Bernadette Small
Compassionate counsellor focused on practical change
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About Bernadette
Bernadette Small is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She supports people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma or grief. Her approach aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and respectful.
She has helped people build confidence and self-esteem, and has offered coaching for motivation and workplace challenges. Bernadette adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
Background and approach
She emphasises sensitivity and compassion in sessions. Her experience includes supporting people through post-traumatic stress and self-harm concerns, and assisting those dealing with guilt, shame and isolation. She also works with issues around attachment, family tensions, communication problems and caregiver stress.
These areas often overlap, and she helps clients untangle what matters most to them. Bernadette uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and integrates coaching when people want practical, goal-focused work. She aims to help people explore purpose, forgiveness and midlife transitions while building self-love and resilience.
Sessions are collaborative and tailored to individual goals. She is registered with the NCPS. Sessions are conducted in English and are intended for people based in the United Kingdom.
To begin, clients follow the site’s matching process and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Registration number
- NCS22-04790
- Languages
- English
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Bernadette's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Bernadette works with
Everything Bernadette lists, in their own terms.
How Bernadette works online
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals and preferences. Together they decide whether to emphasise skills practice, processing difficult experiences, or goal-oriented coaching depending on what feels most helpful.
Session format options are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a workday. It can also let people choose quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera when they prefer, which helps make sessions more practical and flexible.
Questions and answers
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and coaching needs, along with related issues such as workplace problems and isolation.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and integrates coaching when clients want practical, goal-focused support. Conversations are adapted to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience, including time as a supervised student and as a qualified therapist.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with this counsellor?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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