Stacy Holland

I have spaces available for face to face and remote counselling. 

My name is Stacy, I am a trained psychotherapist. I trained for 5 years with the counselling foundation, a requirement of my training was to be in personal therapy myself so I know how it can feel to be sat in the client seat, how nerve-racking it can be and how odd it can feel. It is important you feel comfortable and safe with your chosen therapist and that is why I offer a first initial session with no pressure to commit to further sessions.

My role is to work with you to unpick your experiences and help you to form links and understand your thinking process so you can make changes from the route of the problem. 

I have a heart for those who haven't felt heard or understood and I will treat what you share with the utmost care. I can offer you compassion where maybe you feel you haven't received it before, or maybe you feel like you don't deserve it because that internal voice tells you you are not good enough. I can help you discover the roots of that voice, weakening its influence over you and allowing you to build a new voice that is encouraging and supportive. Everyone deserves to have their voice heard, what you think and how you feel really is important to me.

My speciality is psychodynamic therapy, this means I am trained to listen for unconscious communication in order to inform my thinking and understanding. This works by us working together to build a joint understanding of your experience from childhood right through to your life now because I believe all of us are influenced and driven by our past.

Asking for help can feel scary but by reading this far you have demonstrated great courage and determination in the face of fear and that is truly admirable. If you would like even just a general chat to get a sense of whether counselling is right for you or even if I am the right fit for you Please feel free to contact me.

I can offer face to face, video or telephone sessions.

I offer weekly sessions, usually the same day and time each week but I am aware this doesn't suit everyone with work commitments so there is room for flexibility.

I also offer both long and short term counselling. Short term is 30 sessions and long term is open ended which means there is no set end date but as and when the time feels right to you to finish the work we will work towards a gradual ending together.  

I work hard to recreate the same environment as being face to face so you will always see me in the same room and I do like to encourage my clients to do the same as I know it can be tempting to answer the door, take a phone call or put the kettle on but making the time your time that you allow for yourself without distractions can be just as important in the work we do with each other as anything else.

Payments are to be made 48hours prior to our appointment, I have a 48hr cancellation policy - sessions cancelled after this time will be chargeable. 

The first initial session will be for me to get to know you and what you would like help with and to explore what you would like to achieve whilst at the same time giving you the opportunity to get a feel for me since choosing the right counsellor for you is important. At the end of the session I will offer you the opportunity to book in your next appointment or for you to go away and think about it, there is no pressure to make a decision on the spot. If you choose to have further sessions I will take your personal details and doctor details.