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Our Therapists
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Roxy
Birdsall
Chester
Roxy is a pluralistic therapist, trained in Person-Centred Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Theraplay-Informed Therapy. Roxy has experience of working with children, young people, adults and families and believes in working collaboratively with her clients to tailor therapy to fit their challenges, strengths and life experiences. Working from a pluralistic perspective, Roxy practices from the viewpoint that it is about finding the right approach at the right time for each client.
For families, Roxy can provide Theraplay-Informed sessions, which focuses on strengthening and repairing the relationship between parent and child/young person through play-based interactions. This approach can be blended with 1-2-1 parent sessions which are therapeutic or psychoeducational in nature. For 1-2-1 sessions with children and young people, Roxy blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and creative activities, to help them work through challenging thoughts and feelings.
For adults, Roxy can provide Person-Centred Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as stand-alone approaches, or can provide blended/flexible use of the approaches. For Acceptance and Commitment Therapy she has undertaken additional training to work with Trauma.
Roxy also brings an understanding of diversity to her therapeutic practice, providing an affirmative space for LGBTQ+ individuals/families and People of Colour. She is currently undertaking a Doctorate at the University of Chester in Counselling and Psychotherapy Studies, focusing on working class identities within counselling/psychotherapy.
Kerri
Crewe
Chester
Kerri is an accredited therapist with the BACP and the EMDR association (both adults and children) and has over 13 years therapy experience.
She is trained as a integrative therapist and uses Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) and Neurofeedback into her compassionate and collaborative approach.
Kerri has a special interest in Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Trauma and Neurodiversity (ADHD, Autism, OCD, ODD, Dyslexia etc). She also has lots of experience working with children/young people who find attending school difficult and clients with emotional regulation difficulties.
Kerri also works with small children/young people and adopts a whole family approach when it is necessary to do so. This means that other members of the family may also work with Kerri, to best help the child/young person heal.
Lyndsey
Jane
Chester
Lyndsey is an accredited therapist with the BACP, bringing over nine years of experience working with children, young people, adults, and families across a range of sectors, including education, forensic services, charities, stepped care, and occupational health.
She is a pluralistic therapist, trained in Person-Centred Therapy, Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, and counselling for children and young people. Her practice is also informed by Thought Field Therapy, Theraplay, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT).
Lyndsey works collaboratively with her clients, drawing on her diverse training and experience to adapt to each individual’s evolving needs. She tailors her approach to suit the person, whether through talking therapy, creative exploration—for those who find it difficult to express themselves verbally—or relational work. Her warm, authentic nature and genuine curiosity support the development of strong, trusting therapeutic relationships with clients from a wide range of ages and backgrounds.
She offers both face-to-face and online sessions, as well as clinical supervision for qualified and trainee counsellors. Lyndsey uses the Seven-Eyed Model of supervision to support reflective practice and deepen understanding of client work and the therapeutic process.
Gemma
Smith
Chester
Gemma is a DDP (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy) informed and integrative Arts Psychotherapist grounded in the understanding of early attachment and relationships and how these are connected to people's present difficulties. She believes in the importance of the relationship between the therapist and the client. Finding the most appropriate and tailored way of working together for long lasting, meaningful results.
She is HCPC registered and has several years’ experience of working with adults and children in primary care, the charity sector and health and social care. Gemma also has extensive experience working with clients who have a history of trauma, anxiety & depression, low self-esteem, relationship issues, bereavement, loss & separation, social isolation & loneliness, domestic abuse & coercive control, OCD, identity, fostering & adoption, health issues, life transitions, feelings of sadness and dissatisfaction with life.
DDP can be a helpful approach to improve the family unit and relationships within it. Gemma can work with parents and children both jointly and separately, whilst also working with adults and couples. She uses Art therapy which is a useful approach to support and deepen the therapeutic process and can also help if clients struggle to verbalise their emotions and feelings (no art experience is needed). These approaches can be stand alone or used collaboratively. However, regardless of the approach she endeavours to offer a safe and open therapy space for clients to explore and process the struggles they may be facing.
Gemma offers face to face and online sessions, and can also provide supervision to both qualified and Art therapists in training.
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