Counselling often supports specific issues such as anxiety, stress or life events. Psychotherapy explores longstanding difficulties, trauma and relationship patterns.
PLACE TO TALK THERAPIES
Trauma-Informed, Neurodivergent-Affirming and Shame-Sensitive Therapy. Counselling, EMDR, Couples Counselling and Clinical Supervision. Bournemouth, Ferndown and Burbage, with online sessions across the UK and internationally.
You don't need the right words to begin. Some people arrive knowing exactly what's wrong. Others simply know they don't feel like themselves anymore.
Whether you're facing anxiety, trauma, grief, burnout, relationship difficulties or simply feeling unlike yourself, you don't have to work it out alone. When you contact us, we'll help you find the therapist whose experience and way of working best fits your needs.
Over time, it's easy to begin believing you've somehow become the problem. That if only you were stronger, calmer or more resilient, life wouldn't feel so difficult.
We see it differently
Place to Talk Therapies wasn't built around a technique or formula, but around a simple belief: people don't need fixing. More often, people need enough safety to understand what has happened and what comes next.
People often come to us for support with
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety and overwhelm
- Shame and self-worth
- Pregnancy, miscarriage and birth experiences
- Relationship difficulties
- ADHD, autism and burnout
- Counselling and psychotherapy
- EMDR
- Couples counselling
- Clinical supervision
You don't need to know exactly what you need before getting in touch. Tell us a little about what has brought you here, and we'll help match you with the therapist whose experience, availability and way of working best fit your needs.
A small team, with support matched to you
Place to Talk Therapies is a small team of independent counsellors, each bringing their own experience, expertise and way of working.
Rather than asking you to work out who is right for you, we'll help match you with the therapist whose experience and approach best fit your needs.
Our team brings experience across trauma and EMDR, couples counselling, anxiety, chronic and terminal illness, bereavement, fertility, pregnancy and birth experiences, ADHD, autism, and spiritual or religious concerns.
→ Meet the Team
Curiosity begins with safety
We often assume change begins with a solution. More often, it begins with enough safety for curiosity to arrive.
Shame can convince us that we are the problem. You may have learned to keep going, keep coping or keep everyone else happy while quietly wondering why life still feels so difficult.
Sometimes the first step isn't finding another answer. It's finally having somewhere safe enough to wonder, "What happened to me?" instead of "What's wrong with me?"
Getting started
If you've recognised yourself in any of this, the next step is simple.
Get in touch and we'll arrange a free 20-minute introductory call, giving you the opportunity to ask questions, tell us a little about what's brought you here, and decide whether working together feels right.
There's no obligation to continue, and no pressure to have the right words ready.
Every qualified counsellor here is registered or accredited with the BACP, fully insured, ICO registered and Enhanced DBS checked.
If paying for therapy feels difficult at the moment, we also offer a carefully supervised lower-cost online counselling service. We'll always discuss whether it's the right option for you before making any recommendation.
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Counselling Team
Counsellors in Bournemouth (BH10), Ferndown (BH22), and Burbage (LE10) Place to Talk Therapies can support you in-person or online Concessionary rates may be available, please ask.Â
Kay
MBACP Counsellor (Accred) | EMDR Practitioner | Perinatal Specialist | SupervisorSession fee from £70. Please get in touch to check current availability. Clinical supervision for counsellors and counselling students.
Helen
MBACP Counsellor Anxiety | Mindfulness | Emotional wellbeing | GriefSession fee £65. Also sees young people aged 16+. In-person and online sessions, Ferndown (BH22). Please get in touch to check current availability.
Roger
MBACP Counsellor (Accred) | EMDR Practitioner | Couples TherapistSession fees: 1-1 £65, couples £75. In-person, Burbage (LE10), and online. English and Punjabi spoken. Please get in touch to check current availability.
Scott
Placement Counsellor | Lower-Cost Online CounsellingPlacement Counsellor in final stages of training. Session fee £40. Online only, supervised throughout. Please get in touch to check current availability.
Trauma-informed therapy for adults
Neurodivergent-affirming and shame-sensitive care. Counselling Locations: Bournemouth, Ferndown, and Burbage. Online Counselling Nationally and Internationally.
Counselling & Psychotherapy
Couples/Relationship Counselling
Couples counselling offers a supportive space to improve communication, rebuild trust and work through relationship difficulties with greater understanding.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
EMDR helps reduce the distress linked to traumatic memories and can support PTSD, trauma, anxiety and other emotional difficulties.
Lower-Cost Counselling
Professional, lower-cost online counselling across the UK, provided by a counsellor in the final stages of professional training.
ISSUES AND CONCERNS
Examples of some of the issues and concerns we work with You might recognise yourself clearly in one of these, or in several at once, or in none of them exactly, and that's alright too. These are starting points, not a checklist you need to fit into before reaching out. If what's affecting you doesn't sit neatly under any of these headings, we're still glad to hear from you. Click through to a blog post if you'd like to read further.Â
Anxiety & Stress
When your mind won't switch off, even the smallest tasks can feel impossible. Counselling, including CBT, can help you challenge unhelpful thought patterns, build coping strategies, and feel calmer, day to day. 👇Read the Blog: 👇
BLOG: The Quiet Weight of Being the Strong OneCoaching
Feeling stuck, even when life looks fine from the outside, is more common than you'd think. Where it's helpful, Kay draws on a coaching approach to help you build a life that reflects your values and turn insight into lasting change.
BLOG: When you need more than a planCouples/Relationship Counselling
Feeling unheard by the person closest to you can be deeply painful. Relationship difficulties often leave us disconnected and unsure how to move forward, but counselling offers a space to rebuild trust and emotional safety, whatever the future holds. 👇Read the Blog: 👇
BLOG: When Relationships Feel DifficultDepression
When everything feels heavy, and even getting up feels like too much, depression can take hold of daily life, dulling things that used to bring you joy. We use approaches like CBT to help you understand what's contributing to it, and find small, steady ways to feel supported. 👇Read the Blog: 👇
BLOG: Emotional HealingGrief and loss
Grief can feel isolating, arriving in waves that don't follow any timeline. There's no right or wrong way to feel, and counselling offers a safe space to explore sadness, anger or guilt at your own pace, honouring your personal experience. 👇Read the Blog: 👇
BLOG: Bereavement and LossPanic Attacks
That feeling of being trapped by your own body, with no way to escape the fear, is one of the hardest parts of panic attacks. Counselling helps you recognise triggers and early signs, and build practical coping strategies like breathing and grounding, so you feel calmer and more in control. 👇Read the BLOG: 👇
BLOG: Managing and Reducing Panic AttacksPregnancy Loss & Birth Trauma
The isolation of pregnancy loss or birth trauma can be hard to put into words, even as anxiety, guilt, anger or sadness surface underneath it. In a safe, non-judgemental space, we'll work through these feelings together, at your own pace, helping you make sense of them and find a path towards healing. 👇Read the BLOG: 👇
BLOG: Birth TraumaTrauma & Abuse
Trauma, whether from abuse, assault, accidents or other life-altering events, can leave you feeling consumed by anxiety, flashbacks or hypervigilance. Using a trauma-informed approach, we'll work to reduce the impact of these symptoms, helping you build resilience, healthier coping mechanisms, and self-compassion, and heal at a pace that feels safe for you and on your own terms. 👇Read the BLOG: 👇
BLOG: PTSD & TraumaShame
Shame can settle in quietly, shaping how you see yourself long after the experiences that caused it have passed. Whether rooted in past events, self-perception or societal pressure, counselling offers a space to reassess these beliefs, rebuild self-worth, and live in a way that aligns with who you truly are. 👇Read the BLOG: 👇
BLOG: Transforming Shame and Rebuilding IdentitySpirituality
Feeling lost in your own beliefs can be one of the loneliest experiences there is. Spiritual struggles, whether rooted in faith or not, can leave you conflicted, and if you've experienced spiritual abuse, counselling offers a space to heal and find a sense of authenticity and peace. 👇Read the Blog 👇
BLOG: The Quiet Work of Becoming WholeAnxiety & Stress
Coaching
Couples/Relationship Counselling
Depression
Grief and loss
Panic Attacks
Pregnancy Loss & Birth Trauma
Trauma & Abuse
Shame
Spirituality
Clinical Supervision
1-1 | Group Supervision | Guided Peer Supervision
Supervision
A reflective and supportive space to explore your client work, practice and professional development. Individual and group supervision is available for qualified counsellors and counselling students.
FEES
Fees are listed below for transparency, and concessionary rates may be available. Fees vary depending on the therapist, location and type of support. Please get in touch if you have any questions before deciding whether to proceed.
Counselling £65-£75
Calm, comfortable, and private rooms. Free parking is available. Online sessions via TEAMS/WhatsApp video/Zoom ↓
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EMDR from £115
EMDR when booked as a package. If you would like to book EMDR sessions without committing to regular therapy. Please contact to discuss ↓
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Supervision £70 - £120
Supervision for students and qualified therapists/counsellors. Individual | £70. Group | £120 Student rate available: please enquire ↓
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Lower-Cost Counselling Service £40
Sesions are with a trainee counsellor, working under regular clinical supervision. Please get in touch to check suitability and availability. ↓
ContactF.A.Q.
Are you qualified?
We are experienced, qualified, registered and insured counsellors and psychotherapists. Kay and Roger are EMDR practitioners.
Every therapist working with Place to Talk Therapies has been selected because of their training, experience and way of working.
Each therapist maintains their own professional registration or membership, insurance, ICO registration, Enhanced DBS certificate and clinical supervision.
We actively engage in regular continuing professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance our professional practice.
Each therapist's qualifications, professional registration and CPD are listed on their profile in the Team section.
→ Meet the team
Where lower-cost counselling is offered by a trainee counsellor, they are carefully selected, in the final stage of professional training, and work under regular clinical supervision with support from the wider team.
→ Lower-cost Counselling service
Every therapist working with Place to Talk Therapies has been selected because of their training, experience and way of working.
Each therapist maintains their own professional registration or membership, insurance, ICO registration, Enhanced DBS certificate and clinical supervision.
We actively engage in regular continuing professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance our professional practice.
Each therapist's qualifications, professional registration and CPD are listed on their profile in the Team section.
→ Meet the team
Where lower-cost counselling is offered by a trainee counsellor, they are carefully selected, in the final stage of professional training, and work under regular clinical supervision with support from the wider team.
→ Lower-cost Counselling service
What is counselling like?
Counselling is a collaborative and empowering process. The goal is to help you build resilience, gain self-awareness, develop coping strategies, and improve your overall mental health and wellbeing.
Your first session will include an initial assessment, exploring your history, relationships (past and present), and mental wellbeing. We'll discuss your goals and expectations together, so we can agree the most appropriate way forward, and we'll review this regularly as we go. Sessions may involve talking through emotions, relationships and experiences, practising coping techniques, and setting goals.
Sessions are usually booked for the same day and time each week, and normally last 60 minutes. We try to offer flexibility where we can. Counselling can be short or longer term, and after your first session, you can book a regular weekly slot.
Counselling can cover any area of life. At times it can feel a bit like untangling a giant knotted ball of string, so patience and commitment are often needed. It can take a little time to settle into the process, and it's worth knowing that working through issues and emotions can sometimes feel harder before it feels easier. For most people, this is temporary, and gives way to steady improvement.
Your first session will include an initial assessment, exploring your history, relationships (past and present), and mental wellbeing. We'll discuss your goals and expectations together, so we can agree the most appropriate way forward, and we'll review this regularly as we go. Sessions may involve talking through emotions, relationships and experiences, practising coping techniques, and setting goals.
Sessions are usually booked for the same day and time each week, and normally last 60 minutes. We try to offer flexibility where we can. Counselling can be short or longer term, and after your first session, you can book a regular weekly slot.
Counselling can cover any area of life. At times it can feel a bit like untangling a giant knotted ball of string, so patience and commitment are often needed. It can take a little time to settle into the process, and it's worth knowing that working through issues and emotions can sometimes feel harder before it feels easier. For most people, this is temporary, and gives way to steady improvement.
How do I pay?
Payment can be made by BACS transfer and is required in full 48 hours before your session. International payments can be made via Wise, and are likewise required 48 hours in advance.
You can block-book your sessions, or agree a rolling weekly or fortnightly schedule with your counsellor.
Subject to availability, you can book different days or times each week to accommodate shift work or other responsibilities.
If you're unable to attend a booked session, please notify your counsellor as soon as possible, and with at least 24 hours' notice where you can. We'll do our best to find an alternative date or time.
Late notifications will be charged the full fee.
We can occasionally offer reduced-fee sessions for students or those on a low income. Please feel free to ask about current availability when you enquire.
You can block-book your sessions, or agree a rolling weekly or fortnightly schedule with your counsellor.
Subject to availability, you can book different days or times each week to accommodate shift work or other responsibilities.
If you're unable to attend a booked session, please notify your counsellor as soon as possible, and with at least 24 hours' notice where you can. We'll do our best to find an alternative date or time.
Late notifications will be charged the full fee.
We can occasionally offer reduced-fee sessions for students or those on a low income. Please feel free to ask about current availability when you enquire.
Is there parking?
Yes.
At Kay's office: there is free and unlimited parking on the road opposite, or on surrounding roads. Please do not park on the driveway (unless pre-agreed), as access is required.
At Roger's office: free on-road parking outside.
At Helen's office: free on-road parking outside.
At Kay's office: there is free and unlimited parking on the road opposite, or on surrounding roads. Please do not park on the driveway (unless pre-agreed), as access is required.
At Roger's office: free on-road parking outside.
At Helen's office: free on-road parking outside.
Is there a waiting room?
No.
Session times are staggered, so you shouldn't meet anyone arriving or leaving their session. Please don't arrive earlier than your booking start time.
Session times are staggered, so you shouldn't meet anyone arriving or leaving their session. Please don't arrive earlier than your booking start time.
Can I bring someone with me to my sessions?
Generally, it's inappropriate to have anyone else in the session other than the counsellor and client, unless it's specifically a couples session. Family sessions are not currently offered.
If you have children, you'll need to arrange care for them while you're at your appointment.
If a family member or friend is driving you to your appointment, they're welcome to wait in their car outside the building, or find a local cafe nearby where they can get a drink while they wait.
If you have children, you'll need to arrange care for them while you're at your appointment.
If a family member or friend is driving you to your appointment, they're welcome to wait in their car outside the building, or find a local cafe nearby where they can get a drink while they wait.
Do I need to be referred by my GP?
No. Most clients self-refer. However, we can accept referrals from GP’s, charities and other local counsellors.
Is there disabled/wheelchair access?
Kay's office: the counselling room is on the ground floor. There's a gravel driveway, and 2 low steps at the front door. The front door is wide, but the property is not accessible for a wheelchair.
Roger's office: on the ground floor. Doorways are not accessible for a wheelchair.
Helen's office is on the ground floor and wheelchair accessible, with some limitations. A gravel path at the side of the property leads to the therapy room, and there are two low steps at its entrance.
Roger's office: on the ground floor. Doorways are not accessible for a wheelchair.
Helen's office is on the ground floor and wheelchair accessible, with some limitations. A gravel path at the side of the property leads to the therapy room, and there are two low steps at its entrance.
How is my information kept confidential?
Your privacy and confidentiality are taken seriously. For UK clients, personal data is handled in line with UK GDPR and data protection legislation. This includes how your information is stored, used and protected.
For clients based overseas, we take care to ensure that your information is handled securely and with the same high standard of care. Privacy protections can vary between countries, and in some regions, internet communications may be subject to monitoring or government surveillance. We use secure systems and take every reasonable step to protect your privacy, though local laws or infrastructure may sometimes limit how much confidentiality can be guaranteed.
If you're joining from outside the UK, it's worth choosing a private, secure space and a secure internet connection where you can.
For clients based overseas, we take care to ensure that your information is handled securely and with the same high standard of care. Privacy protections can vary between countries, and in some regions, internet communications may be subject to monitoring or government surveillance. We use secure systems and take every reasonable step to protect your privacy, though local laws or infrastructure may sometimes limit how much confidentiality can be guaranteed.
If you're joining from outside the UK, it's worth choosing a private, secure space and a secure internet connection where you can.
GET IN TOUCH
What happens after submitting the form?
We'll usually reply within two to three working days. Depending on your enquiry, Kay or one of our counselling team will be in touch to arrange a free 20-minute introductory call. We'll help connect you with the counsellor whose experience, availability and way of working best fit your needs.
There is no obligation to book a session after making an enquiry or introductory call. If you decide to continue, together we can discuss whether online or in-person sessions, and weekly or fortnightly appointments, are the best fit for your needs.
Your information will be kept confidential and used only to respond to your enquiry and connect you with appropriate support.
Crisis support
This form is not monitored for urgent requests. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999.
If you need urgent mental health support, call NHS 111 and select the mental health option. You can also contact Samaritans free on 116 123, 24 hours a day.
Disclaimer
Submitting this form or using this website does not create a client-counsellor relationship. This begins only after a counselling agreement has been completed and accepted.
Counsellors working with Place to Talk Therapies are independent practitioners and are responsible for their own clinical practice, safeguarding, supervision, professional registration, insurance and data protection.
The information on this website is provided for general guidance and is not a substitute for professional medical, mental health or emergency support.
We'll usually reply within two to three working days. Depending on your enquiry, Kay or one of our counselling team will be in touch to arrange a free 20-minute introductory call. We'll help connect you with the counsellor whose experience, availability and way of working best fit your needs.
There is no obligation to book a session after making an enquiry or introductory call. If you decide to continue, together we can discuss whether online or in-person sessions, and weekly or fortnightly appointments, are the best fit for your needs.
Your information will be kept confidential and used only to respond to your enquiry and connect you with appropriate support.
Crisis support
This form is not monitored for urgent requests. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999.
If you need urgent mental health support, call NHS 111 and select the mental health option. You can also contact Samaritans free on 116 123, 24 hours a day.
Disclaimer
Submitting this form or using this website does not create a client-counsellor relationship. This begins only after a counselling agreement has been completed and accepted.
Counsellors working with Place to Talk Therapies are independent practitioners and are responsible for their own clinical practice, safeguarding, supervision, professional registration, insurance and data protection.
The information on this website is provided for general guidance and is not a substitute for professional medical, mental health or emergency support.
