Peace and Minds Counselling is committed to meeting people where they are, with respect and care, and to providing a steady, professional presence in a world that can often feel overwhelming. We exist because emotional wellbeing matters and talking to someone can really, really help — not just in moments of crisis, but throughout everyday life.

Many people carry complex histories, pressures, and responsibilities while being expected to cope quietly and independently. Our service was created to offer a thoughtful, grounded alternative: a place where people can pause, reflect, and feel heard without judgement or expectation.

What’s important to us?

Our work is guided by clear ethical principles and a deep respect for each individual. These values shape how the service is offered, how clients are supported, and how professional standards are upheld:

• Respect for the individual
  Every person is treated with dignity, care, and respect, regardless of background, identity, beliefs, or life experience

• Ethical practice
  The service operates in line with the BACP Ethical Framework, ensuring safe, responsible, and professional counselling at all times

• Confidentiality and trust
  Confidentiality is central to the therapeutic relationship, with clear boundaries and transparency around its limits

• Client autonomy
  Clients are supported to make their own choices, set their own goals, and move at a pace that feels right for them

• Emotional safety
  Sessions are offered in a calm, non-judgemental space where difficult thoughts, feelings, and experiences can be explored safely

• Fairness and inclusion
  Peace and Mind Counselling is committed to fairness, accessibility, and inclusive practice, recognising and responding to social and cultural differences

• Integrity and honesty
  Communication is open, clear, and truthful, including around fees, boundaries, and what counselling can and cannot offer

• Professional competence
  Ongoing training, supervision, and reflective practice are central to maintaining high standards of care and effectiveness

• Care for wellbeing
  Emotional, psychological, and relational wellbeing are placed at the heart of all therapeutic work

• Collaboration and respect
  Counselling is understood as a collaborative process, built on mutual respect and shared understanding

• Responsibility and accountability
  The service takes responsibility for its professional actions and remains accountable to clients and ethical bodies

• Sensitivity to life context
  Each person’s wider circumstances, history, and current challenges are considered with care and understanding.