Autumn 2026
ONLINE & TELEPHONE COUNSELLING AND CLINICAL SUPERVISION · OLDBURY, WEST MIDLANDS · UK-WIDE
Stability, through every season.
Counselling and clinical supervision for life's complex seasons and everyday challenges.
Based in Oldbury, West Midlands, I provide BACP-accredited counselling for adults and young people aged 16+, online and by telephone, with clients across the UK. I specialise in complex trauma/C-PTSD, sight loss, chronic health conditions and neurodiversity-affirming therapy. I also work with everyday difficulties such as anxiety, stress, low mood and life transitions.
Frances Palmer-Thompson FdA MBACP (Accred)
BACP ACCREDITED · MBACP (ACCRED)
ACCREDITED SIGHT LOSS COUNSELLOR
AREAS I SPECIALISE IN
Complex trauma/C-PTSD
Sight loss
Chronic health conditions
Neurodiversity-affirming therapy
GETTING TO KNOW THE PRACTICE
Counselling with Fran
I'm Fran, and Navigating Seasons is my counselling practice. I work with people from all over the UK by video call or on the phone, so you can have your sessions from home or another private space where you won't be overheard. Here's where to find out more.
About me
Who I am, why I do this work, and what my own experience of living with sight loss brings to it.
About Fran →Who I work with
The areas I specialise in, and the many other reasons people come to counselling.
How I can help →How we'd work together
An integrative, trauma-informed approach, explained in plain language, including what it might look like in a session.
How I work →Fees and practical details
Free 25-minute discovery call, £40 initial assessment and £50 for a 50-minute session. Availability and cancellations are explained there too.
Services & fees →CREDENTIALS
Accredited, and lived experience alongside it.
BACP Accredited Counsellor
Registered Member, MBACP (Accred)
FdA Integrative Counselling
Foundation Degree in Arts
Accredited Sight Loss Counsellor
Certificate in Rehabilitation Studies: Visual Impairment
ARTICLES
Navigating Counselling
Navigating Counselling is a four-part seasonal series, with a new article each season.
GETTING STARTED
Not sure where to begin?
Most people start with a free 25-minute discovery call. It's a chance to ask questions, tell me a little about what's brought you here, and see whether working together feels right for you. There's no obligation to book anything afterwards.
ALSO OFFERING · FOR COUNSELLORS & TRAINEES
Clinical supervision
I offer Integrative counselling supervision to qualified, newly qualified and trainee counsellors, providing a supportive, reflective and collaborative space to explore client work, ethical and professional practice, and ongoing development.
Supervisor in Training · CPCAB Level 6
I have particular interests in supporting practitioners working with complex trauma and C-PTSD, neurodiversity, chronic health conditions and sight loss.