Edgars Semenovs , BACP

Edgars Semenovs is a trauma-informed counsellor who creates a compassionate space where people can explore difficult memories, feelings, thoughts, behaviours and relationships at a pace that feels right for them. Drawing on a wide range of therapeutic methods, he blends Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Compassion Focused approaches, Solution Focused techniques, Trauma-Informed Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Focusing (Gendlin), Clean Language Inquiry and Existential psychotherapy to support recovery and personal growth.

His commitment to counselling was shaped by personal experience of trauma and addictions that he has worked through, which informs a belief in each person’s capacity to heal when the right conditions are present. He aims to provide those conditions - acceptance, self-compassion and practical tools - so past wounds have less impact on present life. He often echoes Carl Rogers: "When you accept yourself just as you are, then you can change."

Edgars holds an Integrative Counsellor qualification awarded with First Class at Level 5 and has completed Sensorimotor Psychotherapy training at both Level 1 and Level 2, as well as training in Embodied Clean Language Coaching. He has worked with organisations addressing alcohol, drug and pornography addictions, served as an NHS staff counsellor and has extensive experience in mental health recovery services, mental health hospitals and crisis teams. He maintains a daily practice of yoga, meditation and Qigong, practices that inform his therapeutic style. He is a BACP registered individual member - BACP is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists.