Counselling can provide a space to explore the patterns and triggers behind anxiety and depression, helping you understand your experiences more clearly. It can equip you with practical strategies to navigate difficult emotions and regain a sense of control in daily life.
Counselling in Newton Abbot
Candlewood Counselling: Counselling Services in Newton Abbot & online
Welcome! I’m Samantha. I provide professional counselling services to adults in Newton Abbot, both locally and remotely. Whether you’re struggling to cope with life’s stresses, dealing with a big life transition, or just want somewhere to ‘talk’, my counselling services in Newton Abbot can give you the time and space to pause, reflect and begin to make sense of what’s going on for you.
Fuller details and description of my counselling approach can be found by clicking here, but in summary, I work locally from a centralised location in Newton Abbot, and also offer online counselling via a secure video link.
My style of counselling blends various approaches, from a trauma-informed and person-centred place. I don’t work from a single model, but will draw from different approaches such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), Gestalt, CBT and trauma-informed practices, to create a bespoke blend that feels useful and relevant to you.
Who I Work With - Counselling that Celebrates Diversity
I offer counselling services in Newton Abbot to support adults of all genders, identities and from all walks of life.
Working with clients where they are at, my practice is a welcoming and inclusive space. I have experience working with diverse clients, including neurodivergent clients and LGBTQ+ clients. If you’re feeling stuck in your life right now, counselling can provide the support you need to understand your feelings better, find clarity and move forward in a way that works for you. Get in touch with me if you have any questions about my services, or want to know more about how I work.
Working with clients where they are at, my practice is a welcoming and inclusive space. I have experience working with diverse clients, including neurodivergent clients and LGBTQ+ clients. If you’re feeling stuck in your life right now, counselling can provide the support you need to understand your feelings better, find clarity and move forward in a way that works for you. Get in touch with me if you have any questions about my services, or want to know more about how I work.
How Counselling Can Help
The counselling journey is one of collaboration between client and therapist. Together we can work towards:
- Managing difficult thoughts and emotions
- Building confidence and self-esteem
- Working through relationship issues whether that’s at work, with family members or overcoming intimate partner abuse
- Healing from trauma or tough childhood experiences
- Learning how to better manage anxiety and stress or symptoms of depression
- Adjusting to changes or major life transitions that have impacted your sense of stability or wellbeing
What Can I Help with?
In the section below you’ll find more information about some of the areas or experiences that I can hep with.
Each has its own dedicated page or section on this site where you can learn more:
Helping you understand & move past low self-confidence & self-esteem.
Counselling can help you identify why you might lack confidence or feel like you lack value. It can also support you in building a genuine sense of confidence and making decisions that align with your authentic values.
Counselling for Difficult Relationships/ Domestic Abuse
Whether you’re experiencing arguments, communication difficulties or feeling distant from your partner, counselling can give you the tools to understand what’s going on and how to improve your relationships. If you’ve experienced domestic abuse counselling can offer a safe, supportive place to begin healing.
Counselling can help with Anxiety and Depression
Counselling for Trauma
Counselling provides a safe space to process and make sense of traumatic experiences, helping reduce the impact of PTSD, anxiety, and other related symptoms. It also supports you in developing coping strategies and reclaiming a sense of stability and inner strength.
Counselling for Life Transitions & Changes
Counselling can help you navigate major life changes, such as illness, retirement, loss of a loved one or a relationship breakdown. It can help you to clarify priorities and manage uncertainty; it also supports in building resilience and offering practical strategies to adapt to the changes in your life.
Helping you heal from your a painful past
Counselling can help you explore how difficult experiences from childhood may still be shaping your thoughts, emotions, and relationships today. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) might include neglect, emotional or physical abuse, growing up around conflict or addiction, or feeling unseen, criticised, or unsafe at home. These early experiences can deeply influence how you learn to trust, express yourself, and connect with others.
Through counselling, you can begin to recognise how those early patterns formed, understand the ways you’ve learned to protect yourself, and start building healthier ways of relating — with yourself and those around you.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If you’re curious about how counselling might support you, or feel you might benefit from talking through what you need from counselling, get in touch. It’s free; there’s no pressure and no obligation to commit to anything! You can make that initial contact by clicking on the button below. It will take you to my contact page.
If you’re not ready yet to reach out, you can just read more about the counselling process on my About How I Work page.
For more ways to get in touch, go to my contact page.
If you have any questions or you’re not sure which service fits best, feel free to get in touch. I’m here to help.
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