Louise Smith
Finding steady ways to cope and move forward
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About Louise
Louise Smith helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger and life changes. She supports those facing relationship and intimacy concerns, struggles with self-esteem, career questions, addictions and bipolar challenges. Louise writes plainly and offers time to listen when emotions feel hard to manage.
She works from a client-centred stance that puts the person’s experience first. That means conversations focus on what matters to the individual and build on their existing strengths.
Background and approach
Louise also draws on mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to help people notice patterns, practise new ways of coping and set small, practical goals. Louise is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, BACP, and has three years of professional experience in the UK.
She aims to create a steady space where people can name difficult feelings and try out different ways of responding to them. Sessions are conversational and tailored to each person’s pace. Typical concerns she addresses include abandonment and attachment issues, codependency and commitment difficulties, body image and eating-related struggles, dissociation and control problems.
She also works with people dealing with divorce and separation, drug and alcohol addiction, disruptive mood dysregulation and related challenges. Her approach is practical and collaborative. Louise will work with each person to agree clear, achievable steps and ways to measure progress.
She encourages small changes that fit into everyday life and supports people as they build more dependable ways to cope.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 392392
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
- 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
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace 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
Mindfulness Therapy involves simple attention exercises and noticing thoughts and sensations without judgement. It can help reduce reactivity to stress and support people who want practical ways to calm their day-to-day anxiety.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, achievable changes and on what is already working. Sessions aim to set clear short-term goals and build steps that fit into everyday routines, which can be useful when dealing with career decisions, self-esteem issues or addictive behaviours.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and can change as progress is made.
The original biography does not list which session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter or more flexible check-ins when that helps. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt mindfulness exercises, goal-setting and client-centred conversation to suit how someone prefers to meet and how much time they have.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does Louise support?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger and coping with life changes. Relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction and self-esteem difficulties are also within her focus.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centred and conversational. She listens first, then works with people to set small practical goals using mindfulness and solution-focused techniques.
What relevant experience does she have?
Louise has three years of professional experience working in the UK supporting people with a range of emotional and relationship challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a registered member of the BACP, the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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