Heather Sykes Counselling
Experience empathetic, confidential counselling tailored to your individual needs. The relationship I offer as your counsellor is one of acceptance of your whole self, in this environment you are gradually able to recognize and name experiences as they are. Together we create a climate in which you can come to know and except yourself.
Compassionate Support for Your Journey
Heather Sykes Counselling offers tailored person centred therapy for adults and young people. With a warm, professional approach, sessions support emotional wellbeing and encourage resilience in a safe, confidential environment.
BSc Psychology
Early years practioner and many years experience of working with Neurodiverse college students
Diploma HE in Humanistic Counselling
Experience of working in Education and Charity Sector
Further Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People
Trained to work creatively with your young person
How does counselling help?
We don't really know why it works to talk to someone but there's lots of evidence to show that, as the old saying goes, a problem shared is a problem halved. As a person-centred counsellor I don’t have a magic formula but together I’m up for being in the difficult feelings with you. This means I believe you're doing the best you can, that your feelings are important and real. As a counsellor I will be offering you empathy by working hard to understand how you see yourself and the world around you and voicing that so you can experience being understood.
Is Counselling right for me?
Do you want something to change? Maybe you just don't feel right. Maybe you feel like things could be better somehow? Perhaps you've tried but despite this effort you feel the same or perhaps your motivation is low and your feeling defeated. You might feel stuck, nothing seems to make any difference, you can't see a way out? If this sounds like you then counselling could help.
Flexible Delivery
Sessions available both online and in person to fit your preferences and lifestyle comfortably.
How is counselling different to talking to a friend or family?
Well, I suppose, the real difference is I'm trained to explore what you’re saying, how you look, the way your body is reacting to things that you describe and tentatively offering you these unspoken emotions to help you understand more deeply how you feel. It's not that it's one sided, you’re not under a microscope, I'm still a human being sitting with you in these experiences, but I don't need anything from you, and I won't be giving you any advice. I offer a welcoming, judgement-free environment where clients can explore their feelings securely and openly.
Get in touch
Telephone: 07356292205
E-mail: heathersykes19@gmail.com