Constance Nash

I currently have availability for counselling sessions via video link or telephone. 

My working hours are from 10am to 8pm on weekdays. 

The first 40 minute introduction session is free. Normal sessions are 50-60 minute long.  

I am a humanistic counsellor and currently work remotely (online, via video link, telephone or text). I provide counselling to young people (16+) and adults residing in the UK.

Throughout this period, which has been - and may continue to be - financially challenging for many of us, I choose to make my services as accessible and flexible as possible for you: from a just few sessions to long-term support, and with scalable discounts, I will do my best to adapt to your present situation so we can find a way forward together.

I can also work with counselling students who wish to do their therapy hours in a person centred/existential way. 

You are welcome regardless of your income, gender, social background, spirituality, abilities, sexuality, ethnic or cultural heritage. If you are affected by discrimination of any kind, be it racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ageism, or ableism,  or several of those simultaneously, please know that you can safely and openly talk about it. Such discrimination can take a heavy toll on one's mental health, and should never be brushed aside or minimised. 

I am a ‘humanistic’ counsellor: I work using a Person-Centred approach, with some elements from Existential Therapy. This can feel quite different from approaches such as CBT (which is aimed at working from a cognitive and behavioural perspective, and is goal oriented), or Psychodynamic approach (which focuses more on bringing ‘unconscious’ processes to the surface).

My way of working is ‘non directive’: you decide what you wish to bring up in a session. My way of listening is non-judgemental empathy: I will not interpret or assess what you share. Instead I will try to fully understand your experience as you feel it, and my questions will often be aimed towards deepening that empathetic understanding, for us to gain some new insights together.

If you would like to receive counselling but need a translator or BSL supporter to be present, a special 3 person set-up can be discussed and arranged, if you know someone whom you trust to translate for you. 

The first introductory session is 45 minutes long and free of charge. During this session, we can get acquainted, go over basic  information regarding my practice, discuss possible concession rates (for example, I offer discounts to self-funding students, low income workers, refugees and asylum seekers, OAP's...). I will then explain how I work and answer questions you  may have, and listen to what you would hope from future counselling sessions. 

It is important to feel comfortable with your counsellor: this 'taster' can allow you to find out whether my way of working is a good fit for you.