A Different Angle
Talking Tackle & Tackle Talking
Professional therapeutic support in a calm, natural angling environment.
A Different Angle combines counselling-informed wellbeing support with the quiet, reflective atmosphere of fishing.
For many men, opening up in traditional settings can feel difficult or uncomfortable. Fishing creates a different kind of environment: side-by-side rather than face-to-face, quiet, grounded, and without pressure.
Sometimes the best place to untangle what’s going on in your mind is beside the water, fishing and talking.
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What is A Different Angle?
A Different Angle is a counselling-informed wellbeing initiative that combines one-to-one therapeutic support with the natural environment of fishing.
Sessions take place in small groups by the water, where participants fish independently while engaging in private one-to-one therapeutic conversations throughout the session in a relaxed and professional setting.
This is not group therapy, and there is never any pressure to speak publicly or share personal experiences with others attending.
The aim is simple:
To create a calm, safe, and grounded environment where men can slow down, reflect, and access meaningful support in a way that feels natural and accessible.
How sessions work
This creates a calm, natural atmosphere where individuals can fish independently while engaging in private one-to-one therapeutic conversations throughout the session.
A typical session
→ A short welcome and introduction
→ Time to settle in and fish
→ Individual one-to-one therapeutic conversations throughout the session
→ Space for quiet reflection and relaxed conversation
→ A gentle closing and check-out
Participants are free to engage at their own pace.
There is no pressure to speak publicly, no expectation to share personal experiences with the group, and no performative therapy environment.
To allow sessions to run effectively, a minimum of three participants is usually required.
Meet Dave
So, a little bit about me.
I’m a counsellor and psychotherapist, and much of my work focuses on men’s mental health and emotional wellbeing. But I haven’t always done this.
Over the years I’ve worked as a carpenter and building contractor, a blacksmith, and even a tattoo artist. I’ve lived a few different lives, you could say, and I know first-hand that life is not always straightforward.
Fishing, though, has always been a constant.
I’m an all-round angler. On stillwaters I love catching rudd, crucians, and tench. On small rivers, I’m just as happy trotting for roach or quiver-tipping for chub and barbel. On bigger rivers, I’m often looking for carp, barbel, or pike through the winter months.
Over the years, fishing has been a real ally for me. When life feels busy, stressful, or overwhelming, time beside the water helps move my head from chaos back to calm.
And like many men, I know opening up does not always come naturally. I’ve seen that in myself, and I see it regularly in my therapeutic work too.
A Different Angle grew out of all of that.
It brings together professional therapeutic support with the calm, familiar environment that fishing naturally provides, offering men another way to look after their wellbeing in a setting that already feels comfortable, grounded, and real.
Dave
Sessions and booking information
Sessions take place at carefully selected fishing venues in a relaxed and supportive environment.
Participants are responsible for their own fishing tackle, clothing, footwear, and any required fishing permits unless otherwise agreed.
Sessions are facilitated professionally within the BACP Ethical Framework, and all therapeutic conversations are treated respectfully and confidentially.
Because sessions involve professional therapeutic support, places are booked in advance and charged per participant.
Current session pricing
£30 per participant
Approximately 30 minutes of one-to-one therapeutic support during the session.
Introductory or first-session offers may occasionally be available.
Important information
A Different Angle is a counselling-informed wellbeing service and is not a crisis or emergency mental health provision.
Sessions take place outdoors in natural environments, and participants attend voluntarily and are responsible for acting within their own physical capabilities.
Reasonable steps are always taken to assess and reduce foreseeable risks wherever possible