Wendy Herriott, BACP

Wendy Herriott offers a compassionate, steady presence for adults navigating grief, stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, depression, and life transitions. She provides a listening space where people can explore what they are experiencing without feeling rushed, and she works with clients remotely by phone, video, live chat, or messaging to make counselling accessible from home.

Wendy trained at Waverley Abbey College and was awarded a Diploma of Higher Education in Counselling from Middlesex University. She also holds a Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling. Wendy is a member of the BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional organisation for counsellors and psychotherapists.

Her practice blends integrative methods with a client-centered therapy approach, meaning some work may focus on past experiences while other work explores how thoughts, emotions, behaviour, and bodily responses connect in the present. Sessions are shaped around what each person wants to focus on, with the aim of helping clients make sense of their feelings and find practical ways to cope.

Wendy named her practice Saam Counselling Services because Saam means together in Africaans, a word she feels captures the collaborative nature of effective counselling. She now primarily supports adults who are mourning a loss, helping them tell their stories and begin to process the impact of grief. In addition to her private practice, Wendy volunteers as a counsellor for Stafford and District Bereavement and Loss Support Service.

Wendy is committed to offering a welcoming and inclusive service. She seeks to provide opportunities for clients to pause, reflect, and consider their needs, and she approaches each person with respect and attention to what matters most to them. She emphasises that each client matters and deserves time and care in the counselling process.