Gemma Pyatt-Lonczyk , BACP

Gemma Pyatt-Lonczyk is an integrative counsellor who helps people make sense of difficult life moments and develop new ways of coping. She emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change, creating a non-judgmental space where individuals can explore feelings, patterns, and the impact of past and present events. Gemma uses an integrative approach, which allows her to draw on different evidence-based techniques and tailor sessions to each person's needs and preferences.

Her background includes work in a hospice setting, providing palliative care counselling, anticipatory grief support, and bereavement counselling. That experience informs her wider practice, particularly when clients feel overwhelmed, uncertain, or find that their usual coping strategies no longer work. Gemma offers different perspectives to help clients reframe situations and identify practical steps forward.

As an ethical and reflective practitioner, Gemma prioritizes ongoing professional development and personal growth to ensure high-quality support. She holds BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - as her listed credential, and she conducts her work in English for people based in the United Kingdom.

Integrative and grief-focused approaches for online support

Gemma practices an integrative approach that blends techniques from evidence-based therapeutic methods to suit each person's needs. This flexibility means sessions can focus on exploring feelings, identifying unhelpful patterns, and developing practical coping strategies for stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She also brings focused experience in palliative and bereavement counselling, offering support for anticipatory grief, loss, and complex emotions that arise around serious illness and bereavement. These sessions aim to help people make sense of their experiences and find ways to navigate grief alongside everyday demands.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Gemma works collaboratively with clients to identify which techniques and priorities fit their goals, preferences, and circumstances, adjusting the focus as therapy progresses to ensure the best possible match.

Online therapy with Gemma is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or access support from home. These options provide flexibility in how people connect and can help maintain consistency in care when life circumstances change.