Hello, and thank you for your interest in working with me.
We all go through times in life when we feel lost, anxious or sad. When we feel overwhelmed by these feelings or they don't seem to go away, it can help to talk to someone outside of our family or friendship group.
I offer One-to-One Counselling; In-Person or Outdoors in Shrewsbury and also work Online.
I am a relational and integrative counsellor. Being relational means focusing on the relationship between counsellor and client and how that reflects in relationships outside of sessions. Being integrative means that I integrate into each session a range of counselling approaches and tools based on what I feel would be most helpful to you. This holistic approach means that I will not see you as a set of symptoms or a problem to be solved, but will help you to take a good look at your life with respect for your unique experience.
Together we will explore what you are struggling with, uncover what inspires and energises you, and look at how you want to move forward. We will work collaboratively by concentrating on what is important to you, and I will support you to gain fresh perspective through reflecting on and understanding yourself, your present situation and how you relate to yourself.
I strongly believe that how we relate to ourselves is central to our happiness and contentment, and this will be at the heart of our work together. In longer term work we may also explore how your early life and relationships, life circumstances and perhaps difficult histories have shaped you and your current behaviours, patterns and sense of self. Having a better understanding of this is often helpful in terms of being more compassionate to ourselves in our present situations, which is the key to making effective and lasting change.
I often work with individuals who suspect or have diagnosed ADHD. I was diagnosed with ADHD myself in 2024.
I am an accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists and abide by their code of ethics.
I am an intersectional trans-inclusive feminist and am committed to reducing environmental impact where I can.
My work aims to be anti-oppressive, I am an LGBTQ+ ally and passionate about human rights and disability activism.
Further details can be found on my website: www.helenbrowncounselling.co.uk