My Approach

Welcome to My Mindful Counsellor – Supporting Women's Well-being in Malvern

Hello! I am Dionne and I offer a compassionate and confidential space, tailored specifically for women (and children). As a qualified counsellor and accredited registrant of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (AM NCPS), I provide both face-to-face sessions in Malvern and online counselling. I refer any men to a specialist male counsellor who specialise in men's issues unless they still wish to see me. I currently do have space for face to face and online clients and have an offer - see below.

Why Choose My Services?

🤍 Specialist Focus on Women's Issues: I have dedicated my practice to understanding and addressing the unique challenges women face - my areas of expertise are listed below. This specialised focus allows me to offer nuanced support that really resonates with our individual experiences as women. I find many women do feel safer or more able to be more natural with a female therapist.

🌱Holistic and Integrative Approach: Beyond traditional talk therapy, I am able to incorporate coaching and mindfulness-based techniques, various scientifically validated body-focused strategies to regulate anxiety, EFT and creative methods. These really can make a difference to how quickly you can begin to feel better. As a result of this extra training and expertise, I am qualified to work with you to effectively calm the nervous system and promote overall well-being that 'sticks'. Whilst therapy is not a quick fix by any means, coaching and mindfulness techniques and strategies do help you see the changes you need more quickly as we work with the heart (therapy), the head (coaching) and the body (mindfulness and EFT). If that saves you 50% in your sessions overall or 50% in suffering that's got to be a good thing. Of course results vary and action is required but I think you will be surprised you can find more peace after just one session with the strategies I can share and the variety of approaches I can use with you.

✨Comfortable and Supportive Environment: My counselling space is a peaceful garden annex designed to feel welcoming and non-clinical, informal and safe. This setting encourages relaxation and openness, allowing us to address your concerns fully and reduce barriers. We meet as humans first and the environment reflects that. All my clients comment on how relaxed and safe they feel in the space.

🤍 I limit the number of client hours I have in a week to ensure I am always able to give 100% to every client. I also take a regular week off spread through the year to again ensure I hold the therapeutic space in a positive and grounded way, enabling me to help you to feel safe and grounded too, even when you feel at your most anxious. Many clients comment on how safe and relaxed they feel with me and that they can 'feel the peace' in the room despite maybe bringing distress. It is because of these two factors!

Areas of Expertise:

With extensive training, experience and my own personal insights as a neuro-spicy, older woman, I offer support in areas including:

Understanding the female experience, psychology and the approaches that seem to work well with many women (more holistic and working in the body using mindfulness to help regulate grief, sadness and anxiety in particular);
Menopause, aging, and associated transition of being a woman including becoming (or not becoming) a mother, wife etc
Anxiety, phobias, and stress management dealing with life that sometimes just feel 'too much'
Motherhood, pregnancy, birth and general parenting concerns or anxiety around children
Divorce, separation and surviving as single mother
Support for highly sensitive women (HSPs) and neurodivergent women
Experiences related to relationships and marriage, and sexuality including in complicated relationships where there is coercive control or domestic abuse;
Issues around self image including eating issues, body image, confidence and self-esteem;
Support for traumatic experiences, including abuse and bereavement of spouses, children or parents for example
Depression and shut down, including post-natal depression
Workplace issues, discrimination, and bullying and under achieving frustrations

Client Testimonials:

Clients often express appreciation for my down-to-earth style, my practical and varied approach.

Women tell me they like the fact that therapy with me is not all 'one sided' but is practical and holistic.

We work together, sometimes use humour and find solutions together.

Women who come to me also value the relaxed, comfortable environment I provide (with the additional extra of my little dogs in the room which many love).

Many like the fact that they feel better quickly - often very quickly within 1 to 6 sessions, achieving changes they once thought were unattainable. More long-term stresses or patterns will naturally take longer but my average number of sessions is around 9. By the way, I also do longer-term work as well as even single session therapy! Please check my testimonials page for actual quotes from past clients to get a flavour of what they gained from working with me and what the process was like.

Getting Started:

Embarking on a counselling journey is indeed a big step and you may wonder if counselling or if I am the right counsellor for you. To support you in this process and decision, I offer a free 15-minute consultation for us to explore how we can work together and what sessions might look like. I have space now. I also have an offer of 10% off for first three sessions to help you to decide if counselling together is right for you, if finances are a concern.

Contact Me:

To schedule your free consultation or to learn more about my services, please reach out via 📧mymindfulcounsellor@gmail.com or 📞 07843 544 009. or fill in your details for a call back.

Your well-being is my priority. Together, we really can find the path toward a more fulfilling, calmer, happier and balanced life.

Best wishes,