• Do you feel stuck?
• Do you find yourself people pleasing, hoping it will keep things calm and so avoid conflict?
• Perhaps anxiety or low mood has started to creep in and you've begun withdrawing from things you used to enjoy?
• Maybe a traumatic event has left you feeling fearful that you will never be ok again?
• Or maybe you've reached a point where you are wondering "who am I now"?

Are you ready to get unstuck and reclaim your direction? 
 

How Therapy Can Help

Many clients tell me that counselling provides them with a safe and supportive space where they can speak openly, honestly, and without judgement. Being able to share thoughts and feelings that may have been difficult to express elsewhere often helps people begin to understand themselves more deeply. Together we explore the roots of the difficulties they may be experiencing, helping them develop greater self-awareness and confidence as they move forward.

As this understanding grows, clients often begin to feel more able to make meaningful changes in their lives. Some improve relationships, set healthier boundaries, explore new career paths, or reconnect with parts of themselves they once felt they had lost. Others find that counselling helps them feel more comfortable in their own company and less fearful of being alone.

For those who have experienced traumatic events, EMDR trauma therapy can help reduce distressing symptoms such as flashbacks, anxiety, and disrupted sleep. Many clients notice that triggers which once felt overwhelming begin to lessen, and memories that were previously disturbing become far less intrusive. This can help people regain a sense of calm, safety, and control in their daily lives.

Clients who are grieving often value having a space where they can talk about their loved ones and honour their memories without feeling they are burdening family or friends. Being able to express these feelings openly can gently support the process of working through loss at their own pace.

As a therapist with lived experience of trauma, and someone who has personally experienced the benefits of EMDR therapy, I understand the emotional and physical impact trauma can have. Alongside my professional training and experience, this allows me to offer compassionate, informed support as you move forward on your own healing journey.

Lockyer Therapy, is based in the local area of Redhill which is set in the wider Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch area. I specialise in Counselling and EMDR Trauma Therapy, working with adults who are experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and/or depression. I am also a Counselling Supervisor for qualified Counsellors.