Dorset Coastal Therapy offers counselling, psychotherapy and supervision to individuals, couples, young people and groups in Poole, Purbeck and Bournemouth.

Michael Barns and Ruth Jordan are both senior accredited counsellors and very experienced in the mental health field. They have worked for many years in specialist roles in the NHS and for Local Authorities as well as in private practice as therapists and supervisors. Michael and Ruth have both completed substantial further training and are able to incorporate a range of ways of working in addition to their
core models.

Why would someone want to see a therapist?
There are many reasons why someone decides to see a therapist. It may be that you find yourself repeating destructive patterns in relationships, or feel low, or anxious for no apparent reason. Many people face life events or unexpected changes that are painful and that are difficult to move on from such as break down of a relationship or changes at work. Therapy aims to help you make sense of these feelings, exploring past experiences and thinking about where to go from here and how to get there.
Therapy can also help people with unresolved childhood issues that make it hard to cope with day to day life or seriously affect the ability to enjoy life. Change becomes possible through increased self-acceptance and deeper understanding of our conscious and unconscious thought processes.

Dorset Coastal Therapy in Poole is based at Station Road , Lower Parkstone. There is parking 3 minutes away, the M1 bus from Bournemouth and Poole stops a minute away, Parkstone station is less than 5 minutes away. Unfortunately there is no disabled access.

Dorset Coastal Therapy in Purbeck is based in central Swanage, 5 minutes from the bus station. There is parking at the venue. Unfortunately there is no disabled access.

Dorset Coastal Therapy in Dorchester is in the centre of town and has excellent train and bus links.