Meet the counselling@unit12 Practitioners

Ed Magee

I believe that the safer you can feel while being heard and seen allows you to share more and therefore make sense and meaning of your experience. This feeling of safety in relating allows you in-turn to feel less distressed, and make changes if that is what is sought. To achieve this safety I offer empathy, connection and a space without judgement. I am qualified to work with children, young people and adults, to supervise and to train other practitioners clinical work.

Allison Woodley

As an Integrative therapist, my focus is centred on you as the client and working in a way that is most supportive to you and your issues. I work face to face both long or short term. During our counselling together the sessions will be reviewed to make sure it is meeting your needs.

Andy Wareham

If you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, sad or that something is just not quite right, then counselling may well be useful for you. I provide a calm, confidential and reflective space for you to explore any difficulties you may be experiencing. At the heart of my approach is the belief that together we can create an awareness of what is causing the current discomfort. Furnished with greater awareness, I can then support you in making the changes necessary to help restore greater equilibrium and wellness in your life.

Anna Mackean

Counselling provides a space to talk to someone independently, confidentially and safely. It gives an opportunity to explore, and understand, feelings, thoughts, experiences and emotions which may be hidden, troubling or confusing without judgement, and with warmth and compassion. I am qualified to work with young people and adolescents.

Jeanne Duncan

Life can present all of us with the unexpected.  I am here to help you when life feels too much.

If you find yourself here, it may because you find yourself struggling with difficult or overwhelming life events and feelings.  Perhaps you are feeling anxious, depressed, alone, lost, angry or confused.   Perhaps you have lost someone important or have experienced a difficult or traumatic life event.  Perhaps you find yourself coping with relationships that are difficult and you feel stuck or trapped.  I am here to support you, so that you can find your way back to living the life you want to live.

Jenny Harrison

You might be here because you are feeling like everything is too much, feel alone, confused, like giving up, or feel stuck in ways of being in the world that aren’t working for you…

 …perhaps you feel something is missing, or you are supporting your young person to find support. Whatever the reason well done for taking this first step. Counselling can help you to make sense of your life, find acceptance, meaning and purpose; and help you to create a more fulfilling, joyful life.

Jo Turley

I love working as a Humanistic Gestalt counsellor as it enables me to work flexibly and non-judgementally, responding to your individual needs and uniqueness. I am happy to talk, play, work with creative resources and objects to enable you to express yourself and build self-awareness and confidence.

I have experience in working with under 11’s (7 years and over), young people (11-18 years) and adult clients. I also enjoy working with clients who are on the Autistic spectrum.

Laura Chapman

Clinical Hypnotherapy allows you to access your own inner resources and become receptive to new ideas and suggestions. There is no magic to it, but the results are often profound. I use a combination of approaches, depending on my client, but tend to favour the use of cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy (CBHT) as there is a strong evidence-base, which leads to more successful outcomes. I hold a current DBS certificate for adult and paediatric applications of Hypnosis.

Mandy Keene

As an ethical practitioner, I tailor my relational approach to meet your need. I am qualified to provide therapeutic support to adults, couples, children and young people. Through unconditional acceptance, compassion and sensitivity, I will be present to hold your unique experiences without challenge, interpretation or altering meaning. Through the collaborative relationship established, you will gain awareness, understanding and develop a greater sense of ‘self’.

Nic Turley

We all have happiness within us. Sometimes we need a little help to let it out. I help people make positive change in their lives so that they feel more fulfilled, more energetic and – most importantly – happier.  Because everyone has unique needs, I provide a service tailored to you using techniques from Coaching, Hypnosis and NLP.

I will help you decide what is important in your life and how to take control – we will do this safely and carefully so that you experience wholesome long-lasting benefits.

I can help you to build self-esteem, break down barriers to happiness, overcome past difficulties to realise the potential within you.

Rachel Burrows

The therapeutic relationship can help with feeling safe and connected. I offer a non-judgemental space for you to be heard, explore your experiences and issues, your situation, difficulties and sense of yourself, so that you may reduce your distress, grow in self-awareness and are empowered to move towards change or acceptance. It is the experience of safety and acceptance in the therapeutic relationship that can make changes you want seem possible. I am qualified and experienced in working with adults; I continue to advance my practice with a growing specialism in trauma counselling.

Sandra Woolsey

As a Humanistic Counsellor, my aim, with adults, children and young people, is to enable deeper understanding and growth in a warm, supportive environment. Building a deeply trusting and non-judgemental relationship between the client and myself gives space for clients to develop a more positive sense of being. Clients become increasingly able to gain a greater sense of clarity in their lives and can move forward with more freedom in their thoughts.