Oliver Hawley
I am Oliver, a trainee counsellor with 10 year’s experience in the mental health sector, spanning community, residential, crisis, homelessness, and the youth justice services. I deeply believe mental health challenges are normal responses to painful experiences and recognise that people of colour, queer and trans people, women, and disabled people, amongst others, are more likely to experience mental health problems as a result of oppression.
My approach is pluralistic, which means we will draw upon a range of theories to find what is helpful for you. It is always rooted in the Person-centred philosophy that my job is not to fix you, but to build a relationship where you feel genuinely valued, seen, and understood.
Examples of theories, tools, and techniques we may use include:
⁃ Trauma-informed: Helping you understand when you go into fight/flight response and how you can soothe your nervous system.
⁃ Person-Centred: Helping you to know, trust, and accept all the different parts/versions of you.
⁃ Transactional Analysis: Exploring how you show up in relationships and the patterns that occur.
⁃ Gestalt: Focusing on the here-and-now: how you feel, what’s going on in your body, and what you need to say.
⁃ Creative approaches: I am a music teacher of 13 years who finds music massively beneficial to my own wellbeing. If you’d like to explore creative ways to process your experiences, understand yourself, and communicate what has gone on for you, please let me know.
I am a registered student counsellor with NCPS (NCS24-03935) and working towards a Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Pluralistic). If you are interested in the code of ethics which I abide by, please see: https://ncps.com/about-us/code-of-ethics
I look forward to meeting you.
Sara Ingarfield
Hello, my name is Sara. I’m a counsellor who believes that therapy should be as unique as the person sitting in front of me. That’s why I take an integrative approach, combining both person-centred and psychodynamic methods to support you in the way that feels most meaningful.
In our sessions, I create a warm, non-judgmental space where you can truly be yourself. With a person-centred approach, the focus is entirely on you—your feelings, experiences, and goals. Together, we’ll explore what’s happening in your life, empowering you to find clarity and confidence at your own pace.
At the same time, the psychodynamic side of my work invites us to gently uncover how past experiences or patterns might be shaping your present. By understanding these deeper influences, we can create lasting change and help you move forward in a way that feels authentic and freeing.
Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply in need of a space to process, I’m here to walk alongside you. If this sounds like the kind of support you’re looking for, I’d love to connect and help you take that next step.
Ester Caddy
Hi, I’m Ester and I’m in my last year of my MSc in Therapeutic Counselling, training to become an integrative psychotherapist. This means that I draw from different therapeutic approaches, including psychodynamic, humanistic/person-centred and CBT. I will work with you in a collaborative, warm and approachable way, aiming to find an approach that works best for you and your individual situation in the most flexible and open-minded way. Together we can explore your present difficulties, past experiences, recurring patterns, thoughts, feelings and behaviours, or anything else that you would like to understand, have support with or change. I’m curious about all parts of you, even the ones that might be hard to share. Whatever you bring will be received with non-judgemental interest and a genuine, empathic wish to understand your individual, subjective experience and inner world.
I find it important to approach our work together seriously and ethically, but there can also be room for laughter. Sometimes approaching something lightly, playfully or creatively can help us reach deeper, unconscious material and experiences that are difficult to put into words.
I have experience working with people of different ages, backgrounds and personalities on challenges including anxiety, depression and low mood, anger, grief and loss, low self-esteem, body-image difficulties, experiences of trauma or abuse, relationship difficulties, loneliness and identity or existential struggles.
I am a student member of the BACP and work within its Ethical Framework. I’m originally from the Netherlands and a native Dutch speaker; sessions are available in both English and Dutch.
Melodie Guilhem
Taking the step to reach out for support can feel daunting. Whether you are feeling stuck, working through anxiety or shame, or simply looking for a safe environment to understand yourself better, you don’t have to navigate it alone.
I offer a compassionate, confidential, and non-judgmental space where you can slow down and process your experiences at your own pace. As an integrative and relationally focused counsellor, I view therapy as a collaborative, reflective process, led by you. Rooted in trauma-informed and anti-oppressive values, I focus on building a trusting relationship, suited to your needs and respectful of your unique lived experience, where you can feel accepted, build resilience, and reconnect with your authentic self.
We can explore whatever feels most relevant to you, whether that means making sense of past patterns, navigating current challenges, or simply finding room to breathe.
My operational background gives me a profound understanding of workplace burnout, boundary challenges, and the coping mechanisms we build to survive. Additionally, my extensive experience as a crisis helpline volunteer, supporting individuals through relationship issues, life transitions, complex trauma, and contact with the criminal justice system, has deepened my ability to offer a calm, attuned, and reassuring presence in moments of deep distress.
I am a registered student counsellor with the BACP, working towards a diploma in Integrative Counselling and I offer sessions in both English and French.
I am looking forward to meeting you and seeing if working together feels like the right fit for you.
Katherine Griffin
Hi, I’m Kate.
Pleased to meet you.
Life isn’t one size fits all. I’m of the belief that counselling should be a collaborative process that supports you through more difficult stages of life and helps you develop your own clearer outlook and coping skills for the future.
I like to bring warmth, humour and curiosity with me wherever I go. I’m LGBTQIA+ and neurodiverse friendly, not to anyone’s exclusion.
I’m a trainee counsellor learning an integrative approach at level 4, and a student member of the BACP. That is to say, I aim to support our conversations with different areas of psychological theory best suited to your needs.
My studies so far have shown me a Person-Centred approach and various Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques. This means you decide both the topic of conversation and the pace, with gentle nudging from me. As and when appropriate, CBT techniques can be additional tools to help you get to where you want to go.
My background is in massage therapy, and I have long been lending an ear to my clients before taking up formal counselling training.
In my spare time I’m gradually reading up on how we hold physical and mental stress in our bodies. This is with a view to understand why we hold on to things that no longer serve us, be it an old injury or a way of thinking that is holding us back.
I look forward to working with you.
Daniel Moore
Emotions are made up of many different colours and flavours, and I seek to see the world as you see it, to be there alongside you as you explore the rich possibilities of experiences, especially the ones that are most difficult to accept in ourselves. I know that, often, day-to-day life doesn’t afford us the time to sit with who we are instead of who we ‘should’ be. I feel privileged to be able to offer people the space to be who they are.
My approach is rooted in person-centered and experiential theory, which means that clients are accepted as whole, complex and multi-faceted people. Our counselling relationship is the place where you can experience yourself fully without fear of judgement, perhaps for the first time. I work with bringing your attention back into the body and connect with your felt senses in a safe and warm environment. I seek to be an active part of the therapeutic relationship by listening to your experiences and letting you feel understood. You’ll also see me bring my genuine self and my personality to the time we share together.
I have lived experience of the struggles that many people face, as an equal person within the world we inhabit. I’ve been involved in many different professional fields, such as financial services, retail and house removals. This has brought me into contact with all sorts of people, from all sorts of backgrounds. I have particular interest in social anxiety, personal identity and different types of relationship configurations, traditional and non-traditional alike. I’m a registered student member of the BACP and am currently working on a level 4 diploma in person-centered and experiential counselling.
Megan Binding
Megan is a trainee counsellor working towards her BSc (Hons) in Person-Centred Pluralistic
Counselling and is a registered student member of the BACP. She offers a warm,
non-judgemental space where clients can explore whatever is present for them, at their own
pace.
Megan’s practice is rooted in Carl Rogers’ person-centred approach, built on the belief that
every person holds the capacity for growth and self-understanding (the actualising tendency)
when met with genuine empathy, unconditional positive regard, and congruence. Working
pluralistically, Megan also draws on a range of therapeutic ideas and tools where helpful,
tailoring the work to what each client needs rather than applying a fixed model.
Before training as a counsellor, Megan spent several years working with young people with
complex needs in a school setting, giving her a strong grounding in supporting people through
difficult transitions, communication differences, and emotional distress. This background
continues to inform her practice, particularly her attentiveness to how people express
themselves in ways that go beyond words.
Megan is particularly interested in supporting clients navigating grief and loss, life transitions,
and questions of identity and self-worth. She believes therapy works best as a collaborative
relationship, one where the client is the expert on their own life, and the counsellor’s role is to
walk alongside them with care, honesty, and patience.
Megan is currently building her client hours through supervised placement work as part of her training.
Ciaran Ball
I offer a calm, steady and collaborative space where clients can explore what feels difficult, confusing or overwhelming. My therapeutic approach is integrative, drawing on cognitivebehavioural, existential, systemic and psychodynamic models. I aim to help clients make sense of, process, and find new ways of living with their experiences. This allows me to work flexibly, meeting clients where they are and helping them make sense of, process, and find new ways of living with their experiences. I am particularly interested in how people relate to their inner world, how patterns form over time, and how therapy can support a more compassionate and sustainable relationship with oneself.
My background includes over a decade in mental-health, safeguarding, and leadership within a leading child protection and safeguarding charity where I developed strong skills in person-centred counselling, risk assessment, and traumainformed practice. I currently work as a CBT therapist in primary care, supporting clients with trauma, anxiety, and depression that exists alongside their physical health conditions. These experiences have shaped my ability to hold complexity with care and to support clients who may feel uncertain, overwhelmed or unsure how to move forward.
I am in my final year of the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy and I am committed to antioppressive and clientcentred work. I am known for a grounded presence, clear boundaries, thoughtful communication and an ability to help clients feel safe enough to explore what matters to them. I hope to contribute to a service where clients feel understood, supported and empowered in their therapeutic journey.
Lucy Elston
What would it mean to feel truly at home in your own life – to move through the world with a clearer sense of who you are and what you value?
Perhaps you’ve been feeling disconnected – from others, from yourself, or from a sense of direction. Perhaps something feels unresolved, but it’s hard to put into words. These are the kinds of questions therapy can help you sit with and explore.
My name is Lucy, and I’m currently completing my doctoral training in Counselling Psychology. I’m registered with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Universities Psychotherapy and Counselling Association (UPCA). My approach is integrative, drawing on a range of therapeutic frameworks, with an existential focus. What that means in practice is that our sessions will feel like genuine dialogue – open, active, and collaborative. I’m not here to hand you a formula; I’m here to work alongside you, helping you reconnect with the inner resources you already have.
At the centre of our work is a simple but important question: how do you make sense of the world? I’m less interested in fitting your experience into a category, and more interested in understanding your unique story – the values, the tensions, the things that feel unanswered. My hope is that through our work together, you’ll develop a stronger sense of what truly matters to you, and feel more confident in how you choose to live.
If this feels like the kind of space you’ve been looking for, I’d love to hear from you.
Helen Szpila
Helen provides a warm, empathic and non-judgemental space where clients can explore their feelings and experiences safely. As a trainee Transactional Analysis psychotherapist, she works within a framework that looks at the patterns we learn early on — in how we relate to others, how we talk to ourselves, and the roles we fall into without realising it. Her practice is grounded in a collaborative therapeutic relationship, helping clients notice these patterns as they show up, understand where they came from, and choose something different going forward.
Helen has a particular interest in relationship difficulties, those experiencing grief, anxiety and depression, and works with adults carrying the quieter kind of pain that doesn’t always have a name — just a sense of not feeling like yourself. She believes therapy should be an honest, non-judgemental space, where clients difficult feelings are met with curiosity rather than judgement. As a trained yoga teacher her psychotherapy practice is grounded in the somatic experience of the body and the mind connection.
Helen is a trainee psychotherapist completing an MSc in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy and is a registered member of the UKCP. She works under regular clinical supervision, in line with the UKCP’s ethical framework for good practice.
