Anita Dalley

Sessions are available Mon-Fri between 9am and 7pm. 

Saturday mornings are also available.

Concessions offered for low income/students 

I am a BACP registered counsellor offering sessions in my private home therapy room in the Peak District. I also offer walk and talk sessions in the Peak District countryside.

I offer a friendly, down to earth approach aimed at helping you to improve your quality of life.

Walk and Talk Therapy in the Peak District

Alongside indoor sessions, I offer walk and talk counselling in the Peak District for clients who want to explore the benefits of connecting with nature. 

Experience and Areas I Support

With nearly 30 years’ experience of working with young people and adults, I have supported clients in schools, colleges, universities, charities and the community. I have experience of supporting people with addiction, relationship issues, sexual and gender identity, depression, exam and work stress and family issues. I provide an inclusive environment for all clients and my practice is LGBTQ+ affirmative and neurodivergent aware. I have a special interest in supporting neurodiverse clients through my work in education. I have ADHD NMH training and am a member of The National Autistic Society.

My Qualifications/memberships.

Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy

Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

Walk and Talk therapy training

Counselling Certificate Level 4

Full DBS 

Member of The National Autistic Society

ADHD NMH training

PGCE English secondary

BA Hons English 

I trained as an Integrative Counsellor which means I use different approaches to best suit you as an individual. The approaches I use include:

Person Centred - listening to you with empathy, respect and no judgement to help you explore your thoughts and feelings at your own pace. 

Attachment-helping you to understand how your childhood experiences could be influencing your relationships now. 

Compassion Focused Therapy- guiding you to develop a kinder way to talk to yourself and reduce self-criticism.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy- supporting you to recognise and challenge unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical solutions to make the changes you want in your life.

Psycho-educational - educating you to help you understand more about yourself.

I offer an introductory session at £25 so that we can both decide if we are a good fit. If you feel comfortable to work with me, we will then arrange a time to meet for our first session.

Before our first session I will email you a copy of my Client Agreement and a short questionnaire to help gather information about what you would like to explore in counselling. 

If you prefer to fill these in with me we can do that in our first session together.