Stuart Melvin

I am available for face to face and online meetings weekdays including early mornings 7.30 am and early evenings when necessary.

I offer free 15 minute consultations over the phone or by email to support clarity about what you need in the way of support and the services I can offer in response.

You can meet with me at my consultation room at my home in Westbury on Trym, Bristol, or at a central Bristol Therapy Hub, I also offer online meetings using Google Meet to allow you the convenience of working with me to fit round the context of your wider life.

My current fees are £75 per session and the fees are the same face to face or through online sessions.

Tel : 07824 065450

Email: contact@stuartmelvin.co.uk

Training & Experience: I am a registered Counsellor, trained in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (CBT) and as a Solution Focused Hypnotherapist, with 30 years of experience working with adults and adolescents in the NHS (Bristol CAMHS), counselling agencies and other therapeutic settings.

Areas of Practice: I specialise in working with anxiety and other mood related issues. These include Generalised Anxieties that affect the mind, body and general wellbeing and other related conditions such as: Phobias, trauma (PTSD), depression and mood management (anger and emotional outbursts), stress management, panic attacks, self-harm, self-esteem, relationship issues, OCD and addictions (alcohol and drugs), amongst other life challenges. My own life experiences alongside my professional training and work experience supports me to work with the above issues with confidence. 

Children and Young People: I have extensive experience and specialist skills gained by working with adolescents across the City of Bristol. I am effective at using evidenced based therapies, such as CBT and Solution Focused Therapy, and can draw on other therapeutic resources to support the most common presenting problems faced by young people, such as anxiety, Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA), depression and mood management, self-harm, stress management, self-esteem, social anxiety, panic attacks, OCD, drug and alcohol misuse.

I have worked extensively within school mental health, Camhs and other support services, to assist young people, their families and carers. This has included the running of Parenting Programmes, designed to equip and give confidence to parents and carers. 

I am used to adapting my therapeutic approach, so I can help my clients navigate the the interplay between the above issues and the impact of neuro-diversities such as ADHD and Autism.

For more information see my website www.stuartmelvin.co.uk

What to expect

How I work?

I use Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Solution Focused Hypnotherapy to offer you the opportunity to offer you a therapeutic approach that best suits your needs. I work in a flexible way thinking creatively and reflectively in consideration of your age, gender, sexuality, race and culture, disabilities, religion and spiritual beliefs you identify with.

Approach

I am able to work with you over the short or long term, focusing primarily on present and future-orientated treatment, but with the opportunity to explore your past and how this can programme the conscious and unconscious minds to have a powerful bearing on your life today.

As a clinician, I have extensive experience of completing assessments, formulations and interventions for most mental health presentations, including complex psychological, emotional and behavioural challenges. Working for 20 years in a multi-disciplinary environment within the NHS and other services has afforded me wide experience and perspective of medical, family, individual, group, psychological and behavioural approaches.

I am also a qualified and registered Hypnotherapist and Coach, who is used to supporting people to make effective health and wellbeing changes in their lives. These changes include: Smoking cessation, addiction management, overcoming phobias and anxieties, weight management, personal development and general health improvement strategies.

Hypnosis or relaxation using visualisation is a dynamic and inspiring process that will support more traditional approaches of working leading to powerful positive changes. 

My differing treatment approaches allow me to target these conditions with a range of evidenced based strategies supporting positive outcomes for my clients. I follow the science, but have a holistic mindset that allows for creativity, warmth and empathy. 

Working together

At the initial session together we can work out what issues you want to target allowing you to identify what you would like to achieve in your time working with me.

Summarising:

With so much experience,  I would look to use all, or some, of the approaches that I have previously mentioned, to create a package of tools that will work for you. Everyone responds and benefits from different approaches to therapy. There is no one size fits all, hence the benefit of my experience in a multitude of disciplines.

Conditions and issues I work with, but not exclusively, are:

Anxieties and Fears

Depression and Low mood

Stress management

Panic attacks

ADHD

ASC (Autism)

Obsessive thoughts and compulsive rituals (OCD)

Phobias

Body Dysmorphia

Health anxiety

Anger (assertiveness),

Emotional dysregulation

Self esteem and confidence

Trauma; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD

Addictions ( Drugs, Alcohol and Sex/Porn etc)

Smoking Cessation

Weight loss

Pain and physical health

Sexuality

Working with Neuro-Diverse Young People ASC ADHD (extensive experience in NHS services)

Coaching and Hypnotherapy to support both adults and young people in their personal development and striving for improved wellbeing and life fulfilment.

I am available for face to face and online meetings weekdays including early mornings 7.30 am and early evenings when necessary. 

I offer free 15 minute consultations over the phone or by email to support clarity about what you need in the way of support and the services I can offer in response. 

You can meet with me at my consultation room at my home in Westbury on Trym, Bristol, or at a central Bristol Therapy Hub,  I also offer online meetings using Google Meet to allow you the convenience of working with me to fit round the context of your wider life.

 Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS10 5BL 

Parking available on site.

My current fees are £75 per session and the fees are the same face to face or through online sessions.

Tel : 07824 065450

Email: contact@stuartmelvin.co.uk

Training & Experience: I am a registered Counsellor, trained in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (CBT) and as a Solution Focused Hypnotherapist, with 30 years of experience working with adults and adolescents in the NHS (Bristol CAMHS), counselling agencies and other therapeutic settings.

Areas of Practice: I specialise in working with anxiety and other mood related issues. These include Generalised Anxieties that affect the mind, body and general wellbeing and other related conditions such as: Phobias, trauma (PTSD), depression and mood management (anger and emotional outbursts), stress management, panic attacks, self-harm, self-esteem, relationship issues, OCD and addictions (alcohol and drugs), amongst other life challenges. My own life experiences alongside my professional training and work experience supports me to work with the above issues with confidence.

Children and Young People: I have extensive experience and specialist skills gained by working with adolescents across the City of Bristol. I am effective at using evidenced based therapies, such as CBT and Solution Focused Therapy, and can draw on other therapeutic resources to support the most common presenting problems faced by young people, such as anxiety, Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA), depression and mood management, self-harm, stress management, self-esteem, social anxiety, panic attacks, OCD, drug and alcohol misuse.

I have worked extensively within school mental health, Camhs and other support services, to assist young people, their families and carers. This has included the running of Parenting Programmes, designed to equip and give confidence to parents and carers.

I am used to adapting my therapeutic approach, so I can help my clients navigate the the interplay between the above issues and the impact of neuro-diversities such as ADHD and Autism.

For more information see my website www.stuartmelvin.co.uk

What to expect

How I work?

I use Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Solution Focused Hypnotherapy to offer you the opportunity to offer you a therapeutic approach that best suits your needs. I work in a flexible way thinking creatively and reflectively in consideration of your age, gender, sexuality, race and culture, disabilities, religion and spiritual beliefs you identify with.

Approach

I am able to work with you over the short or long term, focusing primarily on present and future-orientated treatment, but with the opportunity to explore your past and how this can programme the conscious and unconscious minds to have a powerful bearing on your life today.

As a clinician, I have extensive experience of completing assessments, formulations and interventions for most mental health presentations, including complex psychological, emotional and behavioural challenges. Working for 20 years in a multi-disciplinary environment within the NHS and other services has afforded me wide experience and perspective of medical, family, individual, group, psychological and behavioural approaches.

I am also a qualified and registered Hypnotherapist and Coach, who is used to supporting people to make effective health and wellbeing changes in their lives. These changes include: Smoking cessation, addiction management, overcoming phobias and anxieties, weight management, personal development and general health improvement strategies.

Hypnosis or relaxation using visualisation is a dynamic and inspiring process that will support more traditional approaches of working leading to powerful positive changes.

My differing treatment approaches allow me to target these conditions with a range of evidenced based strategies supporting positive outcomes for my clients. I follow the science, but have a holistic mindset that allows for creativity, warmth and empathy. 

Working together

At the initial session together we can work out what you want and what you would like to achieve in your time working with me. 

I have a range of ways of identifying what you will need using both discussion, assessment and formulation to support interventions for you outlining specific issues you want to change. This will help us to focus on identifying key areas of your life that you want to work on.

Summarising:

With so much experience of reflective practice I would look to utilise all, or some, of the approaches that I have previously mentioned,  to create a format that will work for you. Everyone responds and benefits from different approaches to therapy. There is no one size fits all, hence the benefit of my experience in a multitude of disciplines. 

Conditions and issues I work with, but not exclusively, are:

Anxieties and Fears

Depression and Low mood

Stress management

Panic attacks

ADHD

ASC (Autism)

Obsessive thoughts and compulsive rituals (OCD)

Phobias 

Body Dysmorphia

Health anxiety

Anger (assertiveness),

Emotional dysregulation

Self esteem and confidence

Trauma; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD

Addictions ( Drugs, Alcohol and Sex/Porn etc)

Smoking Cessation

Weight loss

Pain and physical health

Sexuality

Working with Neuro-Diverse Young People ASC ADHD (extensive experience in NHS services and schools).

Coaching and Hypnotherapy to support both adults and young people in their personal development and striving for improved wellbeing and life fulfilment. 

Hypnotherapy is a dynamic and inspiring process that will support more traditional approaches of working and create greater effectiveness in making deeper and sustainable changes to your life.  

Availability

I am available in Bristol for face to face meetings, but also work  online for clients wishing for an option that meets their specific needs. I offer sessions both weekdays and early evenings. I do, however, have some flexibility to work outside of these times where necessary.

I am available early mornings from 7.30 am for working people and young people needing to attend before school. Also, I have appointment times after school for adolescents who find these times more convenient and early evenings for all clients needing greater flexibility. 

You can meet with me at  an allocated therapy room in central Bristol or at my consultation room in Westbury on Trym, Bristol. (parking available)

I also offer online consultations using Google Meet to allow you the convenience of working with me to fit round the context of your wider life.

My current fees are £75 per session and the fees are the same face to face or through online sessions.

Tel : 07824 065450

Email: contact@stuartmelvin.co.uk

Training & Experience: I am a registered Counsellor, trained in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (CBT) and as a Solution Focused Hypnotherapist, with 30 years of experience working with adults and adolescents in the NHS (Bristol CAMHS), counselling agencies and other therapeutic settings.

Areas of Practice: I specialise in working with anxiety and other mood related issues. These include Generalised Anxieties that affect the mind, body and general wellbeing and other related conditions such as: Phobias, trauma (PTSD), depression and mood management (anger and emotional outbursts), stress management, panic attacks, self-harm, self-esteem, relationship issues, OCD and addictions (alcohol and drugs), amongst other life challenges. My own life experiences alongside my professional training and work experience supports me to work with the above issues with confidence.

Children and Young People: I have extensive experience and specialist skills gained by working with adolescents across the City of Bristol. I am effective at using evidenced based therapies, such as CBT and Solution Focused Therapy, and can draw on other therapeutic resources to support the most common presenting problems faced by young people, such as anxiety, Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA), depression and mood management, self-harm, stress management, self-esteem, social anxiety, panic attacks, OCD, drug and alcohol misuse.

I have worked extensively within school mental health, Camhs and other support services, to assist young people, their families and carers. This has included the running of Parenting Programmes, designed to equip and give confidence to parents and carers.

I am used to adapting my therapeutic approach, so I can help my clients navigate the the interplay between the above issues and the impact of neuro-diversities such as ADHD and Autism.

What to expect

How I work?

I use Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Solution Focused Hypnotherapy to offer you a therapy approach that best suits your needs. I work in a flexible manner, thinking creatively and reflectively in consideration of whatever age, gender, sexuality, race and culture, disability, religion or spiritual belief you identify with. 

Approach

I am able to work with you over the short or long term, focusing primarily on present and future-orientated treatment, but with the opportunity to explore your past and how this can programme the conscious and unconscious minds to have a powerful bearing on your life today, both positive and negatively.

As a clinician, I have extensive experience of completing assessments, formulations and interventions for most mental health presentations, including psychological, emotional and behavioural issues. Working for many years in multi-disciplinary teams within the NHS and other services has afforded me a wide experience and perspective of medical, family, individual, group, psychological and behavioural approaches.

I am also a qualified and registered Hypnotherapist and Coach, who is used to supporting people to make effective health and wellbeing changes in their lives. These changes include: Smoking cessation, addiction management, overcoming phobias and anxieties, weight management, personal development and general health improvement strategies.

Hypnosis or relaxation using visualisation is a dynamic and inspiring process that will support more traditional approaches of working leading to powerful positive changes.

My differing treatment approaches allow me to target these conditions with a range of evidenced based strategies supporting positive outcomes for my clients. I follow the science, but have a holistic mindset that allows for creativity, warmth and empathy. 

My first session

Working together

At the initial session together we can work out what you want and what you would like to achieve in your time working with me. The art of finding out what you want to focus on is key to making therapy a richer experience and support more rapid change.

I have a range of ways of identifying what you will need using both discussion, assessment and formulation to address the matters important to you. I use formal approaches to therapy but I do naturally have a relaxed and informal approach that will support you to feel comfortable and confident within the therapy process. 

Summarising:

With so much experience of reflective practice I would look to use all, or some, of the approaches that I have mentioned, to create a format that will work for you. Everyone responds and benefits from different approaches to therapy. There is no one size fits all, hence the benefit of my experience in a multitude of disciplines and ways of working.