Gillian Parker , BACP

Gillian Parker is a UK-qualified counsellor with nine years of professional experience who works with people facing a wide range of emotional and life challenges. As an accredited member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - she brings established professional standards and ongoing development to her practice. Her background includes extensive work with teenagers and young adults in both school environments and counselling agencies, and she supports clients across issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, motivation, and low self-esteem.

Gillian describes her manner as friendly, compassionate, honest and empathic, and she adapts her style to meet each person where they are. Her approach is influenced by person-centred and humanistic ideas, which emphasise the client as the expert in their own life, and she supplements this with psychoeducation and elements of cognitive behavioural techniques when helpful. She aims to identify and build on each client’s existing strengths while offering practical support through periods of change or difficulty.

Clients working with Gillian can expect a collaborative process that values their perspective and pace. She focuses on supporting people to take steps toward greater fulfilment and wellbeing, offering guidance and companionship throughout the therapeutic journey.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Gillian’s practice draws on client-centred therapy, which focuses on providing a warm, non-directive environment where the client’s experience guides the work - this approach is useful for building self-awareness, exploring values, and strengthening self-confidence. Mindfulness therapy is also used to help people develop present-moment awareness and practical skills for managing stress and overwhelming emotions, which can support anxiety, low mood, and habitual patterns of reactivity. Where deeper patterns and early life influences are relevant, psychodynamic ideas may be introduced to explore how past relationships and experiences shape current feelings and behaviours.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Gillian collaborates with each person to decide what fits best. She listens to the client’s needs, goals and preferences and adapts methods over time so the work remains relevant and helpful.

Online therapy with Gillian is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, providing flexibility to fit therapy into everyday life. These options make it easier to access consistent support from home, work or elsewhere, while allowing sessions to be scheduled around other commitments.