BAB'YAMA WELLNESS HUB
Supporting you in feeling better, inside and out
OWEN SHIELS
Psychotherapeutic Counsellor
I’m a BACP-registered psychotherapeutic counsellor offering one-to-one therapy for adults. I work integratively, which means I draw on different therapeutic ideas depending on what is most useful for the person I’m working with, with Transactional Analysis being an important influence on how I understand people and the patterns we can become caught in.
I work with adults experiencing things such as anxiety, overthinking, low mood, self-doubt, low self-esteem, grief, relationship difficulties and people-pleasing.
Sometimes there is a clear reason for coming to therapy; at other times, people simply know that something doesn’t feel right or that they are tired of responding to life in the same way.
My way of working is active and collaborative. I’ll listen carefully, but I won’t expect you to do all the talking while I sit silently. I’ll ask questions, share what I’m noticing and bring in ideas or practical strategies when I think they might be helpful. The aim is to understand what is happening, how some of these difficulties developed, and what might help you move towards the changes you want.
Before training as a therapist, I spent around fifteen years working in a highly competitive, performance-focused environment and later coaching others. That experience helped develop my interest in how people think, respond under pressure and why understanding something intellectually doesn’t always make it easy to change.
I hold a Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling from the Northern Guild and am continuing my training in psychotherapy. I offer face-to-face sessions at Bab’yama Wellness Hub in Berwick-upon-Tweed, as well as sessions in Morpeth and online across the UK.
Sessions are 50 minutes and cost £60. I also offer a free 15-minute introductory call for anyone who would like to speak before deciding whether to begin therapy.
If you’d like to find out more or arrange a free 15-minute introductory call, you can contact me by email at info@owenshielstherapy.com or by phone on 07871 846874. You can also find out more about how I work and the therapy I offer at owenshielstherapy.com.