I have had an incredibly positive experience with Kate as my therapist. When I first started, I was worried that I might struggle to open up. However, through her thoughtful and insightful questions, Kate was able to gain a deeper understanding of me and my life. I really valued how our sessions felt like a mutual learning process—while I gained valuable insights from her, she was also open to learning from my perspectives, which is something quite rare and unique in a therapy-client dynamic. In past experiences, I have worked with therapists who implicitly created a hierarchy between us, which did not foster an environment that champions personal growth. With Kate, it was entirely different. Given my academic background, I thoroughly enjoyed our discussions on how the theories I studied intersect with psychoanalytic concepts. I appreciated the opportunity to deepen my understanding of Freudian beliefs while also introducing Kate to other popular theories within the social sciences. Finally, I truly appreciated how she supported my commitment to personal growth by offering book recommendations and homework to reinforce what we discussed in our sessions. If personal growth is something that is important to you, I highly recommend working with Kate and the PGDC. Over the years I have worked with her, I have evolved so much that I am almost unrecognisable compared to where I was before.

Kate went above and beyond to support and address any challenged in our sessions. She is extremely easy to talk to and is someone who is very talented and qualified in what she does. I always looked forward to our sessions and cannot recommend her highly enough. Her intellect, respectfulness and humour shone through and left me feeling empowered and positive.

They were incredibly professional! Also, I finished my sessions with lifelong lessons on how to prioritise my mental health.

Kate has been fabulous right from the start, I would highly recommend her couples counselling sessions. Kate's sessions provided us with great information and guidance to assist resolution to our satisfaction, giving comprehensive feedback and documentation. Thank You Kate.

Kate was great support for us. She was very professional and easy to talk to. We are very grateful for her help and support. Would definitely recommend

I had the pleasure of having 10 weeks with Kate at the Personal Growth and Development Centre through Black Minds Matter. I had had therapy in the past, a lot of which wasn't quite right for me, spoke to trainees or did it online with people who lived oversees. Working with Personal Growth and having the opportunity to talk to someone who had more of a closer background as me - Black British - made a world of difference. Alongside finding a therapist I felt the most comfortable with, the sessions in itself were honestly life-changing, from session 5 (keeping in mind the first one is really looking at what we will be talking about in future sessions), I had come to some seriously life-altering realisations. It's not to say that I couldn't do with more therapy, I really do hope to return for further therapy, but for now I appreciate monumentally, the work we did and the progress I have made and currently working on to have a healthier and happier mindset. Thank you!

Great service, wish it lasted longer. Kate was professional and helpful, supportive and insightful

Although I had achieved great things in my work and recognition for them, it felt like there was something missing that was not allowing me to fully express my true self. I initially thought I only needed a couple of sessions with Kate, but I went on to have six and I am so glad that I did. The sessions were enlightening and insightful as Kate skilfully brought to the surface early life experiences that were continuing to shape my behaviour in the form of imposter syndrome, and that I was not as good as others who were more privileged than me in certain situations. Working with Kate has given me the missing ingredient that was needed to not dim my light, but to let it shine in ALL situations. Particularly in those situations where previously I would feel like I was not as good as others.

Kate was wonderful to speak to and gave us significant insight into how self-esteem impacts relationships. We invited Kate onto our podcast and our pupils enjoyed her warmth and friendly, down-to-earth approach.

Kate is a great therapist. Very happy with the service that was provided to us. She was able to relate to us and vise versa. We appreciate all the tools we were supplied with throughout our time with Kate. Thank you very much. The session never felt rushed even on the days we were running slightly over. We used this service for 8 months

My therapist was easy to talk to and made me feel comfortable to open up. My therapist helped me to identify things about myself and my close relationships that I could work on to improve my relationship with myself and others.

Our recent marriage counseling session with Kate was genuinely transformative. Kate's professionalism and empathy created a safe and comfortable environment for us to open up. The insightful guidance, thoughtful suggestions, and homework assignments have profoundly impacted our lives, empowering us to build better relationships. We are grateful to Kate for making such a positive difference in our lives.

Kate is a great listener, and she is really good at steering the conversation to help you talk about your issues and to reflect on underlying thoughts and feelings. She helped me discover, understand, and work on low self esteem, and it has been a great journey with visible progress, and I am thankful to Kate for that!

A really great service for a lower budget. I had the pleasure of Dawn as my counsellor. It was amazing to recieve the support and listening ear I needed from such a qualified and caring person. Through forming a long term bond immense trust was built and self development flourished as a result. I received counselling for over a year, and leave these sessions with a great sense of self and empowerment. I would recommend this service to anyone!

Dawn is a brilliant counsellor. Wish her all the best. PGDC is a brilliant service. Recommend it

I felt that I could speak freely without fear of being judged. My counsellor was attentive, she listened, and helped to give me clarity on the things that were troubling me. The experience was a good one because I work from home and could manage my sessions around work. I would definitely recommend.

I feel that I was able to work with a great counselor Dawn. She was very helpful in helping me to work through my issues. I really enjoyed working with her she provided a relaxed and safe space to talk things out. It was also refreshing to work with someone in this capacity whom you felt understood the different issues faced.

Absolutely brilliant and really helped me. I would definitely recommend Kate to people.

This company has changed my life. They have a team of exceptionally gifted therapists that specialise in a wide range of therapies and age ranges. Both myself and my younger sibling have used different therapists at this company and both of our lives have been completely transformed. They are exceptionally professional and they really know what they are doing. I recommend them to anyone who wants to improve their lives.

The Personal Growth and Development Centre really helped me to understand why certain problems I've been facing kept happening in my life and how to deal with them. I can't thank you enough. From feeling extremely down and anxious before the start of the sessions, I now feel much happier, excited, and hopeful. I've learnt a lot about myself, my patterns, why certain things don't work out in my life, and what to do about them. I also learnt how to better deal with my anxiety. I had counselling before which was okay and made me feel better at the moment but not long-term. But counselling with PGDC was completely different and I feel like I've learnt skills which could help me to deal with anxiety and other problems not just in the moment, but in the future as well. Thank you so much! Would definitely recommend.