The Awareness Centre

Working with Shirley was truly transformational. From the very first session, she was warm, kind and welcoming. I always felt supported and genuinely cared for throughout my journey, and it made such a difference knowing I was in safe, compassionate hands. Her sincerity and empathy helped foster a strong therapeutic relationship where I felt comfortable enough to open up and work through difficult issues from my childhood. I genuinely looked forward to our sessions, and I’m so grateful for the progress I made with her support. I can’t thank her enough and would highly recommend her to anyone considering EMDR!

This has been my first experience of therapy and Claire has really helped me in my journey to better process the personal circumstances I have been going through. This has been through providing a safe space where I feel comfortable to discuss my emotions, as well as suggesting practices which help to manage these. I have found Claire to be extremely professional and good at what she does, and I would highly recommend Claire to anyone else looking to undertake therapy.

I have been doing therapy for just under 6 months with Berenice. She helped me navigate through some traumatic events, and given me amazing tools to deal with pressure and anxiety. I value our weekly sessions so so much and I always feel like we tackle my issues practically and effectively.

Berenice is a thoughtful, insightful, supportive and empathetic therapist, who is also willing to challenge me on things when it is necessary. I would highly recommend Berenice to anyone.

I attended Shirley, to treat me for PTSD, which I had for 2 years. It had gotten to crisis point. The guidance and help I received from Shirley was exceptional. Shirley introduced me to EMDR, which worked incredibly well for me. She guided me through each step and checked in with me at all times. I was amazed at how quickly I came to terms with the trauma that brought me to be treated by Shirley. I am continuing with good mental health, and am very grateful for Shirley’s expertise and professional skills. I have had therapy sporadically over a long period of time and would rate Shirley as being one of the best. I would highly recommend her therapeutic skills and knowledge.

The counselling service provided has been simply unexpected at The Awareness Centre, as previously I was losing hope the idea of counselling. This is as I had tried counselling at various other establishments and there was no long lasting effects. My counsellor?I am lost for words as she is empathetic, compassionate, dedicated and regularly goes one step and beyond to ensure I get the best service. Money well spent.

I have previously worked with a few different counsellors at various stages in my life and Emma is the counsellor that I have worked with most consistently. I feel comfortable and supported and we have discussed realistic options for what the sessions will achieve. Emma is compassionate and insightful. Moreover, I appreciate the different approaches she incorporates into our sessions, whether it be Mindfulness-based techniques or ACT. My experience in the sessions with Emma has been evolving based on the use of different approaches and she helps me feel confident in challenging my perspectives and opening out how I think about some things in my life.

Starting therapy at The Awareness Centre has been truly life changing. Claire was the perfect fit for me from the beginning and is helping me navigate so many things I used to muddle through alone. Having somewhere like this local to me has been a complete game changer and I’m so grateful for it.

I started therapy really down and broken I was overly anxious about everything big and small, through the course of our time together Valeria has really helped me understand my feelings and emotions better, she’s has recommend literature and meditation practices that have helped see the bigger picture when I start to get down or depressed. I am an overall better person now my relationships with those closer to me has improved because I am not so self involved (or at least I try not to be) and my relationship with myself has also improved as I try to be kinder to myself. What a life changing experience, couldn’t have done it without Valeria.

Sunah has been my therapist for 3-4 months now. I had a great experience working on myself with her. She is very caring and approachable making it easy for me to trust her and share a lot of personal information as i never felt judged. I look forward to every session with her and time flies by during the session. Above all she has helped me stand up for myself and feel more secure in my thoughts and decisions which is something I have struggled with and am still working on. Anyone would be blessed to have her as a therapist and she means a lot to me.

Ella has been an amazing therapist since I first joined the awareness centre. She has made me feel very comfortable with the idea of therapy as I was hesitant at first, and has always put my needs and concerns first. She really listens to my goals and what I want out of therapy and puts it into practice in every session.

Being able to voice views and ideas that are consistent to an unbiased person that can guide you along the way to piecing things together is possibly the best thing I’ve done.

Claire has been a great counsellor help for me in what has been one of my most challenging years yet. She has a very caring and warm presence, and listens intently. She has helped guide me through my emotions following heartbreak, and I am very grateful for her help in the last few months. The Awareness Centre is also always a friendly and calm environment for therapy.