About Gerard
Gerard Quinn is a counsellor who focuses on helping people who feel anxious, sad, exhausted or disconnected. He listens and helps people recognise their own value. Gerard encourages small, practical steps that build confidence and ease day-to-day worries.
Gerard came to counselling after working through his own challenges. That experience shaped his calm and hopeful style. He aims to guide people toward more authentic living and steadier mood, using straightforward conversation rather than jargon.
Background and approach
His work centres on Client-Centred Therapy, a way of working that puts the person and their experience first. Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual and move at a pace they find manageable. Gerard uses active listening and reflective questions to help people understand themselves better.
He has four years of experience and is registered with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, BACP. Gerard has supported people with anxiety, stress, grief, trauma, depression and issues around identity and relationships. He also helps with sleep problems, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
Gerard offers appointments across the United Kingdom and accepts international clients. Sessions can be taken by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and then appointments are scheduled according to availability.
People who choose Gerard can expect a patient, non-judgemental approach that focuses on practical change and personal strengths. He aims to help people move from fear and isolation toward more confident and hopeful living.
How Gerard uses client-centred work online
Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre of sessions. It involves open listening, acceptance and helping people find their own solutions. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, identity questions and relationship concerns because it helps people feel heard and understood.Gerard works collaboratively to find the right way forward. He discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts the way he works as progress is made. Deciding on an approach is a shared process, not a one-size-fits-all decision.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distances. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter verbal check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflection or people who prefer typing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or busy family life while keeping the focus on steady, practical steps.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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