Roland Tolley

I work Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting at 10am ending at 8pm. I currently only have limited availability.

I am a very experienced and qualified BACP Senior Accredited  counsellor and have been counselling for over 15 years. I work with adults and sixth-form students (aged 17+)

I have worked as a lead counsellor in GP surgeries in short-term counselling (6-16 sessions) and a long-term counselling service with those having more complex needs, both for over 5 years.

I have also worked for over 4 years in a specialist trauma service with survivors of childhood abuse, domestic abuse and sexual violence and as a Barnardo's trained adoption counsellor for about two years .

About half my work is in general counselling where I have experience of working with anxiety and depression, bereavement, relationship issues (including separation, divorce and affairs) and low self esteem and self-image. 

The other half of my work is in trauma working with trauma and trauma-related conditions including PTSD, CPTSD and the dissociative disorders. I use a standard trauma-informed model and have considerable additional training and experience in this area.

I believe that building a strong counselling relationship is key in providing an environment in which able to explore those issues causing you concern.

I am an integrative counsellor combining several approaches crafted to meet your specific needs.

My initial counselling assessment session aims to provide time for you to ask any questions that you may have and for me to understand the background to your current concerns and to discover together how we might best proceed.  This initial assessment session may last a little longer (60-70 minutes maximum), but will cost the same as my standard weekly counselling session of 50 minutes.