Rebecca Garside, NCPS

Rebecca Garside is a person-centered counsellor with 13 years of professional experience working across the lifespan. She supports people from adolescence through later life, guiding those who find everyday living difficult as well as individuals coping with grief, loss and life-changing setbacks. Rebecca has substantial experience with people who have navigated the care system and with those exploring questions of identity linked to birth families, adoption and foster care. She is an ally of the LGBTQIA+ community and is able to discuss coming out, sexual identity and gender identity with sensitivity and respect.

Rebecca also works with families and parents facing transitions such as children leaving home, addressing the emotional effects of empty nest experiences and other later life concerns including the emotional consequences of menopause. Her practice includes relationship and family matters, parenting support and a focus on coping with life changes. Rebecca draws on client-centered therapy, an approach that centers the person seeking help and supports them to set their own goals and pace for change. She holds the NCPS credential, a counselling qualification that indicates professional training in counselling.

Finding the right counsellor is important for feeling supported and making meaningful progress. Rebecca aims to create a space where people can explore their concerns and work toward sustainable change. She is based in the United Kingdom and works with international clients, and she is currently not accepting new clients.