Carol Dyce

I currently have availability for face-to-face sessions in my Richmond practice and online or phone sessions.

Welcome,

It takes courage to seek counselling – whether it’s your first nervous step or a return to therapy – and it can be daunting, especially when you’re feeling anxious and low, to find the “right’ counsellor for you.

You may be “just not feeling myself” unable to live life to the full, confused and stuck why that is.

Or perhaps you know your challenges and struggle to share them with your family and friends. Your feelings become “the elephant in the room,"  as you fear being a “burden."

Maybe you’re a young person, stressed about exams, figuring out who you are, apprehensive about adulthood and what that means for you.

Do you put on a smile and “get on with it” because that’s what you’ve always done – always been expected to do?

I’ll create a warm, non-judgemental space where you can talk without fear of upsetting anyone; accepted for the person you are as we explore how you can grow into the person you want to become.

I'm a fully qualified, accredited counsellor, working within the Bacp’s ethical framework. I work integratively, meaning I shape my approach to most effectively meet your needs as you’re an individual with unique experiences and your own take on the world.

I won’t tell you what to do or give advice – I think you are the expert on you, but I know sometimes your thoughts get tangled and I'll be at your side untangling them together. If useful, we may explore your past to identify any issues or patterns, still affecting you and your relationships today.

Alongside my private practice, I work with Off The Record Twickenham, a counselling service for young people 11-24 and The Brain Tumour Charity, supporting people living with brain tumours and their family and friends.

You'll always be at the heart of our therapeutic relationship.  I’ll be at your side always trying to understand you and your evolving needs. I will strive to do – be - my best to nurture you with tenderness and compassion to find your way at your own pace to your true self and a happier life.

I offer weekly 50-minute sessions, on-line, phone or face-to-face at my practice room in Richmond.

I can work with anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, anger, shame, relationship issues, sexuality, life transitions such as going to university, parenthood, redundancy and divorce, the impact of living with terminal cancer enabling people to break the taboo of talking about death, bereavement, grief and loss.

Most of all, I believe in the healing power of the therapeutic relationship - it's a privilege to earn my clients' trust and help give them a voice when they may have often or always felt unheard.

You can make initial contact with my by text, voicemail or email. 

As it's vital you find a counsellor you can feel comfortable with and think you can grow to trust, I offer a free 15-minute introductory call on the phone or Zoom – which ever you prefer. 

I can tell you a bit more about how I work, answer your questions and see if we think we can work together.

Then in our first full 50-minute, paid session, we'll go through an initial  assessment together (I will email it to you ahead of the session so you can have a look) to find out more about what why you're seeking counselling, why now and your hopes from therapy if we decide to carry on working together.