Patricia Bridge

I have availability for weekdays (Monday - Friday), evenings and weekends. 

Please click on the link above to visit my website where you can contact me directly, or use the form provided here.

I offer a free 30minute consultation via telephone to get to know you a little and whether we may be able to work together.

I offer face2face, online and telephone counselling. All sessions are 50 minutes.

Please remember to check your spam/junk in emails as my response may be sitting in there.

I will endeavour to respond within 48hrs.

It can feel very difficult, anxiety provoking and/or whelming to feel you are being heard and/or understood. Lack of confidence and low self-esteem often following into how you may feel now.

I provide a diverse and inclusive safe space that is confidential and non-judgemental where I can support you to explore your concerns. I am passionate about listening to, believing and understanding your story. I will work alongside you, supporting you to find your answers to what you bring by tailoring your therapy that is supportive of your needs.

I left school with no qualifications, and served in the British Army (WRAC), for many years. I have worked in different sectors since leaving the forces to where I am now as a qualified counsellor. 

It was during my training that I was diagnosed as dyslexic, and this gave me much understanding of the struggles I had in my earlier life around education and not feeling good enough. As a result of this I had a lack of confidence I had with daily life. 

It was the support I received in my own personal therapy that allowed my self-belief and confidence to grow and be who I am today – me.

The focus of my work is to firstly ensure the space we are in is safe and confidential. I am here to listen to you and to understand what you are telling me and support you find your understanding of what you bring to your sessions. 

If the problem is important to you (regardless of what you think how others may view it), then it's important to me. A few examples of issues clients bring to their sessions are:

• Not feeling heard, listened to or believed
• Relationships with others. 
• Feeling stuck in a situation such as a job, friendship or relationship you are unable to move on from.
• Fear of failure in trying something new.

Finding your understanding  will allow your confidence to grow and enable you to manage decision making more effectively. This may feel daunting and scary, but I work at your pace and what you bring to your session.

Many of my clients who have attended counselling have started off feeling confused about why they feel the way they do, unable to understand how to make changes that will allow them to manage daily life more positively. At the end of their therapy, they have found their understanding to their issue/s, allowing them to let go of many feelings attached to these. Clients’ leave having gained what they need to support them manage: more confidence, clearer ways of thinking, understanding that it is okay to slow down and pause to think before acting/reacting, understanding that they are not alone and that asking for help/support is positive in times of need. 

The 1st session will allow me to find out more about  what has brought you to counselling, goals you would like to achieve (you may not know this at this point and that is okay). We can agree a way of working that will support you to achieve your goals. 

Please be assured that I work at your pace and ensure at all times you feel safe continue. We can stop and come back to things as you feel ready.

Please click on the link above to visit my website where you can find the most up-to-date information as availability often changes and contact me directly.

I offer a free 30minute consultation via telephone to establish what has brought you to counselling.

I offer online and telephone counselling. All sessions are 50 minutes.

Please remember to check your spam/junk in emails as my response may be sitting in there.

I will endeavour to respond within 48hrs.

In times of difficulty, you may feel anxious, depressed, overwhelmed to name a few, often leading to loss of confidence in managing to make decisions, trust issues, low self-esteem.

Thank you for starting the journey of self-care by reaching out for support. Reaching out may feel scary and/or overwhelming. Or you may not feel worthy,(there are so many feelings and thoughts that will be completely unique to you) but you are worthy, so welcome.

I offer a diverse and inclusive safe that is confidential and non-judgemental where I can support you to explore your concerns. I am passionate about listening to, believing, understanding your story and supporting you to find your understanding to your questions and concerns. Finding your understanding will allow your confidence to grow, and to manage daily tasks effectively.

I left school with no qualifications, and led a varied career of working in the care sector, British Army (WRAC), retail, factories, security to where I am now as a qualified counsellor. It was during my training that I was diagnosed as dyslexic, and this gave me much understanding of the struggles I had in my earlier life around education and as a result of this the lack of confidence I had with daily life. It was the support I received in my own personal therapy that allowed my self-belief and confidence to grow and be who I am today – me.

For online and telephone  sessions, I will check you are in a safe and confidential space before we start your session.

The focus of my work is to listen to you and to understand what you are telling me. I will stay alongside you and support you find your understanding of what you bring to your sessions. A few examples of issues many clients bring to their sessions are relationships with others or why you may be feeling stuck in a situation such as a job, friendship or relationship you are unable to move on from, or a fear of failure in trying something new.

Finding your understanding will help you to let go of feelings attached to your issue and find a new way to manage this. This will allow your confidence to grow and enable you to manage your daily life more positively. This may feel daunting and scary, but I work at your pace and what you bring to your session.

Many of my clients who have attended counselling have started off feeling confused about why they feel the way they do, unable to understand how to make changes that will allow them to manage daily life more positively. At the end of their therapy, they have found their understanding to their issue/s, allowing them to let go of many feelings attached to these. Clients’ leave having gained what they need to support them manage: more confidence, clearer ways of thinking, understanding that it is okay to slow down and pause to think before acting/reacting, understanding that they are not alone and that asking for help/support is positive in times of need. 

The 1st session will allow me to find out more about what has brought you to counselling, goals you would like to achieve (you may not know this at this point and that is okay). We can agree a way of working that will support you to achieve your goals.

Please be assured that I work at your pace and ensure at all times you feel safe continue. We can stop and come back to things as you feel ready.