Our mission
1) Making professional, inspirational, confidential and supportive counselling accessible, convenient and affordable, so anyone who struggles with lifes' challenges can get help at any time.
2) Ensure every client feels respected, valued and treated as an individual.
3) Ensure every client gets the best possible care, and we work to the highest standards with all the services we provide, and we are flexible and creative.
Perry (Sheep), Susie Pearson (Founder, Stranded Consulting Limited), Simba (Labrador, now resting in peace)
Welcome
Thank you for visiting this website. Perhaps you are here seeking support for yourself, a colleague, a friend or loved one? Whatever your reason sometimes life gets really tough and we may need someone in our corner to help us through. Challenging life events (such as bereavement, relationship difficulties, losses, work pressures, stress and significant life changing events) can impact on our emotional wellbeing. Mental health difficulties (such as anxiety, depression, anger, grief) can make life more of a challenge.
What we can help with:
Anxiety, Addictions, Obsessions, OCD, Phobias, Self-harm, Self-esteem, Confidence, Abuse, Bereavement and loss, Depression, Co-dependency, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Trauma, Personal development, Cancer, Health related issues, Cultural issues, Men's issues, Self esteem, Women's issues, Child related issues, Parenting Issues, Infertility, Pregnancy related issues, Relationships, Sexuality, Sexual health, Anger management, Redundancy, Stress, and Work related issues and stress.
We offer a range of evidence based therapies (short and longer term) recommended for mental health and emotional difficulties such as Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Trauma focused CBT, Counselling and brief focused therapies. Making changes and engaging in therapy / counselling can be frightening and feel like a big step to take. It is our belief that therapy is best achieved working in partnership with each clients' needs at the centre, and we always work flexibly to help each individual address their concerns successfully.
How we work and when:
We work both face-to-face with clients or remotely depending on your location and preferences. For some people getting to therapy can be hard, therefore we also work via video link or telephone if preferred, which means sessions are accessible from almost anywhere. Home visits can also be arranged on a case by case basis in and around Ripon.
Our hours are flexible: Monday - Friday from 09:00 - 20:00
Weekend slots: we value work- life balance and are closed on saturdays and sundays every week.
Clients we work with:
Older children ages 15 - 17, adults of all ages and life stages, couples, groups and organisations seeking 'Employee Assistance Programmes' or mental health awareness or skills training.
Founder & Director
Susie Pearson is a Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBCAP). She holds a Master in Counselling (MCOUN), and specialised in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy during her training. She has been practicing since 2008, and uses a range of therapeutic approaches depending on clients needs and presenting problems.