Depression Counselling in Leicester

When you're depressed, even small things can feel impossible — including asking for help. Leicester Therapy offers warm, professional depression counselling in Leicester city centre, with no waiting lists and a free initial consultation.

What Depression Can Feel Like

• Persistent low mood, emptiness or hopelessness

• Losing interest in things you used to enjoy

• Exhaustion, poor sleep, or sleeping too much

• Difficulty concentrating or making decisions

• Withdrawing from friends and family

• Feeling worthless, guilty, or harshly self-critical

• Feeling numb, or that you're just "going through the motions"

Depression affects around 1 in 6 adults in the UK at some point. It is not weakness, and it responds well to therapy.

How Counselling Helps with Depression

With Chris Parker, an award-winning BACP-registered psychotherapist, counselling gives you a confidential space to:

• Understand what's underneath the low mood — loss, life changes, long-held beliefs about yourself, or past experiences

• Break the cycles of withdrawal, self-criticism and hopelessness that keep depression going

• Rebuild energy, meaning and connection at a pace that works for you

• Address linked difficulties like anxiety, low self-esteem, or unresolved trauma (where EMDR may also help)

Private Counselling Without the Wait

NHS talking therapies in Leicester do valuable work, but waiting times can stretch to weeks or months. As a private practice, Leicester Therapy can usually offer an appointment quickly — often the same week — with the flexibility of face-to-face, online, telephone or home-visit sessions.

Fees

• Individual sessions from £65 (50 minutes)

• Free 20-minute initial consultation

• No obligation to continue after your first session

Frequently Asked Questions

Is counselling or medication better for depression? They work in different ways and many people use both. Counselling addresses the causes and patterns behind depression rather than only the symptoms. If you're taking medication, therapy alongside it is completely fine — no referral needed.

What if I don't know why I'm depressed? That's very common, and it's exactly what therapy is for. You don't need to arrive with answers — just willingness to talk.

Can I have sessions online? Yes. Online and telephone counselling are available if getting to the city centre is difficult or you simply prefer it.

Start Feeling Like Yourself Again

The first step is a free, no-pressure 20-minute phone consultation.

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