Ruth Renouf

I have availability for face-to-face sessions in Formby on Wednesdays and Thursdays. 

I have availability for online clients on Fridays during school hours. 

Occasionally I have availability outside of these times; please enquire for more details. 

Counselling sessions are 50 minutes long. 

I work with parents who want to be the best versions of themselves but who are struggling right now. 

I help my clients to unpick what is going on in their lives and with their mental health so that they can enjoy those early months and years with their children. 

Maybe you're fed up of constantly feeling overwhelmed and on edge. 

Maybe you find yourself bursting into tears when you close the door after guests or family leave. 

Maybe you had a really difficult birth and know that you need to talk to someone about it as it's still affecting you now. 

How would it feel to have the emotional bandwidth to deal with whatever parenting throws at you?

I can help. I was a postnatal doula before training as a psychotherapist so I have an in-depth knowledge of the roller coaster that is the postnatal period. I have a Level 7 postgraduate diploma (distinction) in Psychotherapeutic Counselling and regularly attend CPD to keep my knowledge up to date. 

I also had postnatal depression and anxiety myself so I understand first-hand the difficulty of not feeling like yourself after having children. Having my own therapy really turned my parenting journey around. 

Previous clients have described me as calm, warm and an excellent listener. I am non-judgmental and ensure that my clients know exactly what can and can't be kept confidential (we go through this in the first session).

I know it can feel daunting to reach out for support but making an enquiry is the first step. 

I offer a free 20 minute phone call or Zoom to see if we might be a good fit to work together or you can just book an initial appointment. The 20 minute call is an opportunity for you to give me a brief overview of what is going on for you and for you to ask any questions you might have about counselling or how I work. 

Here's the link to book a call or you can send me an enquiry message via this website:

https://zcal.co/ruthrenouf

I offer face-to-face sessions in my room at Chadwick's Physio in Formby. It's a lovely, private room with a view of the garden. There is a car park available. It's easily accessible from Crosby, Hightown, Ormskirk and Southport. 

I also offer online sessions via Zoom. 

Counselling is a space to explore what is going on for you in way that might not be possible with friends or family. 

Often just having the opportunity to talk about how you're really feeling without the other person trying to fix it or going into panic mode can feel like a huge relief. 

The first session is for us to get to know each other better and see if you'd like to come back for further sessions. 

We'll go through important things like confidentiality so that you are really clear about the couple of legal exceptions that all counsellors have to comply with. 

There will also be time for us to talk about what has brought you to counselling and what you are hoping to gain from sessions. You are in control; I always take my lead from the client and I won't make you talk about anything you're not ready to address yet.