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Havers Counselling

Professional counselling services for anxiety, stress, trauma, relationships, and personal growth.

Supporting clients across Berkshire with compassionate, evidence-based therapy tailored to your needs.

In-person and online THERAPEUTIC COUNSELLING and PSYCHOTHERAPY for INDIVIDUALS and couples

Welcome to Havers Counselling

Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist - Helping You Work Towards Growth Through Therapeutic Change

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Welcome to an opportunity for healing and a positive change in your life because...

  • You're struggling with emotional or psychological issues, such as anxiety and low self esteem, depression, grief, or trauma.

  • You want to work on mental health and emotional resilience in a supportive, therapeutic setting and seek a trustworthy alliance tailored to your unique needs.

  • You seek to gain deeper insight into your thoughts, behaviours, and past experiences.

'Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.'

- Desmond Tutu

...as a skilled and established therapist, I'm here to help.

When you find yourself struggling with life, feeling stressed, anxious or depressed, or perhaps dealing with family issues, it can negatively affect your wellbeing. It may seem impossible to see past your problems because of a sense of isolation and believing that no one will understand.

I'm inviting you to make positive changes to your life and to gain a hope for the future by first connecting with me - because talking is where the healing begins.

I specialise in helping you to overcome anxiety, low self-esteem, and the affects of childhood trauma into adulthood. Plus, I have first-hand experience of surviving the narcissist.

If you're feeling unsure about beginning counselling, check out my blog 'What To Expect From Your First Therapy Session' for more information.


Sherryl Baker

Dip.Couns MBACP

Having survived times of trauma in my own life, I do empathise... So please feel free to contact me to discuss how I may help you or your loved ones - from my own lived experiences, and as a true listener:

  • Feelings of anxiety, depression, or stress
  • Racism, sexism and/or ageism
  • Family issues or relationship problems
  • Low confidence or self-esteem
  • Surviving the Narcissist
  • Grief, loss or bereavement
  • The impact of trauma on yourself or loved ones
  • Difference and diversity
  • Issues caused by the pandemic or isolation
  • Sense of Imposter Syndrome
  • Panic attacks, bullying, or self harm
  • Physical, mental, or emotional abuse
  • Coming to terms with sexuality
  • Difficulties at work or in retirement
  • Problems with home or school life

Recognised Health & Wellbeing counsellor with Which? recommended healthcare provider:

WPA Health Insurance.

Services: Therapeutic Counselling sessions are currently available face to face, online, or via telephone for adults and young people 12+. Walking therapy also available, where possible.

Additional Service: Couples Counselling

Also Available: Group Workshop Facilitator.

If you need more information, or would like an initial complimentary 30-minute telephone consultation, please get in touch via the secure contact form

Confidentiality

Your therapy sessions will take place in a safe space, where I will listen with respect and empathy - and without judgement. Confidentiality and trust are key aspects of our therapeutic relationship, and counselling will give you an opportunity to openly express your thoughts and feelings; maybe even for the first time. Ask yourself - "what does this mean to me?"

Be Heard...

Many people face stress and difficulties in their everyday lives that can be hard to cope with – whether it’s relationship issues; anxiety or panic attacks, mood swings or feelings of depression, dealing with the negative aftereffects of the pandemic or other struggles. Being truly heard will help you to gain a better understanding of what’s causing these challenges - and enable us to explore the ways in which you can either manage them differently or change their outcome.

Growth and Change

By working together in a collaborative space using proven therapeutic methods and evidence-based interventions, I can support you in gaining clarity around life and relationship challenges. You’ll begin to understand your patterns and reactions, paving the way for personal growth, emotional resilience, and lasting change toward becoming the person you truly want to be.

Testimonials

"I chose to meet and work with Sherryl because I felt trapped. There was no one big problem but I recognised that past challenges were making it really difficult to deal with new challenges, and I wanted to break from that recurring pattern; I wanted to find a way to be happier.

It's a strange experience, there's no set of steps and you're "fixed," no clear process and I had no idea what we would talk about that would magically find an answer. And yet, here I am months later having (strangely) looked forward to talking to Sherryl weekly and I feel calmer and better equipped to deal with both daily life and the random stuff life tends to throw at you too. I can't pin point when that changed, there was no great epiphany but gradually Sherryl's relentless (but gentle-ish) poking and probing, with a good deal of empathetic humour is without doubt what the made the difference.

I would wholeheartedly recommend her. There will be no blinding flash but she is an amazing listener, will hold the mirror up to you again and again to be honest with yourself and no matter how bizarre the stories I shared with her (and they were) she never judged.


Big thank you Sherryl..."


— M.R

"Working with Sherryl has quite literally changed my life. I had experienced a lot of things that left me feeling confused, angry, resentful and unsure of who I was, what I wanted, how to process my feelings and emotions. I felt very stuck and sad and like I was holding on to past hurts and also things I'd never processed or understood.


The biggest thing I've gained from my sessions with Sherryl was self-awareness. Understanding my own thoughts, feelings and actions, and how sometimes those actually took me away from what I wanted and how I wanted to feel. It's given me a new perspective on pretty much all my relationships and how they look and feel.


I feel so much freer, definitely much happier and lighter. It's a work in progress, and I know I may have times where I need support again, which is why it's so great to know Sherryl is there! But I'm feeling really good about myself, so much clearer about what I want and what in my life makes me feel good, safe and loved."


— C.L

"What I liked about Sherryl from the very first session is that she instantly created a safe space for me by taking her time to tell me about who she was, her style of counselling and the way she worked.


She told me what counselling was and was not, and she did not assume that I would immediately trust her with my thoughts and feelings simply because she was a therapist. Sherryl's level of humility and capacity to understand how daunting it feels 'on the other side' of therapy and the intelligent ways in which she asked for permission to enter into mind and heart is what drew me to her,

and it was a breath of fresh air.

As an action-focussed, goal-oriented person, it did take quite a few sessions for me to understand that Sherryl would not give me homework after every (or indeed any) session, and that the real work was and continues to be in the processing, in the feeling and in the acknowledgement of said feelings. I will continue to take this with me going forward. Thank you Sherryl!"

-- Anonymous human being.

"Having worked alongside Sherryl, I consider her to be a compassionate and empathic counsellor.”


— Mrs. M Rosa


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