Counselling & Psychotherapy within Oldbury, & Surrounding Areas

Welcome

My name is Lisa Smith, and I am a BACP-accredited counsellor and psychotherapist working within Oldbury, Birmingham, and online.  

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I aim to meet each person as an individual and where they are in life. Exploring with you what is happening, your feelings and emotions, which are stopping you from achieving all your hopes and dreams.

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I believe that under the right circumstances, we all can grow and flourish. I aim to walk alongside you, supporting you to a greater understanding of yourself.  I work from a humanistic and integrative counselling and psychotherapy perspective, and I have experience working with:

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  • Stress

  • Relationship difficulties and/or breakdown

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Addiction

  • Trauma / Abuse

  • Abortion

  • Bereavement/Loss

  • Identity Struggles

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Face-to-face sessions are held at my centre, Phoenix Counselling, 129 Pottery Road, and online sessions are carried out through Cliniko Telehealth.

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