About Louise
Louise Banks is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She focuses on practical ways to cope with life changes and improve sleep. Louise writes plainly and aims to make therapy feel approachable for someone taking the first step.
With 17 years of experience she draws on straightforward talking therapy and practical techniques. She believes the person in front of her knows their story best and uses that as the starting point.
Background and approach
Sessions often combine listening with simple strategies to reduce worry and lift mood. Louise works with a wide range of concerns including abandonment, relationship and communication problems, codependency, and issues that come with chronic illness or caring responsibilities. She also supports people facing bereavement, hospice and end-of-life matters, and life purpose questions.
Her approach includes client-centred therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy, used in ways that suit each person. That can mean a calm space to talk, or shorter practical exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She offers sessions in English from the United Kingdom and accepts clients internationally.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions to fit their schedule.
How Louise uses talking therapy online
Client-centred therapy is about being heard and respected. It focuses on the person’s own goals and uses listening, reflection and gentle questions to help people find their way forward. This approach can help with feelings of emptiness, grief and low self-esteem.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It uses simple exercises and short tasks to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and change unhelpful habits. CBT can be practical for stress, obsessive thoughts and mood problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about what feels most useful and try different ways of working until a good fit is found. That choice is made together, based on the person’s goals and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video lets people talk face to face; phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited; chat or text works for shorter check-ins or for people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties or travel, and to continue support when circumstances change.
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What this therapist works with
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- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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