Practitioners

Psychodynamic Therapist

Sue Adams MBACP

Sue is the co-founder of both Hertford and Wheathampstead Wellbeing centres. She is an experienced psychodynamic practitioner and over the last 12 years has worked in private practice with a variety of clients and also served as a Clinical Manager for The Counselling Foundation. Sue also worked on secondment at HMP Bedford helping to assess those suitable for talking therapies and often providing a first experience for prisoners managing their thoughts and feelings.

Sue has a particular interest in helping people overcome negative childhood experiences and works with clients for whom emotional and other forms of neglect / abuse are having far reaching consequences in adult life.

Active Resilience Coach and Hypnotherapist Dip Hyp CS

Wenderlynn Bagnall

I am a permaculture practitioner and educator, and active resilience coach. I have been practicing this innovative, nature based, design, philosophy since 2009, and teaching it since 2015. Permaculture is about using nature as a guide in all areas of life, from creating resilient gardens to building resilient communities.

I predominately use this practice in my community garden role as a Gardeniser, but focus on it mainly to guide people into how to be strong mentally, tapping into their core resilience for positive mental wellbeing. I believe we all have the capacity to reframe our thinking of what adversity is, and instead use it to promote growth towards positive outcomes.

Nature and the Earth are the key elements in my practice, helping people to identify with aspects of the natural world as a way to overcome adversity. I integrate hypnotherapy as part of relaxation techniques.

I work with mild anxiety, low self esteem, climate change anxiety, difficult challenges and being stuck, and how you can use permaculture to overcome them.

I qualified as a Hypnotherapist in Nov 2023. I also offer this therapeutic practice as a separate service.

Get in touch for an initial free 45 minute, zoom call consultation to find out what permaculture is and how it can be used to support your mental wellbeing.

Qualifications, Experience and Associations

I am registered with the National Hypnotherapy Society and a member of the Permaculture Association UK. I am a Mind In Mid Herts Board Advisor.

Psychodynamic Therapist

Kate Cook MBACP

I am an experienced and compassionate counsellor dedicated to helping individuals find clarity and self-awareness in the midst of life’s challenges. My journey to becoming a counsellor was sparked by a firsthand realisation of the profound value that talking therapies and safe spaces for reflection and conversation offer. Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of providing support for a wide range of issues including bereavement, low self-esteem, depression, addiction and trauma. I have worked with many complex and vulnerable clients and whilst my thinking is rooted in psychodynamic principles, my therapeutic approach is distinctly relational putting the relationship with my clients at the centre of our work together.

Having previously worked in the corporate environment, I understand the internal and external pressures that can impact self-esteem and overall well-being. I offer consistency, confidentiality, reliability, empathy and unwavering ethical standards. My psychodynamic thinking and relational approach allows me to help clients explore how their experiences in childhood and adolescence affect how they respond to events in their everyday lives, all within the context of a warm and supportive therapeutic relationship.

In a world where it can be hard to find a space to think and process, I provide a quiet, safe and non-judgmental environment where we can think about you.

Psychotherapist MBACP

Judith Greaves

I am a psychotherapist with extensive experience counselling teenagers primarily in secondary schools as well as adults of all ages. This can be for life issues such as low self-esteem; relationship issues; family dynamics; bereavement and loss, anxiety, OCD, performance related stress, self-harm, suicide ideation, gender issues and depression.

I have previous experience within a counselling agency supporting women affected by domestic abuse as well as supporting women experiencing child/neonatal bereavement. In addition, I have also counselled adults and children affected by bereavement experiences of family members facing terminal illness, within a hospice setting.

As a psychodynamic therapist, we will gently explore how past experiences may be affecting or influencing your life today. We will work together to try and make sense of how you are feeling and to help find ways to cope with the areas that you are finding challenging. I can offer long term (open ended) or short-term therapy (8 – 12 weeks) to suit individual needs.

Dr Hunt Psychology

Dr Rebecca Hunt

Dr Hunt Psychology offers specialist comprehensive neurodiversity assessments, with expert clinicians.

We specialise in assessing autism, ADHD and learning profiles in school aged children and young adults, up to the age of 25.

FMCA Accredited Family and Child Inclusive Mediator

Katie Jolly

Separation and divorce challenge families in many ways, requiring more than just legal solutions. As a trusted family mediation service in Hertfordshire, Jolly Mediation understands this deeply. I am committed to providing a supportive environment where families can find amicable solutions amidst the emotional and practical complexities involved.

I am a family law and mediation professional who’s deeply committed to fostering a constructive approach to divorce and separation mediation. My work is centred around considering the entire family’s needs, especially when navigating what can be a stressful time.

Guiding each family with empathy, respect and understanding, I navigate through their unique circumstances. Decisions are made with everyone’s best interests at heart, ensuring that we forge a path forward together that respects the needs of all involved. Mediation offers a unique opportunity for you and your children to shape your future creatively, providing flexibility and care far beyond the constraints of court proceedings.

Accreditations & Memberships
I am fully accredited with the Family Mediation Council (FMC) and have also achieved my FMC Child Inclusive Mediation (CIM) accreditation. I am also a member of Resolution and the College of Mediators.

My Approach to Mediation: Empowering Families

• A decade dedicated to supporting children, couples, and families.
• Advocate for resolving issues collaboratively, avoiding court interventions.
• Specialisation in divorce and separation mediation
• Extensive experience in all issues mediation, including child arrangements, property, and finance.
• Regularly updated training in legal and financial aspects of family law and mediation.

Katie Jolly
FMCA Accredited Family Mediator & Trainer
ILM Accredited Professional Workplace Mediator
COM Accredited SEN Mediator
Jolly Mediation

Contact me for a compassionate and constructive approach to navigating your family’s future:

Psychodynamic Therapist

Elena Oliva MBACP

I’m a friendly and empathic counsellor with years of experience working with adults. My approach is non-judgemental and puts the relationship with my client and the heart of counselling. I do this by listening without prejudice and in the knowledge that you are the expert in your life.

Talking therapy provides a space to be heard and an opportunity to think about your life, relationships and repeating patterns of behaviour. This involves speaking about your past and the experiences that have made you who you are. Please have a look at my website for more details.

Family and Systemic Psychotherapist | UKCP

Teresa Pacchiega

I have over twenty-five years of experience working with individuals, couples and families with a variety of difficulties including relationship strains; life transitions; intense and difficult emotions and experiences; issues around identity, mental health problems and life-long conditions

I am a qualified Family and Systemic Psychotherapist with a background in Clinical Psychology and Creative Art Therapy and have a wealth of experience in the NHS and private sector, working with diverse communities.

My therapeutic approach is informed by relational models from the systemic theories as well as from other psychological modalities. I strive to foster a collaborative relationship with those I work with, making it a flexible, creative and respectful partnership.

My website provides a wealth of information about myself, the services I offer, my therapeutic approaches and what to expect. An initial consultation free of charge will help to consider how we can work together and if it would be a good fit for you.

Person centred Counsellor

Kelly Roberts

I’m a qualified Person Centred counsellor and member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). My counselling approach is built on empathy, respect, and a deep commitment to your autonomy.

In our sessions, you’ll find a nurturing and non-judgmental environment, where your feelings and experiences are genuinely valued. My aim is to build a supportive and trusting relationship with you, giving you the freedom to explore your thoughts and emotions at your own pace.

Whether you’re navigating specific challenges or seeking deeper self-understanding, I’m here to accompany you on your journey. Together, we can work towards greater clarity and understanding of who you are and what you have experienced, along with supporting
you to find personal growth.

Hypnotherapist and Trauma Release Therapist

Sandy Robson

Weight Loss, Self Esteem and Emotional Trauma Specialist

I am a fully qualified and experienced Hypnotherapist and Trauma Release Therapist.

Previously, for 20 years I practiced in Harley Street, helping my clients with a diverse range of issues. Now, having relocated from London, I am excited to offer sessions from Wheathampstead and Hertford.

My speciality is Self-Esteem, Weight Loss and Emotional Trauma. I use an integrative approach in my client sessions, by bringing powerful techniques, based in neuroscience, enabling an individual to permanently uncover and resolve entangled disempowering beliefs, uncomfortable memories, negative emotions and past emotional trauma’s. I truly believe that all deep-rooted issues can be cleared and resolved, and that life doesn’t have to be a constant struggle and a ‘print-out’ of the past. With the right therapeutic resources, positive intention, and openness, change will happen, with energy, clarity and peace restored.

“Regardless of any sadness, anger, disappointment, fear and hurt, it is the will of your heart to open and align with your soul’s calling for love, peace and wholeness.” — Sandy

Weight Loss and the Virtual Gastric Band Hypnotherapy
For Weight Loss, I offer the Virtual Gastric Band programme, and have helped many women over the years, lose weight by changing their eating habits and behaviours subconsciously. Due to the effectiveness of this programme, I bought the license from the pioneer, and now qualified to teach it to fellow therapists.

I am wholeheartedly committed to facilitating and supporting my clients make significant and lasting change in a safe, empathic and supported environment, by using Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy, MAP, Make Anything Possible, (a Trauma Release process that is easy, safe and effective), Inner Child Therapy and The Havening Technique (Trauma Release).

I have worked with an extensive list of issues ranging from low self-esteem, overeating, weight loss, depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, shame, sexual/emotional/physical abuse and PTSD.

Please contact me to book a session, or a free 15-minute telephone consultation. M. 07581-209-583

Psychodynamic Therapist

Izzy Ross MBACP

I am an experienced and empathic counsellor, I have trained as a psychodynamic counsellor, but I feel it is important to work in a relational way as I want my clients to feel safe, secure, and able to tell their truth in the counselling space. I work intuitively along side my clients, and work with whatever they bring to the session as you go along your journey more things might arise and we will take it step-by-step together.

I have worked with many clients from 18+ and all have come with a variety of different issues, such as anxiety, bereavement, low self-esteem, work-related issues, stress, or trauma the list goes on but I feel it is important to go at the client’s pace as being in therapy is not easy. So, I am here to offer my clients a supporting space and allow them to feel heard.

From coming from the childcare sector, I have come to realise how important our early years are for our development and shaping the person we become, with this in mind I feel the work I do with my clients will explore all aspects of their life and try to give more understanding to the present as we can learn a lot from the past.

Your mental health is precious and it is something that many of us put to the bottom of the list, give yourself the space you deserve to think, feel, and understand. As everyone’s mental health matters.

Clinical Psychologist (HCPC Registered)

Dr Kez Salaheddin

Dr Kez Salaheddin is a qualified Clinical Psychologist, specialising in Adult Mental Health. She has over 10 years’ experience of working in both NHS and private-sector services with adults from many walks of life. She has supported individuals who have struggled with anxiety, low mood, stress, self-esteem issues, relationship difficulties, trauma, PTSD and the impact of early childhood adversities.Kez understands that everyone’s journey through therapy is very unique and it can mean different things to different people. You may be coming to find tools and skills to help you manage and overcome life’s hurdles. Alternatively, you may be looking for a safe space to develop a deeper understanding of yourself, or process experiences from the past or present that continue to play on your mind.

Kez believes that the therapeutic relationship is at the heart of therapy and her approach is not to see you through a diagnostic label or to offer a manualised treatment. She is dedicated to being collaborative, non-judgemental and she will carefully listen to your hopes for therapy and tailor the sessions to fit your needs.

If you’re interested in working together, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via e-mail (details below). Kez is able to accept self-funded or health insurance-funded clients.