“My life has transformed since starting counselling with Abby. I was so anxious when I first asked for help, and now, I enjoy life and feel so much more confident.”

Discover Your Path to Improved Wellbeing with My Counselling & Coaching Services in Bristol

Hi, I’m Abby, a Person Centred Counsellor and Positive Mental Health Coach based in South Bristol, UK! I am so pleased you found your way to my website. I am here for you and hope I can help!

Whether you are exploring new ways to nurture your mental health or seeking an empathic and understanding listening ear, I can be your companion, ready to walk with you on your counselling or coaching journey.

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Interested in working with me? Fill out this form and I will be in touch within just a few days.

How I work…

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Free Consultation

To help you to make the right decision for you, I offer a 15-minute consultation, completely free of charge. This no-obligation Google Meet meeting or phone call (your choice!) provides a chance for us to get to know one another a little better, and if I am not the right fit, an opportunity for me to offer bespoke guidance on what other routes might suit you better.

If you decide to work with me, I can work both online or from my therapy room in South Bristol (BS13).

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Counselling Service

Discover a compassionate space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings with empathic, understanding, and non-judgemental guidance and support. As a qualified Humanistic Integrative and Person Centred counsellor and psychotherapist, I am here to help you find clarity and peace on your journey to improved wellbeing.

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Coaching Service

Using my 10 years experience as a Positive Mental Health Coach, I can support you to set and achieve goals with clarity.

Coaching can be a great way to build on progress made in counselling. It is also great for individuals who would like to make some life changes to help them to feel happier, but aren’t quite sure how or where to start!

Who
am I?

Whilst I am a qualified counsellor and coach, I am also a human being, just like you.

My journey to becoming a counsellor started after I found my way out of a very dark and lonely place. By building the courage to ask for help, and by using a combination of therapy and coaching, I was able to rediscover myself, uncovering what it felt like to live peacefully and without anxiety.

Years later, I decided I wanted to help others to feel happy, at peace, and to overcome whatever barriers may be in their way, too.

Whether you are coming to me wishing to heal wounds from a recent or historic trauma, make positive life changes, grieve a loss, feel more confident, explore who you are, build your self-esteem, feel happier, or just be heard, I can help.

I see you. I am here.

What is Person Centred Counselling?

Person centred counselling, developed by Carl Rogers, is a therapeutic approach that places you at the centre of the counselling process. It is based on the belief that every person has an innate ability to grow and resolve their own issues in a supportive environment. This approach is grounded in the core conditions of empathy, unconditional positive regard, and congruence.

Therefore, as a person centred counsellor, I aim to provide a trusting, empathetic, and authentic space where you can explore your feelings, thoughts, and experiences.

By fostering a trusting and respectful relationship, person centred counselling can help you to feel understood, accepted, and empowered to make positive changes in your life. With that in mind, the focus in our sessions is on the present moment and your subjective experience, rather than on diagnosis or pathology.

This holistic approach encourages self-awareness, self-acceptance, and personal growth, allowing you to develop a deeper understanding of yourself and your wonderful potential.

“When I have been listened to and when I have been heard, I am able to re-perceive my world in a new way and to go on. It is astonishing how elements that seem insoluble become soluble when someone listens, how confusions that seem irremediable turn into relatively clear flowing streams when one is heard. I have deeply appreciated the times that I have experienced this sensitive, empathic, concentrated listening.”

Carl Rogers, founder of the Person Centred Counselling approach

What is Positive Mental Health Coaching?

Positive mental health coaching is a proactive, strengths-based approach aimed at improving your mental well-being and overall life satisfaction. The coaching process encourages self-awareness, emotional resilience, and the cultivation of healthy habits that support mental health, such as stress-management, mindfulness, and self-care.

Unlike traditional therapy, which often focuses on resolving past issues, mental health coaching is focused on enhancing present and future well-being.

As your coach, I will work collaboratively with you to identify your strengths, set achievable goals, and develop strategies to maintain a positive mindset.

By empowering you to recognise your fantastic potential, positive mental health coaching with me also fosters confidence and self-efficacy. My work is rooted in the belief that you can create meaningful change in your life by adopting a positive outlook and actively working towards personal growth.

This approach is suitable for anyone looking to enhance their mental well-being, whether you are facing challenges or simply seeking to improve your overall quality of life.

“The path to success is to take massive, determined action.”

Tony Robbins, NYT Best Selling Author

 FAQs

To understand more about how I work, how I can help, and what sessions with me might look like, I have added some information below to help you on your journey to finding a new counsellor. I hope this is helpful!

I appreciate that choosing a counsellor can be tricky and confusing, so if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

"... With Abby’s care, kindness, warmth, understanding and compassion I feel renewed and back in touch with myself."

Contact Me

Interested in working with me? Fill out this form and I will be in touch within just a few days.