Steve — Person-Centred Counsellor in Crewe
At a Glance
- Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- BSc (Hons) Person-Centred Counselling, University of Derby
- Individual counselling · Person-Centred Counselling · Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Face-to-face in Crewe, Cheshire (wheelchair accessible, parking available) · Online UK-wide
- Adults (18+)
- £65 per session
- Availability: Daytimes and Evenings
- Free 15-minute consultation — no commitment, no pressure
Steve’s Approach
“I would not be where I am today if it wasn’t for the people who helped, listened, and supported me. I now enjoy doing the same for others in similar situations.”
Counselling in Crewe — About Steve
Sometimes life brings something you didn’t see coming. A diagnosis. A loss. A change that leaves you uncertain of who you are or where you are going. Or perhaps it’s something that has been building quietly for a long time — a weight you’ve been carrying without quite knowing how to put it down.
Steve is a qualified Person-Centred Counsellor based in Crewe, Cheshire, offering face-to-face counselling at his purpose-converted venue in Crewe and online counselling to individuals across the UK. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Person-Centred Counselling from the University of Derby and is a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). His counselling practice is grounded in the humanistic tradition — the belief that each person holds an innate capacity for growth and self-understanding when given the right conditions in which to do so.
What sets Steve apart is the depth of his clinical experience in some of the most demanding environments counselling encounters. His work supporting palliative patients, families, and bereaved individuals in a hospice setting has given him a particular warmth, authenticity, and genuineness that clients describe as making them feel truly heard.
Background & Experience
Steve’s path into counselling in Crewe was shaped by a diverse professional background that consistently centred on human connection and advocacy. Alongside his hospice work, he has served as a telephone counsellor, worked as a Community Development Officer, and acted as a Patient Advocate for a national charity — giving him a breadth of experience that spans clinical, community, and systemic dimensions of care.
Steve has presented at European and international medical conferences, reflecting a genuine commitment to amplifying the patient voice and connecting people to the support they need. This background informs the quality of his presence in the counselling room — calm, unhurried, and deeply attentive.
Steve does not shy away from difficult topics. He regularly works alongside people facing some of life’s most challenging experiences — serious illness, profound loss, and uncertainty — and his clients consistently describe the experience of talking with him as making them feel genuinely understood.
Steve maintains regular professional supervision and is committed to ongoing professional development, ensuring that the counselling he offers in Crewe and online continues to reflect current best practice.
Therapeutic Approaches
Steve works from two complementary therapeutic frameworks, drawing on each according to what is most helpful for the individual.
Person-Centred Counselling
At the heart of Steve’s counselling practice is the Person-Centred approach, drawing on the foundational work of Carl Rogers. Person-Centred Counselling begins from a position of deep respect for the individual — the belief that you are the expert on your own life, and that the counsellor’s role is not to direct or advise, but to offer the conditions in which genuine self-exploration can take place. Sessions are led entirely by you, at your own pace, without pressure or agenda. Steve offers unconditional positive regard, empathy, and genuineness in every session — the three core conditions Rogers identified as essential to therapeutic change.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT is a practical, evidence-based approach that complements Steve’s Person-Centred foundation particularly well. Where Person-Centred work focuses on creating the conditions for self-exploration, ACT offers specific tools for relating to difficult thoughts and emotions differently. Rather than trying to eliminate or suppress what is difficult, ACT helps you observe it with more distance, identify what genuinely matters to you, and take steps toward living in accordance with your values. It is particularly effective for anxiety, low mood, grief, and the kind of stuck feeling that can accompany significant life change. Steve integrates ACT where it is helpful, always in service of what the client needs rather than as a fixed programme.
Areas of Focus
Steve offers counselling in Crewe and online across the UK. The following are areas he works with most regularly and has specific clinical experience in.
Bereavement and grief
Bereavement counselling in Crewe and online is at the heart of Steve’s clinical experience. Whether you have recently lost someone close, or you are carrying a loss that happened some time ago and never quite resolved, Steve offers a space to bring whatever grief looks like for you — without expectation, without timetable, and without judgment. Loss takes many forms beyond the death of a loved one: the loss of health, identity, a role, a relationship, or a version of how life was supposed to be. Steve works with all of these.
Cancer support
Steve has particular experience supporting people living with cancer — whether you are in the middle of diagnosis and treatment, navigating the uncertainties of remission, or trying to make sense of what life looks like now. Cancer counselling in Cheshire and online with Steve draws on his hospice background and genuine understanding of what it means to sit with serious illness — not just the medical reality but the emotional and existential weight that comes with it.
Life-limiting illness and palliative support
Steve’s hospice background has given him a depth of experience supporting palliative patients and those living with life-limiting conditions. If you are facing a serious diagnosis — or supporting someone who is — counselling can offer a space to process what is happening, explore difficult feelings, and find a way of living as fully as possible with the uncertainty that serious illness brings. Online counselling means this support is accessible wherever you are.
Anxiety and stress
If anxiety has been making everyday life feel harder than it should — whether that is worry that will not switch off, physical symptoms of stress, or a sense of overwhelm that has become hard to manage — counselling in Crewe or online can offer a space to understand what is driving it. Steve’s person-centred approach creates room to explore the roots of anxiety, while ACT offers practical tools for developing a different relationship with difficult thoughts. Anxiety counselling Crewe and online is available for adults across the UK.
Depression and low mood
Persistent low mood, loss of motivation, disconnection, or the quiet sense that something has gone flat — depression rarely looks the way people expect, and it can be hard to ask for help. Steve works gently alongside people experiencing depression and low mood, without pressure and without agenda, helping them understand the patterns behind how they are feeling and find a way back to themselves. Depression counselling online is available to adults across the UK.
Life transitions
Major life changes — redundancy, retirement, health challenges, relationship change, bereavement, or simply the unsettling sense that life has shifted and you are not sure who you are in it anymore — can leave you needing a space to think. Steve works with adults navigating transitions of all kinds through individual counselling in Crewe and online.
Relationship difficulties
Relationship difficulties — whether with a partner, family member, colleague, or friend — can be among the most emotionally draining experiences people bring to counselling. Steve works with individuals exploring patterns in their relationships, trying to find clarity about a difficult situation, or navigating the aftermath of conflict or loss within a relationship.
Personal growth and resilience
Not everyone comes to counselling in crisis. Some people come wanting to understand themselves better, build a stronger sense of self, or find a clearer direction. Steve supports individuals working on personal growth and resilience — developing a more grounded relationship with themselves and moving forward with greater confidence.
Sessions with Steve
Steve offers both face-to-face counselling at his purpose-converted counselling venue in Crewe, Cheshire, and online counselling via secure video link to clients across the UK. The venue is wheelchair accessible with parking available — making it as easy as possible to get to.
Sessions are 50 minutes. Steve works with individuals on either a short-term or longer-term basis, depending on what you are bringing and what feels right for you. Whether you are looking for focused support around a specific experience or a longer period of exploratory counselling, Steve will work with you to find a pace and structure that fits.
Sessions are confidential. There are limited circumstances in which this may need to change — for example, if there is a serious risk of harm to you or others. Steve will explain these clearly before any work begins.
Location
Face-to-face: Crewe, Cheshire (wheelchair accessible, parking available)
Online: UK-wide
Steve offers face-to-face counselling in Crewe and online counselling to individuals across the UK. If you are based in or near Crewe, the following gives you a sense of how long it typically takes to reach Crewe by the fastest available transport. Online counselling is available from anywhere in the UK.
| Nantwich | 8 mins |
| Alsager | 10 mins |
| Sandbach | 10 mins |
| Middlewich | 12 mins |
| Holmes Chapel | 12 mins |
| Congleton | 15 mins |
| Winsford | 20 mins |
| Northwich | 25 mins |
| Macclesfield | 25 mins |
| Knutsford | 25 mins |
Journey times show how long it takes to reach Crewe by the fastest available transport.
Steve’s face-to-face counselling is particularly convenient for clients based in Nantwich, Alsager, and Congleton. For anyone further afield, online counselling sessions are available across the UK.
Fees
- Individual sessions: £65 per session
As part of Hope Therapy’s team of 90+ qualified counsellors, Steve is matched to clients where there is a strong therapeutic fit. Counselling in Crewe and online with Hope Therapy starts from £65 — significantly more accessible than many comparable private practices in the area.
Book a Free Consultation
If you are looking for a counsellor in Crewe or would like to access online counselling from anywhere in the UK, a free 15-minute consultation is a good place to start. There is no commitment and no pressure — just a chance to ask questions and find out whether Steve is the right fit for you.
Hope Therapy’s team is also available by phone 24 hours a day if you would prefer to speak to someone before booking.
Book your free consultation: https://calendly.com/hopetherapy/15-minute-consultation
More Info
| Qualifications | BSc (Hons) Person-Centred Counselling, University of Derby (2022) Level 2 & 3 Diplomas in Person-Centred Counselling Trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| Professional membership | Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) |
| NCPS | Hope Therapy & Counselling Services is an Organisational Member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) |
| Services | Individual counselling |
| Therapeutic approaches | Person-Centred Counselling · Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| Session format | Face-to-face (Crewe, Cheshire) · Online UK-wide (secure video) |
| Session length | 50 minutes |
| Availability | Daytime and Evenings |
| Fee | £65 per session |
| Venue | Purpose-converted counselling room, Crewe, Cheshire — wheelchair accessible, parking available |
| Languages | English |
| Last reviewed | April 2026 |
| Booking | https://calendly.com/hopetherapy/15-minute-consultation |
Further Areas Steve Works With
- Anxiety counselling Crewe and online
- Bereavement counselling Crewe and online
- Cancer counselling and emotional support online
- Depression counselling online
- Grief counselling Crewe and online
- Health anxiety counselling online
- Life transitions — counselling online
- Life-limiting illness counselling online
- Loss counselling Crewe — including non-death losses
- Low mood — counselling online
- Palliative care counselling online
- Panic attacks — counselling online
- Personal growth and resilience counselling online
- Redundancy — counselling and support online
- Relationship difficulties — individual counselling online
- Social anxiety counselling online
- Stress counselling Crewe and online
- Work-related stress — counselling online
- Listing ID: 1269
- Type of Support: Counselling
- Types of Counselling: Adults (18+)
- Type of Session: In Person, Online (Via Zoom & Skype), Phone
- Availability: Daytime, Evening