Life can feel like a daily struggle through tangled thoughts, emotional overwhelm, and systems that don’t always fit. At The Bramble Path, I offer telephone, online, and face-to-face support in a thoughtful, practical space where you can better understand yourself and develop strategies for navigating modern life.
ABOUT ME
My Approach and Commitment
I’m Steve, a registered BACP counsellor.
As an integrative counsellor, I bring extensive experience from the NHS, supporting young people through both acute and longer-term mental health challenges. I offer a calm, grounded therapeutic space where clients can explore difficulties openly and work towards meaningful change at their own pace.
I have also worked with older adults and their families, providing person-centred support that respects each individual’s experiences and circumstances.
As a neurodivergent person, I understand the challenges of navigating a world that often isn’t designed for different ways of thinking and processing. Combined with my professional training, this lived experience allows me to offer support that is both empathetic and practical.
I’m married to Helen, a Clinical Nurse Specialist in ADHD, and together we’ve raised our three now-adult children while navigating the usual complexities, challenges, and unpredictability of family life.
Helen occasionally shares reflections and insights on The Bramble Path blog, ideal for a thoughtful five-minute read with a cup of tea.
SERVICES
Individual Counselling
I offer individual counselling for adults and young people, tailored to their specific needs.
My approach provides a steady, supportive space where you can talk openly and explore what is going on for you at your own pace.
I work in a trauma-informed way, ensuring your experiences are understood and treated with care and respect.
This may include support with bereavement, life transitions, emotional overwhelm, or periods of feeling stuck. The focus is on helping you make sense of your experiences and find practical ways forward.
Together, we explore your thoughts and feelings and build strategies that support clearer thinking and more manageable day-to-day life.
Discover how The Bramble Path has positively impacted the lives of my clients through their inspiring stories of growth and healing.
SUCCESS STORIES
I have been racking my brain trying to find the words to express how grateful I am to have had your help, thank you simply doesn’t cut it! I genuinely thought no one could help me, how could they? I lost the most important person in my life, the other half of me, this isn’t something anyone can fix! I thought I would live with the crushing pain until the day I died, I accepted that as my future, I was barely surviving, I was here in person but had stopped living.
Meeting you changed that! You literally saved my life. Your patience, the way you helped me understand my feelings, your kind words, the coping skills you taught me, the clever way you helped me express things I didn’t even realise I wanted to express, magical!
I never thought I would say this, but I’m looking forward to the future. I am literally raving to anyone that will listen about the benefits of counselling, I honestly went into the process believing in my heart that it wouldn’t help….. I am so please I was wrong.
Anon.
I can never thank you enough for what you have done for me! You have led me to see things from a different perspective, given me tools to deal with everything and set my life back on track. Thank you so much!
Anon.