Peter Thompson

Peter Thompson gained his Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling in 2011 and has 14 years of volunteer and professional experience supporting people through a range of difficulties.

He works with individuals facing stress and anxiety, relationship challenges, grief and loss, motivation and self-esteem concerns, and other problematic areas of life. His approach is to create an open, safe space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgement, and he intentionally treats the therapeutic relationship as one of equality between therapist and client.

Peter describes his practice as eclectic in style while remaining firmly person-centred, with the client at the heart of the work. Three words sit at the centre of his practice: CHOICE - RESPONSIBILITY - AUTONOMY, and he aims to help people regain ownership of those aspects in their lives. He has been described as “down to earth” and “real” in his work, and he finds that a well-timed sense of humour can be helpful when appropriate.

If urgent help is needed or a crisis arises during therapy, Peter asks people to be aware of the relevant emergency contacts for the UK and Republic of Ireland: Emergency 112 or 999; Non-emergency 111, Option 2; 24/7 Helpline 116 123 (UK and ROI). Additional resources include Shout - text “DESERVE” TO 85258, Samaritans (https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/contact-us), and YourLifeCounts (https://yourlifecounts.org/find-help/). He reminds people that the forum does not provide emergency services and to contact the appropriate numbers if immediate help is required.

Peter endeavours to check his messages a couple of times each day and aims not to leave people waiting for a response for long. He is based in the United Kingdom and is also a writer and Spoken Word poetry performer.