Madalina TruscaBACP
Insightful counsellor for relationships and identity
Helps with LGBT · Relationship · Trauma and Abuse
Online counselling in the United Kingdom
Find a counsellor you can talk to, from wherever you are
A plain guide to counsellors and therapists in the United Kingdom who see people online. Start with what is on your mind, read a few profiles, and take your time.
What's on your mind?
Pick the nearest thing. You will see the counsellors who say they help with it.
- Worry, stress and anxiety When your mind will not switch off
- Feeling low Low mood, flatness, or just not yourself
- Relationships Partners, rows, distance, starting again
- Grief and loss After a death, or another kind of ending
- Confidence How you see yourself, and how you talk to yourself
- Work Pressure, burnout, a difficult manager
- Family Parents, siblings, the people you grew up with
- Something that happened Trauma, abuse, things that still affect you
- Big changes Moving, a new baby, retirement, a diagnosis
- Loneliness Feeling on your own, even around people
- Anger Snapping, simmering, regretting it after
- Being a parent The hard bits nobody warns you about
How counselling works online
If you have never had counselling before, here is what usually happens. There is nothing to sign up for just to look.
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Have a read
Start with what is on your mind, or look through everyone. Each profile says what the counsellor helps with, how they work and which professional body they belong to.
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Answer a few questions
When someone feels like a good fit, the online service asks a few short questions about you and what you would like help with.
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Meet by video, phone or messages
Sessions happen online, so you can talk from your sofa, your car or a quiet room at work. You are not limited to people who live near you.
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Go at your own pace
If the first person does not feel right, it is fine to look again. Many people try one or two before it clicks.
A few of the counsellors listed
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Lavanniya LangaBACP
Person-centred support for life and relationships
Helps with Relationship · Family · Trauma and Abuse
Lindsey HemmingsBACP
Gentle, practical support for life changes
Helps with Stress & Anxiety · Grief · Self Esteem
Pamela HarrisBACP
Experienced BACP counsellor for stress and trauma
Helps with Stress & Anxiety · LGBT · Trauma and Abuse
Ways counsellors work
Every approachSome counsellors follow one approach; most blend a few. If a name means nothing to you, that is fine. You do not need to choose one to get started.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Professional bodies
In the UK, counsellors are usually members of, or registered with, a professional body. Each profile shows the body the counsellor lists.
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the largest professional body for counsellors in the UK.
- National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
- The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists.
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- The Health and Care Professions Council, which keeps the register for practitioner psychologists and other protected titles.
This guide copies what each counsellor's profile states and does not check anyone's membership. The body itself is the place to confirm a number.
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