Therapists at the Centre
Rachel Jepson
Rachel Jepson is a BACP accredited, person-centred psychotherapist, supervisor and hypnotherapist with experience working with organizations such as the NHS, BUPA and AnxietyUK. She studied for her Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and qualified in 2016. Rachel then went on to complete certificates in CBT, Supervision, Critical Incident Debriefing, autism awareness and also Hypnotherapy with Psychotherapy. Rachel has completed a course Rewind Trauma Therapy and provides this for clients who have experience with severe trauma.
Rachel has experience working with individuals, couples and groups from all backgrounds and experiences with trauma, self-harm, bereavement, anxiety, depression, sexual identity, addiction and many more.
Rachel is an affiliate counsellor for Music Support, BAPAM and Health Assured. She founded Counselling for Musicians at the start of 2017, working with musicians and industry professionals and their mental health.
Rachel charges £80 per hour for individual therapy, £100 for couples and £90 for 90 minutes of supervision.
Rewind Trauma therapy is £150 per session.
Trish Pagan
If you’re feeling a bit lost, stuck, confused and unhappy. If you’re struggling with work, relationships or simply not coping with life events and adjustments, working with a counsellor can really help to give you new perspectives, deeper self-awareness and grow a healthy relationship with yourself, as well as with others.
Trish is passionate about supporting clients to find their voice and express their uniqueness. She has a warm, genuine and respectful approach, and offers a safe, positive environment for clients to be heard. She will help you to explore and challenge your thinking and feelings in support of you finding ways of moving forward and feeling happier.
Trish is a fully qualified Person-centred Counsellor, and member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP).
Her client work has been mostly in a NHS setting from GP referrals, working with a wide age range of clients, of all backgrounds, supporting them with difficult life events and transitions. Trish has particular experience in working with bereavement and loss, including prolonged grief and bereavement by suicide. She has also worked with clients with life-limiting and chronic illness, and can help with feelings of low self-esteem, low mood, grief, anxiety and depression.
Before training as a counsellor, Trish built up 20 years’ experience working in a business environment, in People and Development roles, and has supported people with stress, overwhelm, work-related issues, low confidence and personal development challenges.
Trish charges £55 for a 50 minute session for individual clients.
New clients are welcome to call Trish for a free 20 minute consultation for her to understand what brings you to counselling, to share with you how she works and to answer any questions you may have about the counselling process.
Face to face, Zoom and telephone sessions are all available.
If you're looking for a calm and confidential space to think and make sense of your own story, Trish would love to hear from you.
You can contact her on 07704 129939 or
trishpagancounselling@gmail.com
Annie Binns
Annie has trained in humanistic, person-centered therapy and considers her role to work alongside you, to understand and empathize with your experiences. Through building trust and understanding she endeavors to help you build your inner resources to overcome any challenges. It is not her role to tell you what to do, or how to feel, but to provide a safe and secure space to explore this with you.
There may be times when things feel very overwhelming and counselling provides a confidential space to explore any issues in a non-judgmental environment. It can be a very powerful experience for both client and counsellor which can bring about positive and lasting growth and change. Annie considers it a privilege to be able to support clients through these challenges and witness the healing and transformation that can take place.
She offers a confidential and supportive environment and works openly with integrity and compassion. In this way she is able to have honest conversations with clients and facilitate positive change. She will be guided by you and understands that the first sessions in particular may feel difficult. She will go at a pace that you are comfortable with and will always provide an opportunity to talk through how things are going and if you are happy with the sessions.
Background and Experience
Annie is a fully qualified counsellor (Pg. Dip. Counselling and Psychotherapy) and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP).
She has experience of working alongside both male and female clients from a range of ages and backgrounds supporting them through issues and challenges which include: depression, anxiety, loss, trauma, relationship issues, self-esteem and confidence issues, suicidal ideation, social anxiety and domestic abuse.
In addition to working in private practice she also works at Stockport Women’s Centre, and in secondary schools offering counselling to young people.
What happens next?
Annie offers face to face counselling sessions in addition to remote sessions via Zoom, enabling a greater degree of flexibility wherever your location.
She offers a free 30 minute introductory consultation. During this she will explain a little more about the counselling she offer and will provide an opportunity for you to share what brings you to counselling. She will then discuss if you would like to go ahead with the sessions. It is really important to her that you feel comfortable.
Fees
- Free 30 minute consultation
- 1 session - £50
- 6 sessions - £270 (£45 per session)
Contact details
Email: annie@anniebinnscounselling.co.uk
Phone: 07880 830938
Website: www.anniebinnscounselling.co.uk
Keya Edwards
Are you struggling, living with anxiety or depression, feeling down or going through a life-changing event? Are you feeling disconnected, lost or stuck? Keya is a qualified counsellor, working with adults, and providing a safe space to explore these feelings. She is committed to making a difference in her client’s lives and offers a warm, non-judgemental, compassionate and confidential counselling service based in Heaton Moor.
Keya likes to a build strong and secure relationship with her client, one based on trust, where you are fully free to be yourself and feel safe to discuss any difficulties you are facing. Her aim is to support you whilst exploring what’s happening, gain insight as to why, and working together, helps you overcome these issues and bring positive change.
Together, you’ll look at patterns of behaviour, learn about coping strategies (do you abandon yourself, are you a chronic people pleaser, are you living in survival mode) - explore the root of these and whether they are helpful to you or getting in the way of you living in the way that wish to. Whatever it is, counselling can help with these feelings and Keya provides a warm and supportive environment where you will be seen and heard.
Clients of all ages and from all backgrounds come to therapy for many different reasons and Keya has supported clients with many issues, including: depression, low self-esteem, grief, shame, stress, anxiety, family and relationship issues, negative thoughts, bereavement and abuse.
Keya offers a free initial 20 minute phone call where you can ask any questions you may have and ensure so that you feel comfortable moving forward. Keya offers face to face, video and phone sessions – daytime and evening appointments are available.
Keya is a member of the BACP and adheres to their ethical framework. No two therapies look the same and as a qualified integrative counsellor I will draw on a combination of Person Centred Therapy (PCT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Transactional Analysis (TA) to tailor your work together to suit your unique needs.
Contact details:
Email – themoorcounselling@gmail.com
Phone – 07871489777
Fees:
£45 per 50 minute face to face session
£40 per 50 minute Zoom/phone session
Sangita Mistry
Sangita Mistry is a BAAT (British Association of Art Therapists) and HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) registered art psychotherapist, with experience working with local authorities, national charities and international projects.
Sangita studied psychology as an undergraduate, photography at masters level and achieved a distinction in her Level 7 masters degree in art psychotherapy. Sangita has over 20 years’ experience of working with children, young people and families in a range of roles. Her research dissertation looked at how we can use art therapy to explore issues of identity.
As well as private practice at the Heaton Moor Counselling and Therapy Centre, Sangita currently works for a charity, with clients experiencing illness and loss.
Art therapy uses visual, sculptural and photographic media to allow individuals to give voice to feelings that we may not have words for. Art making can help process difficult thoughts, on a deeper level. Sessions are used to explore, experiment and play, to make sense of feelings and reflect on the challenges we may be facing in our lives. Art therapy can be used to create a safe place to explore difficult issues in a non-judgmental way. It can help us increase self-esteem, reduce stress, encourage personal growth, provide self-understanding, resolve internal emotional conflict and improve interpersonal skills.
To access art therapy, you do not need any experience or expertise in creating art. It is open to anyone willing to engage with art materials as an alternative way to think about the world.
Sangita supports individuals who are looking to explore issues around cultural identity, sexuality, historical trauma, life changing illness, loss and people who are feeling ‘stuck’ and looking to set objectives for a more fulfilling life.
Sangita charges £50 per hour for individual therapy.
Prices for family based therapeutic work on request. All materials will be provided during sessions.
Contact details:
Email: sangita.artpsychotherapy@gmail.com
Tel: 07966011172
Grace Dewsnap
Grace’s approach to counselling is friendly, relaxed and compassionate. You may be feeling sad, depressed, anxious, stuck or lost. Perhaps you are experiencing relationship issues, bereavement or loss. Grace can support you through challenging times and help you work through your thoughts and feelings, change your perspective and develop self-awareness and resilience. Whatever your reasons for seeking out counselling, you and Grace can work collaboratively towards your chosen goals in a confidential, non-judgemental environment.
Finding the right counsellor is important for a good counselling experience. The first few steps can be intimidating so she tries to make this a relaxed, straightforward process. If you decide to contact Grace, you can have a free, short telephone discussion about what you are looking for and her style of working. She will ask you for some information about yourself, to establish if you can work together, and you can ask her questions about the counselling process.
Grace is a BACP registered counsellor who works in an integrative style, meaning she uses theories and techniques from different schools of counselling in her work. She can adapt her practice to suit your particular needs and has been trained in Person Centred Therapy (PCT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Transactional Analysis (TA) and Mindfulness.
Appointments are available for adults face to face, online via Zoom and on the telephone, according to client preference. She charges £50 per session.
Contact details: 07387 874305 or gdcounsellinguk@gmail.com
Julia Zebelys
Julia is an integrative psychotherapist, counsellor and coach who works
with a number of different types of therapy to help her clients meet their
goals.
She is trained in person-centred therapy, transactional analysis, cognitive
behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT),
mindfulness-based stress reduction and she is currently completing a
qualification in therapeutic coaching. She is a registered member of the
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP).
Julia has experience working with people experiencing a range of
mental health difficulties and life challenges including:
Depression
Anxiety
Trauma recovery
Childhood abuse
Domestic violence
Addiction and compulsive behaviour
Stress and burnout
Relationship issues
Grief and bereavement
Coping with physical illness
Significant life transitions and changes
Julia's appointments cost £45 for 50 minutes online and £50 for 50 minutes
face to face. She offers discounted sessions at £35/40 for 50 minutes for
students and people on low incomes or who are experiencing financial
difficulties. Discounts are also available for block bookings by mutual
agreement. Fees are payable prior to the session by PayPal or online
transfer.
She is currently available for face-to-face appointments at the Counselling
Centre on Friday evenings and for online appointments at a range of other
times.
Email Julia at: revivepsychotherapy@outlook.com to book a free 30-minute
introductory online session.
You can also find out more on her website:
https://revive-psychotherapy.co.uk/
Alexia Walker
If you’re at a point in your life where you’re struggling, feeling low, anxious, or alone with your problems, Alexia will listen with compassion and really hear what it is like for you. Her aim is to work compassionately and professionally alongside you to help you gain deeper insight, self-awareness and understanding and support you in finding a way forward.
Alexia is a BACP registered Integrative Counsellor which means she will incorporate and apply several theoretical approaches as appropriate to your work together and your individual needs. Her work encompasses Person-Centred therapy, CBT and Transactional Analysis.
The key to Alexia’s work is building a strong, trusting, therapeutic relationship with you so that together you can explore and understand the problems that may be causing you distress or uncertainty. Alexia has a warm, friendly approach, offering complete acceptance for the person you are with no judgement.
Alexia works with adults aged 18+ and has extensive experience working with a broad range of issues including anxiety, stress, depression, low self-esteem, loss, bereavement, anger and relationship issues.
Next steps…
Alexia offers a free, initial 20-minute telephone consultation for you both to see if you might be a good fit to work together and to answer any questions you may have. If after your initial conversation you’re still not sure or need more time to think, that is absolutely fine but you will have a taken a positive step forward.
Please get in touch via your preferred method and Alexia will get back to you as soon as possible to arrange a convenient date and time to talk.
Contact details:
· Email Therapywithalexia@gmail.com
· Telephone 07706 289177
Fees:
· Free initial 20-minute telephone consultation
· £45 per 50-minute session, payable prior to the session
Concessionary rate available for students, low income and block bookings.
Dominic Cooney
Dominic is a member of the “National Council for Hypnotherapy “(MNCH reg.), holding a “Hypnotherapy Practitioners Diploma” (HPD). He is a “Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic programming” (PNCP) and has a “Certification for Hypnotherapy for Weight Loss”.
Dominic is a Dad, Grandad, keen cyclist and Theatre goer, with varied careers in both hospitality, sales and consulting.
As a practising clinical hypnotherapist, Dom is passionate about empowering people to overcome challenging behaviours that are stopping them from leading happier and fulfilling lives.
Dom’s approach is to focus on the desired solution, using hypnosis as a means of rapidly altering behaviour at the subconscious level to deliver the desired outcome for the client. Dom firmly believes that we all have within us the potential to change and to create a better life, and helps clients achieve this with the use of Hypnotherapy.
His main areas of focus are: Smoking Cessation, Weight loss & Weight Management, Anxiety, Depression, Overcoming grief (the loss of a partner or loved one), Phobias and Insomnia amongst other issues.
Dom offers an initial free 30-minute consultation (by phone or online) to get to understand your issues and to agree on a course of therapy, as Hypnotherapy may not be deemed to be the right approach for you.
Dom currently works out of the Centre on Saturday mornings between 8am - 2pm, where he is available for face-to-face and online sessions.
Fees:
Free 30-minute consultation
· 1 session - £55
· 10% discount for multiple sessions
Contact details:
Email: info@the-bridge-hypnotherapy.net
Telephone: 07867528477
