Xania Prentice

Availability on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 am to 7 pm.  

The most important aspect of my practice is the relationship between myself and you, the client. I aim to create a safe, approachable environment to ease the building of trust and an understanding of one another and help you to feel comfortable enough to share and explore whatever you are experiencing.

My therapeutic approach as an Integrative Counsellor, enables me to work from a Person Centred perspective with the adaptability to use other therapeutic approaches. This means that you, the client have control over how our sessions are carried out, your perspective, your story, and your lived experience are highly valued, and the foundation of your therapeutic journey.

Working in partnership, in a neutral, non-judgemental space where you feel listened to, accepted, and supported, will enable you to talk about past or present issues that can be challenging, yet by doing so, you can develop greater self-awareness, self-esteem, and self-worth.  Empowering you to utilise your own inner resources to resolve and heal past and present issues.

My intuitive, proactive, and creative approach, has enabled me to work successfully with adults and young people,  demonstrating wisdom and genuine empathy with my clients. My personal and professional experiences encouraged me to retrain in Counselling as a mature student.  I qualified with a 1st BSc Hons Degree in Counselling and Therapeutic Communication in 2021 with 1000+ post-qualification counselling hours and working towards BACP accreditation.

I predominantly provide online sessions, via Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or Phone.  I also offer face-to-face sessions, in Hexham.

I offer a free 15-minute phone call, for you to ask any questions about how I work or to discuss any concerns that you may have.  Following this I will email you a registration form and a therapeutic contract to complete, that said, if you are unable to do so, we can complete them together during our first session.

Sessions are 50 minutes in duration.  I offer both short-term and long-term counselling.  

Our first session is an opportunity for us to meet, and complete an assessment form, this will help me to find out more about you and what has brought you to counselling.  We can establish whether you would like to continue with me and how I can help.  Should you decide to proceed, we will arrange dates and times.