Edward Thomas, BACP

Edward Thomas is a counsellor with six years of professional experience who brings a humanistic, person-centred approach to his practice. He works from the belief that people are experts in their own lives and that therapy is a collaborative process to explore what matters most. Edward offers a warm, non-judgemental space where clients can reflect on difficult feelings and gain insight, with the therapist providing empathetic listening, occasional practical suggestions, and gentle challenges when appropriate to help clients move toward their goals.

He trained in therapeutic counselling and holds a CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, a Foundation Degree in Counselling and an MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice. He is also accredited with the BACP - a recognised professional credential for counsellors. His continuing professional development includes training in online and telephone counselling, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), use of CBT skills, mental health first aid (MHFA) and applied suicide intervention skills training (ASIST).

Edward has practised across a range of settings including organisations, the third sector and private practice, and he coordinates counselling services for a local mental health charity. He works frequently with issues such as low self-esteem, loneliness, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, grief and life changes, and offers particular experience supporting LGBTQ+ clients and male clients who find speaking with a male counsellor helpful. He also tutors and supervises student counsellors, bringing that teaching perspective into his clinical work to continually refine his practice.