Our counsellors

Emergency help

Our team is diverse in gender, sexuality, nationality, faith and non-faith, class, disability and ethnicity.

We don't fully represent the diversity of the student body at the moment. This is something we are aiming to improve.

Nilaari: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic counselling

If you would find it helpful to get support from a culturally appropriate counselling service, contact our colleagues at Nilaari: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic counselling.

Carmen Alfonso
Counsellor (English and Spanish speaking)
Elizabeth Aspinall
Counsellor. Deputy Head of Service
Jane Baker
Counsellor. Head of Service and leads the team (Job share)
Dawn Bosley
Counsellor
Louise Caine
Counsellor (Main campus and at Langford on Mondays)
Isabel Cooke
CBT therapist
Rosalind De Silva
Counsellor
Helen Enright
Counsellor
Shauna Hope
Counsellor
Terry Lappin
Counsellor

Sallee Lees
Counsellor
Glenn Mower
Counsellor
Camilla Nowell
Counsellor
Michael Pearson
Counsellor. Deputy Head of Service
Rachel Pillar
Counsellor. Head of Service and leads the team (Job share)
Ali Prescott
Counsellor
Natalie Read
Counsellor
Dave Sibley
Counsellor. Deputy Head of Service and lead for the Mental Health Advisory Service
Geraldine Taylor
Counsellor
Maggie Tweedy
Counsellor

Mental Health Advisory Team

Dave Sibley
Dave Sibley is the lead for the Mental Health Advisory Service (MHAS) and part of the management team.
Nicky Bacon
Mental Health Adviser. Nicky is an Occupational Therapist, and previously worked for North Bristol Assessment and Recovery Team, and Windmill Hill City Farm. Can provide advice to staff who may be supporting students currently struggling with their mental health. Co- Facilitates the referral-only Wellbeing group. Runs weekly clinics in the Student Health Service term time alongside appointments year-round in the Student Counselling Service.
Polly Powell
Mental Health Adviser. Polly is a Registered Mental Health Nurse, and has clinical experience in inpatient mental health settings, before joining the Mental Health Advisory Service. Can provide advice to staff who may be supporting students currently struggling with their mental health. Co- Facilitates the referral-only Wellbeing group. Runs weekly clinics in the Student Health Service term time alongside appointments year-round in the Student Counselling Service.
Tanisha Barrett
Mental Health Adviser. Tanisha is a Registered Mental Health Nurse and has clinical experience in inpatient mental health settings and the community. Provides mental health support to students, and can advise staff who may be supporting students currently struggling with their mental health. Runs weekly clinics in the Student Health Service alongside appointments year-round in the Student Counselling Service.

Ethical framework

We are a team of qualified and experienced counsellors.

We adhere to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical framework.

Management and administrative team

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