About Me

Welcome, I’m Rose. Taking the first step towards therapy can feel daunting — but you don’t have to do it alone. I offer a warm, down-to-earth space where you can pause, breathe, and begin to make sense of whatever you’re going through.

I work integratively, with a foundation in person-centred counselling, where you are the expert in your own life. This means I walk alongside you with compassion, curiosity and care, adapting sessions to meet your needs. I also draw on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for focused, short-term work on specific issues.

Before becoming a counsellor, I spent 35 years in the hospitality sector, where I witnessed workplace stress and anxiety first-hand. This shaped my commitment to supporting people not only through personal difficulties, but also through the pressures of work and life transitions.

I have a particular passion for supporting women through the menopause transition, helping them navigate anxiety, low mood, identity shifts, and sleep challenges. I also support clients with anxiety, depression, grief, abuse recovery, low self-esteem, and relationship difficulties.

Therapies Offered

• Person-Centred Counselling

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Integrative approach

Specialisms

• Anxiety, stress, depression, and low mood

• Menopause and perimenopause transition

• Bereavement, grief, and loss (including miscarriage)

• Survivors of abuse

• Work-related stress and burnout

• Relationship breakdown and interpersonal difficulties

• Confidence, self-esteem, and performance anxiety

• Carer support

Who I Work With

Adults of all ages (late teens to post-retirement)

Professional Affiliations

• Accredited Member, National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)

• Fully qualified and insured counsellor

• Ongoing specialist training in anxiety, stress, grief and loss, shame and guilt, and menopause counselling support

Fees and Medical Insurance

I accept self-funding clients

Contact Details and Booking

Rose@safehandscounselling.com

https://www.safehandscounselling.com