Melanie Duffin
Calm, practical counselling for everyday struggles
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About Melanie
Melanie Duffin is a wellbeing counsellor who aims to make the first step easier for someone feeling overwhelmed. She uses plain conversation and steady support to help people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, family worries and low self-esteem. Melanie holds BACP accreditation, which she uses to guide her professional practice.
Melanie begins by listening to what matters most to each person. Sessions are shaped around an individual's pace and priorities rather than a fixed script.
Background and approach
She focuses on creating an open space where people can say what they need to say without fear of judgement. In practical terms, Melanie draws on several helpful approaches. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and still move toward what matters.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to identify thought patterns that keep anxiety and low mood going and to try small, testable changes. Attachment-based ideas inform how past relationships might shape current struggles. Her background is built on a degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy and around ten years of practice with adults.
That experience includes supporting people through caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image and life stage challenges such as ageing and bereavement. People who meet her often say they value clear, simple guidance and a calm, steady approach. Melanie works with each person to set realistic steps and small goals.
She aims for therapy to feel useful in everyday life.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 10
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 410684
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Melanie's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Melanie works with
Everything Melanie lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- 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
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Melanie lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness 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 Melanie works online
Finding the right approach is treated as a shared process. The counsellor will talk through goals and preferences and try different ways of working until something feels useful. That collaborative way helps ensure the methods fit the person's life and what they want to change.
The practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and fewer gaps for travel. Online work can make it simpler to schedule short check-ins around work breaks or to use a quieter room at home when available. Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered and which suit your routine.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Melanie commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, family issues, trauma and abuse, grief and self-esteem concerns, among other related struggles.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is straightforward and supportive, focusing on listening first and helping people set small, achievable steps toward change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has around ten years of practice since completing a degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
What credentials and region apply to this counsellor?
She holds BACP accreditation and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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