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If this matters to you, it matters to us. Therapy is structured support: anxiety, depression, panic attacks, PTSD symptoms...
If you’re here, something is happening that is unsettling your normal. You may feel overwhelmed, anxious, low, disconnected, or unable to switch off. These are symptoms, not problems in themselves, but signals that your nervous system is under strain.
When we experience a significant life stressor, such as grief, divorce, redundancy, illness, burnout, or relationship breakdown, our nervous system tries to adapt. If we don’t have the internal capacity to regulate after that event, symptoms like anxiety, depression, racing thoughts or insomnia can emerge. And when those symptoms persist, secondary coping mechanisms often form such as dissociation, addiction, or compulsive behaviours.
This is why therapy should focus on how your brain and body have responded not just what happened. No two people react to the same stressor in the same way. One person may develop panic attacks, another might experience physical illness, another may shut down emotionally. What matters isn’t the event it’s how your system has processed it.
Think of it like this: if your car breaks down, you wouldn’t go to an estate agent to show you around a mechanics garage and explain all its safety features. You’d want to speak to a mechanic, someone who understands how the engine works.
That’s the difference between traditional talking therapy where the focus is on holding a safe space to explore and neuroscience-informed therapy, where we identify how your nervous system is responding to stress and help you access the tools and resources that support regulation and recovery.
Our work isn’t just about talking it’s about rewiring.
Welcome to Counselling Wiltshire.
If you head over to our client portal page you will find our master assessment form and a link to book in.
Your Enquiry & Assessment form will land in our team inbox where one of our admin team will reply to you.
If you have a preference on who you would like to work with, or restrictions on your availability or how much you can afford, please let us know.
We will invite you in for an assessment. The Therapist will go through your current symptoms and gauge which therapy route best suited to your needs. It is at this stage we will agree a treatment plan and you will have the choice if you would like to engage with our counselling service.
At anytime you can request to change therapist or bring concerns to our attention because without feedback how can we improve our services. If something goes wrong, and it matters to you, it matters to me too and your concerns will not be dismissed but instead acknowledged and addressed, as per the ethical process of resolving concerns.
Ever felt like something in your head is holding you back? Too much anxiety, a bit of depression, maybe panic attacks, feeling sad, low self esteem. Counselling is a expressive therapy (achieved either by talking or writing) which helps restore emotional well being. It provides a unique perspective for those wanting to evaluate and change how life is being experienced.
Counselling is a unique experience for those wanting to broaden their self awareness and change how they experience life. It is an opportunity to unravel; thoughts which maybe tie us up in knots, decisions which could make us go round in circles and change habits which might make us cringe to the core. Counselling can also be a life sustaining therapy for the emotionally bruised.
Counselling Wiltshire offers self referral access to affordable one to one counselling sessions for adults and couples. Change comes about through the widening of your level of awareness and what you know about yourself, providing you with increased knowledge, choices and resources. This is done by the willingness to share your story and work with your therapist to help you identify the feelings that accompany tricky chapters in your life. Allowing your emotions and feeling to accompany your experience is key. You are in control of the pace you do this and your therapist will help you find the resources you need to help you. Generally counselling will help those willing and able to embark on this journey.
So perhaps you are suffering in the hands of others or maybe you wonder if your pain comes from within, like a lurking dread and find it hard to change. Sometimes it is emotions and urges that plague the day such as anger, frustrations, guilt, regret, self destruction, rebellion, low self esteem, self worth or an over active internal critical voice shouting 'you should' all the time, preventing us from living a fulfilling life. These are just a few examples the work we address.
Counselling can deal with most emotional issues or past experiences which leaves you with all sorts of symptoms for example depression, irritability, loss of interest, numbing, decreased concentration, insomnia, emotional overwhelm, hopelessness, shame and worthlessness, loss of memories, mistrust, stress, anxiety, panic attacks, inability to tolerate uncertainty, low self confidence, substance abuse, disordered eating, self destructive behaviours or indecision. For the client stuck in the midst of symptoms it can often feel difficult to work out where these symptoms have come from.
Our clinic specializes in trauma-informed therapy, with extensive experience supporting individuals facing complex emotional challenges. As a specialist service, we integrate evidence-based approaches focused on stabilising the central nervous system that you can use outside of therapy. We know that once you can self regulate you will understand yourself better. Therapy also addresses the popular concerns of relationship breakdown, loss or bereavement, anger management, weight loss, thoughts of suicide, addiction, dealing with unexpected change (job loss, redundancy, physical health symptoms, disability) that impact your ability to function freely most days. Counselling can deal with the unravelling of long standing complex emotional difficulties and shorter term concerns.
Having previously been a Primary Therapist on Janina Fisher PhD's clinical team in one of her UK clinics, I witnessed and trained first hand from Janina, who's approach really seems to help those who have complex trauma symptoms such as borderline personality disorder, disassociation disorders and similar NHS labels. That said I am not limited to one theory or approach and integrate many useful techniques according the individual client's need at any one time.
EMDR can be specifically helpful for the following symptoms:
Fear, panic attacks, phobias, life adjustments, traumatic experiences, traumatic grief, chronic pain, Psychosomatic disorders, self esteem.
EMDR is not recommended for the following:
Eye conditions, such as retinal detachment, organic brain disorders, epilepsy, Ego weakness e.g. self denial, self hate, strong secondary gain issues or low motivation levels for therapy, psychotic symptoms.
Our most recently published comments were published in The Sun, about Generation X .
A spokesman for Counseling Wiltshire said: "Raised in an era where personal boundaries and expressing needs was not heard of, has left many to navigate their relationships without these crucial tools.
"Recognizing unmet needs and respecting each other’s boundaries is crucial development for everyone.
"For Generation X it is about evolving how we respect and connect, paving the way for deeper more fulfilling relationships, the reality is that sometimes that means starting over."
Rated Therapies was created from a simple but powerful idea: therapy should be effective, transparent, and accountable — not just available.
While platforms like Counselling Directory and Psychology Today require proof of counselling certificates, they rarely show the details that matter, such as the institute a therapist trained with, what they trained as, and the year of qualification. There is no facility to display actual certificates for vetting, no visibility into how progress is tracked, and no way of knowing how clients actually feel after months of sessions with a particular therapist. And that information is important, because it helps clients make informed choices and ensures therapists remain accountable to outcomes, not just credentials.
That’s where Rated Therapies is different.
Our platform makes it easy for clients to reflect on their own progress through optional check-ins, symptom-tracking forms, and feedback tools. Therapists receive summaries of this data and depending on their membership level, all feedback is also shared with their clinical supervisor. This helps reduce confirmation bias, ensures ethical oversight, and opens the door to meaningful, evidence-informed conversations in therapy.
Rated Therapies is the only therapist directory that:
Whether you're a therapist looking to grow with integrity or a client wanting to feel safe and supported Rated Therapies is designed to serve both.
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