Testimonials
Our client testimonial page is a space of warmth, gratitude, and shared growth. It features reflections from individuals who’ve journeyed with Fresh Horizons Counselling, offering insight into the transformative impact of trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming care. These stories highlight Angela Oldfield’s compassionate presence, creative interventions, and unwavering commitment to psychological safety. Whether through affirming resources, deep therapeutic work, or moments of laughter and connection, each testimonial celebrates resilience, healing, and the power of being truly seen.
Cheryl A
“ I have been under the professional care of Angela (Ange) Oldfield for the past year due to serious problems dealing with a number of traumatic incidents and ongoing stress inducing problems that have arisen in the past few years. Sadly, a very difficult and often traumatic childhood, along with other problems throughout my early and later adult years including long years of ill health now, reduced my ability to cope mentally and emotionally, often to the point of total despair.
In Ange I have found not only a superbly trained and skilled professional ‘technician’ who has been able to utilize the many brilliant therapies she has at her fingertips to lift me out of my distress and despair on many occasions, but also a truly warm human being who makes me feel completely safe when I enter into her consulting space. Because of all this I have been able to open up more honestly and deeply than ever before about the hurt in my mind and heart, knowing full well that not only no harm will come to me when I am with her, but that each and every time I take another step towards healing.
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My journey is far from over, and I still struggle with some problems that are still active in my life and may always be there, but I do know that I have come a long way on my healing path and for this I am so grateful. I would recommend Ange to anyone who is in deep emotional pain and who is seeking to find a professional therapist who will care for them not only with respectful professional skills, but also a deep commitment to seeing each and every one of us as human beings who deserve to be ‘whole and happy’.” Cheryl A.
Wayne
I have been seeing Angela Oldfield now for over 12 months. She was recommended due to her training and experience in trauma related stress and the impact it has on an individual, loved ones etc.
Due to the nature of my professional career, I was constantly involved in serious crime scenes, incidents and disasters involving human beings. After my retirement I suffered a breakdown in 2018 and was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Since then, there have been ongoing incidents that have impacted on my PTSD and I sought help from a number of professional practitioners with little benefit.
The latest incident deeply affected my wife and I and has brought up many past incidents.
Angela is not only a well trained and professional trauma therapist but one that understands the individual she is helping. I have found her to be very understanding, compassionate and well versed in the issues that have affected me. I have not had a good relationship with other professionals but in Angela I am at ease with her, in dealing with issues that affect my mental and physical health and well being and coming to terms with how I can be a better person and one that sets my own boundaries.
I would highly recommend her to any person who requires trauma therapy.