Michael Aspden

As an accredited counsellor/psychotherapist, I work with individuals & couples - developing strategies for better living. This includes effective mood management (eg. for anxiety, depression, anger), increasing self-confidence, improving relationships and processing loss.

Working together in a safe space, we can explore how thoughts, emotions, behaviour and relationship dynamics can interact - and the influence of past experience. My role is to help you identify helpful shifts in thinking, behaviour and communication - and to support you in the process of making changes.

I've over 20 years of working with a range of client issues (see 'What I can help with' below) and would describe my approach as integrative/eclectic. I see individuals and couples for both brief and longer-term therapy. Brief focused therapy can be up to 6 sessions (though can be extended if helpful). I work collaboratively, adapting my approach to the needs and objectives of each person or couple - and there will be an emphasis on your strengths and resources in dealing with real-life issues. I've often worked with men's concerns - which can be helpful both for male clients & their partners.

Appointments are by online video or 'phone, which offers you practical accessibility. Appointments are usually weekly or bi-weekly and last for 50 or 30 minutes. If you’d like to discuss further, I suggest you contact me in the first instance and tell me more about what you’re looking to work on. It's also helpful if you can indicate your availability, so that I can see if I could offer a suitable appointment.

Individual 50 minute appointments: £46 (please contact me concerning lower fees for 30 minute follow-up appointment/s - also fees for concessions).

Couple 50 minute appointments: £60 (please contact me if you wish to discuss concessions).

Appointments are presently by online video/'phone.

Clinical supervision fees (individuals) £46 per session. Please contact me if you wish to discuss concessionary fees.