About Nathan
Nathan Staniford is a counsellor with ten years of experience who helps people facing anxiety, stress and life changes. He offers a calm, non-judgemental approach so clients can talk honestly about what is worrying them. Nathan aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive rather than overwhelming.
He uses straightforward, person-centred ways of working that keep the client's concerns at the centre of each session. Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual, whether that is coping with grief, relationship strain, addiction concerns or questions about identity.
Background and approach
Practical, short-term tools are offered alongside space to talk about deeper issues. Nathan has worked in four NHS Foundation Trusts and in a university setting, and he has maintained a independent practice since 2018. That range of experience means he is used to different kinds of problems and different ways people prefer to work.
He draws on Client-Centred Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in everyday practice. People often come to Nathan for help with sleep, eating, parenting pressures, career worries or low self-esteem. He also supports those dealing with trauma, chronic illness, caregiver stress and compassion fatigue.
Conversations are paced to match each person's needs and goals. Sessions are offered in English and Nathan works with clients in the United Kingdom and internationally. He encourages people to take the small next step of asking for a short matching questionnaire and then arranging a first session.
How Nathan's approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience without judgement. The therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead to help them feel heard and clearer about what they want to change. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce overwhelm and build steadiness; it can help with anxiety, sleep and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and what works already, helping people make quick changes towards clearer goals.Nathan treats finding the right approach as a shared task. He works collaboratively to decide which combination of listening, mindfulness practices and solution-focused steps feels most useful. Goals and preferences guide the plan, and adjustments are made as the work progresses.
Online formats used include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is good for a close conversational feel, phone calls suit lower bandwidth or when being off camera helps, live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins and for people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep continuity when travel or location would otherwise be a barrier.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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