Anthony Burton

Available from 1st September '26 - all week, some weekends & early evenings. 

I work one-on-one from home in a quiet, confidential counselling space. It is a 2-minute walk from Chatham railway/bus station, and close to Rochester station. A website clearly illustrating the location is now available. Parking is available in a CCTV-monitored position for you.  

Home visits are also possible, depending on your circumstances. Your privacy and safety are essential to us both.  

There is a Concessionary Rate available. I work primarily to find ways to ease or manage emotional difficulties and to find a more meaningful way forward; values I strongly hold, and also that counselling should be available to many, hence the fee is kept as low as possible in these tricky, cost-of-living times.

Hi, you're here looking for the right counsellor for you. My name is Tony, and a warm welcome. I know, from personal experience, that we can all need additional support during challenging periods in life, and it takes courage and strength to reach out and seek it. You may be miserable, struggling emotionally, feeling "stuck", - with work-related stress & difficulties, relationships with others, depression, all anxiety-related issues, hurt, anger,  guilt, shame, jealousy, regrets, rejection, trauma,  procrastination, or a loss of a sense of life direction; various life adversities we can all at times experience, and find ourselves. I am no stranger at all to some of these struggles... 

Counselling can offer a way to find greater freedom to move forward, with skills to manage difficult thoughts and feelings or problematic situations more effectively.  

My core values are to provide a nonjudgmental, empathetic relationship and to develop a trusting working bond, which is vital to helping you feel at ease, comfortable, and understood.

I hold a Diploma in Psychological Counselling (Roehampton University), have completed many British Psychological Society-approved training courses, and have completed ACT training with Contextual Consulting (and with Russ Harris). I have 28 years of experience in the Mental Health field, working in areas such as deliberate self-harm teams, people with personality difficulties, trauma, substance use issues, and a wide range of mental health, emotional or psychological challenges.

 I work within the BACP ethical framework and guidelines.    

We will work together as a team—you and I— to build a deeper understanding of the issues you are experiencing and a path forward toward your identified counselling goals. This would be within an agreed working contract. Online connection via Zoom is available. 

I draw on evidence-based models—Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and a Flexible, Integrated, Compassion-Informed and  Relational Cognitive Behavioural Approach.  I work with painful feelings and emotions, not only unhelpful thinking patterns.

After the assessment—and as we develop an evolving understanding of how you are "stuck"—we develop a plan to meet your individual needs, which we work on and agree on together in session. This may also mean using skills or strategies (only if you have agreed to do so) in your time outside of sessions to assess your progress. This will help reinforce the work we have practised in session and transfer these into your life outside. 

Together, the aim will be for you to feel less troubled or distressed and find a more helpful way forward. Learn more about what you value and the direction you need to go to find meaning and purpose. Become more skilled at handling painful thoughts and feelings. I also fully acknowledge the social and environmental contexts in which these can sometimes arise. 

After the initial phone call, if you'd like to proceed, our first session will last about 75-90 minutes. It will help you assess whether we can work together and begin to understand where you're stuck and what difficulties you are experiencing. From there, we will develop a working plan together. This can often be an ongoing process that changes over time.

Sometimes, the first session may be helpful on its own.  Followed by further sessions on a "one-plus-one basis, depending on your preference.  Or we can spread sessions over a longer time frame,  with reviews to track progress.