Embracing change

In a few weeks I will be moving my Weybridge Practice to Regus – Hillswood Business Park – Chertsey.

This change was unexpected and not of my choosing – when I like a place and feel safe I tend to stay for a long time. Since I moved to Nicholson House, Weybridge in 2016 I have gone from sharing a room with a Clinical Psychologist to renting the room on my own. I have met and built relationship with colleagues who are also in the field of psychology. It has been a place of support and connection for which I am really grateful.

Looking back briefly

As I reflect on when I qualified as a Counsellor in 2009 and began to think about how to set up a private practice I can see how I have grown. I remember asking myself – ‘Do I get a room first or do I get clients first? – ‘How do I make my presence known?‘ (this was a particularly hard one as I am an introvert). Back then I found myself in a place that on the face of it didn’t seem as though it would work but I felt such peace that I stayed there for 7 years.

16 years later

So here we are 16 years later. I noticed sadness when I was first told that the change was happening. Then I felt a deep peace as I began to search for a new place that would work well for myself and my clients. I was amazed and grateful that in 3 days Hillswood Business Park came to my attention. I hadn’t even been looking in Chertsey. As I went to visit I was struck by the warm welcome I received both from the staff there and one of the current tenants. I have now been onboarded and am so looking forward to next steps.

A new door has opened

I will miss Nicholson House and all it has meant to me but I recognise that a new door has opened to me. I have walked in and had a brief glimpse of what this might mean for me and my clinical practice. I have a real passion in my heart for the work that I do and know how important it is to know when to put something down and be ready and willing to pick up a new thing. Yes, there is sadness at saying goodbye, but there is also deep peace as I continue to walk in my calling one step at a time.

A warm welcome

I would like to wish a warm welcome to my current clients and to potential new ones as we settle into our new Consulting Room on 1 October 2025.