Courageous Therapy

Discover your Authentic Happiness.

Did you know that research into positive Psychology has shown that there are three major components to happiness: Pleasure, Engagement and Meaning.

The more you increase and experience pleasure in your life, the more happiness you'll feel during and immediately after these experiences. When you engage fully in in an experience, with total involvement and concentration, you'll usually find you are left feeling strong, alert, refreshed and invigorated. Then of all the components to happiness, meaning provides the longest lasting, strongest and most durable effect .By having a purpose that is bigger than yourself, by living a life of meaning and significance, you can measurably increase your levels of happiness and life satisfaction.

Discover expert holistic counselling, psychotherapy and emotional support designed to help you navigate life’s challenges with care and compassion.

Lets work together to find the Enemies to your Happiness and learn how to avoid them, through positive strategies and skills to generate more focus, meaning and joy in life. Maximising your chances for true happiness and success.

Courageous Therapy

Empowering Therapy

welcome to Hestia Courageous Therapy

Hello my name is Elspeth, i am MNCPS Acc.(she/her) verified by Psychology Today.

I am an experienced trauma counsellor, psychotherapist, and emotional support worker based in Kirklees, West Yorkshire. I am trained as an integrated therapist, and my practice incorporates a compassion-focused therapy approach, aimed at fostering mental and emotional healing.

More importantly I am me, I am not here to provide you with a wealth of personal development stories filled with tales and anecdotes about happiness. If you like that sort of therapy you might as well stop reading now. I am here to help you to discover your own practical field guide for your own personal war on the enemies of human happiness. How to hunt down and change those learnt behaviours ,remove them and replace them with strategies for happiness success.

I am passionate about life and learning, and sharing knowledge with other people. I'm also concerned about making the world a better place.

Alongside one-to-one counselling, soon I’ll be offering group workshops in NLP, mBraining and walking therapies helping you unlock the wisdom of your head, heart, and gut.

My passion for learning means I take professional development seriously , regularly completing training in areas such as safeguarding, supporting survivors domestic/sexual violence, understanding dissociative identity disorder, and pre-trial therapy regulations. This commitment ensures I provide informed, up-to-date support tailored to your unique needs.

Together, we’ll work towards your goals, empowering you to live with greater clarity, balance, and self-acceptance.

I believe that self-trust involves self acceptance.

My Practice at a glance

Please reach me at hestiacourageoustherapy@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

COST:

Whether you need single session therapy, short-term emotional support or more in-depth, ongoing therapy, I offer a flexible approach tailored to your needs.

Single therapy session : £45
long term session : £35
Short term sessions : £40

Block bookings of 5 or more sessions will be discounted by 10%.

Other discounts are available

Payment can be made by cash or bank transfer .

Each session lasts 50 minutes.

Available both in-person and online .

Taking the first steps into therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started.

HOW LONG IS A SESSION:

A typical counselling session lasts 50 minutes. However, session lengths can be adjusted to suit your individual needs and preferences.

A free Initial assement is required before therapy can begin .

WHAT TO EXPECT:

During your first session , we will explore your concerns and discuss your goals for therapy. This is a safe and supportive space where you can share openly and begin to understand how we can work together on your journey toward healing and growth.

WHAT'S TO COME:

Group Workshops

Explore powerful tools for personal growth and transformation through our group workshops.

NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)

Learn practical techniques to reframe your thoughts, behaviours, and communication for positive change.

mBraining

Did you know you have three brains—in your head, heart, and gut? Based on the latest neuroscience and behavioural modelling, mBraining helps you harness the wisdom of all three. Discover how to align your multiple brains for greater clarity, balance, and success.

With mBIT (Multiple Brain Integration Techniques), it’s all about empowering you.

QUALIFICATIONS:

AIM Qualifacation level 5 Dipolma in Thrapeutic couselling Practice

Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Ad Dip Psg C

Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice Prof. Dip Psy C

Chrysalis Diploma in Counselling Skills and Theory Dip CST

Chrysalis Certificate in Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills Cert Hyp Cs

Be Magnificent CICs Training course making groups work

level 3 Diploma in Health, Safety, Security and Employment Standards

Holistic Qualifications

Level 2 certificate in holistic therapies

Level 3 Diploma in Anatomy and Physiology

Level 3 Diploma in Body Massage

Level 3 Diploma in Reflexology

Level 3 Diploma in Additional Reflexology Techniques

MY MEMBERSHIP:

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ONGOING COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

I am dedicated to continually enhancing my knowledge and skills through specialised training, enabling me to provide effective, up-to-date support. My professional development includes training in:

• Alcohol and Drug Awareness

• Working Together to Safeguard Children

• Supporting Male Victims of Domestic Violence

• Adult Family Violence

• Supporting Those Who Have Experienced Pregnancy and Baby Loss

• Cannabis and THC: The Lowdown on Getting High

• Cuckooing Awareness Workshop

• DRAMM and MARAC in Kirklees

• Alcohol Awareness: Knowledge on Tap

• Blue Star Pre-Trial Training (new regulations for pre-trial therapy)

• Therapy Notes in Line with New Regulations

• Safety in the Workplace / Lone Workers

• A Deeper Understanding of DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) and Ritual Abuse

• Induction to Disability Training

• C-Card Training

This ongoing learning ensures I remain informed, adaptable, and fully prepared to support clients across a diverse range of needs.

SPECIALTIES AND EXPERTISE

Top Specialties
Bereavement
Trauma and PTSD
Sexual Abuse

Expertise
Addiction
ADHD
Anxiety
Autism
Coping Skills
Depression
Domestic Abuse

Sexual Violence
Family Conflict
Life Transitions
Parenting
Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Self-Harming
Stress
Suicidal Ideation

HOW I WORK

" I work with a compassion-focused therapy (CFT) approach which helps promote mental and emotional healing through encouraging those who have suffered loss to develop empathy and compassion towards oneself. Understanding how our brains develop and function can be a starting place for an appreciation that "this is not my fault".

Welcome

Counselling, psychotherapy and emotional support.

Courageous Therapy

Courageous Therapy

Empowering Therapy

Cool fact The greater your awareness of the signals From your heart. The better the intuition, intelligence and wisdom it will provide .

create your reality

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

Do a little thing called " what you want "

Free of charge Initial 20 minute Assessment

Free of charge Initial 20 minute Assessment

Free of charge Initial 20 minute Assessment

Free of charge Initial 20 minute Assessment

Free of charge Initial 20 minute Assessment

Free of charge Initial 20 minute Assessment

My Practice at a glance

Welcome

Counselling, psychotherapy and emotional support.

Courageous Therapy

Courageous Therapy

Empowering Therapy

Cool fact The greater your awareness of the signals From your heart. The better the intuition, intelligence and wisdom it will provide .

create your reality

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

Do a little thing called " what you want "

Free of charge Initial 20 minute Assessment

My Practice at a glance

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