David Cuff
Gentle person‑centred counselling for life changes
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About David
David Cuff offers help for stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain and changes in life. He supports people dealing with low self‑esteem, addiction, trauma, identity concerns including LGBT issues, parenting pressures and sleep or eating difficulties. David also works with mood conditions such as depression and bipolar, and with neurodiversity and attention difficulties.
He practices from a humanistic, person‑centred stance that follows the client’s lead. Sessions are gentle and relational, with attention to feelings, bodily experience and what is happening between client and counsellor in the room.
Background and approach
He sees the body as part of how people carry past hurt and draws on lived resources when working toward present goals. David describes his approach as non‑judgemental and LGBTQI+ affirmative. He treats neurodiversity as a difference rather than a disorder and attends to social and external factors that shape wellbeing.
He often helps people make meaning of painful experiences and find ways to move forward from unfinished business. He highlights how early experiences can shape present behaviour and relationships. Work in therapy can include looking at those stories, naming patterns, and trying different ways of relating.
He encourages drawing on inner strengths to live more fully in the present. David holds the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy qualification at postgraduate level in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling from the University of Brighton and has additional professional certifications in online and telephony counselling, relational depth work, and child protection in education. He works within the BACP ethical framework.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 7
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 382975
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on David's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What David works with
Everything David lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches David lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How David works online
Emotionally‑Focused Therapy (EFT) pays attention to patterns of interaction and inner feeling states. It helps people understand emotional cycles and try new ways of responding in close relationships or when feeling overwhelmed.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, then try things collaboratively. That may mean using person‑centred listening one week and attending closely to bodily experience or emotional patterns the next.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, such as attending from a quieter space, choosing shorter check‑in times, or avoiding travel. Registered or accredited professionals can use these ways of meeting to maintain continuity of care and help people progress when in‑person sessions are harder to arrange.
Questions and answers
What issues does David specialise in?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar and trauma. Other areas include relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addiction, self‑esteem, parenting pressures, ADHD and neurodiversity related matters.
What is his therapeutic style like?
The approach is humanistic and person‑centred, gentle and relational. Sessions often focus on feelings, bodily experience and following what matters most to the client in the moment.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has seven years of practice working as a psychotherapeutic counsellor. That experience has included work with trauma, mood conditions and long‑standing relationship issues.
What qualifications does he hold and where is he based?
He holds a postgraduate BACP qualification in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling from the University of Brighton and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He is not taking international clients at this time.
How much do sessions 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 him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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