A Little About Del

 

The Person Behind Best Self Therapy

 

Hi, I’m Del — Delyth Cole, the therapist behind Best Self Therapy.

As I've said I’m Welsh born and bred, although after nearly 30 years living on the Wirral, I think I can safely call it home too!

I’m a mum of four grown-up children, a grandma of two, and someone who’s experienced a fair bit of life before becoming a therapist.

 

My curiosity about people and what makes us tick started long before my counselling career. I studied psychology in the 1990s, spent a good few years working in our family footwear business, before that I had the opportunity to live and work in both the USA and the Netherlands.

 

Eventually, that curiosity brought me back to studying and retraining as a therapist. And while my professional training is important, I also bring my own life experiences, different perspectives and a sense of humour into the room.

 

What I’m Like as a Therapist

 

I’m warm, curious, down-to-earth and fairly straightforward in how I work. I’ll listen carefully and take time to understand what’s happening for you, but I might also gently challenge something, ask a question you haven’t considered or invite you to look at things differently. Not because I know your life better than you do, but because sometimes a different perspective can help us make sense of things.

 

And yes, there’s room for humour too. Therapy can involve some difficult conversations, but that doesn’t mean every moment has to feel serious. I believe therapy works best when it feels like a genuine conversation between two people, rather than someone sitting opposite you pretending to have all the answers.

 

Understanding Myself Differently

 

My own experiences have also shaped how I understand people. I recognised my dyscalculia as an adult and, later in life, began recognising many of my own experiences in descriptions of inattentive ADHD. I haven’t pursued a formal ADHD diagnosis. It’s helped me look back at certain things with greater understanding, rather than simply wondering why some things have always felt harder than they seem to for others. That experience has made me particularly mindful that we don’t all think, communicate, process emotions or experience the world in the same way.

But I don’t assume my experiences are the same as yours. I’m much more interested in understanding what life feels like for you.

 

Beyond Best Self Therapy

 

Alongside my private practice, I’m also a trustee and volunteer counsellor with the Jade L Roberts Project CIC in Liverpool.

It’s work I value, and it forms an important part of my professional experience supporting people through difficult periods in their lives.

 

I’m a qualified integrative psychotherapeutic counsellor and registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

 

If you’d like to know more about my qualifications, training and professional experience, you can find those on a separate page.

 

My Qualifications & Professional Training→

 

Shall We Have a Chat?

If something about me or the way I work resonates with you, perhaps we could start with a conversation.

 

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A chance to ask questions, have a chat and see whether working together feels right.