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Welcome to Newbury Counselling
As a team, we understand the importance of emotional wellbeing. We know how vital it is to have access to the right care that works for you. We offer a wide range of therapeutic approaches for the local community. All our therapists are fully qualified, registered professionals providing compassionate and confidential care for a broad range of issues.
Areas we can help with include
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Anxiety
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Low mood
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OCD
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Depression
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Low self-esteem
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Couples counselling
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Relationship issues
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Trauma & PTSD
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Postnatal support
Local therapy when you need it
We provide counselling in Newbury town centre in a lovely old building called St Mary’s House. Our rooms are welcoming and comfortable, and we are easily accessible to residents across West Berkshire including Thatcham, Hungerford, Kintbury and the surrounding villages. We also offer online appointments.
Our practice
Meet our Therapists
We are a friendly team of local therapists offering a range of approaches to support both common and more specialised challenges to wellbeing.
We know that choosing a therapist can feel daunting.
We offer a range of expertise under one roof, and can help guide you toward the therapist who can best meet your needs. All our Newbury Counselling therapists are qualified, registered professionals with their own specialist interests and areas of unique expertise.
Julie Luscombe
Psychotherapist & EMDR Practitioner
Trauma
EMDR
Abuse
PTSD
07703 850 840
Sessions from
£90
Julie is an Integrative Psychotherapist. Being integrative means she draws on a range of psychological theories and techniques to offer a bespoke therapeutic approach to match her client’s needs.
Underpinning all her work is a focus on the client/therapist relationship; She offers empathy, non-judgement and the understanding that her clients must work at their own, manageable pace.
Julie is passionate about offering hope to adults who are struggling with mental health challenges and often with trauma.
Dr Daniel Jolles
Counsellor & Chartered Psychologist
Anxiety
Low Mood
Relationships
Work Issues
Daniel is a Person-Centred Counsellor with a PhD in Psychology. He offers a warm, open, and evidence-based approach to therapy, bringing emotional and professional understanding to help make sense of difficult experiences.
He works with professionals who are struggling with anxiety, low mood, or strain in their relationships. Therapy with Daniel provides space to slow down, think clearly, ‘get things out’, and be understood without judgement.
Daniel helps clients find a way forward when they feel they should be coping better or managing without help.
07749 754 287
Sessions from
£85
Amy Sim
Counsellor
Birth Trauma
Postnatal Issues
PTSD
Couples
Amy is a qualified integrative counsellor and former midwife who is passionate about supporting women’s mental health and couples in a compassionate, nonjudgmental way.
She specialises in helping women, birth partners, and couples navigate birth trauma, drawing on her extensive experience as a midwife to understand the challenges of childbirth and the postnatal period deeply.
Amy helps individuals and couples manage mental, and physical changes affecting relationships, work, and identity.
07453 449 189
Sessions from
£65 individuals
£90 couples
Sally Durbridge
Counsellor
Anxiety Disorders
Stress
Life Changes
Self-Criticism
Sally is an Integrative Counsellor with a degree in psychology, who works alongside clients suffering from a variety of issues including anxiety disorders, low self-esteem, stress, low mood, shame, self-criticism and transitional life changes.
Sally is a qualified CFT facilitator, meaning she has undertaken further training in Compassion Focused Therapy and recognises the impact of biological, evolutionary and psychological influences on thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
Sally helps clients develop awareness of their communication patterns and offers clients the chance to work creatively.
07351 569 658
Sessions from
£70
How We Can Help
With so many therapeutic interventions available, it can be hard to know where to start. Below are some of our areas of expertise and a little bit of information about each.
As a team we cover a wide variety of topics, so if you don’t see what you’re looking for, or you have questions about what you're facing, please contact us and we will be happy to guide you.
Anxiety & Depression
Support for managing overwhelming feelings, low mood, and finding your way back to wellbeing.
Trauma & EDMR
Specialist trauma therapy using evidence-based approaches to help process difficult experiences.
Relationships & Couples
Helping individuals and couples through relationship difficulties, patterns, and building healthier connections.
Self-Esteem & Identity
Building confidence, self-worth, and understanding who you truly are.
Work Stress
Working with professionals to manage pressure, burnout, career transitions, and the demands of modern working life.
Birth & Postnatal
Dedicated support for birth trauma, postnatal challenges, and perinatal mental health.
Get in Touch
When you get in touch, you can choose which of our therapists you'd like to review your enquiry, or simply send it to the team and we'll find the best match for you.
All enquiries are warmly welcomed, completely confidential, and there is no obligation to book a session. We aim to respond to every enquiry within two working days.
Send us a message
Your information is completely confidential and will only be used to respond to your enquiry. We aim to respond to all enquiries within 2 business days.
Location
40 London Road,
Newbury
West Berkshire, RG141LA
In crisis?
While we offer professional counselling, Newbury Counselling is not a crisis or emergency service.
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or feel at risk of harm, it’s important to seek immediate support:
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Samaritans – 116 123 (free 24/7)
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NHS 111 – option 2 for mental health
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Emergency services – 999