About Wendy Russell Counselling

I am a firm believer in 'there is no such thing as normal' so I wanted to be honest and tell you a bit about me and what made me become a counsellor and seek my own counselling.

Being a parent of a now adult (child) with multiple complex mental health disorders was tiring, frustrating and lonely as I seemed to be on my own, at times I was expected to know more than the specialists. They were given up on or added to another waiting list.This in itself was overwhelming without managing my daily life and family.

My child is the reason I got into Counselling as watching someone I care deeply about suffer from a child to an adult, feel continuously let down and judged over their mental health and just another statistic or diagnosis.

I have continued my professional development and learnt other skills to help grow my practice and support my clients.

I am passionate about what I do, I see my clients finish Counselling with a positive way of thinking and behaviours and coping techniques for the future. I work with individuals and couples to achieve a better balance whether it is work or home related.

I help clients who feel 'lost' not sure who they are anymore. Whether it is from a loss, break up, empty nest, menopause, job loss, redundancy or retirement. I also help clients who struggle to form or maintain friendships or relationships. Clients who struggle with  pressure from families, decisions on kids, marriage, house etc...