About Dean
Dean Gaylard offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, low self-esteem or depression. He aims to make sessions feel safe and simple, so clients can begin to talk about what’s going on and find practical ways to feel steadier. Dean works online with people across the United Kingdom and internationally in English.
He uses a gentle, person-focused style that listens first and follows the client’s pace.
Background and approach
Sessions often explore where difficult feelings come from, and look for small changes that make day-to-day life easier. He draws on hypnotherapy alongside client-centred methods to support relaxation and new perspectives. Practical tools are part of the work.
Dean may suggest breathing exercises, guided imagery or simple meditative practices to help regulate the nervous system between sessions. He also helps people notice patterns that drain self-worth and supports them to build kinder habits towards themselves. He holds an NCPS credential and brings seven years of professional experience to his practice.
That experience includes supporting people with stress, panic, trauma, addictions, relationship worries and grief, among other concerns. The focus is on steady, collaborative progress rather than quick fixes. Getting started is straightforward.
Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How Dean’s approaches work online
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person rather than the problem. In this approach the counsellor listens with curiosity, reflects what they hear and supports clients to find their own answers. It helps with anxiety, low self-esteem and life transitions by building a trusting working relationship.Hypnotherapy uses relaxed, focused attention and guided imagery to help people change unhelpful patterns and manage strong emotions. It can be useful alongside talking therapy for issues such as panic, stress, sleep problems and certain trauma reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dean will discuss different options together and tailor sessions to the client’s goals, preferences and how they respond. The process is collaborative and may combine talking, breathing exercises, imagery and short home practices.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are close to face-to-face and suit deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can fit into busy days and help people reflect between sessions. These formats make it easier to access support from across the UK and internationally while keeping therapy adaptable to everyday life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dissociation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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