Heidi Shepherd

Please note, I am unavailable at weekends and after 6pm on weekdays.

Hello, I’m Heidi, an approachable and down-to-earth therapist, aiming to offer you a confidential, calm, open-minded and non-judgmental space for you to express and explore any current difficulties, hurt or worries in your life. My counselling approach is integrative, mainly drawing on person-centred, psychodynamic concepts and attachment theory, though I also work creatively and intuitively within the moment.

I understand that life is complex and sometimes you might need some extra support, especially if you're feeling sad, fearful or overwhelmed just trying to get through another day. Perhaps you've been through a painful experience, or lost a sense of who you are, where you belong, what you want in life. 

We’ll take a journey that is unique to you. We’ll start from your ‘here and now’ feelings, experiences and relationships, and if it feels right for you, we can work together to discover connections to your past and to consider how those experiences might be affecting your present life. I’m committed to supporting and encouraging you to gain new insight and understanding of your self, with the intention of helping you feel more empowered or less ‘stuck’, feel better able to move forward more positively and make lasting changes in your life.

I am to provide a therapeutic space for you to talk about what’s most important to you, where you can be properly heard and seen without being judged, or told what to do.

We can work together for a shorter period of weeks or months or should you wish to, I can see you for longer-term work.

Please contact me if you wish to arrange an initial 30-minute assessment/consultation, where you can explore the reasons which prompted you to seek help and look at any particular aims you may have. It is also an opportunity to get to know each other a little, before you decide if you feel comfortable working together.