Beverley-Ann Watts, NCPS

Beverley-Ann Watts helps people who are struggling with grief, low mood, anxiety, stress and changes in life. She presents a calm, listening presence and aims to help clients find clearer directions and feel more able to cope. Beverley-Ann uses plain language and steady support so conversations stay focused and manageable.

She brings 13 years of counselling experience and holds NCPS as a listed credential. Much of her work centres on women's health, including the challenges that peri-menopause and menopause can bring. She also supports people facing addictions, parenting strains, workplace pressure and issues around self-esteem.

Beverley-Ann uses a person-centred approach as the base of her practice. That means she prioritises the client's perspective and follows the concerns the person brings into the room. She will listen without judgement and help people make sense of what they are living through.

When specific goals or patterns emerge, she may include techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Interviewing or Solution-Focused Therapy. These methods add practical ways to change unhelpful thoughts, build motivation and move towards clearer solutions.

She has volunteered with a bereavement charity and offers focused support for people working through grief and end-of-life matters. Beverley-Ann also addresses blended family issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and feelings of isolation.

Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect a person with her practice and sessions are scheduled from there.

How her approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the client's own perspective. The counsellor listens closely, reflects back what she hears and helps people find their own answers. This approach suits people who need steady emotional support and clearer self-understanding.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Online sessions can use CBT techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and try small changes that ease mood and reduce anxiety. This is useful when someone wants practical ways to manage stress or depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Beverley-Ann discusses goals and preferences with each person and together they choose whether to stay primarily person-centred or to include CBT or solution-focused tools. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions may fit a short break at work, live chat lets someone check in quickly, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy lives.