Fay Wancke
Supportive client-centred counsellor
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About Fay
Fay Wancke practices in the United Kingdom and uses a client-centred style. She works from the view that each person knows their own story best and has strengths to build on. Fay presents a calm, supportive approach for people facing hard times.
She explains therapy in straightforward terms and aims to make the first steps feel safer and more manageable. Fay has three years of professional experience. During that time she has helped people deal with stress and anxiety, and has supported those facing depression.
Background and approach
She also helps people who are coping with grief and loss, and those wanting to improve self-esteem and motivation. Her work includes attention to relationship and communication problems, commitment or control concerns, and issues linked to adoption and foster care. She is also experienced with abandonment and attachment difficulties, as well as body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress.
Sessions focus on listening closely and reflecting back what matters to the client. Fay helps people notice their strengths and practises ways to make small changes that feel achievable. The emphasis is on practical, person-led steps rather than labels or lengthy theory.
People who choose Fay can expect a straightforward process: talk about what matters now, try actions that fit day-to-day life, and review what helps. The aim is to support clearer thinking, steadier mood, and better coping in everyday situations.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 411801
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Fay's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Fay works with
Everything Fay lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Fay lists
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How Fay works online
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Fay will discuss what feels helpful and adapt the way she works based on goals, preferences and what feels manageable. The process is collaborative, and clients help shape the focus and pace of sessions.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around everyday life, save travel time and allow check-ins from different locations. It can also make shorter or more frequent appointments simpler to arrange when that suits your routine.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems can be addressed here?
Fay helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, low self-esteem and depression. Additional areas include communication problems, abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, chronic illness, caregiver strain and related challenges.
What is Fay's therapeutic style?
She practises Client-Centred Therapy, which means listening closely and following the client's lead. The work focuses on understanding the person's experience and building on their own strengths.
How much experience does this counsellor have?
Fay has three years of professional experience supporting people through anxiety, depression, grief and related issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Fay?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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