Alice Harris - Integrative Counsellor (Adults & young people 13+)
I can help you heal from the past, build better relationships in the present, and feel confident about your future.
Throughout our lives we can experience difficulties that leave us feeling anxious, disconnected or even shame about what's bothering us. Therapy with me is a place to be heard without judgement where you can be helped to explore what is troubling you.
I offer Integrative Counselling, which simply means using different techniques tailored to you, to help you find the best way to navigate your concerns. I believe my clients have the power to change from within, and by using this unique counselling experience together, I can help you discover understanding and peace from your past or existing concerns.
I work creatively and somatically, meaning that sometimes we might try something different to talking for you to feel relief. We might listen to music, draw, work with fabric, meditate, or practice a response to a difficult conversation. Our somatic work together might involve observing the breath or what is happening in the body when thinking about something difficult. My clients have said things like "I never realised how disconnected my head and body were, now I understand what's going on and I feel so much calmer".
Our work together will always be guided by you and what you need. You know yourself best, even if at the moment you might be feeling disconnected or lost.
I work therapeutically with adults and young people aged 13 years and above, and am a member of both the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS).
I support people with a wide range of issues, including:
Anxiety and depression
Childhood trauma or abuse
Relationship issues
Domestic abuse
Climate anxiety
Highly sensitive people
I am neurodiversity and LGBTQAI+ affirming.
I also believe in giving back to my community and the environment. I support a local forest project to plant trees and improve habitats offsetting 100% of the carbon from my face-to-face appointments. A proportion of every client session also enables me to volunteer for a local young persons' charity to help the next generation heal from their difficult experiences.
Making the initial contact might feel like a big step, but I hope to put you at ease as quickly as possible. I look forward to meeting you.