Trauma-informed counselling in Bishop's Stortford and online
I work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties and the lasting effects of difficult experiences. Sessions are in person in Bishop's Stortford or online across the UK.
Perhaps you've been struggling with
Anxiety that won't switch off. Low mood or a flatness that sleep doesn't fix. Shame, or a sense that something is wrong with you. Relationships that keep hitting the same wall. Feeling disconnected from yourself or the people around you. Reactions that don't match the moment, and that you can't quite explain.
You might look like you're coping from the outside. You don't have to figure this out alone, and you don't need to have it worked out before you come.
Understanding what sits underneath
I'm a person-centred counsellor who works in a trauma-informed way. That means the relationship comes first: we go at your pace, and we pay attention to what your body is doing as much as what your mind is saying.
I draw on my understanding of trauma, attachment and protective responses to help make sense of experiences that can feel confusing or hard to explain. Often the ways we react now, shutting down, bracing, over-giving, snapping, started as ways of staying safe, and are still running even though the danger has passed.
One way I explain these patterns is a framework I call the Survival Cycle. It isn't a programme you go through. It's a way of seeing why something keeps repeating, so that it stops feeling like a flaw and starts making sense.
Not everything is trauma, and you don't need to have been through something terrible to work with me. If what you're carrying is affecting your life now, that's reason enough.
How I can help
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Anxiety Therapy
Your mind races. Your chest tightens. You spend your days bracing for something you can't name. There's a reason for that.
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Depression Therapy
Everything feels flat. Getting through the day takes everything you have. You're not lazy. Something is happening underneath.
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Trauma
You react in ways that don't match the moment. You shut down, snap, or disappear inside yourself. Your body learned that somewhere.
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Talking Therapy
You do not need a diagnosis or a crisis to talk to someone. Sometimes things just feel harder than they should, and you need space to make sense of it.
About me
I'm Rino, a trauma-informed counsellor working online with adults across the UK.
Registered Member of BACP (MBACP) and Accredited Registrant of NCPS (MNCPS (Acc.)), with a particular focus on how past experience shows up as anxiety, low mood, and the sense of coping on the outside while feeling worn down inside.
My approach is calm and steady. We slow things down and pay attention to what your body is doing as much as what your mind is saying, without rushing to fix or label anything. For many people, that alone creates enough space for things to start shifting.
Before private practice I worked in addiction recovery and in hospice bereavement care, alongside a counselling clinic. That work taught me how much people can carry, and how much changes when someone finally has room to put it down.
3 - Decide when you are ready
You take time to think about whether this feels like the right next step. There is no rush and no one is waiting. When you are ready, you book your first full session.
1 - Make contact
You book a free introductory call online in a few clicks. No forms, no deposit, no commitment.
4 - Ongoing therapy at your pace
We meet weekly online for 50 minutes. No set agenda, no fixed ending. We work at the pace that feels right for you.
2 - Free introductory call
A 20 minute online conversation to see how it feels to talk together. No pressure to explain everything. Just a chance to ask questions and get a sense of how we might work.
Pricing
Individual Session
One-to-one, 50-minute online therapy session
Safe, person-centred space to explore your thoughts and feelings
£70 per session — pay as you go, no ongoing commitment
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