe that counselling can support us to understand ourselves better, reframe the way we experience ourselves and can help us to open up to the possibility of change. I offer psychotherapy for a broad range of issues, many of which centre around anxiety, OCD, neurodivergence, trauma, loss, self-esteem and relationship issues..
Hello, my name is Rachel and I am a fully qualified therapist and registered member of the BACP. I believe that counselling can support us to understand ourselves better, reframe the way we experience ourselves and can help us to open up to the possibility of change. I offer psychotherapy for a broad range of issues, many of which centre around anxiety, OCD, neurodivergence, trauma, loss, self-esteem and relationship issues..
01728 443995 View 01728 443995
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Sam Jeffery
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Saxmundham IP17
Hi, I'm Sam. Are you feeling lost, hopeless, overwhelmed, angry or fed up with repeating the same destructive patterns over and over again. Having the opportunity to share difficult events and process confusing emotions can alleviate distress and give you the space to find more satisfying and rewarding ways of living.
Hi, I'm Sam. Are you feeling lost, hopeless, overwhelmed, angry or fed up with repeating the same destructive patterns over and over again. Having the opportunity to share difficult events and process confusing emotions can alleviate distress and give you the space to find more satisfying and rewarding ways of living.
01728 443739 View 01728 443739

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HM Therapy- with Hannah
Counsellor, BACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Woodbridge IP12
Waitlist for new clients
Life can be extremely challenging and sometimes it can be hard to feel seen or heard or even feel in control of your own life. It can be useful to come to therapy to invest time in you. To reflect, to delve, to feel explore any struggles as well as achievements while building a therapeutic relationship which can support deepen awareness and emotional transformation.
Life can be extremely challenging and sometimes it can be hard to feel seen or heard or even feel in control of your own life. It can be useful to come to therapy to invest time in you. To reflect, to delve, to feel explore any struggles as well as achievements while building a therapeutic relationship which can support deepen awareness and emotional transformation.
01394 331542 View 01394 331542
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Cwtch Therapies
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Halesworth IP19
Whether it is grief of some kind or difficulties in relationships or work, life can prove tricky at times and we can feel alone in decision making or dealing with situations. At times such as these it can help to have someone who will listen without judgement and offer confidentiality. Counselling can be short or long term to achieve specific goals or to work through more deeply ingrained life challenges. Young and older clients are welcome and sessions via video link offered.
Whether it is grief of some kind or difficulties in relationships or work, life can prove tricky at times and we can feel alone in decision making or dealing with situations. At times such as these it can help to have someone who will listen without judgement and offer confidentiality. Counselling can be short or long term to achieve specific goals or to work through more deeply ingrained life challenges. Young and older clients are welcome and sessions via video link offered.
01502 448025 View 01502 448025
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Chevair Leeding
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Woodbridge IP13  (Online Only)
We all are individuals and experience life uniquely. There are times in our life when we find we are struggling with emotions, thoughts, patterns of behaviour and relationships. Maybe you are experiencing anxiety and struggling to manage the thoughts which are stopping you from achieving goals in your life? Or low mood that can feel like there is no pleasure in life? Are there relationship issues with family, partners or friends? You may have just had a diagnosis and are unsure what this means for you? I offer an individual tailored therapy known as integrative therapy which incorporates person centred, CBT and DBT online.
We all are individuals and experience life uniquely. There are times in our life when we find we are struggling with emotions, thoughts, patterns of behaviour and relationships. Maybe you are experiencing anxiety and struggling to manage the thoughts which are stopping you from achieving goals in your life? Or low mood that can feel like there is no pleasure in life? Are there relationship issues with family, partners or friends? You may have just had a diagnosis and are unsure what this means for you? I offer an individual tailored therapy known as integrative therapy which incorporates person centred, CBT and DBT online.
01702 680412 View 01702 680412
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Carolyn Turner Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Woodbridge IP12
Asking for help can be hard. You want someone to listen to you, but find the vast listings of counsellors available can make your head spin! My approach is simple. I have a passion for helping individuals and couples reach their full potential. My aim is to help you find a positive outcome no matter what the problem is. No matter how deep you feel you have sunk, there is always a way back up. I use common sense in my approach and trust that it is the counselling relationship, not ‘psychobabble’ that will prove fundamental to the counselling process. It is completely possible for you to feel so much better than you do right now!
Asking for help can be hard. You want someone to listen to you, but find the vast listings of counsellors available can make your head spin! My approach is simple. I have a passion for helping individuals and couples reach their full potential. My aim is to help you find a positive outcome no matter what the problem is. No matter how deep you feel you have sunk, there is always a way back up. I use common sense in my approach and trust that it is the counselling relationship, not ‘psychobabble’ that will prove fundamental to the counselling process. It is completely possible for you to feel so much better than you do right now!
01473 917847 View 01473 917847
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Counselling & Clinical Supervision
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Stradbroke IP21
I can offer face to face appointments near Diss in IP22. Additionally online sessions via Teams are available. I work with adults, young people and families. My many thousands of hours of client contact have addressed, low mood, mental and emotional disorders, loss, grief, and bereavement, illness, relationships, gender identity and sexuality, family issues, parenting, neglect, OCD, disordered eating, self-harming, bullying, social issues, low self-esteem, debt and substance misuse. I can offer clinical supervision to therapists, trainees, health care professionals and people in education.
I can offer face to face appointments near Diss in IP22. Additionally online sessions via Teams are available. I work with adults, young people and families. My many thousands of hours of client contact have addressed, low mood, mental and emotional disorders, loss, grief, and bereavement, illness, relationships, gender identity and sexuality, family issues, parenting, neglect, OCD, disordered eating, self-harming, bullying, social issues, low self-esteem, debt and substance misuse. I can offer clinical supervision to therapists, trainees, health care professionals and people in education.
01379 774657 View 01379 774657
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Rosemary Lodge
Psychologist, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Verified Verified
Halesworth IP19
However, I specialise in people who have experienced narcissistic abuse, relational trauma or CPTSD, female autism, boarding school survivors and weight loss.
You may be struggling at the moment with relationships or life in general. Perhaps you feel confused about yourself and the other - unsure about whether you are being reasonable or whether it is ok to feel upset or angry. You may put on a mask when dealing with others, terrified of being seen as your authentic self. Perhaps you like people but find them draining after a while. Or you may have experienced abuse, verbal abuse, or bullying in either your family of origin, your workplace or your romantic relationships. Or you may just have a hunch that something's not right or feel that there is something wrong with you.
However, I specialise in people who have experienced narcissistic abuse, relational trauma or CPTSD, female autism, boarding school survivors and weight loss.
You may be struggling at the moment with relationships or life in general. Perhaps you feel confused about yourself and the other - unsure about whether you are being reasonable or whether it is ok to feel upset or angry. You may put on a mask when dealing with others, terrified of being seen as your authentic self. Perhaps you like people but find them draining after a while. Or you may have experienced abuse, verbal abuse, or bullying in either your family of origin, your workplace or your romantic relationships. Or you may just have a hunch that something's not right or feel that there is something wrong with you.
01502 443297 View 01502 443297
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Sebastiana Black
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Halesworth IP19
I am an Internal Family Systems Therapist (level 3) and Integrative Counsellor, supporting and empowering adults and adolescents (16+) to understand their inner world and find their own unique pathways to wellbeing. I support individuals with a range of issues and specialise in working with people who have complex early histories and struggle with the impact of childhood trauma on their current relationships and how they relate to themselves.
I am an Internal Family Systems Therapist (level 3) and Integrative Counsellor, supporting and empowering adults and adolescents (16+) to understand their inner world and find their own unique pathways to wellbeing. I support individuals with a range of issues and specialise in working with people who have complex early histories and struggle with the impact of childhood trauma on their current relationships and how they relate to themselves.
01502 443259 View 01502 443259
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Dorelia Daisy Baird-Smith
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Verified Verified
Woodbridge IP12
Therapy is a place for you to explore your thoughts and feelings with someone who is trained to listen without judgement. It can be short term for a few sessions or long term and open ended, and is usually for one hour on the same day each week.
Therapy is a place for you to explore your thoughts and feelings with someone who is trained to listen without judgement. It can be short term for a few sessions or long term and open ended, and is usually for one hour on the same day each week.
01473 943633 View 01473 943633
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Julie Castell
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Verified Verified
Woodbridge IP12
It's difficult to choose a therapist - looking at my photo you may be asking yourself: could I talk to this person; could I trust them with my thoughts and feelings; do they look unshockable; compassionate; caring? Will they listen to me with understanding and are they the right therapist for me? I offer a free 20 minute online meeting where you can try it out by having an informal chat to see if therapy sessions with me would feel like the right fit.
It's difficult to choose a therapist - looking at my photo you may be asking yourself: could I talk to this person; could I trust them with my thoughts and feelings; do they look unshockable; compassionate; caring? Will they listen to me with understanding and are they the right therapist for me? I offer a free 20 minute online meeting where you can try it out by having an informal chat to see if therapy sessions with me would feel like the right fit.
01206 699945 View 01206 699945
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Katie Davis
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Verified Verified
Woodbridge IP12
Trying desperately to 'get it right' or 'get over it', but left feeling empty or lost? Kept awake at night by something you did (or didn't do), said (or didn't say)? You’ve tried so hard to figure things out by yourself but it feels impossible. Meanwhile you have a nagging fear that you're wasting your life, or that you don't fit in with the people around you, as you struggle to just get through each day. You feel like you should be happy, but you're not and you don't know why.
Trying desperately to 'get it right' or 'get over it', but left feeling empty or lost? Kept awake at night by something you did (or didn't do), said (or didn't say)? You’ve tried so hard to figure things out by yourself but it feels impossible. Meanwhile you have a nagging fear that you're wasting your life, or that you don't fit in with the people around you, as you struggle to just get through each day. You feel like you should be happy, but you're not and you don't know why.
01473 943546 View 01473 943546
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Rusne Fokiene
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Woodbridge IP12
Welcome to my practice, where I understand that feeling overwhelmed or stuck is a common experience. I offer counselling, coaching, and mentoring through a relational approach designed to enhance your well-being and open new pathways to success. In our sessions, you'll find a safe space for self-exploration, allowing you to identify and overcome personal barriers while fostering resilience and emotional growth. Together, we will explore your thoughts and feelings, aiming to improve your overall physical, mental, emotional well-being. The therapy sessions are in English & Lithuanian languages.
Welcome to my practice, where I understand that feeling overwhelmed or stuck is a common experience. I offer counselling, coaching, and mentoring through a relational approach designed to enhance your well-being and open new pathways to success. In our sessions, you'll find a safe space for self-exploration, allowing you to identify and overcome personal barriers while fostering resilience and emotional growth. Together, we will explore your thoughts and feelings, aiming to improve your overall physical, mental, emotional well-being. The therapy sessions are in English & Lithuanian languages.
01473 943906 View 01473 943906
Photo of Denise Moreton, MBACP, Counsellor
Denise Moreton
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Woodbridge IP12
I have evening and weekend face to face and online availability and can accommodate shift working.... I offer a calm and confidential space for you to share and explore your thoughts and feelings; allowing you to talk about whatever is on your mind as honestly as you can. I have a welcoming and down to earth approach and will work with you and help you explore and untangle your fears or worries. I work with a wide variety of emotional difficulties, mental health challenges and relationship issues including, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, adult and childhood trauma, relationship / family difficulties and gender identity.
I have evening and weekend face to face and online availability and can accommodate shift working.... I offer a calm and confidential space for you to share and explore your thoughts and feelings; allowing you to talk about whatever is on your mind as honestly as you can. I have a welcoming and down to earth approach and will work with you and help you explore and untangle your fears or worries. I work with a wide variety of emotional difficulties, mental health challenges and relationship issues including, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, adult and childhood trauma, relationship / family difficulties and gender identity.
01205 334540 View 01205 334540
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Anita Jane Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
Woodbridge IP12
Welcome! As a relational integrative counsellor, I draw upon a number of theories and styles to support you, enabling me to work in the best possible way to suit your personal needs. I am informed by existentialism, person-centred therapy, CBT and psychodynamic therapy. Despite, however, different theories and styles, it is the 'relationship' which has been found to be the most important factor in facilitating change. I provide a warm, non-judgemental and empathic relationship based upon trust and sensitivity, to help you to explore your concerns and gain self-awareness through the process.
Welcome! As a relational integrative counsellor, I draw upon a number of theories and styles to support you, enabling me to work in the best possible way to suit your personal needs. I am informed by existentialism, person-centred therapy, CBT and psychodynamic therapy. Despite, however, different theories and styles, it is the 'relationship' which has been found to be the most important factor in facilitating change. I provide a warm, non-judgemental and empathic relationship based upon trust and sensitivity, to help you to explore your concerns and gain self-awareness through the process.
01473 917849 View 01473 917849
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Dr Tamara Scully - Stress and Anxiety Specialist
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Framlingham IP13
Everyone faces challenges from time to time. This is important and helps us to grow and develop our resilience and wellbeing. However, sometimes life can feel tricky for prolonged periods of time and can leave us feeling overwhelmed and worried that things may never get any better. A clinical psychologist can support us to better understand the social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties we are experiencing. They can help us to develop our own resilience by introducing new ways of thinking about and managing situations that leaves us feeling less troubled and more content.
Everyone faces challenges from time to time. This is important and helps us to grow and develop our resilience and wellbeing. However, sometimes life can feel tricky for prolonged periods of time and can leave us feeling overwhelmed and worried that things may never get any better. A clinical psychologist can support us to better understand the social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties we are experiencing. They can help us to develop our own resilience by introducing new ways of thinking about and managing situations that leaves us feeling less troubled and more content.
07480 801064 View 07480 801064
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Chapters teen and child therapy
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
Ipswich IP13
I specialise in Children and Young People's therapy. Early intervention is important and I can provide families or individuals with tools to cope with a range of emotional difficulties. I also offer confidential school based counselling services, please contact for more information.
I specialise in Children and Young People's therapy. Early intervention is important and I can provide families or individuals with tools to cope with a range of emotional difficulties. I also offer confidential school based counselling services, please contact for more information.
07480 534332 View 07480 534332

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Female Counsellors

Does it matter what gender my therapist is?

In general, this is not an important factor, as there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or ingrained beliefs about how people of different genders think and behave. Exploring the roots of such preferences and considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender truly matters to them.

Should I see a female therapist?

Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist, either because they believe that a woman will be able to relate to their specific challenges (for example, sexism in the workplace) or because they imagine feeling more comfortable disclosing sensitive information to a woman. Such beliefs may not turn out to be accurate, however, and adhering too rigidly to a gender preference can at times hinder a client from finding the best therapeutic match.

Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?

Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists—both men and women—may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.

How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?

It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.