BACP-REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC COUNSELLOR
Therapy for people who feel ruled by expectations.
If you’re hard on yourself, prone to overthinking or anxiety, or often put other people’s needs ahead of your own, therapy can give you space to slow things down, step back from the reactions that take over, and get clearer about what you feel, need and want — while working towards trusting yourself more.
Morpeth · Berwick-upon-Tweed · Online
Does this sound familiar?
You’re caring, responsible and used to thinking things through. And somehow you still end up doubting yourself.
You can spend a lot of time trying to get things right — and be quick to notice when you think you’ve got something wrong. You might replay what you’ve said, wonder how somebody took it, or go back over a decision after you’ve already made it.
Other people’s feelings can start to carry a lot of weight. You might know what you want and still look for reassurance that it’s okay, feel guilty when your needs clash with somebody else’s, or get so used to adapting that it becomes harder to know what you want yourself.
After a while, all that thinking and self-questioning can leave you anxious, drained and never quite feeling good enough — even when, from the outside, you seem to be coping perfectly well.
What we can work towards
Feeling calmer in yourself and more confident in the life you’re choosing
You don’t have to stop caring what other people think. The difference is that their reactions don’t have to carry quite so much weight.
We can notice the pressure you put on yourself, question some of the “shoulds” you’ve been living by, and make more room for what you actually feel, need and want.
Over time, the aim is to help you feel more settled in yourself, more able to trust your own choices and freer to be yourself — including in your closest relationships.
My approach
Therapy that helps you understand what’s happening — and what might help things begin to change.
I’m interested in both sides of the work: understanding why you keep getting pulled into certain thoughts, feelings or patterns, and finding practical ways to make things a little easier when you’re in the middle of them.
I won’t just sit silently while you try to work everything out yourself. I’ll share what I’m noticing, offer gentle challenge and bring in ideas, practical strategies or more creative ways of exploring something when they might help.
A little about me
Hi, I’m Owen. I’m a thoughtful, down-to-earth therapist who likes to make sense of things together.
Before becoming a therapist, I spent fifteen years in a competitive, performance-focused world and later coaching others. It left me with a lasting interest in how people think, how we respond when a lot feels at stake, and why understanding something intellectually doesn’t always make it easy to change.
Becoming curious about my own patterns eventually led me into therapy myself and then into training as a therapist. That experience still shapes the way I work now.
You don’t need to arrive knowing exactly what you want from therapy. We can work that out together.
In-person and online therapy
I offer therapy in person in Morpeth and Berwick-upon-Tweed, as well as online sessions for adults across the UK.
Locations
In-person therapy is available in Morpeth and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Online therapy
Online sessions are available for adults across the UK.
Frequency
Sessions are usually held weekly, at a regular time where possible.
Sessions
Each therapy session lasts 50 minutes.
Fee
The fee is £60 per session, payable in advance.
Who I work with
I work with adults aged 18 and over. People often come to me with anxiety and overthinking, low self-worth or low self-esteem, self-doubt, self-criticism, low mood, grief and loss, or relationship difficulties.
This can include putting other people first, struggling to say no, or losing touch with what you want yourself.
Practical details
Here are the main practical details if you are thinking about starting therapy.