COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY IN BRADFORD & ONLINE
Welcome to Myrtle Place Therapy
Counselling and psychotherapy for adults in Bradford and Leeds & Online across the UK and internationally.
Therapy with Compassion and Understanding
Engaging the capacity for growth, healing, and positive change.
I'm Natalia, a fully qualified Humanistic therapist with many years of experience, working both remotely internationally, and in Saltaire, easily accessible from the surrounding Leeds and Bradford areas. Whether inperson or on-line, my practice offers a warm, non-judgmental, confidential and private space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences at your own pace.
I celebrate neurodiversity and welcome all identities, orientations, and ways of being. Whether you're facing immediate challenges or seeking deeper exploration into your life and early childhood experiences, I work collaboratively with you to set goals as I support you in achieving your full potential.
I am a BACP Accredited Counsellor, which means I have met their criteria for qualified and experienced therapists and work in accordance with their ethical framework.
My Approach to Therapy
I see my role as helping each person to solve their difficulties in their own particular way and find how best they can make a life with meaning for themselves. Sometimes we can become overwhelmed with low mood, anxious thoughts or grief, sometimes we are recovering from the difficulties of our early life experiences, sometimes we just need a space to find ourselves.
I integrate a range of evidence-based approaches, combining skills to help with emotional regulation with developing a greater understanding of each person's deeper self. Coming from a Humanistic tradition which is based on respect for each person, I work collaboratively to find the most effective way forward with a belief that we each have the ability to reach our full potential and thrive.
How can counselling help you?
People come to me for help a wide range of issues. Here are a few of the more common difficulties that can be supported through therapy:
Feelings of stress or anxiety
Panic attacks
Depression
Relationship difficulties
Grief, loss and bereavement
Living with chronic disease
Lacking confidence or self-esteem
Anger management
Life Transitions
Difficulties at work or in retirement
Trauma and post-traumatic stress (EMDR practitioner)
Fees
Therapy Sessions (50 minutes)
£65 per session
Intensive sessions (75 minutes)
£90 per session
Intensive sessions (100 minutes)
£120 per session
EMDR (2 hour session)
£140 per session
I also offer a limited number of reduced price sessions to students; contact me to enquire about availability.
My Location
I offer in-person therapy from a calm and comfortable space in Saltaire, easily accessible from all surrounding Leeds and Bradford areas.
I also offer online sessions across UK and internationally.
Get in touch
Do contact me with any questions about how therapy works or book for an initial assessment appointment where we can discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to therapy, whether it could be helpful for you and whether I am the right therapist to help.
Call on +447786060742 and leave a message and I will return your call asap.
All enquires are usually answered within 24 hours, and all contact is
strictly confidential and uses secure phone and email services.
Book an introductory call
Some frequently asked questions
What's the difference between counselling and therapy?
Counselling is usually a good way to help with a current problem; something that can be discussed and - hopefully - resolved within a limited number of sessions. Over a certain number of weeks the understanding of the problem improves and away forward becomes clear. Therapy often describes work that goes a bit deeper, towards more substantial life issues and problems having a deeper effect on the client’s life. Therapy often requires a long-term approach, so the number of sessions can be open-ended.
Which option is most suitable depends on the client and the difficulties they are facing. In some cases counselling works well as an ongoing, longer-term option - or therapy can manage to resolve an issue in just a few sessions.
Will everything I say be kept confidential?
Everything that is said within the counselling room is private - this is one of the main ways counselling and therapy differ from talking to a friend or relative. Once you are comfortable with the format of weekly sessions and the safe space they provide, you will find the freedom to speak in confidence is of great value.
Note that there are some situations where you may be a risk to yourself or others, and there the law requires that I notify an authority; in these cases I may not be able to keep total confidentiality. Breaking confidentiality is very rare though, and only happens after the person concerned has been informed.
Can I bring a friend or relative with me?
Usually I am asked this question by people who are nervous about entering into counselling, or when they are looking for support in coming to see a therapist. This anxiety is understandable, but a key aspect of therapy is that you should feel free to talk about any issues you feel are important to you. Having someone else with you who can be connected those issues makes this opening-up more difficult, so for this reason I do not see clients accompanied by friends or family.
How long will I need to have counselling?
How long a period of counselling lasts will vary from person to person and depend on the depth of the issues they are facing. For some people a couple of sessions helps to bring their problems into focus, and they feel ready to move forward; other problems may require more of an open-ended approach.
Before we begin any work we will agree on the number of sessions we’ll undertake, and at the end of that number review our progress. As long as we both agree further therapy will be of benefit to you, sessions can continue.
How long will I have to wait for an appointment?
My aim is to offer a first appointment - known as an initial assessment - within 1-2 weeks. Then we would arrange a set number of counselling sessions to take place at the same time every week, that is convenient for you and where I have availabity. How quickly these sessions can begin will depend on the availabity of that free ‘slot’.
“The opportunity to express myself and explore my thoughts and feelings in a safe space was so valuable. It helped me better understand the place I was at emotionally, and to make a clear decision to move on from there.”
“I was nervous about starting counselling and a little scared of what I might find myself saying. It was a supportive and understanding space, where trust and solidarity felt very important. I would highly recommend her as a counsellor.”
“As a parent I think most people feel nothing is ever going to be perfect — we struggle on, day to day, as best we can. Through these conversations, I’ve realised there’s much more to it than this: the current stresses and also past experiences that shape how I behave as a family member, and that I have the power to change the way I deal with those things. Thank you for helping me reach this place of understanding.”
“She is a very warm and understanding counsellor. She helped me explore different aspects of my life and relationships without hurry, allowing me to move at a pace I felt comfortable with. I am so grateful for our work together and for having her as a guide.”