Stafford Wilson Counselling

General information

I am a qualified integrative counsellor practising in Bristol. I work with a wide range of issues and specialise in addiction, shame-based issues, trauma and related mental health issues. I have also helped clients with depression and anxiety. I focus on the quality of the client-counsellor relationship in order to create a therapeutic partnership of trust and compassion. My approach is person-centred and also informed by psycho-dynamic and jungian theory.

Counselling is a safe space where you can talk about problems and share difficult emotions without shame or judgement. We often feel that we should be able to deal with our problems without others help. But it is often through sharing and opening up to others, that we can find the way to heal ourselves. Trauma, mental or emotional problems, disconnect us from ourselves and others. Sharing our pain and our story (in a relationship where it can be held safely) can allow us to value, respect and have compassion for all parts of ourselves (especially the parts that are hurting). This re-connection unblocks our creative/healing potential and the courage to accept where we are right now in our lives. Helping us to make sense of, and transcend stuck/painful patterns of behaviour, emotions and beliefs.