Female Counselling in Taunton, ENG

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Tanya Hall-Palmer
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Taunton TA1
Waitlist for new clients
What is going on for you? Where are you “stuck”? Maybe you are looking for somewhere to go to talk things through. Maybe you’re wondering why you can’t get past something that keeps coming up. You may be feeling restless, sad, frustrated or anxious. Working together, we will explore your unique life experiences to help you understand more about your thoughts, feelings, behaviours and relationships. I am trained as an integrative therapist; this means I can draw on a range of humanistic, psychodynamic and cognitive theories tailored to your individual needs, creating a bespoke therapeutic experience.
What is going on for you? Where are you “stuck”? Maybe you are looking for somewhere to go to talk things through. Maybe you’re wondering why you can’t get past something that keeps coming up. You may be feeling restless, sad, frustrated or anxious. Working together, we will explore your unique life experiences to help you understand more about your thoughts, feelings, behaviours and relationships. I am trained as an integrative therapist; this means I can draw on a range of humanistic, psychodynamic and cognitive theories tailored to your individual needs, creating a bespoke therapeutic experience.
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Monika Walde
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
Taunton TA1
Hello and a warm welcome. I am interested to hear what brings you to counselling. I will offer you a safe space to share your story and to feel listen to. A space where you feel able to say how it is and you feel understood without being judged. I will be genuine and together we can explore your experiences in our sessions. EMDR is another approach I am trained in. I believe in humans' abilities to change, to grow and to heal and I feel positive that counselling can facilitate this.
Hello and a warm welcome. I am interested to hear what brings you to counselling. I will offer you a safe space to share your story and to feel listen to. A space where you feel able to say how it is and you feel understood without being judged. I will be genuine and together we can explore your experiences in our sessions. EMDR is another approach I am trained in. I believe in humans' abilities to change, to grow and to heal and I feel positive that counselling can facilitate this.
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Alice Davies
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Taunton TA1
I offer face to face and online counselling in the Taunton area. Together we can look at who you are and the impact of what is going on for you, helping you to develop your self-awareness and to think about the changes you would like to make. Counselling can allow you to develop better understanding of yourself and your relationships. Unshared feelings can feel like a burden and can lead to us feeling isolated and alone. My aim is to help you express these feelings and allow you to re-evaluate your life and to move towards a fresh sense of self.
I offer face to face and online counselling in the Taunton area. Together we can look at who you are and the impact of what is going on for you, helping you to develop your self-awareness and to think about the changes you would like to make. Counselling can allow you to develop better understanding of yourself and your relationships. Unshared feelings can feel like a burden and can lead to us feeling isolated and alone. My aim is to help you express these feelings and allow you to re-evaluate your life and to move towards a fresh sense of self.
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Exmoor Counselling Service
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Taunton TA4  (Online Only)
Hello and thank you for visiting Exmoor Counselling’s profile. Life can be stressful, challenging, and overwhelming. This can be influenced by issues such as past/present experiences, relationship difficulties, general anxieties and worries, feelings of panic, low confidence and self-esteem, bereavement amongst other things. However, you may feel embarrassed, unable, or unwilling to share your worries with friends or family. Exmoor Counselling can provide support, confidentiality, and non-judgmental understanding.
Hello and thank you for visiting Exmoor Counselling’s profile. Life can be stressful, challenging, and overwhelming. This can be influenced by issues such as past/present experiences, relationship difficulties, general anxieties and worries, feelings of panic, low confidence and self-esteem, bereavement amongst other things. However, you may feel embarrassed, unable, or unwilling to share your worries with friends or family. Exmoor Counselling can provide support, confidentiality, and non-judgmental understanding.
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Laura Wilding
Psychotherapist, UKCP Trainee
Verified Verified
Taunton TA2
Hello, if you are here looking for help then you have already taken an important step. It can be daunting finding the right counsellor/psychotherapist and I am happy to arrange a free chat so you can get to know me. Sometimes navigating our way through sadness, depression, anxiety and grief can be difficult and also very lonely...I am here to help. Areas I work with: Anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, bereavement, autistic spectrum disorder, body dysmorphia, couples therapy, sexuality, PTSD, cultural issues, menopause, pastoral care and pre & post surgery
Hello, if you are here looking for help then you have already taken an important step. It can be daunting finding the right counsellor/psychotherapist and I am happy to arrange a free chat so you can get to know me. Sometimes navigating our way through sadness, depression, anxiety and grief can be difficult and also very lonely...I am here to help. Areas I work with: Anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, bereavement, autistic spectrum disorder, body dysmorphia, couples therapy, sexuality, PTSD, cultural issues, menopause, pastoral care and pre & post surgery
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Jane Hall
Psychotherapist, MSc, HCPC-Art Therap.
Verified Verified
Taunton TA1
Building a trusting, safe, collaborative therapeutic relationship is my priority. I offer art psychotherapy and talking psychotherapy, where I walk alongside you in your therapeutic journey. I have worked in urgent care mental health (NHS) and in the community, working with children and adults to address: grief, anxiety, psychosis. hearing voices, depression, embodied trauma, complex mental health problems, bipolar, attachment disruption, developmental trauma, sexual abuse and violence, and domestic abuse. You have choice and control at what happens during therapy, and we work together to meet your needs.
Building a trusting, safe, collaborative therapeutic relationship is my priority. I offer art psychotherapy and talking psychotherapy, where I walk alongside you in your therapeutic journey. I have worked in urgent care mental health (NHS) and in the community, working with children and adults to address: grief, anxiety, psychosis. hearing voices, depression, embodied trauma, complex mental health problems, bipolar, attachment disruption, developmental trauma, sexual abuse and violence, and domestic abuse. You have choice and control at what happens during therapy, and we work together to meet your needs.
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Kelly Jane Hooper
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Verified Verified
Taunton TA1
Life can often feel challenging and even overwhelming at times. The therapeutic relationship between therapist and client, once formed is a safe, warm, non judgmental space that will allow the client to explore their worries and make sense of your feelings.
Life can often feel challenging and even overwhelming at times. The therapeutic relationship between therapist and client, once formed is a safe, warm, non judgmental space that will allow the client to explore their worries and make sense of your feelings.
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Dr Maria Gascon-Ramos
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
Taunton TA1
As a Clinical & Educational Psychologist, I work with children and adults with a range of difficulties who want to improve their lives. Clients I see struggle with attachment trauma, anxiety, depression, physical symptoms and self-criticism. They often feel, anxious, drained, live with pain, gastro problems, phobias and/or PTSD,ADHD, or FND symptoms. Relationships are challenging, and trusting others to access help is a struggle. Through our work, we develop greater awareness of how they relate to others in intimate relationships, and the impact this has on their body and mind, which helps them relate to themselves differently too.
As a Clinical & Educational Psychologist, I work with children and adults with a range of difficulties who want to improve their lives. Clients I see struggle with attachment trauma, anxiety, depression, physical symptoms and self-criticism. They often feel, anxious, drained, live with pain, gastro problems, phobias and/or PTSD,ADHD, or FND symptoms. Relationships are challenging, and trusting others to access help is a struggle. Through our work, we develop greater awareness of how they relate to others in intimate relationships, and the impact this has on their body and mind, which helps them relate to themselves differently too.
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Counselling with Hannah
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
Verified Verified
Taunton TA2
Has the layering of life and work challenges contributed to you feeling anxious, stressed, lonely or depressed? Are the lasting effects of trauma an unwelcome visitor in your life? Have you lost a sense of you, meaning or purpose, uncertain as to what the future means for you? Are you struggling with relationships of any kind? Have you lost a loved one and struggling to manage your grief? Is shift work, disability or busy life schedule affecting your life prevented you from having access to therapy? Are you looking for non judgemental support to assist you in self awareness so you can make changes happen for a better way of being.
Has the layering of life and work challenges contributed to you feeling anxious, stressed, lonely or depressed? Are the lasting effects of trauma an unwelcome visitor in your life? Have you lost a sense of you, meaning or purpose, uncertain as to what the future means for you? Are you struggling with relationships of any kind? Have you lost a loved one and struggling to manage your grief? Is shift work, disability or busy life schedule affecting your life prevented you from having access to therapy? Are you looking for non judgemental support to assist you in self awareness so you can make changes happen for a better way of being.
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Maya Price
Counsellor, BACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Taunton TA1
Welcome to Maya's Safe Space! I am Maya and I work with people of all identities (13+) and specialise in LGBTQ+ counselling, working with young people, gender transitions and working with those who might initially struggle to open up. I typically cover topics like (but not limited to) trauma, identity, mental health, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, gender, the inner child, boundaries, loss, abandonment and sexuality. We can work together toward healing by using various approaches, including person-centred therapy, CBT, transactional analysis, and creative therapies like online sand tray. Ultimately, I will be led by you.
Welcome to Maya's Safe Space! I am Maya and I work with people of all identities (13+) and specialise in LGBTQ+ counselling, working with young people, gender transitions and working with those who might initially struggle to open up. I typically cover topics like (but not limited to) trauma, identity, mental health, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, gender, the inner child, boundaries, loss, abandonment and sexuality. We can work together toward healing by using various approaches, including person-centred therapy, CBT, transactional analysis, and creative therapies like online sand tray. Ultimately, I will be led by you.
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The OCD Treatment Centre
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Verified Verified
Taunton TA1
I work with clients that primarily struggle with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms and anxiety disorders. My clients experience contamination, responsibility, religious/scrupulosity, relationship, health, symmetry, and 'Pure O' OCD symptoms. I offer formal assessments, treatment proposals, and I regularly educate and support clients to learn specialist skills, tools and techniques to successfully manage their OCD. This includes learning to diffuse from and accept unwanted thoughts, resist the urge to perform compulsions, and improve self-esteem. I am experienced working with mild, moderate, or severe OCD.
I work with clients that primarily struggle with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms and anxiety disorders. My clients experience contamination, responsibility, religious/scrupulosity, relationship, health, symmetry, and 'Pure O' OCD symptoms. I offer formal assessments, treatment proposals, and I regularly educate and support clients to learn specialist skills, tools and techniques to successfully manage their OCD. This includes learning to diffuse from and accept unwanted thoughts, resist the urge to perform compulsions, and improve self-esteem. I am experienced working with mild, moderate, or severe OCD.
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Lucy Glanfield
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
Taunton TA1
Are you looking for an experienced, accredited therapist who will listen to you and meet you with a compassionate, down to earth approach? I extend a warm invitation to a confidential, trusting, therapeutic relationship, one where I will challenge you to look at yourself and your way of being, either as an individual or as a couple who need help communicating. Whatever it is that has brought you to this point, whether you are struggling with anxiety, grief, depression or relationships, together we can start to help you process this past experience and work on building your self awareness to help you make the right changes.
Are you looking for an experienced, accredited therapist who will listen to you and meet you with a compassionate, down to earth approach? I extend a warm invitation to a confidential, trusting, therapeutic relationship, one where I will challenge you to look at yourself and your way of being, either as an individual or as a couple who need help communicating. Whatever it is that has brought you to this point, whether you are struggling with anxiety, grief, depression or relationships, together we can start to help you process this past experience and work on building your self awareness to help you make the right changes.
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Snowdrop Counselling Services
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Verified Verified
Taunton TA1
Hi I'm Lisa the founder of Snowdrop Counselling Services. Something in your life has become challenging and is most likely overwhelming leading you to feel stressed, generally not feeling 'you' and unsure of your future but knowing that you don't want to carry on like this. By listening to your concerns without judgement but with acceptance and empathy, I can help you to feel supported, heard, not alone and to get 'back on track again.' I believe counselling is life changing and that you are the centre of the therapy, I will draw on my skills and experiences' to tailor the sessions to meet your needs.
Hi I'm Lisa the founder of Snowdrop Counselling Services. Something in your life has become challenging and is most likely overwhelming leading you to feel stressed, generally not feeling 'you' and unsure of your future but knowing that you don't want to carry on like this. By listening to your concerns without judgement but with acceptance and empathy, I can help you to feel supported, heard, not alone and to get 'back on track again.' I believe counselling is life changing and that you are the centre of the therapy, I will draw on my skills and experiences' to tailor the sessions to meet your needs.
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Dr Claire Plumbly
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Taunton TA2
I'm a specialist in anxiety, trauma and burnout. I can offer a warm, therapeutic space to help you get past stuck patterns of behaviour, low self-esteem and difficult thoughts or feelings. I have extra experience in working with people who have suffered a sexual assault. I draw on therapy models most suited to your needs including CBT; EMDR, Mindfulness, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and DBT-skills. You do not need a diagnosis to work with me. I also offer week-long EMDR Trauma Intensive Programmes for those wishing to speed up their recovery time.
I'm a specialist in anxiety, trauma and burnout. I can offer a warm, therapeutic space to help you get past stuck patterns of behaviour, low self-esteem and difficult thoughts or feelings. I have extra experience in working with people who have suffered a sexual assault. I draw on therapy models most suited to your needs including CBT; EMDR, Mindfulness, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and DBT-skills. You do not need a diagnosis to work with me. I also offer week-long EMDR Trauma Intensive Programmes for those wishing to speed up their recovery time.
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Rachel Farrington
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
Taunton TA2
Hi, I’m Rachel and I’ve been a practising counsellor since 2012. I offer a warm, empathic, confidential space for children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. I currently work as a school counsellor and within a private therapy setting.
Hi, I’m Rachel and I’ve been a practising counsellor since 2012. I offer a warm, empathic, confidential space for children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. I currently work as a school counsellor and within a private therapy setting.
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Juliette Findlay
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
Taunton TA1
Welcome.. I provide a safe, confidential, professional, non-judgemental space for you to explore ways to self-support, bring awareness, compassion and understanding to the areas of life that have become challenging, overwhelming or traumatic. Counselling offers a container where movement and change can occur, where it's possible to find freedom and clarification around the things that weigh us down. I will work with you to identify the strategies and patterns that may restrict you living a fuller life, discover how they were formed, for what reasons and will support you to find ways to evolve and progress where change is possible.
Welcome.. I provide a safe, confidential, professional, non-judgemental space for you to explore ways to self-support, bring awareness, compassion and understanding to the areas of life that have become challenging, overwhelming or traumatic. Counselling offers a container where movement and change can occur, where it's possible to find freedom and clarification around the things that weigh us down. I will work with you to identify the strategies and patterns that may restrict you living a fuller life, discover how they were formed, for what reasons and will support you to find ways to evolve and progress where change is possible.
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Emma Cavinder
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Taunton TA4
Hello, I'm Emma. I offer a safe, confidential, space for adults and teenagers, where together we can unpick the things in life that you are finding difficult. There is no judgment in my counselling room. It is your space to explore what is what going on for you and find ways to help you live a happier life. You are always at the centre of my practice and I will tailor my work to suit your needs. Counselling can help clients to understand and cope with anxiety, depression, self-worth, relationships, and other life experiences that impact on our mental health such as life changing conditions, grief and serious illnesses.
Hello, I'm Emma. I offer a safe, confidential, space for adults and teenagers, where together we can unpick the things in life that you are finding difficult. There is no judgment in my counselling room. It is your space to explore what is what going on for you and find ways to help you live a happier life. You are always at the centre of my practice and I will tailor my work to suit your needs. Counselling can help clients to understand and cope with anxiety, depression, self-worth, relationships, and other life experiences that impact on our mental health such as life changing conditions, grief and serious illnesses.
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The Heard Therapy
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Verified Verified
Taunton TA3
I am a counsellor who focusses on the value of the therapeutic relationship and how trust and safety can support you and help you to validate and understand your experience without judgement. I work as an equine and nature assisted somatic trauma therapist and find it very helpful to combine this work with gentle trauma sensitive yoga practices to help regulate the nervous system. I have trained with Equusoma which brings elements of somatic experiencing into the experience of equine connection, I am also training in Somatic Experiencing. The work I do helps to integrate and process the experience of the mind and the body.
I am a counsellor who focusses on the value of the therapeutic relationship and how trust and safety can support you and help you to validate and understand your experience without judgement. I work as an equine and nature assisted somatic trauma therapist and find it very helpful to combine this work with gentle trauma sensitive yoga practices to help regulate the nervous system. I have trained with Equusoma which brings elements of somatic experiencing into the experience of equine connection, I am also training in Somatic Experiencing. The work I do helps to integrate and process the experience of the mind and the body.
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Kind Humans Counselling : Empowering ADHD journeys
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Taunton TA1  (Online Only)
ADHD does not come with a user manual. The growing recognition of ADHD among adults has left many feeling helpless, yet with a strong desire for change. I support adults, whether formally diagnosed or not, to understand themselves, identify strengths and needs, and pursue fulfilling lives.
ADHD does not come with a user manual. The growing recognition of ADHD among adults has left many feeling helpless, yet with a strong desire for change. I support adults, whether formally diagnosed or not, to understand themselves, identify strengths and needs, and pursue fulfilling lives.
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Joanne Lindsay
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Verified Verified
Taunton TA1
Hi, I'm Jo and thank you for taking the time to stop by my profile. So you've decided to take what feels like a scary yet very important step towards making a difference in your life and are looking for the right help with this - yes? Finding a safe, trustworthy and comfortable place is so important when it comes to therapy and I strive to offer this, either in my therapy room, via video link or over the phone, so that you can get help where ever you are. I'm trained in a variety of Counselling Theories so we can make the therapy fit you, rather than to try to fit you in to a 'therapy box' of one theory fits all.
Hi, I'm Jo and thank you for taking the time to stop by my profile. So you've decided to take what feels like a scary yet very important step towards making a difference in your life and are looking for the right help with this - yes? Finding a safe, trustworthy and comfortable place is so important when it comes to therapy and I strive to offer this, either in my therapy room, via video link or over the phone, so that you can get help where ever you are. I'm trained in a variety of Counselling Theories so we can make the therapy fit you, rather than to try to fit you in to a 'therapy box' of one theory fits all.
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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.