Misdiagnosis & Person-Centred Practice: Re-Centring the Person with Abbey Brocklehurst & Freya Wood

11/12/2025 36 min
Misdiagnosis & Person-Centred Practice: Re-Centring the Person with Abbey Brocklehurst & Freya Wood

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode of Person-Centred Conversations, Abbey Brocklehurst is interviewed about her experience of misdiagnosis. Abbey Brocklehurst is a BACP Registered Person-Centred Therapist with an MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice and a BA (Hons) in Psychology with Counselling. She has extensive experience working across private practice, charities, and a range of organisations. Having been misdiagnosed with BPD at the age of 21, which was later corrected to a diagnosis of AuDHD at age 31, Abbey brings both lived and counselling experience to her work, offering unique insight into the complexities and consequences of psychiatric labelling. Her practice is grounded in the values of empathy, authenticity, and respect for the client’s own capacity for growth.Abbey's website - www.mindsthatmatter.co.ukAbbey is interviewed by Freya Wood. Freya's website - Forward Therapy – https://forwardtherapy.co.uk/Person-Centred Practice Community