About Geraldine
Geraldine Theobald offers support for people coping with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and major life changes. She also helps with ADHD, addictions and LGBT-related concerns. Geraldine is a BACP counsellor with 16 years' clinical practice in the United Kingdom and brings a calm, straightforward approach to sessions.
Her style is warm and non-judgemental. She works collaboratively, helping people identify strengths and obstacles. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on small steps that can make daily life feel more manageable.
Background and approach
Geraldine's practice follows the core conditions of Person-Centred Therapy developed by Carl Rogers - empathy, genuineness and unconditional positive regard. She also uses mindfulness techniques to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed, and solution-focused methods to set achievable goals and build momentum.
She has significant experience in higher education settings, supporting students and university staff with transitions, study pressures and workplace stress. That background gives Geraldine practical insight into balancing responsibilities while maintaining wellbeing. Sessions aim to create clearer thinking and better coping.
Geraldine tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs, adjusting language and pace where needed. She encourages realistic changes and supports clients as they try new ways of responding to life’s challenges.
How Geraldine’s approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being heard and understood. The counsellor offers empathy and genuine, non-judgemental listening so people can work out what matters to them. This can help when anxiety or low mood make decisions difficult.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and physical sensations without reacting straight away. Practising short exercises online or between sessions can reduce stress and help with concentration and emotional ups and downs.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and clear goals. Sessions help people identify what already works and build on those strengths to create steady progress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Geraldine will talk with each person about their needs, preferences and goals, and choose methods together. This means the plan can change as clearer priorities emerge and progress is made.
Online therapy offers choice and flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter updates, reflective notes or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around study, work and family life while keeping the focus on practical coping and wellbeing.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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