Hello, I'm Helen

I’m a person-centered, trauma-informed counselor, offering a warm, compassionate space where you can feel heard, accepted, and understood. I support adults through life’s challenges, helping you reconnect with who you are after life has changed you.

Whether you're living with grief or loss, recovering from difficult experiences, feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or stress, struggling with relationships, or simply feeling unlike yourself, therapy offers a space to slow down, make sense of what you're experiencing, and move toward the life you want to live.

My approach is collaborative and led by you. There is no pressure to talk about anything before you're ready. Together, we'll work at your pace, exploring what feels important to you while building understanding, self-compassion, and resilience.

Alongside person-centered counseling, I can also offer optional breathing support, drawing on my training in Breathing for Calm, to help ease anxiety, regulate the nervous system, and create a greater sense of calm where appropriate.

I offer in-person counseling in Hoole, Chester, Cheshire, as well as online and telephone sessions throughout the UK.

Karuna, the name of my practice, means compassion. It reflects the values that sit at the heart of my work: kindness, empathy and genuine human connection. I believe that everyone deserves a space where they can be themselves without fear of judgement, and where healing can happen one conversation at a time.