About Gemma
Gemma Castle is a counsellor with three years of experience working in the United Kingdom. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, stress, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. Gemma aims to make the first step feel manageable and respectful of each person’s pace.
She works from a relaxed and patient style. Sessions are conversational and focused on what matters to the individual. Gemma treats people as the experts in their own story and looks for existing strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Her approach is practical. She helps people identify small changes that reduce day-to-day stress and improve mood. Conversations can cover coping strategies, communication habits, and ways to rebuild confidence after difficult experiences.
Gemma also brings attention to longer-standing patterns such as attachment, avoidance, or dissociation when these are affecting wellbeing. She can discuss issues around body image, eating and food-related concerns, codependency, and commitment or control difficulties. Sessions can be held online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
Gemma offers straightforward guidance about next steps and supports people who want steady, manageable progress rather than quick fixes.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Many therapists use evidence-based therapeutic techniques that are practical and goal-focused. One common approach is problem-focused work that helps people break down worries into manageable steps and test new coping strategies in everyday life. This kind of work is useful for anxiety, stress and low mood. Another approach pays attention to patterns in how people relate to others and to themselves - identifying attachment or avoidance habits and practising different ways of communicating or calming down. That helps with relationship strain and longstanding emotional patterns.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to the person's goals and try different techniques to see what fits. Together they decide which methods feel most useful and adjust the plan over time based on progress and feedback.
Online therapy with Gemma can use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging. Video sessions let you work face to face when helpful. Phone calls need less bandwidth and suit shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging allow for flexible, brief conversations across the week. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or mobility needs while keeping a steady course of support.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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