Steven Pritchard

I am a fully qualified Psychotherapeutic Counsellor working with clients facing a broad range of issues; from being anxious, stressed or feeling 'lost in the world'; through to seeking meaning or purpose in life. I also support individuals coping with significant life-changing events such as serious illness, redundancy, divorce or bereavement, as well as those struggling in relationships or with parenting.   I am registered with both the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). 

Being 'heard' 

I've noticed that my clients often inhabit a crowded yet empty world, in which they cannot easily 'hear' themselves, or feel that they are not understood by those around them. Perhaps you feel a little like this too? My first hope as a counsellor is that working collaboratively you will feel both heard and understood - maybe for the first time. When this happens, we begin to develop the inner resources needed to discover and engage with who we truly are. 

My approach as a Counsellor. 

As an 'integrative counsellor' my approach combines different elements of specific therapies. Collaboratively we'd explore you as a 'whole person' - your wider circumstances and life story - alongside specific issues that you might be facing right now. This often involves uncovering and working with hidden or unconscious parts of our inner world; the world we hide away from those in our public space. I do this by helping you to develop a deeper insight into the patterns of thought, feeling and behaviour, that shape who you are becoming. 

Experience 

I bring a wide range of personal and professional experience to my work and offer a variety of therapeutic approaches within the context of short and longer-term counselling. Before becoming a therapist, I spent many years working in different countries as an intercultural consultant for international organisations. In a world rich with diversity this is useful when considering how the cultural context of our everyday environment shapes and influences how we experience life and how we feel as a person. I am a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development. Prior to working in business, I served for several years in the British military. 

Am I right for you? 

Counselling is a journey. I encourage you to speak to several therapists. Find out who might be right for you. Ask yourself, what will it feel like to 'travel with' this counsellor - a professional companion - on an exploration of your 'inner landscape', where at times you might feel quite exposed or vulnerable? Please contact me if you feel that we might be a good fit.