Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I am a Gestalt Counsellor and founder of Get There Counselling, a private practice I established in 2021. Since 2023, I have also worked internationally with clients through BetterHelp. My counselling journey began in 2013, with placements at Hampshire charities No Limits and Cruse. From 2017 to 2019, I set up and ran a counselling service for Positive21, a London-based charity. I also co-authored Strength to Talk, a book dedicated to men’s mental health, with all proceeds supporting the charity Mind.
In addition to counselling, I have experience as a project worker supporting LGBT young people at risk of sexual exploitation, domestic abuse, and neglect. A career highlight was presenting at the CAMHS County Forum in 2014, where I enhanced mental health professionals’ understanding of the unique risks LGBT youth face. My areas of expertise include men’s issues, anxiety, relationship challenges, depression, stress, and grief.
Outside of counselling, I produce and co-host the podcast It’s Not You, It’s Them, a resource that fosters meaningful conversations around mental health and personal growth. My approach is client-centred and empowering: We move at our own pace, focus on the changes we want to make, accept what cannot be changed, and create a plan for what can. Thank you for visiting. Taking steps toward change can feel daunting, but you don’t have to do it alone.
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Based in the United Kingdom, Richard Whitenstall is a Gestalt counsellor with 11 years of clinical experience. He founded Get There Counselling in 2021 and, since 2023, has also worked with clients internationally through BetterHelp.
His counselling journey started in 2013 with placements at Hampshire charities No Limits and Cruse. Between 2017 and 2019 he established and ran a counselling service for Positive21, a London-based charity, building practical delivery experience in community settings.
Richard co-authored Strength to Talk, a book focused on men’s mental health, with all proceeds donated to the charity Mind. He has additional experience as a project worker supporting LGBT young people who are at risk of sexual exploitation, domestic abuse, and neglect. A notable career moment came in 2014 when he presented at the CAMHS County Forum to help mental health professionals better understand risks faced by LGBT youth.
His clinical interests include men’s issues, anxiety, relationship challenges, depression, stress, and grief. He also produces and co-hosts the podcast It’s Not You, It’s Them, which aims to encourage open conversations about mental health and personal growth.
Richard’s approach is client-centred and empowering – he works at a pace that suits each person, concentrates on the changes they want to make, helps accept what cannot be changed, and collaborates to create a plan for what can. Thank you for visiting. Taking steps toward change can feel daunting, but you do not have to do it alone.
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