The Lightwell Practice 8 Chapel Hill, Skipton BD23 1NL

"Going to the Lightwell Practice has been totally life-changing for me. It's hard to imagine now the state that I was in when I picked up the phone and agreed to have a session at the Lightwell Practice. But I did make the call and I spoke to the lady who runs the organisation who listened to how I felt and recommended that I spoke to Dave. What can I say, I truly believe that Dave changed my life. There's not one moment or piece of advice that I can point to but having his counsel and support took me from a life that was heading in the wrong direction - to one that contains hapiness and achievement that I had not expected. The peace and joy I now feel is way beyond I could have dreamed of. I feel the lessons learnt, or at least the mode of empathy and acceptance that was shown to me by Dave, are ones that I hope I can reflect to any people I meet in the future. Dave was a rock during Covid and during a chapter of my life that I only now realise was more damaging than I even thought at the time. Thank you Dave, I would do anything for you and I will never forget how you changed my life. That's an awful lot more than I ever expected. Forgive me if this sounds OTT but the transformation is real and I am absolutely blessed to live a life that I never thought I could when in the depths of despair."

"We contacted Dave after a really difficult time in our relationship. After 6 months of counselling we are at a place we never thought we could reach … together. This wouldn’t have been possible without the care and gentle humour he provided. It was such a safe space to talk and listen to each other and grow together. We can’t thank him enough for the support."

"After my weekly sessions with Dave I finally was able to move on from my past traumas. He’s so easy to talk to and I felt very comfortable in the surroundings. I was finally able to put in place all the things I’d wanted to do, but didn’t have to confidence to do them. I would definitely recommend The Lightwell practice!"

"I met Dave during quite possibly the most difficult period in my life. I had found myself in a relationship with an incredibly abusive msn and was struggling to disentangle myself from him. Dave helped me to see that I needed to get out, for myself and my children. He supported me immeasurably through the trauma of escaping someone whom I now understand to be a sociopath. Dave offered support in so many forms, even just giving me a safe space to grieve and cry about my loss of what I thought my relationship could be. He moved his own life around to see me for emergency appointments when my former partner had acted violently and I felt like my life had imploded Dave is simply great"

"My problems were solved due to the high professionalism of Dave. He had a great understanding what exactly were my concerns. Thank you for your great work Dave, you teach me how to work with myself on my own."