Renou Kiefer

As of September 2026, I have appointments available at the following times:

• Wednesdays at 1.10pm (in person GU1 or online)
• Wednesdays at 2.20pm (in person GU1 or online)

I offer in-person or online appointments on Saturday afternoons, however, I do not have any appointments available until January 2027.

Please feel free to get in touch if you would like to discuss availability, or if you would like to arrange an initial 'stand-alone' session to explore whether working together feels right for you while waiting for a suitable ongoing appointment.

If, following an initial conversation, it becomes clear that I am unable to meet your needs within a timeframe that works for you, I can also signpost you to a trusted network of experienced therapists who may be able to offer support sooner.

I currently have one appointment available at a concessionary rate for self-funding students; recent graduates; state educators; service personnel and their families; or single parents in receipt of Universal Credit.

I am based in Guildford town centre, offering in-person and online therapy to teens (14+), young adults, professionals, and parents.

Many people come to counselling feeling overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally exhausted, or unsure of who they are becoming. You may be struggling with relationships, work pressures, family responsibilities, low self-esteem, anxiety, or a life transition that has left you feeling stuck. For young adults especially, life can sometimes feel like a constant pressure to have it all figured out.

I offer a warm, thoughtful, and non-judgemental space where you can talk openly about what is happening in your life. Together, we can explore your experiences, make sense of difficult emotions, identify patterns that may no longer be serving you, and help you move towards the life you want to create.

I have particular experience supporting: 

• young adults navigating education, work, identity, and independence; 
• professionals experiencing stress and burnout; 
• parents balancing the competing demands of work, relationships, and family life;
• clients facing significant life transitions.

Alongside my private practice, I work within a university counselling service and teach counselling to adult learners who are training to become counsellors. These roles give me a strong understanding of the emotional challenges people can face while studying, building careers, managing relationships, and navigating periods of change.

I believe therapy should feel collaborative, compassionate, and personalised to you and your needs. Whether you are facing a specific difficulty or simply have a sense that something is not quite right, counselling can offer a space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with yourself.

I offer 'integrative relational' counselling that places the relationship that we will build at the heart of the work.

Sessions last 50 minutes and are usually held weekly. I offer both short-term and longer-term counselling, depending on your needs.

I draw on a range of therapeutic approaches to suit your needs, rather than working from a one-size-fits-all model or a structured programme. This may include exploring past experiences and patterns, focusing on current challenges, or working more practically with coping strategies and emotional regulation, depending on what feels most helpful for you.

An important part of the process is your reflections and experiences between our sessions. If you're up for it, I can provide you with resources for you engage with between sessions. I like to this as 'helpful work' not 'homework!'

We will work at your pace, and you remain in control of what feels right to bring into sessions.

After you get in touch, I usually invite clients to a 50-minute assessment session to explore your difficulties in more depth and see if we’re a good fit. At the end, we’ll review how things are going and discuss ongoing support. 

If you’re unsure whether counselling is right for you, you’re welcome to get in touch.

IN-PERSON PEER-TO-PEER SUPERVISION GROUP – GUILDFORD TOWN CENTRE

I’m looking to bring together a small group of local counsellors/therapists to form a regular, in-person, peer-to-peer supervision group.

The idea is simple: a supportive, confidential space where we can come together as equals to reflect on our practice, bring cases or dilemmas, share different perspectives, and learn from one another.

Rather than replacing individual supervision, this would sit alongside our existing supervisory arrangements – offering the additional benefit of collective reflection, mutual support and connection with other practitioners.

I’m imagining a small group of around 4–6 practitioners, meeting regularly in Guildford, with a collaborative and informal-but-purposeful structure. 

The group would run on Wednesdays 1-3pm in-person at my private practice in Guildford town centre. We would meet either monthly or fortnightly, depending on the group's needs and preferences, but it would be expected that members commit to the group and the agreed sessions.

It could be particularly valuable for those of us working independently or building private practices, where counselling can otherwise be quite solitary.

Interested in joining or helping to shape the group?

Drop me a message and, if there’s enough interest, we can arrange an initial get-together and work out what would suit everyone.

I am recently qualified counsellor working in private practice and at a local university counselling service. I also teach introductory counselling skills courses and research counsellor training and personal development. Please note that I am NOT a qualified supervisor or offering individual supervision. However, I do have robust individual supervision in-place above and beyond BACP requirements for registered members.

Supporting young people through the transition into adult life.

I work particularly with teenagers and young adults (14 - 25) who are navigating the often complicated transition from adolescence into adult life.

This might include:

• identity, confidence and self-esteem
• friendships and relationships
• anxiety, overwhelm and feeling stuck
• school, college, university and career transitions
• family relationships and becoming more independent
• questions about values, meaning and who they are becoming

With experience across school, college and university counselling, I understand the different contexts young people are navigating, and the particular space between being a teenager and feeling like an adult.

We'll start with an in-person meeting to see how we get on. Then we'll discuss what you would be looking for from a peer supervision group. You'll need to be a qualified counsellor registered with a professional body; and a reference from another peer or training course leader.