"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent"
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Facing your struggles on your own can feel overwhelming and scary. As an experienced counsellor I am here to support you and help you discover your own pathway to understanding, clearer thinking and positive changes. I pride myself on creating a safe space for you to gradually begin to speak about your life experiences and how those have shaped you.
Counselling is a process and it has to be done at your pace, so I will be with you on that journey. For you to gradually explore and recognise what has happened to you, which has brought you to this point.
Hi, my name is David and I am an experienced integrative counsellor based near warrington in Cheshire. With many years of experience working in the mental health and private sector, supporting clients who have faced some deeply emotional situations.
These include: Self-worth issues, Gender identity, Anxiety (general and social), Depression, Trauma (physical, sexual and emotional), Grief and loss and Relationship issues (Divorce, Affairs, separation and the family dynamics).
Being an honest and trustworthy counsellor is at the core of who I am. So I want to offer you that safe space to be seen as a human (thats both good, bad and everything in between) without any judgement, but rather a curiosity to see how the world is through your eyes.
“It is never too late to be who you might have been.”
- George Eliot
Supporting men to understand and express their emotions and to realise their true value and potential
Helping you to discover your 'true-worth', finding what 'You' want from life
Supporting clients through divorce/separation/an affair and the family dynamics that are involved
Working through guilt, shame, grief and trauma (childhood, sexual and physical)
Working through your life genogram (Social, emotional and family constructions)
Working with anxiety and depression
Building understanding, intimacy and trust within your relationships
Sometimes we find ourselves facing issues that are simply too overwhelming to face or too difficult to share with the people around us. This could lead to dark thoughts, loneliness or debilitating low self-worth. I too have experienced some of these issues throughout my life, so can identify with many client's feelings when they are having to face their own pain and suffering. A sad statement that I often hear is "I will always feel like this", or "this is just how I am". These statements are not only false but they can shut down our soul and we may never become the person who we are meant to be.
I would love the opportunity to work with yourself, and help you begin to process what you are experiencing. I believe we all need someone who genuinely 'sees us' for who we truly are, without any judgement and can look beyond our situation, shame and fears.
Talking confidentially to an accepting and trusted person, feeling heard, validated and understood can be the first step towards healing and taking those small, but very courageous movements towards healing and growth.
You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
– Martin Luther King
I have a number of years experience in working with clients who present with anxiety, identity issues, low self worth, shame, depression, relationship issues and also bereavement and loss.
I provide counselling services for several work placement services (including Health Assured and OneBright mental health). Alongside this I have my own private counselling practice in which I support clients with the emotional challenges that are impacting their life.
My previous experience includes working at the macMillan Delamere centre in Halton, offering support to patients and family members following a recent cancer diagnosis. I also worked for a local community service in widnes where clients presented issues such as anger, addiction, social injustice and bereavement. In 2017 until 2020 I was a listening volunteer at the Samaritans.
Being real and authentic with another person can be extremely daunting. However, gradually sharing your true feelings with a trusted person can be the beginnings of finding out who you truly are. This can be a difficult journey of self discovery but one of the most valuable and beautiful things you will ever do for yourself.
Bsc (1st class Honours) degree in relationships and grief therapy
FdSc Foundation degree in integrative counselling
Supervision Qualification (Craft model) (Available to offer supervision in February 2026)
Level 3 Diploma in Counselling
Level 2 Diploma in Counselling Skills
Online & Telephone Counselling certificate
Level 3 safeguarding adults certificate
Metaphors of movement (level 1 & 2)
Pesso Boyden training (Trauma work)
I am a fully insured practitioner and an MBACP registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, as well as an accredited member of the NCPS (National Counselling Society).
The approaches I use are Person-centred therapy, Cognitive behavioural therapy, Solution focused therapy and Psychodynamic therapy. I am a creative counsellor, so using imagery and association, such as cards and metaphors to bring an awareness to your current thinking, encouraging you to explore alternative perspectives.
Counselling session fees:
50 minute sessions are £50
1 hour 30 minute sessions are £70
I do have a limited number of concessionary rate spaces for student counsellors (please get in touch for further details on reduced prices)
Supervision fees: (from May 2026 onwards)
1 hour of counselling supervision sessions are £50
1 and a half hours of counselling supervision sessions are £70
I do have a limited number of concessionary rate spaces for student counsellors (please get in touch for further details on reduced prices)
Payments
I ask for all fees to be paid 24 hours in advance of the session. This can be done through bank transfer (I will provide bank details prior to the session within my counselling or supervision contract).
I offer a free of charge 15 minute consultation session, to see if counselling with me would work for you. There is no obligation to continue after the free session, the most important thing is to see if it feels right for you. The sessions can either be over telephone, online or face to face, which will give you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.
My counselling services are based in the north west of England in Sandymoor, Cheshire. I offer Face to face sessions as well as video and telephone sessions.
Counselling can be expensive, however, it can also be life affirming and ultimately life changing. My sessions are usually weekly, however, if this doesn't work with your finances or time restraints, fortnightly or even monthly sessions are also an option.
