I'm Nancy, an integrative therapist based in Buxton, offering counselling in person and online.

I came to therapy after spending years working in care, naturally drawn to sitting with people in difficult moments. Growing up I'd had my own struggles, and when I looked for support I kept finding therapists who felt distant, clinical, or just hard to connect with. I couldn't find someone who felt approachable and real.

That's what made me want to do this. I've always rooted for the underdog, for the people who feel misunderstood or written off — and I wanted to be the therapist I couldn't find. Someone who doesn't make you feel like a case to be solved, but a person worth listening to.

It's a small change but it does something important — it signals to exactly the right clients that this is a safe place for them. The person who has been told they're too much, too sensitive, too complicated. The person who gave up on therapy before because it felt cold or judgmental.

Those are often the people who need it most and are hardest to reach.

I believe you already hold the answers to most of what you're carrying. My job isn't to tell you what to do or hand you a list of strategies — it's to sit with you, listen properly, and help you find your own clarity in your own time.

There's no pressure to have the right words when you arrive. We can start wherever you are.

Who I work with

I work with adults and young people aged 16 and over, with particular experience in:

• Bereavement and grief, including life-limiting illness

• Anxiety and depression

• Intimate partner violence and coercive control

• Life transitions and identity

• Self-harm and suicidal thoughts

• Workplace stress and burnout

My training and qualifications

I hold an MSc in Counselling from the University of Salford and am a Registered Member of the BACP, working in accordance with their Ethical Framework.

My practice is grounded in person-centred therapy, and I am also trained in trauma-informed practice, CBT-informed approaches, and supporting survivors of intimate partner violence.