Stephanie Wood, BACP

Stephanie Wood provides compassionate, person-centred counselling at Dragonfly Counselling in York. She supports people who feel overwhelmed by work stress, relationship difficulties, grief, anxiety or the everyday pressures that leave life feeling stalled. Her practice focuses on offering a warm, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings and arrive at their own insights at their own pace.

As a person-centred counsellor, she works from the belief that each person is the expert in their own life and that the therapist's role is to listen, reflect and follow what matters most to the client. This non-directive approach emphasises being truly heard and creating room for self-discovery rather than providing prescriptive solutions.

Stephanie draws on an earlier career in the performing arts, which helped her develop strong communication skills and an understanding of the insecurities and self-doubt that creative people often face. She has also worked for many years in educational settings, and those experiences inform her calm, empathetic style. A three-year training led to a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, and she has since supported a wide range of people through volunteer work with local charities and in a rural GP practice.

She is a fully qualified and insured counsellor, holds an enhanced DBS certificate - a UK enhanced background check - and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Stephanie welcomes conversations with prospective clients who want to learn more about how counselling might help them and whether they might be a good fit to work together.