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Welcome to Stuart Fitzgerald Counselling

Your Journey Towards Healing Starts Here

Life can feel heavy, confusing, or simply too much. I offer a calm, compassionate space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings at your own pace, no judgement, no rush, just genuine support.

Reaching out can feel daunting, but it's often the beginning of something quietly transformative.

Why Choose Stuart

BACP Registered

Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Member No. 419232

40 Years Experience

40 years Mental Health & Person Centred approach to Mental Health

Fully Accredited

Fully insured, GDPR compliant and Advanced DBS cleared for your peace of mind

​​Aligned and regulated by theBACP code of practice and Ethical guidelines 

About

Meet Stuart Fitzgerald

I'm a qualified person-centred counsellor and mental health professional based in Northampton, with over 40 years of experience in mental health.​

I'm a Registered Member of the BACP and I'm committed to offering a warm, confidential and non-judgemental space, where you can feel truly heard, supported and valued. I believe that meaningful change begins with being genuinely understood.

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Treatment

What I Can Help With

Whatever you're carrying, you don't have to face it alone. Here are some of the areas I support people with:

Emotional Wellbeing

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Stress

  • Mood disorders

  • Anger management

  • Self-esteem

  • Shame

  • Phobias

  • Work Related Issues

  • ​Mental Health 

Trauma & Life Challenges

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  • Bereavement

  • ​Disability

  • Baby loss

  • Pet bereavement

  • ​Domestic Abuse Trauma

  • Life Changing 

  • ​Men's Issues

Identity & Health

  • ADHD

  • Autism spectrum

  • Sexual identity

  • Addictions

  • Life Limiting Diagnosis

  • Pre & post bariatric surgery

  • Life Changing Health Conditions 

My Counselling Philosophy

I became a counsellor because I believe that every single person, regardless of where they've come from or what they're carrying, deserves to feel genuinely heard. Not fixed. Not advised. Not judged. Simply heard.

Over the past 40 years working in mental health, I've sat with people in some of their darkest and most vulnerable moments. And what I've learned, time and time again, is that people don't need someone to have all the answers. They need someone who will stay, steadily, warmly and without condition, while they find their own.

That is what person-centred counselling means to me. It's not a technique or a formula. It's a way of being with another person. A genuine belief that you are the expert in your own life, and that my role is simply to create the conditions where your own clarity, courage and strength can emerge.

I am guided by three things in every session, warmth, honesty and deep respect. Warmth because healing happens in safe relationships. Honesty because you deserve a counsellor who is real with you. And respect because your story, your pace and your choices belong entirely to you.

Reaching out for support takes courage. I never take that lightly. Every time someone walks through my door, or picks up the phone, I am honoured to be trusted with that moment.

"Nurturing strength, one conversation at a time."

Not sure where to start?

From the moment you reach out, I offer a FREE initial chat, by telephone, online or in person. No pressure, no obligation. Just a warm conversation to see if we're the right fit for each other.

Free · No obligation · Telephone, online or in person

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