Edward Thomas

Edward Thomas offers person-centred counselling rooted in a humanistic existential perspective, working on the belief that people are best placed to know their own experience. He aims to gain an understanding of each person’s world so that, together, they can explore what matters and develop useful insights.

Sessions are client-led and take place in a safe, non-judgemental environment where there is space to reflect on thoughts and feelings that can be difficult to address outside therapy. While the focus is on empowering the client, Edward will sometimes offer practical suggestions or gently challenge patterns when appropriate.

Since qualifying in 2018, Edward has worked across a range of settings including organisations, the third sector and private practice. He also teaches and trains others, having delivered courses in colleges and training centres around the country, and he runs a private practice alongside his role as counselling coordinator for a local mental health charity that provides counselling and other mental health support.

Edward’s formal training includes a CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, a Foundation Degree in Counselling and an MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice. He maintains continuing professional development and has completed training in online and telephone counselling, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), using CBT skills, mental health first aid (MHFA) and applied suicide intervention skills training (ASIST), among other topics.

He has intentionally developed a welcoming practice where people of all backgrounds can feel accepted. Particular areas of experience include working on self-esteem - an issue many of his male clients choose to address with a male counsellor - and supporting people who feel lonely, a need made more visible during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Edward also supervises and teaches student counsellors, valuing the perspective this brings to his own work, and he has a growing focus on improving access to counselling for LGBTQ+ clients, offering an inclusive, LGBTQ+ affirming experience.