Louise Banks
Experienced counsellor for anxiety and grief
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About Louise
Louise Banks helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, grief, low self‑esteem, depression and coping with life changes. She presents a calm, encouraging presence and aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone who is worried or uncertain.
She has 17 years of experience working with these concerns and draws on approaches that put the person at the centre of the work. That means listening closely, building on strengths, and shaping sessions around what the client wants to achieve.
Background and approach
Louise also uses practical strategies from cognitive behavioural approaches where they are helpful. Sessions often include straightforward conversations about what is hard right now. They also look at small, concrete changes to habits and thinking that can reduce anxiety and improve mood.
The tone is collaborative and down to earth rather than technical or overly clinical. Louise has helped people cope with a wide range of additional issues.
These include abandonment, ageing and geriatric concerns, cancer, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication problems, dissociation, divorce and separation, emptiness, family problems, guilt and shame, hospice and end‑of‑life matters, life purpose, and obsessive or compulsive patterns. She works in English and accepts international clients.
To begin, someone follows the site process to match with a therapist and arrange sessions according to availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 17
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 396608
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Louise's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Louise works with
Everything Louise lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Louise lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Louise works online
Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviours affect mood. It uses practical steps and small changes to reduce anxiety and depression and to improve sleep and daily coping.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Louise will collaborate with each person to decide which approach or mix of approaches fits their needs, goals and preferences. That decision is revisited as therapy progresses so the plan can change if something else would help more.
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check‑in conversations when that suits. It can also make it simpler to keep continuity of care for people who travel or live abroad. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists use a range of approaches to make remote work practical and focused on everyday improvement.
Questions and answers
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self‑esteem, depression and life changes, with additional focus on many related difficulties such as caregiver stress, chronic illness, and OCD.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and down to earth, with listening at the centre of sessions and a focus on practical steps that suit each person's life and goals.
What is her background and experience?
She brings 17 years of professional experience supporting people with mood, anxiety and loss related issues, and combines person‑centred work with cognitive behavioural techniques when helpful.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP alongside 17 years of experience in the field.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; check the service process for any location specific details before booking.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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