Beverli Taylor, BACP

Beverli Taylor uses a person-centred approach to therapy that aims to put the client at the heart of the process. She draws on two decades of experience to listen, reflect, and help people find practical ways to cope. Her calm, genuine manner aims to make it easier to say difficult things and begin small steps of change.

Beverli blends humanistic values with other approaches such as emotionally-focused work, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness practices. Early sessions focus on understanding what matters most to the person and what they hope to change. From there she and the client identify tools and steps that fit everyday life.

Her background includes long experience helping people work through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship breakdown. She also supports those struggling with identity, body image, self-esteem and the knock-on effects on daily functioning. Beverli pays attention to how past experiences shape current patterns and the feelings that follow.

Practical concerns such as sleep, eating, parenting pressures, career strain and compassion fatigue are included alongside deeper emotional work. She uses mindfulness and grounding exercises to manage overwhelming feelings and cognitive strategies to challenge unhelpful thoughts. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the individual's needs.

Beverli is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works with clients in the United Kingdom and with international clients in English. A first session explores needs and goals, and helps decide which methods will be most useful going forward.

How approach choices shape online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experiences, giving space for them to be heard and for their strengths to be noticed. This approach is useful when someone needs a calm, accepting environment to talk through identity, grief or relationship worries.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. It is practical and goal-oriented, often helping with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns through exercises and thought records.

Therapy choices are worked out together. The therapist will listen to what the person needs and suggest approaches that fit their situation and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking in on progress and adapting techniques as goals change.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is good for a fuller face-to-face conversation, phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit shorter check-ins and messaging allows ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for work, family and travel commitments while letting clients pick the format that feels most manageable for them.