Helen Dewhurst

Hello I'm Helen, an integrative counsellor and trained mindfulness teacher with a variety of work and life experience.

I have worked and volunteered for charities supporting people affected by grief and loss, cancer and life-limiting illness.

I have a special interest in helping people who are experiencing bereavement as well as loss in other areas of life. I also have a breadth of experience supporting clients with many other presenting issues.

I believe that everyone can benefit from being truly seen and heard with empathy and non-judgement. Finding the right counsellor for you can provide a safe way to share, explore, and restore.

My approach is not to try to ‘fix’ you or tell you what to do, but instead to help you accept and understand yourself, while supporting you in finding your own truths and facilitating any growth that you choose to undertake.

Whether it's grief and loss or navigating life’s other obstacles, by working with me you can learn to give yourself permission to talk freely and focus on yourself, validate and understand your feelings, and explore ways to cope. I will help you to explore different perspectives, choices and ways of being.

I draw upon a variety of approaches to create a therapeutic experience aimed at meeting your individual needs.

My approach is from a humanistic and person-centred foundation, using transactional analysis and elements of CBT, ACT, mindfulness and polyvagal theory.

As a client, you decide how your sessions will proceed. Working at your own pace and in your own way, we will also explore ways you can resource and support yourself as you move forward.

I work face-to-face from a therapy room in the centre of Macclesfield.

You are welcome to contact me to arrange an initial, free,  no- obligations telephone call and we can decide whether we are a match to work together.