Avril Lote, NCPS

Avril Lote is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience. She approaches each person as the expert of their own story and aims to build on existing strengths. Avril works in a warm, straightforward way to help people facing hard moments in life.

She helps people who are dealing with stress and anxiety, low mood or depression, and the strain of major life changes. Avril also supports people navigating relationship concerns, issues around intimacy and sexuality, and challenges linked to addiction. Her practice includes work on grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and questions tied to career and identity.

Avril uses a blend of Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Psychodynamic Therapy. Sessions are practical and conversational. She listens for patterns in how a person thinks and relates, then helps them try out small changes that can make daily life easier.

People who come to Avril can expect a calm, non-judgemental space to talk things through. She focuses on clear goals and simple tools that fit into a busy life. Avril also pays attention to cultural context, discrimination and other stresses that shape someone’s experience.

To begin, Avril guides each person through a short matching process and scheduling. She works with people over time to adjust the approach as needs evolve and to help them build coping skills they can rely on beyond sessions.

How Avril’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s perspective at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens without judgement, reflects what matters to the person, and helps them find their own solutions; this works well for people seeking acceptance and clearer self-understanding.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going. It teaches practical skills and experiments to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour, which can help with anxiety, low mood and stress.

Psychodynamic Therapy pays attention to patterns that repeat over time, including relationships and emotional habits. It can help people understand where those patterns come from and try different ways of relating or coping.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Avril will discuss options and tailor the mix of methods to a person’s goals, needs and preferences. She revisits the plan as therapy progresses so the work stays relevant.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or suit someone who prefers not to use video. Live chat and text messaging allow more frequent, in-the-moment check-ins and can fit around work or caring responsibilities.