Black Sheep Wellbeing
Ken Etchells - Integrative Counsellor & Psychotherapist,
MA, MBACP (Registered Member)
I help people make sense of their carrying, understand their experiences and reconnect with who they are. My way of working is calm, relational, and trauma informed. Its a space where you don’t have to perform or pretend just show up as you are and offload and we take it from there.
We are based in Hemsworth, between Wakefield and Barnsley, but all sessions are online or by phone so you can work with me from anywhere in the UK. Whether you’re in Yorkshire, Leeds, Manchester, London or somewhere quieter, you get the same steady, trauma‑informed support without needing to travel or walk into a building
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EMAIL: INFO@BLACKSHEEPWELLBEING.COM
Where This Began
I’m Ken , the founder of Black Sheep Wellbeing. My path into counselling wasn’t straightforward — it was shaped by service, injury, graft, and years of supporting people in their hardest moments.
I began my working life in the British Army, where I found purpose, structure, and a sense of belonging that’s hard to replicate. Leaving the forces meant losing that camaraderie overnight, and like many veterans, I had to rebuild my identity from the ground up.
After the military, I transitioned into engineering, working in roles that included refrigeration, air conditioning, and technical service. Engineering taught me precision, problem‑solving, and how to stay calm under pressure. It also taught me how to walk into chaotic situations, assess risk quickly, and restore stability, skills that translate directly into trauma‑informed therapeutic work
How I work
My work is grounded in a person‑centred, relational core — the connection between us is central to the therapy. Around that, I use an integrative framework informed by my psychology background, drawing from different therapeutic models depending on what you need and how you naturally process things.
No two people are the same, so no two sessions look the same.
Each session is shaped around you, your pace, your story, your nervous system, and what feels manageable in the moment. You don’t have to fit a model. The work adapts to who you are and what you bring.
Why Black Sheep Wellbeing?
Not everyone fits the mould. Not everyone heals in the same way. And not everyone wants traditional therapy.
This is support for people who want to rebuild slowly, honestly, and from within.
Black Sheep is for the ones who don’t fit the mould. The ones who think differently. The ones who’ve had to be strong for too long. The ones who have survived more than they talk about.
Here, you don’t have to mask, perform, or explain yourself from scratch. You are met with steadiness, respect, and someone who understands what it means to rebuild after life knocks you sideways.
Black Sheep Wellbeing exists for people who’ve lived through things that changed them: trauma, upheaval, loss, or simply feeling different from the world around them. It’s a space built on honesty, steadiness, and the kind of understanding that only comes from real‑world experience.
The Heart of the Ethos
Black Sheep Wellbeing is built on the belief that belonging shouldn’t be reserved for the lucky few. It’s for people who’ve lived through hard things, carried more than they ever said out loud, and learned to survive in ways others don’t always understand.
This is a space for rebuilding — slowly, gently, and at your own pace. A place where you don’t have to perform, mask, or explain yourself from scratch. Where your experiences are met with steadiness, respect, and a therapist who understands what it means to feel like the odd one out.
Black Sheep Wellbeing exists so you don’t have to face things alone anymore. It’s here for people who are ready, in their own time, to find their footing again.