Expert Help For a Wide Variety of Concerns
Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, grief, anger, low self-confidence, addiction, trauma or PTSD, or are experiencing difficulties in your relationship or at work, there is a way out of the worry and stress.
At Colchester Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice, we understand how challenging it can be to navigate life’s difficulties alone. That’s why we’re here to provide the professional support you need to explore what’s troubling you and the aspects of your life that feel overwhelming or unmanageable.
Our practice offers a private, welcoming, and comfortable space—whether in person or online—where you can speak freely about whatever is on your mind. With one of our highly trained and experienced therapists by your side, you’ll not only be heard with compassion and respect but also guided to share your story in a safe, supportive, and productive way.
We provide a range of professional services, including Counselling, Psychotherapy, EMDR, CBT, Life Coaching, and Clinical Hypnotherapy, tailored to meet your unique needs. Whether you’re seeking practical strategies for managing intense emotions like anger or low mood, or looking to overcome a persistent phobia that feels impossible to conquer, we are here to help.
Our approach is collaborative and centred around finding the right path for you—one that empowers you to regain balance and move forward with confidence.
Take the first step towards feeling better. Contact us today to begin your therapy journey with us. The help you’ve been searching for is here.
What Kind of Help Best Suits You?
Counselling
Would you like somebody to speak with, to share your struggle or difficulty, without any judgement or bias? Then Counselling offers you a safe place to explore what’s on your mind. Furthermore, it can really help you to gain some clarity in your life, so you can decide how to best move forward.
Most of all, it doesn’t have to be a long drawn out process, because just a few brief visits are often enough to help you feel better. Counselling can be effective for both individuals to explore their personal difficulties, and also for couples to explore their relationship, and how it is and isn’t working.
Psychotherapy
Sometimes you need more than a listening ear, because maybe you’ve spoken about your problem, and you still dont seem to be getting anywhere. Therefore, you may well need a more in-depth focussed approach that goes a little deeper than counselling, and also helps you get more insight into what you’re struggling with.
Together we can find the right therapeutic approach to move your understanding to a deeper level, and help you make the changes you need. The most important thing is to find what best works for you, and work with that to create long lasting change that empowers you to take control of your life.
EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful, evidence-based therapy designed to help people recover from distressing experiences, or overwhelming emotions. By using guided eye movements or other forms of ‘bilateral stimulation’, EMDR helps the brain process and reframe painful memories, reducing their emotional impact.
Unlike traditional therapy, EMDR focuses on resolving past experiences that may still be affecting you today, often leading to rapid and lasting relief. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, PTSD, or unresolved trauma, EMDR offers a safe and effective path to healing, helping you move forward with renewed clarity and emotional balance.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
CBT offers you a focussed and goal oriented solution, where we examine your thoughts and behaviours, and begin to explore what alternatives we can help you begin to adopt, and hence influence your thinking.
Another approach commonly used with anxiety and depression, CBT is very ‘thought’ based, where your automatic thought cycles are explored, and as a result we can create a shift in your behaviour, so that you begin to operate in a more harmonious way, and are able to see things differently. You might need a more focused approach such as EMDR, which we can help you with.
Testimonials
Tom and Sandra have given me the confidence to run my own business for the last four years, and they are both great personalities. I have loved every minute of all that I have received from them. They are highly recommended.
Sandra is probably one of the most gifted and talented therapists in the UK. Genuine, intuitive, and a true natural therapist and trainer.
Tom’s generosity in sharing, his approachable nature, and wealth of experience, make him unique as a teacher, therapist, and human being. If you want to grow I recommend sun, food, water, and Tom.
The founders of Colchester Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice are at the leading edge of their field, having authored numerous bestselling books, and lecturing and teaching across the world, so you can be confident that you’ll speak to somebody here that is vastly experienced, and has likely heard a similar story to yours, even though your story is of course unique.
In addition, you can also be confident in knowing that you’ll get help from a therapist that is well qualified to guide you, and is professionally registered with the UK’s premier psychotherapy organisations, so you can relax and know that you’re in safe hands.
If you are a counsellor or psychotherapist we also offer experienced clinical supervision in Colchester or online to help you manage your work. We are proud to offer our services in Colchester, and have a long affiliation to the local area.
Contact us today and let’s get started. We really are looking forward to speaking with you.
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To get started with Counselling, Therapy, or Supervision in Colchester or Online, book your first session with us today below or call us on 01206 824579, or 07949 392248.