Counselling with The Eddystone Trust

What can counselling help with?

✔️ Coming to terms with an HIV diagnosis
✔️ Navigating chemsex or drug use
✔️ Relationships, sex, and intimacy
✔️ Issues around shame, and stigma
✔️ Grief, loss, or trauma
✔️ Self-esteem and confidence
✔️ Life transitions or feeling stuck

(This list isn’t exhaustive — if you’re unsure whether it’s right for you, get in touch.)

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How we deliver counselling

Counselling works through the relationship between you and your counsellor — built on empathy, trust, and respect. Your sessions are completely confidential and client-led, meaning you decide what’s important to explore. We offer:

🖥️ Online Counselling

Convenient and flexible — ideal if you're balancing work, caring responsibilities, or just prefer to talk from the comfort of home. Sessions are delivered via Microsoft Teams. All you need is a private space and a phone, tablet, or computer.

🧍 In-Person Counselling

Where available, we can offer face-to-face sessions in a private, welcoming setting (dependent on location).

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About Our Lead Counsellor

Gemma Wootten (MBACP)
Person-Centred Counsellor

Gemma Wootten is a qualified person-centred counsellor and registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where you can speak freely, feel truly heard, and explore what matters most to you.

With a warm and compassionate approach, Gemma works with adults (18+) either online via secure video or by phone—whichever feels most comfortable for you.

Qualifications and Training

  • Qualified Person-Centred Counsellor
  • Registered Member of BACP
  • HIV Specialist Counsellor (NHS)
  • LGBTQ+ affirmative practice

Costs and how to book

Counselling sessions are charged at £65 per hour. Sessions are delivered online, and payment is required at least 48 hours in advance.

You don’t need to have everything figured out — just a willingness to take the first step. We’ll talk you through how it works and find out if this is right for you.

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