A little more about us..

Thea Bailey

She is founder of The Amber House based in the UK. Thea has a BSc (Hons) in Psychology and is a qualified counsellor, registered in the UK with the BACP. She is a Certified Gottman Therapist (CGT) for couples, a Gottman Certified Bringing Baby Home® Educator and, is a practicing couples and family therapist. She is also a member of BICA (British Infertility Counselling Association) and supports individuals or couples who are about to start or are going through the process of IVF.

Thea has been a volunteer counsellor, supporting clients processing bereavement at her local hospice and has been a counsellor at a male young offender’s Cat B prison. She delivers mental health training workshops for the UK national charity Mind as well as tutoring counselling skills at her local college. She also works with horses, offering equine assisted counselling for clients local to her. 

Chrissy Hobbs

Chrissy is the founder of Excolo Consulting Ltd based in the UK. She studied for her a degree in Person Centred Psychotherapy BA (hons) at the Metanoia Institute. She has a Diploma in counselling and a Coaching diploma. She is a Certified Gottman Therapist.

Chrissy was a counsellor for a young people’s charity for 5 years, working with teenagers and young adults with anxiety, depression, ADHD and Autism . She started her private practice in 2016 working with individuals and couples. Her recent role as a Global Training Director of Blue-chip Pharmaceutical company has given her experience of helping people at all levels develop their capabilities and learn new skills. She as worked with people from many countries and cultures and has learned how to appreciate their differences. She especially loves to work with couples, who for whatever, reason have lost sight of the love that brought them together.