About Us

Comfy leather chair and steaming mug. Counselling vibes for CTRL+K.

Different Doesn’t Mean Less Serious

We know that for many people, therapy is about facing some of the hardest, most complex parts of life. Just because our space feels relaxed, or our style is a little unconventional, doesn’t mean we take the work any less seriously.

We hold the same respect for classical counselling and psychotherapy as any traditional practice. Our foundations are person-centred and existential—evidence-based, ethical, and rooted in deep training. We just deliver those foundations in a way that makes sense for the people we work best with: those who feel more comfortable outside of conventional spaces.

If you’ve ever avoided therapy because it didn’t feel like it was for you, we’re here to offer an alternative—without losing what matters.

Therapy. For the ones who don’t fit the mould.

CTRL+K is a therapy practice built for outsiders — the ones who feel out of place in traditional settings. We welcome the overthinkers, the inked, the alt, the neurodivergent, the creatively burned out, the ones navigating identity, and the ones who’ve never quite felt at home in counselling before.

We provide counselling services face-to-face in Shrewsbury, the heart of Shropshire, and online via a video meeting platform that works for you.

This is not your typical therapy space. There’s no beige therapy room or inspirational posters. No jargon. No clipboard clichés. Just a quiet room filled with art by tattooists and the comfort of being around someone who truly sees you.

Human-first. Always.

At CTRL+K, therapy isn’t about fixing you — it’s about helping you reconnect with who you are, what you care about, and how you want to live. Our approach is person-centred and existential at its core, blending in other methods as needed. We meet you where you are and work collaboratively from there.

You’ll find honesty here. You’ll find humour. And if you’re open to it, you might even find parts of you that you'd lost or didn't know existed.

What’s with the name?

CTRL+K is the keyboard shortcut for inserting a hyperlink — a quiet nod to connection. That’s what therapy is all about: linking the past to the present, the internal to the external, the stories we tell ourselves to the ones we want to write next.

And yes, we like the techy, nerdy, glitch-core undertones too.

A space for real people.

Whether you’re navigating gender, mental health, grief, trauma, identity, burnout, anxiety, or just feel like a misfit in a world that demands sameness — this space is yours.

CTRL+K is a safe, supportive, and radically human place to do the deep work. No mask required.

Workshops & Psycho-Education - Training that speaks human.

At CTRL+K, we don’t believe in ticking boxes or delivering dry, surface-level training. Our psycho-educational workshops are honest, engaging, and grounded in lived experience. We create spaces where people can think critically, reflect deeply, and show up fully.

This isn’t “PowerPoint and policy” learning — it’s real talk, with room for vulnerability, humour, and growth.