About Me

Hi, my name is Adrian, thank you for taking the time to read my website, feel free to have a look around to see if what I can offer you as a therapist is what you feel you need as a client. I originate from a small close-knit town in the North West of England, where I am still a resident to this day. I have been raised within a single female parent environment since my primary school years, this has made me grateful for the values, strength, and respect this has given me as the person I am today. I am a positive and enthusiastic people person with a warm, caring and friendly personality who loves the job that I do.

I studied my initial Counselling training at St Helens College by completing qualifications in Counselling Concepts and Counselling Skills. I graduated from Liverpool John Moores University as a fully qualified Counsellor & Psychotherapist who uses an integrative approach to therapy. I use Person-Centred Experiential Therapy as my main therapeutic approach with you the client being central to the therapeutic process with what you bring to sessions being validated, not-judged and accepted. Alongside the Person-Centred approach I use elements of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) that is personalised to you the client to help you change behaviours, increase happiness, and overcome current problems you are facing in your life, whilst working to your desired goals. The therapy offered can be short or long-term with you the client being in control of the amount of sessions you have.

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I have personally received therapy in the past with regards to grief and bereavement, and work related pressures that impacted my identity with how I looked at self and others around me. My personal experience of therapy inspired my personal growth, and led me to become the therapeutic professional I am today - it has been a truly life changing experience and it has taught me - "It's ok to admit when life is difficult, don't bottle your feelings up, don't suffer in silence and it's ok to ask for help".

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About You

It can be a daunting and scary experience to seek help and consider coming to therapy for the first time as you maybe experiencing: 

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• Overwhelming sadness due to the death/loss of someone your close to

• Fears that your relationship is about to or has ended

• Feeling disconnected from the people around you

• Not feeling heard and/or understood by other people

• Sleepless nights due to worry about your children or/and family

• Trauma relating to events within your life

• Guilt because you can’t control your anger

• Shame about lived experiences from your past

• Stress because of a difficulties at your work place

• Physical challenges impacting your daily life

• Lack of direction in your life with your future unclear

• Challenges making decisions for self

• Processing issues around diagnosis of ADHD or Autism

• Worry that you are struggling to cope with your everyday life

• Overthinking when it comes to dating

• Pressure of life changes in your world

• Insecurities around the way we see ourselves that impact on your confidence 

• Anxiety relating to sex and/or intimacy

• Feelings of isolation and loneliness due to a lack of support from others

We may not sometimes understand our issues that are causing our day to day lives to feel uncomfortable and sometimes unbearable. As your therapist I provide an empathetic, trusting, confidential, safe and welcoming space within my private therapy practice in a quiet, residential area in Eccleston, St Helens to share your thoughts and feelings without judging your experiences - this can be anything you want to bring to therapy. It takes courage to reach out and ask for help, but this can be your chance to start to grow as the unique person you are.​ I look forward to helping you explore your personal journey with whatever life challenges you have.