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Tammy Payne, BACP

Compassionate counselling for anxiety and stress

7 years in practice · based in United Kingdom · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Tammy

Tammy Payne is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She brings a calm, compassionate presence and focuses on building self-compassion as a foundation for change. Tammy trained in the United Kingdom and has seven years of professional experience following two years of training with organisations including Mind and Kinergy.

Tammy keeps sessions practical and straightforward. She works at the client’s pace and pays close attention to how comfortable someone feels in opening up.

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Background and approach

She also offers gentle challenge when that will help a person see different patterns in how they think and behave. Her work often centres on attachment and how early relating shapes current connections. Tammy combines that perspective with client-centred conversation to help people feel heard and understood.

She also draws on existential ideas to look at personal meaning and choices when life feels stuck. People come to her for a range of issues from panic and dissociation to codependency, chronic illness and eating-related concerns. She has specific experience supporting survivors of sexual assault and abuse from her charity work during training.

Tammy works in English and practices across online session formats. She aims to help people build lasting self-compassion so they can make changes that fit their everyday lives.

How Tammy’s approaches work online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connections and emotional responses. Online sessions using this approach help people notice patterns in close relationships and practise new ways of relating and trusting others. Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the work. The therapist listens without direction and follows the client’s lead to help them feel heard, understood and more able to make choices that fit their life. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tammy will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and adapt the mix of approaches accordingly. Together they decide what feels most helpful and adjust as work progresses. Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family commitments and health needs while keeping the therapeutic focus on meaningful change.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Tammy supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She also works with related issues such as panic, dissociation, codependency and eating and food-related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm and compassionate with a focus on building self-compassion. She works at each person’s pace and offers gentle challenge when it helps people see different patterns in thought and behaviour.
What is her professional background?
Tammy trained in the United Kingdom and completed two years of training with organisations including Mind and Kinergy. She has seven years of professional experience following that training.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits the person.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin with Tammy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

What this therapist works with

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Experience
7 years
Licensed
Languages
English

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