BACP Accredited · Duffield, Derby & Allestree
A confidential, considered space to be heard — and to begin again.
Counselling and psychotherapy in Duffield, Derby and Allestree, walking therapy across the Derbyshire countryside, and online sessions throughout the UK.
A warm welcome
However hard things feel right now, you don’t have to navigate them alone.
I’m Miriam — a BACP Accredited counsellor and psychotherapist based in Duffield and Allestree, Derbyshire. For more than fifteen years I’ve sat alongside people through anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties and the quieter, harder-to-name struggles of being human.
My work is integrative and gently paced. Together we’ll create a confidential space where you can be honest, make sense of what’s happening, and find a way forward that feels truly your own.
How we can work together
Ways into therapy
Choose the format that feels right for you — and change it whenever you need to.
Individual Therapy
Long or short-term one-to-one counselling for anxiety, depression, loss, life transitions and more.
Learn more →Walking Therapy
Side-by-side sessions in the Derbyshire countryside — gentle, grounding and quietly powerful.
Learn more →Online & Telephone
Secure video and telephone sessions across the UK — therapy that fits around your life.
Learn more →Clinical Supervision
Individual and group supervision for qualified counsellors and student placements.
Learn more →Coaching
Focused coaching to help you reach your full potential — practical, forward-looking support for personal and professional growth.
Learn more →What people come to me with
Areas I help with
You don’t need to arrive with the right words, or even a clear reason. If something doesn’t feel right, that is reason enough.
Browse all areas- Anxiety
- Depression
- Bereavement & Loss
- Relationship Difficulties
- Stress & Burnout
- Trauma & PTSD
- OCD
- Anger
- Low Self-Esteem
- Life Transitions
Why people choose to work with me
Therapy that meets you where you are
Walking therapy in nature
Side-by-side conversations on quiet Derbyshire paths — often easier than sitting face-to-face.
Integrative, relational approach
Drawing on person-centred, psychodynamic and CBT ideas — shaped around you, not a manual.
Flexible formats
In-person in Duffield, online across the UK, or by telephone — choose what works each week.
Rooted in Derbyshire
Easily reached from Derby, Belper, Allestree and the surrounding villages.
Therapy for men
Straight talk, real tools, no performance needed
A lot of men I work with arrive saying they ‘should be handling this’ or that therapy feels like admitting failure. It isn’t. It’s a practical decision to sort something out — like seeing a physio for a shoulder or a mechanic for a car.
We work on what’s actually going on: stress that’s bleeding into everything, anger that comes out sideways, pressure you can’t talk about, or a sense that you’ve been running on empty for too long. Together we build a toolkit you can use — not just insights you forget by Tuesday.
What men often bring
- Stress and burnout from work, family or financial pressure
- Anger that feels out of control or leaks into relationships
- Anxiety that keeps you awake or stops you doing what you want
- Relationship difficulties — communication, intimacy, or feeling shut out
- Bereavement, loss or life transitions you haven’t had space to process
- A general sense that something’s off, even if you can’t name it yet
In their words
What clients have shared
Miriam holds space in a way I’ve never experienced. I left every session feeling lighter, even on the hard weeks.
Walking therapy was a revelation. Talking while moving through the woods helped things shift that had felt stuck for years.
Warm, professional and unfailingly kind. I’d recommend Miriam to anyone considering counselling.
Testimonials shared with written permission. Identifying details changed.
For practitioners
Beautiful therapy room hire
A calm, confidential space available by the hour, day or month for counsellors, psychotherapists and wellbeing professionals. Access to a courtyard garden, kitchen and bathroom. On the bus route, with parking, and just moments from Allestree Park.
Take the first step
A free 20-minute call to see if we’re the right fit
There is no pressure and nothing to prepare. We’ll talk briefly about what’s bringing you to therapy and any questions you have about working together.