Zoe Whittaker- Psychotherapy

17/09/2025

✨ Meet the Team ✨

Hi I'm Vikki at colourful minds counselling and psychotherapy, I’m a counsellor and psychotherapist with over five years’ experience supporting people through a wide range of challenges.

I hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy, and for the past three years I’ve been working within the NHS alongside other therapy roles.

Although I work with both adults and children, I have a particular passion for working with children and young people, and have spent time with CAMHS and Place2Be, where I used play and art-based approaches to help children express themselves. I’ve also supported children in care through life story work, helping them to make sense of their experiences and feel more grounded in their identity.

At the heart of my work is creating a safe, compassionate space where people feel heard, valued, and supported to grow at their own pace.

Colourful Mind Counselling and Psychotherapy

16/09/2025

✨ Meet the Team ✨

I am Zoe at Zoe Whittaker-Psychotherapy, and here’s a little about me.

I am a BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Registered Mental Health Nurse, offering CBT to adults both face-to-face and online.

My approach is collaborative and empathetic, focusing on empowering clients to understand and challenge unhelpful thought patterns to create meaningful, lasting change. I have a special interest in trauma and schema-focused work, helping clients explore the "why" behind their behaviours and beliefs. I am passionate about demonstrating that CBT is an effective and practical tool for transformation.

In addition to therapy, I am trained in ADHD assessments through my other line of work and can offer ADHD pre-assessments to help determine whether a full assessment is necessary.

I offer CBT sessions on Thursdays and Friday mornings, working with individuals and couples to support emotional well-being and personal growth.

Zoe Whittaker- Psychotherapy

10/09/2025

🎉 Join us in Celebrating our 3rd Birthday 🎉

We are extremely proud of what we have achieved and all the clients we have supported over these 3 years.

Thankyou to everyone who has recommended and share what we offer. We could not have done it without you.

Thankyou to all our clients, past and present.

We offer many modalities, both face to face and online:

✨ CBT for adults

✨ Counselling for adults

✨ Counselling for young people

✨Trauma Informed Play Therapy for Children

✨ Play Therapy

✨ Neurodevelopmental Assessments and Screening for Autism & ADHD

✨ Parent Support for Psychoeducation with children with ADHD & Autism

✨ Acceptance & Commitment (ACT) Therapy

✨ Clinical Hypnotherapy

✨ Parts Therapy

✨ Past Life Regression

If you want to know more or to book please contact us:

Tell: 07799321413

Email: accringtontherapycentre@gmail.com

13/08/2025

08/07/2025

HELLO! Sorry I have been so busy it’s hard to keep up with posting.

I have some availability come up on a Thursday afternoon for appointments- I have two slots left for regular weekly or two weekly appointments on a Thursday. Either video or face to face ❤️

Get in touch by message or what’s app to enquire and we can set up a free 15 minute chat to see if I can help.

Thankyou

Zoe ###

30/04/2025

23/04/2025

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23/04/2025

Sometimes, even when we're doing all the "right" things to support our mental health—going to therapy, exercising, meditating, journaling—we still don’t feel better, and that can be incredibly frustrating. We start turning that frustration inward, feeling like we’re broken or doing something wrong, or we lash out at the world for not cooperating. But it’s often that very resistance—the self-criticism, the impatience, the belief that we *should* feel better by now—that keeps us stuck. True progress often begins not with more effort, but with acceptance: meeting ourselves where we are, without judgment. It’s in allowing the struggle to exist, rather than fighting it, that we begin to loosen its grip. These things take time and don’t go in a straight line upwards!
Here are some distress tolerance techniques that may help in those really tough moments!

22/04/2025

I’m back at work after some time off with my family, feeling recharged and ready to support you. A big part of what I focus on is helping people understand how negative core beliefs—often formed early in life or by trauma- can sit underneath and drive unhelpful behaviours, thoughts, and feelings. When we start to notice and challenge these beliefs, it can create real, lasting change in how we feel and how we respond to life’s challenges. If this sounds like something that could be helpful for you, please feel free to get in touch. 💕

11/04/2025

I am out of office for a much needed break with my teenager! The extremes I’ve had to go through to get her to spend time with me included booking a holiday with just me and her 😂💕
I’ll be out from today 11th until the 22nd April! I will respond to all messages/enquires when I’m back!
Hope you all take some time for yourselves and enjoying some nice weather ❤️

08/04/2025

Hello!
Thank you for visiting my new page! I am offering face to face Cbt sessions in Accrington or video/telephone Sessions are also available.
I currently work part time and have limited availability however will try my best to accommodate people!
I can offer a free 30 minute consultation to discuss suitability and see if CBT is for you!

I would love to be able to change peoples perspectives and views of CBT and show you how effective it can be for some people 💕

Thank you xx

14/03/2025

Happy Friday 💕 remember to be kind to yourself this weekend (and always) look after yourself and do something to make yourself smile 😊 here’s your reminder that it’s ok to put boundaries in for yourself, a happy/healthy you is important xx