About Gillian
Gillian Parker is a counsellor with nine years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship issues and life changes. She works in a straightforward and warm way that aims to make it easier to talk about difficult things.
Gillian trained in the UK and is a BACP member, which means she follows professional standards set by that body.
Background and approach
She has worked a lot with teenagers and young adults in school and agency settings, and brings that experience into other sessions. Her background also includes supporting people with family problems, grief, parenting concerns and career worries. Her style is person-centred and humanistic, so she listens closely and helps people notice their own strengths.
She also uses psychoeducation and practical techniques drawn from cognitive behavioural ideas when that is helpful. Sessions focus on what clients want to change and practical steps to get there. Gillian adapts her approach to suit each person.
She encourages clients to tell their story at their own pace and to try out small changes between sessions. The aim is to build confidence, improve coping and make clearer choices. People who choose her can expect a calm, honest and empathetic presence.
Gillian aims to work alongside clients to face challenges and move towards a more satisfying life.
Approaches in online counselling and how they help
Gillian uses client-centred work to place the person's experience at the heart of sessions. This approach involves active listening, reflecting what the person says and helping them find their own solutions; it can be useful for building confidence and emotional awareness.She also draws on mindfulness-based ideas to help people notice thoughts and bodily reactions without judgement. Simple mindfulness practices can reduce rumination and help with stress, anxiety and managing strong emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Gillian will work collaboratively to identify what fits a person's goals and preferences, and she adapts methods as the work progresses. The focus is on practical steps that suit an individual's pace and needs.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be useful if bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging lets people work in shorter bursts. These options make it easier to fit counselling around school, work or family routines and can increase flexibility for appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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