Venecia Howson

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Real change begins with feeling safe and that’s where we start.

Many of the people I work with describe feeling “numb,” “on autopilot,” or “like I’m watching life happen.” Others seem capable on the outside but feel anxious or lost inside. Our sessions offer a space to breathe, make sense of what’s been overwhelming, and begin to trust your own rhythm again.

I’m a trauma-informed, neuro-affirming counsellor offering online sessions across the UK and in-person therapy in Barnet and Camden. My approach is curious, collaborative, and grounded in real understanding.

You might have spent years holding things together, feeling disconnected, anxious or wondering why it’s so hard to relax or trust yourself. Maybe you’ve experienced trauma, burnout, or relationships that left you doubting your own feelings. Have you had the feeling of difference, of being set apart.

Perhaps you’re neurodivergent, autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, newly or later diagnosed, and still exploring what that means for you. You might have learned to mask to get through, or be questioning whether a diagnosis would help. However you arrive, you don’t have to face it alone. Counselling can help you begin to feel like yourself.

As a neurodivergent counsellor myself, I bring both lived and professional experience. I blend logic, theory, and understanding to help you find approaches that work for your brain and your life with the aim to make therapy accessible, meaningful and actually useful.

We’ll work at your pace, following what feels possible for you, rather than a one size fits all approach.

If you’re ready to begin, I offer a free 20-minute consultation to see whether working together feels right.

How I can help

Hold a safe, validating and empowering space where you are understood and appreciated

Welcome in any and all emotions and work through them together

Ensure I am ethical, safe and the work is at your pace to avoid retraumatisation

Exploring together what happens for you in your mind and body in certain situations and how to manage that

Building practical, science backed skills that you actually find helpful, tailored to you individually, not cut and paste

Make links to how what happened in your history is alive in you today and how to make peace with it

Fostering self-awareness of how you work and your unique values/skills/goals

Empowerment. Self-compassion. The foundation of feeling better about yourself and feeling more confident.

Real change begins with feeling safe and that’s where we start.

Many of the people I work with describe feeling “numb,” “on autopilot,” or “like I’m watching life happen.” Others seem capable on the outside but feel anxious or lost inside. Our sessions offer a space to breathe, make sense of what’s been overwhelming, and begin to trust your own rhythm again.

I’m a trauma-informed, neuro-affirming counsellor offering online sessions across the UK and in-person therapy in Barnet and Camden. My approach is curious, collaborative, and grounded in real understanding.

You might have spent years holding things together, feeling disconnected, anxious or wondering why it’s so hard to relax or trust yourself. Maybe you’ve experienced trauma, burnout, or relationships that left you doubting your own feelings. Have you had the feeling of difference, of being set apart.

Perhaps you’re neurodivergent, autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, newly or later diagnosed, and still exploring what that means for you. You might have learned to mask to get through, or be questioning whether a diagnosis would help. However you arrive, you don’t have to face it alone. Counselling can help you begin to feel like yourself.

Together, we explore what’s happening not only in your life but also in your mind and body by noticing patterns, sensations, and emotions so you can reconnect with yourself in ways that feel safe and real. If connecting to feelings feels difficult, that's okay, we’ll start wherever it makes sense for you.

As a neurodivergent counsellor myself, I bring both lived and professional experience. I blend logic, theory, and understanding to help you find approaches that work for your brain and your life with the aim to make therapy accessible, meaningful and actually useful.

We’ll work at your pace, following what feels possible for you, rather than a one size fits all approach.

If you’re ready to begin, I offer a free 20-minute consultation to see whether working together feels right.

How I can help

Hold a safe, validating and empowering space where you are understood and appreciated

Welcome in any and all emotions and work through them together

Ensure I am ethical, safe and the work is at your pace to avoid retraumatisation

Exploring together what happens for you in your mind and body in certain situations and how to manage that

Building practical, science backed skills that you actually find helpful, tailored to you individually, not cut and paste

Make links to how what happened in your history is alive in you today and how to make peace with it

Fostering self-awareness of how you work and your unique values/skills/goals

Empowerment. Self-compassion. The foundation of feeling better about yourself and feeling more confident.