Find clarity, balance and healing - in York and online
Compassionate, tailored support for your mental health and emotional wellbeing
Established in 2010, we are a team of highly qualified and dedicated professionals who work with young people, adults, couples and families. We are here to help with a wide variety of issues and situations that can affect people's mental health, wellbeing and quality of life.
Human Givens is a modern and effective approach to psychotherapy and counselling. We seek to bring together the most useful approaches about wellbeing from psychology, coaching and other sciences including neuroscience and biology.
Shining a light on your wellbeing
At our central York practice, other neighbouring centres or meeting online, we provide psychological, emotional and practical support to help navigate life’s challenges:
- Manage difficult symptoms: Gain tools to handle anxiety, stress, low mood and other issues.
- Work with your brain: Develop neuro-affirming, practical strategies and ways of living that align with how your mind naturally processes the world.
- Navigate life transitions: Find clarity and stability during times of major change.
- Resolve relationship challenges: lift the impact of past events, build stronger connections and communication.
People Served
Years of Experience in the Team
The issues and situations we can help with
Addictions & Habits
Anxiety & Panic
Body Image & Eating
Burnout & Life Transitions Complex Emotional Health
Existential & Life Purpose
Grief & Loss
Identity & Self
Low Mood & Vitality
Men’s Wellbeing
Neurodiversity
Psychosis & Complex Health
Relational Abuse & Domestic Violence
Relationship & Interpersonal Issues in Couples and Families
Trauma & Recovery
Women’s wellbeing
We work in partnership with you to achieve this
Cultivating insight
Understanding your needs, what is in and out of balance, and why
Harnessing strengths
Focusing on your strengths and resources, not just your problems
Using tailored methods
Techniques and approaches from a broad range of evidence-based psychological approaches and scientific knowledge
Real world change
Practical and solutions focused to help lift problems, resolve issues and achieve positive change
Claire dedicated her life to helping others. As a therapist she was calm, thoughtful and deeply compassionate; as joint owner of the centre she created a place where both clients and colleagues feel valued, respected and supported. Her quiet leadership, meticulous care and gentle humour touched countless lives. We remain profoundly grateful to have worked alongside her, and her legacy continues to be woven into everything we do.
The team leadership
We also work with employers to provide employee assistance programmes or corporately commissioned psychotherapy, coaching and mediation.
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Strategic Deep Dive
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