Barle Valley Counselling
Hello. My name is Hazel North and I am a BACP Accredited Counsellor with 20 years experience. I offer online counselling and face to face counselling to adults of all ages and young people. I am based in Dulverton, Exmoor on the Somerset/ Devon border. I provide safe, confidential and highly effective counselling support for a whole range of issues including anxiety; depression; stress; relationships - both personal and professional; self esteem; workplace issues; trauma; bereavement and neurodivergence.
My clients find me friendly, easy to talk to,with a sense of humour when appropriate,and passionately committed to improving their wellbeing. Counselling enables you to be listened to with non judgemental empathy and honesty and can be a powerful life enhancing experience. Counselling changes lives.
'Hazel is someone who is highly intelligent and empathic yet who has the necessary strength to create a safe emotional space where you feel ready to challenge yourself. This has made it possible for me to face truths I have wasted years avoiding, which have fuelled my anxiety. When I accepted them, not only did my anxiety abate, but in its place grew new faith in my ability to grow and change.' ZW May 2022 (after 6 sessions of counselling)
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'You were the lifeline I needed when I couldn't see a way out - you gave me the space and confidence to believe in myself and move on.' LL March 2023
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'Through our sessions I was able to make breakthroughs and find insights that would ultimately aid my journey to bettering my mental health. Hazel created a safe space for me and was a delight to have these sessions with' AH March 2025 (after 6 sessions)
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'I would highly recommend Hazel to anyone looking for thoughtful, consistent and supportive counselling' GM October 2025