Chapter House
Private Counselling and Psychotherapy for Tynemouth, North Shields and Newcastle
Listening to your story…Supporting you to turn the page
Chapter House offers accredited counselling and psychotherapy in a serene setting, helping individuals and families in Tynemouth, North Shields, Newcastle and surrounding areas.
Life is a series of chapters.
Starting a new chapter can feel daunting. Some chapters in your life may have been happy, whilst others may have been incredibly challenging. The therapists at Chapter House will support you in turning that page.
At Chapter House, we offer counselling and psychotherapy to adults, children, teenagers and families. Our building is calm and peaceful, providing a beautiful and confidential setting for therapy sessions. We serve clients within North Shields, Tynemouth, Whitley Bay, Newcastle and Tyne and Wear.
Our therapists can help you explore problems, challenges and difficulties. They can help you in making sense of your past and obtain peace and acceptance. They can also support you to look to the future with a renewed outlook on yourself and life.
All our therapists are registered with the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and / or the UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy). Some therapists are also affiliated with private healthcare services including AXA.
Adult
Counselling
Our therapists can help individuals deal with issues including depression, anxiety, bereavement, stress, and many others.
Child & Adolescent
Counselling
Our therapists can help children and teenagers to express and make sense of troubling thoughts, emotions and feelings.
EMDR
Therapy
Our EMDR Practitioners can help process specific traumas and traumatic life experiences. It is often used to treat PTSD and anxiety and mood disorders.
What issues can counselling help with?
Anxiety
Low mood
Bereavement
Addictions
Relationship difficulties
Life changes
Low self-esteem
Family issues
Feelings of disconnection
Anger
Loneliness
Stress
Phobias
Trauma and PTSD
OCD
Joining Us
and Room Hire
The Ethos of Chapter House is support, community and collaboration. We welcome enquiries from other therapists who would like to join our team. We are all self-employed and manage our own private practices individually whilst benefitting from a sense of belonging to a group of like-minded professionals.
Our rooms are available on a full time or daily basis. We are planning on adding additional rooms in the future so please do get in touch if you would like to become part of Chapter House.
Our Founders
Emma Hunt and Shonadh Patterson in total share 18 years of counselling and psychotherapy experience between them. They originally both trained and qualified with the Northern Guild for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Both Emma and Shonadh are passionate in supporting other therapists to build up their own successful private practices. They created Chapter House to bring like-minded professionals together in a beautiful calm setting within the heart of North Shields.
Emma Hunt
Emma has worked as a counsellor and psychotherapist in the NHS, the charity sector and as Lead counsellor for Sunderland Council. In 2019, Emma set up her own private practice, North Vista Therapy.
Shonadh Patterson
Shonadh has worked as a counsellor and psychotherapist in the NHS, within school settings and in the charity sector. Shonadh set up her own private practice, Creative Psychotherapy, in 2021.
