Philip Hazlehurst, BACP

Philip Hazlehurst is a BACP-registered counsellor with 15 years of experience who works from a private practice and has supported clients across the country. He approaches therapy from a client-centered perspective, combining that core orientation with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to tailor each pathway to the individual.

Philip values the process of talking as a means to release and explore difficult thoughts and feelings, and he draws on his own experience of having received counselling to inform his empathic style. He specialises in bereavement and loss, life-changing illness, anxiety and depression, LGBT issues, sexual violence, domestic violence, and trauma. In addition, his work often addresses concerns such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, blended family issues, cancer and caregiver stress, chronic pain and disability, commitment and control issues, communication problems, coping after disaster, divorce and separation, emptiness, family and fatherhood challenges.

Registered with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - Philip combines a warm, listening stance with evidence-informed methods so clients can find practical ways to manage distress and work toward meaningful change. He believes that many difficulties are intertwined with experiences of loss, and he aims to help people make sense of those links while discovering a path that suits their circumstances and values.