Tracie | counsellor/supervisor

Registrations

• BACP - The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

I offer therapy in

• ✓ English

Specialisations

• 1. Trauma & PTSD parts work
• 2. Anxiety support & regulation
• 3. Grief & loss processing
• 4. Self-esteem & self-worth
• 5. Inner critic & shame work
• 6. Attachment difficulties
• 7. Couples counselling support
• 8. Inner child healing work
• 9. OCD & intrusive thoughts
• 10. Self-harm support work

Specialisations and Expertises

I work integratively with a focus on trauma, anxiety, grief and loss, self-esteem issues, relationship difficulties, and emotional regulation. My approach is grounded in a combination of parts work, person-centred therapy, Gestalt, and compassion-focused practice, which allows us to explore both present difficulties and the deeper patterns that may be contributing to them.

Clients come to me for both short term and long term therapy. Short term work (from around 6 sessions) can be helpful when focusing on a specific issue or area of difficulty, offering a focused space to gain clarity, tools, and insight. I also offer longer term therapy for more complex, layered, or longstanding issues where deeper exploration and ongoing support may be needed.

We would begin by discussing your needs, goals, and what feels financially and emotionally manageable for you. From there, we can agree a pace and structure that feels realistic and supportive.

Throughout our work together, we will regularly review progress to ensure your needs are being met, to reflect on what is changing, and to consider whether we continue in the same direction or shift focus if new priorities emerge. This helps ensure therapy remains responsive, collaborative, and centred around you.

My aim is to offer a safe, steady, and supportive space where you feel heard, understood, and able to explore your experiences at your own pace.

Most common issues I support people with:

1. Trauma
I work gently and safely with trauma using a parts-informed approach, which helps us understand and support the different parts of you that may hold distress, protection, or survival strategies. This can include experiences such as childhood abuse, sexual violence, domestic abuse, accidents, or other overwhelming life events. We do not need to retell or relive traumatic experiences in detail in order to heal. Instead, I work in a way that prioritises emotional safety, stabilisation, and resourcing, so that healing can happen without re-traumatisation. I also integrate mindfulness, self-awareness, and self-compassion throughout this process to support regulation and recovery.

2. Anxiety
I can support you  in understanding anxiety as something that often has meaning and purpose, rather than something to simply eliminate. Together we explore the internal patterns, thoughts, and “parts” that may be contributing to anxiety, while also working with the nervous system to bring greater calm, safety, and regulation. This can help reduce overwhelm and support a more grounded and compassionate relationship with yourself.

3. Grief and loss
Grief is often not only about bereavement, but also the loss of identity, relationships, safety, roles, or the life we imagined. I work with grief in a way that honours all forms of loss, including complex and unresolved grief. We may explore the emotional, relational, and internal “parts” of grief, while also supporting acceptance, meaning-making, and integration over time. My approach is to hold space for both pain and the possibility of growth alongside it.

4. Self-worth and inner critical voice
I can support you with  struggles of  low self-worth, shame, or a strong inner critic. Using parts work and compassion-focused approaches, we explore where these internal voices come from and what they are trying to protect. This allows for a more compassionate and less judgemental relationship with yourself to develop over time, helping you move towards greater self-acceptance and confidence.

5. Identity, emotional patterns, and inner conflict (parts work)

Many of us  come to therapy feeling stuck in repeated emotional patterns, internal conflict, or disconnection from themselves. I use an integrative approach informed by Internal Family Systems, Gestalt, and person-centred therapy to help bring awareness to different parts of you such as protective parts, anxious parts, or parts that struggle to feel joy or connection. Through increased awareness, mindfulness, and creative exploration, we can begin to bring unconscious processes into awareness, supporting greater clarity, integration, and emotional freedom.

Fees

Fees

Individual counselling: £60 per session
Couples counselling: £90 per session

I offer a limited number of reduced fee places for counselling students, individuals on low income, and those in receipt of benefits. These are considered on a case-by-case basis depending on availability.

I also offer a block booking discount option, which can be discussed during your initial consultation.

Availability (Opening hours)

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