New Directions, Today
Private counselling for
individuals, couples & young people
Insightful, compassionate counselling in Stourbridge, across the West Midlands, and online. We offer a calm, confidential space for people who want more than surface-level coping — whether that means understanding yourself more clearly, strengthening a relationship, or helping a young person feel more understood and supported.
For Individuals
Individual Counselling
Support with anxiety, overwhelm, low mood, grief, life transitions, self-worth, and the patterns that can keep life feeling stuck.
For Couples
Couples Counselling
Support with communication, conflict, distance, trust, and understanding the patterns that keep couples feeling stuck.
A thoughtful place to begin
Reaching out for support can feel significant. Whether you are seeking help for yourself, your relationship, or a young person in your care, we offer a thoughtful and confidential starting point — a place to slow things down, understand what is happening more clearly, and begin moving forward.
Safe & Confidential
A calm, confidential space where you can speak openly, feel heard, and explore what matters at your own pace.
Qualified Professional
Professional counselling grounded in recognised training, ethical practice, and a commitment to doing this work well.
Therapy Shaped Around You
Support that starts with your experience, your pace, and what feels meaningful for you — not a one-size-fits-all script.
Ready to talk?
Nik Tonks
BACP Registered Counsellor · NDT Counselling, Stourbridge
Thoughtful support, grounded in experience
Seeking counselling can feel like a significant step, and finding the right person to work with matters. We aim to offer a calm, supportive and confidential space where you can talk openly, feel heard, and explore whatever may be troubling you at your own pace.
Our approach is person-centred and non-directive, which means you will not be judged, rushed, or told what to do. Instead, counselling is shaped around you, offering a genuine therapeutic relationship where clarity can grow and change can happen in a way that feels right for you.
NDT Counselling is led by Nik Tonks, a BACP registered counsellor based in Stourbridge, who draws on more than 30 years of professional experience together with counselling experience, including a Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and a Specialist Diploma in Relationships & Couples Counselling. This brings maturity, perspective, and grounded support to each session. Whether you are facing anxiety, low mood, stress, loss, relationship difficulties, or simply feeling stuck, counselling can provide the space to make sense of things and move forward.
We work with individuals, couples, and young people, recognising that every person’s story, background, and needs are unique. Counselling is available securely online across the UK, with face-to-face sessions also available in Stourbridge for those who would prefer to meet in person.
What clients can expect
Warmth
We aim to meet you with care, emotional honesty, and genuine attention to your experience.
Confidentiality
Privacy, trust, and clear professional boundaries are central to the work.
Respect
We respect difference, individuality, and the complexity of each person or relationship.
Meaningful Change
The aim is not just to talk, but to help create insight, movement, and lasting change where possible.
Counselling services
We offer counselling for individuals, couples and young people, with support that is warm, thoughtful and shaped around what you need help with most.
Individual Counselling
For Adults and Young people who want a private, reflective space to understand themselves more clearly, work through emotional difficulties, and make meaningful changes.
Anxiety & Stress
Support with racing thoughts, overwhelm, persistent stress, and the emotional pressure of trying to hold everything together.
Depression & Low Mood
Support when life feels flat, heavy, hopeless, or difficult to engage with in the way you want.
Grief & Loss
A space to process bereavement, separation, identity loss, or the ache that can follow significant change.
Life Transitions
Support through change, uncertainty, burnout, decision-making, and the seasons of life that can leave you feeling unsteady.
Self-Esteem & Identity
Work on self-worth, identity, boundaries, shame, and the deeper patterns that affect how you relate to yourself.
Young People
Age-appropriate support for anxiety, confidence, school pressure, friendships, family change, identity, and emotional overwhelm.
Couples Counselling
For couples who want to understand what is happening between them, communicate more clearly, and decide how they want to move forward.
Communication & Conflict
Support with recurring arguments, misunderstandings, resentment, and conversations that keep ending in hurt or shutdown.
Connection & Understanding
A space to look honestly at distance, trust, emotional disconnection, and the patterns shaping your relationship.
Specialist Interests & Experience
Alongside our core counselling work, we have a particular interest in supporting clients exploring neurodivergence and the emotional impact of modern digital life.
This is not a diagnostic service. It is a space to better understand your experience, reduce overwhelm, and find ways forward that feel more manageable and more true to you.
ADHD
Support with overwhelm, focus, emotional regulation, self-esteem, and building practical strategies that fit your life.
Autism
A supportive space for autistic clients and those exploring whether they may be on the spectrum, including sensory and social pressures.
Neurodivergence
A neuro-affirming approach that values difference, supports identity, and helps you navigate a world that can feel misaligned.
Social Media & Gaming
Explore comparison, overstimulation, sleep disruption, online identity, and digital balance — without judgement.
If any of this resonates with you, you're welcome to get in touch.
How It Works
Starting counselling can feel like a big step. Here is what the process usually looks like when you begin working with NDT Counselling.
Initial Contact
Get in touch by email or phone. We aim to respond within 24–48 hours and, where appropriate, offer a reduced-fee first consultation at 50% of the standard rate.
Get in Touch
Reduced-fee first consultation
Initial Consultation
50 minutes
Consultation Session
This first conversation is a chance to understand what brings you here, ask questions, and get a feel for whether the practice is the right fit for you.
Assessment Session
If you decide to continue, your first full session allows us to explore things in more depth, clarify what you want from counselling, and agree how the work will be held.
First Full Session
50 minutes
Ongoing Support
Weekly sessions - 50 Minutes
Your Counselling Journey
Ongoing sessions are shaped around your pace, your aims, and the depth of work needed. Some people want focused short-term support; others benefit from longer-term counselling.
Session Information
Clear, simple information
Session Length
50 minutes
Location
Online Across the UK | Face-to-Face in Stourbridge
Format
In-person or online
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to some of the questions people often ask before starting counselling.
Common Questions
Is everything I say confidential? ▼
Yes. Confidentiality is central to the work. What you share in counselling remains private, with limited exceptions that will be explained clearly at the start, such as situations involving safeguarding or serious risk.
How many sessions will I need? ▼
This depends on what you want help with, how deep the work needs to go, and what feels right for you. Some clients come for a focused number of sessions, while others choose longer-term support.
What if I need to cancel a session? ▼
Life happens. Where possible, 48 hours' notice is appreciated so the appointment can be offered to someone else who may be waiting for support.
Do you offer online sessions? ▼
Yes. We offer both in-person sessions in Stourbridge and online sessions via a secure video platform. Online counselling can be just as effective for many people and offers extra flexibility.
Get in touch
If you are considering counselling for yourself, your relationship, or a young person, you are welcome to get in touch.
Send an enquiry
Thank you for getting in touch.
We aim to respond within 24–48 hours.
Practice details
Location
Online Across the UK | Face-to-Face in Stourbridge
BACP Registered
Member 01005270
NDT Counselling is grounded in ethical practice and professional standards, including the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.
💚 Reduced-fee first consultation (50% of standard rate) – This offers space to ask questions, understand what you need, and decide whether the practice feels right for you.