Steve Thom

Here are my usual working hours and locations:

Tuesday: 9.30 am to 8.00 pm (Teignmouth/Online)

Wednesday: 9.30 am to 8.00 pm (Teignmouth/Online)

Thursday: 10.00 to 8.00 pm (Exeter/Online)

Friday: 10.00 to 4.00 pm (Exeter/Online)

Please contact me, or check my Facebook page for current availability.

I work with adults from all walks of life who need a warm, compassionate and non-judgmental counsellor to talk to.  People come to me with a range of issues - here are a few of the areas I have experience in addressing:

• Anxiety and/or panic attacks
• Depression
• Low self-esteem, lack of confidence, people pleasing
• Difficulties in retirement or at work
• Feeling confused or stuck in life
• Loneliness

Over time, I've also developed a special interest in working with bereavement,   men (especially those who find it difficult to reach out for help), young adults (18-24), and burnout.

My view is that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to counselling. Each individual is unique, and each session is unique. Sometimes there will be a need to be heard and understood, sometimes a need to process past experiences and sometimes a need to prepare for a difficult life choice.

Whatever it is you need, I am here to support you with the time and space you need to talk about everything and anything that is troubling you in your life, freely and in confidence.

I'm an integrative counsellor, which means I draw on a broad range of therapeutic approaches such as humanistic, mindfulness based cognitive therapy, Transactional Analysis, Existentialism and contemporary attachment theory.

Here is the framework that I use, which will be tailored to suit your specific needs:

Exploration and connection:

• Starting our therapeutic journey by getting to know each other and understanding the reasons you're here.

• Creating the conditions for you to feel safe, build trust and develop a strong therapeutic relationship.

• Exploring your personal history and experiences that have shaped you.

Addressing Immediate Challenges:

• Focus on managing specific issues such as panic attacks, anger, or insomnia together.

• Help you to understand and navigate these difficulties.

Deepening Understanding and Empowering Change:

• Explore what is under the surface what is troubling you, for example, increasing awareness of patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving that may have served you well in the past, but are now problematic.

• Uncover personal values to guide decision-making and collaboratively identify achievable changes in line with those values.

• As therapy comes to an end, reflect on your progress, what are you taking away from our work together that can support your ongoing personal growth.

Where appropriate, I also incorporate coaching into counselling, for example setting goals and aiding in difficult life decisions.

No matter what issues you bring to our work together, my aim will always be to help you make those first steps on your own upward spiral and help you live a happier, healthier life. 

I offer a free 30 minute, no obligation, initial consultation either in person or online to help us decide if we'd be a good fit to work together.

This session is for us to spend some time getting to know each other, to talk about what brings you to counselling at this time and what you'd like to be different.  It's also an opportunity to ask me any questions that you may have to help you decide if I am the right counsellor for you. 

Here are my usual working hours and locations:

Tuesday: 9.30 to 8.00 pm.  Teignmouth/online

Wednesday 9.30 to 5.30 pm.  Teignmouth/online

Thursday: 10.00 to 8.00 pm.  Exeter/online

Friday: 10.00 to 4.00 pm .  Exeter/online

Please contact me or check my Facebook page for current availability.

I'm an integrative counsellor, which means I draw on a broad range of therapeutic approaches such as humanistic, mindfulness based cognitive therapy, Transactional Analysis, Existentialism and contemporary attachment theory.

Here is the framework that I use, which will be tailored to suit your specific needs:

Exploration and connection:

• Starting our therapeutic journey by getting to know each other and understanding the reasons you're here.

• Creating the conditions for you to feel safe, build trust and develop a strong therapeutic relationship.

• Exploring your personal history and experiences that have shaped you.

Addressing Immediate Challenges:

• Focus on managing specific issues such as panic attacks, anger, or insomnia together.

• Where appropriate, offer practical insights to help you understand and navigate these difficulties.

Deepening Understanding and Empowering Change:

• Explore what is under the surface what is troubling you, for example, increasing awareness of patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving that may have served you well in the past, but are now problematic.

• Uncover personal values to guide decision-making and collaboratively identify achievable changes in line with those values.

• As therapy comes to an end, reflect on your progress, what are you taking away from our work together that can support your ongoing personal growth.

Where appropriate, I also incorporate coaching into counselling, for example setting goals and aiding in difficult life decisions.

No matter what issues you bring to our work together, my aim will always be to help you make those first steps on your own upward spiral and help you live a happier, healthier life. 

I offer a free 30 minute, no obligation, initial consultation either in person or online to help us decide if we'd be a good fit to work together.

This session is for us to spend some time getting to know each other, to talk about what brings you to counselling at this time and what you'd like to be different. It's also an opportunity to ask me any questions that you may have to help you decide if I am the right counsellor for you.