Counselling Across The North East

Counselling is a talking therapy that gives you a confidential, non-judgemental space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. A counsellor does not give advice or tell you what to do. Instead, they help you understand yourself more clearly, identify patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and find your own way forward. It can be short-term and focused on a specific issue, or longer-term work that covers more complex or long-standing difficulties.

The terms are often used interchangeably, and the distinction is not always clear-cut. In practice, counselling tends to focus on present difficulties and specific concerns, while psychotherapy often involves deeper exploration of patterns and past experiences. At Select Psychology, our counsellors are trained to work with a range of presentations, and the Pathway Team will help decide whether counselling or a more specialist therapeutic approach is the right starting point.

This depends on what you are bringing. Some people find that 6 to 12 sessions focused on a specific issue is enough. Others benefit from longer-term work that unfolds over months. Your counsellor will discuss a realistic plan with you from the outset, and sessions are reviewed regularly so the work stays aligned with what you need.

Yes. Many of our counsellors offer sessions online as well as in person at our Tynemouth and Newcastle clinics. Online counselling works well for many people and can make it easier to fit sessions around work or other commitments. The Pathway Team will help you decide what suits you best.