Maria-Clara Attridge

Talking to a professional counsellor can be a really effective way of exploring different life experiences and concerns, and in working through your problems. 

I work with both children and adults covering a range of issues, including low mood and anxiety, relationship difficulties, bereavement and trauma. 

I specialise in person-centred counselling which puts you, the client, at the heart of the therapeutic process and supports you to unravel the threads of your life and to understand yourself and the world better. 

NHS-trained, I draw on cognitive behavioural techniques if appropriate and if people want specific tools and strategies to support particular issues. 

A keen lover of nature, I also offer counselling outdoors in nature which can provide a powerful back drop and co-therapist to counselling work. 

I offer sessions from my therapy practice in Kynaston which is between Ledbury, Ross on Wye and Hereford.

A lifelong lover of learning and development, I am a clinical supervisor and a diploma-level counselling tutor.

I also hold Professional Accreditation with National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.

I offer a free initial telephone consultation to discuss why you might be seeking counselling support, to talk about how counselling might be able to help and to explain about how I work.

The first counselling session is a great opportunity to delve into this further and to ultimately see whether I might be the right 'fit' for you. 

Finding the right person and someone you feel comfortable with is really important when choosing your counsellor and starting your therapy.

Depending on what you need support with, this may also involve sign-posting on to additional relevant services.