Our Team
Gareth Walter MBACP (Snr.Accred) (MSc, ILM7, HS5)
Clinical Supervisor / Specialist Mentor / Approved Foster Carer
(Founder and Director of Everest Counselling Services)
I am a BACP Senior Accredited Counsellor with extensive experience working with adults, children, and couples. In addition to my counselling practice, I am a qualified clinical supervisor and an approved foster carer. My approach is grounded in empathy, respect, and a non-judgemental attitude, offering a safe and confidential space where clients can explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences freely.
I work from the belief that you are the expert in your own life. My role is to walk alongside you—to help you reconnect with yourself, understand your emotional world, and empower you to make meaningful changes that enhance your wellbeing and quality of life.
Sometimes life can feel overwhelming, and we lose sight of who we are or where we’re going. Together, we can slow things down, find clarity, and take steps forward with renewed focus and confidence.
I hold a Master’s degree in Mental Health Science, with my dissertation focusing on men’s lack of engagement in talking therapy—an area I feel deeply passionate about. I believe in the transformative power of counselling and am committed to providing a space where you feel truly heard, accepted, and supported
Sophia Love (MBACP)
PhD Student in counselling psychology Location:
Rainham, Kent & Online
I’m Sophia a PhD student with a special interest in working with teenagers. Supporting young people through emotional challenges, identity exploration, and big life transitions has become the most meaningful and energising part of my work.
I offer a warm, non-judgemental space where teens can feel genuinely respected and at ease, not talked down to or pressured. My approach is highly flexible and collaborative whether that’s talking, creative expression, metaphor, or more structured therapeutic activities. Together, we find a way of working that feels natural for them.
Although the heart of my practice is working with teenagers, I also offer counselling and psychotherapy for adults (18+). My approach remains the same: gentle, relational, and grounded in the belief that meaningful change happens through feeling truly heard, seen, and understood. I work integratively, drawing on different therapeutic models to tailor our work to your needs and pace. A particular focus of my practice, and of my PhD research, is inner child work, which involves reconnecting with the younger parts of yourself that may carry unmet needs, emotional wounds, or protective patterns developed in childhood. By exploring these early experiences in a safe, compassionate way, we can better understand how they continue to influence your relationships, self-perception, and emotional world, and develop a kinder, more supportive relationship with yourself. This work can help create lasting insight, healing, and emotional freedom, all within a relational and collaborative therapeutic space.
Steve Wickenden (NSC) Location: Maidstone, Kent & Online
I am a qualified pluralistic psychotherapist and counsellor who works collaboratively with clients to provide a tailored therapeutic approach based on individual needs. Drawing from a range of modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, and person-centred counselling, I offer flexible and integrative support rather than a one-size-fits-all model of therapy.
I aim to create a warm, down-to-earth, and safe therapeutic space where clients feel genuinely heard and supported. I value authenticity in his work and believes that counselling should centrearound the client’s experiences, goals, and personal strengths. My approach focuses on building a trusting therapeutic relationship that enables clients to explore difficulties openly, gain insight, and develop greater self-understanding and resilience.
My path into counselling was shaped by his own personal experiences of therapy, which gave mea deeper appreciation of the value of being listened to and supported through challenging times.I have experience working with adults across a variety of settings, including low-cost counselling services and mental health charities.
I have provided support through in-person, online, and telephone counselling, working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and presenting with abroad range of issues. My areas of experience and interest include anxiety and social anxiety, low mood, low self-esteem and grief/bereavement.
Sarah Beadle (MBACP)
Location: Rochester, Kent & Online
I am a qualified person-centred, humanistic counsellor offering a warm, supportive, and non-judgemental space where you can explore whatever is going on for you at your own pace. I believe that each person has the capacity for growth and change, and my role is to walk alongside you as you make sense of your experiences and reconnect with yourself.
I offer both in-person and online counselling for adults, providing flexibility to suit your needs and lifestyle. You might be seeking support for anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship difficulties, or struggles with self-esteem, or perhaps something harder to put into words.
Whatever brings you here, you will be met with empathy, respect, and genuine understanding.My approach is rooted in person-centred values, which means I will not direct or judge you, but instead support you in finding your own clarity, resilience, and way forward. Together, we can work towards helping you feel more grounded, self-aware, and empowered to make meaningful changes in your life.
Emma Powell (MBACP Accred)
Location: Faversham & Online
Reaching out for counselling can feel daunting, especially if you’re used to managing things on your own or have been holding things in for a long time. You may feel overwhelmed, struggling with anxiety or low self-esteem, stuck in patterns in how you think, feel, or relate to others, or carrying something that feels difficult to face alone.
I offer a calm, consistent space where you can begin to explore what’s happening at a pace that feels manageable. You don’t need to have everything worked out before you come — we can start wherever you are.
I listen carefully and thoughtfully, offering space to reflect while also gently drawing attention to patterns that may be difficult to see on your own. Often, the ways we cope or respond have developed for good reason, even if they now feel unhelpful or limiting. From there, we can consider what needs to change and how to move forward in a way that feels realistic and grounded.
Therapy is led by you — your priorities, your pace, your goals. Where helpful, I offer gentle structure and direction, drawing on my training and experience while keeping your needs at the centre of our work.