Danielle Bastier

Member Status: Accredited

Member No: NCS21-00946

Location: St Nicholas

I am a trauma-informed, humanistic counsellor specialising in recovery from trauma relating to sexual abuse, abuse, domestic violence, difficult relationships, childhood neglect, emotional neglect, accidents, birth trauma and more. Please contact me to arrange an initial free consultation to make sure that I am the right person to support you at this time in your life.

• Qualifications & Experience

  Accredited Counsellor (National Counselling Society, 2021);
  Diploma of Higher Education - Humanistic Counselling Practice (2020);
  Agored Cymru Working in Sexual Violence Settings (2020)
  Sexual Violence Training, New Pathways (2020)
  Trauma Informed Practice, New Pathways (2020)
  Safeguarding Training CYP, New Pathways (2020)
  Safeguarding Training Adult, New Pathways (2020)
  PREVENT Safeguarding Training, New Pathways (2020)
  CATT, Trauma Psychology (2021)
  TF-CBT (Trauma Focused-CBT), Caroline Clunies-Ross (2022)
  Flash technique, Philip Manfield, Ph.D. and Lewis Engel, Ph.D (2022)
  Working with Males, New Pathways (2022)
  DBT Skills Training: Essentials, British Isles DBT Training (2022)
• What I can help with

  • Abortion
  • Abuse – Emotional, Physical, Sexual
  • Addiction (e.g. Alcohol, Computer games, Drugs, Food, Gambling, Sex, Smoking)
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Assertiveness / Self-confidence / Self-esteem
  • Autistic Spectrum Disorders
  • Bereavement / Loss
  • Bullying
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome / M.E.
  • Depression
  • Disability
  • Divorce & Separation
  • Driving tests
  • Emotional issues
  • Exams
  • Family
  • Gender identity
  • Generally unhappy with your life
  • Job interviews
  • Mindfulness
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • Panic attacks
  • Phobias
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder / PTSD
  • Relationships
  • Relaxation
  • Self-defeating behaviours
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-harm
  • Sexuality Identity
  • Shyness / Social Phobia
  • Sleep
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Suicidal feelings
  • Trauma
  • Violence / Victim support