"Sian approached every session with immense compassion and openness, and genuinely cares about the people she helps. She always made me feel supported whilst simultaneously encouraging me to address difficult and sometimes painful subjects. Her strength, professionalism and kindness are a credit to her profession, and I can honestly say our conversations around my understanding of my emotions are the most insightful I have ever had."
"Sian was recommended to me by my sister and I am so glad she did. She has helped me through a very difficult time and has given me strategies to enable me to face life calmly with confidence and strength. Many thanks Sian."
"Thank you again for all your help; I can't tell you enough how much it's helped."
"Having someone to talk to when everything looked so grim."
"Being able to link things together & look at coping strategies."
"I found them useful, informative and very helpful. As I mentioned at the outset, I started out feeling somewhat sceptical, but you have changed my view!"
"I could get everything off my chest to someone who wasn't in my situation, it helped me to fully evaluate situations I was facing whilst I tried to explain them fully and in detail."
"It is great and most definitely needed, I know so many people who could benefit from the service as mental health is now something that everyone has seemed to suffer from at some point in their lives."
"It was very comforting to have someone to talk to freely."
"They're confidential and I can say what is on my mind without being judged."
"I could express my feelings and tell the counsellor about my past."
"The benefits I got out of it and how comfortable the process was."
"I was able to get things off my chest, as well as being given some advice/coping methods on how to keep going."
"Being able to talk to someone about what has bothered me and not feeling ashamed."
"Expressing things that have been happening and being able to discuss them in more detail, everything was good and supportive."
"It surprised me how much Sian understood about my feelings on a situation and helped me understand it better."
"Being able to take a step back and talk about what was on my mind."
"Being able to speak about problems I may not have been able to speak about to anyone else about."
"I felt able to talk without being judged."
"Getting to the root of my anxiety, finding coping mechanisms that work. Having a safe space to talk. Talking about both positives and negatives."
"Talking about things I wouldn’t tell anyone else. Looking forward to something during my week. Useful advice and observations."
"It’s really helpful as when I’m having my lowest moments it’s nice to be able to come here and feel comfortable."
"Being able to talk and someone listened and understood me."
"I could privately open up about certain things."
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