Galena Wellbeing Reviews

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Wellbeing Services Reviews

I have been seeing Louise for a while now and I can honestly say I would not be here without her support and commitment to helping me feel more like "me" again. When I first met Louise, I was in the most darkest place I have ever experienced, I was suicidal and had attempted this, thankfully unsuccessfully.

 Through Louise's support and guidance on how to manage my thoughts and emotions I am now back to my normal self. Louise soon noted that I worked better with visual therapy, and we often used pens and paper to get my emotions out. I still take medication for my depression, but I can hand on heart say that without the therapy I have received from Louise I would not be where I am today.

 Saying thank you does not seem enough. I am forever grateful.

Client testimonial

From my first visit to Louise at Galena, I felt I was in safe hands. Her natural warmth and interest made talking to her easy, and she was intuitive and empathic. Over a series of visits we examined loss, pain and trauma from my past, and she didn’t minimise even the smallest of details, nor was she at all judgemental. Feeling really heard was very comforting to me.

She encouraged me to make positive steps forward, finding suitable groups and activities to lift my mood.

Having had a number of counsellors over the years, the difference with Louise was her willingness, where appropriate, to share some of her life experiences, which helped me to feel less alone. This was far from obtrusive, only increasing my feeling of being truly cared about.

Client testimonial

Louise's skills, values and unique life experiences underpin her practice and are used to provide impactful counselling and life coaching sessions. She fundamentally believes in and cares for the clients she supports, and is committed to supporting them to meet their goals and reach a place of positive, mental wellbeing.

Since working with Louise I have developed the knowledge, skills and confidence to facilitate fundamental positive change in my thoughts and behaviours. This has led to me developing strength as an individual and helped me find happiness and achieve success in different area of my life.

She has helped me work towards achieving my goals through small manageable steps in a confident, supportive way. With her support, coaching and guidance I feel safe to approach basic everyday challenges and huge life events with confidence and positivity. I have developed and awareness of boundary setting and am developing confidence putting this into practice.

Having experienced some fundamental life events and transitions in the last few years, Louise has expertly guided me through them with skill and confidence. She provides empathy and patience alongside insightful reflection and guidance.

This supports me to keep on track and be accountable to myself and own choices ultimately moving in the direction that I want to travel in.

Louise has supported me to develop a personalised, strong wellbeing toolkit alongside anchors which I use to self regulate, face challenges and reach a place of positive mental wellbeing.

Client testimonial

I have been seeing Louise for personal wellbeing sessions for over 2 years now and I cannot recommend her highly enough. Louise has been there for me through some very difficult times and we have worked together to get me through these times with her patient listening, structured face to face sessions, worksheets for tackling certain problems and personal encouragement. Under Louise's guidance I have really grown as a person and am much more able to cope when facing challenges with the skills Louise has given me. 

Client testimonial

Thanks for helping me change my life for the better. xx

I have learned so much from Louise, I now have the confidence to be myself and I now live a much easier and freer way. My relationships have improved and I can engage with special people whom I find difficult without upsetting myself. Louise has patience and understanding and great techniques to make life easier.

Client testimonial

My daughter has received Counselling from Louise since April 2022. She has always been there for her, even during holidays and she sends cards and small gifts at key points. Louise is caring and thoughtful and has enabled her to tackle subjects and feelings that she would not have been brave enough to explore on her own. It does take time to see an improvement but I would definitely recommend Louise.

Client testimonial

Thank you for all your help, support and kindness, you've been great!

Client testimonial

‘I went to see Louise for 6 sessions to address some deep rooted issues I was struggling to work through on my own. I immediately felt at ease and after a couple of sessions really felt I could trust her and say whatever I needed to without any judgement.

My sessions were different each week depending on how I felt or what I wanted to discuss. Quite often I went in not knowing where to start as my brain was a jumble of different thoughts but Louise had different activities and approaches to allow me to work through them in a logical way which over time genuinely felt like a weight was being lifted.

To anyone who is even considering therapy/counselling I would 100% recommended it, for me the hardest step was admitting I needing help and making the first call. Once this was done I felt proud of myself that I’d put myself first and was looking forward to getting started.

I now feel a much happier person with much less baggage holding me back as I am equipped with the tools I need to move forward and enjoy my life.’

Client testimonial

Going to see Louise helped me tremendously. She was very welcoming and helpful. She provided such a friendly, safe environment that really allowed me to open up and discuss my problems. Louise helped me combat so many underlying issues and conflicts in myself that I didn't even know I had. She helped to challenge me and get me to hear myself and realise what I needed to do to change and get back to being who I want to be.

Client testimonial

I can’t recommend Louise enough. She makes you feel at home, welcome and comfortable immediately. She is warm, empathetic & professional.

The practical activities in the sessions and her support on situations have, I can truthfully say - changed my life.

Louise is kind, patient, generous and thoughtful.

Client testimonial

It was really important to me to find a counsellor I connected with and felt at ease straight away to be able to talk about all subjects! I really liked your visualisations and found that I could apply those straight away to my day to day. I think the biggest positive to come out of the sessions is it made me feel 'ok' to be unique and accept that I can live my life on my own terms and not expect so much! Already with just a few sessions I feel much more positive in my outlook.

Thank you so much!

Client testimonial

I think of Louise like Mastercard 'priceless' the benefit you get from working with this amazing lady just can't have a price tag.  I have been seeing Louise after a lengthy time of work with depression, anxiety and stress.  I am coming out the other end now and it's all thanks to the wonderful support I felt from the first session we had. Louise has a variety of professional skills in her toolbox and draws on whatever is appropriate for the session and I always walk away feeling better and ready to cope with the week ahead.  She is a great listener and I'm amazed at how she remembers the rubbish that I've said over the weeks.  You would be hard pushed to find someone as kind, considerate, thoughtful and who genuinely cares about your wellbeing.  I am now back at work and look forward to life, I plan days out, holidays and feel happy.  I could not recommend Louise enough.  Thank you for everything. 

Client testimonial

Working with Louise was very inspirational.  She instilled me with a sense of well- being during our meetings, working positively with me to resolve my issues with anxiety.  Louise is very professional in her approach, offering a safe, warm and comfortable environment which allowed me to relax and feel confident to talk about any worries or issues I was experiencing.

As well as listening, Louise offered me support which enabled me to put in place a coping mechanism which I now use effectively.

Louise is compassionate and caring, and very clearly passionate about helping people with their well-being, and from personal experience I would highly recommend her.

Thank you, Louise, you are a lovely lady.

Client testimonial

Had a course of 5 sessions with Louise this year. The sessions were relaxed and I found it very easy to talk openly about various topics. Louise is very approachable and friendly, and there were no awkward moments. The setting for the sessions is a private room which I found to be a relaxing and calming environment. The sessions progressed at a pace which suited me. Louise is an experienced counsellor and has a professional approach which I really appreciated. One thing that I found particularly beneficial was the offer from Louise to return for further sessions in the future should I need them. I would not hesitate to recommend Louise to anyone who is seeking a counsellor in the area.

Client testimonial

I contacted Louise at Galena Wellbeing in August 2021.

I spent a number of sessions with Louise and can honestly say that she helped me to make changes that have enabled me to totally change my quality of life for the better. These changes have enabled me to finally give myself “a break” and the freedom to let go of the concerns / restrictions that I had imposed on myself over the years. 

Louise worked WITH me to help understand that I could safely make changes that would result in great improvements to my wellbeing, happiness and general effectiveness as a person. 

It was not only myself who benefited. Because I quickly found myself in a “better place”,  my home life improved, my partner immediately commented that I was much more positive, my relationship with my children (although always strong and loving ) improved greatly and we found the whole house was a happier place and tensions fell away. My children found their dad was a better person to chat to for positive advice and support. My girlfriend found she had a happier partner who was now free from the self imposed pressures of life.

Louise pulls on a rich experience of life. This enables her to understand, empathise and work with you (in partnership) to identify problems and find solutions. In my case she helped me to give myself permission to make the changes I needed to enrich my life.

Thank you Louise for your great help, support and providing the safe place I needed to change my life for the better.

Client testimonial

My experience of Louise's Life Coaching was very positive, helpful and supportive.  Needless to say I had a few issues to address, and the process she took me through had a restorative effect on and for me, especially in moving my life forward both in my personal and professional life.  I found Louise to be very empathetic, calm and reassuring.  Any process like this is profoundly helpful and makes a difference.  I can't recommend her too highly.

Client testimonial - Eleanor

Louise worked with clients from all walks of life, who wished to discuss a variety of issues. We received lots of positive evaluation feedback. Louise supported clients with the issues they presented, her warmth and empathy afforded our clients the trusting space to explore their emotions.

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