About Bernadette
Bernadette Wilkie is a counsellor with ten years of experience who helps people struggling with stress and anxiety. She works with people facing addictions, grief, depression and major life changes. She believes the person knows their own story and brings strengths to the work.
Small first steps matter and she encourages people who are ready to begin. Her approach is direct and practical. Sessions focus on what is happening now and what can change.
Background and approach
She listens first, then helps set clear goals and small steps to reach them. Conversations include skills for managing strong emotions and improving day to day functioning. Bernadette uses client-centred listening to make space for each person's perspective.
She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Motivational Interviewing helps when people feel stuck or ambivalent about change. She works with common concerns such as sleep problems, anger, low self esteem and difficulties with intimacy.
Other areas she supports include parenting strain, career questions, compassion fatigue and symptoms related to attention differences such as ADHD. Bernadette is registered with NCPS. She practices from the United Kingdom and carries ten years of practical counselling experience.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward, aimed at helping people take manageable steps towards feeling better.
How Bernadette's approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy is about listening and following the person's lead. Sessions focus on the individual's experience and set goals that fit their life. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, reducing impulsive actions and coping with distressing moments. It is useful for people who need tools to steady strong feelings. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels uncertain about change; it uses gentle, structured conversation to build motivation and clarify next steps.Choosing the right approach usually happens together. Bernadette will talk through the options and try methods that match a person's goals and preferences. The plan can change as progress is made, with a focus on what helps in day to day life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video lets people use face to face connection; phone can be a shorter check-in when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging can work well for quick updates, ongoing reflections or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, caregiving and busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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