Helen Leaper Counselling and Psychological Therapy
based in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey 

Do you live in Walton-on-Thames, Weybridge, Surbiton or surrounding areas and would you benefit from access to a Counsellor in Walton-on-Thames? I offer a face to face,  online and telephone  Counselling Service near Surbiton and Psychological Therapy near Weybridge and would be happy to assist you. 

My name is Helen and I would like to welcome you to my Counselling Practice in Walton-on-Thames. I am an experienced Counsellor and have over 10 years post qualification experience.

Firstly, you may wish to consider whether counselling is the way forward for you, and whether I am the type of Counsellor you feel would suit your needs. For instance:

1) Are you experiencing particular life stresses or finding life challenging for whatever reason?
3) Has there been any trauma or abuse in your life either past or present?
4) Do you find yourself struggling with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem or relationship/co-dependency issues?
5) Are you feeling unhappy, confused or misunderstood?

6) Do you find it hard to understand the world around you?

7) Are you masking in order to manage everyday life?
8) Or would you simply like to understand yourself better and promote your self awareness and personal growth?

If you are experiencing any type of psychological distress, or if you are looking to enhance your own personal wellbeing in any way, you may benefit from accessing psychological therapy with a trained counsellor.

Counselling will give you opportunity to explore your thoughts and feelings in a private setting with an empathic trained other who has no connection to you. As your self acceptance grows through the process of psychological therapy, your relationship with yourself is likely to improve, opening up opportunities for change. Counselling and psychological therapy will also help you to get back on a front foot again as together we explore your difficulties and dilemmas, and help you to find your own solutions. To see more about how counselling can help you, please visit my "About Counselling" Page.

About Me and How I Work
I am an experienced and qualified Counsellor based in Walton-on-Thames with over 10 years post qualification experience working with young people and adults (men and women) aged 18 years plus. My areas of Special Interests are as follows:

Neurodiversity

I have  extenive knowledge and experience of working with neurodiversity  (including  ADHD, ASD and AuDHD). As a neuro-affirming Counsellor, I seek to validate and support  your neurological differences whilst helping you to explore whatever you are struggling with in life.  

n addition, I have extensive knowledge and experience in relation to the area of children with special educational needs (particularly neurodiversity) and the particular challenges faced by families and carers  in terms of navigating support systems and managing complex needs and stresses. I am here to support you psychologically with these challenges and to help you find solutions.

Boundary Setting and Co-dependency

Within the realms of the relational foundation of my practice. I am particularly passionate about helping you to create healthy boundaries within your relationships and overcome co-dependant habits such as people pleasing and controlling behaviours.

I am  a registered member of BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy) which reflects that I am a committed, competent and fully qualified counselling professional who has undergone a recognised and comprehensive counselling/psychotherapy training course, and that I adhere to a tight ethical framework as the basis for my practice... I offer a Face to Face, Online and Telephone Counselling Service near Surbiton and Psychological Therapy near Weybridge.  I provide counselling and psychological therapy to clients with a wide range of psychological issues. These include but are not limited to the following:

- neurodiversity

- relationship/co-dependency isisues
- stress
- anxiety
- panic attacks
- depression
- low self esteem
- trauma and abuse 
- family difficulties
- carers and/or parents of children with special educational needs
- health issues
- bereavement
- victims of domestic violence
- eating disorders

 For more information about my background, qualifications, experience and personal counselling approach, please visit my "Qualifications and Experience" page.

In working with you, I am committed to providing you with counselling within a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment where you will feel accepted. I hope my mature insights, warmth and empathy will encourage you to share some of your more difficult feelings with me as our relationship grows. I in turn remain committed to sitting with you through your more difficult and painful moments, as your history and story unfolds. In my relationship with you, I aspire to be congruent at all times paying due regard to my own thoughts and feelings.

My counselling approach is Integrative and underpinned by a relational and developmental framework. Essentially this means that I regard our therapeutic relationship and the developmental history you bring, as important issues for us to consider in our working together. I am flexible in my approach, and draw on a wide range of psychological therapies in order to provide a tailored response to your personal history and needs.

I am happy to work with you on an open-ended basis or for an agreed time period, with the aim of enabling you to enhance your life and to live it more fully. You may wish to visit my "Frequently Asked Questions" page for more information about what you can expect from counselling with me, including my fees and availability, and my  policies and procedures.

I practice as a Counsellor in Walton -on-Thames. I therefore offer a Face to Face,  Online and Telephone Counselling Service near Surbiton and Psychological Therapy near Weybridge. I am also accessible to surrounding areas such as Hersham Village, Molesey, Shepperton, Sunbury, Staines and Kingston- on -Thames. I offer Face to Face, Online and Telephone Counselling and would be happy to discuss which of these options would be most suitable for you.

Please contact me without obligation as the next step, should you wish to discuss booking in an Initial Counsultation, or have any questions or queries about how I may help you... Please "click here" to email me or text or phone me on: 07503 877138.