ABOUT US

ReWellness Counselling – Specialising in Children’s Mental Health

Our Journey

In 2020, Rewellness Counselling was born as a partnership. We met in 2005 home-schooling our large families of 4 & 5 children each and both experienced and overcame numerous life changing events. This sparked our passion for children’s mental health. Our joint life experiences have shaped our journeys as people and counsellors as well as sparking a life-long friendship between us.

In 2013 Wendy unfortunately fell ill with a chronic illness after being bitten by a tick. This left her bedridden for a grueling two-year period, while Donna took on a caring role to support her. It was during this challenging time that our passion for holistic health and emotional/mental wellness began to grow. Despite seeking medical help, Wendy’s condition remained unresolved, leading us to explore alternative approaches.

We came to realize that our emotional and mental well-being directly impacts our body’s ability to heal. This realization fuelled our belief that it is possible to reverse the effects of sickness and disease and achieve a state of “ReWellness”, through looking at the body as a whole and complete system, taking into account past traumas, emotions, and experiences that are stored within us, often compromising our immune system. We embarked on a journey to become counsellors, even though at that time Wendy was still very sick and often had to lay on the floor during lectures, we were committed to completing our training.

This put us on a transformative journey, becoming fierce advocates for healing and wholeness. Remarkably Wendy’s health improved through looking at the body holistically. We discovered the profound impact of nutrition, the influence of our environment, and the incredible potential of changing our thoughts and perspectives to find hope in the midst of what felt like a hopeless situation.

Our mission became to help others on their own path to healing and well-being, drawing from our own personal experiences and understanding. We empathized deeply with the struggles individuals face and were committed to providing holistic support to promote healing and growth. Both having raised large families and navigating children & teens through a new tech & media age and the impacts that had on children’s mental health and self esteem, we were becoming more aware of the need for children to access good mental health support.

This led us to a programme dedicated to supporting women and children affected by domestic violence. It was here that we became focused on children’s mental health and saw the crucial need to create a safe space for children to express their stories and offer a sense of safety and calmness amidst the trauma and vulnerability they faced. Driven by this realization, we pursued further qualifications in working exclusively with children and young people. Expanding our vision to empower the younger generation by facilitating the hope needed to overcome their own emotional and mental struggles. We yearned for their voices to be heard, their wounds to be healed, and their potential to be fully realized.

This is how “ReWellness Counselling” was born!

"We promote emotional wellbeing through a strong therapeutic
connection, supporting our clients with care and compassion."

OUR CORE VALUES

We stand but our values & will help everyone

Commitment

Commitment is the driving force behind our work. We are dedicated to providing exceptional counselling services that make a genuine difference in the lives of children and adults. Our employees are steadfast in their pursuit of growth, learning and delivering outstanding results for our clients.

Professionalism

Professionalism is non-negotiable. Our employees uphold the highest standards of ethics, integrity and discretion in all their dealings. They are skilled, knowledgeable and continuously strive to enhance their expertise. Clients can trust that they are in capable, trustworthy hands when working with our team.We are members of the BACP ( British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) and work ethically within their Framework.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality is paramount. We are committed to protecting the privacy and sensitive information of our clients. Our employees understand the critical importance of maintaining strict confidentiality and adhere to our robust data protection policies at all times.

Empowerment

Empowerment is central to our approach. We empower our clients to take an active role in their own wellbeing and personal development. Similarly, we empower our employees to utilise their skills, knowledge and initiative to deliver tailored, impactful support. By fostering a culture of empowerment, we enable our team to reach their full potential.

YY Cao

4. October, 2023.

My daughter suffered darkest times in her life before seeing Donna. Being a parent, I was devastated to the core. Luckily I found ReWellness while searching for help on Google. Donna quickly gained my daughter’s trust and built up good relations with her. She helped to resume my daughter’s hope and courage to live a better life, taught her many useful skills and tools to cope with difficulties and to overcome anxieties. After a few month’s therapy, I feel I no longer need to worry much about her self-harm thoughts or behaviours. She’s generally much happier now than before. I am deeply impressed, not only by Donna’s professionalism, but also that her being genuinely passionate in offering the help to as many young people as she can. I would confidently say as soon as your children meet Donna, they are pretty much in safe hands.

Monika Pasternak

11. September, 2023.

My 12 years old daughter has been seeing Donna for few months now and I couldn’t be happier with the results! The issues started when she went to high school and couldn’t cope with it all. The friendships, bullying, confidence and self esteem etc. As I parent I felt helpless as I couldn’t solve it no matter how hard I’ve tried and wasn’t getting any help from anywhere else. I found Donna and from the first message I knew I made the right choice. Donna was very professional, understanding and helpful and didn’t make us wait managed to see my daughter very quickly which was important. From day one Donna managed to have a great connection with my daughter who is always looking forward to seeing her. I finally have my daughter back, happy, bubbly and confident again! I’m so thankful for all the hard work! I would definitely 100% recommend! :)

Hannah Watts

17. August, 2023.

The difference in my child since working with Wendy is amazing, coming out of the sessions like a weight has been lifted. Would definitely recommend.

Carla Mcgrath

20. July, 2023.

We have found Donna integral to our daughter managing her day to day anxiety. She has taught her various skills and given her the tools to overcome the anxiety and to achieve her goals. Thanks Donna ☺️

Christina Stewart

21. June, 2023.

My son has been seeing Wendy for a few weeks now and it's made such a difference. He suffers with trichotillomania and she's been able to identify the root cause and figure out ways of trying to resolve it altogether. His confidence has grown and he's more able to discuss things with me now. He absolutely loves his sessions and she's also been a great help for me, allowing me to understand him better and giving me tips and techniques on being able to improve his self esteem and help him at home. I can't recommend Wendy enough, she's been an absolute godsend for us. Thank you so much Wendy!

Natalie Mitchell

20. June, 2023.

Wendy spent lots of time with my son, working through his worries and giving him a safe space to talk. He really enjoyed his play sessions. Thank you Wendy

Paulina Hauk-Lichacz

2. May, 2023.

I have taken my daughter to Wendy as she struggled with my divorce from her dad and had problems with her anger. My daughter built up relationship with her almost imidiatelly and often asked throughout the week when she’s going to see Wendy. It was very clear to me that my daughter trusted Wendy and felt safe to share her emotions with her. My daughter didn’t tell me much about their sessions but I could notice some changes in her behaviour and within few weeks she became less aggressive towards me and seemed to come to terms with my divorce and her dad leaving family home. I was particularly impressed with sandpit work which they’ve done together. Wendy shared pictures of their therapeutic work and it gave me lots of insight into my child’s internal world, how she sees me as her parent, what does she feel. Overall after few sessions I felt like my daughter is supported by brilliant, knowledgable therapist who both of us trusted. I would highly recommend her service to any child and parent who struggle.

Stephanie Stokes

1. May, 2023.

Wendy has turly been amazing with my 7 year old son I honstly caint thank her enough she has help my little boy so much. My son has come along so much without her I don't know where we be he looked forward to his sessions and has used all the things he learnt at home. Wendy your amazing thank you.

stephanie mount

29. April, 2023.

Absolutely amazing! Did wonders for my 13 year old suffering with anxiety and depression. Donna is a really lovely lady, both myself and my daughter cannot thank her enough! Tried other counselling previously but did not help. So glad we found them.

Joanna Howe

6. April, 2023.

Wendy has really helped my little one explore her emotions and look at other ways to manage her big feelings