Stacy Alcorn-Davenport

Available, flexible times, in person & zoom or telephone. 

My wounded heart throughout the years has led me down some dark paths before I ended up on the path of personal growth and development taking me to places where it was incredibly necessary to do the therapeutic work you currently may be considering as a way to move forward in your life and find the means and tools to provide peace, calm and joy within yourself.

All of this was personal and hard work, including engaging in face-to-face talking therapy. My past trials also required of my personal development, to take it one step further towards the necessary psychotherapy education of counselling which led to studying it as a profession.

In life and my counselling experience, I am a big proponent of self-awareness reflection and looking inside oneself to your very core to discover or perhaps rediscover your ‘authentic self.’ The person you were at birth but somehow were separated from through ancestral, familial and/or cultural conditioning. Despite feeling lost at times in life, deep down only you know what is best, what feels right for you. "It is up to the client to decide what is best for them." - Carl Rogers

Carl Roger's person-centred theory of counselling and psychotherapy most closely reflects my mindset and philosophy and his core conditions of empathy, congruence (authentic self) and unconditional positive regard (non-judgement) are at the heart and core of my counselling talking therapy, considerations and practice.

As an active listener and not an advice giver, I’ll work with you from our very first point of contact to establish a safe and supportive working environment and to build a client/counsellor relationship that you are happy with and can last as long as you deem appropriate. We could meet for one, two, six or twenty sessions. It is up to you.

I practice an integrative approach to counselling which means I am continuously educating myself with ongoing psychoeducation and CPD, which involves all theories of counselling, including Psychodynamic, CBT and mindfulness, to gain a deeper understanding and awareness of new developments in counselling and psychotherapy. I am continuously adding new therapeutic tools to my counselling toolbox to support my clients better.

As a best practice, I approach and we discuss what is going on for you from a Holistic balanced life perspective of body, mind and soul. I believe one affects the other. We can sort out together what is your best mix for a more balanced, productive and fulfilling life perhaps discovering or rediscovering your authentic self in the process.

Since having received a PG Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and becoming a member of the BACP, I continue to support area clients with one-to-one counselling at Mind and Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre and have supported students at Durham University. I have met with and supported hundreds of clients face-to-face, and online or by telephone who bring with them to sessions a variety of mental health concerns and life issues. Some of these include work-related stress, chronic health issues, trauma, PTSD, grief, anxiety, depression, mental health diagnosis, low self-esteem, menopause, life direction and relationship issues. 

If you have a particular issue or concern, or any questions that you'd like to discuss then please contact me at 07808 535073 or by email at hello@stacycounselling.com and request a 30-minute free consultation.

I meet clients face-to-face in a safe and comfortable therapy space in Darlington, Co Durham, UK and online using Zoom or by telephone if you prefer.

After our initial free 30-minute consultation, counselling sessions for individuals last 1 hour, usually taking place every week as it is through regular weekly or bi-weekly therapy that one can gain so much more momentum and positive outcomes from our work together. It is up to you how many sessions you require but it is standard counselling practice to review our session work after six sessions.

For new clients, an assessment will take place at your first scheduled session.