Davinia Eccleston, BACP

Davinia Eccleston is a counsellor who uses an integrative, client-centred approach. She offers a calm space where people can talk about what is worrying them. Davinia listens closely and aims to make clients feel heard and respected from the first session.

She draws on six years of practice and experience working in NHS settings and in a GP practice. That background means she is used to helping people who bring a wide range of concerns. These include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and difficulties with self-esteem or relationships.

Davinia uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. That can mean talking through current problems with solution-focused tools, using cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking, or drawing on psychodynamic ideas to look at deeper patterns. She adapts the way she works to match what the client needs in the moment.

People may come with problems such as grief, addictions, sleep or eating issues, parenting strain, anger or career change. There are also supports for challenges like ADHD, caregiver stress, immigration concerns, and experiences of prejudice or discrimination. Davinia aims to work with whatever is getting in the way of day-to-day life.

Sessions are conducted in English and Davinia accepts international clients. Her membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, is noted as a professional credential. New clients are invited to begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling an appointment.

Therapeutic approaches and what online sessions offer

Client-Centred Therapy is about listening and following the client's concerns. The counsellor creates time to reflect what the person says and to help them work out their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and testing practical ways to change them; it suits issues like anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Davinia will discuss different ways of working and agree what feels most useful for the client's goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people keep face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and messaging allow short check-ins or ongoing written reflection when typing feels easier. Together these options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and daily life.