Wendy Stratford
Practical, compassionate support for trauma and stress
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About Wendy
Wendy Stratford helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and a wide range of relationship and intimacy concerns. She also supports people facing sleep problems, low self-esteem, career strain, parenting pressures and compassion fatigue. Wendy works with issues connected to abandonment, caregiver stress, dissociation, domestic violence, guilt and shame, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and sexual assault and abuse.
She is based in the United Kingdom and has 14 years of professional experience.
Background and approach
Wendy is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity and compassion. Conversations are shaped to fit each person, not a one-size-fits-all plan.
The focus is on what matters to the individual and practical next steps they can try between sessions. Sessions balance listening with straightforward guidance. Wendy tailors discussion and suggested approaches to a person’s current needs and goals.
She pays attention to emotional safety and to pacing, so people can address difficult memories or stresses at a manageable speed. Her style is warm and down-to-earth. She encourages people to notice small progress and to build coping skills that help day-to-day life.
Where trauma or abuse are involved, Wendy works carefully and respectfully to support recovery and self-care. Taking the first step can feel hard, and Wendy acknowledges that courage. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
The subscription used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 14
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 39027
- Languages
- English
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Wendy's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Wendy works with
Everything Wendy lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Guilt and shame
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
How Wendy works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and will adapt methods accordingly. Together they decide which techniques to try and how quickly to progress, so therapy feels collaborative and personalised.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also offers flexibility for people who prefer not to travel or who need appointments outside standard hours. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can use online sessions to deliver much of the same therapeutic work as face-to-face meetings, while adapting exercises and homework to an online setting.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Wendy commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting stress, low self-esteem, career strain and compassion fatigue among other related concerns.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is warm and down-to-earth, combining careful listening with practical suggestions and a focus on small, manageable steps between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
Wendy has 14 years of professional experience working with people facing a range of emotional and trauma-related difficulties.
What credentials and region are relevant?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Wendy?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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