Louise Diffey

Member Status: Accredited

Member No: NCS20-01830

Location: Bristol

A welcoming integrative counsellor, I aim to establish an atmosphere of safety in which you can consider your concerns and find your way forward.

I trained as a counsellor for NHS staff, and I have worked as a volunteer counsellor for Bath Mind.

As Registered Nurse, I cared for people with learning disabilities and mental health issues. I have experience in learning support, as a helpline worker for Action for ME, a carers’ assessment worker, and an advocate supporting and representing people within drugs and alcohol services, NHS, and social services. I work part-time for a local authority supporting people experiencing homelessness.

I have training in the use of neuroscience in counselling, relational counselling, existential therapy, and working with trauma and abuse. I am deeply interested in the connection between mind and body.

• Qualifications & Experience

  I hold a Foundation Degree in Counselling from Plymouth University, a
  BA (Hons) History from the University of the West of England, and I began my career as a Registered Nurse for Learning Disabilities (LD) on a unit for people with LD and superimposed mental health problems.
• What I can help with

  • Abuse – Emotional, Physical, Sexual
  • Addiction (e.g. Alcohol, Computer games, Drugs, Food, Gambling, Sex, Smoking)
  • Ageing and related issues
  • Anxiety
  • Assertiveness / Self-confidence / Self-esteem
  • Autism & Aspergers Syndrome
  • Bereavement / Loss
  • Bullying
  • Carers
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome / M.E.
  • Depression
  • Disability
  • Divorce & Separation
  • Emotional issues
  • Family
  • Generally unhappy with your life
  • Illness and dying
  • Immune system support
  • Job interviews
  • Panic attacks
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder / PTSD
  • Relationships
  • Relaxation
  • Self-defeating behaviours
  • Self-esteem
  • Shyness / Social Phobia
  • Stress
  • Suicidal feelings
  • Trauma
  • Violence / Victim support