South West Psychotherapy
& Counselling Services

“Talking today for a brighter tomorrow”

Hello and Welcome to South West Psychotherapy & Counselling Services.

 

We provide an extensive range of warm, friendly & professional counselling, psychotherapy and other therapeutic services.

 

We have training in a wide range of specialist therapies to cater for almost every therapeutic need, and also provide clinical supervision and training for therapists and other healthcare providers.

 

South West Psychotherapy have spent many years providing help & support in Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.

 

We have also provided therapy for those as far away as Devon, Cornwall, Wiltshire, London (including the home counties), as well as in South Wales, Scotland, Cheshire & Yorkshire.

 

And although we are based in the South West of the UK; we are also helping people from all over the world via our online services.

 

We maintain our two primary practice rooms within the harbourside town of Portishead with its breath-taking views across the Bristol Channel over to the stunning Welsh hills, as well as the Iconic Bristol suburb of Clifton; home to Brunel’s famous suspension bridge.

 

Both venues are within easy reach of Portishead, Bristol, Thornbury, Bath, Clevedon, Gloucestershire, Congresbury, Nailsea, Backwell, Pill, Portbury, Worle, Weston Super-Mare. Burnham on-Sea, Bridgewater and Taunton.

 

For those you unable to travel; we are also fully insured to visit you at your home.

 

We can also offer “walk and talk” therapy sessions.

 

We are now also able to offer urgent appointments within 48 hours (subject to availability & excluding weekends, holidays & bank holidays).

 

In our many years of working with clients experiencing pain, anxiety, depression and distress we have found that the key to a successful therapeutic outcome is in finding the right therapist for the individual client (even more so in many cases, than the type of therapeutic intervention itself).

 

Coming to therapy can mean many different things to many different people.

It can help you deal a variety of difficulties such as:

  • life or career changes
  • relationship problems
  • coping with loss or bereavement
  • stress
  • anxiety
  • depression
  • low self-confidence/self-esteem
  • identity confusion
  • body/gender dysmorphia
  • feelings of powerlessness
  • fear
  • helplessness
  • anger
  • thoughts or acts of self-harm
  • suicidal ideation/thoughts

It can also be helpful for those with a history of:

  • physical abuse
  • mental abuse
  • sexual abuse
  • trauma (Including complex trauma)
  • Borderline-Personality Disorder (BPD)
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Or for those that find it difficult to form satisfactory connections or relationships with others.

 

Therapy can also help us to understand ourselves, a family member or loved one that may have a neurological diversity i.e.

 

  • Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD,  Asperger’s, Autism)
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

or any other form of Neuro Diversity.

 

Here at South West Psychotherapy, we welcome all genders, faiths, sexual orientations, disabilities, neurological impairments or any similarities or differences that a person may struggle with at any given time in their lives.

 

All people, parts and problems are welcome here!

 

One of the hardest things a person can do when they are in a great deal of emotional pain is to admit to others (and often themselves) that they have a problem and may need professional help; the fact that you are reading this right now means that you are already contemplating making a positive change in how you wish to live the rest of your life.

 

This is a huge step in facing up to, processing and overcoming whichever personal issues have brought you here today.

People who undertake therapy often report significant improvements in the quality of their relationships, increased confidence and a growing ability to take risks and make positive changes in their lives.

 

If you have any questions, then please feel free to contact us in the strictest confidence, and without obligation.

“Your life doesn't get better by chance, It gets better by change.”

Jim Rohn