Stress therapists in Oswestry, England
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Lavinia May
Counsellor/Therapist, MNCPS (Acc.)
Hi, I'm Lavinia and I am a Psychotherapist, working with both individuals and couples. Part of LGBTQ+ Community. I have worked in Mental Heath services for over nine years , helping people manage their emotional health and wellbeing. I offer a safe non judgemental therapeutic environment for you to process your thoughts and feelings. Our sessions will be empowering, liberating and can even be life changing, giving you the opportunity to gain the confidence to make positive changes to uncover your full potential.
My therapy style is warm and interactive and the pace will always be set by you. I am passionate about delivering exceptional care and the promotion of emotional wellbeing, with extensive experience of working in a range of various settings including NHS, Corporate, and Private Practice.
I understand each person is unique&I tailor-make sessions for each individual I am working with.I work using both time limited sessions or open ended, allowing us to work as flexibly as you require. I want to acknowledge that beginning therapy is often a supreme act of courage,strength,and self-care. I’m so glad you’re here. Please feel welcome to reach out
12 Years Experience
In-Person Near Oswestry, ENG
Online in Oswestry, England
Stress
Well on the Way
Therapist, Psychotherapy & Ecotherapy, Systemic & Family Constellations, Touch for Health Kinesiology.
Life is speeding up, literally, and financial pressures increasing for many. As I say above in my personal statement, I assume Climate Anxiety is universally present in the collective unconscious. To give the full quotation cited above, Joanna Macy has written: "Until the late twentieth century, every generation throughout history lived with the tacit certainty that there would be generations to follow. Each assumed, without questioning, that its children and children's children would walk the same Earth, under the same sky. Hardships, failures, and personal death were encompassed in that vaster assurance of continuity. That certainty is now lost to us, whatever our politics. That loss, unmeasured and immeasurable, is the pivotal psychological reality of our time."
44 Years Experience
Online in Oswestry, England
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Luq Adejumo
Registered Psychotherapist, MUKCP, MBACP
In my previous working life before I became a psychotherapist, I worked in a high stress corporate environment for 25 years. This experience has helped me understand the demands that daily life throws at my clients with a view to helping them find a way through what can be an incredibly challenging situation.
10 Years Experience
Online in Oswestry, England
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Leonie M Dippenaar
Life Coach, BWRT® Master Coach | Certified Hypnotherapist (CHT) | Ethno Psychology Practitioner (EPP)
Stress Management
Stress can affect your thoughts, emotions, body, relationships, and ability to cope with everyday life. I help you identify the patterns and pressures contributing to your stress and develop practical tools to calm your nervous system, regain perspective, and respond to life with greater ease and resilience.
18 Years Experience
Online in Oswestry, England (Online Only)
Stress
Liz Frings
Counsellor/Therapist, PG Diploma Person-Centred Psychotherapy. EMDR Accredited
How Therapy Can Help with Stress -
We all experience stress—it's a normal part of life. But when stress becomes chronic or overwhelming, it stops being a motivator and starts taking a serious toll on your mental and physical health. If you're feeling constantly on edge, exhausted, or like you're barely keeping your head above water, therapy can help you find your way back to balance.
What Chronic Stress Looks Like
Stress isn't just feeling busy or having a lot on your plate. Chronic stress can show up as:
Constant worry or racing thoughts
Difficulty sleeping or always feeling tired
Physical symptoms like headaches, muscle tension, or stomach issues
Irritability or mood swings
Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
Feeling overwhelmed by everyday tasks
Loss of enjoyment in things you used to love
Using unhealthy coping mechanisms (overworking, overeating, drinking, withdrawing)
When stress becomes your baseline, it's easy to forget what calm actually feels like.
How Therapy Helps
Understanding Your Stress Triggers
Therapy helps you identify what's actually driving your stress. Sometimes it's obvious—work deadlines, financial pressure, relationship problems. Other times, stress comes from deeper sources like perfectionism, fear of failure, unresolved trauma, or difficulty saying no. Understanding the root causes is the first step toward managing them.
Learning Practical Coping Skills
Your therapist can teach you concrete techniques for managing stress in the moment, such as:
Breathing exercises and grounding techniques
Progressive muscle relaxation
Mindfulness and meditation practices
Time management and prioritization strategies
Healthy ways to decompress and recharge
These aren't just abstract ideas—they're tools you can use right away when stress starts building.
Challenging Unhelpful Thought Patterns
Stress often comes with distorted thinking: catastrophizing ("everything's going to fall apart"), all-or-nothing thinking ("I have to be perfect or I'm a failure"), or mind-reading ("everyone thinks I'm incompetent"). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps you recognize these patterns and develop more balanced, realistic perspectives that reduce stress.
Setting Boundaries and Saying No
Many people experience chronic stress because they've taken on too much—at work, in relationships, or with family obligations. Therapy helps you examine why you struggle to set limits, practice saying no without guilt, and establish boundaries that protect your wellbeing.
Processing Underlying Issues
Sometimes stress is a symptom of deeper issues—unresolved trauma, unprocessed grief, relationship problems, or major life transitions. Therapy provides space to address these underlying concerns, which can significantly reduce your overall stress levels.
Breaking the Stress Cycle
Stress often creates a vicious cycle: you're stressed, so you sleep poorly, which makes you more irritable, which strains your relationships, which increases your stress. Therapy helps you identify where you can interrupt this cycle and develop healthier patterns.
15 Years Experience
Online in Oswestry, England
Stress therapists in Oswestry, England Statistics
Stress therapists in Oswestry, England average 14 years of experience and charge around ¤127 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Integrative Therapy (62%), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (51%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (47%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
¤127
Accept insurance
29%
Offer sliding scale
49%
Gender ID
| 70% |
Female |
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| 26% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 65% |
In Person and Online |
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| 35% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 62% | Integrative Therapy |
| 51% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 47% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 29% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 27% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 27% | Somatic Therapy |
| 26% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 63% | Young Adult |
| 54% | Senior |
| 44% | Teen |
| 14% | Children |
Client Focus
| 69% | Women |
| 54% | Men |
| 43% | LGBTQ+ |
| 36% | Christian |
| 35% | Persons with Disabilities |