Availability, fees & locations
My appointments are offered during office hours, Monday through to Thursday each week.
Initial consultation and ongoing counselling appointments are all 50 minutes in length and charged at £85.
I can see you online via Zoom or at my centrally located consulting rooms in Bristol, depending on my availability.
Bristol Talking Therapy Rooms and The Harbourside Practice are both located on Redcliffe Parade East, BS1. My Kingsdown consulting room is based in BS2, close to the border with Cotham (BS6) and Clifton (BS8), as well as the BRI and the University.
To book an appointment, please send me a message through my contact form, email hannah@hannahrussellcounselling.co.uk, or call 07883 082046.
“What you do really works! You have helped us both to think about our stuck patterns of communication and to work creatively together to build new and better ones. We found the tools and techniques you shared with us really helpful and we are continuing to use these at home.“
Initial consultation
I offer a 50-minute face-to-face initial consultation, providing an opportunity for us to determine if we are best placed to work together. This allows you to get a sense of me and my approach, and for me to learn more about you and the reasons you’re seeking counselling.
Ongoing counselling
Couple counselling is a process that takes time, emotional investment and mutual commitment. If we decide to continue after the initial consultation, sessions are usually held weekly and at the same time. Weekly working is particularly important at the beginning of counselling, as it brings consistency and momentum to the therapeutic process.
We’ll regularly review our work together in sessions to ensure that it is supporting your needs. Whilst the number of sessions varies for each couple, between 8 and 10 sessions can be a helpful minimum in short-term work.
“Having the space to sit, reflect and think together each week felt like a calm oasis amidst our busy and stressful lives. It was 50 minutes in which we could put ourselves first and think about us and our relationship. Thank you for holding that space and for gently guiding us within it – we’re in a much better place because of it.“
Who I work with
Couple relationships can be deeply rewarding, but they can also bring challenges that are hard to navigate alone.
There are many and varied reasons which lead people to seek couple counselling. I have worked with couples on a broad range of issues, including communication, bereavement, fertility, trust, intimacy, family issues – including parenting, blended families and extended families – infidelity, work and financial worries, along with separation and divorce.
- Are you struggling to discuss important issues with your partner without arguing?
- Do you disagree on how to parent your children?
- Are you finding it difficult to be intimate together?
- Is work stress impacting your relationship?
- Would you like to explore big life decisions or navigate your way through a change or transition in your lives?
With a specialist interest in relationships and family dynamics, I work with couples from a broad and diverse range of backgrounds, including the LGBTQ+ community. I also have experience of working with clients who have, or identify with traits associated with, Autism and ADHD / ADD.
Therapeutic approach
As an integrative counsellor, I bring together a range of therapeutic approaches, tools and techniques to meet you where you are. I believe that the relationship between counsellor and clients lies at the heart of meaningful change.
I place great importance on creating a warm, trusting, and non-judgmental space in which we can work collaboratively together on the issues that are important to you. I bring warmth, gentle challenge, reflection, and, at times, humour to our work together – creating space for openness, curiosity, and a deeper understanding of your relationship dynamics and patterns.
My therapeutic approach is neurodiversity-affirming. This means that I view all neurological styles as expressions of human diversity, working with you in a way that respects your strengths, needs, and lived experience.
Early experiences can shape the way we perceive ourselves and relate to others, and the patterns we develop in childhood can influence how we respond to life in the present. In our work together, I aim to meet you both as the whole people you are — not only as you are today, but with an understanding of the experiences that have shaped you. Whilst the focus of our work will be your relationship together, we may also explore your early experiences, which can help provide insight into the dynamics between you.
Sometimes it can be helpful to have individual sessions as part of the couple counselling process, which is something that we can discuss together when we meet.
Hannah Russell Counselling Bristol 