Louise Smith

Louise Smith is a qualified and experienced counsellor and a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. With seven years of experience, she recognises that deciding to see a counsellor takes real courage - acknowledging the need for help to make sense of feelings that are causing difficulty.

Choosing a counsellor can feel challenging - can this person help you feel safe, heard and respected? Louise aims to offer that sense of trust and understanding as part of the therapeutic relationship.

She works from the belief that each person is the expert on their own life, while offering a different lens to explore patterns and possibilities. Together she and the client can build a deeper understanding and find ways to create a more fulfilling life.

Louise provides a warm, empathic space in which thoughts and feelings can be explored. Sessions may focus on what is happening in the present, sometimes linking current difficulties back to earlier relationships and experiences, or they may concentrate on one or two areas that are most pressing. The pace of work is always guided by what feels right for the individual.

She has supported many adults through a range of challenges and recognises that every story is unique. Louise will not treat someone as merely a diagnosis or label - her approach is adapted to the person in front of her. She holds a hopeful view that people have the capacity for change and growth, and that this potential can be nurtured with appropriate support.