Maryse Forrest

Appointments available:

Tuesdays - 9.30am - 6.00pm

Thursdays - 9.30am - 2.30pm

Fridays - 9.30am - 2.30pm

Each counselling session is 50 minutes long.

I am a qualified Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist (Level 7) and registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), offering a supportive, confidential and professional counselling service.

There are many reasons why a person may attend therapy; it is an ongoing process reserved not only for when we are suffering, but also for when we might want to identify goals, explore our past, promote behaviour change, seek coping mechanisms, or discover meaning. My aim is to help guide you through what ever it is you choose to explore, working together to untangle and make sense of what may be going on.

Having a dedicated space to vent and explore what you are experiencing, without judgement, can be invaluable. Through building a safe and trusting relationship, I can help you to recognise specific triggers or patterns of behaviour which may not be helping you. By acknowledging where our emotions come from, and how they affect us, we can gain greater insight into how we can change the way we react to situations.

As an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist, I am able to combine theories and techniques from a variety of theoretical approaches. This flexibility means that I can tailor my way of working to each individual in order to help them achieve their goals and make sense of life’s challenges. Offering a warm, collaborative approach, I draw from a range of models including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Person Centred, Psychodynamic and Existential perspectives. However we choose to work together, at the heart of our sessions will be an empathetic, non-judgemental and compassionate ear.

I work privately within a clinic setting with clients over the age of 18, and offer short and long-term therapy depending on the individual and their presenting concerns. Sessions are 50 minutes long at the price of £50. Concessions offered for students and low income at a rate of £45.

I understand how difficult it can be to take the first step into therapy. I therefore hope to create a friendly, safe and inclusive space so that you may begin to feel at ease.

Our first session will move at your own pace. We will discuss the terms of our sessions and how we will work together, and you can ask me any questions that you have about me as a psychotherapist or the counselling process itself. If you feel comfortable, you can begin to tell me about what you may be experiencing, and what goals you may have moving forward.