Denis Bruce, BACP

Denis Bruce offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed or stuck. He welcomes those coping with anxiety, stress, trauma, low self-esteem, relationship strain, addiction or major life changes. Denis works in a warm, non-judgemental way and aims to make the first steps easier to take.

He has 25 years of experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Over that time he has helped people facing grief, anger, intimacy-related problems, sleeping difficulties, career uncertainty and compassion fatigue. He also supports those dealing with abandonment, attachment difficulties, chronic illness and codependency issues.

Sessions are collaborative. Denis listens to what matters most, then helps clients spot unhelpful patterns and try practical changes. He mixes conversational reflection with structured exercises when that will help make progress.

His work draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centred principles, cognitive behavioural techniques and EMDR where trauma needs focused attention. He adapts the pace and focus to each person, offering both goal-focused and reflective styles of therapy.

Denis offers a straightforward route into therapy for people across the United Kingdom and internationally. He provides online sessions by video, phone, live chat or text messaging so people can pick what fits their life. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions to suit them.

He aims for practical change alongside more understanding and acceptance, helping people build steadier routines, clearer boundaries and better ways of coping with difficult moments.

How Denis uses therapeutic approaches online

Denis often combines attachment-based work and cognitive behavioural techniques to address emotional patterns and everyday difficulties. Attachment-based therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current feelings and connections, which can help with intimacy issues, abandonment worries and trust. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers short practical strategies for anxiety, sleep problems and low mood.

How therapy proceeds is a collaboration. Denis will talk through goals, preferences and what matters most, then try approaches that fit the person's needs. The first few sessions are used to find the right pace and mix of reflective conversation and practical tasks.

Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat or text messaging so people can choose what works logistically. Video calls are useful for a conversational feel and non-verbal cues, phone sessions demand less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day, and messaging or live chat suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to maintain continuity, practice new skills between sessions and fit therapy into a modern life.