Brett Garcia
Therapy that explores past patterns and today's problems
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About Brett
Brett Garcia uses an integrative, psychodynamic approach to help people understand how past experiences shape their present feelings and relationships. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and brings 20 years of experience to his work. Brett offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through anxiety, depression, relationship problems and identity concerns.
His practice focuses on patterns that repeat in relationships and everyday life.
Background and approach
He supports people facing trauma, grief, addictions, and the strain of caregiving or long-term illness. He also works with those exploring neurodiversity, including ADHD and autism, and people navigating major life or career transitions. Sessions combine present-day problem solving with exploration of earlier experiences.
Brett uses attachment-based ideas and client-centred listening alongside cognitive approaches to help people change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Motivational interviewing and existential perspectives are woven in when people are making important life decisions or struggling with meaning. He has a long background in clinical leadership in the UK National Health Service, and experience in social care, education and independent practice.
That experience informs work with professionals under high pressure and people managing role-related stress and burnout. Brett works with international clients and conducts therapy in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 20
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 159085
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Brett's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Brett works with
Everything Brett lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brett lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Brett works online
Client-centred therapy puts the person at the heart of sessions, with the counsellor listening closely and reflecting back what matters most. This approach helps people feel heard and clarify their own goals.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour, useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals and preferences and choose or combine methods collaboratively. That shared decision-making helps tailor sessions so they feel useful and relevant.
Confirm which remote session options are offered before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family life, reduce travelling time and allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when that suits someone’s routine.
Questions and answers
What concerns does this counsellor address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy and eating or sleeping problems.
What is the therapy style like?
The style is collaborative and reflective, combining psychodynamic, integrative and humanistic listening with practical cognitive techniques when needed.
What is his professional background?
He has 20 years of clinical experience, including senior roles in the UK National Health Service and work across social care, education and independent practice.
Which professional credential does he hold?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he works with clients from other countries.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are organised through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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