Anxiety Counselling

For when your mind feels busy and your body won't switch off. It's that constant scanning. Going over conversations, what ifs, worst cases. Feeling on edge or tense even when you're trying to rest. Heart racing, chest tight, jaw clenched. Sleep gets messed up, small things feel big, and it's hard to feel calm in your own skin. You might look fine on the outside – holding it together for work, family, everyone else – while your system is stuck on high alert inside. That's exhausting. You don't need a diagnosis to come. If anxiety is getting in the way of day to day life, that's enough. How I work with anxiety is practical and grounded, shaped by lived experience of pressure and the Black Sheep Model. We look at what's happening right now – what triggers the scan, what keeps your nervous system revved up, and what actually helps you feel safer and steadier. Not just talking about anxiety, but learning how to work with it in your body and in your day to day life. Finding solid ground first – breathing, grounding, pendulation – then processing at your pace, without flooding you. I'm more direct than a lot of therapists. You won't be left to drift or told to "just breathe". We find structure that helps, without putting you in a box. No jargon, no judgement. I'm Ken – MA Integrative Counsellor MBACP 00988492, BSc (Hons) Counselling Psychology, MA with Merit, now completing Specialist Diploma in Trauma Therapy at The Grove Practice. Lived experience – council estate, Army, Royal Artillery – I get what it's like to carry everything quietly. I work in person in Pontefract and online UK-wide via Konfidens secure video – GDPR EU servers. 50 mins is £60. I keep a small number of £45 spaces for Armed Forces, veterans, blue light and frontline workers. If you want to save, block bookings are optional – 4 at £55 or 8 at £50. Book via blacksheepwellbeing.co.uk – Mon-Fri 10:00-20:00 by appointment – Fees displayed at booking via Konfidens Pay – 24h cancellation – Not emergency service – NHS 111 / 999 / Samaritans 116123 / Shout 85258