Wendy Dunbar

Wendy Dunbar is a qualified person-centred counsellor/psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom who works with children, young people and adults. She has three years of experience providing therapy services and draws on earlier practitioner work in the health industry to support physical and emotional wellbeing using relaxing body techniques.

Wendy supports people with a range of concerns including depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, trauma, obsessive-compulsive behaviours, long-term illness, bereavement and neurodiverse presentations such as ADHD and Autism. She aims to build a trusting therapeutic relationship where clients feel listened to and accepted, helping them explore their thoughts and emotions and develop clearer insight into the issues they face.

People come to therapy for many reasons - feelings of not being good enough, a sense of being stuck, overwhelm or isolation; the numbness or acute pain that can follow an unimaginable loss; the disorientation after a life-changing illness, diagnosis or operation; or the sense of powerlessness when compulsive or addictive behaviours begin to affect daily life. Wendy offers a calm, steady presence to help clients make positive changes, reconnect with others and gradually regain a sense of control.

Her background includes long-term work in the educational sector supporting many children over the last 20 years, including those with learning and behavioural difficulties, and collaborating with other services to provide wraparound support that keeps the person at the centre. She also has a particular interest in the psychological impact of life-changing physical health problems and experience in addressing emotional issues with people who hold spiritual or religious beliefs, for example Christians.

Wendy is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and keeps her practice aligned with the organisation’s standards of good practice. She is committed to ongoing professional and personal development and attends regular supervision with a trained professional. Confidentiality is a core part of her practice, and she is clear about the limits of confidentiality - if concerns arise about someone’s safety she may need to discuss these with her supervisor and would try to address this with the client beforehand where possible. She is also legally obliged to disclose information relating to money laundering or terrorism.