Saturday counselling in North Shields
I’m Alison Woodward, a psychotherapeutic counsellor and Registered Member MBACP, and I work face to face with adults and young people over 16. On Saturdays I see clients in my practice room at Chapter House, 11 Preston Road, with appointments at 10:30am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:30pm, 5:00pm and 6:30pm, the last one finishing at 7:20pm.
Chapter House, 11 Preston Road, North Shields, NE29 0LUView on Google Maps
Not sure which to pick? Start with the free call: 15 minutes by phone, no obligation either way. And if booking online isn’t your thing, just ring me on 07355 371467.
My background
I’m a psychotherapeutic counsellor and a Registered Member MBACP, which stands for Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. The BACP is the UK’s professional body for counsellors: it sets the Ethical Framework I work within, it asks that I keep regular clinical supervision, and it holds a public register that anyone can check.
I trained at the Northern Guild for Psychotherapy and Counselling in Newcastle, a training provider accredited by both the BACP and the UKCP. It is where my transactional analysis practice began, and it matters to me that I learned this work here in the North East, from people who practise here too.
My way of working is calm, compassionate and non-judgemental: we go at your pace, in a spirit of mutual curiosity, and I tailor how I work to you rather than fitting you to a method. I’ve also spent many years working within education, alongside teachers, parents and children in school settings, so young people, and the adults holding things together around them, are familiar ground for me.
Whatever brings you is welcome here
These are some of the concerns people bring to me at Chapter House. If yours isn't on the list, or doesn't have a name yet, bring it anyway. Finding the words is part of the work.
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
- Trauma
- Bereavement
- Loss
- Abuse
- Coercive control
- Relationships
- Identity issues
- Menopause
- Neurodiversity
- Obsessions
- OCD
- Phobias
- Self-harm
- Addictions
- Narcissism
- Spirituality
- Cultural issues
- Work-related issues
My practice room at Chapter House
My Saturday practice room is inside Chapter House, a quiet private practice. A number of us work there, independent self-employed therapists, each with our own clients and our own way of working.
The room itself is warm rather than clinical: a green sofa, soft cushions, lamplight and a few plants, with two comfortable seats facing one another. It is a calm, confidential building, and for your fifty minutes the room is simply ours.
I’m there on Saturdays, with appointments at 10:30am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:30pm, 5:00pm and 6:30pm, and the last session finishes at 7:20pm.
An accessible room is available
An accessible room is available at Chapter House. Please mention any access needs when you book, or ring me beforehand, and I’ll make sure we’re in the right room for you.
Booking a Saturday session
A session lasts 50 minutes and costs £60, whether we meet weekly or fortnightly, short-term or open-ended. The introductory phone call costs nothing.
Pick a Saturday time
Appointments are at 10:30am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:30pm, 5:00pm and 6:30pm, with the last one finishing at 7:20pm. Book the time that suits you online, or ring me on 07355 371467 and we’ll sort it together.
Or start with the free call
A free 15-minute phone call, Monday to Wednesday evenings between 7pm and 9pm. Tell me a little about what brings you, ask whatever you like, and there is no obligation to book anything afterwards.
Come to Chapter House
11 Preston Road, North Shields. Come along at your appointment time and I’ll meet you. There is nothing to explain to anyone on your way in.
Pay however suits you
Pay by bank transfer, or at the session itself. Whichever you choose, the fee is the same.
If getting to North Shields is difficult, sessions can also be held online. Just ask when you get in touch.
If a session needs to move or be cancelled, please give at least 48 hours’ notice. With less than that the session is charged at the full fee, unless I can offer the time to someone else. The full terms set this out.
Is this right for you?
Times and addresses are the easy part. What matters more is whether the work itself sounds like something that would help. So here is how I work, and who tends to find it useful.
- You don’t need to have it worked out firstMost people arrive able to say only that something is off, or heavy, or not how it used to be. That is a perfectly good place to begin. We make sense of it together, in a spirit of mutual curiosity, rather than you having to turn up with it neatly explained.
- The work is shaped around you, not a methodI’m an integrative counsellor, so I draw on several therapeutic models and follow what actually helps you. You won’t be fitted into one fixed approach because it happens to be the one I use.
- Talking is not the only way inIf words alone haven’t reached it before, sessions can also include somatic work, creative approaches, and some plain explanation of what your mind and body are doing and why. Some things are easier to get at sideways.
- Six focused sessions, or something much longerShort-term work on one particular thing is welcome, and so is open-ended work that takes its time. We review it together as we go, and you are always free to stop.
I’m at Chapter House every Saturday. Appointments are at 10:30am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:30pm, 5:00pm and 6:30pm, and the last session finishes at 7:20pm. Free introductory calls are Monday to Wednesday evenings, 7pm to 9pm.
Fifty minutes on a Saturday, kept for you
Book a Saturday session at Chapter House, or pick up the phone first, whichever feels more manageable today.
Or start with a free 15-minute introductory call: no pressure, no obligation.