Hello, I’m Vivienne (she/her)

I’m a qualified counsellor who works with the LGBTQIA+ community.

I offer a free initial 15 minute meeting to help you decide if you want to begin working together.

My approach

As a queer woman with a mixed heritage background, I work in a way that looks at how the different identities you might hold can impact you.

You might be queer identifying and have that be a part of your identity that we work with. Or have that be part of the context that we work in, but not the main focus of our work together. Or, you might want your cultural background to have a strong focus in the work we do. Or perhaps it would be the case of working with both identities, as well as many more you might hold in how you see yourself.  

People have their own unique experiences of discrimination and oppression and that matters to me.  

I have a friendly, gentle and conscientious approach. I understand that it can be difficult to speak about very personal thoughts and feelings and I create a space that feels safe to do this. A space where you will not feel judged and are able to be yourself. To me, it’s important to have this kind of safety to help us work through what might be going on for you.

You might be clear about what you want to talk about, or you might not be too sure what the issue is, just that something doesn’t feel quite right. I have experience of working with people who have come from either angle, as well as somewhere in between.   

I am an integrative counsellor. This means I combine different types of therapy according to what you want from your sessions. My training is in person-centred, psychodynamic and gestalt therapy.

I can help with

anxiety / depression / personal and work related stress/ low self esteem / shame / feeling lost / feeling sad / feeling lonely / sexual identity / gender identity / racial & cultural heritage / family issues / abuse / childhood abuse / sexual abuse / domestic abuse / relationship issues / bullying

My experience and training

I have worked as a counsellor at Bristol Mind and East London Out Project working with queer and queer questioning clients. And I have spent over 8 years working in the charity sector, which includes 5 years working as a Case Worker helping people impacted by crime.

I am a Level 7 Psychotherapeutic Counsellor. I completed a BACP accredited MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy at University West of England.

I presented my research on intersectionality at The International Conference of Autoethnography 2023.

Rates and session information

Sessions last 50 minutes and cost £55. I offer in-person sessions in Old Market on Tuesday evenings and in Clifton on Thursday evenings as well as online sessions throughout the week.

The room I use in Old Market is wheelchair accessible. Please contact me if you have further questions about this.

A very limited number of discounted rate spaces are available for students or people on low income - please contact me for more information.

I offer a free 15 minute initial meeting (phone or online) to help you decide if you want to begin working together.

Book a free initial 15 minute meeting to help you decide if you want to begin working together.

Fill out the form below or contact me via email or phone.

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