Robert Winstanley
Practical, person-centred support for life challenges
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About Robert
Robert Winstanley is a BACP counsellor and psychotherapist with nine years' experience. He focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief and work pressures. His style is calm and practical, and he aims to create a respectful space where people feel heard and understood.
He blends a Person-Centred approach with Egan's Skilled Helper Model to match what each person needs. That means conversations about feelings alongside practical steps to try between sessions.
Background and approach
He uses Trauma-Focused methods when people bring distressing experiences that need careful attention. Robert has worked in the NHS and employee assistance programmes across England and Ireland since 2016. That work involved supporting people with depression, bereavement, relationship difficulties and work-related stress.
He has experience with a range of cultural and neurodiverse backgrounds. He also provides Critical Incident Stress Management debriefs and travels to workplaces around the UK to offer this support after traumatic events. In those situations he helps people process what happened and identify immediate coping steps.
In sessions he talks through practical strategies as well as emotional responses. Typical steps include setting boundaries, small changes to routines, mindfulness exercises and clearer communication skills. The aim is to reduce overwhelming feelings and help people make steady progress.
To begin, people pick the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling is arranged according to therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 9
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 278623
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Robert's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Robert works with
Everything Robert lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Robert lists
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How Robert works online
Solution-Focused Therapy looks at small, practical steps and what people can try between sessions. It highlights strengths and achievable goals, and can help with stress, coping with life changes and work-related problems.
Robert treats choosing the right approach as a joint process. He will discuss goals, preferences and day-to-day constraints and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative planning helps tailor sessions to each person's needs rather than following a single method.
If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking to confirm formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, reduce travel time and allow quicker follow-up conversations after a difficult event. It also makes access to workplace debriefs and ongoing support simpler for people in different locations. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, can adapt exercises and practical tasks for remote sessions so people can continue progress between meetings.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems can be raised in sessions?
Robert works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and addiction-related matters.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He combines a Person-Centred approach with practical, solution-focused steps to help people manage feelings and make changes between sessions.
What is his professional background?
He has nine years' experience and has worked in the NHS and employee assistance programmes across England and Ireland since 2016.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
Yes, he accepts international clients.
How are fees and sessions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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