Women's Issues therapists in Aberystwyth, Wales
Browse Women's Issues therapists in Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Women's Issues
Parents & Beyond / Vered Shomer-Harel
Registered Psychotherapist, Psychotherapist |Counsellor| Parenting Coach M.S.P.C | M.A. Counselling | DIP. Parent Coaching
Women often carry enormous emotional, mental, and practical responsibilities juggling family, identity, relationships, career, and cultural expectations. Whether you’re navigating stress, overwhelm, self-doubt, relationship challenges, motherhood, separation, or feeling disconnected from yourself, you deserve a space that truly understands your experience.
I offer a safe, supportive, and culturally sensitive environment where women can explore emotional pain, build confidence, strengthen boundaries, and reconnect with their inner voice and sense of self. You don’t have to hold it all alone.
8 Years Experience
Online in Aberystwyth, Wales (Online Only)
Women's Issues
Gemma Autumn
Counsellor/Therapist, Integrative Adult and Adolescent Counsellor Cert, PgDip, MBACP Accredited
I work with those going through issues related to being a woman.
10 Years Experience
Online in Aberystwyth, Wales
Women's Issues
Dr. Birte Nachtwey
Registered Psychotherapist, MD, CORST
I deal with all sorts of womens issues in my practice. Some examples are: difficulty to orgasm, lack of desire and/ or arousal, pain during intercourse, vaginism, menopause, difficulties with gender identity, sexual orientation or preferences, self consciousness about one’s body and many more.
Contact me if you need support or just feel curious about exploring your possibilities to become more the woman of your life and achieve a more happy and satisfying sexuality and relationship with yourself and others.
19 Years Experience
Online in Aberystwyth, Wales
Women's Issues
Claire de la Varre
Therapist, PhD, HGDipP
Women's issues can impact mental health in various ways. These cover a wide range of issues: including but not limited to gender, sexuality, social media, misogyny, or race, as well as those relating to specific aspects of health, and life-course issues like menopause, caring for aging parents, coping with difficult children, domestic abuse, and relationship problems. I provide a safe, nonjudgmental space for you to air your concerns and offer useful practical tools, strategies, and coping skills.
18 Years Experience
Online in Aberystwyth, Wales
Women's Issues
Liz Frings
Counsellor/Therapist, PG Diploma Person-Centred Psychotherapy. EMDR Accredited
Women's issues in therapy can encompass a wide range of experiences, including:
Reproductive and hormonal concerns (pregnancy, postpartum, miscarriage, infertility, menopause)
Body image and eating concerns
Sexual health and intimacy
Gender-based trauma (sexual assault, domestic violence, harassment)
Work-life balance and the "mental load"
Perfectionism and people-pleasing patterns
Navigating patriarchal expectations and societal pressures
Identity and self-worth beyond traditional roles
Relationship dynamics and boundary-setting
Motherhood challenges (or choosing not to be a mother)
Career discrimination and the glass ceiling
Aging as a woman in a youth-focused culture
These issues often intersect and compound, creating complex emotional landscapes that benefit from therapeutic support.
How Therapy Helps
Validating Your Experience
One of the most powerful aspects of therapy is having your experiences validated. So many women have been told they're "too sensitive," "overreacting," or that their struggles aren't legitimate. A good therapist—especially one who specializes in women's issues—understands the unique challenges you face and affirms that your feelings are real and reasonable.
Breaking Free from People-Pleasing
Many women are socialized from childhood to prioritize others' needs over their own, to be agreeable, and to avoid conflict. Therapy helps you recognize these patterns, understand where they come from, and learn to set healthy boundaries without guilt. You can explore what you actually want, rather than what you think you should want.
Processing Gender-Based Trauma
Whether it's sexual assault, domestic violence, workplace harassment, or more subtle forms of discrimination and microaggressions, gender-based trauma leaves deep wounds. Therapies like EMDR and trauma-focused CBT can help process these experiences, reduce symptoms like hypervigilance and flashbacks, and help you reclaim your sense of safety and power.
Navigating Hormonal and Life Transitions
From puberty to pregnancy to perimenopause and beyond, hormonal changes can significantly impact mood, anxiety, and sense of self. Therapy provides support during these transitions, helping you understand what's happening in your body, manage symptoms, and adjust to the changes without losing yourself in the process.
Healing Body Image and Eating Concerns
Women face relentless pressure about appearance, weight, and aging. Therapy can help you develop a healthier relationship with your body, challenge unrealistic beauty standards, address disordered eating patterns, and find self-worth that isn't tied to how you look.
Addressing the Mental Load
Even in 2025, women often carry the invisible burden of managing household tasks, emotional labor, and family scheduling. Therapy helps you recognize this imbalance, communicate your needs, and redistribute responsibilities without feeling guilty for not "doing it all."
Exploring Identity Beyond Traditional Roles
Whether you're a mother questioning your identity beyond motherhood, a woman choosing not to have children, someone navigating career ambitions alongside family expectations, or exploring what it means to age as a woman—therapy offers space to define yourself on your own terms.
Strengthening Your Voice
Many women struggle to advocate for themselves, especially in medical settings, at work, or in relationships. Therapy helps you find and strengthen your voice, practice assertiveness, and learn to communicate your needs confidently.
Processing Reproductive Experiences
Pregnancy loss, infertility, difficult births, abortion decisions, and menopause can all bring complex grief, trauma, and identity shifts. Therapy provides compassionate support for processing these deeply personal experiences without judgment.
Building Authentic Self-Worth
When society constantly sends messages about what women should be, do, or look like, it's easy to lose touch with your authentic self. Therapy helps you peel back those external expectations and reconnect with your inherent worth—not based on productivity, appearance, or caregiving, but simply because you exist.
15 Years Experience
Online in Aberystwyth, Wales
Women's Issues therapists in Aberystwyth, Wales Statistics
Women's Issues therapists in Aberystwyth, Wales average 13 years of experience and charge around ¤129 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Integrative Therapy (64%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (53%), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (51%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
¤129
Accept insurance
34%
Offer sliding scale
62%
Gender ID
| 86% |
Female |
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| 10% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 62% |
In Person and Online |
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| 38% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 64% | Integrative Therapy |
| 53% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 51% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 40% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 40% | Somatic Therapy |
| 36% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 34% | Behavioral Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 74% | Young Adult |
| 64% | Senior |
| 40% | Teen |
| 13% | Children |
Client Focus
| 74% | Women |
| 53% | LGBTQ+ |
| 53% | Men |
| 38% | Christian |
| 38% | Persons with Disabilities |