Welcome to Mels Space counselling. My name is Mel and I provide therapy to adults from my calming therapy room in Hitchin, North Herts and online. Additionally I provide a selection of birth support services. Click through the buttons below to see what else I have to offer.
About Me
My career began as a Birth Doula, providing emotional and practical support to clients. I soon noticed that many of my clients had experienced traumatic or challenging births and understanding the potential long-term psychological impact of these experiences, I trained as a counsellor. Whilst training as a counsellor, I worked with a wonderfully diverse range of clients, with their own unique life experiences. This experience ignited my passion for supporting all clients, as well as those affected by birth trauma.
My solution was to establish Mel's Space, a safe and compassionate environment where individual adult clients could seek support for all of their counselling needs, and I created Mama Bear Birth Prep for anything specifically pregnancy, birth and postnatal related.
Birth Doula: Doula's provide emotional and practical support before the birth, during the birth and in the time immediately after birth. That might be a cesarean or physiological birth, in hospital or at home. A Doula can help clients to understand their options and rights around their birth and support them in their choices. We might describe a Birth Doula as a professional birth partner.
Therapy in a safe, comfortable and private setting
In our fast-paced world, it is easy to be pushed to our emotional limits and neglect of our mental health. Investing time in ourselves so that we don't reach those limits can be a valuable gift.
There are also times when unforeseen challenges arise, meaning that we might need support to navigate through those difficulties.
Sometimes we bravely realise that we need to reflect and heal from our past, for the most transformative gift that we can give ourselves.
If now feels like the right time for counselling, book a free 20 consultation call with me here for us to talk about what I offer and see if I’m the right counsellor for you.
Mama Bear Birth Prep
Here at Mel's Space, I carry with me a burning passion for all parents to come away from their birth experience feeling mentally and physically well. For that reason I have created Mama Bear Birth Prep. My service is bespoke for you and it doesn't shy away from the realities of our current NHS maternity service, if that is where you plan to birth. Mama Bear prepares you for unexpected scenarios and how to manage them.
Perhaps you need a safe space to talk through your birth experience, you can also get that here. If this is what you are looking for, have a look at my Mama Bear Birth Prep section to find out more, or book a free 20 minute consultation here.
At Mel's Space...
You can speak in confidence, knowing that you will be listened to with sensitivity, empathy and without judgement. You can tell me your thoughts and feelings freely and in confidence.
Talking about your everyday problems can be helpful. I'm here to listen if you want to understand relationship problems, are feeling low, struggle with anxiety or perhaps feel overwhelmed with life.
You can bring to our sessions any challenges that you face. You know yourself better than anyone and my role is to support you in finding your solutions.
My location
I offer sessions in Hitchin, North Hertfordshire, which is easily accessible from Letchworth, Baldock, Stevenage, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. I will provide exact location details when we arrange our therapy sessions.
In addition to providing face-to-face therapy, I also offer telephone and online sessions for clients in the Hertfordshire area and beyond. Contact me to find out more about how online therapy works.
Sessions & availability
You can book your sessions with me here , however, if this is your first contact with me, please be sure to book a free 20 minute consultation with me first so that we can be sure that I am the right person to support you.
If you can't see an appointment time that works for you, please contact me here and I'll get in touch with you to arrange an appointment..
Get in touch
Please do get in touch if you wish to arrange an appointment, have any questions or would like to understand more about how counselling works at Mel's Space.
You can use this secure contact form to drop me a message with your contact details and I will get back to you as soon as I can. If you have a specific day/time that you do NOT wish me to call, please let me know in your message.