About Melanie
Melanie Farnworth is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety and life changes. She aims to make first contact easier for someone who is worried or unsure about therapy. Melanie uses straightforward language and practical steps in sessions.
She offers a calm space to talk about things like bereavement, pet grief, family conflict, or low self-esteem. Melanie also supports people coping with chronic illness, cancer-related concerns, caregiving strain and the emotional effects of ageing.
Background and approach
She works with issues such as social anxiety, depression and the challenges of midlife. Melanie is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has four years of experience in counselling work in the United Kingdom and currently provides services that include support connected to cancer and end-of-life situations.
Her background gives practical insight into long-term health and caring roles. In sessions she draws on client-centred methods and cognitive behavioural techniques. That means conversations focus on what matters to the individual and on noticing thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going.
Together the client and Melanie look for small, doable changes that feel realistic. She encourages people to take therapy at their own pace and to use different formats that suit their routine. Melanie aims to help people build confidence, manage anxiety and find clearer ways to cope with life transitions.
Approaches in online counselling and how they help
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person rather than the problem. The counsellor listens without judgement and helps the person find their own solutions, which can be useful for grief, low self-esteem and family tensions.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions keep difficulties going. It helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try practical experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Melanie discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts methods to what seems most helpful. The plan is agreed together and reviewed as things change.
Online sessions are offered via video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video is good for a face-to-face feel, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins and messaging lets someone write when that fits their day. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care across distances and busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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